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HE  greatest  of  English  historians,  Macaclay,  and  one  of  the  most  brilliant  writers  of 
the  present  century,  has  Siiid:  "Tlie  history  of  a  country  is  best  told  in  a  record  of  tlio 
lives  of  its  people."  In  conformity  with  this  idea  tlic  Portrait  and  BioGRArHiCAi. 
Keioki'  of  this  county  has  been  prepared.  Instead  of  going  to  musty  records,  and 
takiii^j  tlii-refrom  dry  statistic.il  matter  that  c.in  be  apprei-ialed  by  but  few,  oui 
corps  of  writers  have  gone  to  the  people,  tiie  men  and  women  who  have,  by  then 
enterprise  and  industry,  brought  the  county  to  rank  second  to  none  among  those 
comprising  this  great  an<l  nc)ble  State,  and  from  their  lips  have  the  story  of  their  life 
struggles.  No  mine  interesting  or  instructive  matter  could  be  presented  to  an  intelli- 
gent public.  In  this  volume  will  be  found  a  record  of  many  whose  lives  are  worthy  the 
imitation  of  coining  generations.  It  tells  how  some,  commencing  life  in  poverty,  by 
industry  and  economy-  have  accumulated  wealth.  It  tells  how  others,  with  limited 
advantages  for  securing  an  education,  have  become  learned  men  and  women,  with  an 
influence  extending  throuijhout  the  IcnErth  and  breadth  of  the  land.  It  tells  of  men  who 
have  risen  from  the  lower  walks  of  life  to  eminence  as  statesmen,  and  whose  names  have 
become  famous.  It  tells  of  those  in  every  walk  in  life  who  have  striven  to  succeed,  and 
records  how  that  success  has  usually  crowned  their  efforts.  It  tells  also  of  many,  ver^' 
many,  who,  not  seeking  the  applause  of  the  world,  have  pursued  "the  even  tenor  of  their  wa^,"  content 
to  have  it  said  t)f  them  as  Christ  said  of  the  woman  performing  a  deed  of  mere}' — "they  have  done  what 
they  could."  It  tells  how  that  many  in  the  pride  and  strength  of  young  manhood  left  the  plow  and  the 
anvil,  the  lawyer's  office  and  the  counting-room,  left  every  trade  and  profession,  and  at  their  country's 
call  went  forth  valiantly  "to  do  or  die,"  and  how  through  their  efforts  the  Union  was  restored  and  peace 
once  more  reigned  in  the  land.  In  tiie  life  of  every  man  and  of  every  woman  is  a  lesson  that  should  not 
be  lost  upon  those  who  follow  after. 

Coming  generations  will  appreciate  this  volume  and  preserve  it  as  a  sacred  treasure,  from  the  fact 
that  it  contains  so  much  that  would  never  find  its  way  into  public  records,  and  which  would  otherwise  be 
inaccessible.     Great  care  has  been  taken  in  the  compilation  of  the  work  and  every  opportunity  possible 
given  to  those  represented  to  insure  correctness  in  wh.at  has  been  written,  and  the  publishers  flatter  them 
selves  that  they  give  to  their  readers  a  work  with  few  errors  of  consequence.     In  addition  to  the  biograph 
ical  sketches,  portraits  of  a  number  of  representative  citizens  are  given. 

The  faces  of  some,  and  biographical  sketches  of  many,  will  be  missed  in  this  volume.  For  this  the 
publishers  are  not  to  blame.  Not  having  a  proper  conception  of  the  work,  some  rcfiLsed  to  give  the 
information  necessary  to  compile  a  sketch,  while  others  were  indifferent.  Occasionally  some  member  of 
the  family  would  oppose  the  enterprise,  and  on  account  of  such  opposition  the  support  of  the  interested 
one  would  be  withheld.  In  a  few  instances  men  could  never  be  found,  though  repeated  calls  were  made 
at  their  residence  or  place  of  business. 

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GEORGE  WASHINGTON. 


I  IE  Father  of  our  Couiitr>-  was  boni  in  West- 
niurclaiul  County,  \'a.,  Fchniary  22,  1732. 
1 1  ih  ])art.-iils  wt-rc  Augustine  ami  Mary  (Ball .) 
Washington.  The  faniily  to  which  he  belonged 
has  not  l)een  s;itisfactorily  traced  in  lingland. 
His  grcat-grandfatlier,  John  Washington,  emi- 
grated to  \'irginia  about  1657,  and  became  a 
prosperous  planter.  He  liad  two  .sons,  Lawrence 
and^ohn.  The  former  marrietl  Mildred  Wanier, 
and  had  three  children,  John,  Augustine  and 
Mildred.  Augustine,  the  father  of  George,  first 
niarri(.'<l  Jane  lUitler,  who  lx)re  him  four  children, 
two  of  whom,  Lawrence  and  Augustine,  reached 
maturity.  Of  six  children  by  his  second  mar- 
riage, Ge<:)rge  was  the  eldest,  the  others  Ix'ing 
Betty,  Samuel,  John  Augustine,  Charles  and 
Mildred. 

Augustine  Washington,  the  father  of  George, 
died  in  1743,  leaving  a  large  landed  property. 
To  his  eldest  .son,  Lawrence,  he  lx;queathed  an 
estate  on  the  Potomac,  afterwards  known  as  Mt. 
Vernon,  and  to  George  he  left  the  parental  resi- 
dence. George  received  only  such  e<lucation  as 
the  neighborhood  schools  afforded,  save  for  a 
short  time  after  he  left  school,  when  he  received 
private  in.struction  in  mathematics.  His  spelling 
was  rather  defective.  Remarkable  stories  are 
told  of  his  great  physical  strength  and  develop- 
ment at  an  early  age.  He  was  an  acknowledged 
leader  among  his  companions,  and  was  early 
noted  for  that  nobleness  of  character,  fairness  and 
veracity  which  characterized  his  whole  life. 

When  George  was  fourteen  years  old  he  had  a 
desire  to  go  to  sea,  and  a  midshipman's  warrant 
was  secured  for  him,  but  through  the  opposition 
of  his  mother  tlie   idea   was  abandoned.     Two 


years  later  he  was  appointed  sun-ej'or  to  the  im- 
mense estate  of  Lord  Fairfax.  In  this  business 
he  spent  three  years  in  a  rough  frontier  life, 
gaining  experience  which  afterwards  proved  very 


e.s.sential  to  him.     In 


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years  of  age,  he  was  appoiiiled  Adjutant,  with  the 
rank  of  Major,  in  the  Virginia  militia,  then  being 
trained  for  active  service  against  the  French  and 
Indians.  Soon  after  this  he  .sailed  to  the  West 
Indies  with  his  brother  Lawrence,  w  ho  went  there 
to  restore  his  health.  They  .soon  returned,  and 
in  the  sunnner  of  1752  Lawrence  died,  leaving  a 
large  fortune  to  an  infant  daughter,  who  did  not 
long  sunive  him.  On  her  denii.se  the  estate  of 
Mt.  \'ernon  was  given  to  George. 

Upon  the  arrival  of  Robert  Dinwiddie  as  Lieu- 
tenant-Governor of  Virginia,  in  1752,  the  militia 
was  reorganized,  and  the  province  divided  into 
four  military  districts,  of  which  the  northern  was 
assigned  to  Washington  as  Adjutant-General. 
Shortly  after  this  a  verj-  perilous  mi.s.sion,  which 
others  had  refused,  was  assigned  him  and  ac- 
cepted. This  was  to  proceed  to  the  French  post 
near  Lake  Erie,  in  northwestern  Peini.sylvania. 
The  distance  to  be  traversed  was  about  six  hun- 
dred miles.  Winter  was  at  hand,  and  the  journey 
was  to  be  made  without  military  escort,  through 
a  territory  occupied  by  Indians.  The  trip  was  a 
perilous  one,  and  several  times  he  nearly  lost  his 
life,  but  he  returned  in  safety  and  furnished  a  full 
and  useful  report  of  his  expedition.  A  regiment 
of  three  hundred  men  was  raised  in  Virginia  and 
put  in  command  of  Col.  Joshua  Fry,  and  Maj. 
Washington  was  commissioned  Lieutenant-Colo- 
nel. Active  war  was  then  begun  against  the 
French  and  Indians,  iu  which  Washington  took 


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GEORGE  WASHINGTON. 


a  most  important  part.  In  the  memorable  event 
of  July  9,  1755,  known  as" Braddock's  defeat," 
Wa.shington  was  almost  the  only  officer  of  dis- 
tinction who  escaped  from  the  calamities  of  the 
day  with  hfe  and  honor. 

Having  been  for  five  years  in  the  military  ser\'- 
ice,  and  having  vainly  sought  promotion  in  the 
royal  army,  he  took  advantage  of  the  fall  of  Ft.  Du- 
quesne  and  the  expulsion  of  the  French  from  the 
valley  of  the  Ohio  to  resign  his  commission.  Soon 
after  he  entered  the  Legislature,  where,  although 
not  a  leader,  he  took  an  active  and  important 
part.  January  17,  1759,  he  married  Mrs.  Martha 
(Dandridge)  Custis,  the  wealthy  widow  of  John 
Parke  Custis. 

When   the  British  Parliament  had  closed  the 
port  of  Boston,  the  cry  went  up  throughout  the 
provinces,  ' '  The  cause  ot  Boston  is  the  cause  of 
us  all!  "     It  was  then,  at  the  suggestion  of  Vir- 
ginia,   that   a  congress  of  all  the  colonies   was 
called    to    meet   at   Philadelphia   September    5, 
1774,  to  secure  their  common  hberties,  peaceably 
if  possible.     To  this  congress  Col.    Washington 
was  sent  as  a  delegate.     On  May    10,    1775,  the 
congress    re-assembled,   when  the  hostile  inten- 
tions of  England  were   plainly    apparent.     The 
battles  of  Concord  and  Lexington  had  been  fought, 
and  among  the  first  acts  of  this  congress  was  the 
election  of  a  commander-in-chief  of  the  Colonial 
forces.     This  high  and  responsible  office  was  con- 
ferred upon  Washington,  who  was  still  a  member 
of  the  congress.     He  accepted  it  on  June  19,  but 
upon  the  express  condition  that  he  receive  no  sal- 
ary.    He  would  keep  an  exact  account  of  ex- 
penses, and  expect  congress   to   pay   them   and 
nothing  more.     It  is  not  the  object  of  this  sketch 
to  trace  the  military  acts  of  Washington,  to  whom 
the   fortunes   and   liberties  of  the   people  of  this 
country  were  so  long    confided.     The  war  was 
conducted  by  him  under  every  possible  disadvan- 
tage; and  while  his  forces  often  met  with  reverses, 
yet  he  overcame  every  obstacle,  and  after  seven 
years  of  heroic  devotion  and  matchless  skill  he 
gained  liberty  for  the  greatest  nation  of  earth. 
On  December  23,  1783,  Washington,  in  a  parting 
address  of  surpassing  beauty,  resigned  his  com- 
mission as  Commander-in-Chief  of  the  army  to  the 


Continental  Congress  sitting  at  Annapolis.  He 
retired  immediately  to  Mt.  Vernon  and  resumed 
his  occupation  as  a  farmer  and  planter,  shunning 
all  connection  with  public  life. 

In  February,  1789,  Washington  was  unani- 
mously elected  President,  and  at  the  expiration 
of  his  first  term  he  was  unanimously  re-elected. 
At  the  end  of  this  term  many  were  anxious  that  he 
be  re-elected,  but  he  absolutely  refused  a  third 
nomination.  On  March  4,  1797,  at  the  expiration 
of  his  second  term  as  President,  he  returned  to  his 
home,  hoping  to  pass  there  his  few  remaining 
years  free  from  the  annoyances  of  public  life. 
Later  in  the  year,  however,  his  repose  seemed 
likely  to  be  interrupted  by  war  with  France.  At 
the  prospect  of  such  a  war  he  was  again  urged  to 
take  command  of  the  army,  but  he  chose  his  sub- 
ordinate officers  and  left  them  the  charge  of  mat- 
ters in  the  field,  which  he  superintended  from  his 
home.  In  accepting  the  command,  he  made  the 
reservation  that  he  was  not  to  be  in  the  field  until 
it  was  necessary.  In  the  midst  of  these  prepara- 
tions his  life  was  suddenly  cut  off.  December  1 2 
he  took  a  severe  cold  from  a  ride  in  the  rain, 
which,  settling  in  his  throat,  produced  inflamma- 
tion, and  terminated  fatally  on  the  night  of  the 
14th.  On  the  iStli  his  body  was  borne  with  mili- 
tary honors  to  its  final  resting-place,  and  interred 
in  the  family  vault  at  Mt.  Vernon. 

Of  the  character  of  Washington  it  is  impossible 
to  speak  but  in  terms  of  the  highest  respect  and 
admiration.  The  more  we  see  of  the  operations 
of  our  government,  and  the  more  deeply  we  feel 
the  difficulty  of  uniting  all  opinions  in  a  common 
Interest,  the  more  highly  we  must  estimate  the 
force  of  his  talent  and  character,  which  have  been 
able  to  challenge  the  reverence  of  all  parties, 
and  principles,  and  nations,  and  to  win  a  fame  as 
extended  as  the  limits  of  the  globe,  and  which  we 
cannot  but  believe  will  be  as  lasting  as  the  exist- 
ence of  man. 

In  person,  Washington  was  unusually  tall,  erect 
and  well  proportioned,  and  his  muscular  strength 
was  great.  His  features  were  of  a  beausiful  .sym- 
metry. He  commanded  respect  without  any  ap- 
pearance of  haughtiness,  and  was  ever  serious 
without  being  dull. 


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JOHN  ADAMS. 


30 1 IX  ADAMS,  the  second  President  and  the 
first  \" ice- President  of  the  I'nited  States,  was 
born  in  liraintree  (now  yuincy )  Mass.,  and 
about  ten  miles  from  Boston,  October  19,  1735. 
His  great-grandfather,  Henr>-  Adams,  emigrated 
from  England  about  1640,  with  a  family  of  eight 
sons,  and  settletl  at  Braintree.  The  parents  of 
John  were  John  and  Susannah  (Boylston) 
Adams.  His  father,  who  was  a  farmer  of  limited 
means,  also  engaged  in  the  business  of  shoe- 
making.  He  gave  his  eldest  son,  John,  a  cla.ssical 
education  at  Harvard  College.  John  graduated 
in  1755,  and  at  once  took  charge  of  the  school  at 
Worcester,  Mass.  This  he  found  but  a  "school 
of  affliction,"  from  which  he  endeavored  to  gain 
relief  by  devoting  himself,  in  addition,  tc  the 
study  of  law.  For  this  purjxjse  he  i)laced  himself 
under  the  tuition  of  the  only  lawyer  in  the  town. 
He  had  thought  seriously  of  the  clerical  profes- 
•siou,  but  seems  to  have  been  turned  from  this  by 
what  he  termed  "  the  frightful  engines  of  ecclesi- 
astical councils,  of  diabolical  malice,  and  Calvin- 
istic  good  nature,"  of  the  operations  of  which  he 
had  been  a  witness  in  his  native  town.  He  was 
well  fitted  for  the  legal  profession,  pos-sessing  a 
clear,  sonorous  voice,  being  ready  and  fluent  of 
speech,  and  having  quick  jK-rceptive  powers.  He 
gradually  gained  a  practice,  and  in  1764  married 
Abigail  Smith,  a  daughter  of  a  niini.ster,  and  a 
lady  of  superior  intelligence.  Shortly  after  his 
marriage,  in  1765,  the  attempt  at  parliamentary 
taxation  turned  him  from  law  to  politics.  He 
took  initial  steps  toward  holding  a  town  meeting, 
and  the  resolutions  he  offered  on  the  subject  be- 
came very  popular  throughout  the  province,  and 
were  adopted  word  for  word  by  over  forty  differ- 
ent towns.  He  moved  to  Boston  in  1768,  and 
became  one  of  the  most  courageous  and  promi- 
nent advocates  of  the  popular  cause,  and  was 
chosen  a  member  of  the  General  Court  (the  Leg- 
islature) in  1770. 

Mr.  Adams  was  chosen  one  of  the  first  dele- 


gates from  Massachusetts  to  the  first  Continent- 
al Congress,  which  met  in  1774.  Here  he  dis- 
tinguished himself  by  his  capacity  for  business 
and  for  debate,  and  advocated  the  movement  for 
independence  against  the  majority  of  the  mem- 
bers. In  May,  1776,  he  moved  and  carried  a  res- 
olution in  Congress  that  the  Colonies  should 
assume  the  duties  of  self-goveriunent.  He  was  a 
prominent  member  of  the  committee  of  five  ap- 
pointed June  1 1  to  prepare  a  declaration  of  inde- 
pendence. This  article  was  drawn  by  Jefferson, 
but  on  Adams  de\'olved  the  task  of  battling  it 
through  Congress  in  a  three-days  debate.  , 

On  the  day  after  tlie  Declaration  of  Independ- 
ence was  passed,  while  his  soul  was  yet  warm 
with  the  glow  of  excited  feeling,  he  wrote  a  letter 
to  his  wife,  which,  as  we  read  it  now,  seems  to 
have  been  dictated  by  the  spirit  of  prophecy. 
"  Ye-sterday,"  he  says,  "the  greatest  question 
was  decided  that  e\'er  was  debated  in  America;' 
and  greater,  perhaps,  never  was  or  will  be  de- 
cided jimong  men.  A  resolution  was  passed 
without  one  dis.senting  colony,  'that  these  United 
States  are,  and  of  right  ought  to  be,  free  and  in- 
dependent states.'  The  day  is  passed.  The 
Fourth  of  July,  1776,  will  be  a  memorable  epoch 
in  the  historj-  of  America.  I  am  apt  to  believe  it 
will  be  celebrated  by  succeeding  generations  as 
the  great  anniversarj-  festival.  It  ought  to  be 
commemorated  as  the  day  of  deliverance  by 
solemn  acts  of  devotion  to  Almighty  God.  It 
ought  to  be  solemnized  with  pomj),  shows,  games, 
sports,  guns,  bells,  bonfires  and  illuminations 
from  one  end  of  the  continent  to  the  other,  from 
this  time  forward  forever.  You  will  think  me 
transported  with  enthusiasm,  but  I  am  not.  I 
am  well  aware  of  the  toil  and  blood  and  treas- 
ure that  it  will  cost  to  maintain  this  declaration 
and  support  and  defend  these  States;  yet,  through 
all  the  gloom,  I  can  see  the  rays  of  light  and 
glory.  I  can  see  that  the  end  is  worth  more  than 
all  the  means,  and  that  posterity  will  triumph, 


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JOHN  ADAMS. 


although  you  and  I  may  rue,  which  I  hope  we 
shall  not." 

In  November,  1777,  Mr.  Adams  was  appointed 
a  delegate  to  France,  and  to  co-operate  with  Ben- 
jamin Franklin  and  Arthur  Lee,  who  were  then 
in  Paris,  in  the  endeavor  to  obtain  assistance  in 
arms  and  money  from  the  French  government. 
This  was  a  severe  trial  to  his  patriotism,  as  it 
separated  him  from  his  home,  compelled  him  to 
cross  the  ocean  in  winter,  and  exposed  him  to 
great  peril  of  capture  by  the  British  cruisers,  who 
were  seeking  him.  He  left  France  June  17, 
1779.  In  September  of  the  same  year  he  was 
again  chosen  to  go  to  Paris,  and  there  hold  him- 
self in  readiness  to  negotiate  a  treaty  of  peace  and 
of  commerce  with  Great  Britain,  as  soon  as  the 
British  cabinet  might  be  found  willing  to  listen 
to  such  proposals.  He  sailed  for  France  in  No- 
vember, and  from  there  he  went  to  Holland,  where 
he  negotiated  important  loans  and  formed  im- 
portant commercial  treaties. 

Finally,  a  treaty  of  peace  with  England  was 
signed,  January  21,1 783.  The  re-action  from  the 
excitement,  toil  and  anxiety  through  which  Mr. 
Adams  had  passed  threw  him  into  a  fever.  After 
suffering  from  a  continued  fever  and  becoming 
feeble  and  emaciated,  he  was  advised  to  >go  to 
England  to  drink  the  waters  of  Bath.  While  in 
England,  still  drooping  and  desponding,  he  re- 
ceived dispatches  from  his  own  government  urg- 
ing the  necessity  of  his  going  to  Amsterdam  to 
negotiate  another  loan.  It  was  winter,  his  health 
was  delicate,  yet  he  immediately  set  out,  and 
through  storm,  on  sea,  on  horseback  and  foot,  he 
made  the  trip. 

February  24,  1785,  Congress  appointed  Mr. 
Adams  envoj'  to  the  Court  of  St.  James.  Here 
he  met  face  to  face  the  King  of  England,  who 
had  so  long  regarded  him  as  a  traitor.  As  Eng- 
land did  not  condescend  to  appoint  a  minister  to 
the  United  States,  and  as  Mr.  Adams  felt  that  he 
was  accomplishing  but  little,  he  sought  permis- 
sion to  return  to  his  own  country,  where  he  ar- 
rived in  June,  1788. 

When  Washington  was  first  chosen  President, 
John  Adams,  rendered  illustrious  by  his  signal 
services  at  home  and  abroad,  was  chosen  Vice- 


President.  Again,  at  the  second  election  of  Wash- 
ington as  President,  Adams  was  chosen  Vice- 
President.  In  1796,  Washington  retired  from 
public  life,  and  Mr.  Adams  was  elected  President, 
though  not  without  much  opposition.  Serving 
in  this  office  four  years,  he  was  succeeded  by  Mr. 
Jefferson,  his  opponent  in  politics. 

While  Mr.  Adams  was  Vice-President  the 
great  French  Revolution  shook  the  continent  of 
Europe,  and  it  was  upon  this  point  that  he  was 
at  issue  with  the  majority  of  his  countrymen,  led 
by  Mr.  Jefferson.  Mr.  Adams  felt  no  sympathy 
with  the  French  people  in  their  struggle,  for  he 
had  no  confidence  in  their  power  of  self-govern- 
ment, and  he  utterly  abhorred  the  class  of  atheist 
philosophers  who,  he  claimed,  cau.sed  it.  On  the 
other  hand,  Jefferson's  sympathies  were  strongly 
enlisted  in  behalf  of  the  French  people.  Hence 
originated  the  alienation  between  these  distin- 
tinguished  men,  and  the  two  powerful  parties  were 
thus  soon  organized,  with  Adams  at  the  head  of 
the  one  whose  sympathies  were  with  England, 
and  Jefferson  leading  the  other  in  sympathy  with 
France. 

The  Fourth  of  July,  1826,  which  completed  the 
half-century  since  the  signing  of  the  Declaration 
of  Independence,  arrived,  and  there  were  but 
three  of  the  .signers  of  that  immortal  instrument 
left  upon  the  earth  to  hail  its  morning  light. 
And,  as  it  is  well  known,  on  that  day  two  of 
these  finished  their  earthly  pilgrimage,  a  coinci- 
dence so  remarkable  as  to  seem  miraculous.  For 
a  few  days  before  Mr.  Adams  had  been  rapidly 
failing,  and  on  the  morning  of  the  F'ourth  he 
found  himself  too  weak  to  rise  from  his  bed.  On 
being  requested  to  name  a  toast  for  the  cus- 
tomary celebration  of  the  day,  he  exclaimed 
"Independence  forever!"  When  the  day  was 
ushered  in  by  the  ringing  of  bells  and  the  firing 
of  caimons,  he  was  a.sked  by  one  of  his  attend- 
ants if  he  knew  what  day  it  was  ?  He  replied, 
' '  O  yes,  it  is  the  glorious  Fourth  of  July — God 
bless  it — God  bless  you  all!"  In  the  course  of 
the  day  he  said,  "It  is  a  great  and  glorious 
day."  The  la.st  words  he  uttered  were,  "  Jeffer- 
son sur\'ives."  But  he  had,  at  one  o'clock, 
resigned  his  spirit  into  the  hands  of  his  God, 


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THOMAS  JEFFERSON. 


Burr  as  Vice-President.  In  1804  he  was  re- 
elected with  wonderful  unanimity,  George  Clin- 
ton being  elected  Vice-President. 

The  early  part  of  Mr.  Jefferson's  second  ad- 
ministration was  disturbed  by  an  event  which 
threatened  the  tranquillity  and  peace  of  the  Union; 
this  was  the  conspiracy  of  Aaron  Burr.  Defeated 
ill  the  late  election  to  the  Vice-Presidency,  and 
led  on  by  an  unprincipled  ambition,  this  extraor- 
dinary man  formed  the  plan  of  a  militar>-  ex- 
pedition into  the  Spanish  territories  on  our  south- 
western frontier,  for  the  purpose  of  forming  there 
a  new  republic.  This  was  generally  supposed 
to  have  been  a  mere  pretext;  and  although  it  has 
not  been  generally  known  what  his  real  plans 
were,  there  is  no  doubt  that  they  were  of  a  far 
more  dangerous  character. 

In  1809,  at  the  expiration  of  the  second  term 
for  which  Mr.  Jefferson  had  been  elected,  he  de- 
termined to  retire  from  political  life.  For  a  period 
of  nearly  forty  years  he  had  been  continually  be- 
fore the  public,  and  all  that  time  had  been  em- 
ployed in  offices  of  the  greatest  trust  and  respon- 
sibility. Having  thus  devoted  the  best  part  of 
his  life  to  the  service  of  his  country,  he  now  felt 
desirous  of  that  rest  which  his  declining  j-ears  re- 
quired, and  upon  the  organization  of  the  new  ad- 
ministration, in  March,  1809,  he  bade  farewell  for- 
ever to  public  life  and  retired  to  Monticello,  his 
famous  country  home,  which,  next  to  Mt.  Vernon, 
was  the  most  distinguished  residence  in  the  land. 

The  Fourth  of  July,  1826,  being  the  fiftieth  an- 
niversar>-  of  the  Declaration  of  American  Inde- 
pendence, great  preparations  were  made  in  every 
part  of  the  Union  for  its  celebration  as  the  nation's 
jubilee,  and  the  citizens  of  Washington,  to  add  to 
the  solemnity  of  the  occasion,  invited  Mr.  Jeffer- 
son, as  the  framer  and  one  of  the  few  surviving 
signers  of  the  Declaration,  to  participate  in  their 
festivities.  But  an  illness,  which  had  been  of 
several  weeks'  duration  and  had  been  continually 
increasing,  compelled  him  to  decline  the  invita- 
tion. 

On  the  2d  of  July  the  disease  under  which  he 
was  laboring  left  him,  but  in  such  a  reduced 
state  that  his  medical  attendants  entertained  no 
hope  of  his  recovery.     From  this  time  he  was 


perfectly  sensible  that  his  last  hour  was  at  hand. 
On  the  next  day,  which  was  Monday,  he  asked 
of  those  around  him  the  day  of  the  month,  and 
on  being  told  it  was  the  3d  of  July,  he  ex- 
pressed the  earnest  wish  that  he  might  be  per- 
mitted to  breathe  the  air  of  the  fiftieth  anniver- 
sary. His  prayer  was  heard — that  day  whose 
dawn  was  hailed  with  such  rapture  through  our 
land  burst  upon  his  eyes,  and  then  they  were 
closed  forever.  And  what  a  noble  consummation 
of  a  noble  life!  To  die  on  that  day — the  birth- 
day of  a  nation — the  day  which  his  own  name 
and  his  own  act  had  rendered  glorious,  to  die 
amidst  the  rejoicings  and  festivities  of  a  whole 
nation,  who  looked  up  to  him  as  the  author,  un- 
der God,  of  their  greatest  blessings,  was  all  that 
was  wanting  to  fill  up  the  recurd  of  his  life. 

Almost  at  the  same  hour  of  his  death,  the  kin- 
dred spirit  of  the  venerable  Adams,  as  if  to  bear 
him  company,  left  the  sceneof  his  earthly  honors. 
Hand  in  hand  they  had  stood  forth,  the  cham- 
pions of  freedom;  hand  in  hand,  during  the  dark 
and  desperate  struggle  of  the  Revolution,  they 
had  cheered  and  animated  their  desponding  coun- 
trymen; for  half  a  century  they  had  labored  to- 
gether for  the  good  of  the  country,  and  now  hand 
in  hand  they  departed.  In  their  lives  they  had 
been  united  in  the  same  great  cause  of  liberty, 
and  in  their  deaths  they  were  not  divided. 

In  person  Mr.  Jefferson  was  tall  and  thin,  rather 
above  six  feet  in  height,  but  well  formed;  his  eyes 
were  light,  his  hair,  originally  red,  in  after  life  be- 
came white  and  silvery,  his  complexion  was  fair, 
his  forehead  broad,  and  his  whole  countenance 
intelligent  and  thoughtful.  He  possessed  great 
fortitude  of  mind  as  well  as  personal  courage,  and 
his  command  of  temper  was  such  that  his  oldest 
and  most  intimate  friends  never  recollected  to 
have  seen  him  in  a  passion.  His  manners,  though 
dignified,  were  simple  and  unaffected,  and  his 
hospitality  was  so  unbounded  that  all  found  at 
his  house  a  ready  welcome.  In  conversation  he 
was  fluent,  eloquent  and  enthusiastic,  and  his 
language  was  remarkably  pure  and  correct.  He 
was  a  finished  classical  scholar,  and  in  his  writ- 
ings is  discernible  the  care  with  which  he  formed 
his  style  upon  the  best  models  of  antiquity. 


28 


THOMAS  JEFFERSON. 


Rurr  as  Vice-President.  In  1804  he  was  re- 
elect eii  with  wonderful  unauiniit}-,  George  Clin- 
ton being  elected  Vice-President. 

The  early  part  of  Mr.  Jefferson's  second  ad- 
ministration was  disturbed  by  an  event  which 
threatened  the  tranquilhty  and  peace  of  the  Union; 
this  was  the  conspiracy  of  Aaron  Burr.  Defeated 
In  the  late  election  to  the  Vice-Presidency,  and 
led  on  by  an  unprincipled  ambition,  this  extraor- 
dinary man  formed  the  plan  of  a  militars-  ex- 
pedition into  the  Spanish  territories  on  our  south- 
western frontier,  for  the  purpose  of  forming  there 
a  new  republic.  This  was  generally  supposed 
to  have  been  a  mere  pretext;  and  although  it  has 
not  been  generally  known  what  his  real  plans 
were,  there  is  no  doubt  that  they  were  of  a  far 
more  dangerous  character. 

In  iiSog,  at  the  expiration  of  the  second  term 
for  which  Mr.  Jefferson  had  been  elected,  he  de- 
termined to  retire  from  political  life.  For  a  period 
of  nearly  forty  years  he  had  been  continually  be- 
fore the  public,  and  all  that  time  had  been  em- 
ployed in  offices  of  the  greatest  trust  and  respon- 
sibility. Having  thus  devoted  the  best  part  of 
his  life  to  the  .service  of  his  country,  he  now  felt 
desirous  of  that  rest  which  his  declining  ^-ears  re- 
quired, and  upon  the  organization  of  the  new  ad- 
ministration, in  March,  1S09,  he  bade  farewell  for- 
ever to  public  life  and  retired  to  Monticello,  his 
famous  country'  home,  which,  next  to  Mt.  Vernon, 
was  the  most  distinguished  residence  in  the  land. 

The  F'ourth  of  July,  1S26,  being  the  fiftieth  an- 
niversary of  the  Declaration  of  American  Inde- 
pendence, great  preparations  were  made  in  every 
part  of  the  Union  for  its  celebration  as  the  nation's 
jubilee,  and  the  citizens  of  Washington ,  to  add  to 
the  solenniity  of  the  occasion,  invited  Mr.  Jeffer- 
son, as  the  framer  and  one  of  the  few  surviving 
signers  of  the  Declaration,  to  participate  in  their 
festivities.  Rut  an  illness,  which  had  been  of 
several  weeks'  duration  and  had  been  continually 
increasing,  compelled  him  to  decline  the  invita- 
tion. 

On  the  2d  of  July  the  disease  under  which  he 
was  laboring  left  him,  but  in  such  a  reduced 
state  that  his  medical  attendants  entertained  no 
hope  of  his  recovery.     From  this  time  he  was 


perfectly  sensible  that  his  last  hour  was  at  hand. 
On  the  next  day,  which  was  Monday,  he  asked 
of  those  around  him  the  day  of  the  month,  and 
on  being  told  it  was  the  3d  of  July,  he  ex- 
pressed the  earnest  wish  that  he  might  be  per- 
mitted to  breathe  the  air  of  the  fiftieth  anniver- 
sary. His  prayer  was  heard — that  day  whose 
dawn  was  hailed  with  such  rapture  through  our 
land  burst  upon  his  eyes,  and  then  they  were 
closed  forever.  And  what  a  noble  consummation 
of  a  noble  life !  To  die  on  that  day — the  birth- 
day of  a  nation^the  day  v.-hich  his  own  name 
and  his  own  act  had  rendered  glorious,  to  die 
amidst  the  rejoicings  and  festivities  of  a  whole 
nation,  who  looked  up  to  him  as  the  author,  un- 
der God,  of  their  greatest  blessings,  was  all  that 
was  wanting  to  fill  up  the  record  of  his  life. 

Almost  at  the  same  hour  of  his  death,  the  kin- 
dred spirit  of  the  venerable  Adams,  as  if  to  bear 
him  company,  left  the  sceneof  his  earthly  honors. 
Hand  in  hand  they  had  stood  forth,  the  cham- 
pions of  freedom ;  hand  in  hand,  during  the  dark 
and  desperate  struggle  of  the  Revolution,  they 
had  cheered  and  animated  their  desponding  coun- 
trymen; for  half  a  century  they  had  labored  to- 
gether for  the  good  of  the  country,  and  now  hand 
in  hand  they  departed.  In  their  lives  they  had 
been  united  in  the  same  great  cause  of  liberty, 
and  in  their  deaths  they  were  not  divided. 

In  person  Mr.  Jefferson  was  tall  and  thin,  rather 
above  six  feet  in  height,  but  well  formed;  his  eyes 
were  light,  his  hair,  originally  red,  in  after  life  be- 
came white  and  silverj',  his  complexion  was  fair, 
his  forehead  broad,  and  his  whole  countenance 
intelligent  and  thoughtful.  He  possessed  great 
fortitude  of  mind  as  well  as  personal  courage,  and 
his  command  of  temper  was  such  that  his  oldest 
and  most  intimate  friends  never  recollected  to 
have  seen  him  in  a  passion.  His  manners,  though 
dignified,  were  simple  and  unaffected,  and  his 
hospitality  was  so  unbounded  that  all  found  at 
his  house  a  ready  welcome.  In  conversation  he 
was  fluent,  eloquent  and  enthusiastic,  and  his 
language  was  remarkably  pure  and  correct.  He 
was  a  finished  classical  scholar,  and  in  his  writ- 
ings is  discernible  the  care  with  which  he  formed 
his  style  upon  the  best  models  of  antiquity. 


^W^' 


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JAMES  MADISON. 


(I  AMES  MADISON,   "Father  of  the  Consti- 

I  tutioii,"  and  fourth  President  of  the  United 
O  States,  was  boni  March  i6,  1757,  and  died 
at  his  home  in  Virginia  June  28,  1836.  The 
name  of  James  Madison  is  inseparably  connected 
with  most  of  the  important  events  in  that  heroic 
period  of  our  country-  during  which  the  founda- 
tions of  this  great  repubhc  were  laid.  He  was 
the  last  of  the  founders  of  the  Constitution  of  the 
United  States  to  be  called  to  his  eternal  reward. 

The  Madison  family  were  among  the  early  emi- 
grants to  the  New  World,  landing  upon  the  shores 
of  the  Chesapeake  but  fifteen  years  after  the  settle- 
ment of  Jamestown.  The  father  of  James  Madison 
was  an  opulent  planter,  residing  upon  a  verj-  fine 
estate  called  Montpelier,  in  Orange  County,  Va. 
It  was  but  twenty-five  miles  from  the  home  of  Jef- 
ferson at  Monticello,  and  the  closest  personal  and 
political  attachment  existed  between  these  illustri- 
ous men  from  their  early  youth  until  death. 

The  early  education  of  Mr.  Madison  was  con- 
ducted mostly  at  home  under  a  private  tutor.  At 
the  age  of  eighteen  he  was  sent  to  Princeton  Col- 
lege, in  New  Jersey.  Here  he  applied  himself  to 
study  with  the  most  imprudent  zeal,  allowing  him- 
self for  months  but  three  hours'  sleep  out  of  the 
twenty-four.  His  health  thus  became  so  seriously 
impaired  that  he  never  recovered  any  vigor  of 
constitution.  He  graduated  in  1 77 1 ,  with  a  feeble 
body,  but  with  a  character  of  utmost  purity,  and 
a  mind  highly  disciplined  and  richly  stored  with 
learning,  which  embellished  and  gave  efiiciency 
to  his  subsequent  career. 

Returning  to  \'irginia,  he  commenced  the  study 
of  law  and  a  course  of  extensive  and  systematic 
reading.  This  educational  course,  the  spirit  of 
the  times  in  which  he  lived,  and  the  societj'  with 
which  he  associated,  all  combined  to  inspire  him 
with  a  strong  love  of  liberty,  and  to  train  him  for 
his  life-work  as  a  statesman. 

In  the  spring  of  1776,  when  twenty-six  years  of 


age,  he  was  elected  a  member  of  the  Virginia  Con- 
vention to  frame  the  constitution  of  the  State.  The 
next  year  (1777),  he  was  a  candidate  for  the  Gen- 
eral Assembly.  He  refused  to  treat  the  whisky-lov- 
ing voters,  and  consequently  lost  his  election;  but 
those  who  had  witnessed  the  talent,  energy  and 
public  spirit  of  the  modest  3'oung  man  enlisted 
themselves  in  his  behalf,  and  he  was  appointed  to 
the  Executive  Council. 

Both  Patrick  Henry  and  Thomas  Jefferson  were 
Governors  of  Virginia  while  Mr.  Madison  re- 
mained member  of  the  Council,  and  their  apprecia- 
tion of  his  intellectual,  social  and  moral  worth 
contributed  not  a  little  to  his  subsequent  eminence. 
In  the  year  17S0  he  was  elected  a  member  of  the 
Continental  Congress.  Here  he  met  the  most  il- 
lustrious men  in  our  land,  and  he  was  immediately 
a.ssigned  to  one  of  the  most  con.spicuous  positions 
among  them .  For  three  years  he  continued  in  Con- 
gress, one  of  its  most  active  and  influential  mem- 
bers. In  1784,  his  tenn  having  expired,  he  was 
elected  a  member  of  the  Virginia  Legislature. 

No  man  felt  more  deeply  than  Mr.  Madison  the 
utter  inefficiency  of  the  old  confederacy,  with  no 
national  government,  and  no  power  to  form  trea- 
ties which  would  be  binding,  or  to  enforce  law. 
There  was  not  any  State  more  prominent  than 
Virginia  in  the  declaration  that  an  efficient  na- 
tional government  must  be  formed.  In  January, 
1786,  Mr.  Madi.son  carried  a  resolution  through 
the  General  Assembly  of  Virginia,  inviting  the 
other  States  to  appoint  commissioners  to  meet  in 
convention  at  Annapolis  to  discuss  this  subject. 
Five  States  only  were  represented.  The  conven- 
tion, however,  issued  another  call,  drawn  up  by 
Mr.  Madison,  urging  all  the  States  to  send  their 
delegates  to  Philadelphia  in  May,  1787,  to  draft 
a  Constitution  for  the  United  States,  to  take  the 
place  of  the  Confederate  League.  The  delegates 
met  at  the  time  appointed.  Every  State  but 
Rhode  Island  was  represented.    George  Washing- 


32 


JAMES  MADISON. 


ton  was  chosen  president  of  the  convention,  and  the 
present  Constitution  of  the  United  States  was  then 
and  there  formed.  There  was,  perhaps,  no  mind 
and  no  pen  more  active  in  framing  this  immortal 
document  than  the  mind  and  the  pen  of  James 
Madison. 

The  Constitution,  adopted  by  a  vote  of  eighty-one 
to  seventy-nine,  was  to  be  presented  to  the  several 
States  for  acceptance.  But  grave  solicitude  was 
felt.  Should  it  be  rejected,  we  should  be  left  but  a 
;onglomeration  of  independent  States,  with  but 
little  power  at  home  and  little  respect  abroad.  Mr. 
Madison  was  elected  by  the  convention  to  draw  up 
an  address  to  the  people  of  the  United  States,  ex- 
pounding the  principles  of  the  Constitution,  and 
urging  its  adoption.  There  was  great  opposition 
to  it  at  first,  but  at  length  it  triumphed  over  all, 
and  went  into  effect  in  1789. 

Mr.  Madison  was  elected  to  the  House  of  Repre- 
sentatives in  the  first  Congress,  and  soon  became 
the  avowed  leader  of  the  Republican  party.  While 
in  New  York  attending  Congress,  he  met  Mrs. 
Todd,  a  young  widow  of  remarkable  power  of  fas- 
cination, whom  lie  married.  She  was  in  person 
and  character  queenly,  and  probaby  no  lady  has 
thus  far  occupied  so  prominent  a  position  in  the 
verj-  peculiar  society  which  has  constituted  our 
republican  court  as  did  Mrs.  Madison. 

Mr.  Madison  served  as  Secretarj'  of  State  under 
Jefferson,  and  at  the  close  of  his  administration 
was  chosen  President.  At  this  time  the  encroach- 
ments of  England  had  brought  us  to  the  verge  of 
war.  British  orders  in  council  destroyed  our  com- 
merce, and  our  flag  was  exposed  to  constant  insult. 
Mr.  Madison  was  a  man  of  peace.  Scholarly  in 
his  taste,  retiring  in  his  disposition,  war  had  no 
charms  for  him.  But  the  meekest  spirit  can  be 
roused.  It  makes  one's  blood  boil,  even  now,  to 
think  of  an  American  ship  brought  to  upon  the 
ocean  by  the  guns  of  an  English  cruiser.  A 
young  lieutenant  steps  on  board  and  orders  the 
crew  to  be  paraded  before  him.  With  great  non- 
chalance he  selects  any  number  whom  he  may 
please  to  designate  as  British  subjects,  orders  them 
down  the  .ship's  side  into  his  boat,  and  places  them 
on  the  gundeck  of  his  man-of-war,  to  fight,  by 
compulsion,  the  battles  of  England.     This  right 


of  search  and  impressment  no  efforts  of  our  Gov- 
ernment could  induce  the  British  cabinet  to  re- 
linquish. 

On  the  i8th  of  June,  181 2,  President  Madison 
gave  his  approval  to  an  act  of  Congress  declaring 
war  against  Great  Britain.  Notwithstanding  the 
bitter  hostility  of  the  Federal  party  to  the  war,  the 
country  in  general  approved;  and  Mr.  Madison, 
on  the  4th  of  March,  1813,  was  re-elected  by  a 
large  majority,  and  entered  upon  his  second  term 
of  ofiice.  This  is  not  the  place  to  describe  the 
various  adventures  of  this  war  on  the  land  and  on 
the  water.  Our  infant  navy  then  laid  the  found- 
ations of  its  renown  in  grappling  with  the  most 
formidable  power  which  ever  swept  the  seas.  The 
contest  commenced  in  earnest  by  the  appearance 
of  a  British  fleet,  early  in  February,  18 13,  in 
Chesapeake  Bay,  declaring  nearly  the  whole  coast 
of  the  United  States  under  blockade. 

The  Emperor  of  Russia  offered  his  services  as 
mediator.  America  accepted;  England  refused. 
A  British  force  of  five  thousand  men  landed  on  the 
banks  of  the  Patuxet  River,  near  its  entrance  into 
Chesapeake  Ba}-,  and  marched  rapidly,  by  way  of 
Bladensburg,  upon  Washington. 

The  stragghng  little  city  of  Washington  was 
thrown  into  consternation.  The  cannon  of  the 
brief  conflict  at  Bladensburg  echoed  through  the 
streets  of  the  metropolis.  The  whole  population 
fled  from  the  city.  The  President,  leaving  Mrs. 
Madison  in  the  White  House,  with  her  carriage 
drawn  up  at  the  door  to  await  his  speedy  return, 
hurried  to  meet  the  officers  in  a  council  of  war. 
He  met  our  troops  utterly  routed,  and  he  could  not 
go  back  without  danger  of  being  captured.  But 
few  hours  elapsed  ere  the  Presidential  Mansion, 
the  Capitol,  and  all  the  public  buildings  in  Wash- 
ington were  in  flames. 

The  war  closed  after  two  years  of  fighting,  and 
on  Febniarj'  13,  181 5,  the  treaty  of  peace  was 
signed  at  Ghent.  On  the  4th  of  March,  18 17,  his 
second  term  of  office  expired,  and  he  resigned  the 
Presidential  chair  to  his  friend,  James  Monroe. 
He  retired  to  his  beautiful  home  at  Montpelier,  and 
there  passed  the  remainder  of  his  days.  On  June 
28,  1836,  at  the  age  of  eighty-five  years,  he  fell 
asleep  in  death.  Mrs,  Madison  died  July  12,  1849. 


\'JU 


JAMES  MONROE. 


3AM:gS  MONROE,  the  fifth  President  of  the  ' 
United  States,    was  born    in   Westmoreland 
County,  Va..  April  28,   1758.     His  early  life  | 
\v:is  passed  at  the  place  of  his  nativity.     His  an-  | 
cestors  had  for  many  years  resided  in  the  province 
in  which  he  was  bom.     When  he  was  seventeen  | 
years  old,  and  in  process  of  completing  his  educa- 
tion at  William  and  Mar\-  College,   the  Colonial 
Congress,  assembled  at  Philadelphia  to  deliberate  1 
upon  the  unju.st  and  manifold  oppressions  of  Great  ' 
Britain,  declared  the  .separation  of  the  Colonies, 
and  i>romulgated  the  Declaration  of  Independence. 
Ha<l   he  been  born  ten  years  before,  it  is  highly 
probable    that    he  would    have   l>een  one   of  the 
signers  of  that  celebrated  instniment.     At  this 
time  he  left  school  and  enlisted  among  the   pa- 
triots. 

He  joined  the  army  when  everything  looked 
hopeless  and  gloomy.  The  number  of  deserters 
increa.sed  from  day  to  day.  The  invading  annies 
came  pouring  in,  and  the  Tories  not  only  favored 
the  cause  of  the  mother  country,  but  disheartened 
the  new  recruits,  who  were  sufficiently  terrified 
at  the  prospect  of  contending  with  an  enemy 
whom  they  had  been  taught  to  deem  invincible. 
To  such  brave  spirits  as  James  Monroe,  who  went 
right  onward  undismayed  through  difficulty  and 
danger,  the  United  States  owe  their  political 
emancipation.  The  young  cadet  joined  the  ranks 
and  espoused  the  cause  of  his  injured  country*, 
with  a  firm  detennination  to  live  or  die  in  her 
strife  for  liberty.  Firmly,  yet  sadly,  he  shared  in 
the  melancholy  retreat  from  Harlem  Heights 
and  White  Plains,  and  accompanied  the  dispirited 
army  as  it  fled  before  its  foes  through  New  Jersey. 
In  four  months  after  the  Declaration  of  Inde- 
pendence, the  patriots  had  been  beaten  in  seven 
battles.  At  the  battle  of  Trenton  he  led  the  van- 
guard, and  in  the  act  of  charging  upon  the  enemy 
he  received  a  wound  in  the  left  shoulder. 


As  a  reward  for  his  bravery,  Mr.  Monroe  was 
promoteil  to  be  captain  of  infantrj-,  and,  having  re- . 
covered  from  his  wounds,  he  rejoined  the  army. 
He,  however,  receded  from  the  line  of  promotion 
by  becoming  an  officer  on  the  staff  of  Lord  Ster- 
ling. During  the  campaigns  of  1777  and  1778, 
in  the  actions  of  Brandywine,  Germantown  and 
Monmouth,  he  continued  aide-de-camp;  but  be- 
coming desirous  to  regain  his  position  in  the 
anny,  he  exerted  himself  to  collect  a  regiment  for 
the  Virginia  line.  This  .scheme  failed,  owing  to 
the  exhausted  condition  of  the  State.  Upon  this 
failure  he  entered  the  office  of  Mr.  Jefferson,  at 
that  period  Governor,  and  pursued  with  consid- 
erable ardor  the  study  of  common  law.  He  did 
not,  however,  entirely  lay  aside  the  knapsack  for 
the  green  bag,  but  on  the  invasion  of  the  enemy 
ser\'ed  as  a  volunteer  during  the  two  years  of  his 
legal  pursuits. 

In  1782  he  was  elected  from  King  George 
County  a  member  of  the  Legislature  of  Virginia, 
and  by  that  bodj-  he  was  elevated  to  a  seat  in  the 
Executive  Council.  He  was  thus  honored  with 
the  confidence  of  his  fellow-citizens  at  twenty- 
three  years  of  age,  and  having  at  this  early  period 
displayed  some  of  that  ability  and  aptitude  fo: 
legislation  which  were  afterward  employed  with 
unremitting  energy  for  the  public  good,  he  was 
in  the  succeeding  year  chosen  a  member  of  the 
Congress  of  the  United  States. 

Deeply  as  Mr.  Monroe  felt  the  imperfections  of 
the  old  Confederacy,  he  was  opposed  to  the  new 
Constitution,  thinking,  with  many  others  of  the 
Republican  part)-,  that  it  gave  too  much  power  to 
the  Central  Government,  and  not  enough  to  the 
individual  States.  Still  he  retained  the  esteem 
of  his  friends  who  were  its  warm  supporters,  and 
who,  notn-ithstanding  his  opposition,  secured  its 
adoption.  In  1789  he  became  a  member  of  the 
United  States  Senate,  which   office  he  held  for 


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JAMES  MONROE. 


four  years.  Every  month  the  line  of  distinction 
between  the  two  great  parties  which  divided  the 
nation,  the  Federal  and  the  Republican,  was 
growing  more  distinct.  The  differences  which 
now  separated  them  lay  in  the  fact  that  the  Repub- 
lican party  was  in  sympathy  with  France,  and 
also  in  favor  of  such  a  strict  construction  of  the 
Constitution  as  to  give  the  Central  Government  as 
.  little  power,  and  the  State  Governments  as  much 
power,  as  the  Constitution  would  warrant;  while 
the  Federalists  sympathized  with  England,  and 
were  in  favor  of  a  liberal  construction  of  the  Con- 
stitution, which  would  give  as  much  power  to  the 
Central  Government  as  that  document  could  pos- 
sibly authorize. 

Washington  was  then  President.  England  had 
espoused  the  cause  of  the  Bourbons  against  the 
principles  of  the  French  Revolution.  All  Europe 
was  drawn  into  the  conflict.  We  were  feeble  and 
far  away..  Washington  issued  a  proclamation  of 
neutrality  between  these  contending  powers. 
France  had  helped  us  in  the  struggles  for  our 
liberties.  All  the  despotisms  of  Europe  were  now 
combined  to  prevent  the  French  from  escaping 
from  a  tyranny  a  thousand-fold  worse  than  that 
which  we  had  endured.  Col.  Monroe,  more  mag- 
nanimous than  prudent,  was  anxious  that,  at 
whatever  hazard,  we  should  help  our  old  allies  in 
their  extremity.  It  was  the  impulse  of  a  gener- 
ous and  noble  nature,  and  Washington,  who  could 
appreciate  such  a  character,  showed  his  calm,  se- 
rene, almost  divine,  greatness,  by  appointing  that 
very  James  Monroe  who  was  denouncing  the  pol- 
icy of  the  Government,  as  the  minister  of  that 
Government  to  the  Republic  of  France.  Mr. 
Monroe  was  welcomed  by  the  National  Conven- 
tion in  France  with  the  most  enthusiastic  dem- 
onstration. 

Shortly  after  his  return  to  this  country,  Mr. 
Monroe  was  elected  Governor  of  Virginia,  and 
held  the  office  for  three  years.  He  was  again 
sent  to  France  to  co-operate  with  Chancellor  Liv- 
ingston in  obtaining  the  vast  territory  then  known 
as  the  province  of  Louisiana,  which  France  had 
but  shortly  before  obtained  from  Spain.  Their 
united  efforts  were  successful.  For  the  compara- 
tively small  sum  of  fifteen  millions  of  dollars,  the 


entire  territory  of  Orleans  and  district  of  Loui- 
siana were  added  to  the  United  States.  This  was 
probably  the  largest  transfer  of  real  estate  which 
was  ever  made  in  all  the  history  of  the  world. 

From  France  Mr.  Monroe  went  to  England  to 
obtain  from  that  country  some  recognition  of  our 
rights  as  neutrals,  and  to  remonstrate  against 
those  odious  impressments  of  our  seamen.  But 
England  was  unrelenting.  He  again  returned  to 
England  on  the  same  mission,  but  could  receive 
no  redress.  He  returned  to  his  home  and  was 
again  chosen  Governor  of  Virginia.  This  he  .soon 
resigned  to  accept  the  position  of  Secretary  of 
State  under  Madison.  While  in  this  office  war 
with  England  was  declared,  the  Secretary  of  War 
resigned,  and  during  these  trying  times  the 
duties  of  the  War  Department  were  also  put  upon 
him.  He  was  truly  the  armor-bearer  of  President 
Madison,  and  the  mo.st  efficient  business  man  in 
his  cabinet.  Upon  the  return  of  peace  he  re- 
signed the  Department  of  War,  but  continued  in 
the  office  of  Secretary  of  State  until  the  expira- 
tion of  Mr.  Madison's  administration.  At  the 
election  held  the  previous  autumn,  Mr.  Monroe 
himself  had  been  chosen  President  with  but  little 
opposition,  and  upon  March  4,  1817,  he  was  in- 
augurated. Four  years  later  he  was  elected  for 
a  second  term. 

Among  the  important  measures  of  his  Presi- 
dency were  the  cession  of  Florida  to  the  United 
States,  the  Missouri  Compromise,  and  the  famous 
"  Monroe  doctrine."  This  doctrine  was  enun- 
ciated by  him  in  1823,  and  was  as  follows:  "  That 
we  should  consider  any  attempt  on  the  part  of 
European  powers  to  extend  their  system  to  any 
portion  of  this  hemisphere  as  dangerous  to  our 
peace  and  safety,"  and  that  "  we  could  not  view 
any  interposition  for  the  purpose  of  oppressing  or 
controlling  American  governments  or  provinces 
in  any  other  light  than  as  a  manifestation  by 
European  powers  of  an  unfriendly  disposition 
toward  the  United  States." 

At  the  end  of  his  second  term,  Mr.  Monroe  re- 
tired to  his  home  in  Virginia,  where  he  lived  un- 
til 1830,  when  he  went  to  New  York  to  live  with 
his  son-in-law.  In  that  city  he  died,  on  the  4th 
of  July,  1831. 


S.     S,   A^lamx^ 


JOHN  OUINCY  ADAMS. 


(|OHN  QUINCY  ADAMS,  the  sixth  President 
I  i)f  the  United  States,  was  born  in  the  rural 
v2/  liome  of  his  honored  father,  John  Adams,  in 
Quincy,  Mass.,  on  tlie  nth  of  July,  1767.  His 
niotlier,  a  woman  of  exalted  worth,  watched  over 
his  childhood  during  the  almo.st  constant  ab- 
sence of  his  father.  When  but  eight  years  of 
age,  he  stoo<l  witli  liis  mother  on  an  eminence, 
listening  to  the  booming  of  the  great  battle  on 
Bunker's  Hill,  and  gazing  out  upon  the  smoke 
and  flames  billowing  up  from  the  conflagration  of 
Charlestown. 

When  but  eleven  years  old  he  took  a  tearful 
adieu  of  his  mother,  to  .sail  with  his  father  for  Eu- 
rope, through  a  fleet  of  ho.stile  Urilish  cnii.sers. 
The  bright,  animated  boy  spent  a  year  and  a-half 
in  Paris,  where  his  father  was  ass(K-iated  with 
Franklin  and  Lee  as  Minister  Plenipotentiary. 
His  intelligence  attracted  the  notice  of  these  dis- 
tinguished men,  and  he  received  from  them  flat- 
tering marks  of  attention. 

John     Adams   had    scarcely    returned  to  this 


countrv,  \u 


■79. 


ere  he  was  ajjain  sent  abroad. 


Again  John  Quincy  accompanied  liis  father.  At 
Paris  he  applied  himself  to  study  with  great  dil- 
igence for  .six  months,  and  then  accompanied  his 
father  to  Holland,  where  he  entered  first  a  school 
in  Amsterdam,  then  the  University  at  Leyden. 
About  a  year  from  this  time,  in  17S1,  when  the 
manly  boy  was  but  fourteen  years  of  age,  he  was 
selected  by  Mr.  Dana,  our  Minister  to  the  Rus- 
sian court,  as  his  private  secretar)'- 

In  this  school  of  incessant  labor  and  of  ennobl- 
ing culture  he  spent  fourteen  months,  and  then 
returned  to  Holland,  through  Sweden,  Denmark, 
Hamburg  and  Bremen.  This  long  journey  he 
took  alone  in  the  winter,  when  in  his  sixteenth 
year.  Again  he  resumed  his  studies,  under  a  pri- 
vate tutor,  at  The  Hague.  Then,  in  the  spring  of 
1782,  he  accompanied  his  father  to  Paris,  travel- 
ing leisurely,  and  fonning  ac(iuaintances  with  the 
most  distinguished  men  on  the  continent,  examin-  1 


ing  architectural  remains,  galleries  of  paintings, 
and  all  renowned  works  of  art.  At  Paris  he 
again  became  asscK-iatcd  with  the  most  illu.strious 
men  of  all  lands  in  tlie  contemplation  of  the 
loftiest  temporal  llieines  which  can  engross  the 
human  mind.  After  a  short  visit  to  England  he 
returned  to  Paris,  and  con.secrated  all  his  energies 
to  study  until  May,  1785,  when  he  returned  to 
America  to  finish  his  education. 

Upon  leaving  Hanard  College  at  the  age  of 
twenty,  he  .studied  law  for  three  years.  In  Jnne, 
1794,  being  then  but  twenty -seven  years  of  age, 
he  was  appointed  by  Washington  Resident  Min- 
i.ster  at  the  Netherlands.  Sailing  from  Boston  in 
July,  he  reached  London  in  October,  where  he 
was  innnediately  admitted  to  the  deliberations  ol 
Messrs.  Jay  &  Pinckney,  assi.sting  them  in  nego- 
tiating a  commercial  treaty  with  Great  Britain. 
After  thus  spending  a  fortnight  in  London,  he 
proceeded  to  The  Hague. 

In  July,  1797,  he  left  The  Hague  to  go  to  Por- 
tugal as  Minister  Plenipotentiarj-.  On  his  way  to 
Portugal,  upon  arriving  in  London,  he  met  with 
despatches  directing  him  to  the  court  of  Berlin,  but 
requesting  him  to  remain  in  London  until  he 
should  receive  his  in.st ructions.  While  waiting 
he  was  married  to  an  American  ladj-,  to  whom  he 
had  been  previously  engaged — Miss  Louisa  Cath- 
erine John.son,  a  d.anghter  of  Joshua  Johnson, 
American  Consjil  in  London,  and  a  lady  en- 
dowed with  that  beauty  and  those  accomplish- 
ments which  eminently  fitted  her  to  move  in  the 
elevated  sphere  for  which  she  was  destined.  He 
reached  Berlin  with  his  wife  in  November,  1797, 
where  he  remained  until  Juh',  1799,  when,  hav- 
ing fulfilled  all  the  purposes  of  his  mission,  he  so 
licited  his  recall. 

Soon  after  his  return,  in  1S02,  he  was  chosen 
to  the  Senate  of  Ma.ssachusetts  from  Boston ,  and 
then  was  elected  Senator  of  the  United  States  for 
six  years,  from  the  4tli  of  March,  1804.  His  rep- 
utation,  his    ability  and    his  experience    placed 


4° 


JOHN  QUINCY  ADAMS. 


him  immediately  among  the  most  prominent  and 
influential  members  of  that  body. 

In  1809,  Madison  succeeded  Jefferson  in  the 
Presidential  chair,  and  !ie  immediately  nominated 
John  Quincy  Adams  Minister  to  St.  Petersburgh. 
Resigning  his  professorship  in  Harvard  Col- 
lege, he  embarked  at  Boston  in  August,  1809. 

While  in  Russia,  Mr.  Adams  was  an  intense 
student.  He  devoted  his  attention  to  the  lan- 
guage and  history  of  Russia;  to  the  Chinese  trade; 
to  the  European  system  of  weights,  measures  and 
coins;  to  the  climate  and  astronomical  observa- 
tions; while  he  kept  up  a  familiar  acquaintance 
with  the  Greek  and  Latin  classics.  In  all  the 
universities  of  Europe,  a  more  accomplished 
scholar  could  scarcely  be  found.  All  through 
life  the  Bible  constituted  an  important  part  of  his 
studies.  It  was  his  rule  to  read  five  chapters 
ev^ery  day. 

On  the  4th  of  March,  18 17,  Mr.  Monroe  took 
the  Presidential  chair,  and  immediately  appointed 
Mr.  Adams  Secretary  of  State.  Taking  leave  of 
his  numerous  friends  in  public  and  private  life  in 
Europe,  he  sailed  in  June,  18 19,  for  the  United 
States.  On  the  i8th  of  August,  he  again  crossed 
the  threshold  of  his  home  in  Quincy.  During  the 
eight  years  of  Mr.  Monroe's  administration,  Mr. 
Adams  continued  Secretary  of  State. 

Some  time  before  the  close  of  Mr.  Monroe's 
second  term  of  office,  new  candidates  began  to  be 
presented  for  the  Presidency.  The  friends  of  Mr. 
Adams  brought  forward  his  name.  It  was  an 
exciting  campaign,  and  party  spirit  was  never 
more  bitter.  Two  hundred  and  sixty  electoral 
votes  were  cast.  Andrew  Jackson  received  ninety- 
nine;  John  Quincy  Adams  eighty-four;  William 
H.  Crawford  forty-one;  and  Henry  Clay  thirty- 
seven.  As  there  was  no  choice  by  the  people, 
the  question  went  to  the  House  of  Representa- 
tives. Mr.  Clay  gave  the  vote  of  Kentucky  to 
Mr.  Adams,  and  he  was  elected. 

The  friends  of  all  the  disappointed  candidates 
now  combined  in  a  venomous  and  persistent  as- 
sault upon  Mr.  Adams.  There  is  nothing  more 
disgraceful  in  the  past  history  of  our  country  than 
the  abuse  which  was  poured  in  one  uninterrupted 
stream  upon  this  high-minded,  upright  and  pa- 


triotic man.  There  never  was  an  administration 
more  pure  in  principles,  more  conscientiously  de- 
voted to  the  best  interests  of  the  countr>-,  than 
that  of  John  Quincy  Adams;  and  never,  perhaps, 
was  there  an  administration  more  unscnipulously 
and  outrageously  assailed. 

On  the  4th  of  March,  1829,  Mr.  Adams  retired 
from  the  Presidency,  and  was  succeeded  by  An- 
drew Jackson.  John  C.  Calhoun  was  elected 
Vice-President.  The  slavery  question  now  be- 
gan to  assume  portentous  magnitude.  Mr.  Adams 
returned  to  Quincy  and  to  his  studies,  which  he 
pursued  with  unabated  zeal.  But  he  was  not 
long  permitted  to  remain  in  retirement.  In  No- 
vember, 1830,  he  was  elected  Representative  in 
Congress.  For  seventeen  years,  or  until  his  death, 
he  occupied  the  post  as  Representative,  towering 
above  all  his  peers,  ever  ready  to  do  brave  battle 
for  freedom,  and  winning  the  title  of  "the  Old 
Man  Eloquent."  Upon  taking  his  .seat  in  the 
House,  he  announced  that  he  should  hold  him- 
self bound  to  no  party.  Probably  there  never 
was  a  member  more  devoted  to  his  duties.  He 
was  usually  the  fir.st  in  his  place  in  the  morning, 
and  the  la.st  to  leave  his  seat  in  the  evening. 
Not  a  measure  could  be  brought  forward  and  es- 
cape his  scrutiny.  The  battle  which  Mr.  Adams 
fought,  almost  singly,  against  the  pro-slavery 
party  in  the  Government  was  sulilime  in  its 
moral  daring  and  heroism.  P'or  persisting  in 
presenting  petitions  for  the  abolition  of  slavery, 
he  was  threatened  with  indictment  by  the  grand 
jury,  with  expuLsion  from  the  Hou.se,  with  assas- 
sination; but  no  threats  could  intimidate  him,  and 
his  final  triumph  was  complete. 

On  the  2ist  of  February,  1848,  he  rose  on  the 
floor  of  Congress  with  a  paper  in  his  hand,  to 
address  the  speaker.  Suddenly  he  fell,  again 
stricken  by  paralysis,  and  was  caught  in  the  arms 
of  those  around  him.  For  a  time  he  was  sense- , 
less,  as  he  was  conveyed  to  the  sofa  in  the  ro- 
tunda. With  reviving  consciousness,  he  opened 
his  eyes,  looked  calmly  around  and  said  "This 
is  the  end  of  earth;"  then  after  a  moment's  pause 
he  added,  "  I  am  content."  These  were  the  last 
words  of  the  grand  ' '  Old  Man  Eloquent. ' ' 


,.*      ..  4.' ' 


ANDREW  JACKSON. 


(p\  NDREW  JACKSON,  the  seventh  President 
LI  of  the  United  States,  was  bora  in  VVaxhaw 
I  I  settlement,  N.  C,  March  15,  1767,  a  few 
da\s  after  his  father's  death.  His  parents  were 
poor  emigrants  from  Ireland,  and  took  up  their 
abt>de  in  Waxhaw  settlement,  where  the^'  lived 
in  deepest  poverty. 

Andrew,  or  Andy,  as  he  was  universally  called, 
grew  up  a  ver>-  rough,  rude,  turbulent  boy.  His 
features  wereciiarse,  his  form  ungainly,  and  there 
was  but  ven.-  little  in  his  character  made  visible 
which  was  attractive. 

When  only  thirteen  years  old  he  joined  the 
volunteers  of  Carolina  against  the  British  invasion. 
In  1 78 1,  he  and  his  brother  Robert  were  captured 
and  imprisoned  for  a  time  at  Camden.  A  British 
officer  ordered  him  to  brush  his  mud-spattered 
l)ot)ts.  "I  am  a  prisoner  of  war,  not  your  serv- 
ant," was  the  reply  of  the  dauntless  boy. 

Andrew  supported  himselfin  various  ways,  such 
as  working  at  the  saddler's  trade,  teaching  school, 
and  clerking  in  a  general  store,  until  1784,  when 
he  entered  a  law  oflBce  at  Salisburj-,  N.  C.  He, 
however,  gave  more  attention  to  the  wild  amuse- 
ments of  the  times  than  to  his  studies.  In  1788, 
he  was  appointed  solicitor  for  the  Western  District 
of  Xorth  Carolina,  of  which  Tennessee  was  then 
a  part.  This  involved  many  long  journeys  amid 
dangers  ofeverj'  kind,  but  Andrew  Jackson  never 
knew  fear,  and  the  Indians  had  no  desire  to  re- 
peat a  skirmish  with    "Sharp  Knife." 

In  1 79 1,  Mr.  Jackson  was  married  to  a  woman 
who  supposed  herself  divorced  from  her  former 
husband.  Great  was  the  surprise  of  both  parties, 
two  years  later,  to  find  that  the  conditions  of  the 
divorce  had  just  been  definitely  settled  bj^  the 
first  husband.  The  marriage  ceremony  was  per- 
fonned  a  second  time,  but  the  occurrence  was 
often  used  b\-  his  enemies  to  bring  Mr.  Jackson 
into  disfavor. 


In  January,  1796,  the  Territory  of  Tennessee 
then  containing  nearly  eighty  thousand  inhabi- 
tants, the  people  met  in  convention  at  Knoxville 
to  frame  a  constitution.  Five  were  sent  from 
each  of  the  eleven  counties.  Andrew  Jack.son 
was  one  of  the  delegates.  The  new  State  was 
entitled  to  but  one  member  in  the  National  House 
of  Representatives.  Andrew  Jackson  was  chosen 
that  member.  Mounting  his  horse,  he  rode  to 
Philadelphia,  where  Congress  then  held-  its  ses- 
sions, a  distance  of  about  eight  hundred  miles. 

Jackson  was  an  earnest  advocate  of  the  Demo- 
cratic party,  and  Jefferson  was  his  idol.  He  ad- 
mired Bonaparte,  loved  France,  and  hated  Eng- 
land. As  Mr.  Jackson  took  his  seat,  Gen.  Wash- 
ington, who.se  second  term  of  office  was  then 
expiring,  delivered  his  last  speech  to  Congress. 
A  committee  drew  up  a  complimentar>-  address  in 
reply.  Andrew  Jackson  did  not  approve  of  the 
address,  and  was  one  of  the  twelve  who  voted 
against  it.  He  was  not  willing  to  say  that  Gen. 
Washington's  administration  had  been  "wise, 
finn  and  patriotic." 

Mr.  Jackson  was  elected  to  the  United  States 
Senate  in  1797,  but  soon  resigned  and  returned 
home.  Soon  after  he  was  chosen  Judge  of  the 
Supreme  Court  of  his  State,  which  position  he 
held  for  six  years. 

When  the  War  of  1812  with  Great  Britain  com- 
menced, Madison  occupied  the  Presidential  chair. 
Aaron  Burr  sent  word  to  the  President  that  there 
was  an  unknown  man  in  the  West,  Andrew  Jack- 
son, who  would  do  credit  to  a  commission  if  one 
were  conferred  upon  him.  Just  at  that  time  Gen. 
Jackson  offered  his  services  and  those  of  twenty- 
five  hundred  volunteers.  His  offer  was  accepted, 
and  the  troops  were  assembled  at  Nashville. 

As  the  British  were  hourly  expected  to  make 
an  attack  upon  New  Orleans,  where  Gen.  Wil- 
kinson was  in  command,  he  was  ordered  to  de- 


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scend.  the  river  with  fifteen  hundred  troops  to  aid 
Wilkinson.  The  expedition  reached  Natchez, 
and  alter  a  delay  of  several  weeks  there  without 
accomplishing  anything,  the  men  were  ordered 
back  to  their  homes.  But  the  energy  Gen.  Jack- 
son had  displayed,  and  his  entire  devotion  to  the 
comfort  of  his  soldiers,  won  for  him  golden  opin- 
ions, and  he  became  the  most  popular  man  in  the 
State.  It  was  in  this  expedition  that  his  tough- 
ness gave  him  the  nickname  of   "Old  Hickory." 

Soon  after  this,  while  attempting  to  horsewhip 
Col.  Thomas  Benton  for  a  remark  that  gentleman 
made  about  his  taking  part  as  .second  in  a  duel 
in  which  a  younger  brother  of  Benton's  was  en- 
gaged, he  received  two  severe  pistol  wounds. 
While  he  was  lingering  upon  a  bed  of  suffering, 
news  came  that  the  Indians,  who  had  combined 
under  Tecumseh  from  Florida  to  the  Lakes  to  ex- 
terminate the  white  settlers,  were  committing  the 
most  awful  ravages.  Decisive  action  became  nec- 
essary. Gen.  Jackson,  with  his  fractured  bone 
just  beginning  to  heal,  his  arm  in  a  sling,  and 
unable  to  mount  his  horse  without  assistance, 
gave  his  amazing  energies  to  the  raising  of  an 
army  to  rendezvous  at  Fayettesville,  Ala. 

The  Creek  Indians  had  established  a  strong 
fort  on  one  of  the  bends  of  the  Tallapoosa  River, 
near  the  center  of  Alabama,  about  fifty  miles  be- 
low Ft.  Strother.  With  an  army  of  two  thousand 
men,  Gen.  Jackson  traversed  the  pathless  wilder- 
ness in  a  march  of  eleven  days.  He  reached  their 
fort,  called  Tohopeka  or  Horse-shoe,  on  the  27th 
of  March,  1814.  The  bend  of  the  river  enclosed 
nearly  one  hundred  acres  of  tangled  forest  and 
wild  ravine.  Across  the  narrow  neck  the  Indians 
had  constructed  a  formidable  breastwork  of  logs 
and  brush.  Here  nine  hundred  warriors,  with 
an  ample  supply  of  arms,  were  assembled. 

The  fort  was  stormed.  The  fight  was  utterlj' 
desperate.  Not  an  Indian  would  accept  quarter. 
When  bleeding  and  dying,  they  would  fight  those 
who  endeavored  to  spare  their  lives.  From  ten 
in  the  morning  until  dark  the  battle  raged.  The 
carnage  was  awful  and  revolting.  Some  threw 
themselves  into  the  river;  but  the  unerring  bul- 
lets struck  their  heads  as  they  swam.  Nearly 
every   one    of  the  nine  hundred   warriors  was 


ANDREW  JACKSON. 


killed.  A  few,  probably,  in  the  night  swam 
the   river   and   escaped.      This   ended  the   war. 

This  closing  of  the  Creek  War  enabled  us  to 
concentrate  all  our  militia  upon  the  British,  who 
were  the  allies  of  the  Indians.  No  man  of  less 
resolute  will  than  Gen.  Jackson  could  have  cin- 
ducted  this  Indian  campaign  to  so  successfiU  an 
issue.  Immediately  he  was  appointed  Major- 
General. 

Late  in  August,  with  an  army  of  two  thousand 
men  on  a  rushing  march,  Gen.  Jackson  went  to 
Mobile.  A  British  fleet  went  from  Pensacola, 
landed  a  force  upon  the  beach,  anchored  near  the 
little  fort,  and  from  both  ship  and  shore  com- 
menced a  furious  assault.  The  battle  was  long 
and  doubtful.  At  length  one  of  the  ships  was 
blown  up  and  the  rest  retired. 

Garrisoning  Mobile,  where  he  had  taken  his 
little  army,  he  moved  his  troops  to  New  Orleans, 
and  the  battle  of  New  Orleans,  which  .soon  ensued, 
was  in  reality  a  very  arduous  campaign.  This 
won  for  Gen.  Jackson  an  imperishable  name. 
Here  his  troops,  which  numbered  about  four 
thousand  men,  won  a  signal  victory  over  the 
British  army  of  about  nine  thousand.  His  loss 
was  but  thirteen,  while  the  loss  of  the  British  was 
twenty-six  hundred. 

The  name  of  Gen.  Jackson  soon  began  to  be 
mentioned  in  connection  with  the  Presidency, 
but  in  1824  he  was  defeated  by  Mr.  Adams. 
He  was,  however,  successful  in  the  election  of 
1828,  and  was  re-elected  for  a  second  term  in 
1832.  In  1829,  just  before  he  assumed  the  reins 
of  government,  he  met  with  the  most  terrible 
affliction  of  his  life  in  the  death  of  his  wife,  whom 
he  had  loved  with  a  devotion  which  has  perhaps 
never  been  surpassed.  From  the  shock  of  her 
death  he  never  recovered. 

His  administration  was  one  of  the  most  mem- 
orable in  the  annals  of  our  country — applauded 
by  one  party,  condemned  by  the  other.  No  man 
had  more  bitter  enemies  or  warmer  friends.  At 
the  expiration  of  his  two  terms  of  office  he  retired 
to  the  Hermitage,  where  he  died  June  8,  1845.  The 
last  years  of  Mr.  Jackson's  life  were  those  of  a  de- 
voted Christian  man. 


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MARTIN  VAN  BUREN. 


y^ARTlN  VAN  BUREN,  the  eighth  Presi- 
y  dent  of  the  United  States,  was  burn  at  Kin- 
(iJ  derhook,  N.  Y.,  December  5,  1782.  He 
died  at  the  same  place,  July  24,  1862.  His  body 
rests  in  the  cemeter>-  at  Kinderhook.  Above  it  is 
a  plain  granite  shaft,  fifteen  feet  high,  bearing  a 
simple  inscrij)tion  about  half-way  up  on  one  face. 
The  lot  is  unfeiiced,  unbordered  or  unbounded 
by  shrub  or  tlower. 

There  is  but  little  in  the  life  of  Martin  Van 
Bureii  of  romantic  interest.  He  fought  no  battles, 
engaged  in  no  wild  adventures.  Though  his  life 
was  stormy  in  political  and  intellectual  conflicts, 
and  he  gained  many  signal  victories,  his  days 
pa.sscd  uneventful  in  those  incidents  which  give 
ze.st  to  biography.  His  ancestors,  as  his  name  indi- 
cates, were  of  Dutch  origin,  and  were  among  the 
earliest  emigrants  from  Holland  to  the  banks  of 
the  Hud.son.  His  father  was  a  farmer,  residing 
in  the  old  town  of  Kinderhook.  His  mother,  also 
of  Dutch  lineage,  was  a  woman  of  superior  intel- 
ligence and  exemplary  piety. 

He  was  decidedly  a  precocious  boy,  developing 
lunisual  activity,  vigor  and  strength  of  mind.  At 
the  age  of  fourteen,  he  had  finished  his  academic 
studies  in  his  native  village,  and  commenced  the 
study  of  law.  As  he  had  not  a  collegiate  educa- 
tion, seven  years  of  study  in  a  law-office  were  re- 
quired of  him  before  he  could  be  admitted  to  the 
Bar.  Inspired  with  a  loftj'  ambition,  and  con- 
scious of  his  powers,  he  pursued  his  studies  with 
indefatigable  industry-.  After  spending  six  j^ears 
in  an  office  in  his  native  village,  he  Avent  to  the  city 
of  New  York,  and  prosecuted  his  studies  for  the 
seventh  year. 

In  1803,  Mr.  Van  Buren,  then  twenty-one  years 


of  age,  commenced  the  practice  of  law  in  his  na 
live  village.  The  great  conflict  between  the  Federal 
and  Republican  parties  was  then  at  its  height. 
Mr.  Van  Buren  was  from  the  beginning  a  politi- 
cian. He  had,  perhaps,  imbibed  that  spirit  while 
listening  to  the  many  discussions  which  had  been 
carried  on  in  his  father's  hotel.  He  was  in  cordial 
.sympathy  with  Jefferson,  and  earnestly  and  elo- 
quently espou.sed  the  cause  of  State  Rights,  though 
at  that  time  the  Federal  party  held  the  supremacy 
both  in  his  town  and  vState. 

His  success  and  increasing  reputation  led  him 
after  six  years  of  practice  to  remove  to  Hudson, 
the  county  seat  of  his  county.  Here  he  .spent 
seven  years,  constantly  gaining  strength  by  con- 
tending in  the  courts  with  some  of  the  ablest  men 
who  have  adorned  the  Bar  of  his  State. 

Just  before  leaving  Kinderhook  for  Hudson,  Mr. 
Van  Buren  married  a  lady  alike  distinguished  for 
beauty  and  accomplishments.  After  twelve  short 
years  she  sank  into  the  grave,  a  victim  of  con- 
sumption, leaving  her  husband  and  four  sons  to 
weep  over  her  lo.ss.  For  twenty-five  years,  Mr. 
Van  Buren  was  an  earne.st,  successful,  assiduous 
lawyer.  The  record  of  those  years  is  barren  in 
items  of  public  interest.  In  1812,  when  thirty 
years  of  age,  he  was  cho.sen  to  the  State  Senate, 
and  gave  his  strenuous  support  to  Mr.  Madison's 
administration.  In  181 5,  he  was  appointed  At- 
torney-General, and  the  next  year  moved  to  Al- 
bany, the  capital  of  the  State. 

While  he  w^as  acknowledged  as  one  of  the  most 
prominent  leaders  of  the  Democratic  party,  he  had 
the  moral  courage  to  avow  that  true  democracy  did 
not  require  that  "universal  suffrage' '  which  admits 
the  vile,  the  degraded,  the  ignorant,  to  the  right 


MARTIN  VAN  BUREN. 


48 

of  governing  the  State.  In  true  consistency  with 
his  democratic  principles,  he  contended  that,  while 
the  path  leading  to  the  privilege  of  voting  should 
be  open  to  every  man  without  distinction,  no  one 
should  be  invested  with  that  sacred  prerogative 
unless  he  were  in  some  degree  quaUfied  for  it  by 
intelligence,  virtue,  and  some  property  interests  in 
the  welfare  of  the  State. 

In  1 82 1  he  was  elected  a  member  of  the  United 
States  Senate,  and  in  the  same  year  he  took  a 
seat  in  the  convention  to  revise  the  Constitution  of 
his  native  State.  His  course  in  this  convention 
secured  the  approval  of  men  of  all  parties.  No 
one  could  doubt  the  singleness  of  his  endeavors  to 
promote  the  interests  of  all  classes  in  the  com- 
munity. In  the  Senate  of  the  United  States,  he 
rose  at  once  to  a  conspicuous  position  as  an  active 
and  useful  legislator. 

In  1827,  John  Quincy  Adams  being  then  in  the 
Presidential  chair,  Mr.  Van  Buren  was  re-elected 
to  the  Senate.  He  had  been  from  the  beginning 
a  determined  opposer  of  the  administration,  adopt- 
ing the  "State  Rights"  view  in  opposition  to  what 
was  deemed  the  Federal  proclivities  of  Mr.  Adams. 
Soon  after  this,  in  1S28,  he  was  chosen  Governor 
of  the  State  of  New  York,  and  accordingly  resigned 
his  seat  in  the  Senate.  Probably  no  one  in  the 
United  States  contributed  so  much  towards  eject- 
ing John  O.  Adams  from  the  Presidential  chair, 
and  placing  in  it  Andrew  Jackson,  as  did  Martin 
Van  Buren.  Whether  entitled  to  the  reputation 
or  not,  he  certainly  was  regarded  throughout  the 
United  States  as  one  of  the  most  .skillful,  .sagacious 
and  cunning  of  politicians.  It  was  supposed  that 
no  one  knew  so  well  as  he  how  to  touch  the  secret 
.springs  of  action,  how  to  pull  all  the  wires  to 
put  his  machinery  in  motion,  and  how  to  organize 
a  political  army  which  would  secretly  and  stealth- 
ily accomplish  the  most  gigantic  results.  By  these 
powers  it  is  said  that  he  outwitted  Mr.  Adams,  Mr. 
Clay,  and  Mr.  Webster,  and  secured  results  which 
lew  then  thought  could  be  accomplished. 

When  Andrew  Jackson  was  elected  President 
he  appointed  Mr.  Van  Buren  Secretary  of  State. 
This  position  he  resigned  in  1831,  and  was  im- 
mediately appointed  Minister  to  England,  where 
be  went  the  .same  autumn.     The  Senate,  however, 


when  it  met,  refused  to  ratify  the  nomination,  and 
he  returned  home,  apparently  untroubled.  Later 
he  was  nominated  Vice-President  in  the  place  of 
Calhoun,  at  the  re-election  of  President  Jackson, 
and  with  smiles  for  all  and  frowns  for  none,  he 
took  his  place  at  the  head  of  that  Senate  which  had 
refused  to  confirm  his  nomination  as  ambassador. 

His  rejection  by  the  Senate  roused  all  the  zeal 
of  President  Jackson  in  behalf  of  his  repudiated 
favorite;  and  this,  probably,  more  tlianany  other 
cause  secured  his  elevation  to  the  chair_  of  the 
Chief  Executive.  On  the  20th  of  May,  1836,  Mr. 
Van  Buren  received  the  Democratic  nomination 
to  succeed  Gen.  Jackson  as  President  of  the  United 
States.  He  was  elected  by  a  handsome  majority, 
to  the  delight  of  the  retiring  President.  '  'Leaving 
New  York  out  of  the  canvass,"  says  Mr.  Parton, 
"the  election  of  Mr.  Van  Buren  to  the  Presidency 
was  as  much  the  act  of  Gen.  Jack.son  as  though 
the  Con.stitution  had  conferred  upon  him  the  power 
to  appoint  a  .successor." 

His  administration  was  filled  with  exciting 
events.  The  insurrection  in  Canada,  which 
threatened  to  involve  this  country  in  war  with 
England,  the  agitation  of  the  slavery  question, 
and  finally  the  great  commercial  panic  which 
spread  over  the  country,  all  were  trials  of  his  wis- 
dom. The  financial  distress  was  attributed  to 
the  management  of  the  Democratic  party,  and 
brought  the  President  into  such  disfavor  that  he 
failed  of  re-election,  and  on  the  4th  of  March, 
1 84 1,  he  retired  from  the  presidency. 

With  the  exception  of  being  nominated  for  the 
Presidency  by  the  "Free  Soil"  Democrats  in  1848, 
Mr.  Van  Buren  lived  quietly  upon  his  estate  until 
his  death.  He  had  ever  been  a  prudent  man,  of 
frugal  habits,  and,  living  within  his  income,  had 
now  fortunately  a  competence  for  his  declining 
years.  From  his  fine  estate  at  Lindenwald,  he 
still  exerted  a  powerful  influence  upon  the  politics 
of  the  country.  From  this  time  until  his  death, 
on  the  24th  of  July,  1862,  at  the  age  of  eighty 
years,  he  resided  at  Lindenwald,  a  gentleman  of 
leisure,  of  culture  and  wealth,  enjoying,  in  a 
healthy  old  age  probably  far  more  happiness  than 
he  had  before  experienced  amid  the  storni)^  scenes 
of  his  active  life. 


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<^''Z/it-'t^4r>i_^ 


WILLIAM  HENRY  HARRISON. 


IILUAM  HENRY  HARRISON,  the  ninth 
I'lesident  of  the  United  States,  was  bom 
at  Berkeley,  Va. ,  February  9,  1773.  His 
father,  Benjamin  Harrison,  was  in  comparatively 
opulent  circumstances,  and  was  one  of  the  most 
distinguished  men  of  his  day.  He  was  an  inti- 
mate friend  of  George  Washington,  was  early 
elected  a  member  of  the  Continental  Congress, 
and  was  conspicuous  among  the  patriots  of  Vir- 
ginia in  resi.sting  the  encroachments  of  the  British 
crown.  In  the  celebrated  Congress  of  1775,  Ben- 
jamin Harrison  and  John  Hancock  were  both 
candidates  for  the  office  of  Speaker. 

Mr.  Harrison  was  subsequently  chosen  Gov- 
ernor of  Virginia,  and  was  twice  re-elected.  His 
son  William  Henrj-,  of  course,  enjoyed  in  child- 
hood all  the  advantages  which  wealth  and  intel- 
lectual and  cultivated  society  could  give.  Hav- 
ing received  a  thorough  common-school  educa- 
tion, he  entered  Hampden  Sidney  College,  where 
he  graduated  with  honor  .soon  after  the  death  of 
his  father.  He  then  repaired  to  Philadelphia  to 
study  medicine  under  the  instructions  of  Dr.  Rush 
and  the  guardianship  of  Robert  Morris,  both  of 
whom  were,  with  his  father,  signers  of  the  Dec- 
laration of  Independence. 

Upon  the  outbreak  of  the  Indian  troubles,  and 
notwith.standing  the  remonstrances  of  his  friends, 
he  abandoned  his  medical  studies  and  entered  the 
army,  having  obtained  a  commission  as  Ensign 
from  President  Washington.  He  was  then  but 
nineteen  years  old.  From  that  time  he  passed 
gradually  upward  in  rank  until  he  became  aide 
to  Gen.  Wayne,  after  whose  death  he  resigned 
his  commission.  He  was  then  appointed  Secre- 
tary- of  the  Northwestern  Territory.  This  Terri- 
tory was  then  entitled  to  but  one  member  in  Con- 


gress, and  Harrison  was  chosen  to  fill  that  position. 
In  the  spring  of  1800  the  Northwestern  Terri- 
tory was  divided  by  Congress  into  two  portions. 
The  eastern  portion,  comprising  the  region  now 
embraced  in  the  State  of  Oliio,  was  called  "The 
Territory  northwest  of  the  Ohio."  The  we.stern 
portion,  which  included  what  is  now  called  Indi- 
ana, Illinois  and  Wisconsin,  was  called  "the  Indi- 
ana Territory."  William  Henrj' Harrison,  then 
twenty-.seven  years  of  age,  was  appointed  by  John 
Adams  Governor  of  the  Indiana  Territory,  and 
immediately  after  also  Governor  of  Upper  Loui- 
siana. He  was  thus  ruler  over  almost  as  exten- 
sive a  realm  as  any  sovereign  upon  the  globe. 
He  was  Superintendent  of  Indian  Affairs,  and 
was  invested  with  powers  nearly  dictatorial  over 
the  then  rapidly  increasing  white  population.  The 
ability  and  fidelity  with  which  he  discharged 
these  responsible  duties  may  be  inferred  from  the 
fact  that  he  was  four  times  appointed  to  this 
office — first  by  John  Adams,  twice  by  Thomas 
Jefferson,  and  afterwards  by  President  Madison. 

When  he  began  his  administration  there  were 
but  three  white  settlements  in  that  almost  bound- 
less region,  now  crowded  with  cities  and  resound- 
ing with  all  the  tumult  of  wealth  and  traffic. 
One  of  these  settlements  was  on  the  Ohio,  nearly 
opposite  Louisville;  one  at  Vincennes,  on  the 
Wabash;  and  the  third  was  a  French  settlement. 

The  vast  wilderness  over  which  Gov.  Harrison 
reigned  was  filled  with  many  tribes  of  Indians. 
About  the  year  1806,  two  extraordinary  men, 
twin  brothers  of  the  Shawnee  tribe,  rose  among 
them.  One  of  the.se  was  called  Tecumseh,  or 
"the  Crouching  Panther;"  the  other  OUiwa- 
checa,  or  "the  Prophet."  Tecumseh  was  not 
only  an  Indian  warrior,  but  a  man  of  great  sagac- 


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WILLIAM  HENRY  HARRISON. 


ity,  far-reaching  foresight  and  indomitable  perse- 
verance in  any  enterprise  in  which  he  might  en- 
gage. His  brother,  the  Prophet,  was  an  orator, 
who  could  sway  the  feelings  of  the  untutored  In- 
dians as  the  gale  tossed  the  tree-tops  beneath 
which  they  dwelt.  With  an  enthusiasm  unsur- 
passed by  Peter  the  Hermit  rousing  Europe  to  the 
crusades,  he  went  from  tribe  to  tribe,  assuming 
that  he  was  specially  sent  by  the  Great  Spirit. 

Gov.  Harrison  made  many  attempts  to  con- 
ciliate the  Indians,  but  at  last  war  came,  and  at 
Tippecanoe  the  Indians  were  routed  with  great 
.slaughter.  October  28,  18 12,  his  army  began  its 
march.  When  near  the  Prophet's  town,  three 
Indians  of  rank  made  their  appearance  and  in- 
quired why  Gov.  Harrison  was  approaching  them 
in  so  ho.stile  an  attitude.  After  a  short  confer- 
ence, arrangements  were  made  for  a  meeting  the 
next  day  to  agree  upon  terms  of  peace. 

But  Gov.  Harrison  was  too  well  acquainted 
with  the  Indian  character  to  be  deceived  by  such 
protestations.  Selecting  a  favorable  spot  for  his 
night's  encampment,  he  took  every  precaution 
against  surprise.  His  troops  were  posted  in  a 
hollow  square  and  slept  upon  their  arms.  The 
wakeful  Governor,  between  three  and  four  o'clock 
in  the  morning,  had  risen,  and  was  sitting 
in  conversation  with  his  aides  by  the  embers 
of  a  waning  fire.  It  was  a  chill,  cloudy  morning, 
with  a  drizzling  rain.  In  the  darkness,  the  In- 
dians had  crept  as  near  as  possible,  and  just  then, 
with  a  savage  yell,  rushed,  with  all  the  despera- 
tion which  superstition  and  passion  most  highly 
inflamed  could  give,  upon  the  left  flank  of  the 
little  army.  The  savages  had  been  amply  pro- 
vided with  guns  and  ammunition  by  the  English, 
and  their  war-whoop  was  accompanied  by  a 
shower  of  bullets. 

The  camp-fires  were  instantly  extinguished,  as 
the  light  aided  the  Indians  in  their  aim,  and 
Gen.  Harrison's  troops  stood  as  immovable  as 
the  rocks  around  them  until  day  dawned,  when 
they  made  a  sinmltaneous  charge  with  the  bayo- 
net and  swept  everything  before  them,  completely 
routing  the  foe. 

Gov.  Harri.son  now  had  all  his  energies  tasked 
to  the  utmost.     The  British,  descending  from  the 


Canadas,  were  of  themselves  a  very  formidable 
force,  but  with  their  savage  allies  rushing  like 
wolves  from  the  forest,  burning,  plundering,  scalp- 
ing, torturing,  the  wide  frontier  was  plunged  into 
a  state  of  consternation  which  even  the  most  vivid 
imagination  can  but  faintly  conceive.  Gen.  Hull 
had  made  an  ignominious  surrender  of  his  forces  at 
Detroit.  Under  these  despairing  circumstances. 
Gov.  Harrison  was  appointed  by  President  Madi- 
son Commander-in-Chief  of  the  Northwestern 
Army,  with  orders  to  retake  Detroit  and  to  protect 
the  frontiers.  It  would  be  difficult  to  place  a  man 
in  a  situation  demanding  more  energy,  sagacity 
and  courage,  but  he  was  found  equal  to  the 
position,  and  nobly  and  triumphantly  did  he  meet 
all  the  re.sponsibilities. 

In  1 8 16,  Gen.  Harrison  was  chosen  a  member 
of  the  National  House  of  Representatives,  to  rep- 
re,sent  the  District  of  Ohio.  In  Congress  he  proved 
an  active  member,  and  whenever  he  spoke  it  was 
with  a  force  of  reason  and  power  of  eloquence 
which  arrested  the  attention  of  all  the  members. 

In  18 19,  Harrison  was  elected  to  the  Senate  of 
Ohio,  and  in  1824,  as  one  of  the  Presidential  Elec- 
tors of  that  State,  he  gave  his  vote  for  Henry 
Clay.  The  same  year  he  was  chosen  to  the  Uni- 
ted States  Senate.  In  1836  his  friends  brought 
him  forward  as  a  candidate  for  the  Presidency 
again.st  Van  Buren,  but  he  was  defeated.  At  the 
close  of  Mr.  Van  Buren's  term,  he  was  re-nom- 
inated by  his  party,  and  Mr.  Harrison  was  unani- 
mously nominated  by  the  Whigs,  with  John  Tyler 
for  the  Vice- Presidency.  The  contest  was  very 
animated.  Gen.  Jackson  gave  all  his  influence  to 
prevent  Harrison's  election,  but  his  triumph  was 
signal. 

The  cabinet  which  he  formed,  with  Daniel  Web- 
ster at  its  head  as  Secretary  of  State,  was  one  of 
the  most  brilliant  with  which  any  President  had 
ever  been  surrounded.  Never  were  the  prospects 
of  an  administration  more  flattering,  or  the  hopes 
of  the  country  more  sanguine.  In  the  midst  of 
these  bright  and  joyous  prospects,  Gen.  Harrison 
was  seized  by  a  pleurisy-fever,  and  after  a  few 
days  of  violent  sickness  died,  on  the  4th  of  April, 
just  one  month  after  his  inauguration  as  President 
of  the  United  States. 


JOHN  TYLER. 


(TOHN  TYLER,  the  tenth  President  of  the 
I  I'nited  States,  and  was  born  in  Charles 
G/  City  County,  \'a.,  March "29,  1790.  He  was 
the  favored  child  of  affluence  and  high  social  po- 
sition. At  the  early  age  of  twelve,  John  entered 
William  and  Mary  College,  and  graduated  with 
nnich  lionor  when  but  seventeen  years  old.  After 
graduating,  he  devoted  him.self  with  great  assi- 
duity to  the  study  of  law,  partly  with  his  father 
and  partly  with  Edmund  Randol])]!,  one  of  the 
most  distinguished  lawyers  of  \'irginia. 

At  nineteen  years  of  age,  he  commenced  the 
practice  of  law.  His  success  was  rapid  and  as- 
tonishing. It  is  said  that  three  months  had  not 
elapsed  ere  there  was  scarcely  a  case  on  the 
docket  of  the  court  in  which  he  was  not  retained. 
When  but  twenty-one  years  of  age,  he  was  almost 
unanimously  elected  to  a  seat  in  the  State  Legis- 
lature. He  connected  him.self  with  the  Demo- 
cratic party,  and  wannly  advocated  the  measures 
of  Jefferson  and  Madison.  For  five  successive 
years  he  was  elected  to  the  Legislature,  receiving 
nearly  the  unanimous  vote  of  his  county. 

When  but  twenty-six  years  of  age,  he  was 
elected  a  Member  of  Congress.  Here  he  acted  ear- 
nestly and  ably  with  the  Democratic  party,  oppos- 
ing a  national  bank,  internal  improvements  by 
the  General  Government,  and  a  protective  tariff; 
advocating  a  strict  construction  of  the  Constitu- 
tion and  the  most  careful  vigilance  over  State 
rights.  His  labors  in  Congress  were  so  arduous 
that  before  the  close  of  his  second  term  he  found 
it  necessarj-  to  resign  and  retire  to  his  estate  in 
Charles  City  County  to  recruit  his  health.  He, 
however,  soon  after  consented  to  take  his  seat  in 
the  State  Legislature,  where  his  influence  was 
powerful  in  promoting  public  works  of  great 
utility.  With  a  reputation  thus  constantly  in- 
creasing, he  was  chosen  by  a  very  large  majority 
of  votes  Governor  of  his  native  State.  His  ad- 
ministration was  a  signally  successful  one,  and  his 
popularity  secured  his  re-election. 


John  Randolph,  a  brilliant,  erratic,  half-crazed 
man,  then  representetl  \'irginia  in  the  Senate  of 
the  United  States.  A  portion  of  the  Democratic 
party  was  displeased  with  Mr.  Randolph's  way- 
ward course,  and  brought  forward  John  Tyler  as 
his  opponent,  considering  him  the  only  man  in 
Yirginia  of  sufficient  popularity  to  succeed 
against  the  renowned  orator  of  Roanoke.  Mr. 
Tyler  was  the  victor. 

In  accordance  with  his  professions,  upon  tak- 
I  ing  his  .seat  in  the  Senate  he  joined  the  ranks  of 
the  opposition.  He  opposed  the  tariff,  and  spoke 
against  and  voted  against  the  bank  as  unconsti- 
tutional; he  strenuously  opposed  all  restrictions 
upon  slavery,  resisting  all  projects  of  internal  im- 
provements by  the  General  Govermnent,  and 
avowed  his  symjiathy  with  Mr.  Calhoun's  view 
I  of  nullification;  he  declared  that  Gen.  Jackson, 
by  his  opposition  to  the  nullifiers,  had  abandoned 
the  principles  of  the  Democratic  party.  Such 
was  Mr.  Tyler's  record  in  Congress — a  record  in 
perfect  accordance  with  the  principles  which  he 
had  always  avowed. 

Returning  to  Virginia,  he  resumed  the  practice 
of  his  profession.  There  was  a  split  in  the  Demo- 
cratic party.  His  friends  still  regarded  him  as  a 
true  Jeffersonian,  gave  him  a  dinner,  and  show- 
ered compliments  upon  him.  He  had  now  at- 
tained the  age  of  forty-six,  and  his  career  had  been 
very  brilliant.  In  consequence  of  his  devotion  to 
public  business,  his  private  affairs  had  fallen  into 
some  disorder,  and  it  was  not  without  satisfac- 
tion that  he  resumed  the  practice  of  law,  and  de- 
voted himself  to  the  cultivation  of  his  plantation. 
Soon  after  this  he  removed  to  Williamsburg,  for 
the  better  education  of  his  children,  and  he  again 
took  his  seat  in  the  Legislature  of  Virginia. 

By  the  southern  W^higs  he  was  sent  to  the 
national  convention  at  Harrisburg  in  1839  to  nom- 
inate a  President.  The  majority  of  votes  were 
given  to  Gen  Harrison,  a  genuine  Whig,  much 
to  the  disappointment  of  the  South,  which  wished 


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JOHN  TYLER. 


for  Henr>^  Cla}'.  To  conciliate  the  southern 
Whigs  and  to  secure  their  vote,  the  convention 
then  nominated  John  Tyler  for  Vice-President. 
It  was  well  known  that  he  was  not  in  sympathy 
with  the  Whig  party  in  the  North;  but  the  Vice- 
President  has  ver>'  little  power  in  the  Govern- 
ment, his  main  and  almost  only  duty  being  to 
preside  over  the  meetings  of  the  Senate.  Thus  it 
happened  that  a  Whig  President  and,  in  realitj', 
a  Democratic  Vice-President  were  chosen. 

In  1841,  Mr.  Tyler  was  inaugurated  Vice- 
President  of  the  United  States.  In  one  short 
month  from  that  time,  President  Harrison  died, 
and  Mr.  Tj'ler  thus  found  himself  to  his  own 
surprise  and  that  of  the  whole  nation,  an  occu- 
pant of  the  Presidential  chair.  Hastening  from 
Williamsburg  to  Washington,  on  the  6th  of 
April  he  was  inaugurated  to  the  high  and  re- 
sponsible office.  He  was  placed  in  a  position  of 
exceeding  delicacy  and  difficultj'.  All  his  long 
life  he  had  been  opposed  to  the  main  principles  of 
the  party  which  had  brought  him  into  power. 
He  had  ever  been  a  consistent,  honest  man,  with 
an  unblemished  record.  Gen.  Harrison  had  se- 
lected a  Whig  cabinet.  Should  he  retain  them, 
and  thus  surround  himself  with  counselors  whose 
views  were  antagonistic  to  his  own  ?  or,  on  the 
other  hand,  should  he  turn  against  the  party 
which  had  elected  him,  and  select  a  cabinet  in 
harmony  with  himself,  and  which  would  oppose 
all  those  views  which  the  Whigs  deemed  essen- 
tial to  the  public  welfare  ?  This  was  his  fearful 
dilemma.  He  invited  the  cabinet  which  Presi- 
dent Harrison  had  selected  to  retain  their  seats, 
and  recommended  a  day  of  fasting  and  prayer, 
that  God  would  guide  and  bless  us. 

The  Whigs  carried  through  Congress  a  bill  for 
the  incorporation  of  a  fiscal  bank  of  ^he  United 
States.  The  President,  after  ten  days'  delay,  re- 
turned it  with  his  veto.  He  suggested,  however, 
that  he  would  approve  of  a  bill  drawn  up  upon 
such  a  plan  as  he  proposed.  Such  a  bill  was  ac- 
cordingly prepared,  and  privately  submitted  to 
him.  He  gave  it  his  approval.  It  was  passed 
without  alteration,  and  he  sent  it  back  with  his 
veto.  Here  commenced  the  open  rupture.  It  is 
said  that  Mr.  Tyler  was  provoked  to  this  meas- 


ure by  a  published  letter  from  the  Hon.  John  M. 
Botts,  a  distinguished  \'irginia  Whig,  who  se- 
verely touched  the  pride  of  the  President. 

The  opposition  now  exiiltingly  received  the 
President  into  their  arms.  The  party  which 
elected  him  denounced  him  bitterly.  All  the 
members  of  his  cabinet,  excepting  Mr.  Webster, 
resigned.  The  Whigs  of  Congress,  both  the 
Senate  and  the  House,  held  a  meeting  and  issued 
an  address  to  the  people  of  the  United  States, 
proclaiming  that  all  political  alliance  between  the 
Whigs  and  President  Tyler  was  at  an  end. 

Still  the  President  attempted  to  conciliate.  He 
appointed  a  new  cabinet  of  distinguished  Whigs 
and  Conservatives,  carefully  leaving  out  all  strong 
party  men.  Mr.  Webster  soon  found  it  necessary 
to  resign,  forced  out  by  the  pressure  of  his  Whig 
friends.  Thus  the  four  years  of  Mr.  Tyler's  un- 
fortunate administration  passed  sadly  away.  No 
one  was  satisfied.  The  land  was  filled  with  mur- 
murs and  vituperation.  Whigs  and  Democrats 
alike  assailed  him.  More  and  more,  however,  he 
brought  himself  into  sympath}'  with  his  old 
friends,  the  Democrats,  until  at  the  close  of  his 
term  he  gave  his  whole  influence  to  the  .support 
of  Mr.  Polk,  the  Democratic  candidate  for  his 
successor. 

On  the  4th  of  March,  1845,  President  Tyler  re- 
tired from  the  harassments  of  office,  to  the  regret 
of  neither  party,  and  probably  to  his  own  unspeak- 
able relief  The  remainder  of  his  days  were 
passed  mainly  in  the  retirement  of  his  beautiful 
home — Sherwood  Forest,  Charles  City  County, 
Va.  His  first  wife,  Miss  Letitia  Christian,  died 
in  Washington  in  1842;  and  in  June,  1S44, 
he  was  again  married,  at  New  York,  to  Miss  Julia 
Gardiner,  a  young  lady  of  many  personal  and 
intellectual  accomplishments. 

When  the  great  Rebellion  rose,  which  the 
State  Rights  and  nullifying  doctrines  of  John  C. 
Calhoun  had  inaugurated.  President  Tyler  re- 
nounced his  allegiance  to  the  United  States,  and 
joined  the  Confederates.  He  was  chosen  a  mem- 
ber of  their  Congress,  and  while  engaged  in 
active  measures  to  destroy,  by  force  of  arms,  the 
Government  over  which  he  had  once  presided,  he 
was  taken  sick  and  soon  died. 


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JAMES  K.  POLK. 


(I  AMES  K.  POLK,  the  eleventh  President  of 
I  the  United  States,  was  boni  in  Mecklenburgh 
C2/  County,  N.  C,  November  2,  1795.  His 
parents  were  Samuel  and  Jane  (Knoxj  Polk,  the 
former  a  son  of  Col.  Thomas  Polk,  who  located 
at  the  above  place,  as  one  of  the  fir.st  pioneers,  in 
1735.  In  1806,  with  his  wife  and  children,  and 
soon  after  followed  b>-  most  of  tlie  members  of  the  , 
Polk  family,  Samuel  Polk  emigrated  some  two  or 
three  hundred  miles  farther  west,  to  the  rich  val- 
ley of  the  Duck  River.  Here,  in  the  midst  of  the 
wilderness,  in  a  region  whicli  was  sub.secjuently 
called  Maur>-  County,  they  erected  their  log  huts 
and  establishetl  their  homes.  In  the  hard  toil  of 
a  new  fann  in  the  wilderness,  James  K.  Polk 
.spent  the  early  years  of  his  childhood  and  youth. 
His  father,  adding  the  pursuit  of  a  surveyor  to 
that  of  a  farmer,  gradually  increa.sed  in  wealth, 
until  he  liecame  one  of  the  leading  men  of  the  • 
region.  His  mother  was  a  superior  woman,  of 
strong  common  .seiuse  and  eanie.st  piety.  j 

Very  earh-  in  Ufe  James  developed  a  taste  for 
reading,  and  expressed  the  strongest  desire  to  ob- 
tain a  liberal  education.  His  mother's  training  i 
had  made  him  methodical  in  his  habits,  had  taught 
him  punctuality  and  industry,  and  had  inspired 
him  with  lofty  principles  of  morality.  His  health 
was  frail,  and  his  father,  fearing  that  he  might  not 
be  able  to  endure  a  sedentary  life,  got  a  situation  ; 
for  him  behind  the  counter,  hoping  to  fit  him  for 
commercial  pursuits.  1 

This  was  to  James  a  bitter  disappointment.    He  | 
had  no  taste  for  these  duties,  and  his  daily  tasks  ' 
were  irksome  in  the  extreme.     He  remained  in  this  ; 
uncongenial  occupation  but  a  few  w-^ks,  when, 
at  his   earnest   solicitation,    his   favUer  removed 
him    and   made   arrangements  for  him  to  pros- 
ecute his  studies.    Soon  after  he  .sent  him  to  Mur- 
freesboro  Academy.      With    ardor   which   could 
scarcely  be  surpassed,  he  pressed  forward  in  his  I 


studies,  and  in  less  than  two  and  a-half  j^eirs,  in 
the  autumn  of  18 15,  entered  the  sophomore  class 
in  the  I'niver.sity  of  North  Carolina,  at  Chapel 
Hill.  Here  he  was  one  of  the  most  exemplary  of 
scholars,  punctual  in  ever>-  exercise,  never  allow- 
ing himself  to  be  absent  from  a  recitation  or  a 
religious  service. 

Mr.  Polk  graduated  in  18 18,  with  the  highest 
honors,  being  deemed  the  best  .scholar  of  his  class, 
both  in  mathematics  and  the  classics.  He  was 
then  twenty-three  years  of  age.  His  health  was 
at  this  time  much  impaired  by  the  assiduity  with 
whicli  he  had  prosecuted  his  studies.  After  a 
short  season  of  relaxation,  he  went  to  Na.shville, 
and  entered  the  office  of  Felix  Grundy,  to  .study 
law.  Here  Mr.  Polk  renewed  his  acquaintance 
with  Andrew  Jack.son,  who  resided  on  his  planta- 
tion, the  "  Hermitage,"  but  a  few  miles  from 
Nashville.  They  had  probably  been  slightly  ac- 
quainted before. 

Mr.  Polk's  fatherwas  a  Jeffersonian  Republican 
and  James  K.  adhered  to  the  .same  political  faith. 
He  was  a  popular  public  speaker,  and  was  con- 
stantlj-  called  upon  to  address  the  meetings  of  his 
party  friends.  His  skill  as  a  speaker  was  such 
that  he  was  popularly  called  the  Napoleon  of  the 
stump.  He  was  a  man  of  unblemished  morals, 
genial  and  courteous  in  his  bearing,  and  with  that 
sympathetic  nature  in  the  joys  and  griefs  of  oth- 
ers whicli  gave  him  hosts  of  friends.  In  1823, 
he  was  elected  to  the  Legislature  of  Tennessee, 
and  gave  his  .strong  influence  toward  the  election 
of  his  friend,  Mr.  Jackson,  to  the  Presidency  of 
the  United  States. 

In  January-,  1824,  Mr.  Polk  married  MissSarah 
Childress,  of  Rutherford  County,  Tenn.  His 
bride  was  altogether  worthy  of  him — a  lady  of 
beauty  and  culture.  In  the  fall  of  1825  Mr.  Polk 
was  chosen  a  member  of  Congress,  and  the  satis- 
faction he  gave  his  constituents  may  be  inferred 


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JAMES  K.  POI.K. 


from  the  fact,  that  for  fourteen  successive  years, 
or  until  1839,  he  was  continued  in  that  office.  He 
then  voluntarily  withdrew,  only  that  he  might 
accept  the  Gubernatorial  chair  of  Tennessee.  In 
Congress  he  was  a  laborious  member,  a  frequent 
and  a  popular  speaker.  He  was  always  in  his 
seat,  always  courteous,  and  whenever  he  spoke 
it  was  always  to  the  point,  without  any  ambitious 
rhetorical  display. 

During  five  sessions  of  Congress  Mr.  Polk  was 
Speaker  of  the  House.  Strong  passions  were 
roused  and  stormy  scenes  were  witnessed,  but  he 
performed  his  arduous  duties  to  a  very  general 
satisfaction,  and  a  unanimous  vote  of  thanks  to 
him  was  passed  by  the  House  as  he  withdrew  on 
the  4th  of  March,  1839. 

In  accordance  with  Southern  usage,  Mr.  Polk, 
as  a  candidate  for  Governor,  canvassed  the  State. 
He  was  elected  by  a  large  majority,  and  on  Octo- 
ber 14,  1839,  took  the  oath  of  office  at  Nashville. 
In  1 841  his  term  of  office  expired,  and  he  was 
again  the  candidate  of  the  Democratic  party,  but 
was  defeated. 

On  the  4th  of  March,  1845,  Mr.  Polk  was  in- 
augurated President  of  the  United  States.  The 
verdict  of  the  country  in  favor  of  the  annexation 
of  Texas  exerted  its  influence  upon  Congress, 
and  the  last  act  of  the  administration  of  President 
Tyler  was  to  affix  his  signature  to  a  joint  resolu- 
tion of  Congress,  passed  on  the  3d  of  March,  ap- 
proving of  the  annexation  of  Texas  to  the  Union. 
As  Mexico  still  claimed  Texas  as  one  of  her 
provinces,  the  Mexican  Minister,  Almonte,  im- 
mediately demanded  his  passports  and  left  the 
country,  declaring  the  act  of  the  annexation  to  be 
an  act  hostile  to  Mexico. 

In  his  first  message.  President  Polk  urged  that 
Texas  should  immediately,  by  act  of  Congress,  be 
received  into  the  Union  on  the  same  footing  with 
the  other  States.  In  the  mean  time.  Gen.  Taylor 
was  sent  with  an  army  into  Texas  to  hold  the 
country.  He  was  first  sent  to  Nueces,  which  the 
Mexicans  said  was  the  western  boundary  of  Tex- 
as. Then  he  was  sent  nearly  two  hundred  miles 
further  west,  to  the  Rio  Grande,  where  he  erected 
batteries  which  commanded  the  Mexican  city  of 
Matamoras,   which  was  situated  on  the  western 


banks.  The  anticipated  collision  soon  took  place, 
and  war  was  declared  against  Mexico  by  President 
Polk.  The  war  was  pushed  forward  by  his  ad- 
ministration with  great  vigor.  Gen.  Taylor, 
whose  army  was  first  called  one  of  ' '  obser\'ation, ' ' 
then  of  "occupation,"  then  of  "invasion,"  was 
sent  forward  to  Monterey.  The  feeble  Mexicans 
in  every  encounter  were  hopelessly  slaughtered. 
The  day  of  judgment  alone  can  reveal  the  misery' 
which  this  war  caused.  It  was  by  the  ingenuity 
of  Mr.  Polk's  administration  that  the  war  was 
brought  on. 

"To  the  victors  belong  the  spoils."  Mexico 
was  prostrate  before  us.  Her  capital  was  in  our 
hands.  We  now  consented  to  peace  upon  the 
condition  that  Mexico  should  surrender  to  us,  in 
addition  to  Texas,  all  of  New  Mexico,  and  all  of 
Upper  and  Lower  California.  This  new  demand 
embraced,  exclusive  of  Texas,  eight  hundred 
thousand  square  miles.  This  was  an  extent  of 
territory  equal  to  nine  Stales  of  the  size  of  New 
York.  Thus  slavery  was  securing  eighteen  ma- 
jestic States  to  be  added  to  the  Union.  There 
were  some  Americans  who  thought  it  all  right; 
there  were  others  who  thought  it  all  wrong.  In 
the  prosecution  of  this  war  we  expended  twenty 
thousand  lives  and  more  than  $100,000,000.  Of 
this  money  $15,000,000  were  paid  to  Mexico. 

On  the  3d  of  March,  1849,  Mr.  Polk  retired 
from  office,  having  served  one  term.  The  next 
day  was  Sunday.  On  the  5th,  Gen.  Taylor  was 
inaugurated  as  his  successor.  Mr.  Polk  rode  to 
the  Capitol  in  the  same  carriage  with  Gen.  Tay- 
lor, and  the  same  evening,  with  Mrs.  Polk,  he 
commenced  his  return  to  Tennessee.  He  was 
then  but  fifty-four  years  of  age.  He  had  always 
been  strictly  temperate  in  all  his  habits,  and  his 
health  was  good.  With  an  ample  fortune,  a 
choice  library,  a  cultivated  mind,  and  domestic 
ties  of  the  dearest  nature,  it  .seemed  as  though 
long  years  of  tranquillity  and  happiness  were  be- 
fore him.  But  the  cholera — that  fearful  scourge 
— was  then  sweeping  up  the  Valley  of  the  Mi.ssis- 
sippi,  and  he  contracted  the  disease,  dying  on  the 
15th  of  June,  1849,  in  the  fifty-fourth  year  of  his 
age,  greatly  mourned  by  his  countrj'men. 


<yccyy- 


ZACHARY  TAYLOR. 


^ACHARY  TAYLOR,  twelfth  President  of 
A  the  United  States,  was  boni  on  the  24th  of 
/^  November,  1784,  in  Orange  County,  Ya. 
His  father,  Col.  Taylor,  was  a  Yirginian  of 
note,  and  a  distinguished  patriot  and  soldier  of 
the  Revolution.  When  Zacharj'  was  an  infant, 
his  father,  with  his  wife  and  two  children,  emi- 
grated to  Kentucky,  where  he  settled  in  the  path- 
less wilderness,  a  few  miles  from  Louisville.  In 
this  frontier  home,  away  from  civilization  and  all 
its  refinements,  young  Zacharj-  could  enjoy  but 
few  social  and  educational  advantages.  When 
six  years  of  age  he  attended  a  common  school, 
and  was  then  regarded  as  a  bright,  active  boy, 
rather  remarkable  for  bluntness  and  decision  of 
character.  He  was  strong,  fearless  and  self-reli- 
ant, and  manifested  a  strong  desire  to  enter  the 
army  to  fight  the  Indians,  who  were  ravaging  the 
frontiers.  There  is  little  to  l>e  recorded  of  the 
uneventful  years  of  his  childhood  on  his  father's 
large  but  lonely  plantation. 

In  1 80S,  his  father  succeeded  in  obtaining  for 
him  a  commission  as  Lieutenant  in  the  United  ! 
States  annj-,  and  he  joined  the  troops  which  were 
stationed  at  New  Orleans  under  Gen.  Wilkinson. 
Soon  after  this  he  married  Miss  Margaret  Smith, 
a  young  lady  from  one  of  the  first  families  of 
Manland. 

Immediately  after  the  declaration  of  war  with 
England,  in  181 2,  Capt.  Taylor  (for  he  had  then 
been  promoted  to  that  rank)  was  put  in  command 
of  Ft.  Harrison,  on  the  Wabash,  about  fifty  miles 
above  Yincennes.  This  fort  had  been  built  in  the 
wilderness  by  Gen.  Harrison,  on  his  march  to 
Tippecanoe.  It  was  one  of  the  first  points  of  at- 
tack by  the  Indians,  led  by  Tecumseh.  Its  garri- 
son consisted  of  a  broken  company-  of  infantry, 
numbering  fifty  men,  many  of  whom  were  sick. 

Early  in  the  autumn  of  181 2,  the  Indians, 
stealthily,  and  in  large  numbers,  moved  upon  the 


fort.  Their  approach  was  first  indicated  by  the 
murder  of  two  soldiers  just  outside  of  the  stockade. 
Capt.  Taylor  made  every  possible  preparation  to 
meet  the  anticipated  assault.  On  the  4th  of  Sep- 
tember, a  band  of  forty  painted  and  plumed  sav- 
ages came  to  the  fort,  waving  a  white  flag,  and 
informed  Capt.  Taylor  that  in  the  morning  their 
chief  would  come  to  have  a  talk  with  him.  It 
was  evident  that  their  object  was  merelj'  to  ascer- 
tain the  .state  of  things  at  the  fort,  and  Capt. 
Taylor,  well  versed  in  the  wiles  of  the  savages, 
kept  them  at  a  distance. 

The  sun  went  down;  the  savages  disappeared; 
the  garrison  slept  upon  their  arms.  One  hour 
before  midnight  the  war-whoop  burst  from  a 
thousand  lips  in  the  forest  around,  followed  by 
the  discharge  of  musketry  and  the  rush  of  the 
foe.  Every  man,  sick  and  well,  sprang  to  his 
post.  Every  man  knew  that  defeat  was  not 
merely  death,  but,  in  the  case  of  capture,  death  by 
the  most  agonizing  and  prolonged  torture.  No 
pen  can  describe,  no  imagination  can  conceive,  the 
scenes  which  ensued.  The  savages  succeeded  in 
setting  fire  to  one  of  the  block-houses.  Until  six 
o'clock  in  the  morning  this  awful  conflict  con- 
tinued, when  the  savages,  baffled  at  every  point 
and  gnashing  their  teeth  with  rage,  retired. 
Capt.  Taylor,  for  this  gallant  defense,  was  pro- 
moted to  the  rank  of  Major  by  brevet. 

Until  the  close  of  the  war,  Maj.  Taylor  was 
placed  in  such  situations  that  he  saw  but  little 
more  of  active  service.  He  was  sent  far  away 
into  the  depths  of  the  wilderness  to  Ft.  Craw- 
ford, on  Fox  River,  which  empties  into  Green 
Bay.  Here  there  was  little  to  be  done  but  to 
wear  away  the  tedious  hours  as  one  best  could. 
There  were  no  books,  no  society,  no  intellectual 
stimulus.  Thus  with  him  the  uneventful  years 
rolled  on.  Gradually  he  rose  to  the  rank  of 
Colonel.     In  the  Black  Hawk  War,  which  re- 


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ZACHARY  TAYLOR. 


suited  in  the  capture  of  that  renowned  chieftain, 
Col.  Taylor  took  a  subordinate,  but  a  brave  and 
efficient,  part. 

For  twenty-four  years  Col.  Taylor  was  engaged 
in  the  defense  of  the  frontiers,  in  scenes  so  re- 
mote, and  in  employments  so  obscure,  that  his 
name  was  unknown  beyond  the  limits  of  his  own 
immediate  acquaintance.  In  the  year  1836,  he 
was  sent  to  Florida  to  compel  the  Seminole  Indi- 
ans to  vacate  that  region,  and  retire  bej-ond  the 
Mississippi,  as  their  chiefs  by  treaty  had  prom- 
ised they  should  do.  The  services  rendered  here 
secured  for  Col.  Taylor  the  high  appreciation  of 
the  Government,  and  as  a  reward  he  was  ele- 
vated to  the  high  rank  of  Brigadier-General  by 
brevet,  and  soon  after,  in  May,  1838,  was  ap- 
pointed to  the  chief  command  of  the  United 
States  troops  in  Florida. 

After  two  years  of  wearisome  employment 
amidst  the  everglades  of  the  Peninsula,  Gen.  Tay- 
lor obtained,  at  his  own  request,  a  change  of 
command,  and  was  stationed  over  the  Department 
of  the  Southwest.  This  field  embraced  Louisiana, 
Mississippi,  Alabama  and  Georgia.  Establishing 
his  headquarters  at  Ft.  Jessup,  in  Louisiana,  he 
removed  his  family  to  a  plantation  which  he  pur- 
chased near  Baton  Rouge.  Here  he  remained 
for  five  years,  buried,  as  it  were,  from  the  world, 
but  faithfully  discharging  every  duty  imposed 
upon  liim. 

In  1846,  Gen.  Taylor  was  sent  to  guard  the 
land  between  the  Nueces  and  Rio  Grande,  the 
latter  river  being  the  boundary  of  Texas,  which 
was  then  claimed  by  the  United  States.  Soon 
the  war  with  Mexico  was  brought  on,  and  at  Palo 
Alto  and  Resaca  de  la  Palma,  Gen.  Taylor  won 
brilliant  victories  over  the  Mexicans.  The  rank 
of  Major-General  by  brevet  was  then  conferred 
upon  Gen.  Taylor,  and  his  name  was  received 
with  enthusiasm  almost  everywhere  in  the  na- 
tion. Then  came  the  battles  of  Monterey  and 
Buena  Vista,  in  which  he  won  signal  victories 
over  forces  much  larger  than  he  commanded. 

The  tidings  of  the  brilliant  victory  of  Buena 
Vista  spread  the  wildest  enthusiasm  over  the 
country.  The  name  of  Gen.  Taylor  was  on 
every  one's  lips.     The  Whig  party  decided  to 


take  advantage  of  this  wonderful  popularity  in 
bringing  forward  the  unpolished,  unlettered,  hon- 
est soldier  as  their  candidate  for  the  Presidency. 
Gen.  Taylor  was  astonished  at  the  announce- 
ment, and  for  a  time  would  not  listen  to  it,  de- 
claring that  he  was  not  at  all  qualified  for  such 
an  office.  So  little  interest  had  he  taken  in  poli- 
tics, that  for  forty  years  he  had  not  cast  a  vote. 
It  was  not  without  chagrin  that  several  distin- 
guished statesmen,  who  had  been  long  years  in 
the  public  service,  found  their  claims  set  aside  in 
behalf  of  one  whose  name  had  never  been  heard 
of,  save  in  connection  with  Palo  Alto,  Resaca  de 
la  Palma,  Monterey  and  Buena  Vista.  It  is  said 
that  Daniel  Webster,  in  his  haste,  remarked,  "  It 
is  a  nomination  not  fit  to  be  made." 

Gen.  Taylor  was  not  an  eloquent  speaker  nor  a 
fine  writer.  His  friends  took  possession  of  him, 
and  prepared  such  few  communications  as  it  was 
needful  should  be  presented  to  the  public.  The 
popularity  of  the  successful  warrior  swept  the 
land.  He  was  triumphantly  elected  over  two 
opposing  candidates, — Gen.  Cass  and  Ex-Presi- 
dent Martin  Van  Buren.  Though  he  selected  an 
excellent  cabinet,  the  good  old  man  found  liim.self 
in  a  very  uncongenial  position,  and  was  at  times 
sorely  perplexed  and  harassed.  His  mental  suf- 
ferings were  very  severe,  and  probabl)'  tended  to 
hasten  his  death.  The  pro-slavery  party  was 
pushing  its  claims  with  tireless  energy;  expedi- 
tions were  fitting  out  to  capture  Cuba;  California 
was  pleading  for  admission  to  the  Union,  while 
slavery  stood  at  the  door  to  bar  her  out.  Gen. 
Taj'lor  found  the  political  conflicts  in  Washington 
to  be  far  more  trying  to  the  nerves  than  battles 
with  Mexicans  or  Indians. 

In  the  midst  of  all  these  troubles,  Gen.  Taylor, 
after  he  had  occupied  the  Presidential  chair  but 
little  over  a  year,  took  cold,  and  after  a  brief 
sickness  of  but  little  over  five  days,  died,  on  the 
9th  of  Jul  j\  1850.  His  last  words  were,  "I  am 
not  afraid  to  die.  I  am  ready.  I  have  endeav- 
ored to  do  my  duty."  He  died  universally  re- 
spected and  beloved.  An  honest,  unpretending 
man,  he  had  been  steadily  growing  in  the  affec- 
tions of  the  people,  and  the  Nation  bitterly  la- 
mented his  death. 


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'CCa,,cC    '^^^^'(TiO 


MILLARD  FILLMORE. 


y yi  ILLARD  FILLMORE,  thirteenth  President 
y  of  the  United  States,  was  born  at  Summer 
y  Hill,  Cayuga  County,  N.  Y.,  on  the  7th  of 
January,  1 800.  His  father  was  a  farmer,  and,  owing 
to  misfortune,  in  humble  circumstances.  Of  his 
mother,  the  daughter  of  Dr.  Abiathar  Millard,  of 
Pittsfield,  Ma.ss. ,  it  has  been  said  that  she  po.s- 
sessed  an  intellect  of  a  high  order,  united  with 
much  personal  loveliness,  sweetness  of  disposi- 
tion, graceful  juanners  and  exquisite  sensibilities. 
She  died  in  1S31,  having  livetl  to  see  her  son  a 
young  man  of  distinguished  promise,  though  she 
was  not  permitted  to  witness  the  high  dignity 
which  he  finally  attained. 

In  consequence  of  the  secluded  home  and  limited 
means  of  his  father,  Millard  enjoyed  but  slender 
advantages  for  education  in  his  early  years.  The 
common  schools,  which  he  occasionally  attended, 
were  very  imperfect  institutions,  and  b(K)ks  were 
.scarce  and  expensive.  There  was  nothing  then 
in  his  character  to  indicate  the  brilliant  career 
upon  which  he  was  about  to  enter.  He  was  a 
plain  farmer's  boy — intelligent,  good-looking, 
kind-hearted.  The  sacred  influences  of  home 
had  taught  him  to  revere  the  Bible,  and  had  laid 
the  foundations  of  an  upright  character.  When 
fourteen  j'cars  of  age,  his  father  sent  him  some 
hundred  miles  from  home  to  the  then  wilds  of 
Living.ston  Count}-,  to  leani  the  trade  of  a  clothier. 
Near  the  mill  there  was  a  small  village,  where 
some  enterprising  man  had  commenced  the  col- 
lection of  a  village  library.  This  proved  an  in- 
estimable blessing  to  young  Fillmore.  His  even- 
ings were  spent  in  reading.  Soon  ever\-  leisure 
moment  was  occupied  with  books.  His  thir.st  for 
knowledge  became  in.satiate,  and  the  selections 
which  he  made  were  continually  more  elevating 
and  instructive.  He  read  history,  biography, 
oratory,  and  thus  gradually  there  was  enkindled 


in  his  heart  a  desire  to  be  something  more  than  a 
mere  worker  with  his  hands. 

The  young  clothier  had  now  attained  the  age 
of  nineteen  years,  and  was  of  fine  personal  appear- 
ance and  of  gentlemanly  demeanor.  It  so  hap- 
pened that  there  was  a  gentleman  in  the  neigh- 
borhood of  ample  pecuniary  means  and  of  benev- 
olence,— ^Judge  Walter  Wood, — who  was  struck 
with  the  prepo.ssessing  appearance  of  young  Fill- 
more. He  made  his  acquaintance,  and  was  so 
much  impressed  with  his  abilitj'  and  attainments 
that  he  advised  him  to  abandon  his  trade  and  de- 
vote him.self  to  the  study  of  the  law.  The  young 
man  replied  that  he  had  no  means  of  his  own, 
no  friends  to  help  him,  and  that  his  previous  edu- 
cation had  hcQu  very  imperfect.  But  Judge  Wood 
had  .so  much  confidence  in  him  that  he  kindly 
offered  to  take  him  into  his  own  office,  and  to 
lend  him  such  money  as  he  needed.  Most  grate- 
fully the  generous  offer  was  accepted. 

There  is  in  many  minds  a  strange  delusion 
about  a  collegiate  education.  A  jonng  man  is 
suppo.sed  to  be  liberallj-  educated  if  he  has  gradu- 
ated at  .some  college.  But  many  a  boy  who  loi- 
ters through  university  halls  and  then  enters  a 
law  office  is  by  no  means  as  well  prepared  to 
prosecute  his  legal  .studies  as  was  Millard  Fill- 
more when  he  graduated  at  the  clothing-mill  at 
the  end  of  four  j-ears  of  manual  labor,  during 
which  every  leisure  moment  had  been  devoted  to 
intense  mental  culture. 

In  1823,  when  twenty-three  years  of  age,  he 
was  admitted  to  the  Court  of  Common  Pleas. 
He  then  went  to  the  village  of  Aurora,  and  com- 
menced the  practice  of  law.  In  this  secluded, 
quiet  region,  his  practice,  of  course,  was  limited, 
and  there  was  no  opportunity  for  a  sudden  rise  in 
fortune  or  in  fame.  Here,  in  1826,  he  married  a 
lady  of  great  moral  worth,  and  one  capable  of 


MILLARD  FILLMORE. 


adorning  any  station  she  might  be  called  to  fill, — 
Miss  Abigail  Powers. 

His  elevation  of  character,  his  untiring  industry', 
his  legal  acquirements,  and  his  skill  as  an  advo- 
cate, gradually  attracted  attention,  and  he  was 
invited  to  enter  into  partnership,  under  highly  ad- 
vantageous circumstances,  with  an  elder  member 
of  the  Bar  in  Buffalo.  Just  before  removing  to 
Buffalo,  in  1829,  he  took  his  seat  in  the  House  of 
Assembly  of  the  State  of  New  York,  as  a  Repre- 
sentative from  Erie  County.  Though  he  had 
never  taken  a  very  active  part  in  politics,  his  vote 
and  sympathies  were  with  the  Whig  party.  The 
State  was  then  Democratic,  and  he  found  himself 
=n  a  helpless  minority  in  the  Legislature;  still  the 
testimony  comes  from  all  parties  that  his  courtesy, 
ability  and  integrity  won,  to  a  verj'  unusual  de- 
gree, the  respect  of  his  associates. 

In  the  autumn  of  1832,  he  was  elected  to  a 
seat  in  the  United  States  Congress.  He  entered 
that  troubled  arena  in  the  most  tumultuous  hours 
of  our  national  history,  when  the  great  conflict 
respecting  the  national  bank  and  the  removal  of 
the  deposits  was  raging. 

His  term  of  two  years  closed,  and  he  returned 
to  his  profession,  which  he  pursued  with  increas- 
ing reputation  and  success.  After  a  lapse  of  two 
years  he  again  became  a  candidate  for  Congress; 
was  re-elected,  and  took  his  seat  in  1837.  His 
past  experience  as  a  Representative  gave  him 
strength  and  confidence.  The  first  term  of  service 
in  Congress  to  any  man  can  be  but  little  more 
than  an  introduction.  He  was  now  prepared  for 
active  duty.  All  his  energies  were  brought  to 
bear  upon  the  public  good.  Every  measure  re- 
ceived his  impress. 

Mr.  Fillmore  wf.;  now  a  man  of  wide  repute, 
and  his  popularity  filled  the  State.  In  the  year 
1847,  when  he  had  attained  the  age  of  forty- 
seven  years,  he  was  elected  Comptroller  of  the 
State.  His  labors  at  the  Bar,  in  the  Legisla- 
ture, in  Congress  and  as  Comptroller,  had  given 
him  very  considerable  fame.  The  Whigs  were 
casting  about  to  find  suitable  candidates  for  Presi- 
dent and  Vice-President  at  the  approaching  elec- 
tion. Far  away  on  the  waters  of  the  Rio  Grande, 
there  was  a  rough  old  soldier,  who  had  fought 


one  or  two  successful  battles  with  the  Mexicans, 
which  had  caused  his  name  to  be  proclaimed  in 
trumpet-tones  all  over  the  land  as  a  candidate  for 
the  presidency.  But  it  was  necessary  to  associate 
with  him  on  the  same  ticket  some  man  of  repu- 
tation as  a  statesman. 

Under  the  influence  of  these  considerations,  the 
names  of  Zacharj'  Taylor  and  Millard  Fillmore 
became  the  rallying-cry  of  the  Whigs,  as  their 
candidates  for  President  and  Vice-Pre.sident.  The 
Whig  ticket  was  signally  triumphant.  On  the 
4th  of  March,  1849,  Gen.  Taylor  was  inaugurated 
President,  and  Millard  Fillmore  Vice-President, 
of  the  United  States. 

On  the  9th  of  July,  1850,  President  Taylor, 
about  one  year  and  four  months  after  his  inaugura- 
tion, was  suddenly  taken  sick  and  died.  By  the 
Constitution,  Vice-President  Fillmore  thus  be- 
came President.  He  appointed  a  ver>'  able  cabi- 
net, of  which  the  illustrious  Daniel  Webster  was 
Secretary  of  State;  nevertheless,  he  had  serious 
difficulties  to  contend  with,  since  the  opposition 
had  a  majority  in  both  Houses.  He  did  all  in  his 
power  to  conciliate  the  South;  but  the  pro-slavery 
party  in  the  South  felt  the  inadequacy  of  all 
measures  of  transient  conciliation.  The  popula- 
tion of  the  free  States  was  so  rapidly  increasing 
over  that  of  the  slave  States,  that  it  was  inevitable 
that  the  power  of  the  Government  should  soon 
pass  into  the  hands  of  the  free  States.  The  fa- 
mous compromise  measures  were  adopted  under 
Mr.  Fillmore's  administration,  and  the  Japan  ex- 
pedition was  sent  out.  On  the  4tli  of  March, 
1853,  he,  having  served  one  term,  retired. 

In  1856,  Mr.  Fillmore  was  nominated  for  the 
Presidency  by  the  "Know-Nothing"  party,  but 
was  beaten  by  Mr.  Buchanan.  After  that  Mr. 
Fillmore  lived  in  retirement.  During  the  terri- 
ble conflict  of  civil  war,  he  was  mostly  silent.  It 
was  generally  supposed  that  his  sympathies  were 
rather  with  those  who  were  endeavoring  to  over- 
throw our  institutions.  President  Fillmore  kept 
aloof  from  the  conflict,  without  any  cordial  words 
of  cheer  to  one  party  or  the  other.  He  was  thus 
forgotten  by  both.  He  lived  to  a  ripe  old  age, 
and  died  in  Buffalo,  N.  Y.,  March  8,  1874. 


I 


FRANKLIN  PIERCE. 


r"RANKLIN   PIERCE,  the  fourteenth  Presi- 
r^   dent  of  the  United  States,  was  bom  in  Hills- 
I        horongh,   N.  H.,  November  23,  1804.     His 
father  was  a  Revolutionary-  soldier,  who  with  his 
own  strong  arm  hewed  out  a  home  in  the  wilder- 
ness.    He  was  a   man   of  inflexible   integrity,  of 
strong,  though  uncultivated,  mind,  and  was  an  un- 
compromising Democrat.     The  mother  of  Frank- 
lin Pierce  was  all  that  a  son  could  desire — an  in- 
telligent, prudent,  affectionate,  Christian  woman,  j 
Franklin,  who  was  the  sixth  of  eight  children,  j 
was   a  remarkably  bright   and    handsome   boy, 
generous,    warm-hearted    and   brave.     He    won  , 
alike  the  love  of  old  and  young.     The  boys  on 
the  play-ground  loved  him.     His  teachers  loved  ' 
him.     The  neighbors  looked  upon  him  with  pride  ; 
and  affection.     He  was  by  instinct  a  gentleman,  1 
always   speaking    kind   words,    and   doing  kind 
deeds,    with   a    peculiar,   unstudied    tact    which 
taught  him  what  was  agreeable.      Without  de- 
veloping any  precocity  of  genius,  or  any  unnatural 
devotion  to  books,  he  was  a  good  scholar,  and  in 
body  and  mind  a  finely  developed  boy. 

When  sixteen  years  of  age,  in  the  year  1820, 
he  entered  Bowdoin  College,  at  Brunswick,  Me. 
He  was  one  of  the  most  popular  young  men  in 
the  college.  The  purity  of  his  moral  character, 
the  unvarying  courtesy  of  his  demeanor,  his  rank 
as  a  scholar,  and  genial  nature,  rendered  him  a 
universal  favorite.  There  was  something  pe- 
culiarly winning  in  his  address,  and  it  was  evi- 
dently not  in  the  slightest  degree  studied — it  was 
the  simple  outgushing  of  his  own  magnanimous 
and  loving  nature. 

Upon  graduating,  in  the  year  1824,  Franklin 
Pierce  commenced  the  study  of  law  in  the  office 
of  Judge  Woodburj-,  one  of  the  most  distinguished 


lawyers  of  the  State,  and  a  man  of  great  private 
worth.  The  eminent  social  qualities  of  the  young 
lawyer,  his  father's  prominence  as  a  public  man, 
and  the  brilliant  political  career  into  which  Judge 
Woodbury  was  entering,  all  tended  to  entice  Mr. 
Pierce  into  the  fascinating  yet  perilous  path  of 
pohtical  life.  With  all  the  ardor  of  his  nature  he 
espoused  the  cause  of  Gen.  Jackson  for  the  Presi- 
dency. He  commenced  the  practice  of  law  in 
Hillsborough,  and  was  soon  elected  to  represent 
the  town  in  the  State  Legislature.  Here  he 
served  for  four  years.  The  last  two  years  he  was 
chosen  Speaker  of  the  House  by  a  very  large 
vote". 

In  1833,  at  the  age  of  twenty-nine,  he  was 
elected  a  member  of  Congress.  In  1837,  being 
then  but  thirty-three  years  old,  he  was  elected  to 
the  Senate,  taking  his  seat  ju.st  as  Mr.  Van  Buren 
commenced  his  administration.  He  was  the 
youngest  member  in  the  Senate.  In  the  year 
1834,  he  married  Miss  Jane  Means  Appleton,  a 
lady  of  rare  beauty  and  accomplishments,  and  one 
admirably  fitted  to  adorn  every  station  with  which 
her  hu.sband  was  honored.  Of  the  three  sons  who 
were  born  to  them,  all  now  sleep  with  their  par- 
ents in  the  grave. 

In  the  year  1838,  Mr.  Pierce,  with  growing 
fame  and  increasing  business  as  a  lawyer,  took  up 
his  residence  in  Concord,  the  capital  of  New 
Hampshire.  President  Polk,  upon  his  accession 
to  office,  appointed  Mr.  Pierce  Attornej^-General 
of  the  United  States;  but  the  offer  was  declined 
in  consequence  of  numerous  professional  engage- 
ments at  home,  and  the  precarious  state  of  Mrs. 
Pierce's  health.  He  also,  about  the  same  time, 
declined  the  nomination  for  Governor  by  the 
Democratic  party.     The  war  with  Mexico  called 


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FRANKLIN  PIERCE. 


Mr.  Pierce  into  the  army.  Receiving  the  appoint- 
ment of  Brigadier-General,  he  embarked  with  a 
portion  of  his  troops  at  Newport,  R.  I.,  on  the 
27th  of  May,  1847.  He  took  an  important  part 
in  this  war,  proving  himself  a  brave  and  true  sol- 
dier. 

When  Gen.  Pierce  reached  his  home  in  his  na- 
tive State,  he  was  received  enthusiastically  by  the 
advocates  of  the  Mexican  War,  and  coldly  by  his 
opponents.  He  resumed  the  practice  of  his  pro- 
fession, very  frequently  taking  an  active  part  in 
political  questions,  giving  his  cordial  support  to 
the  pro-slavery  wing  of  the  Democratic  party. 
The  compromise  measures  met  cordially  with  his 
approval,  and  he  strenuously  advocated  the  en- 
forcement of  the  infamous  Fugitive  Slave  Law, 
which  so  shocked  the  religious  sensibilities  of  the 
North.  He  thus  became  distinguished  as  a 
"  Northern  man  with  Southern  principles."  The 
strong  partisans  of  slavery  in  the  South  conse- 
quently regarded  him  as  a  man  whom  thej-  could 
safely  trust  in  office  to  carry  out  their  plans. 

On  the  12th  of  June,  1852,  the  Democratic  con- 
vention met  in  Baltimore  to  nominate  a  candidate 
for  the  Presidency.  For  four  days  they  contin- 
ued in  session,  and  in  thirty-five  ballotings  no  one 
had  obtained  a  two-thirds  vote.  Not  a  vote  thus 
far  had  been  thrown  for  Gen.  Pierce.  Then  the 
Virginia  delegation  brought  forward  his  name. 
There  were  fourteen  more  ballotings,  during  which 
Gen.  Pierce  constantly  gained  strength,  until,  at 
the  forty-ninth  ballot,  he  received  two  hundred 
and  eighty-two  votes,  and  all  other  candidates 
eleven.  Gen.  Winfield  Scott  was  the  Whig  can- 
didate. Gen.  Pierce  was  chosen  with  great  una- 
nimity. Only  four  States — Vermont,  Massachu- 
setts, Kentucky  and  Tennessee — cast  their  elec- 
toral votes  against  him.  Gen.  Franklin  Pierce 
was  therefore  inaugurated  President  of  the  United 
States  on  the  4th  of  March,  1853. 

His  administration  proved  one  of  the  most 
stormy  our  country  had  ever  experienced.  The 
controversy  between  slavery  and  freedom  was 
then  approaching  its  culminating  point.  It  be- 
came evident  that  there  was  to  be  an  irrepressible 
conflict  between  them,  and  that  this  nation 
could  not  long  exist  ' '  half  slave  and  half  free. ' ' 


President  Pierce,  during  the  whole  of  his  admin- 
istration, did  every  thing  he  could  to  conciliate  the 
Sotith;  but  it  was  all  in  vain.  The  conflict  every 
year  grew  more  violent,  and  threats  of  the  disso- 
lution of  the  Union  were  borne  to  the  North  on 
every  Southern  breeze. 

Such  was  the  condition  of  affairs  when  Presi- 
dent Pierce  approached  the  close  of  his  four- 
years  term  of  office.  The  North  had  become 
thoroughly  alienated  from  him.  The  anti-slavery 
sentiment,  goaded  by  great  outrages,  had  been 
rapidly  increasing;  all  the  intellectual  ability  and 
social  worth  of  President  Pierce  were  forgotten  in 
deep  reprehension  of  his  administrative  acts.  The 
slaveholders  of  the  South  also,  uinnindful  of  the 
fidelity  with  which  he  had  advocated  those  meas- 
ures of  Government  which  they  approved,  and 
perhaps  feeling  that  he  had  rendered  himself 
so  unpopular  as  no  longer  to  be  able  to  accepta- 
bly serve  them,  ungratefully  dropped  him,  and 
nominated  James  Buchanan  to  succeed  him. 

On  the  4th  of  March,  1857,  President  Pierce  re- 
turned to  his  home  in  Concord.  His  three  chil- 
dren were  all  dead,  his  last  surviving  child  hav- 
ing been  killed  before  his  eyes  in  a  railroad  acci- 
dent; and  his  wife,  one  of  the  most  estimable  and 
accomplished  of  ladies,  was  rapidly  sinking  in 
consumption.  The  hour  of  dreadful  gloom  sooti 
came,  and  he  was  left  alone  in  the  world  without 
wife  or  child. 

When  the  terrible  Rebellion  burst  forth  which 
divided  our  countrj-  into  two  parties,  and  two 
only,  Mr.  Pierce  remained  steadfast  in  the  prin- 
ciples which  he  had  always  cherished,  and  gave 
his  sympathies  to  that  pro-slaver>'  party  with 
which  he  had  ever  been  allied.  He  declined  to 
do  anything,  either  by  voice  or  pen,  to  strengthen 
the  hand  of  the  National  Government.  He  con- 
tinued to  reside  in  Concord  until  the  time  of  his 
death,  which  occurred  in  October,  1869.  He  was 
one  of  the  most  genial  and  social  of  men,  an  hon- 
ored communicant  of  the  Episcopal  Church,  and 
one  of  the  kindest  of  neighbors.  Generous  to  a 
fault,  he  contributed  liberally  toward  the  allevia- 
tion of  suffering  and  want,  and  many  of  his 
towns-people  were  often  gladdened  by  his  material 
bounty. 


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JAMES  BUCHANAN. 


3 AMES  BUCHANAN,  the  fifteenth  President 
of  the  United  States,  was  boni  in  a  small 
frontier  town,  at  the  foot  of  the  eastern  ridge 
of  the  Alleghanies,  in  Franklin  County,  Pa.,  on 
the  23d  of  April,  1791.  The  place  where  the 
humble  cabin  home  slootl  was  called  Stony  Bat- 
ter. His  father  was  a  native  of  the  north  of  Ire- 
land, who  had  emigrated  in  1783,  with  little  prop- 
erty save  his  own  .strong  arms.  Five  years  after- 
ward he  married  Elizabeth  Spear,  the  daughter 
of  a  respectable  fanner,  and,  with  his  young  bride, 
plunged  into  the  wilderness,  staked  his  claim, 
reared  his  log  hut,  opened  a  clearing  with  his 
axe,  and  settled  down  there  to  perform  his  obscure 
part  in  the  drama  of  life.  When  James  was  eight 
years  of  age,  his  father  removed  to  the  village  of 
Mercersburg,  where  his  son  was  placed  at  school, 
and  commenced  a  course  of  .study  in  English, 
Latin  and  Greek.  His  progress  was  rapid,  and 
at  the  age  of  fourteen  he  entered  Dickinson  Col- 
lege, at  Carlisle.  Here  he  developed  remarkable 
talent,  and  took  his  stand  among  the  first  scholars 
in  the  institution. 

In  the  year  ."-^-i  he  graduated  with  the  high- 
est honors  of  his  class  He  was  then  eighteen 
years  of  age;  tall  and  graceful,  \'igorous  in  health, 
fond  of  athletic  sports,  an  unerring  shot,  and  en- 
livened with  an  exuberant  flow  of  animal  .spirits. 
He  immediately  commenced  the  study  of  law  in 
the  city  of  Lancaster,  and  was  admitted  to  the 
Bar  in  181 2,  when  he  was  bu.  twenty-one  years 
of  age. 

In  1820.  he  reluctantly  consented  to  run  as  a 
candidate  for  Congress.  He  was  elected,  and  for 
ten  years  he  remained  a  member  of  the  Lower 
House.     During  thp  vacations  of  Congress,   he 


occasionally  tried  .some  important  case.  In  183 1 
he  retired  altogether  from  the  toils  of  his  profes- 
sion, having  acquired  an  ample  fortune. 

Gen.  Jackson,  upon  his  elevation  to  the  Presi- 
dency, appointed  Mr.  Buchanan  Minister  to  Rus- 
sia. The  duties  of  his  mission  he  performed 
with  ability,  and  gave  satisfaction  to  all  parties. 
Upon  his  return,  in  1833,  he  was  elected  to  a  seat 
in  the  United  States  Senate.  He  there  met  as 
his  associates  Webster,  Clay,  Wright  and  Cal- 
houn. He  advocated  the  measures  proposed  by 
President  Jack.son,  of  making  reprisals  against 
France  to  enforce  the  payment  of  our  claims 
against  that  country,  and  defended  the  course  of 
the  President  in  his  unprecedented  and  wholesale 
removal  from  office  of  those  who  were  not  the 
supporters  of  his  administration.  Upon  this 
question  he  was  brought  into  direct  collision  with 
Henry  Clay.  He  also,  with  voice  and  vote,  ad- 
vocated expunging  from  the  journal  of  the  Senate 
the  vote  of  censure  against  Gen.  Jack.son  for  re- 
moving the  deposits.  Earnestly  he  opposed  the 
abolition  of  slavery  in  the  District  of  Columbia, 
and  urged  the  prohibition  of  the  circulation  of 
anti-slavery  documents  by  the  United  States 
mails.  As  to  petitions  on  the  subject  of  slavery, 
he  advocated  that  they  should  be  respectfully  re- 
ceived, and  that  the  reply  should  be  returned 
that  Congress  had  no  power  to  legislate  upon  the 
subject.  "  Congress,"  said  he,  "might  as  well 
undertake  to  interfere  with  slavery  under  a  for- 
eign government  as  in  any  of  the  States  where  it 
now  exists. ' ' 

Upon  Mr.  Polk's  accession  to  the  Presidency, 
Mr.  Buchanan  became  Secretary  of  State,  and  as 
such   took  his  share  of  the  responsibility  in  the 


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JAMES  BUCHANAN. 


conduct  of  the  Mexican  War.  Mr.  Polk  assumed 
that  crossing  the  Nueces  by  the  American 
troops  into  the  disputed  territory  was  not  wrong, 
but  for  the  "Mexicans  to  cross  the  Rio  Grande 
into  Texas  was  a  declaration  of  war.  No  candid 
man  can  read  with  pleasure  the  account  of  the 
course  our  Government  pursued  in  that  movement. 

Mr.  Buchanan  identified  himself  thoroughly 
with  the  party  devoted  to  the  perpetuation  and 
extension  of  slavery,  and  brought  all  the  energies 
of  his  mind  to  bear  against  the  Wilmot  Proviso. 
He  gave  his  cordial  approval  to  the  compromise 
measures  of  1850,  which  included  the  Fugitive 
Slave  Law.  Mr.  Pierce,  upon  his  election  to  the 
Presidency,  honored  Mr.  Buchanan  with  the  mis- 
sion to  England. 

In  the  year  1856,  a  national  Democratic  Con- 
vention nominated  Mr.  Buchanan  for  the  Presi- 
dency. The  political  conflict  was  one  of  the  most 
severe  in  which  our  country  has  ever  engaged. 
All  the  friends  of  slavery  were  on  one  side;  all 
the  advocates  of  its  restriction  and  final  abolition 
on  the  other.  Mr.  Fremont,  the  candidate  of  the 
enemies  of  slavery,  received  one  hundred  and 
fourteen  electoral  votes.  Mr.  Buchanan  received 
one  hundred  and  seventy-four,  and  was  elected. 
The  popular  vote  stood  1,340,618  for  Fremont, 
1,224,750  for  Buchanan.  On  March  4,  1857, 
the  latter  was  inaugurated. 

Mr.  Buchanan  was  far  advanced  in  life.  Only 
four  years  were  wanting  to  fill  up  his  three-score 
years  and  ten.  His  own  friends,  those  with 
whom  he  had  been  allied  in  political  principles 
and  action  for  years,  were  seeking  the  destruc- 
tion of  the  Government,  that  they  might  rear 
upon  the  ruins  of  our  free  institutions  a  nation 
whose  corner-stone  should  be  human  slavery.  In 
this  emergency,  Mr.  Buchanan  was  hopelessly 
bewildered.  He  could  not,  with  his  long-avowed 
principles,  consistently  oppose  the  State  Rights 
party  in  their  assumptions.  As  President  of  the 
United  States,  bound  by  his  oath  faithfully  to 
administer  the  laws,  he  could  not,  without  per- 
jury of  the  grossest  kind,  unite  with  those  en- 
deavoring to  overthrow  the  Republic.  He  there- 
fore did  nothing. 

The  opponents  of  Mr.  Buchanan's  administra- 


tion nominated  Abraham  Lincoln  as  their  stand- 
ard-bearer in  the  next  Presidential  canvass. 
The  pro-slavery  party  declared  that  if  he  were 
elected  and  the  control  of  the  Government  were 
thus  taken  from  their  hands,  they  would  secede 
from  the  Union,  taking  with  them  as  the>-  retired 
the  l^ational  Capitol  at  Washington  and  the 
lion's  .share  of  the  territory  of  the  United  vStates. 

As  the  storm  increased  in  violence,  the  slave- 
holders claiming  the  right  to  secede,  and  Mr. 
Buchanan  avowing  that  Congress  had  no  power 
to  prevent  it,  one  of  the  most  pitiable  exhibitions 
of  governmental  imbecility  was  exhibited  that  the 
world  has  ever  seen.  He  declared  that  Congress 
had  no  power  to  enforce  its  laws  in  any  State 
which  had  withdrawn,  or  which  was  attempting 
to  withdraw,  from  the  Union.  This  was  not  the 
doctrineof  Andrew  Jackson,  when,  with  his  hand 
upon  his  sword-hilt,  he  exclaimed:  "The  Union 
niu-st  and  shall  be  preserved!" 

South  Carolina  seceded  in  December,  i860, 
nearly  three  months  before  the  inauguration  of 
President  Lincoln.  Mr.  Buchanan  looked  on  in 
listless  despair.  The  rebel  flag  was  raised  in 
Charleston;  Ft.  Sumter  was  besieged;  our  forts, 
navy-yards  and  arsenals  were  seized;  our  depots 
of  military  stores  were  plundered,  and  our  cus- 
tom-houses and  post-ofiices  were  appropriated  by 
the  rebels. 

The  energy  of  the  rebels  and  the  imbecility  of 
our  Executive  were  alike  marvelous.  The  na- 
tion looked  on  in  agony,  waiting  for  the  slow 
weeks  to  glide  away  and  close  the  administration, 
so  terrible  in  its  weakness.  At  length  the  long- 
looked-for  hour  of  deliverance  came,  when  Abra- 
ham Lincoln  was  to  receive  the  scepter. 

The  administration  of  President  Buchanan  was 
certainly  the  most  calamitous  our  country  has  ex- 
perienced. His  best  friends  can  not  recall  it  with 
pleasure.  And  still  more  deplorable  it  is  for  his 
fame,  that  in  that  dreadful  conflict  which  rolled 
its  billows  of  flame  and  blood  over  our  whole 
land,  no  word  came  from  his  lips  to  indicate  his 
wish  that  our  countn,''s  banner  should  triumph 
over  the  flag  of  the  Rebellion.  He  died  at  his 
Wheatland  retreat,  June  i,  1868. 


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ABRAHAM  LINCOLN. 


Gl  I'.RAHAM  LINCOLN,  the  sixteenth  Presi- 
j  I  (lent  of  the  United  States,  was  born  in  Hardin 
I  I  County,  Ky.,  February  12.  1S09.  About 
the  year  1780,  a  man  by  the  name  of  Abraham 
Lincohi  left  \'irginia  with  liis  family  and  moved 
into  the  then  wilds  of  Kentucky.  Only  two  years 
after  this  emigration,  and  while  still  a  young  man, 
he  was  working  one  day  in  a  field,  when  an  Indian 
stealthil5'  approached  and  killed  him.  His  widow 
was  left  in  extreme  poverty  with  five  little  chil- 
dren, three  boys  and  two  girls.  Thomas,  the 
youngest  of  the  boys,  and  the  father  of  President 
Abraham  Lincoln,  was  four  years  of  age  at  his 
father's  death. 

When  twenty-eight  years  old,  Thomas  Lincoln 
built  a  log  cabin,  and  marrie<l  Nancy  Hanks,  the 
daughter  of  another  family  of  poor  Kentucky 
emigrants,  who  had  also  come  from  Virginia. 
Their  .second  child  was  Abraham  Lincoln,  the  sub- 
ject of  this  sketch.  The  mother  of  Abraham  was 
a  noble  woman,  gentle,  loving,  pensive,  created 
to  adorn  a  palace,  but  doomed  to  toil  and  pine,  and 
die  in  a  hovel.  "  All  that  I  am,  or  hope  to  be," 
exclaimed  the  grateful  son,  "  I  owe  to  my  angel- 
mother."  When  he  was  eight  years  ot  age,  his 
father  sold  his  cabin  and  small  farm  and  moved 
to  Indiana,  where  two  years  later  his  mother  died. 

As  the  years  rolled  on,  the  lot  of  this  lowly 
family  was  the  usual  lot  of  humanity.  There 
were  joys  and  griefs,  weddings  and  funerals. 
Abraham's  sister  Sarah,  to  whom  he  was  tenderly 
attached,  was  married  when  a  child  of  but  four- 
teen years  of  age,  and  soon  died.  The  family 
was  gradually  scattered,  and  Thomas  Lincoln 
sold  out  his  squatter's  claim  in  1830,  and  emi- 
grated to  Macon  County,  111. 

Abraham  Lincoln  was  then  twenty-one  years 
of  age.  With  vigorous  hands  he  aided  his  father 
in  rearing  another  log  cabin,  and  worked  quite 
diligently  at  this  until  he  saw  the  family  com- 
fortably settled,  and  their  small  lot  of  enclosed 
prairie  planted  with  corn,  when  he  announced  to 


his  father  his  intention  to  leave  home,  and  to  gc 
out  into  the  world  and  seek  his  fortune.  Little 
did  he  or  his  friends  imagine  how  brilliant  that 
fortune  wa.>  to  be.  He  saw  the  value  of  educa- 
tion and  was  intensely  earnest  to  improve  his 
mind  to  the  utmost  of  his  power.  Religion  he 
revered.  His  morals  were  pure,  and  he  was  un- 
contaminated  by  a  single  vice. 

Young  Abraham  worked  for  a  time  as  a  hired 
laborer  among  the  farmers.  Then  he  went  to 
Springfield,  where  he  was  employed  in  building 
a  large  flat-boat.  In  this  he  took  a  herd  of  swine, 
floated  them  down  the  Sangamon  to  Illinois,  and 
thence  by  the  Mis.sissippi  to  New  Orleans.  What- 
ever Abraham  Lincoln  undertook,  he  performed 
.so  faithfully  as  to  give  great  satisfaction  to  his 
employers.  In  this  adventure  the  latter  were 
so  well  pleased,  that  upon  his  return  they  placed 
a  store  and  mill  under  his  care. 

In  1832,  at  the  outbreak  of  the  Black  Hawk 
War,  he  enlisted  and  was  chosen  Captain  of  a 
company.  He  returned  to  Sangamon  County, 
and,  although  only  twenty-three  years  of  age,  was 
a  candidate  for  the  Legislature,  but  was  defeated. 
He  soon  after  received  from  Andrew  Jackson  the 
appointment  of  Postmaster  of  New  Salem.  His 
only  post-office  was  his  hat.  All  the  letters  he 
received  he  carried  there,  ready  to  deliver  to  those 
he  chanced  to  meet.  He  studied  surveying,  and 
soon  made  this  his  business.  In  1834  he  again 
became  a  candidate  for  the  Legislature  and  was 
elected.  Mr.  Stuart,  of  Springfield,  advised  him 
to  study  law.  He  walked  from  New  Salem  to 
Springfield,  borrowed  of  Mr.  Stuart  a  load  oi 
books,  carried  them  back,  and  began  his  legal 
studies.  When  the  Legislature  assembled,  he 
trudged  on  foot  with  his  pack  on  his  back  one 
hundred  miles  to  Vandalia,  then  the  capital.  In 
1836  he  was  re-elected  to  the  Legislature.  Here 
it  was  he  first  met  Stephen  A.  Douglas.  In  1839 
he  removed  to  Springfield  and  began  the  practice 
of  law.     His  success  with  the  jury  was  so  great 


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that  he  was  soon  engaged  in  almost  every  noted 
case  in  the  circuit. 

In  1854  the  great  discussion  began  between  Mr. 
Lincohi  and  Mr.  Douglas  on  the  slavery  ques- 
tion. In  the  organization  of  the  Republican  party 
in  Illinois,  in  1856,  he  took  an  active  part,  and  at 
once  became  one  of  the  leaders  in  that  party. 
Mr.  Lincoln's  speeches  in  opposition  to  Senator 
Douglas  in  the  contest  in  1858  for  a  seat  in  the 
Senate,  form  a  most  notable  part  of  his  history. 
The  issue  was  on  the  slavery  question,  and  he 
took  the  broad  ground  of  the  Declaration  of  In- 
dependence, that  all  men  are  created  equal.  Mr. 
Lincoln  was  defeated  in  this  contest,  but  won  a 
far  higher  prize. 

The  great  Republican  Convention  met  at  Chi- 
cago on  the  1 6th  of  June,  i860.  The  delegates 
and  strangers  who  crowded  the  city  amounted  to 
twenty-five  thousand.  An  inmiense  building 
called  "  The  Wigwam,"  was  reared  to  accommo- 
date the  convention.  There  were  eleven  candi- 
dates for  whom  votes  were  thrown.  William  H. 
Seward,  a  man  who.se  fame  as  a  statesman  had 
long  filled  the  land,  was  the  most  prominent.  It 
was  generally  supposed  he  would  be  the  nomi- 
nee. Abraham  Lincoln,  however,  received  the 
nomination  on  the  third  ballot. 

Election  day  came,  and  Mr.  Lincoln  received 
one  hundred  and  eighty  electoral  votes  out  of  two 
hundred  and  three  cast,  and  was,  therefore,  con- 
.stitutionally  elected  President  of  the  United  States. 
The  tirade  of  abu.se  that  was  poured  upon  this 
good  and  merciful  man,  especially  by  the  slave- 
holders, was  greater  than  upon  any  other  man 
ever  elected  to  this  high  position.  In  February-, 
1861,  Mr.  Lincoln  .started  for  Wa.shington,  stop- 
ping in  all  the  large  cities  on  his  way,  making 
speeches.  The  whole  journey  was  fraught  with 
much  danger.  Many  of  the  Southern  States  had 
already  seceded,  and  several  attempts  at  assassi- 
nation were  afterward  brought  to  light.  A  gang 
in  Baltimore  had  arranged  upon  his  arrival  to 
"get  up  a  row,"  and  in  the  confusion  to  make 
sure  of  his  death  with  revolvers  and  hand-gren- 
ades. A  detective  unravelled  the  plot.  A  .secret 
and  special  train  was  provided  to  take  him  from 
Harrisburg,  through  Baltimore,  at  an  unexpected 


hour  of  the  night.  The  train  started  at  half- past 
ten,  and  to  prevent  any  possible  communication 
on  the  part  of  the  Seces.sionists  with  their  Con- 
federate gang  in  Baltimore,  as  soon  as  the  train 
had  started  the  telegraph-wires  were  cut.  Mr. 
Lincoln  reached  Washington  in  .safetj-  and  was 
inaugurated,  although  great  anxiety  was  felt  by 
all  loyal  people. 

In  the  .selection  of  his  cabinet  Mr.  Lincoln  gave 
to  Mr.  Seward  the  Department  of  State,  and  to 
other  prominent  opponents  before  the  convention 
he  gave  important  positions;  but  during  no  other 
admini.stration  had  the  duties  devolving  upon  the 
President  been  so  manifold,  and  the  responsibilities 
so  great,  as  tho.se  which  fell  to  his  lot.  Knowing 
this,  and  feeling  his  own  weakness  and  inability 
to  meet,  and  in  his  own  strength  to  cope  with, 
the  difficulties,  he  learned  early  to  seek  Divine 
wisdom  and  guidance  in  determining  his  plans, 
and  Divine  comfort  in  all  his  trials,  both  personal 
and  national.  Contrary  to  his  own  estimate  of 
himself,  Mr.  Lincoln  was  one  of  the  most  cour- 
ageous of  men.  He  went  directly  into  the  rebel 
capital  just  as  the  retreating  foe  was  leaving,  with 
no  guard  but  a  few  sailors.  From  the  time  he 
had  left  Springfield,  in  1S61,  however,  plans  had 
been  made  for  his  assas.sination,  and  he  at  last 
fell  a  victim  to  one  of  them.  April  14,  1865,  he, 
with  Gen.  Grant,  was  urgently  invited  to  attend 
Ford's  Theatre.  It  was  announced  that  they 
would  be  present.  Gen.  Grant,  however,  left  the 
city.  President  Lincoln,  feeling,  with  his  char- 
acteri.stic  kindliness  of  heart,  that  it  would  be  a 
disappointment  if  he  should  fail  them,  very  re- 
luctantly consented  to  go.  While  listening  to 
the  play,  an  actor  by  the  name  of  John  Wilkes 
Booth  entered  the  box  where  the  President  and 
family  were  seated,  and  fired  a  bullet  into  his 
brain.  He  died  the  next  morning  at  seven 
o'clock. 

Never  before  in  the  history  of  the  world  was 
a  nation  plunged  into  such  deep  grief  by  the  death 
of  its  ruler  Strong  men  met  in  the  streets  and 
wept  in  speechless  anguish.  His  was  a  life  which 
will  fitly  become  a  model.  His  name  as  the 
Savior  of  his  country  will  Hve  with  that  of  Wash- 
ington's, its  Father. 


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ANDREW  JOHNSON. 


Gl  NDREW  JOHNSON,  seventeenth  President 
LJ    of  the  United  States.     The  early  life  of  An- 
I    I  drew  Johnson  contains  but  the  record  of  pov- 
erty ,  destitution  and  friendlessness.     He  was  bom 
December  29,  180S,  in  Raleigh,  N.  C.     His  par- 
ents,  belonging  to   the   class  of   "poor  whites" 
of  the  South,  were  in  such  circumstances  that  thej^ 
could   not  confer  even  the  slightest  advantages  of 
education  upon  their  child.     When  Andrew  was 
five  years  of  age,  his  father  accidentally  lost  his 
life,  while  heroically  endeavoring  to  save  a  friend  j 
from  drowning.     Until  ten  years  of  age,  Andrew  j 
was  a  ragged  boy  about  the  streets,  supported  bj'  j 
the  labor  of  his  mother,  who  obtained  her  living  ' 
with  her  own  hands. 

He  then,  having  never  attended  a  school  one 
day,  and  being  unable  either  to  read  or  write, was 
apprenticed  to  a  tailor  in  his  native  town.  A  gen- 
tleman was  in  the  habit  of  going  to  the  tailor's 
shop  occasionally,  and  reading  to  the  boys  at 
work,  there.  He  often  read  from  the  speeches  of 
distinguished  British  statesmen.  Andrew,  who 
was  endowed  with  a  mind  of  more  than  ordinarj' 
ability,  became  much  interested  in  these  sp>eeches; 
his  ambition  was  roused,  and  he  was  inspired  with 
a  strong  desire  to  learn  to  read. 

He  accordingly  applied  himself  to  the  alphabet, 
and  with  the  assistance  of  .some  of  his  fellow- 
workmen  learned  his  letters.  He  then  called  upon 
the  gentleman  to  borrow  the  book  of  speeches. 
The  owner,  pleased  with  his  zeal,  not  only  gave 
him  the  book,  but  assisted  him  in  learning  to  com- 
bine the  letters  into  words.  Under  such  difScul- 
ties  he  pressed  onw-ard  laboriously,  spending  usu- 
ally ten  or  tw'elve  hours  at  work  in  the  shop,  and 
then  robbing  himself  of  rest  and  recreation  to  de- 
vote such  time  as  he  could  to  reading. 

He  went  to  Tennessee  in  1826,  and  located  at 


Green\alle,  where  he  married  a  young  lady  who 
possessed  some  education.  Under  her  instructions 
he  learned  to  write  and  cipher.  He  became 
prominent  in  the  village  debating  society,  and  a 
favorite  with  the  students  of  Greenville  College. 
In  1828,  he  organized  a  working  man's  party, 
which  elected  him  Alderman,  arid  in  1830  elected 
him  Mayor,  which  position  he  held  three  years. 

He  now  began  to  take  a  lively  interest  in 
political  aflfairs,  identifying  himself  with  the  work- 
ing-class, to  which  he  belonged.  In  1835,  he 
was  elected  a  member  of  the  House  of  Represent- 
atives of  Tennessee.  He  was  then  just  twenty- 
seven  years  of  age.  He  became  a  very  active 
member  of  the  Legislature,  gave  his  support  to 
the  Democratic  party,  and  in  1840  "stumped  the 
State,"  advocating  Martin  Van  Buren's  claims  to 
the  Presidency,  in  opposition  to  those  of  Gen. 
Harrison.  In  this  campaign  he  acquired  much 
readiness  as  a  speaker,  and  extended  and  increased 
his  reputation. 

In  1841,  he  was  elected  State  Senator;  in  1843, 
he  was  elected  a  Member  of  Congress,  and  by  suc- 
cessive elections  held  that  important  post  for  ten 
years.  In  1853,  he  was  elected  Governor  of  Tenn- 
essee, and  was  re-elected  in  1855.  In  all  these 
responsible  positions,  he  discharged  his  duties 
with  distinguished  ability,  and  proved  himself  the 
warm  friend  of  the  working  classes.  In  1857,  Mr. 
Johnson  was  elected  United  States  Senator. 

Years  before,  in  1845,  he  had  warmly  advocated 
the  annexation  of  Texas,  stating,  however,  as  his 
reason,  that  he  thought  this  annexation  would 
probably  prove  '  'to  be  the  gateway  out  of  which 
the  sable  sons  of  Africa  are  to  pass  from  bondage 
to  freedom,  and  become  merged  in  a  population 
congenial  to  themselves."  In  1850,  he  also  sup- 
ported the  compromise  measures,  the  two  essen- 


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ANDREW  JOHNvSON. 


tial  features  of  which  werf ,  that  the  white  people 
of  the  Territories  should  be  permitted  to  decide 
for  themselves  whether  they  would  enslave  the 
colored  people  or  not,  and  that  the  free  States  of 
the  North  should  return  to  the  South  persons  who 
attempted  to  escape  from  slavery. 

Mr.  Johnson  was  never  ashamed  of  his  lowly 
origin:  on  the  contrary,  he  often  took  pride  in 
avowing  that  he  owed  his  distinction  to  his  own 
exertions.  "Sir,"  .said  he  on  the  floor  of  the 
Senate,  "I  do  not  forget  that  I  am  a  mechanic; 
neither  do  I  forget  that  Adam  was  a  tailor  and 
sewed  fig-leaves,  and  that  our  Savior  was  the  son 
of.a  carpenter." 

In  the  Charle.ston-Baltimore  convention  of  i860, 
he  was  the  choice  of  the  Tenne.s.see  Democrats  for 
the  Presidency.  In  1861,  when  the  purpose  of 
the  Southern  Democracy  became  apparent,  he  took 
a  decided  stand  in  favor  of  the  Union,  and  held 
that  "slavery  must  be  held  subordinate  to  the 
Union  at  whatever  cost."  He  returned  to  Tenn- 
essee, and  repeatedlj'  imperiled  his  own  life  to 
protect  the  Unionists  of  that  State.  Tennessee 
having  .seceded  from  the  Union,  President  L,incoln, 
on  March  4,  1862,  appointed  him  Military  Gov- 
ernor of  the  State,  and  he  established  the  most 
stringent  militar>'  rule.  His  numerous  proclama- 
tions attracted  wide  attention.  In  1864,  he  was 
elected  Vice-President  of  the  United  States,  and 
upon  the  death  of  Mr.  L,incoln,  April  15,  1865, 
became  President.  In  a  speech  two  days  later  he 
said,  "The  American  people  must  be  taught,  if 
they  do  not  already  feel,  that  treason  is  a  crime 
and  must  be  punished ;  that  the  Government  will 
not  always  bear  with  its  enemies;  that  it  is  strong 
not  only  to  protect,  but  to  punish.  *  *  The 
people  must  understand  that  it  (treason)  is  the 
blackest  of  crimes,  and  will  surely  be  punished. ' ' 
Yet  his  whole  administration,  the  history  of  which 
is  so  well  known,  was  in  utter  inconsistenc)^  with, 
and  in  the  most  violent  opposition  to,  the  princi- 
ples laid  down  in  that  speech. 

In  his  loose  policy  of  reconstruction  and  general 
amnesty,  he  was  opposed  by  Congress,  and  he 
characterized  Congress  as  a  new  rebellion,  and 
lawlessly  defied  it  in  everything  possible  to  the  ut- 
most.    In  the  beginning  of  1868,   on  account  of 


"High  crimes  and  misdemeanors,"  the  principal 
of  which  was  the  removal  of  Secretary  Stanton  in 
violation  of  the  Tenure  of  Office  Act,  articles  of 
impeachment  were  preferred  against  him,  and  the 
trial  began  March  23. 

It  was  very  tedious,  continuing  for  nearly  three 
months.  A  test  article  of  the  impeachment  was 
at  length  submitted  to  the  court  for  its  action.  It 
was  certain  that  as  the  court  voted  upon  that  ar- 
ticle so  would  it  vote  upon  all.  Thirty-four  voices 
pronounced  the  President  guilty.  As  a  two-thirds 
vote  was  necessarj'  to  his  condemnation,  he  was 
pronounced  acquitted,  notwithstanding  the  great 
majority  against  him.  The  change  of  one  vote 
from  the  not  guilty  side  would  have  sustained  the 
impeachment. 

The  President,  for  the  remainder  of  his  term, 
was  but  little  regarded.  He  continued,  though 
impotently,  his  conflict  with  Congress.  His  own 
party  did  not  think  it  expedient  to  renominate 
him  for  the  Presidency.  The  Nation  rallied  with 
enthusiasm,  unparalleled  since  the  days  of  Wash- 
ington, around  the  name  of  Gen.  Grant.  Andrew 
Johnson  was  forgotten.  The  bullet  of  the  assa.ssin 
introduced  him  to  the  President's  chair.  Not- 
withstanding this,  never  was  there  presented  to  a 
man  a  better  opportunity  to  immortalize  his  name, 
and  to  win  the  gratitude  of  a  nation.  He  failed 
utterly.  He  retired  to  his  home  in  Greenville, 
Tenn.,  taking  no  very  active  part  in  politics  until 
1875.  On  January  26,  after  an  exciting  struggle, 
he  was  chosen  by  the  Legislature  of  Tennessee 
United  States  Senator  in  the  Forty-fourth  Congess, 
and  took  his  seat  in  that  body,  at  the  special  ses- 
sion convened  by  President  Grant,  on  the  5tli  of 
March.  On  the  27th  of  July,  1875,  the  ex-Presi- 
dent made  a  visit  to  his  daughter's  home,  near 
Carter  Station,  Tenn.  When  he  started  on  his 
journey,  he  was  apparently  in  his  usual  vigorous 
health,  but  on  reaching  the  residence  of  his  child 
the  following  day,  he  was  stricken  with  paralysis, 
which  rendered  him  unconscious.  He  rallied  oc- 
casionally, but  finally  passed  away  at  2  A.  m., 
July  31 ,  aged  sixty-seven  years.  His  funeral  was 
held  at  Greenville,  on  the  3d  of  August,  with 
every  demonstration  of  respect. 


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ULYSSES  S.  GRANT. 


HLYSSES  S.  GR.\XT,  the  eighteenth  Presi- 
dent of  the  United  States,  was  born  on  the 
29th  of  April,  1822,  of  Christian  parents,  in 
a  hnmble  home  at  Point  Pleasant,  on  the  banks 
of  the  Ohio.  Shortly  after,  his  father  moved  to 
Georgetown,  Brown  County,  Ohio.  In  tliis  re- 
mote frontier  hamlet,  Ulysses  received  a  common- 
school  education.  At  the  age  of  seventeen,  in 
the  year  1839,  he  entered  the  Militarj-  Academy 
at  West  Point.  Here  he  was  regarded  as  a  solid, 
sensible  young  man,  of  fair  ability,  and  of  sturdy, 
honest  character.  He  took  respectable  rank  as  a 
.scholar.  In  June,  1843,  he  graduated  about  the 
middle  in  his  class,  and  was  sent  as  Lieutenant  of 
Infantry  to  one  of  the  distant  military  posts  in  the 
Missouri  Territorj'.  Two  >-ears  he  pa.ssed  in  these 
drearj'  solitudes,  watching  the  vagabond  Indians. 

The  war  with  Mexico  came.  Lieut.  Grant  was 
sent  with  his  regiment  to  Corpus  Christi.  His 
first  battle  was  at  Palo  Alto.  There  was  no 
chance  here  for  the  exhibition  of  either  skill  or 
heroism,  nor  at  Resaca  de  la  Palma,  his  .second 
battle.  At  the  battle  of  Monterey,  his  third  en- 
gagement, it  is  said  that  he  perfonned  a  signal 
service  of  daring  and  skillful  horsemanship. 

At  the  close  of  the  Me.xican  War,  Capt.  Grant 
returned  with  his  regiment  to  New  York,  and 
was  again  sent  to  one  of  the  militan,-  posts  on  the 
frontier.  The  discoverj^  of  gold  in  California 
causing  an  immense  tide  of  emigration  to  flow  to 
the  Pacific  shores,  Capt.  Grant  was  sent  with  a 
battalion  to  Ft.  Dallas,  in  Oregon,  for  the  protec- 
tion of  the  interests  of  the  immigrants.  But  life 
was  wearisome  in  those  wilds,  and  he  resigned 
his  commission  and  returned  to  the  States.  Hav- 
ing married,  he  entered  upon  the  cultivation  of  a 
small  farm  near  St.  Louis,  Mo. ,  but  having  little 


skill  as  a  farmer,  and  finding  his  toil  not  re- 
munerative, he  turned  to  mercantile  life,  entering 
into  the  leather  business,  with  a  younger  brother 
at  Galena,  111.  This  was  in  the  year  i860.  As 
the  tidings  of  the  rebels  firing  on  Ft.  Sumter 
reached  the  ears  of  Capt.  Grant  in  his  counting- 
room,  he  said:  "Uncle  Sam  has  educated  me 
for  the  army;  though  I  have  ser\'ed  him  through 
one  war,  I  do  not  feel  that  I  have  yet  repaid  the 
debt.  I  am  still  ready  to  discharge  my  obliga- 
tions. I  shall  therefore  buckle  on  my  sword  and 
see  Uncle  Sam  through  this  war  too." 

He  went  into  the  streets,  raised  a  company  of 
volunteers,  and  led  them  as  their  Captain  to 
Springfield,  the  capital  of  the  State,  where  their 
ser\Mces  were  offered  to  Gov.  Yates.  The  Gov- 
ernor, impressed  by  the  zeal  and  straightforward 
executive  ability  of  Capt.  Grant,  gave  him  a  desk 
in  his  office  to  assist  in  the  volunteer  organiza- 
tion that  was  being  fonned  in  the  State  in  behalf 
of  the  Government.  On  the  15th  of  June,  1861, 
Capt.  Grant  received  a  commission  as  Colonel  of 
the  Twenty-first  Regiment  of  Illinois  Volunteers. 
His  merits  as  a  West  Point  graduate,  who  had 
ser\'ed  for  fifteen  years  in  the  regular  army,  were 
such  that  he  was  soon  promoted  to  the  rank  of 
Brigadier-General,  and  was  placed  in  command  at 
Cairo.  The  rebels  rai.sed  their  banner  at  Padu- 
cah,  near  the  mouth  of  the  Tennessee  River. 
Scarcely  had  its  folds  appeared  in  the  breeze  ere 
Gen.  Grant  was  there.  The  rebels  fled,  their 
banner  fell,  and  the  Stars  and  Stripes  were  un- 
furled in  its  stead. 

He  entered  the  sen-ice  with  great  determina- 
tion and  immediatel}-  began  active  duty.  This 
was  the  beginning,  and  until  the  surrender  of 
Lee  at  Richmond  he  was  ever  pushing  the  enemy 


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with  great  vigor  and  effectiveness.  At  Belmont, 
a  few  days  later,  he  surprised  and  routed  the 
rebels,  then  at  Ft.  Henry  won  another  victory. 
Then  came  the  brilliant  fight  at  Ft.  Donelson. 
The  nation  was  electrified  by  the  victory,  and  the 
brave  leader  of  the  boys  in  blue  was  immediately 
made  a  Major-General,  and  the  military  district 
of  Tennessee  was  assigned  to  him. 

Like  all  great  captains,  Gen.  Grant  knew  well 
how  to  secure  the  results  of  victory.  He  imme- 
diately pushed  on  to  the  enemies'  lines.  Then 
came  the  terrible  battles  of  Pittsburg  Landing, 
Corinth,  and  the  siege  of  Vicksburg,  where  Gen. 
Pemberton  made  an  unconditional  surrender  of 
the  city  with  over  thirty  thousand  men  and  one 
hundred  and  seventy-two  cannon.  The  fall  of 
Vicksburg  was  by  far  the  most  severe  blow  which 
the  rebels  had  thus  far  encountered,  and  opened 
up  the  Mississippi  from  Cairo  to  the  Gulf. 

Gen.  Grant  was  next  ordered  to  co-operate  with 
Gen.  Banks  in  a  movement  upon  Texas,  and  pro- 
ceeded to  New  Orleans,  where  he  was  thrown 
from  his  horse,  and  received  severe  injuries,  from 
which  he  was  laid  up  for  months.  He  then 
rushed  to  the  aid  of  Gens.  Rosecrans  and  Thomas 
at  Chattanooga,  and  by  a  wonderful  series  of 
strategic  and  technical  measures  put  the  Union 
army  in  fighting  condition.  Then  followed  the 
bloody  battles  at  Chattanooga,  Lookout  Moun- 
tain and  Missionary  Ridge,  in  which  the  rebels 
were  routed  with  great  loss.  This  won  for  him 
unbounded  praise  in  the  North.  On  the  4th  of 
February,  1864,  Congress  revived  the  grade  of 
lieutenant-general,  and  the  rank  was  conferred 
on  Gen.  Grant.  He  repaired  to  Washington  to 
receive  his  credentials  and  enter  upon  the  duties 
of  his  new  office. 

Gen.  Grant  decided  as  soon  as  he  took  charge 
of  the  army  to  concentrate  the  widely-dispersed 
National  troops  for  an  attack  upon  Richmond, 
the  nominal  capital  of  the  rebellion,  and  endeavor 
there  to  destroy  the  rebel  armies  which  would  be 
promptly  assembled  from  all  quarters  for  its  de- 
fense. The  whole  continent  seemed  to  tremble 
under  the  tramp  of  these  majestic  armies,  rushing 
to  the  decisive  battle-field.  Steamers  were  crowd- 
ed with  troops.     Railway  trains  were  burdened 


with  closely-packed  thousands.  His  plans  were 
comprehensive,  and  involved  a  series  of  cam- 
paigns, which  were  executed  with  remarkable 
energy  and  ability,  and  were  consummated  at  the 
surrender  of  Lee,  April  9,  1865. 

The  war  was  ended.  The  Union  was  saved. 
The  almost  unanimous  voice  of  the  nation  de- 
clared Gen.  Grant  to  be  the  most  prominent  in- 
strument in  its  salvation.  The  eminent  services 
he  had  thus  rendered  the  country  brought  him 
conspicuously  forward  as  the  Republican  candi- 
date for  the  Presidential  chair. 

At  the  Republican  Convention  held  at  Chicago, 
May  21,  i868,  he  was  unanimously  nominated 
for  the  Presidency,  and  at  the  autumn  election 
received  a  majority  of  the  popular  vote,  and  two 
hundred  and  fourteen  out  of  two  hundred  and 
ninety-four   electoral  votes. 

The  National  Convention  of  the  Republican 
party,  which  met  at  Philadelphia  on  the  5th  01 
June,  1872,  placed  Gen.  Grant  in  nomination  for 
a  second  term  by  a  unanimous  vote.  The  selec- 
tion was  emphatically  indorsed  by  the  people  five 
months  later,  two  hundred  and  ninety-two  elect- 
oral votes  being  cast  for  him. 

Soon  afiier  the  close  of  his  second  term.  Gen. 
Grant  started  upon  his  famous  trip  around  the 
world.  He  visited  almost  every  country  of  the 
civilized  world,  and  was  everywhere  received 
with  such  ovations  and  demonstrations  of  respect 
and  honor,  private  as  well  as  public  and  oflScial, 
as  were  never  before  bestowed  upon  any  citizen 
of  the  United  States. 

He  was  the  most  prominent  candidate  before 
the  Republican  National  Convention  in  1880  for 
a  renomination  for  President.  He  went  to  New 
York  and  embarked  in  the  brokerage  business 
under  the  firm  name  of  Grant  &  Ward.  The 
latter  proved  a  villain,  wrecked  Grant's  fortune, 
and  for  larceny  was  sent  to  the  penitentiary. 
The  General  was  attacked  with  cancer  in  the 
throat,  but  suffered  in  his  stoic-like  manner,  never 
complaining.  He  was  re-instated  as  General  of 
the  Army,  and  retired  by  Congress.  The  cancer 
soon  finished  its  deadly  work,  and  July  23,  1885, 
the  nation  went  in  mourning  over  the  death  01 
the  illustrious  General. 


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RUTHERFORD  B.  HAYES. 


RUTHERFORD  B.  HAYES,  the  nineteenth 
President  of  the  United  States,  was  born  in 
Delaware,  Ohio,  October  4,  1822,  almost 
three  months  after  the  death  of  his  father,  Ruther- 
ford Haj'es.  His  ancestrj'  on  both  the  paternal  and 
maternal  sides  was  of  the  most  honorable  char- 
acter. It  can  be  traced,  it  is  .said,  as  far  back  as 
1280,  when  Hayes  and  Rutherford  were  two 
Scottish  chieftains,  fighting  side  by  side  with 
Baliol,  William  Wallace  and  Robert  Bruce.  Both 
families  belonged  to  the  nobility,  owned  extensive 
estates,  and  had  a  large  following.  Misfortune 
overtaking  the  family,  George  Hayes  left  Scotland 
in  1680,  and  settled  in  Windsor,  Conn.  His  son 
George  was  bom  in  Windsor,  and  remained  there 
during  his  life.  Daniel  Hayes,  son  of  the  latter, 
married  Sarah  Lee,  and  lived  from  the  time  of 
his  marriage  until  his  death  in  Simsbury,  Conn. 
Ezekiel,  son  of  Daniel,  was  bom  in  1724,  and  was 
a  manufacturer  of  scythes  at  Bradford,  Conn. 
Rutherford  Hayes,  son  of  Ezekiel  and  grandfather 
of  President  Hayes,  was  bom  in  New  Haven,  in 
August,  1756.  He  was  a  farmer,  blacksmith  and 
tavern-keeper.  He  emigrated  to  Vermont  at  an 
unknown  date,  settling  in  Brattleboro,  where  he 
established  a  hotel.  Here  his  son,  Rutherford 
Hayes,  the  father  of  President  Hayes,  was  bom. 
He  was  married,  in  September,  1813,  to  Sophia 
Birchard,  of  Wilmington,  Vt.,  whose  ancestors 
emigrated  thither  from  Connecticut,  they  having 
been  among  the  wealthiest  and  best  families  of 
Norwich.  Her  ancestrj'  on  the  male  side  is 
traced  back  to  1635,  to  John  Birchard,  one  of  the 
principal  founders  of  Norwich.  Both  of  her  grand- 
fathers were  soldiers  in  the  Revolutionary'  War. 

The  father  of  President  Hayes  was  an  industri- 
ous, frugal,  yet  open-hearted  man.     He  was  of  a 


mechanical  turn  of  mind,  and  could  mend  a  plow, 
knit  a  stocking,  or  do  almost  anything  else  that 
he  chose  to  undertake.  He  was  a  member  of  the 
church,  active  in  all  tlie  benevolent  enterprises 
of  the  town,  and  conducted  his  business  on  Chris- 
tian principles.  After  the  close  of  the  War  of 
181 2,  for  reasons  inexplicable  to  his  neighbors,  he 
res(ilved  to  emigrate  to  Ohio. 

The  journey  from  Vemiont  to  Ohio  in  that  day, 
when  there  were  no  canals,  steamers,  or  rail- 
ways, was  a  very  serious  affair.  A  tour  of  in- 
spection was  first  made,  occupying  four  months. 
Mr.  Hayes  decided  to  move  to  Delaware,  where 
the  family  arrived  in  181 7.  He  died  July  22, 
1822,  a  victim  of  malarial  fever,  less  than  three 
months  before  the  birth  of  the  son  of  whom  we 
write.  Mrs.  Hayes,  in  her  sore  bereavement, 
found  the  support  she  so  much  needed  in  her 
brother  Sardis,  who  had  been  a  member  of  the 
household  from  the  day  of  its  departure  fi-om 
Vermont,  and  in  an  orphan  girl,  whom  she  had 
adopted  some  time  before  as  an  act  of  charity. 

Rutherford  was  seven  years  old  before  he  went 
to  school.  His  education,  however,  was  not  neg- 
lected. He  probably  learned  as  much  from  his 
mother  and  sister  as  he  would  have  done  at 
school.  His  sports  were  almost  wholly  within 
doors,  his  playmates  being  his  sister  and  her  asso- 
ciates. The.se  circum.stances  tended,  no  doubt,  to 
foster  that  gentleness  of  disposition  and  that  del- 
icate consideration  for  the  feelings  of  others  which 
were  marked  traits  of  his  character. 

His  uncle,  Sardis  Birchard,  took  the  deepest 
interest  in  his  education;  and  as  the  boy's  health 
had  improved,  and  he  was  making  good  progress 
in  his  studies,  he  proposed  to  send  him  to  college. 
His  preparation  commenced  with  a  tutor  at  home; 


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but  he  was  afterwards  sent  for  one  year  to  a  pro- 
fessor in  the  Weslej-an  University  in.Middletown, 
Conn.  He  entered  Kenyon  College  in  1838,  at 
the  age  of  sixteen,  and  was  graduated  at  the  head 
of  his  class  in  1S42. 

Immediately  after  his  graduation  he  began  the 
study  of  law  in  the  office  of  Thomas  Sparrow, 
Esq.,  in  Columbus.  Finding  his  opportunities 
for  study  in  Columbus  somewhat  limited,  he  de- 
termined to  enter  the  L,aw  School  at  Cambridge, 
Mass. ,  where  he  remained  two  years. 

In  1845,  after  graduating  at  the  L,aw  School,  he 
was  admitted  to  the  Bar  at  Marietta,  Ohio,  and 
shortly  afterward  went  into  practice  as  an  at- 
torney-at-law  with  Ralph  P.  Buckland,  of  Fre- 
mont. Here  he  remained  three  years,  acquiring 
but  a  limited  practice,  and  apparently  unambitious 
of  distinction  in  his  profession. 

In  1849  ^^  moved  to  Cincinnati,  where  his  am- 
bition found  a  new  stimulus.  For  several  years, 
however,  his  progress  was  slow.  Two  events 
occurring  at  this  period  had  a  powerful  influence 
upon  his  subsequent  life.  One  of  these  was  his 
marriage  with  Miss  Uucy  Ware  Webb,  daughter 
of  Dr.  James  Webb,  of  Chilli cothe;  the  other  was 
his  introduction  to  the  Cincinnati  Literary  Club, 
a  body  embracing  among  its  members  such  men 
as  Chief  Justice  Salmon  P.  Chase,  Gen.  John 
Pope,  Gov.  Edward  F.  Noyes,  and  many  others 
hardly  less  distinguished  in  after  life.  The  mar- 
riage was  a  fortunate  one  in  every  respect,  as 
every  bod)'  knows.  Not  one  of  all  the  wives  of 
our  Presidents  was  more  universally  admired, 
reverenced  and  beloved  than  was  Mrs.  Hayes,  and 
no  one  did  more  than  she  to  reflect  honor  upon 
American  womanhood.  The  Uiterarj'Club  brought 
Mr.  Hayes  into  constant  association  with  young 
men  of  high  character  and  noble  aims,  and  lured 
him  to  display  tlie  qualities  so  long  hidden  by  his 
bashfulness  and  luodesty. 

In  1856  he  was  nominated  to  the  office  of  Judge 
of  the  Court  of  Common  Pleas,  but  he  declined  to 
accept  the  nomination.  Two  years  later,  the  of- 
fice of  City  Solicitor  becoming  vacant,  the  City 
Council  elected  him  for  the  unexpired  term. 

In  1861,  when  the  Rebellion  broke  out,  he  was 
at  the  zenith  of  his  professional  life.     His  rank  at 


the  Bar  was  among  the  first.  But  the  news  of 
the  attack  on  Ft.  Sumter  found  him  eager  to 
take  up  arms  for  the  defense  of  his  countrj'. 

His  military  record  was  bright  and  illustrious. 
In  October,  1861,  he  was  made  Lieutenant- Colo- 
nel, and  in  August,  1862,  promoted  Colonel  of 
the  Seventy-ninth  Ohio  Regiment,  but  he  refused 
to  leave  his  old  comrades  and  go  among  strangers. 
Subsequently,  however,  he  was  made  Colonel  of 
his  old  regiment.  At  the  battle  of  South  Moun- 
tain he  received  a  wound,  and  while  faint  and 
bleeding  displayed  courage  and  fortitude  that 
won  admiration  from  all. 

Col.  Hayes  was  detached  from  his  regiment, 
after  his  recovery,  to  act  as  Brigadier-General, 
and  placed  in  command  of  the  celebrated  Kanawha 
divi-sion,  and  for  gallant  and  meritorious  services 
in  the  battles  of  Winchester,  Fisher's  Hill  and 
Cedar  Creek,  he  was  promoted  Brigadier-General. 
He  was  also  breveted  Major-General,  "for  gallant 
and  distinguished  services  during  the  campaigns 
of  1864,  in  West  Virginia."  In  the  course  of  his 
arduous  services,  four  horses  were  shot  from  un- 
der him,  and  he  was  wounded  four  times. 

In  1864,  Gen.  Hayes  was  elected  to  Congress 
from  the  Second  Ohio  District,  which  had  long 
been  Democratic.  He  was  not  present  during  the 
campaign,  and  after  the  election  was  importuned 
to  resign  his  commission  in  the  army;  but  he  fi- 
nally declared,  ' '  I  shall  never  come  to  Washing- 
ton until  I  can  come  by  way  of  Richmond."  He 
was  re-elected  in  1866. 

In  1867,  Gen.  Hayes  was  elected  Governor  of 
Ohio,  over  Hon.  Allen  G.  Thurman,  a  popular 
Democrat,  and  in  1869  was  re-elected  over  George 
H.  Pendleton.  He  was  elected  Governor  for  the 
third  term  in  1875. 

In  1876  he  was  the  standard-bearer  of  the  Re- 
publican party  in  the  Presidential  contest,  and 
after  a  hard,  long  contest  was  chosen  President, 
and  was  inaugurated  Monday,  March  5,  1877. 
He  served  his  full  term,  not,  however,  with  satis- 
faction to  his  party,  but  his  administration  was  an 
average  one.  The  remaining  years  of  his  life 
were  passed  quietly  in  his  Ohio  home,  where  he 
passed  away  January  17,  1893. 


JAMES  A.  GARFIELD. 


JAMES  A.  GARFIELD,  twentieth  President 
of  the  United  Stales,  was  born  November  19, 
1 83 1,  in  the  woods  of  Orange,  Cuyahoga 
County,  Ohio.  His  parents  were  Abrain  and 
Kliza  (Ballon)  Garfield,  both  of  New  England 
ancestry,  and  from  families  well  known  in  the 
early  liistory  of  that  section  of  our  country,  but 
who  had  moved  to  the  Western  Reser\-e,  in  Ohio, 
early  in  its  settlement. 

The  house  in  which  James  A.  was  born  was 
not  unlike  the  hou.ses  of  pcx)r  Ohio  fanners  of 
that  day.  It  was  about  20  x  30  feet,  built  of  logs, 
with  the  spaces  between  the  logs  filled  with  cla\-. 
His  father  was  a  hard-working  farmer,  and  he 
soon  had  his  fields  cleared,  an  orchard  planted, 
and  a  log  barn  built.  The  household  comprised 
the  father  and  mother  and  their  four  children, 
Mehetabel,  Thomas,  Mary  and  James.  In  May, 
1823,  the  father  died  from  a  cold  contracted  in 
helping  to  put  out  a  forest  fire.  At  this  time 
James  was  about  eighteen  months  old,  and 
Thomas  about  ten  years  old.  No  one,  j)erhaps, 
can  tell  how  much  James  was  indebted  to  liis 
brother's  toil  and  self-sacrifice  during  the  twenty 
years  succeeding  his  father's  death.  He  now 
lives  in  Michigan,  and  the  two  sisters  live  in  Solon, 
Ohio,   near  their  birthplace. 

The  early  educational  advantages  young  Gar- 
field enjoyed  were  very  limited,  yet  he  made  the 
most  of  them.  He  labored  at  farm  work  for 
others,  did  carpenter  work,  choppe<:l  wood,  or  did 
anj-thing  that  would  bring  in  a  few  dollars  to  aid 
his  widowed  mother  in  her  struggles  to  keep  the 
little  family  together.  Nor  was  Gen.  Garfield 
ever  ashamed  of  his  origin,  and  he  never  forgot 
the  friends  of  his  struggling  childhood,  j-outh  and 
manhood;  neither  did  they  ever  forget  him. 
When  in  the  highest  seats  of  honor,  the  humblest 
friend  of  his  boyhood  was  as  kindh-  greeted  as 
ever.  The  poorest  laborer  was  sure  of  the  sym- 
pathy of  one  who  had  known  all  the  bitterness  of 


want  and  the  sweetness  of  bread  earned  by  the 
sweat  of  the  brow.  He  was  ever  the  simple, 
plain,  modest  gentleman. 

The  highest  ambition  of  yoiuig  Garfield  until 
he  was  about  sixteen  jears  old  was  to  be  cap- 
tain of  a  vessel  on  Lake  Erie.  He  was  anxious 
to  go  aboard  a  vessel,  but  this  his  mother  strongly 
opposed.  She  finally  consented  to  his  going  to 
Cleveland,  with  the  understanding,  however,  that 
he  should  try  to  obtain  some  other  kind  of  em- 
plojinent.  He  walked  all  the  way  to  Cleveland. 
This  was  his  first  visit  to  the  city.  After  making 
many  ai)plications  for  work,  and  trying  to  get 
aboard  a  lake  vessel  and  not  meeting  with  suc- 
cess, he  engaged  as  a  driver  for  his  cousin,  Amos 
Letcher,  on  the  Ohio  &  Pennsylvania  Canal. 
He  remained  at  this  work  but  a  short  time,  when 
he  went  home,  and  attended  the  seminarj'  at 
Chester  for  about  three  years.  He  then  entered 
Hiram  and  the  liclectic  Institute,  teaching  a  few 
terms  of  school  in  the  mean  time,  and  doing  other 
work.  This  .school  was  started  by  the  Disciples 
of  Christ  in  1850,  of  which  body  he  was  then  a 
member.  He  became  janitor  and  bell-ringer  in 
order  to  help  pay  his  way.  He  then  became  both 
teacher  and  pupil.  Soon  "  exhausting  Hiram," 
and  needing  a  higher  education,  in  the  fall  of  1854 
he  entered  Williams  College,  from  which  he  grad- 
uated in  1856,  taking  one  of  the  highest  honors  of 
his  class.  He  afterwards  returned  to  Hiram  Col- 
lege as  its  President.  As  above  stated,  he  early 
united  with  the  Christian,  or  Disciples,  Church  at 
Hiram,  and  was  ever  after  a  devoted,  zealous 
member,  often  preaching  in  its  pulpit  and  places 
where  he  happened  to  be. 

Mr.  Garfield  was  united  in  mai-riage,  Novem- 
ber II,  1858,  with  Miss  Lucretia  Rudolph,  who 
proved  herself  worthy  as  the  wife  of  one  whom 
all  the  world  loved.  To  them  were  born  seven 
children,  five  of  whom  are  still  living,  four  boys 
and  one  girl. 


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Mr.  Garfield  made  his  first  political  speeches  in 
1856,  iu  Hiram  and' the  neighboring  villages,  and 
three  years  later  he  began  to  speak  at  county 
mass-meetings,  and  became  the  favorite  speaker 
wherever  he  was.  During  this  year  he  was 
elected  to  the  Ohio  Senate.  He  also  began  to 
study  law  at  Cleveland,  and  in  1S61  was  admitted 
to  the  Bar.  The'great  Rebellion  broke  out  in  the 
early  part  of  this  year,  and  Mr.  Garfield  at  once 
resolved  to  fight  as  he  had  talked,  and  enlisted  to 
defend  the  Old  Flag.  He  received  his  commission 
as  Lieutenant-Colonel  of  the  Forty-second  Regi- 
ment of  Ohio  Infantry  Augu.st  14,  1861.  He 
was  immediately  put  into  active  service,  and  be- 
fore he  had  ever  seen  a  gun  fired  in  action,  was 
placed  in  command  of  four  regiments  of  infantry 
and  eight  companies  of  cavalry,  charged  with  the 
work  of  driving  out  of  his  native  State  the  able 
rebel  officer,  Humphrey  Marshall,  of  Kentucky. 
This  work  was  bravely  and  speedily  accomplished, 
,  although  against  great  odds,  and  President  Lin- 
coln commissioned  him  Brigadier-General,  Janu- 
ary ID,  1862;  and  "as  he  had  bee.i  the  youngest 
man  in  the  Ohio  Senate  two  years  before,  so  now 
he  was  the  youngest  General  in  the  army."  He 
was  with  Gen.  Buell's  army  at  Shiloh,  in  its 
operations  around  Corinth  and  its  march  through 
Alabama.  He  was  then  detailed  as  a  member  of 
the  general  court  martial  for  the  trial  of  Gen. 
Fitz-John  Porter.  He  was  next  ordered  to  re- 
port to  Gen.  Rosecrans,  and  was  assigned  to  the 
"  Chief  of  Staff."  The  military  history  of  Gen. 
Garfield  closed  with  his  brilliant  services  at  Chick- 
amauga,  where  he  won  the  rank  of  Major-General. 
Without  an  effort  on  his  part.  Gen.  Garfield 
was  elected  to  Congress  in  the  fall  of  1862,  from 
the  Nineteenth  District  of  Ohio.  This  section  of 
Ohio  had  been  represented  in  Congress  for  sixty 
years  mainly  by  two  men — Elisha  Whittlesey  and 
Joshua  R.  Giddings.  It  was  not  without  a  strug- 
gle that  he  resigned  his  place  in  the  army.  At 
the  time  he  entered  Congress  he  was  the  youngest 
member  in  that  body.  There  he  remained  hy 
successive  re-elections  until  he  was  elected  Presi- 
dent, in  1880.  Of  his  labors  in  Congress,  Senator 
Hoar  saj^s:  "Since  the  year  1864  you  cannot 
think  of  a  question  which  has  been  debated  in 


Congress,  or  discussed  before  a  tribunal  of  the 
American  people,  in  regard  to  which  you  will  not 
find,  if  you  wish  instruction,  the  argument  on 
one  side  stated,  in  almost  every  instance  better 
than  by  anybody  else,  in  some  speech  made  in 
the  House  of  Representatives  or  on  the  hustings 
by  Mr.  Garfield." 

Upon  Januarj'  14,  1880,  Gen.  Garfield  was  elect- 
ed to  the  United  States  Senate,  and  on  the  8th  of 
June,  of  the  same  year,  was  nominated  as  the 
candidate  of  his  party  for  President  at  the  great 
Chicago  Convention.  He  was  elected  in  the  fol- 
lowing November,  and  on  March  4,  i88i,  was 
inaugurated.  Probably  no  administration  ever 
opened  its  existence  under  brighter  auspices  than 
that  of  President  Garfield,  and  every  day  it  grew 
in  favor  with  the  people.  By  the  ist  of  July 
he  had  completed  all  the  initiatory  and  prelimi- 
nary wofk  of  his  administration,  and  was  prepar- 
ing to  leave  the  city  to  meet  his  friends  at  Will- 
iams College.  While  on  his  way  and  at  the 
depot,  in  company  with  vSecretary  Blaine,  a  man 
stepped  behind  him,  drew  a  revolver,  and  fired 
directly  at  his  back.  The  President  tottered  and 
fell,  and  as  he  did  so  the  assassin  fired  a  second 
shot,  the  bullet  cutting  the  left  coat  sleeve  of  his 
victim,  but  inflicting  no  further  injury.  It  has 
been  very  truthfully  said  that  this  was  "  the  shot 
that  was  heard  around  the  world. ' '  Never  before 
in  the  history  of  the  nation  had  anything  occur- 
red which  so  nearly  froze  the  blood  of  the  people 
for  the  moment  as  this  awful  deed.  He  was 
smitten  on  the  brightest,  gladdest  day  of  all  his 
life,  at  the  summit  of  his  power  and  hope.  For 
eighty  days,  all  during  the  hot  months  of  July 
and  August,  he  lingered  and  suffered.  He,  how- 
ever, remained  master  of  himself  till  the  last,  and 
by  his  magnificent  bearing  taught  the  country 
and  the  world  one  of  the  noblest  of  human  les- 
sons— how  to  live  grandly  in  the  very  clutch  of 
death.  Great  in  life,  he  was  surpassingly  great 
in  death.  He  passed  serenely  away  September 
19,  1883,  at  Elberon,  N.  J.,  on  the  very  bank  of 
the  ocean,  where  he  had  been  taken  shortly-  be- 
fore. The  world  wept  at  his  death,  as  it  rarely 
ever  had  done  on  the  death  of  any  other  great 
and  noble  man. 


CHESTER  A.  ARTHUR. 


E HESTER  A.  ARTHUR,  twentj'-first  Presi- 
dent of  the  United  States,  was  bom  in  Frank- 
lin County,  Vt.,  on  the  5th  day  of  October, 
1S30,  and  was  the  eldest  of  a  family  of  t\vo  sons 
and  five  daughters.  His  father  was  the  Rev.  Dr. 
William  Arthur,  a  Baptist  clergyman,  who  emi- 
grated to  this  countr>-  from  County  Antrim,  Ire- 
land, in  his  eighteenth  year,  and  died  in  1875,  in 
Newtoiuille,  near  Albany,  after  a  long  and  suc- 
cessful ministry. 

Young  Artliur  was  educated  at  Union  College, 
Schenectady,  where  he  excelled  in  all  his  studies. 
After  his  graduation  he  taught  school  in  Ver- 
mont for  two  years,  and  at  the  expiration  of  that 
time  came  to  New  York,  with  $500  in  his  pocket, 
and  entered  the  office  of  ex-Judge  E.  D.  Culver 
as  a  student.  After  being  admitted  to  the  Bar,  he 
formed  a  partnership  with  his  intimate  friend  and 
room-mate,  Henrj'  U.  Gardiner,  with  the  inten- 
tion of  practicing  in  the  West,  and  for  three 
months  the>-  roamed  about  in  the  Western  States 
in  search  of  an  eligible  site,  but  in  the  end  re- 
turned to  New  York,  where  they  hung  out  their 
.shingle,  and  entered  upon  a  successful  career  al- 
most from  the  start.  Gen.  Arthur  soon  after  mar- 
ried the  daughter  of  Lieut.  Hemdon,  of  the 
United  States  Navy,  who  was  lost  at  sea.  Con- 
gress voted  a  gold  medal  to  his  widow  in  recog- 
nition of  the  bravery  he  displayed  on  that  occa- 
sion. Mrs.  Arthur  died  shortly  before  Mr. 
Arthur's  nomination  to  the  Vice-Presidency,  leav- 
ing two  children. 

Gen.  Arthur  obtained  considerable  legal  celeb- 
rity in  his  first  great  case,  the  famous  L,emmon 
suit,  brought  to  recover  possession  of  eight  slaves 
who  had  been  declared  free  by  Judge  Paine,  of 
the  Superior  Court  of  New  York  City.     It  was  in 


1852  that  Jonathan  Lemmon,  of  Virginia,  went  to 
New  York  with  his  slaves,  intending  to  .ship  them 
to  Texas,  when  they  were  discovered  and  freed. 
The  Judge  decided  that  they  could  not  be  held  by 
the  owner  under  the  Fugitive  Slave  Law.  A  howl 
of  rage  went  up  from  the  South,  and  the  Virginia 
Legislature  authorized  the  Attorney-General  of 
that  State  to  assist  in  an  appeal.  William  M. 
Evarts  and  Chester  A.  Arthur  were  employed  to 
represent  the  people,  and  they  won  their  case, 
which  then  went  to  the  Supreme  Court  of  the 
United  States.  Charles  O' Conor  here  espoused 
the  cause  of  the  .slaveholders,  but  he,  too,  was 
beaten  by  Messrs.  Evarts  and  Arthur,  and  a  long 
step  was  taken  toward  the  emancipation  of  the 
black  race. 

Another  great  service  was  rendered  by  Gen. 
Arthur  in  the  same  cau.se  in  1856.  Lizzie  Jen- 
nings, a  respectable  colored  woman,  was  put  oflF 
a  Fourth  Avenue  car  with  violence  after  she  hgd 
paid  her  fare.  Gen.  Arthur  sued  on  her  behalf, 
and  secured  a  verdict  of  $500  damages.  The  next 
day  the  company  issued  an  order  to  admit  colored 
persons  to  ride  on  their  cars,  and  the  other  car 
companies  quickly  followed  their  example.  Be- 
fore that  the  Sixth  Avenue  Company  ran  a  few 
special  cars  for  colored  persons,  and  the  other  lines 
refused  to  let  them  ride  at  all. 

Gen.  Arthur  was  a  delegate  to  the  convention 
at  .Saratoga  that  founded  the  Republican  party. 
Previous  to  the  war  he  was  Judge-Advocate  of 
the  Second  Brigade  of  the  State  of  New  York, 
and  Gov.  Morgan,  of  that  State,  appointed  him 
Engineer-in-Chief  of  his  stafi".  In  1861,  he  was 
made  Inspector-General,  and  soon  afterward  be- 
came Quartermaster-General.  In  each  of  these 
offices  he  rendered  great  service  to  the  Govern- 


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CHESTER  A.  ARTHUR. 


ment  during  the  war.  At  the  end  of  Gov.  Mor- 
gan's term  he  resumed  the  practice  of  law,  form- 
ing a  partnership  with  Mr.  Ransom,  and  then 
Mr.  Phelps,  the  District  Attorney  of  New  York, 
was  added  to  the  firm.  The  legal  practice  of  this 
well-known  firm  was  ver}'  large  and  lucrative, 
as  each  of  the  gentlemen  composing  it  was  an  able 
lawyer,  and  possessed  a  splendid  local  reputa- 
tion, if  not,  indeed,  one  of  national  extent. 

Mr.  Arthur  always  took  a  leading  part  in  State 
and  city  politics.  He  was  appointed  Collector  of 
the  Port  of  New  York  by  President  Grant,  No- 
vember 21,  1872,  to  succeed  Thomas  Murphy, 
and  he  held  the  office  until  July  20,  1878,  when 
he  was  succeeded  by  Collector  Merritt. 

Mr.  Arthur  was  nominated  on  the  Presidential 
ticket,  with  Gen.  James  A.  Garfield,  at  the 
famous  National  Republican  Convention  held  at 
Chicago  in  June,  1880.  This  was  perhaps  the 
greatest  political  convention  that  ever  a.ssembled 
on  the  continent.  It  was  composed  of  the  lead- 
ing politicians  of  the  Republican  party,  all  able 
men,  and  each  stood  firm  and  fought  vigorously 
and  with  signal  tenacity  for  his  respective  can- 
didate that  was  before  the  convention  for  the 
nomination.  Finall}'  Gen.  Garfield  received  the 
•lomination  for  President,  and  Gen.  Arthur  for 
Vice-President.  The  campaign  which  followed 
was  one  of  the  most  animated  known  in  the  his- 
torjf  of  our  countr5'.  Gen.  Hancock,  the  stand- 
ard-bearer of  the  Democratic  party,  was  a  popular 
man,  and  his  partj-  made  a  valiant  fight  for  his 
election. 

Finally  the  election  came,  and  the  country's 
choice  was  Garfield  and  Arthur.  They  were  in- 
augurated March  4,  188 1,  as  President  and  Vice- 
President.  A  few  months  onlj^  had  passed  ere 
the  newly-chosen  President  was  the  victim  of  the 
assassin's  bullet.  Then  came  terrible  weeks  of 
suffering — those  moments  of  anxious  suspense, 
when  the  hearts  of  all  civilized  nations  were 
throbbing  in  unison,  longing  for  the  recovery  of 
the  noble,  the  good  President.  The  remarkable 
patience  that  he  manifested  during  those  hours 
■and  weeks,  and  even  months,  of  the  most  terrible 
suffering  man  has  ever  been  called  upon  to  en- 
dure, was  seemingly  more  than  human.     It  was 


certainly  godlike.  During  all  this  period  of 
deepest  anxiety  Mr.  Arthur's  every  move  was 
watched,  and,  be  it  said  to  his  credit,  that  his  every 
action  displayed  only  an  earnest  desire  that  the  • 
suffering  Garfield  might  recover  to  serve  the  re- 
mainder of  the  term  he  had  so  auspiciously  be- 
gun. Not  a  selfish  feeling  was  manifested  in 
deed  or  look  of  this  man,  even  though  the  most 
honored  position  in  the  world  was  at  any  moment 
likely  to  fall  to  him. 

At  last  God  in  his  mercy  relieved  ^President 
Garfield  from  further  suffering,  and  the  world,  as 
never  before  in  its  histor>'  over  the  death  of  any 
other  man,  wept  at  his  bier.  Then  it  became  the 
duty  of  the  Vice-President  to  assume  the  respon- 
sibilities of  the  high  office,  and  he  took  the  oath 
in  New  York,  September  20,  188 1.  The  position 
was  an  embarrassing  one  to  him,  made  doubly  so 
from  the  fact  that  all  eyes  were  on  him,  anxious 
to  know  what  he  would  do,  what  policy  he  would 
pursue,  and  whom  he  would  select  as  advisers. 
The  duties  of  the  office  had  been  greatly  neglected 
during  the  President's  long  illness,  and  many  im- 
portant measures  were  to  be  immediately  decided 
by  him ;  and  to  still  further  embarass  him  he  did 
not  fail  to  realize  under  what  circumstances  he 
became  President,  and  knew  the  feelings  of  many 
on  this  point.  Under  these  trying  circura.stances. 
President  Arthur  took  the  reins  of  the  Govern- 
ment in  his  own  hands,  and,  as  embarra.ssing  as 
was  the  condition  of  affairs,  he  happily  surpri.sed 
the  nation,  acting  so  wisely  that  but  few  criticized 
his  administration.  He  served  the  nation  well 
and  faithfully  until  the  close  of  his  administra- 
tion, March  4,  1885,  and  was  a  popular  candidate 
before  his  party  for  a  second  term.  His  name 
was  ably  presented  before  the  convention  at  Chi- 
cago, and  was  received  with  great  favor,  and 
doubtless  but  for  the  personal  popularity  of  one 
of  the  opposing  candidates,  he  would  have  been 
selected  as  the  standard-bearer  of  his  party  for 
another  campaign.  He  retired  to  private  life,  car- 
rying with  him  the  best  wishes  of  the  American 
people,  whom  he  had  served  in  a  manner  satisfac- 
tor>-  to  them  and  with  credit  to  himself.  One 
year  later  he  was  called  to  his  final  rest. 


^^^^^    O/c^^^O/^lyUX^l/ 


STEPHEN  GROVER  CLEVELAND. 


mTEPHEN  GROVER  CLEVELAND,  the 
7x  twenty -second  President  of  the  United  States, 
Vl^  was  boni  in  1837.  in  the  obscure  town  of 
Caldwell,  Essex  County,  N.  J.,  and  in  a  little 
two-and-a-half-story  white  house,  which  is  still 
standing  to  characteristically  mark  the  humble 
birthplace  of  one  of  America's  great  men,  in 
striking  contrast  with  the  Old  World,  where  all 
men  high  in  office  must  be  high  in  origin  and 
bom  in  the  cradle  of  wealth.  When  the  subject 
of  this  sketch  was  three  years  of  age,  his  father, 
who  was  a  Presbyterian  minister  with  a  large 
family  and  a  small  salary,  moved,  by  way  of  the 
Hudson  River  and  Erie  Canal,  to  Kayetteville,  N. 
Y.,  in  search  of  an  increased  income  and  a  larger 
field  of  work.  Fayetteville  was  then  the  most 
straggling  of  coimtrj^  villages,  about  five  miles 
from  Pompey  Hill,  where  Governor  Seymour 
was  bom. 

At  the  last-mentioned  place  young  Grover  com- 
menced going  to  school  in  the  good,  old-fashioned 
way,  and  presumably  distinguished  himself  after 
the  manner  of  all  village  boys — in  doing  the 
things  he  ought  not  to  do.  Such  is  the  dis- 
tinguishing trait  of  all  geniuses  and  independent 
thinkers.  When  he  arrived  at  the  age  of  four- 
teen years,  he  had  outgrown  the  capacity  of  the 
village  school,  and  expressed  a  most  emphatic  de- 
sire to  be  sent  to  an  academy.  To  this  his  fa- 
ther decidedly  objected.  Academies  in  those 
daj-s  cost  money ;  besides,  his  father  wanted  him 
to  become  self-supporting  by  the  quickest  pos- 
sible means,  and  this  at  that  time  in  Fayetteville 
seemed  to  be  a  position  in  a  country  store,  where 
his  father  and  the  large  family  on  his  hands  had 


considerable  influence.  Grover  was  to  be  paid 
$50  for  his  services  the  first  j'ear,  and  if  he  proved 
trustworthy  he  was  to  receive  $100  the  second 
year.  Here  the  lad  commenced  his  career  as 
salesman,  and  in  two  j-ears  he  had  earned  so  good 
a  reputation  for  trustworthiness  that  his  employ- 
ers desired  to  retain  him  for  an  indefinite  length 
of  time. 

Hut  instead  of  remaining  v\'ith  this  firai  in 
Fayetteville,  he  went  with  the  family  in  their  re- 
moval to  Clinton,  where  he  had  an  opportunity 
of  attending  a  High  School.  Here  he  industri- 
ously pursued  his  studies  until  the  family  re- 
moved with  him  to  a  point  on  Black  River  known 
as  the  "Holland  Patent,"  a  village  of  five  or  six 
hundred  people,  fifteen  miles  north  of  Utica,  N.  Y. 
At  this  place  his  father  died,  after  preaching  but 
three  Sundays.  This  event  broke  up  the  family, 
and  Grover  set  out  for  New  York  City  t3  accept, 
at  a  small  salary,  the  position  of  under-teacher 
in  an  asylum  for  the  blind.  He  taught  faithfully 
for  two  3'ears,  and  although  he  obtained  a  good 
reputation  in  this  capacity,  he  concluded  that 
teaching  was  not  his  calling  in  life,  and,  revers- 
ing the  traditional  order,  he  left  the  city  to  seek 
his  fortune,  instead  of  going  to  the  city.  He  first 
thought  of  Cleveland,  Ohio,  as  there  was  some 
charm  in  that  name  for  him;  but  before  proceed- 
ing to  that  place  he  went  to  Buffalo  to  ask  advice 
of  his  uncle,  Lewis  F.  Allan,  a  noted  stock- 
breeder of  that  place.  The  latter  did  not  speak 
enthusiastically.  "What  is  it  you  want  to  do, 
my  boy?"  he  asked.  "Well,  sir,  I  want  to  study 
law,"  was  the  reply  "Good  gracious!"  remarked 
the  old  gentleman ;  "  do  you,  indeed  ?    Whatever 


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STEPHEN  GROVER  CLEVELAND. 


put  that  into  your  head?  How  much  money 
have  you  got?"  "Well,  sir,  to  tell  the  truth,  I 
haven't  got  any." 

After  a  long  consultation,  his  uncle  offered  him 
a  place  temporarily  as  assistant  herd-keeper,  at 
$50  a  year,  while  he  could  look  around.  One 
day  soon  afterward  he  boldly  walked  into  the  of- 
fice of  Rogers,  Bowen  &  Rogers,  of  Buffalo,  and 
told  them  what  he  wanted.  A  number  of  young 
men  were  already  engaged  in  the  ofiSce,  but  Gro- 
ver's  persistency  won,  and  he  was  finally  per- 
mitted to  come  as  an  office  boy  and  have  the  use 
of  the  law  library,  receiving  as  wages  the  sum  of 
$3  or  $4  a  week.  Out  of  this  he  had  to  pay  for  his 
board  and  washing.  The  walk  to  and  from  his 
uncle's  was  a  long  and  rugged  one;  and  although 
the  first  winter  was  a  memorably  severe  one,  his 
shoes  were  out  of  repair,  and  as  for  his  overcoat  he 
had  none;  yet  he  was,  nevertheless,  prompt  and 
regular.  On  the  first  day  of  his  service  there,  his 
senior  employer  threw  down  a  copy  of  Black- 
stone  before  him,  with  a  bang  that  made  the  dust 
fly,  saying  "That's  where  they  all  begin."  A 
titter  ran  around  the  little  circle  of  clerks  and 
students,  as  they  thought  that  was  enough  to 
scare  young  Grover  out  of  his  plans;  but  in  due 
time  he  mastered  that  cumbersome  volume. 
Then,  as  ever  afterward,  however,  Mr.  Cleve- 
land exhibited  a  talent  for  executiveness  rather 
than  for  chasing  principles  through  all  their 
metaphysical  possibilities.  "Let  us  quit  talking 
and  go  and  do  it, ' '  was  practically  his  motto. 

The  first  public  oflfice  to  which  Mr.  Cleveland 
was  elected  was  that  of  Sheriff  of  Erie  County, 
N.  Y.,  in  which  Buffalo  is  situated;  and  in  such 
capacity  it  fell  to  his  duty  to  inflict  capital  punish- 
ment upon  two  criminals.  In  1881  he  was 
elected  Mayor  of  the  City  of  Buffalo,  on  the 
Democratic  ticket,  with  especial  reference  to  bring- 
ing about  certain  reforms  in  the  administration 
of  the  municipal  affairs  of  that  city.  In  this  of- 
fice, as  well  as  in  that  of  Sheriff,  his  performance 
of  duty  has  generally  been  considered  fair,  with 
possibly  a  few  exceptions,  which  were  ferreted 
out  and  magnified  during  his  Presidential  cam- 
paign. As  a  .specimen  of  his  plain  language  in 
a  veto  message,  we  quote  from  one  vetoing  an 


iniquitous  street-cleaning  contract:  "This  is  a 
time  for  plain  speech,  and  my  objection  to  your 
action  shall  be  plainly  stated.  I  regard  it  as  the 
culmination  of  a  most  bare-faced,  impudent  and 
shameless  scheme  to  betray  the  interests  of  the 
people  and  to  worse  than  squander  the  people's 
money."  The  New  York  Sun  afterward  very 
highly  commended  Mr.  Cleveland's  administra- 
tion as  Mayor  of  Buffalo,  and  thereupon  recom- 
mended him  for  Governor  of  the  Empire  State. 
To  the  latter  office  he  was  elected  in  1882,  and 
his  administration  of  the  affairs  of  State  was 
generally  satisfactor>-.  The  mistakes  he  made, 
if  any,  were  made  veiy  public  throughout  the  na- 
tion after  he  was  nominated  for  President  of  the 
United  States.  For  this  high  office  he  was 
nominated  July  11,  1884,  by  the  National  Demo- 
cratic Convention  at  Chicago,  when  other  com- 
petitors were  Thomas  F.  Bayard,  Roswell  P. 
Flower,  Thomas  A.  Hendricks,  Benjamin  F. 
Butler,  Allen  G.  Thurman,  etc. ;  and  he  was 
elected  by  the  people,  by  a  majority  of  about  a 
thousand,  over  the  brilliant  and  long-tried  Re- 
publican statesman,  James  G.  Blaine.  Piesident 
Cleveland  resigned  his  office  as  Governor  of  New 
York  in  January,  1885,  in  order  to  prepare  for 
his  duties  as  the  Chief  Executive  of  the  United 
States,  in  which  capacity  his  term  commenced  at 
noon  on  the  4th  of  March,  1885. 

The  silver  question  precipitated  a  controversy 
between  those  who  were  in  favor  of  the  continu- 
ance of  silver  coinage  and  those  who  were  op- 
posed, Mr.  Cleveland  answering  for  the  latter, 
even  before  his  inauguration. 

On  June  2,  1886,  President  Cleveland  married 
Frances,  daughter  of  his  deceased  friend  and  part- 
ner, Oscar  Folsom,  of  the  Buffalo  Bar.  Their 
union  has  been  blessed  by  the  birth  of  two  daugh- 
ters. In  the  campaign  of  1888,  President  Cleve- 
land was  renominated  by  his  p)arty,  but  the 
Republican  candidate.  Gen.  Benjamin  Harrison, 
was  victorious.  In  the  nominations  of  1892 
these  two  candidates  for  the  highest  position  in 
the  gift  of  the  people  were  again  pitted  against 
each  other,  and  in  the  ensuing  election  President 
Cleveland  was  victorious  by  an  overwhelming 
majority. 


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BENJAMIN  HARRISON. 


gENJAMIN  HARRISON,  the  twenty-third 
President,  is  the  descendant  of  one  of  the 
historical  families  of  this  countr}\  The  first 
known  head  of  the  family  was  Maj.-Gcn.  Harrison, 
one  of  Oliver  Cromwell's  trusted  followers  and 
fighters.  In  the  zenith  of  Cromwell's  power  it  be- 
came the  dutj'  of  this  Harri.son  to  participate  in 
the  trial  of  Charles  I.,  and  afterward  to  sign  the 
death  warrant  of  the  king.  He  subsequently 
paid  for  this  with  his  life,  being  hung  October  13, 
1660.  His  descendants  came  to  America,  and 
the  next  of  the  family  that  appears  in  historj-  is 
Benjamin  Harrison,  of  Virginia,  great-grandfa- 
ther of  the  subject  of  this  sketch,  and  after  whom 
he  was  named.  Benjamin  Harrison  was  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Continental  Congress  during  the  years 
1774,  1775  and  1776,  and  was  one  of  the  original 
signers  of  the  Declaration  of  Independence.  He 
was  three  times  elected  Governor  of  Virginia. 

Gen.  William  Henrj-  Harrison,  the  son  of  the 
distinguished  patriot  of  the  Revolution,  after  a 
successful  career  as  a  soldier  during  the  War  of 
18 12,  and  with  a  clean  record  as  Governor  of  the 
Northwestern  Territory,  was  elected  President  of 
the  United  States  in  1840.  His  career  was  cut 
short  by  death  within  one  month  after  his  in- 
auguration. 

President  Harrison  was  born  at  North  Bend, 


Hamilton  County,  Ohio,  August  20,  1833.  His 
life  up  to  the  time  of  his  graduation  from  Miami 
University,  at  Oxford,  Ohio,  was  the  uneventful 
one  of  a  country  lad  of  a  family  of  small  means. 
His  father  was  able  to  give  him  a  good  education, 
and  nothing  more.  He  became  engaged  while  at 
college  to  the  daughter  of  Dr.  Scott,  Principal  of 
a  female  school  at  Oxford.  After  graduating,  he 
determined  to  enter  upon  the  study  of  law.  He 
went  to  Cincinnati  and  there  read  law  for  two 
years.  At  the  expiration  of  that  time  young  Har- 
rison received  the  only  inheritance  of  his  life — his 
aunt,  dying,  left  him  a  lot  valued  at  $800.  He 
regarded  this  legacy  as  a  fortune,  and  decided  to 
get  married  at  once,  take  this  money  and  go  to 
some  Eastern  town  and  begin  the  practice  of  law. 
He  sold  his  lot,  and,  with  the  money  in  his  pocket, 
he  started  out  with  his  young  wife  to  fight  for  a 
place  in  the  world.  He  decided  to  go  to  Indian- 
apolis, which  was  even  at  that  time  a  town  of 
promise.  He  met  with  slight  encouragement  at 
first,  making  scarcely  anything  the  first  year. 
He  worked  diligently,  applying  himself  closely  to 
his  calling,  built  up  an  extensive  practice  and 
took  a  leading  rank  in  the  legal  profession. 

In  i860,  Mr.  Harrison  was  nominated  for  the 
position  of  Supreme  Court  Reporter,  and  then  be- 
gan his  experience  as  a  stump  speaker.     He  can- 


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BENJAMIN  HARRISON. 


vassed  the  State  thoroughly,  and  was  elected  by 
a  handsome  majority.  In  1862  he  raised  the 
Seventeenth  Indiana  Infantrj-,  and  was  chosen  its 
Colonel.  His  regiment  was  composed  of  the  raw- 
est material,  bnt  Col.  HarrLson  employed  all  his 
time  at  first  in  mastering  military  tactics  and  drill- 
ing his  men,  and  when  he  came  to  move  toward 
the  East  with  Sherman,  his  regiment  was  one  of 
the  best  drilled  and  organized  in  the  army.  At 
Resaca  he  especially  distinguished  himself,  and 
("or  his  bravery  at  Peachtree  Creek  he  was  made 
a  Brigadier-General,  Gen.  Hooker  speaking  of 
him  in  the  most  complimentary  terms. 

During  the  absence  of  Gen.  Harrison  in  the 
field,  the  Supreme  Court  declared  the  office  of 
Supreme  Court  Reporter  vacant,  and  another 
person  was  elected  to  the  position.  From  the 
time  of  leaving  Indiana  with  his  regiment  until 
the  fall  of  1864  he  had  taken  no  leave  of  absence, 
but  having  been  nominated  that  year  for  the  same 
office,  he  got  a  thirty-day  leave  of  absence,  and 
during  that  time  made  a  brilliant  canvass  of  the 
State,  and  was  elected  for  another  term.  He  then 
started  to  rejoin  Sherman,  but  on  the  way  was 
stricken  down  with  scarlet  fever,  and  after  a  most 
trying  attack  made  his  way  to  the  front  in  time  to 
participate  in  the  closing  incidents  of  the  war. 

In  1868  Gen.  Harrison  declined  a  re-election 
as  Reporter,  and  resumed  the  practice  of  law.  In 
1876  he  was  a  candidate  for  Governor.  Although 
defeated,  the  brilliant  campaign  he  made  won  for 
him  a  national  reputation,  and  he  was  much  sought 
after,  especially  in  the  East,  to  make  speeches. 
In  1880,  as  usual,  he  took  an  active  part  in  the 
campaign,  and  was  elected  to  the  United  States 
Senate.  Here  he  served  for  six  years,  and  was 
known  as  one  of  the  ablest  men,  best  lawyers  and 
strongest  debaters  in  that  body.  With  the  ex- 
piration of  his  senatorial  term  he  returned  to  the 
practice  of  his  profession,  becoming  the  head  of 
one  of  the  strongest  firms  in  the  State. 

The  political  campaign  of  1888  was  one  of  the 
most  memorable  in  the  history  of  our  country. 
The  convention  which  assembled  in  Chicago  in 
June  and  named  Mr.  Harrison  as  the  chief  stmd- 
ard-bearer  of  the  Republican  party  was  great  in 
every  particular,  and  on  fiis  account,  and  the  at- 


titude it  assumed  upon  the  vital  questions  of  the 
day,  chief  among  which  was  the  tariff,  awoke  a 
deep  interest  in  the  campaign  throughout  the 
nation.  Shortly  after  the  nomination,  delegations 
began  to  visit  Mr.  Harrison  at  Indianapolis,  his 
home.  This  movement  became  popular,  and  from 
all  sections  of  the  country  societies,  clubs  and 
delegations  journeyed  thither  to  pay  their  re- 
spects to  the  distinguished  statesman. 

Mr.  Harrison  spoke  daily  all  through  the  sum- 
mer and  autumn  to  these  visiting  delegations, 
and  so  varied,  masterlj-,  and  eloquent  were  his 
speeches  that  they  at  once  placed  him  in  the  fore- 
most rank  of  American  orators  and  statesmen. 
Elected  by  a  handsome  majorit}',  he  served  his 
country  faithfully  and  well,  and  in  1892  was  nom- 
inated for  re-election ;  but  the  people  demanded  a 
change  and  he  was  defeated  by  his  predecessor 
in  oflice,  Grover  Cleveland. 

On  account  of  his  eloquence  as  a  speaker  and 
his  power  as  a  debater.  Gen.  Harrison  was  called 
upon  at  an  early  age  to  take  part  in  the  dis- 
cussion of  the  great  questions  that  then  began  to 
agitate  the  country.  He  was  an  uncompromising 
anti-slavery  man,  and  was  matched  against  some 
of  the  most  eminent  Democratic  speakers  of  his 
State.  No  man  who  felt  the  touch  of  his  blade 
desired  to  be  pitted  with  him  again.  With  all 
his  eloquence  as  an  orator  he  never  spoke  for  ora- 
torical effect,  but  his  words  always  went  like  bul- 
lets to  the  mark.  He  is  purely  American  in  his 
ideas,  and  is  a  .splendid  type  of  the  American 
statesman.  Gifted  with  quick  perception,  a  logi- 
cal mind  and  a  ready  tongue,  he  is  one  of  the 
most  distinguished  impromptu  speakers  in  the 
nation.  Many  of  these  speeches  sparkled  with  the 
rarest  eloquence  and  contained  arguments  of  great 
weight,  and  many  of  his  terse  statements  have 
already  become  aphorisms.  Original  in  thought, 
precise  in  logic,  terse  in  statement,  yet  withal 
faultless  in  eloquence,  he  is  recognized  as  the 
sound  statesman  and  brilliant  orator  of  the  day. 
During  the  last  days  of  his  administration  Presi- 
dent Harrison  suffered  an  irreparable  loss  in  the 
death  of  his  devoted  wife,  Caroline  (Scott)  Har- 
rison, a  lady  of  many  womanly  charms  and  vir- 
tues.    They  were  the  parents  of  two  children. 


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LANCASTER  COUNTY, 


PENNSVLVANIA. 


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°>fjHE  time  has  arrived  when  it 
becomes  the  duty  of  the 
people  of  this  county  to  per- 
petuate the  names  of  their 
pioneers,  to  furnish  a  record 
of  their  early  settlement, 
and  relate  the  story  of  their 
progress.  The  civilization  of  our 
day,  the  enlightenment  of  the  age 
and  the  duty  that  men  of  the  pres- 
ent time  owe  to  their  ancestors,  to 
themselves  and  to  their  posterity, 
demand  that  a  record  of  their  lives 
and  deeds  should  be  made.  In  bio- 
graphical history  is  found  a  power 
to  instruct  man  by  precedent,  to 
enliven  the  mental  faculties,  and 
to  waft  down  the  river  of  time  a 
safe  vessel  in  which  the  names  and  actions  of  the 
people  who  contributed  to  raise  this  country  from  its 
primitive  state  may  be  preserved.  Surely  and  rapidly 
the  great  and  aged  men,  who  in  their  prime  entered 
the  wilderness  and  claimed  the  virgin  soil  as  their 
heritage,  are  passing  to  their  graves.  The  number  re- 
maining who  can  relate  the  incidents  of  the  first  days 
-){  settlement  is  becoming  small  indeed,  so  that  an 
actual  necessity  exists  for  the  collection  and  preser- 
vation of  events  without  delay,  before  all  the  early 
settlers  are  cut  down  by  the  scytlie  of  Time. 

To  be  forgotten  has  been  the  great  dread  of  mankind 
from  remotest  ages.  All  will  be  forgotten  soon  enough, 
m  spite  of  their  best  works  and  the  most  earnest 
efforts  of  their  friends  to  perserve  the  memory  of 
their  lives.  The  means  employed  to  prevent  oblivion 
and  to  perpetuate  their  memory  has  been  in  propor- 
tion to  the  amount  of  intelligence  they  possessed. 
Thi  pyramids  of  Egypt  were  built  to  perpetuate  the 
names  and  deeds  of  their  great  rulers.  The  exhu- 
mations made  by  the  archeologists  of  Egypt  from 
buried  Memphis  indicate  a  desire  of  those  people 


to  perpetuate  the  memory  of  their  achievements 
The  erection  of  the  great  obelisks  were  for  the  same 
purix)se.  Coming  down  to  a  later  period,  we  find  the 
Greeks  and  Romans  erecting  mausoleums  and  monu- 
ments, and  carving  out  statues  to  chronicle  theii 
great  acliievements  and  carry  them  down  the  ages. 
It  is  also  evident  that  the  Mound-builders,  in  piling 
up  their  great  mounds  of  earth,  had  but  this  idea — 
to  leave  somctliing  to  show  that  they  had  lived.  All 
these  works,  though  many  of  them  costly  in  the  ex- 
treme, give  but  a  faint  idea  of  the  lives  and  charac- 
ters of  those  whose  memory  they  were  intended  to 
perpetuate,  and  scarcely  anything  of  the  masses  of 
the  people  that  then  lived.  The  great  pyramids  and 
some  of  the  obelisks  remain  objects  only  of  curiosity; 
the  mausoleums,  monuments  and  statues  are  crum- 
bling into  dust. 

It  was  left  to  modern  ages  to  establish  an  intelli- 
gent, undecaying,  immutable  method  of  perpetuating 
a  full  history — immutable  in  that  it  is  almost  un- 
limited in  extent  and  perpetual  in  its  action ;  and 
this  is  through  the  art  of  printing. 

To  the  present  generation,  however,  we  are  in- 
debted for  the  introduction  of  the  admirable  system 
of  local  biography.  By  this  system  every  man,  though 
he  has  not  achieved  what  the  world  calls  greatness, 
has  the  means  to  perpetuate  his  life,  his  history, 
through  the  coming  ages. 

The  scythe  of  Time  cuts  down  all ;  nothing  of  the 
physical  man  is  left.  The  monument  which  his  chil- 
dren or  friends  may  erect  to  his  memory  in  the  ceme> 
tery  will  crumble  into  dust  and  pass  away;  but  his 
life,  his  achievements,  the  work  he  has  accomplished, 
which  otherwise  would  be  forgotten,  is  perpetuated 
by  a  record  of  this  kind. 

To  preserve  the  lineaments  of  our  companions  we 
engrave  their  portraits,  for  the  same  reason  we  col- 
lect the  attainable  facts  of  their  history.  Nor  do  we 
thir.k  it  necessary,  as  we  speak  only  truth  of  them,  to 
wait  until  they  are  dead,  or  until  those  who  know 
them  are  gone:  to  do  this  we  are  ashamed  only  to 
publish  to  the  world  the  history  of  those  whose  live<= 
are  unworthy  of  public  record. 


JACOB   BAUSMAN. 


:^^^^^^ 


JACOB  BAUSMAN  was  a  representative  of  a 
large  family  which  has  tatien  deep  root  in 
the  old  Manor,  and  the  founders  of  which 
belong  to  the  famous  Palatinate  emigration) 
which  has  given  to  the  social  life  of  Lancaster 
County  so  man}'  features,  and  so  vastly  added  to 
its  pre-eminence  and  prosperity.  More  than  sixty 
years  ago  be  attended  John  Beck's  famous  Lititz 
Scliool.  The  Bausmans  of  Kreuznach,  Germany, 
were  farmers  and  vine-dressers,  and  tlie  first  of 
them  to  come  hither  was  Andreas,  the  brother  of 
Henry.  His  nephew,  Andreas,  wlio  remained  in 
the  Fatherland,  died  as  recently  as  1868,  aged 
ninety  years.  The  elder  Andreas  paid  the  equiv- 
olent  of  $680  for  three  hundred  and  seventeen 
acres  of  land  on  the  Millersville  turnpike,  from 
which  a  single  acre  has  since  been  sold  for  nearly 
as  much. 

John  Bausman,  another  son  of  Henry,  and  a 
nepliew  of  the  elder  Andreas,  fled  from  a  French 
draft,  which  would  have  compelled  him  to  fight 
against  his  own  countrymen,  and  was  welcomed 
here  b}"  his  uncle  in  1802.  He  became  executor 
and  chief  heir  of  the  local  estates,  and  founder  of 
the  famous  family  of  his  name,  which,  though  hav- 
ing distinguished  members  in  professional  and 
mercantile  life,  has  been  foremost  in  the  agricul- 
tural concerns  of  the  county,  and  now  holds  under 
cultivation  over  seven  hundred  acres  of  land  in 
JIanor  and  Lancaster  Townships,  nearly  adjoining 
the  city,  and  the  richest  and  most  populous  section 
of  this  state. 

To  the  traveler  going  out  the  Millersville  turn- 
pike on  one  hand  appears  a  beautiful  private  res- 
idence, and  to  the  left  a  commodious  and  comfort- 


able one-story  and  a-half  farm  iiouse  with  a  sul)- 
stantial  stone  spring  house  near  by.  These  build- 
ings illustrate  fitly  the  progress  of  the  best  type 
of  the  Lancaster  County  farmer.  The  spring 
house  was  built  by  Andreas  Bausman  in  1775,  and 
there  he  made  whiske}-,  shipping  it  to  Pittsburg  in 
casks,  two  of  which  were  strapped  on  the  back  of 
a  horse.  Upon  this  site  he  established  the  home- 
stead, which  bids  fair  to  remain  in  the  family  for 
generations.  Here  resided  John,  after  he  had 
reared  his  family  and  retired  from  farming,  and 
here  his  son  Philip  built  the  mansion,  one  of  the 
most  elegant  countrj'  seats  in  the  county.  The 
sister  of  the  late  Abraham  Peters  became  the  wife 
of  John  Bausman  and  the  mother  of  his  nine  chil- 
dren, of  whom  the  eldest  two,  Andrew  and  John, 
are  deceased,  and  those  surviving  are  Abraham, 
Samuel,  Henry  and  Philip,  farmers  of  the  Manor; 
Elizabeth,  wife  of  Henry  Haverstick,  of  Manheim 
Township;  Rev.  Dr.  Benjamin,  the  famous  reformed 
preacher,  author,  editor  and  oriental  traveler,  and 
.Jacob,  the  fourth  son  of  the  family,  born  October 
18,  1812,  who  was  one  of  the  most  conspicuous,  in- 
fluential and  busy  citizens  of  Lancaster. 

The  farmers'  boys  of  this  count}'  sixty  years 
ago  left  school  and  went  to  work  when  quite 
young.  When  our  subject  was  about  nineteen 
years  of  age  he  commenced  learning  the  milling 
business  at  Wabank,  then  one  of  the  most  exten- 
sive local  industries,  and  for  a  j-ear  and  a-half  he 
worked  for  $4  per  month,  the  following  two  years 
receiving  $11  per  month.  He  soon  developed  a 
marked  aptitude  for  business,  and  bj-  sagacit}-  in 
business  ventures  managed  to  lay  the  foundation 
of  his  future  success.     In  1835,  when  conducting 


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the  mill  for  the  owner,  Jacob  Huber,  on  shares, 
there  was  a  failure  in  the  wheat  crop,  and  he  early 
saw  the  demand  that  would  follow  for  grain,  and 
began  buying  up  large  quantities.  Wheat  com- 
manded 11.10  and  $1.20  at  times,  and  during  the 
entire  winter  he  continued  making  large  invest- 
ments. On  one  occasion  when  an  ark  load  of  five 
hundred  barrels  of  flour  was  detained  on  a  canal 
for  a  short  time  to  remove  the  heads  of  barrels,  as 
they  had  become  wet,  flour  adv.anced  in  price  and 
Mr.  Bausman  made  1500  by  the  accident.  In  that 
year  wheat  was  brought  to  this  country  from  Eu- 
rope, but  only  a  low  grade  of  flour  could  be  made 
from  it,  and  the  entire  product  of  Mr.  Bausman 's 
operations  was  needed  for  the  local  demand,  it 
readil}'  bringing  $11  per  barrel  in  this  city. 

After  seven  j-ears'  experience  in  the  mill,  our 
subject,  accompanied  by  John  Lintner,  concluded 
to  trj'  his  fortune  in  the  vvest  and  proceeded  to 
Ohio.  At  a  point  between  Springfield  and  Dayton 
they  engaged  in  distilling  and  farming,  but  in  the 
fall  their  fathers  came  out  to  view  the  situation, 
and  not  being  satisfied  with  the  prosjject,  induced 
the  young  men  to  return  to  Pennsylvania.  The 
Wabank  mill  being  then  for  sale,  it  was  bought  by 
Mr.  Bausman  and  Col.  William  B.  Fordney.  On 
engaging  in  business  for  himself,  our  subject  rap- 
idly extended  his  operations  in  grain,  which  for 
fifteen  years  were  of  a  very  extensive  character, 
and  he  became  known  all  througli  eastern  Penn- 
sylvania as  a  large  dealer  in  grain,  lumber,  flour 
and  cattle.  During  the  Irish  famine  in  1847,  he 
dealt  largely  in  corn,  making  frequent  purchases 
and  often  engaging  to  deliver  as  much  as  ten  thou- 
sand bushels  at  one  transaction  in  the  Philadelphia 
Corn  Exchange. 

Mr.  Bausman  finally  sold  his  mill  property  to  a 
hotel  company,  which  made  a  failure  of  the  enter- 
prise. For  years  he  was  an  almost  daily  visitor  to 
Lancaster,  and  was  constantly  associated  with  its 
active  business  men  and  commercial  concerns.  He 
was  one  of  the  original  members  of  the  Lancaster 
Gas  Company,  and  was  early  interested  in  the  cot- 
ton mills,  being  one  of  the  joint  owners  of  Mill 
No.  3  at  one  time.  During  the  existence  of  the 
Lancaster  Fire  Insurance  Company  he  was  one  of 
its  managers,  and  was  extensively  interested  in  the 


Enterprise  Coal  Company.  A  great  portion  of  his 
time  was  devoted  to  the  management  of  the  Far- 
mers' National  BanK,  of  which  he  was  made  Pres- 
ident in  1868,  and  which  has  a  history  of  over 
eiglity-four  years,  having  been  established  in  1810, 
with  a  capital  of  1300,000.  This  has  since  then 
increased  to  -¥450,000  and  is  the  onl3'  bank  remain- 
ing out  of  forty  chartered  by  the  Legislature  in 
1810.  Mr.  Bausman  was  one  of  the  first  stock- 
holders and  directors  in  the  IMillersville  turnpike, 
w.as  for  many  years  identified  with  the  Millersville 
State  Normal  School,  and  a  Trustee  of  Franklin 
and  Marshall  College,  being  Treasurer  of  its  Board 
for  twenty-eiglit3-ears.  To  this  position  he  was  suc- 
ceeded by  his  son,  J.  W.  B.  Bausman,  in  June,  1893. 
Until  he  was  over  forty  years  of  age  Jacob  Baus- 
man made  his  home  with  his  father.  In  January, 
1854,  he  married  Mrs.  Mary  Baer,  who  died  in 
February,  1862,  leaving  one  son,  J.  W.  B.,  who  is 
now  President  of  the  Farmers'  National  Bank  of 
this  city.  For  years  his  home  was  on  the  Colum- 
bia Turnpike,  about  three  miles  west  of  the  city, 
but  some  years  ago  he  removed  to  Lancaster,  mak- 
ing his  home  with  his  son  on  West  Chestnut  Street, 
and  there  his  death  occurred  February  11,  1894. 
He  was  widel}'  known  as  a  business  man  of  rare 
sagacity  and  unquestioned  integrity.  He  justly 
took  pride  in  his  native  countrj',  and  in  the  wealth 
and  high  cultivation  of  the  lands  of  the  Manor,  on 
which  his  ancestors  settled  so  many  decades  ago, 
and  where  their  descendants  remain  among  the 
first  citizens  of  the  community.  Times  liave 
changed  since  those  early  days,  and  the  miller  of 
this  generation  has  to  watch  more  closely  the  fluc- 
tuations of  the  grain  market,  the  farmer  no  longer 
has  a  distillery  on  his  premises,  but  in  the  main, 
the  agricultural  methods  are  not  radically  different 
from  those  of  half  a  century  ago  in  Lancaster 
County,  and  in  its  history  no  name  is  more  hon- 
ored than  that  of  Bausman. 


♦^Sf^ 


JOHN  W.  B.  BAUSMAN  is  the  only  child  of 
Jacob  and   Mary  (Baer)  Bausman,  and   is  a 
leading  lawyer  and  banker,  who  has    been 
prominently  connected  with  all  public  enter- 
prises and   improvements  in  this  localit}'.     He  is 


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the  capable  and  well  known  President  of  the 
Farmers'  National  Bank  and  seems  to  have  a  spe- 
cial fitness  for  financiering.  His  apprenticeship 
was  served  in  the  same  institution,  and  from  his 
j'onth  he  has  been  familiar  with  all  tlie  details  of 
the  large  business  transacted  by  this  bank. 

The  birth  of  Mr.  Bailsman  occurred  in  East 
Hempfleld  Township,  of  this  county,  March  12, 
1855.  and  his  earl^'  .school  days  were  passed  at  the 
common  schools  in  the  vicinity.  Afterward  he 
attended  the  Millersville  .State  Normal  School,  then 
entering  tlie  Freshman  Class  at  Lafayette  College 
at  E.iston  in  September.  1870,  from  which  he  was 
graduated  four  years  later  with  the  degree  of  Bach- 
elor of  Arts.  Immediately  afterward  he  began  the 
study  of  law  in  the  ollicc  of  S.  II.  Ueybolds.  now 
deceased.  Subscquentlj-  he  accepted  a  clerkship  in 
the  Farmers'  National  Bank,  which  position  he 
held  a  year  and  a-lialf,  becoming  familiar  with  the 
practical  banking  business.  Resuming  his  studies, 
he  was  admitted  to  the  Bar  in  December,  1877,  and 
is  still  engaged  in  practice. 

In  1878,  and  again  in  1880,  Mr.  Bausman  spent 
some  months  in  traveling  in  Europe,  and  on  his 
return  gave  for  the  benefit  of  charitable  objects  a 
number  of  lectures  on  his  European  observations, 
which  were  of  a  high  character.  lie  is  one  of  the 
few  attorneys  in  liie  city  who  are  members  of  llie 
American  Bar  Association,  which  holds  its  annual 
meeting  at  Saiatoga.  He  holds  an  enviable  place 
among  the  brethren  of  the  legal  profession  in  this 
city.  Since  1880  he  has  been  a  Director  of  the 
Farmers'  National  Bank  and  Secretary  of  the  Board 
for  most  of  this  period.  He  isTreatiurer  of  Frank- 
lin and  Marshall  College,  Secretary  and  Treasurer 
of  the  Manor  Turnpike  Road  Company,  Secretary 
and  Treasurer  of  the  Lancaster,  Oxford  A-  Southern 
Railroad  Company;  a  Director  of  the  Pennsyl- 
vania Investment  Company  of  Reading,  and  a  Di- 
rector of  the  Electric  Street  Railway  Company  of 
Lancaster.  In  a  number  of  other  organizations  in 
this  cit}^  he  is  Treasurer,  and  his  manifold  duties 
fully  occupy  his  time.  In  addition  to  all  this  he 
has  executed  a  number  of  large  trusts  as  executor, 
administrator  and  assignee. 

In  April,  1880,  Mr.  Bausman  married  Miss  An- 
nette,   daughter    of    Hon.  Thomas    E.  Franklin, 


formerly  Attorney-General  of  Pennsylvania.  Mrs. 
Bausman  died  in  June,  1882,  leaving  one  son, 
named  for  her  father,  Thomas  Franklin.  Mr.  Bans- 
man  was  again  married,  in  Ma}-,  181)2,  being  united 
with  Miss  Blanche  Franklin,  to  whom  has  been 
born  one  son,  J.  W.  B.,  Jr. 

January  18,  1892,  our  subject  succeeded  his  fa- 
ther as  President  of  the  Farmers'  National  Bank, 
which  position  he  has  since  held.  He  was  one  of 
the  originators  of  the  Pennsylvania  German  So- 
ciety. In  politics  he  is  a  stanch  Republican  and 
has  several  times  been  a  delegate  to  state  conven- 
tions. In  benevolent  work  he  has  ever  taken  a 
leading  and  interested  part,  being  one  of  the  Trus- 
tees and  manager  of  Bethany  Orplians'  Home,  of 
which  his  uncle.  Rev.  Dr.  Beujaman  Bausman,  of 
Reading,  is  President.  Religiously,  he  holds  mem- 
bership with  St.  Paul's  Reformed  Church, of  which 
he  is  a  Trustee,  and  is  a  man  whom  to  know  is  to 
respect  most  highly. 


^-^ 


(S~ 


ROBERT  FULTON.  Wherever  the  English 
language  is  spoken  or  steam  navigation 
used,  the  name  of  Fulton  is  a  familiar 
household  word.  Robert  Fulton,  whose  inventive 
ability  rendered  possible  the  successful  introduc- 
tion of  steam  navigation,  was  born  of  Irish  par- 
ents, at  Little  Britain  (now  Fulton  Township), 
Lancaster  County,  Pa.,  in  1765.  At  the  age  of 
three  years  he  was  orphaned  by  his  father's  death, 
and  being  therefore  thrown  upon  his  own  resources 
at  an  early  age  he  developed  the  traits  of  self-re- 
liance that  distinguished  his  career  in  later  life. 

At  the  age  of  seventeen  Mr.  Fulton  went  to 
Philadelphia,  where  he  was  engaged  as  a  miniature 
painter,  and  also  followed  mechanical  pursuits. 
Before  attaining  his  majority,  with  money  saved 
from  his  earnings  he  purchashed  a  farm  in  Wash- 
ington County,  to  which  he  brought  his  mother. 
Acting  upon  the  advice  of  gentlemen  who  had 
been  attracted  by  his  talent,  he  -went  to  England 
and  placed  himself  under  the  tuition  of  Benjamin 


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West,  in  whose  home  he  -was  an  inmate  for  several 
years.  Later,  while  traveling  througli  the  coun- 
try, he  met  tlie  Duke  of  Bridgewater,  founder  of 
the  canal  system  in  Great  Britain,  upon  wliose  ad- 
vice he  abandoned  the  profession  of  an  artist  for 
the  trade  of  a  civil  engineer.  For  eighteen  months 
he  was  employed  at  Birmingham,  and  during  tliat 
time  met  Watt,  who  had  just  succeeded  in  his  great 
improvement  of  the  steam  engine. 

In  1797  Mr.  Fulton  toolv  up  his  residence  in 
France,  and  remained  with  Joel  Bartow  for  seven 
years.  In  September,  1793,  he  had  addressed  a  let- 
ter to  Earl  Stanhope,  proposing  to  communicate 
to  him  the  principle  of  an  invention  respecting 
the  navigation  of  ships  by  steam.  At  Paris  he 
met  Chancellor  Livingston,  tlien  United  States 
minister  to  France,  who,  entering  into  his  views, 
proposed  to  furnisli  the  necessary  funds  for  an  ex- 
periment and  contract  for  the  introduction  of  the 
new  method,  if  successful,  into  the  United  States. 

Late  in  1803  Mr.  Fulton  constructed  a  working 
model  of  his  intended  boat,  and  at  the  same  time 
commenced  building  a  vessel  66x8.  When  finished 
it  did  not  move  with  the  speed  expected.  In  tlie 
same  year  he  sent  an  order  to  Watt  ik  Boulton  for 
a  steam  engine  to  propel  a  boat  of  large  size,  which 
was  completed  and  reached  New  York  in  1806. 
In  1807  the  "Clermont"  was  finished,  and  its  pro- 
gress through  the  waters  of  the  Hudson  was  five 
miles  an  hour.  So  completely  was  the  utility  of 
the  invention  established  that  the  legislature  con- 
tracted to  extend  the  exclusive  privilege  of  Mr. 
Livingston  and  Mr.  Fulton  five  years  for  every 
additional  boat,  provided  the  time  did  not  exceed 
thirty  3'ears. 

In  1809  Mr.  Fulton  obtained  his  first  patent 
from  the  United  States.  Some  litigation  arose  from 
what  was  termed  the  steamboat  mouopol}',  but  the 
exclusive  right  to  navigate  the  waters  of  the  state 
remained  in  the  possession  of  Mr.  Fulton  and  his 
partner  during  the  lifetime  of  the  former.  Attend- 
ing as  a  witness  before  the  New  Jersey  Legislature 
in  January,  1815,  on  an  attempt  b}'  Livingston  to 
obtain  a  repeal  of  the  Retaliatory  Act  of  that  state, 
leveled  at  the  steamboat  monopoly,  Mr.  Fulton  on 
his  return  was  exposed  for  several  hours  to  the  in- 
clemency of  the  weather  while  crossing  the  water 


in   an   open  boat  and  contracted  a  severe   illness, 
which  resulted  in  his  death  February  24,  1815. 

Congress  passed  an  act  in  1846  appropriating 
176,300  in  full  of  the  claims  of  Mr.  Fulton 
against  the  United  States,  for  the  invention  of 
floating  steam-batteries,  superintending  the  con- 
struction of  the  steam  frigate  "Fulton,"  and  for 
the  great  benefit  conferred  on  the  country  by  his 
improvements  in  the  application  of  steam  to  navi- 
gation. 


T' 


aiADDEUS  STEVENS  was  born  in  Dan- 
ville, CaledoniaCounly,Vt.,  April  4,  1792. 
His  father,  who  was  a  noted  wrestler  and  a 
man  of  dissipated  habits,  enlisted  in  the  War  of 
1812,  and  at  the  battle  of  Oswego  received  a  wound 
from  wliicii  he  died  a  few  days  afterward.  Under 
the  training  of  his  mother,  a  woman  of  noble  char- 
acter, he  was  prepared  for  the  honorable  position 
which  he  filled  in  later  life.  AVhile  a  student  in 
Burlington  College  he  witnessed,  witii  the  aid  of  a 
spy  glass,  September  11,  1814,  the  fight  between 
McDonough  and  the  British  fleet  on  Lake  Cham- 
plain.  In  1815  he  was  graduated  from  Dartmouth 
College. 

During  the  latter  part  of  1815  Mr.  Stevenscame 
to  Pennsylvania,  where  for  a  time  he  taught  in  an 
academy.  Later  he  was  admitted  to  the  Bar  and 
opened  an  oftice  for  the  practice  of  his  profession. 
Like  the  majority  of  young  lawyers,  he  found  the 
path  to  success  a  slow  and  tedious  one.  When 
almost  discouraged,  he  was  retained  for  a  murder 
case  when  none  of  the  prominent  attorne3'S  seemed 
willing  to  undertake  the  defense.  His  fee  was 
$1,500,  but  he  was  unsuccessful  in  the  case,  for  his 
client  was  convicted  and  executed.  Many  years 
later  he  stated  that  he  had  been  counsel  for  the 
defense  in  more  than  fifty  murder  cases,  in  all  of 
which  but  one  he  had  been  successful;  adding  that 
ever}'  one  of  them  deserved  to  be  hanged  but  the 
man  who  met  with  that  fate  and  who  was  certainly 
insane. 

In  1821  Mr.  Stevens  became  a  member  of  the 
Assembly  from  Adams    County,  and   for   twenty 


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years  was  one  of  the  raost  influential  public  men  of 
tlic  state.  His  services  in  the  Pennsylvania  Legis- 
lature closed  with  the  session  of  1811.  In  August, 
1842,  he  removed  to  Lancaster,  where  he  afterward 
acquired  prominence  on  account  of  his  efforts  to 
carr\' out  his  principles  of  freedojn.  lie  hated  op- 
pression in  every  form,  and  it  was  his  fortune  to 
survive  until  after  the  close  of  liie  Rehellion,  and 
to  witness  the  freedom  of  the  slaves,  whose  cause 
he  had  ever  warmly  espoused.  In  1858  he  was 
elected  to  Congress  by  a  large  majority,  and  his 
reputation  there  was  that  of  a  sagacious,  eloquent 
and  wise  legislator.  He  died  August  11,  1868,  and 
was  buried  in  Schreiner's  Cemetery,  Lancaster. 
Above  his  tomb,  in  accordance  with  his  request,  was 
placed  this  inscription:  "I  repose  in  this  quiet  and 
secluded  spot,  not  from  any  natural  -preference  for 
solitude;  but  tindiug  other  cemeteiies  limited  b}' 
charter  rules  to  race,  I  have  chosen  it  that  I  might 
be  enabled  to  illustrate  in  my  death  the  principles 
that  I  have  advocated  through  a  long  life — equal- 
ity of  man  before  the  Creator."  The  charters  of 
the  principal  cemeteries  of  Lancaster  stipulated 
that  no  person  of  color  should  be  interred  within 
their  limits.  He  had  bought  lots  in  both  cemeter- 
ies, wiien  on  receiving  the  deeds  sent  them  back, 
refusing  to  be  buried  in  either,  and  selected  as  his 
last  resting  place  the  smallest  cemetery  in  the  cit3', 
which  alone  was  free  from  this  objection. 


<X*+**+++++***a3E*+'S-*****++++DO 


JACOB  H.  HEIDLEBACH,  whose  well  culti- 
vated homestead  is  situated  in  Pequea  Town- 
ship, Lancaster  County,  has  been  for  over 
half  a  centui}'  identified  with  tiie  welfare 
and  development  of  this  neighborhood,  having 
passed  his  entire  life  within  its  limits.  He  was 
born  February  25,  1838,  on  the  farm  lie  now 
owns  and  upon  which  he  makes  his  home.  He  re- 
ceived common  school  advantages,  being  in  regular 
attendance  at  the  district  schools  until  attaining 
his  eighteenth  year,  and  lias  always  made  good  use 


of  Ills  educational  [irivileges.  From  his  earliest 
years  he  worked  at  various  farm  labor  and  be- 
came practically  informed  in  everj'thing  pertaining 
thereto.  He  continued  as  his  father's  assistant  on 
the  liomestead  until  he  had  reached  his  twenty- 
foiuth  year,  when  he  took  tiie  entire  ciiarge  of  the 
farm  and  has  since  been  active  in  its  operation. 

The  paternal  grandfather  of  our  subject  bore 
the  same  Christian  name  and  he  too  followed  the 
vocation  of  farming,  maUing  that  his  principal 
business  in  life.  He  was  formerly  a  Wiiig  and  sub- 
sequently a  Hepublicaii  in  politics,  and  was  one  of 
the  leading  and  influential  men  of  this  township  in 
his  day.  He  married  Saiali  Slaiitzenberger  and  had 
seven  children. 

Heiii^'  Heidlebach,  the  father  of  our  subject,  was 
born  and  reared  in  this  township  and  in  former 
3-ears  was  engaged  in  cultivating  the  old  home- 
stead, which  has  descended  to  his  son,  Jacob  H. 
In  his  young  manhood  he  became  a  member  of  the 
Lutheran  Church,  to  which  he  adhered  during  his 
entire  life.  First  a  Whig,  he  afterwards  became  a 
Repulilican  and  was  frequently  chosen  by  his 
neighbors  to  serve  in  official  capacities  of  trust 
and  honor.  For  several  terms  he  was  School  Di- 
rector in  Fequea  Township,  officiated  for  several 
terms  as  Township  Supervisor,  and  was  a  most 
acceptable  and  efficient  Auditor  of  the  township 
for  one  term.  In  eveiy  relation  in  life,  whether 
public  or  private,  he  was  honorable  and  conscien- 
tious, realizing  in  the  fullest  extent  his  duties  to 
his  fellows.  On  arriving  at  a  suitable  age  he  was 
united  in  marriage  with  Annie  Hess,  and  of  their 
union  were  born  the  following  children:  Fanny, 
Sarah,  Annie,  J.acob,  one  unnamed,  Ileniy,  and  one 
other  who  died  in  infanc}'. 

Returning  to  the  life  history  of  Jacob  H.  Heidle- 
bach, we  find  that  on  December  12,  1860,  he 
married  Miss  Barbara  Hoover,  a  native  of  Martic 
Township,  and  a  daugliter  of  a  prosperous  and 
worthy  citizen  of  that  locality.  Four  sons  and 
three  daughters  came  to  bless  the  home  of  this 
worth}'  couple,  and  of  the  family  circle  only  two 
are  left  to  cherish  and  comfort  the  parents  in  their 
declining  j'ears,  the  others  having  preceded  them 
to  the  better  land.  Those  deceased  are  the  four 
eldest    members  of  the  family,    Martha,  Emeline 


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Milton,  Charles  H.,  and  Jacob  E.  Those  surviv- 
ing are  Ida  A.,  who  became  the  wife  of  Eli  Eslile- 
man,  and  John  F.,  who  are  living  near  their  par- 
ents on  the  old  homestead.  In  Presidential  elec- 
tions Mr.  Ile'idlebach  uses  his  ballot  in  the  sup- 
port of  the  Republican  party  and  can  be  safely  re- 
lied on  to  use  his  influence  in  everything  relating 
to  the  best  interests  of  his  fellow-citizens  and  the 
community  in  which  he  dwells. 


JOSEPH  HARNISn,  whose  postofHce  is  New 
Danville,  is  one  of  the  influential  farmers  of 
Pequea  Township,  Lancaster  County.  For  two 
terms  he  has  served  as  School  Director,  and  in 
his  political  relations  uses  his  ballot  in  the  support 
of  the  Republican  party.  His  grandfather,  Joseph 
Harnish,  was  also  a  farmer,  and  the  property  which 
he  owned  in  this  county  was  handed  down  to  the 
father  of  our  subject.  The  latter  is  one  of  five 
children,  the  others  being  Michael,  John,  Samuel 
and  Barbara.  He  bears  the  Christian  name  of 
Jonas  and  his  birth  occurred  in  Martic  Township 
about  1813.  He  married  Susan  Harnish,  February 
3,  1840,  and  had  one  son  and  three  daughters, 
namely:  Joseph;  Mary,  Mrs.  McAllister;  Susan, 
Mrs.  Foutz;  and  Barbara.  The  father  has  always 
been  devoted  to  farming,  operating  and  owning  a 
valuable  piece  of  property.  In  his  early  manhood 
he  was  a  Federalist,  subsequently  became  a  Whig, 
and  still  later  a  Republican.  Religiously  he  was  a 
member  of  the  old  Mennonite  Church,  and  person- 
ally his  life  was  most  exemplary  in  every  respect. 
In  Martickville,  in  the  township  of  Martic,  tlie 
birth  of  our  subject  occurred  on  the  25th  of  Jan- 
uary, 1841,  and  his  boyhood  was  passed  under  the 
parental  roof  on  the  old  home  farm.  As  the  only 
son,  he  was  early  placed  at  work  on  the  farm,  and 
ills  father  spared  no  pains  in  giving  him  a  good 
education  and  in  otherwise  equipping  him  for  the 
battles  of  life.  He  attended  tlie  district  schools  of 
Conestoga  Township  until  about  seventeen  years 


of  age,  when  he  became  actively  employed  at  farm 
labor.  For  some  time  he  worked  on  his  father's 
farm  at  Safe  Harbor,  and  later  returned  to  the  old 
homestead,  which  from  that  time  until  the  present 
has  taken  his  whole  energies.  The  farm  comprises 
ninety-two  acres  of  fertile  and  arable  land,  on 
which  good  harvests  are  grown,  yielding  to  tlie 
owner  ample  returns  for  the  care  lie  bestows  upon 
his  broad  acres.  The  buildings  on  the  place  are 
commodious  and  substantial,  and  are  kept  up  in  a 
very  neat  and  thrifty  fashion. 

On  the  17th  of  December,  1867,  Mr.  Harnish 
was  married  in  Lancaster,  to  Miss  Susan  Myers, 
by  whom  he  has  had  eight  children,  three  sons 
and  five  daughters.  Their  names  are  as  follows: 
Jonas  M.,  Annie  M.,  Susan  M.,  Amelia  (Mrs. 
Forny),  Mary,  Lizzie,  Samuel  and  Abram.  The 
familj^  are  members  of  the  old  Mennonite  Church, 
to  which  their  ancestors  have  belonged  for  several 
generations.  In  everything  relating  to  works  of 
improvement  and  measures  tending  to  advance 
the  best  interests  of  the  county,  Mr.  Harnish  can 
always  be  relied  upon  in  their  promotion.  He  is 
a  true  and  patriotic  citizen,  and  in  the  line  of  his 
convictions  uses  his  right  of  franchise  for  the  pro- 
tection of  American  industries. 


<0C*4"M"!'**-!"5"5'*'5'^*++**+4"5'++++:>O 


JOHN  B.  MYERS.  Among  the  respected  old 
settlers  of  Pequea  Township,  Lancaster  Coun- 
ty, is  he  whose  name  heads  this  sketch,  whose 
home  has  been  in  this  community  for  con- 
siderably more  than  half  a  century,  during  which 
time  he  has  put  forth  his  endeavors  in  aid  of  pro- 
gressive movements,  and  has  been  actively  con- 
cerned in  tlie  development  of  the  county. 

The  paternal  grandfather  of  John  B.  was  David 
Myers,  who  followed  farming,  as  have  many  gen- 
erations of  the  family.  He  was  a  member  of  the 
old  Mennonite  Church,  and  politically  was  a  Feder- 
alist and  afterward  a  Whig.  He  was  the  father  of 
seven  children,  Jacob,  Martin,  David,  Henry,  Liz- 


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zie  (Mrs.  Herr),  Faffnie  (wife  of  David  Lanilis, 
and  now  deceased),  and  Mary,  who  became  the 
wife  of  Adam  IJreneman. 

David  Myers,  our  subject's  father,  was  born  in 
^Manheim  Township,  and  on  arriving  at  man's  es- 
tate settled  in  Pequea  Township,  wiiere  lie  devoted 
his  energies  to  agricultural  pursuits  during  the  re- 
mainder of  his  life.  For  one  term  he  served  as  a 
School  Director,  and  was  an  active  Republican.  In 
the  old  Mennonite  Church  of  which  he  was  a  mem- 
ber, he  acted  in  an  oflicial  capacitj'  at  times.  For 
his  wife  he  chose  Miss  Barbara  Burkholder,  and 
they  had  two  sons  and  a  daughter,  John  B.,  Annie 
and  Amos. 

The  birth  of  John  B.  Myers  occurred  on  the  old 
homestead  in  Pequea  Township,  on  which  he  now 
resides,  and  tiie  date  of  the  event  was  September 
20,  183().  His  bo3-hood  passed  without  event  of 
special  moment,  his  time  being  occupied  twixt 
work  and  play,  as  is  common  with  farmer  lads. 
His  educational  privileges  were  limited  to  such  as 
were  afforded  by  the  common  schools  of  the  neigh- 
borhood, in  which  he  was  a  student  during  a  large 
share  of  the  year  until  he  had  reached  his  eigh- 
teenth year.  Under  his  father's  instruction  he 
obtained  an  actual  knowledge  of  farm  labor  and 
the  bes't  methods  of  carrying  on  agriculture,  and 
on  arriving  at  his  maturity  adopted  this  as  his  life 
vocation.  The  farm  which  he  now  owns  and  to 
the  cultivation  of  which  he  has  for  years  given  his 
honest  labor  and  careful  supervision  is  one  of  the 
best  in  the  township,  and  numbers  about  one  hun- 
dred and  forty-five  acres.  Good  improvements  are 
upon  tlie  place  in  the  shape  of  barns  and  necessary 
farm  buildings,  as  well  as  a  commodious  and  pleas- 
ant home. 

Mr.  Myers  is  one  of  the  Directors  of  the  Lancas- 
ter County  Bank,  and  has  often  supported  in  one 
wa}'  or  another  local  industries  and  enterprises.  In 
politics  he  has  been  a  Republican  since  the  forma- 
tion of  the  party,  prior  to  which  lime  he  was  a 
Whig.  In  his  religious  convictions  he  is  a  Menno- 
nite, in  the  faith  of  which  denomination  he  was 
reared,  and  is  one  of  the  [lillars  in  the  old  Menno- 
nite Congregation. 

In  the  year  1862,  Mr.  Myers  wedded  Miss  Mar- 
tha Ilerr,  who  was  born  and  grew  to  womanhood 


in  this  township,  where  she  received  her  educa- 
tion. She  is  a  daughter  of  Martin  Herr,  one  of  the 
wealthy  and  retired  citizens  of  this  township,  who 
has  now  reached  the  extreme  old  age  of  ninety- 
four  years.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Myers  have  liad  a  family 
comprising  three  sous  and  three  daughters,  whose 
names  are  respectively:  David,  Ada,  Annie,  Mar- 
tin, Elam  and  Henry.  The  parents  have  carried 
out  their  ideas  of  giving  children  good  educations 
and  training  in  practical  branches,  with  the  re- 
sult that  their  offs])ring  are  numbered  among  the 
best  citizens  and  members  of  society  in  the  places 
where  their  abode  is  made.  Mr.  Myers  is  an  up- 
right and  honorable  man  and  has  a  reputation  for 
veracity  and  high  principle  which  is  second  to 
none  in  the  neighborhood  where  he  has  lived  as  a 
boy  and  man. 


^^(^ 


FRANK  P.  COHO.  The  subject  of  this 
sketch  resides  in  Lancaster,  where  he  is  en- 
gaged in  the  wholesale  coal  business,  and 
is  also  Treasurer  of  the  Hamilton  Watch  Com- 
pany. Born  in  Schuylkill  County,  this  state, 
January  9,  1844,  he  is  the  son  of  John  L.  Coho, 
a  native  of  Columbia  County,  and  the  grandson 
of  Asa  Coho,  whose  birth  occurred  in  Bucks 
County,  and  who  was  a  soldier  in  the  Revolution- 
ary War.  Tiie  great-grandfather  of  our  subject 
bore  the  name  of  Ambrose  Coho  and  was  born  in 
Pcnnsj'lvania,  of  French  descent.  The  entire  fam- 
ily were  C^uakers  in  religion,  and  the  father  of 
our  subject  was  a  trader  in  lands.  He  was  also 
Justice  of  the  Peace  iu  his  community  for  over 
thirty  years,  in  that  early  day  occupying  the  posi- 
tion of  what  now  would  be  Judge.  He  departed 
this  life  in  1881  in  Schuylkill  County,  when 
seventy-nine  years  of  age.  .. 

The  mother  of  our  subject,  known  in  her  maid- 
enhood as  Elizabeth  Kutz,  was  born  in  the  above 
county  and  was  the  daughter  of  Peter  Kutz,  a  na- 
tive of  this  state,  and  of  German  descent.  Mrs. 
Coho  died  in   1880,  firm  iu  the  faith  of  the  Re- 


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formed  Church.  She  re.ared  a  family  of  ten  chil- 
dren, only  seven  of  whom  are  now  living.  Frank 
P.  attended  the  public  schools  of  his  native  place 
until  attaining  his  seventeenth  year.  In  1874  he 
came  to  Lancaster,  where  he  has  since  been  en- 
gaged in  the  wholesale  coal  trade.  In  Julj^,  1892, 
the  Hamilton  Watch  Company  was  organized,  of 
which  he  was  chosen  Treasurer. 

In  Schuylkill  County  in  1867  occurred  the  mar- 
riage of  Frank  P.  Coho  and  Miss  Emma  A.  Will- 
iams, a  native  of  Danville,  this  state.  To  them 
have  been  born  five  children.  Herbert,  a  grad- 
uate of  the  Lancaster  High  School,  is  residing  iu 
New  York  City,  where  he  is  engaged  in  the  Elec- 
trical business;  Eugene  is  Receiving  Teller  in  the 
Lancaster  County  Bank;  Ralph  will  complete  his 
studies  in  the  high  school  with  the  Class  of  '94; 
Nellie  and  Mabel  are  at  home.  In  politics  Mr. 
Coho  is  an  active  Republican.  He  was  one  of  the 
organizers  and  directors  of  the  Western  Market 
Com  pan}',  and  also  held  the  same  position  in  the 
Edison  Electric  Illuminating  Company,  of  which 
he  was  Vice-President  until  resigning. 


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AMUEL  G.  GRAY,  M.  D.,  a  prominent 
physician  of  Landisville,  is  in  the  enjo}'- 
ment  of  an  extensive  and  lucrative  prac- 
tice. He  is  the  son  of  Justus  and  Barbara  (Getz) 
Gray,  and  was  born  in  Ephrata,  this  county.  May 
19,  1838.  On  his  paternal  side  our  subject  is  of 
German  descent,  while  his  mother's  family  came 
originally  from  Switzerland. 

Justus  Gray,  the  grandfather  of  our  subject,  was 
an  agriculturist  of  Ephrata  Township,  owning 
two  valuable  estates.  He  was  active  in  the  af- 
fairs of  the  German  Reformed  Church,  with  which 
he  was  connected  for  many  years.  The  lady  whom 
be  married  bore  the  maiden  name  of  Catherine 
Wolf,  and  to  them  were  born  two  sons  and  two 
daughters.  The  elder  son,  Henry,  served  in  the 
Legislature  from  1852  to  1854  on  the  Whig  ticket; 


the  father  of  our  subject  was  the  next  in  order  of 
birth;  Elizabeth  became  the  wife  of  Philip  Bu- 
shong,  a  wealthy  distiller  of  Reading,  this  state; 
and  Anna  is  Mrs.  Daniel  Bowman,  of  Ephrata. 
The  grandfather  departed  this  life  in  1837,  at  the 
age  of  seven t}'  years. 

Justus  Gray  received  a  fair  education  in  the 
schools  near  his  home,  and  when  choosing  an  oc- 
cupation in  life  became  a  farmer  and  miller,  own- 
ing one  hundred  acres  of  well  tilled  land  in  West 
Hempfield  Township.  In  financial  matters  he  was 
more  than  ordinarily  successful,  and  became  one 
of  the  prosperous  and  enterprising  citizens  of  his 
community.  He  was  first  a  Whig  and  later  a  Re- 
publican in  politics,  and  was  an  oflicial  member  of 
the  Presbyterian  Church.  December  2,  1828,  he 
married  Miss  Barbara,  daughter  of  George  Getz,  a 
native  of  Reading,  this  slate,  who  later  removed 
to  West  Hempfield  Township,  and  turned  his  at- 
tention to  farm  pursuits. 

Our  subject  was  one  in  a  family-  of  four  sons 
and  two  daughters.  Henry  W.,  President  of  the 
Schomacker  Piano  Company,  of  Philadelphia,  is 
very  prominent  in  political  affairs,  and  was  elected 
State  Senator  on  the  Republican  ticket;  Albert, 
the  second  son,  is  deceased;  Elizabeth  is  the  wife 
of  Dr.  H.  B.  Parry,  of  Lancaster;  Samuel 'G.  was 
the  next  in  order  of  birth;  and  Alice,  Mrs.  Will- 
iam Elmer,  of  Trenton,  N.  J.,  is  deceased.  The 
husband  and  father  died  March  7, 1887.  His  good 
wife  is  still  living,  and  is  now  in  the  eighty-fifth 
year  of  her  age.  She  is  a  most  estimable  lady, 
and  a  devoted  member  of  the  Presbyterian  Church. 

The  subject  of  this  sketch  received  his  primary 
education  in  the  common  schools,  after  which  he 
attended  the  State  Normal.  In  1860,  when  deter- 
mining to  follow  a  professional  career,  he  began 
the  study  of  medicine  in  the  ofHce  of  Dr.  A.  K. 
Roxoer,  of  Mountainville,  Lancaster  County,  and 
in  the  fall  of  the  following  3'ear  entered  the  Med- 
ical Department  of  the  University  of  Pennsylvania, 
at  Philadelphia.  Soon  thereafter  he  was  appointed 
Medical  Cadet  of  the  United  States  army  for  one 
year,  and  on  the  expiration  of  his  term  returned 
to  college,  from  which  he  was  graduated  with  the 
degree  of  Doctor  of  Medicine  in  1863.  Dr.  Graj' 
was  then  appointed  Assistant  Surgeon  in  different 


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regiments,  serving  from  March  of  the  above  year 
until  February,  1865.  During  that  time  he  was 
Kxainining  Surgeon  at  Camp  Curtain,  Surgeon  of 
Cavalry  in  the  Department  of  the  Monongahelai 
Assistant  Surgeon  to  the  Twenty-ninth  Pennsyl- 
vania Emergency  Corps,  and  Surgeon  of  the  Twen- 
tieth i'eunsylvania  Cavalry.  lie  w.as  present  with 
a  regiment  during  the  raid  through  the  Shenan- 
doah Valley, and  was  with  Sheridan's  command  at 
Lynchburg. 

On  the  close  of  the  war  Dr.  Gray  located  in 
^Vest  Hempticld,  where  he  was  engaged  in  practice 
until  1875,  when  he  received  the  appointment  of 
surgeon  of  the  ship  "Pennsylvania,"  sailing  be- 
tween Philadclpliia  and  Liverpool.  After  being 
thus  employed  for  two  years,  he  located  in  Landis- 
ville,  where  he  ranks  among  the  leading  physicians 
in  the  county.  lie  is  a  member  of  the  Countj- 
and  State  Medical  Societies,  and  is  Vice-President 
of  the  former.  He  likewise  belongs  to  Post  No. 
118,  G.  A.  R.,  at  Columbia. 

July  5,  1885,  our  subject  was  united  in  marriage 
with  Miss  Lila  15.,  daughter  of  .John  H.  Speese,  of 
Shippensburg,  and  to  them  have  been  granted 
three  children:  Henry  W.,  Walter  E.,  and  Warren, 
the  latter  of  whom  died  in  infancy.  In  politics 
the  Doctor  is  a  true  blue  Republican. 


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i^f~\  AVID  S.  HESS  is  one  of  the  old  settlers  of 
I  I  Conestoga  Township,  where  nearly  his  en- 
tire life  has  been  passed,  and  in  every  way 
he  has  been  identified  with  the  upbuilding  of  this 
community.  About  1876  he  became  the  owner  of 
the  farm  on  which  he  now  resides  and  to  its  cultiva- 
tion has  given  his  entire  lime  and  attention  for 
several  years.  He  comes  from  one  of  the  old  and 
honored  families  of  this  region,  where  several  gen- 
erations have  made  their  home.  His  paternal 
grandfather,  David  Hess,  was  born  in  Conestoga 


Township  and  followed  agricultural  pursuits  dur- 
ing his  .active  life.  He  was  a  member  of  the  old 
Mennonite  Church  and  was  highly  esteemed  by  all 
who  knew  him.  For  his  wife  he  married  Miss 
Byers.  and  to  them  were  born  six  children,  as  fol- 
lows: David,  John,  Christian,  Abraham,  Maria  and 
Anna. 

John  Hess,  the  second  child  in  the  family  just 
mentioned,  was  born  in  this  township  and  here 
grew  to  manhood.  On  arriving  at  maturitj^  he 
continued  in  tlie  calling  to  which  he  had  been 
reared,  that  of  farming,  and  became  the  owner  of 
a  valual)le  and  well  improved  tract  of  land  which 
he  operated  for  many  j'ears.  Like  his  father  be- 
fore him  he  was  identified  with  the  old  Mennonite 
Church  and  politically  he  w.as  a  Democrat.  Being 
interested  in  the  cause  of  education,  he  served  as 
School  Director,  and  was  a  firm  believer  in  this 
great  institution  of  the  United  States,  the  educa- 
tion of  the  3-oung.  On  choosing  his  life  compan- 
ion he  married  Miss  Harriet  Shank,  and  of  their 
union  two  sons  and  two  daughters  were  born,  their 
names  being  as  follows:  Martha,  who  became  the 
wife  of  J.  M.  iless;  David  S.,  the  subject  of  this 
narrative;  Jacob  L.,  and  Fannie,  the  wife  of  Mich- 
ael Good. 

The  birth  of  David  S.  Hess  occurred  in  Con- 
estoga Township,  Ma3'  7,  1842,  and  liis  early  j'Cars 
were  passed  uneventfully  upon  his -father's  farm, 
his  time  being  divided  between  work  and  play. 
For  a  number  of  3'ears  he  was  a  student  in  the  dis- 
trict school,  which  he  left  when  nineteen  years  of 
age  to  embark  in  the  active  business  of  life.  He 
remained  on  the  old  homestead  and  was  employed 
by  his  father  in  its  operation  until  he  had  attained 
his  twenty-ninth  year.  In  the  meantime  he  had 
married  and  was  now  induced  by  his  father-in-law, 
Henry  Worfel,  to  carry  on  his  farm  in  West  Lam- 
peter Township.  After  some  time  had  elapsed  the 
young  man  by  strict  economy  and  industiy  had 
managed  to  lay  by  a  certain  sum  which  he  invested 
in  a  small  tract  of  land  in  this  township,  and  from 
that  lime  forward  he  has  made  his  dwelling  place 
on  this  propert}'.  From  lime  to  time  as  he  could 
afford  it  lie  bought  other  land  and  his  farm  now  con- 
tains fortj'-seven  acres.  The  land  is  very  fertile 
and  yields  abundant  crops  in  return    for  the  care 


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and  cultivation  bestowed  upon  it  by  the  industri- 
ous owner. 

In  the  year  1871  Mr.  Hess  married  Miss  Elvina 
Worfel,  wlio  was  born  and  grew  to  womanhood  in 
Conestoga  Township.  A  family  of  eight  children 
has  come  to  bless  the  heartiistone  of  tliis  worthy 
couple  and  they  are  named  as  follows:  Ida,  Susan, 
John  H.,  Harriet,  Elvina,  Barbara,  David,  Jr.,  and 
Bertha. 

Mr.  Hess  in  his  political  faith  is,  like  his  father 
before  him,  a  Democrat,  and  is  a  strong  believer 
in  the  measures  adopted  by  his  partj'.  In  local  af- 
fairs he  has  ever  shown  himself  deeply  interested 
in  the  maintenance  of  the  public  good  and  has  en- 
deavored to  promote  the  welfare  of  his  fellow- 
citizens  in  every  possible  manner. 


DAVID  BACHMAN  LANDIS,  of  Lancas- 
ter, has  one  of  the  finest  and  most  artistic 
job  printing  establishments  in  the  state, 
and  IS  a  successful  and  enterprising  young  business 
man.  He  comes  from  a  very  old  family,  its  his- 
tory being  traced  to  the  latter  part  of  the  sixteenth 
century,  and  a  brief  synopsis  of  the  same  may  not 
be  uninteresting  to  the  many  friends  of  Mr.  Landis 
and  otlier  members  of  his  family. 

The  Landis  family  were  prominent  in  the  latter 
part  of  the  sixteenth  century  in  Switzerland,  being 
noted  for  their  piety,  and  one  of  the  first  individ- 
uals of  the  name  mentioned  in  history  was  one 
Hans  Landis,  a  "pious  witness  of  the  Divine  truth." 
He  was  a  Mennonite  preacher,  who  removed  to  the 
Rhine  in  a  portion  of  his  native  laud,  and  there 
instructed  many  wlio  were  seeking  after  righteous- 
ness. The  Council  of  Zurich  of  tiie  Reformed 
Church  ordered  the  arrest  of  tlie  good  man,  but 
lie  was  not  daunted,  and  "he  was  taken  prisoner 
by  his  enemies  and  sent  in  irons  from  Zurich  to 
the  Papists  at  Zolothurn."  Upon  being  liberated 
by  the  aid  of  friends,  he  was  again  taken  and  sent 
to  Zurich,  where  he  was  rigorously  examined  as  to 


adoption,  and  the  result  was  that  in  September, 
1614,  he  was  beheaded  with  the  sword.  It  is  in- 
teresting to  know  that  he  was  the  last  person  to 
be  thus  treated  for  religious  convictions  in  that 
locality,  but  persecution  did  not  cease  with  his 
death,  for  it  is  recorded  that  in  May,  1637,  among 
three  other  brethren,  "Hans  Landis,  the  Second, 
a  steadfast  minister  of  the  church  in  Horgerberg, 
and  his  daughter,  Margaretha,  were  confined  for 
sixty  weeks  at  Othenbach."  "Meantime  the  au- 
thorities sold  their  property  for  seven  tliousand 
florins  and  applied  it  to  their  own  use."  In  1640 
Oswald  Landis,  his  wife,  and  two  daughters-in- 
law  were  incarcerated  in  Othenbach,  and  Jacob 
Landis,  his  son,  and  all  of  liis  family  were  ban- 
ished. In  time  the  prisoners  managed  to  escape, 
though  their  property  was  confiscated  and  they 
were  in  poverty.  Felix  Landis  (son  of  Hans,  who 
was  beheaded  at  Zurich  in  1614),  after  having 
been  shamefully  treated,  often  for  a  long  time  re- 
ceiving no  food,  and  being  in  a  weak  condition, 
was  carried  bj'  his  persecutors  to  church,  being 
brutally  "thrown  under  a  bench,"  where  he  imme- 
diately expired.  His  wife,  Adelheyd  Egli,  was 
also  kept  in  ^)rison  for  nearly'  four  years,  and  dur- 
ing this  period  was  treated  unmercifully  and  dis- 
gracefully, and  meantime  the  authorities  dispersed 
her  family,  drove  tiie  children  away  from  home 
and  confiscated  the  house  and  furniture,  which 
were  sold  for  five  thousand  florins.  One  night  in 
1643  the  beadles  attacked  the  house  of  Varena 
Landis,  who  was  ill  and  could  not  go  with  the 
huthorities,  whereupon  she  was  compelled  to  "prom- 
ise tliat  she  would  remain  a  prisoner  in  her  own 
house,  which  promise  she  accordingly  fulfilled,  and 
as  she  was  harshly  treated  and  poorly  supplied 
with  food,  death  soon  resulted. 

About  1660  the  Landis  families  were  driven  to 
tiie  Palatinate  Country  in  the  neighborhood  of 
Strasburgand  Manheim,on  the  Rhine,  and  tliough 
their  properties  were  generall3'  confiscated  they 
became  farmers  for  the  German  nobility  and  re- 
ceived fair  usage  from  the  Hollanders.  For  nearly 
two  generations  history  is  silent  on  the  subject  of 
the  individuals  of  the  Landis  name,  namely  from 
1643  to  1717,  but  members  of  the  Mennonite  belief 
early    took  advantage  of  William  Penn's   liberal 


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policy  to  settle  in  America,  and  members  of  this 
family  in  1683,  and  later  in  1709  and  1712,  emi- 
grated to  Chester  County,  Pa.,  including  what  is 
now  the  county  of  Lanc.ister.  At  the  latter  dale 
three  brothers,  the  Rev.  Benjamin,  Felix  and  .John 
Landis,  Swiss  Mennonites,  bought  land  from  Penn 
and  the  Conestogoc  Indians,  preparing  to  make  a 
home  in  the  wilderness.  The_v  skillfully  tilled  the 
soil  and  improved  the  land,  which  has  made  this 
portion  of  _the  state  known  the  world  over  as  a 
g.nrden  spot,  and  here  these  pioneers  worshiped 
their  God  in  perfect  peace.  One  of  the  three,  the 
Rev.  Benjamin  Landis,  was  accompanied  by  liis 
onlj'  son,  Benjamin,  Jr.,  aged  eighteen.  They  took 
up  a  tract  of  two  hundred  and  forty  acres,  receiv- 
ing the  patent  for  the  same  in  1718,  having  pur- 
chased it  from  the  Indians.  He  was  a  Mennonite 
preacher  and  engaged  activel}'  in  farming.  His 
son  married  and  had  four  sons,  their  names  in 
order  of  birth  being  as  follows:  Benjamin,  Abra- 
ham, .Tacob  and  .Henry,  from  whom  have  sprung 
the  numerous  descendants  who  were  afterward 
born  in  this  state.  The  last-named  Benjamin  re- 
moved to  Manheim  Townsliip  in  1851,  after  buy- 
ing out  the  land  of  his  wife's  only  brother,  and 
thus  becoming  the  owner  of  nearly  one  thousand 
.acres  situated  about  three  miles  from  Lancaster. 
He  was  married  in  1749  to  Anna,  daughter  of 
John  Snavely,  and  they  had  three  sons:  John,  born 
March  15,  1755;  Benjamin,  in  1756;  and  Henry, 
in  1760.  The  elder  Benjamin's  home  was  a  refuge 
to  many  Swiss  emigrants,  who  enjoyed  his  hospi- 
talit}-  until  they  were  enabled  to  secure  homes  for 
themselves. 

John  Landis,  who  was  named  "Sozusauga"  from 
his  frequent  use  of  the  words  "So  to  say,"  resided 
in  East  Lampeter  Township, and  to  him  were  born 
three  sons,  John,  Benjamin  and  Henry,  and  his 
death  occurred  in  May,  1837,  at  the  advanced  age 
of  eighty-two  jears.  His  eldest  son,  John,  was 
born  September  11, 1782,  and  married  Anna  Bach- 
man,  by  whom  he  had  three  children  who  reached 
maturity:  John  C,  Michael  B.  and  Elizabeth.  He 
started  keeping  a  store  at  Centerville,  now  known 
as  Landisville,  in  the  spring  of  1829,  and  was  the 
first  Postmaster  of  that  place,  where  he  resided 
until  his  demise,  April  16,  1863,  aged  over  eighty 


years.  His  wife,  who  was  born  February  3,  1785, 
died  May  23,  1846,  when  in  her  sixty-second  year. 
The  eldest  son  of  this  worthy  couple  w.as  born  in 
East  Ilempfield  Township,  August  31,  1807,  and 
about  1823  he  entered  John  Beck's  famous  acad- 
emy for  boys  in  Lititz,  where  he  obtained  a  thor- 
ough knowledge  of  mathematics,  astronomy  and 
surveying,  being  also  well  versed  in  both  the  Eng- 
lish and  German  languages.  Subsequentl}',in  com- 
pany with  his  father,  he  laid  out  the  village  of 
Landisville,  about  1828,  at  which  time  he  was  a 
salesman  in  his  father's  store.  His  marriage  was 
celebrated  January  5,  1832,  with  Veronica  (com- 
monly called  Fanny)  Shelly,  and  four  children  re- 
sulted from  their  union:  Ann  Eliza,  born  Ma3'  14, 
1833;  Israel  Christian;  Jacob,  born  April  23,  1841, 
and  Albert  Shelly,  the  two  latter  d^'ing  in  early 
childhood.  The  father  of  these  children  w.as  one 
of  the  originators  of  the  Bethel  Church  at  Landis- 
ville, and  was  a  consistent  member  thereof.  About 
1833  he  kept  a  store  in  his  native  village,  where 
he  resided  until  March  25,  1854,  when  his  death 
resulted  from  an  apoplectic  stroke  at  the  age  of 
forty-six  years.  His  wife  resided  until  her  death, 
January  13, 1879,  when  she  had  reached  the  age  of 
sixty-nine  3'ears,  at  a  point  west  of  where  the 
Sycamore  Hotel  is  now  located.  Tlie  daughter, 
Ann  P^liza,  became  the  wife  of  Joseph  G.  Greider, 
a  farmer  of  East  Hempfleld  Township,' and  their 
children  are  all  living,  their  names  being  John, 
Joseph  L.  and  Beujamin.  Mrs.  Greider  died  a  few 
days  previous  to  her  mother,  in  1879. 

Israel  Christian,  born  September  24,  1835,  re- 
ceived a  common-school  education,  after  which 
he  attended  the  academy  kept  by  James  P.  Wick- 
crsham  at  Marietta,  and  on  account  of  his  father's 
sudden  death  was  thrown  upon  his  own  resources. 
He  was  married  by  the  Rev.  Mr.  Gerhard,  Janu- 
ary 17,  1861,  to  Mary  Musselman.  Subsequently 
he  engaged  in  keeping  an  oyster  house  in  Landis- 
ville for  tive  years,  after  which  he  removed  to 
Centerville,  in  East  IIemi)field  Township,  where 
for  two  years  his  attention  was  occupied  at  farm- 
ing. Next  he  went  to  Rohrerstown,  where  he  kept 
a  confectionery  store,  and  resided  for  three  years. 
He  built  a  house  a  mile  and  a-half  west  of  that 
place,  where  he  lived  for  one  year,  and  then,  hear- 


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ing  of  a  good  opportunity  to  engage  in  business 
at  Salunga,  sold  his  home,  and  for  three  years  fol- 
lowing did  a  thriving  trade  in  general  merchan- 
dising at  that  point,  besides  being  Postmaster  of 
the  village.  In  the  fall  of  1874  he  built  a  new  store 
near  the  Bamford  Bros.' zinc  mines,  and  since  then 
has  been  successfully  engaged  in  business  there. 
In  politics  he  has  always  been  a  Republican,  and 
in  business  is  a  careful  and  methodical  manager. 

David  Bachman  Landis  is  the  only  son  of  Israel 
C,  his  birth  having  occurred  in  Landisville,  Feb- 
ruary 12,  1862.  His  sister,  Florence  Shell}',  was 
born  April  6,  1865,  and  these  two  comprise  their 
parents'  family.  Our  subject  received  a  common- 
school  education,  and  for  some  years  was  a  clerk 
in  his  fijther's  store.  In  March,  1877,  during  his 
school  days,  he  started  in  as  an  amateur  printer, 
running  a  small  boys'  paper  named  the  Keystone 
Amateur,  and  in  April  of  the  following  3'ear,  it 
was  printed  under  the  title  of  the  Amateur  Junior. 
Ere  four  months  had  passed  the  sheet  was  en- 
larged to  a  sixteen-page  magazine,  including  cover, 
under  the  original  name,  but  the  ambitious  effort 
was  doomed  to  short  existence,  as  its  publication 
was  discontinued  in  October. 

The  young  man  had  received  a  taste  of  journal- 
ism which  in  time  obtained  a  leading  place  in  his 
thoughts,  and  October  7,  1878,  he  commenced  an 
apprenticeship  in  the  office  of  the  Inquirer,  of  Lan- 
caster, and  after  serving  four  years  opened  a  job 
printing  office  at  his  birthplace,  in  April,  1883. 
May  1  he  issued  the  initial  number  of  the  Village 
Vigil,  a  tri-monthly  paper,  which  was  printed 
weekly  at  the  end  of  a  year.  In  1885  this  jour- 
nal was  enlarged  to  eight  pages,  being  known 
thereafter  as  the  Landisville  Vigil,  and  the  young 
editor  has  rapidly  risen  in  his  management  of  the 
same.  He  has  been  a  frequent  contributor  to  the 
Inquirer  and  the  Neiu  Era,  of  Lancaster,  and  to  the 
"Wheel,"  of  New  York,  the  magazine  of  cyclists. 
As  the  pioneer  wheelman,  he  was  thrice  appointed 
Connsel  of  Landisville  by  the  Pennsylvania  divi- 
sion of  the  League  of  Amercian  Wheelmen. 

Mr.  Landis  was  married,  September  29,  1885,  to 
Nora  K.,  daugliter  of  David  Baker,  deceased,  for- 
merly of  East  Hempfield  Township.  To  them  was 
born  a  daughter,  Katie  Musselman,  September  19, 


1886,  and  her  death  occurred  October  5,  1891. 
Her  little  brother,  Allen  B.,  who  was  born  May 
29,  1889,  died  October  6,  1891,  within  twenty-four 
hours  of  his  sister's  demise.  Irene  Janet  was  born 
June  18,  1893,  and  is  their  only  living  child. 

When  the  Vigil  was  discontinued  Mr.  Landis 
became  connected  with  the  Inquirer  Publishing 
Company,  of  Lancaster,  now  the  Wickershani  Print- 
ing and  Publishing  Company,  being  in  charge  of 
the  printing  department  until  May,  1888,  when 
he  started  in  business  alone  at  No.  320  East  Ches- 
nut  Street,  with  the  name  of  the  Pluck  Art  Print- 
ery.  The  business  received  its  name  from  the  fact 
that  for  the  first  three  years  the  proprietor  pub- 
lished a  small  paper  called  Pluck,  which  he  dis- 
tributed free.  Since  then  he  gets  out  only  one, 
known  as  Pluck's  Annual,  showing  specimens  of 
printing  and  being  remarkable  for  neatness  and 
general  work.  A  few  years  later  the  office  was  re- 
moved to  the  corner  of  Nortii  Queen  and  Walnut 
vStreets,  and  at  present  is  situated  at  Nos.  38  and 
38|^  East  Chestnut  Street.  The  office  is  fitted  up 
in  first-class  shape,  and  Mr.  Landis  is  doing  a  large 
and  successful  business.  Electric  power  is  used, 
and  the  study  of  the  owner  has  been  to  use  the 
most  improved  modern  methods  in  every  depart- 
ment of  liis  work.  Frequently  he  has  contributed 
to  the  ''American  Art  Printer,"  and  is  very  much 
interested  in  his  vocation.  Religiously,  he  is  a 
member  of  Grace  Lutheran  Church,  and  in  politics 
he  is  a  Republican. 


■  M»«l>«>  >l    I      >  > 


ISAAC  STIRK,  who  has  been  in  the  leaf  to- 
bacco business  since  1874,  and  is  now  one  of 
the  honored  residents  of  Lancaster,  will  form 
the  subject  of  this  biography.  He  was  born  in 
Conestoga  Valley,  March  11,  1825,  being  the  son 
of  Hetzel  Stirk,  a  native  of  the  same  place.  Grand- 
father Stirk,  who  was  a  wagon-maker  by  trade, 
came  from  Germany  and  located  in  East  Earl 
Township.  Our  subject's  father  engaged  in  farm 
work  in  East  Earl  Township  and  there  died  aged 
seventy-one  years.     He  belonged  to  the  Evangel- 


HON.  A.  HERR  SMITH. 


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ical  Association.  His  wife,  the  mother  of  our  sub- 
ject, who  before  her  marriage  was  Ann  Overholser, 
was  born  in  Kast  Earl  Township,  the  daughter  of 
Mr.  and  Jlrs.  Martin  Overliolscr,  of  German  de- 
scent, wlio  were  memberb  of  tlie  Mennonite  (  liurcli 
and  large  land  holders^.  Our  subject's  mother  diod 
at  the  advanced  age  of  eiglity-cighl  years. 

In  the  parental  family  there  were  two  sons  aiul 
two  daughters,  our  subject  being  the  eldest.  He 
was  reared  upon  the  farm  and  attended  the  district 
schools,  obtaining  what  knowledge  he  could  in 
that  way.  At  the  age  of  nineteen  years  he  en- 
gaged as  clerk  in  a  general  mercantile  store  of 
Reading,  remaining  two  years,  and  in  1847  started 
in  business  for  himself  at  Belleville  with  his  uncle, 
Daniel  Overholser,  tlie  style  of  the  liru)  being  Over- 
holser ife  Stirk.  This  partnership  continued  for 
four  years,  then  our  subject  sold  and  removed  to 
Philadelphia,  wheie  he  engaged  in  the  cn)ckerv 
business. 

In  ISal  Mr.  Stirk  located  at  No.  2.')6  Xoith 
Third  Street  in  the  crockery  business,  anil  in  IKofi 
removed  to  No.  45  North  Third  Street,  the  style 
of  the  firm  then  being  Stirk,  Field  A'  Co.  In  IMtM 
he  severed  liis  connection  with  Stirk,  Field  it  Co. 
and  engaged  extensively  in  importing  crockery 
with  a  special  partner  from  Boston.  After  the 
close  of  the  Civil  War  he  and  a  Mr.  Hoar  engaged 
in  the  wholesale  and  jobbing  of  crockery  in  Phil- 
adelphia. In  1809  he  sold  out  and  located  in 
Lancaster,  where  he  embarked  ju  the  lumber  busi- 
ness, and  operated  a  sawmill  about  one  year.  We 
next  find  him  engaged  in  the  retail  crockery  busi- 
ness at  Nos.  8  and  10  East  King  .Street,  but  in 
1874  he  embarked  in  the  leaf  tobacco  business,  in 
which  he  is  still  operating.  His  present  location 
is  No.  212  North  Queen  Street,  the  style  of  this 
firm  being  Isaac  Stirk  &  Co.  They  do  an  exten- 
sive business  both  in  the  east  and  west,  and  have 
a  capacity  of  twenty-five  hundred  cases.  They 
make  a  specialty  of  the  finest  goods,  and  no  man 
is  a  better  judge  of  leaf  tobacco  and  the  manufac- 
tured goods  than  Mr«  Stirk. 

Our  subject  was  married  in   Lancaster  County, 

July  23,  18.53,  to  Aliss  Sallie  C.  Shirk,  a  native  of 

the  same  county  and  the  daughter  of  Mr.  and  Mrs. 

Jacob  Shirk.     By   this  marriage  six  children  were 

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born,  four  of  whom  are  living,  as  follows:  Anna, 
Mrs.  T.  R.  Martin,  of  Wilkes  Barre;  William,  who 
is  associated  with  our  subject;  Edwin,  residing  at 
Wilkes  Bane,  engaged  in  the  clothing  business, 
and  Isaac,  Jr.,  a  hardware  merchant  of  Wilkes 
Bane.  Virginia  died  in  Philadelphia  in  Decem- 
ber, 18fiC,  and  Emilie  also  died  in  the  same  mouth 
and  year.  Mr.  Stirk  is  a  member  of  the  Method- 
ist Episcopal  Church  and  is  a  member  of  the  Board 
of  Stewards.     Politically  lie  is  a  Republican. 


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HON.  A.  IIERR  SMITH  was  born  in  Manor 
Township.  Lancaster  County,  near  Mill- 
ersville,  Pa..  March  7,  1815.  He  was  the 
only  son  of  .lacob  and  Elizabeth  (Herr)  Smith, 
and  had  the  misfortune  very  eaily  in  life  to  lose 
botli  his  paifiits,  his  father  wlioii  he  was  under 
three,  and  liis. mother  when  lie  was  twelve  years  of 
age.  His  father  died  in  Februaiy,  1818,  and  his 
mother  in  .luiie,  1827.  His  ancestors  came  from 
Germany,  and  settled  in  Lancaster  County,  about 
the  year  1723,  those  on  the  jiaternal  in  Pequea, 
and  those  on  the  maternal  line  in  Manor  Town- 
ship. Both  sides  soon  after  tlieir  arrival  purcliased 
large  tracts  of  land,  and  in  addition  to  cultivating 
the  same,  the  father  and  paternal  grandfather  of 
Mr.  Smith  followed  the  millwright  and  milling 
business,  and  the  scientific  drafts  and  plans  made 
by  the  former  of  mills  erected  by  him  are  still 
among  the  family  relics. 

The  land  on  the  mother's  side  came  through 
John  Penn,  and  remained  for  three  generations  in 
the  Herr  family.  The  maternal  grandmother,  Bar- 
bara (Eshleman)  Herr,  died  September  16,  1839, 
in  her  eighty-second  year,  in  the  old  family  man- 
sion, where  Mr.  Smith  was  born,  and  his  maternal 
grandfather,  Abraham  Herr,  died  November  26, 
1823,  at  the  .age  of  seventy-two.  The  old  stone 
building  erected  in  1764  by  Mr.  Smith's  maternal 
great-grandparents,  David  and  Barbara  Herr,  is 
still  occupied,  and  while  the  wood   work  has  been 


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replacerl,  the  fort-like  walls  and  arched  and  ce- 
mented cellars  are  as  good  as  new,  and  seem  fully 
capable  of  resisting  tlie  ravages  of  lime  for  gener- 
ations to  come. 

In  Prof.  John  Beck's  Academy,  at  Lititz,  and 
the  Franklin  Institute,  Pliiladelpliia,  Mr.  .Smith 
obtained  his  preparatory  education.  He  studied 
engineering  and  surveying  with  Joshua  Scott, 
Esq.,  civil  engineer  in  Lancaster,  and  assisted  to 
survey  the  Pennsylvania  Railroad  through  Lancas- 
ter, from  the  Big  to  the  Little  Conestoga  River. 
He  spent  two  years  in  Henry  P.  Carson's  store  in 
Lancaster,  and  then  went  to  Haddington  College, 
near  Philadelphia,  and  afterward  to  Dickinson  Col- 
lege, Carlisle,  where  he  was  graduated  in  1840. 
Among  his  classmates  were  D.  G.  Eshlen'an,  a  prom- 
inent member  of  the  Lancaster  Bar;  Congressman, 
Charles  O'Neil,  of  Philadelphia;  Spencer  Baird, 
now  deceased,  of  the  Smithsonian  Institute;  and 
George  R.  Crooks,  D.  D.,  LL.  D.,  of  Drew  Theologi- 
cal Seminary.  His  vacations,  when  not  traveling, 
were  spent  with  his  uncle,  Abraham  Smith,  of 
Strasburg,  whose  kindly  interest  in  his  welfare  he 
has  never  forgotten. 

Immediately  after  his  graduation,  JMr.  Smith 
commenced  the  study  of  law  in  the  office  of  John 
R.  Montgomery,  a  distinguished  member  of  the 
Lancaster  Bar.  October  20,  1842.  he  was  admit- 
ted to  practice  in  the  various  courts  of  Lancaster 
County.  He  brought  to  the  practice  of  his  pro- 
fession a  mind  well  stored  with  general  knowl- 
edge, as  well  as  legal  lore,  strong  common  sense,  a 
well  balanced  judgment,  a  ready  pen  and  a  rhet- 
oric precise,  clean  and  forcible.  With  these  ac- 
complishments, added  to  attractive  manners  and 
address,  he  soon  rose  to  the  highest  rank  in  his 
profession.  From  early  life  he  gave  much  atten- 
tion to  politics.  The  Whig  party  was  organized 
while  he  was  a  boy,  and  its  principles  and  men  had 
for  him  a  magnetic  attraction,  and  he  espoused  its 
cause  in  his  youth  with  his  pen,  and  in  his  riper 
years  both  as  a  writer  and  an  orator.  While  he 
was  yet  too  young  even  to  be  a  member  of  his 
party,  he  was  far  in  advance  of  it;  for  he  was  an 
Abolitionist  before  the  abolition  of  slavery  became 
a  political  tenet.  During  his  collegiate  course  at 
Haddington,  he  wrote  an  address  for  an  exhibi- 


tion exercise,  so  strongly  anti-slavery  in  its  views 
that  the  faculty  refused  to  permit  its  delivery.  On 
the  breaking  up  of  the  Whig  party  in  1856,  he 
therefore  very  naturally  became  an  ardent  sup- 
porter of  the  Republican   party. 

From  boyhood  Mr.  Smith  was  a  close  student 
and  a  great  reader,  and  even  in  his  youth  became 
distinguished  both  as  an  essayist  and  as  a  ready, 
fluent  and  forcible  speaker.  Many  of  his  school 
essays  found  their  way  into  the  newspapers  of  that 
day,  and  attracted  much  attention  on  account  of 
tlieir  originality  of  thought  and  strength  and  ele- 
gance of  diction.  Being  regarded  .as a  ^ouug  man 
of  probity  and  ability,  he  was  induced  to  enter  the 
political  arena,  and  in  1843  he  was  elected  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Legislature  of  Penns.ylvania,  and  re- 
elected the  following  year.  In  1845  he  was  elected 
to  the  State  Senate  for  one  term,  three  j'ears,  dur- 
ing the  latter  part  of  which  he  was  the  candidate 
of  his  party  in  caucus  for  Speaker  of  the  Senate, 
and  failed  only  because  he  refused  to  vote  for 
himself.  His  career  in  the  Legislature  was  one  of 
marked  ability  and  usefulness,  very  gratifying  to 
his  constituents,  and  valuable  to  them  and  the 
state  at  large.  He  was  the  author  of  the  law  im- 
posing a  tax  for  the  payment  of  the  interest  on 
the  state  debt,  a  measure  by  no  means  popular  at 
the  time,  and  bitterly  opposed,  but  necessar}'  to 
save  the  state  from  repudiation.  Prior  to  that 
time  the  interest  on  the  state  debt  had  been  p^d 
in  scrip,  and  the  state  bonds  were  sold  at  about 
one-third  of  their  par  value.  Immediately  after 
the  pass.age  of  the  bill  the  interest  was  promptly 
paid  in  money  and  the  bonds  rose  to  par.  He  ad- 
vocated the  sale  of  the  Public  Works,  which  were 
a  great  expense  to  the  state.  He  abolished  the 
Mayor's  Court  of  the  city  of  Lancaster,  which  had 
been  a  useless  and  expensive  piece  of  judicial  ma- 
chinery, but  having  existed  for  many  years,  had  a 
fixed  abode  in  the  customs  of  the  people.  He  also 
refused  to  sanction  the  renewal  of  the  District 
Court  of  Lancaster  County,  when  it  expired  by 
limitation.  He  w.as  an  earnest  advocate  of  the 
Married  Women's  Act,  which  became  a  law  in 
1848.  He  also  advocated  and  voted  for  the  pas- 
sage of  the  law  which  made  the  common  school 
system  obligatory  upon  the  districts  of  the  state. 


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thus  doing  away  with  the  triennial  election,  whicii 
permitted  the  voters  of  every  district  to  accept  or 
reject  the  system.  This  necessary  change  perfected 
the  school  system  in  Pennsylvania.  lie  was  ever 
stronglj-  devoted  to  rigid  economy  and  Govern- 
mental reforms,  and  watchful  of  the  details  of 
legislation. 

Returning  to  llie  practice  of  iiis  profession,  .Mr. 
Smitii  uninterruptedly-  followed  it  until  the  fall 
of  1872,  when  he  was  elected  on  the  Republican 
ticket  to  the  Forty-third  Congress,  and  by  re-elec- 
tion served  in  llie  Forty-fourth,  Forty-lifth,  Forty- 
sixth,  Forty-seventh  and  Forty-eiglith  Congresses, 
a  high  compliment,  and  one  never  before  paid  to 
a  Congressional  Representative  from  Lancaster 
Count}'.  In  this  District,  the  unwritten  rule  has 
limited  the  period  of  the  Representative  in  Con- 
gress to  two  terms.  To  this  rule  there  have  been 
the  following  exceptions:  John  W.  Kittera,  1791 
to  1801,  five  terms,  ten  years;  James  Buchanan, 
1821  to  1831,  five  terms,  ten  years;  Thaddeus 
Stevens,  1859  to  1868,  four  and  one-half  terms, 
nine  years;  and  Mr.  .Smith  from  1873  to  1885,  six 
terms,  twelve  years.  Mr.  .Smith  did  efficient  serv- 
ice on  the  Committee  on  War  Claims  for  six  years, 
and  served  on  the  Committees  on  Aiipropriations, 
Agriculture,  Pensions  and  other  important  com- 
mittees. As  a  member  of  the  Committee  on  War 
Claims,  a  committee  first  raised  in  1873  on  the 
suggestion  of  President  Grant,  he  rendered  valu- 
able services  in  the  rejection  of  fraudulent  claims, 
running  up  to  many  millions  of  dollars.  The  re- 
ports made  by  him  are  referred  to  constantly  by 
the  present  Committee,  and  greatly  aid  to  settle 
definitely  the  law  and  the  facts  whenever  the 
claims  are  renewed. 

Against  the  seductive  free  pass  system.  Mr. 
Smith,  by  word  and  example,  entered  the  stern 
protest,  promptly  returning  to  the  liberal  donors 
their  paste-board  annuals.  When  asked  the  rea- 
son for  his  conduct  by  a  Director,  he  answered: 
"You  do  not  give  the  pass  to  the  mendicant .'  Why 
give  it  to  the  salaried  Judge  and  Legislator?  They 
pay  their  toll  on  the  turnpike,  their  discount  in  the 
bank,  and  ought  also  pay  their  fare  on  railroads." 
This  colloquy  occurred  in  1873,  at  Mr.  Smith's 
first  Congressional  Session,  and  put  a  stop  to  free 


tickets  on  the  street  railroads  in  Washington.  He 
took  a  bold  stand  against  the  constructive  mileage 
allowed  members  of  Congress,  showing  its  abuses, 
and  which,  thrt)Ugh  his  exposure,  were  to  some  ex- 
tent corrected.  Me  favored  the  payment  of  pen- 
sions directl}'  by  the  Treasurer  of  the  United 
States  instead  of  Pension  Agents,  thereby  saving 
money  to  the  pensioner  and  |irotecting  the  Gov- 
ernment against  loss.  He  ably  opposed,  on  legal 
grounds,  the  creation  of  the  Electoral  Commission, 
holding  that  the  Vice-President,  under  the  Con- 
stitution, was  the  custodian  of  the  returns,  who 
must  present  the  same  to  the  two  Houses  when 
they  meet  in  convention,  and  have  thcra  opened 
in  their  presence  and  counted,  neither  house  hav- 
ing any  right  to  control  tlie  result,  their  presence 
onl}-  being  necessary  as  witnesses  of  the  result. 

Mr.  Smith  favored  the  resumption  of  specie 
payments  by  the  Government,  and  the  coining  of 
silver  for  fractional  currency  onl}-,  and  opposed 
the  coinage  of  the  needless  silver  dollars.  He  ad- 
vocated and  voted  for  the  bill  to  restrict  Chinese 
emigration.  He  also  supported  and  voted  for  the 
civil  service  bill;  and  in  the  distribution  of  Con- 
gressional patronage  favored  promotion,  and  other 
things  being  equal,  gave  the  soldier  a  pieference. 
He  has  always  been  an  earnest  advocate  of  a  pro- 
tective tariff,  as  best  ada))ted  to  raise  revenue,  to 
l)rotect  labor  and  make  the  nation  independent  in 
peace  and  war.  His  speeches  made  in  Congress 
were  able  and  exhaustive,  indicating  great  research 
and  thorough  knowledge  of  the  subject  discussed. 
These,  witli  his  letters  and  articles  on  the  political 
issues  of  the  d.iy,  were  highly  commended  by  the 
])ress  and  reading  public.  As  a  Legislator,  either 
in  state  or  National  affairs,  he  was  conscientiously 
honest,  and  never  suffered  a  political  caucus  to 
dictate  his  legislative  action.  After  full  and  care- 
ful investigation  he  followed  his  convictions, 
whether  in  harmony  with  his  party  or  not.  The 
Fitz  John  Porter  case  is  in  point.  It  had  sub- 
stantially assumed  a  party  aspect — the  Democrats 
being  for,  the  Republicans  against,  the  bill.  Mr. 
Smith,  having  with  great  care  read  the  evidence 
on  both  sides,  reached  the  conclusion  that  the  Gen- 
eral had  been  wronged,  and  therefore,  with  nine- 
teen other  Republicans,  voted  for  the  bill,  although 


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assured  in  advance  that  the  vote  would  be  used 
against  him  in  an  approaching  Congressional  eon- 
test.  During  his  seventeen  years  of  public  service 
at  Harrisburg  and  Washington,  he  never  dodged  a 
vote;  and  the  writer  of  this  sketch  has  heard  him 
say  that  upon  a  careful  review  of  his  votes,  for 
and  against  legislative  measures,  lie  would  not,  if 
he  could,  in  a  single  instance  reverse  liis  judgment. 

Mr.  Smith  died  at  his  home  in  Lancaster  on  the 
16th  of  February,  1894,  after  a  brief  illness.  Al- 
though not  laboriously  engaged  in  the  duties  of 
his  profession  after  his  retirement  from  Congress, 
he  had  enjoyed  excellent  health,  and  could  be 
found  almost  daily  at  his  office,  surrounded  by  his 
books  and  friends,  among  whom  were  many  life- 
long clients,  who  still  sought  his  professional  or 
friendly  advice.  His  loss  was  sincerely  and  deeply 
mourned  by  his  many  friends, espeeiall}-  by  his  co- 
workers in  professional  and  political  life.  The  lo- 
cal press  paid  high  tribute  to  this  worthy  man, 
who  died  as  he  had  lived,  a  noble  Christian  gen- 
tleman. 

Soon  after  his  graduation,  Mr.  Smith  was  elected 
a  Trustee  of  Dickinson  College,  Carlisle,  and  later 
of  Franklin  and  Marshall  College,  Lancaster.  He 
was  a  Director  and  the  solicitor  of  the  First  Na- 
tional Bank  of  Lancaster,  and  occupied  that  two- 
fold position  from  the  organization  of  the  institu- 
tion in  1864  until  his  death.  He  was  one  of  the 
original  investors  in  the  first  cotton  mill  erected 
in  Lancaster,  and  although  attended  with  loss,  lie 
never  regretted  the  experiment,  as  it  became  the 
nucleus  of  the  present  mills,  which  yield  the  more 
fortunate  investors  a  handsome  income,  and  give 
their  employes,  men,  women  and  children,  con- 
stant work  and  liberal  pay.  He  was  a  warm  and 
substantial  friend  of  all  worth3'  industrial  enter- 
prises and  charitable  and  literary  institutions. 

Mr.  Smith  never  married,  and  he  and  his  only  sis- 
ter, Eliza  E.  Smith,  also  unmarried,  lived  in  their 
unpretentious  home  on  North  Lime  St'eet,  where 
she  still  resides,  dispensing  hospitality'  and  charity 
without  ostentation.  Plain  and  unostentatious  in 
all  things,  Mr.  Smith  was  especially  so  in  charity 
and  benevolence.  Possessing  large  wealth,  recog- 
nizing his  obligations  to  God,  clothed  with  humil- 
ity in  a  manner  and  to  a  degree  seldom  witnessed. 


he  sought  out  those  who  were  in  need,  or  seconded 
the  ofHces  of  his  devoted  sister  in  this  direction, 
and  in  such  a  way  that  the  words  addressed  to 
Cornelius  might  be  apjjropriatel}'  addressed  to 
him,  "Thy  prayers  and  thine  alms  are  come  up  for 
a  memorial  i)efore  God."  The  churches  of  Lan- 
caster County,  especially  the  Methodist  Episcopal 
Cliurches,  have  reason  to  remember  him,  for  al- 
most all  of  them  had  received  his  benefactions. 
The  First  Church,  Lancaster,  which  he  attended 
with  great  legularity,  contains  a  magnificent  win- 
dow erected  by  him  and  his  sister,  jointly*,  as  a 
memorial  to  their  sainted  parents,  and  nearly  one- 
tenth  of  the  entire  cost  of  over  183,000,  was  given 
by  him. 

Miss  Smith  was  educated  at  Linden  Hall  Semi- 
nary, Lititz,  and  at  Miss  Edmund's  School,  Phila- 
delphia, spending  the  best  years  of  her  life,  and 
much  of  her  own  and  brother's  means,  in  relieving 
the  necessities  of  and  educating  the  worthy  poor 
of  both  sexes,  many  of  whom  gratefully  trace  their 
success  in  life  to  the  opportune  aid  which  came 
from  their  unsellish  benefactors.  Her  brother,  of 
whose  benefactions  she  had  been  the  almoner  dur- 
ing his  life,  reposing  the  utmost  confidence  in  her 
discretion  and  Christian  sympathy,  left  liis  large 
estate  solely  for  her  benefit  and  use.  Knowing 
his  wishes,  she  has  since  become  the  benefactor  of 
the  Young  Men's  and  the  Young  Women's  Chris- 
tian Associations,  fwid  has  made  arrangements  to 
aid  other  charities  in  nieinoiy  of  her  brother  and 
in  recognition  of  the  words  of  the  Lord  Jesus,  how 
he  said,  "It  is  more  blessed  to  give  than  to  re- 
ceive." 


r~y  EORGE  K.  REED  is  one  of  the  most  wor- 
V^^  thy  and  honored  old  settlers  of  Lancaster, 
who  is  now  living  retired  from  business 
cares,  but  in  former  years  was  alwa3's  in  the  front 
ranks  of  works  of  iniprovement  and  local  indus- 
try. In  his  many  and  varied  dealings  in  the  fi- 
nancial world  his  career  has  been  always  perfectly 
straightforward,  honest  and  marked  with  good 
judgment.     Few   men,  indeed,   in   this  city   have 


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been  more  thoroughly  idcnlitie'd  with  its  welfare 
and  upbuilding,  and  the  history  of  Lancaster 
would  be  incomplete  without  his  life  record. 

John  Delloff,  the  gieat-great-grandfather  of  our 
subject,  was  born  in  December,  1704,  and  died  at 
tlie  age  of  forty-seven  years.  He  was  of  Hugue- 
not descent  and  probably  left  France  with  many 
others  after  the  revocation  of  the  edict  of  Nantes. 
His  name  appears  as  one  of  the  incorporators 
of  the  borough  of  Lancaster  in  the  year  1742, 
when  he  served  as  As^sistant  Burgess  and  two  years 
later  w.as  elected  Chief  Burgess.  At  one  time  he 
lived  on  the  eastern  shore  of  Maryland  near  the 
head  of  Klk  River,  where  his  son  Abraham  was 
born,  February  13,  1735.  The  military'  career  of 
the  latter  was  most  creditable  and  he  was  com- 
missioned Captain  March  15,  1776,  his  company 
being  under  the  command  of  Lord  Sterling.  They 
suffered  severely  at  the  battle  of  Long  Island,  and 
when  Ft.  Washington  was  captured  Captain  DeHoff 
fell  into  the  hands  of  the  enem}'  and  remained  a 
prisoner  until  April  20.  1778,  when  he  was  ex- 
chariged.  He  was  one  of  the  founders  of  the  Lan- 
caster Library  Company  in  1759,  the  third  circu- 
lating library  founded  in  the  United  States,  and  in 
1763  it  was  merged  into  the  Juliana  Library.  In 
1762  Captain  DeHoff  was  Assistant  Burgess  of  the 
borougli,  and  his  death  occurred  when  in  hiseight}'- 
sevenlh  j'ear,  March  11,1821.  His  daughter,  Mary, 
married  Robert  Reed  .\pril  18,  1785,  and  their 
only  son,  Henry  R.,  our  subject's  father,  was  born 
October  27,  1793.  The  grandfather's  death  oc- 
curred in  Lancaster  in  March,  1795. 

Henry  R.  Reed  was  born  and  reared  in  Lancas- 
ter and  became  a  dr3--goods  merchant.  Afterward 
he  embarked  in  the  banking  business  and  was 
elected  Cashier  of  the  bank  at  Cliambersburg, 
through  tiie  influence  of  President  Buchanan,  which 
position  he  declined  to  accept.  Subsequently  he 
was  a  clerk  and  Cashier  in  tlie  Farmers'  National 
Bank  until  he  resigned  his  position,  about  1857. 
After  that  he  lived  a  retired  life  until  his  death, 
which  occurred  two  years  later,  on  the  1 0th  of  Janu- 
ary, 1859.  He  was  an  old  line  Whig  and  a  member 
of  the  Moravian  Church.  By  his  marriage  with  Ann 
Catherine  Iloff  he  had  two  children,  a  sou  and 
daughter,  Maria  C,  wife  of  Charles  A.  Heinitsh,  a 


druggist,  and  our  subject.  The  father  married  a 
second  time  and  had  one  child,  J.  Lane,  who  is  a 
manufacturer  in  Dayton,  Ohio. 

The  birth  of  George  K.  Reed  occurred  December 
22,  1826,  in  Lancaster, and  his  mother  having  died 
when  he  was  only  fourteen  mouths  old,  his  father's 
sister  took  him  to  bring  up.  He  was  educated  in 
the  private  schools  of  the  city  and  in  January, 
1844,  entered  the  store  of  C.  Hager,  one  of  the 
leading  merchants  of  that  day  and  founder  of  the 
dry-goods  house  which  still  perpetuates  his  name. 
September  6,  1848,  Mr.  Reed  entered  the  office  of 
the  County-  Treasurer,  which  was  then  in  a  small 
two-story  frame  building  in  the  rear  of  East  King 
Street,  on  the  site  now  occupied  by  the  courthouse. 
As  his  time  was  not  entirely  taken  up  he  sold  lime 
and  roofing  slate,  for  which  he  had  the  agency'. 
In  1850,  the  terra  of  the  Treasurer  having  expired, 
he  determined  to  open  a  private  bank,  as  there  was 
no  institution  of  the  kind  in  the  city.  From  his 
grandfather  and  father,  who  had  both  possessed 
financial  ability  and  had  been  bankers,  he  inherited 
a  taste  for  commercial  pursuits  and  from  the  start 
met  with  success.  His  bank  was  situated  where 
the  court  house  now  stands  and  afterwards  was  re- 
moved to  the  present  location  of  the  Examiner 
building.  In  1857  the  Lancaster  Bank  Building 
was  purchased  by  Mr.  Reed,  who  carried  on  his 
banking  business  there  until  1891.  During  the 
forty-one  years  of  his  experience  in  this  pursuit  he 
witnessed  raanj'  changes  in  the  banking  systems 
and  went  through  several  panics.  When  the  crash 
of  1857  came  following  the  failure  of  the  Lancas- 
ter Savings  Institute  and  the  Lancaster  Bank,  his 
partner  went  to  the  wall  November  17,  and  the 
next  day  being  Thanksgiving,  an  opportunity  was 
afforded  young  Reed  to  look  around  for  some  float- 
ing spar  whereby  he  might  escape  from  the  wreck. 
Trusting  to  his  past  record  and  that  confidence  in 
him  bad  not  been  lost,  he  determined  to  open  his 
doors  the  next  day  as  usual  and  did  so.  Many 
withdrew  their  deposits  but  he  was  able  to  weather 
the  gale,  and  after  six  months  formed  a  partner- 
ship under  the  name  of  Reed,  McGrann,  Kelley  & 
Co.  In  1861  Mr.  Kelley  died  and  his  name  was 
dropped  from  the  title. 

In  1849  gas  was  introduced   into  the  city  and 


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Mr.  Reed  was  manager  and  Treasurer  of  the  com- 
pany. He  also  took  an  active  part  in  organizing 
the  New  Holland  National  Bank,  the  Chestnut 
Street  National  Bank  of  Philadelphia,  the  Lancas- 
ter Fire  Insurance  Company,  the  Eastern  Market 
Company,  the  Stevens  House,  the  Lancaster  Man- 
ufacturuig  Company,  the  First  National  Bank  of 
Strasburg,  in  which  be  has  been  a  Director  for  a 
number  of  years;  also  in  the  Conestoga  National 
Bank  and  several  other  institutions.  Being  iuter- 
ested  in  transportation  facilities  and  good  roads  in 
this  county  he  has  been  concerned  in  the  following 
organizations:  the  Lancaster  Street  Railroad,  the 
Manheim  and  Lancaster,  and  Millport  and  Stras- 
burg Turnpike  Companies,  the  Willow  Street  Turn- 
pike, the  Central  Transportation  Company,  and 
was  one  of  the  contractors  whicii  built  the  Junc- 
tion and  Breakwater  Railroad  Company  of  Dela- 
ware from  Georgetown  to  Lewis,  Del.,  and  the 
pier  extending  sixteen  hundred  feet  into  the  bay. 

June  8,  1853,  Mr.  Reed  married  Miss  Mary  A. 
Fetter,  a  native  of  this  place.  Her  father,  John 
G.,  was  born  in  Bethlehem,  and  was  once  Cashier 
of  the  Lancaster  Bank.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Reed  have 
two  children  living,  John  F.,  who  is  a  cigar  man- 
ufacturer and  packer  of  leaf  tobacco,  his  place  of 
business  being  on  Prince  Street,  and  George  H., 
who  is  in  the  insurance  business.  Both  the  sons 
are  married  and  have  families. 

In  benevolent  and  church  work  Mr.  Reed  has 
not  been  inactive,  but  has  used  his  influence  in  the 
most  effectual  way.  He  is  President  of  the  Board 
of  Trustees  of  the  Children's  Home,  which  is  now 
supported  by  the  county  and  which  he  assisted  to 
organize  as  a  corporation;  also  the  Fulton  Hall 
Association,  the  City  Bible  Society,  the  Conestoga 
Beneficial  Association,  the  Young  Men's  Christian 
Association,  the  Woodward  Hill  Cemetery  Asso- 
ciation and  is  a  Trustee  of  the  Millersville  Normal 
School  and  occupies  a  like  position  with  the  Lin- 
den Hall  Seminary  of  Lititz.  In  former  years  he 
erected  several  residences  in  this  vicinity  and  now 
owns  a  number  in  addition  to  a  warehouse  on 
Prince  Street  and  other  property. 

For  sixty-seven  years  Mr.  Reed  has  been  identi- 
fied with  the  Moravian  Church,  having  been  Treas- 
urer and  Trustee  in   his   congregation   for    many 


years  and  having  often  represented  it  in  the  syn- 
ods. He  is  an  active  Repuliliean  and  fraternally 
belongs  to  Lancaster  Lodge  No.  43,  F.  &  A.  M.,  of 
which  he  is  Past  Master,  is  a  Royal  Arch  Mason 
and  Knight  Templar.  For  several  terms  he  served 
as  President  of  the  Common  Council  of  the  city 
and  has  discharged  his  public  duties  with  fidelity. 


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HENRY  BAUMGARDNER,  one  of  the  most 
highly  respected  citizens  of  Lancaster,  is 
President  of  the  Gas,  Light  &  Fue'  Com- 
pany and  is  a  successful  coal  merchant.  In  all 
public  enterpiises  he  has  been  very  liberal,  and  ac- 
tive in  everything  relating  to  the  general  welfare. 
He  was  one  of  the  organizers  of  the  First  National 
Bank,  of  which  he  is  still  a  Director,  and  assisted 
in  the  formation  of  the  Lancaster  Trust  Company, 
being  elected  its  Vice-President,  a  position  he  has 
held  from  the  start.  For  several  years  he  has  been 
a  member  of  the  School  Board,  for  a  long  period 
served  as  a  member  of  tlie  City  Council  and  was 
Chairman  of  the  Finance  Committee. 

The  paternal  grandfather  of  our  subject  was 
Leonard  Baumgardner,  a  Hessian  soldier,  who 
came  with  the  English  army  to  America  during 
the  Revolution.  He  deserted  from  the  ranks,  en- 
listed under  Washington  and  fought  for  freedom. 
After  hostilities  had  ceased  he  settled  in  York,  Pa., 
where  he  followed  his  trade  as  a  dyer,  and  there 
his  death  occurred  when  he  was  seventy-nine  ^ears 
of  age.  His  son,  Thomas,  who  was  born  in  York, 
was  a  hatter  and  furrier  by  trade.  He  established  a 
business  in  his  native  village,  whicli  was  the  largest 
of  the  kind  in  that  section,  and  which  afforded 
constant  employment  to  upwards  of  sixteen  men. 
In  his  later  years  he  invested  his  extensive  means 
in  property  both  in  and  near  York,  where  lie  en- 
gaged in  gardening  and  farming  until  he  retired. 
His  last  days  were  passed  at  the  home  of  our  sub- 
ject, his  demise  occurring  March  4,  1872,  when  he 
W.1S  in  his  ninetieth  year.     Like  his  father  he  was 


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a  devoted  Lutheran.  Ilis  wife,  whose  maiden 
name  was  Elizal)eth  (Jailman.  was  also  boru  in 
Yorii,  where  slie  died  when  nearly'  fourscoie  years 
of  age.  Of  her  children  the  four  elder,  Abraham, 
Isaac,  Jacob  and  Joseph,  died  in  Yoik.  Tluimas  is 
a  resident  of  Lancaster;  Henry  is  next  m  order 
of  birth;  Eliza,  deceased,  was  the  wife  of  Jacob 
I'pp;  and  Catherine.  Mrs.  Cochran,  died  in  this 
city. 

Henry  Baumgardner,  of  lliis  biography,  was 
born  in  York.  Pa..  February  9.  1821.  and  after  fin- 
ishing the  common  schools  was  for  two  years  a 
student  at  the  Pennsylvania  College,  at  Gettys- 
burg. .September  30,  183',t,  he  first  set  foot  iu 
Lancaster,  l)eing  engaged  as  a  clerk  with  the  firm 
of  Baumgardner  <fe  Carson  until  1842,  when  the 
junior  partner  died  and  he  became  a  member  of 
the  firm,  of  which  his  brother  Thomas  was  the 
senior  partner.  The  dry  goods  store  which  they 
carried  on  was  located  on  the  northwest  corner 
of  North  King  .Street  and  Peun  Square.  They 
occupied  a  large  store  and  had  a  fine  trade  until 
1870.  wlien  they  sold  out  and  engaged  in  the 
coal  business,  in  which  they  have  continued  since. 
The  location  of  their  yards  is  on  North  Prince 
Street,  at  the  Philadelphia  it  Reading  Rail- 
road. The  coal  yards  cover  two  acres  and  their 
bins  have  a  capacity  of  four  thousand  tons.  These 
bins  are  raised  high  enough  to  screen  the  coal  di- 
rectly into  wagons.  The  linn  have  the  largest  trade 
in  coal  in  the  city  and  have  a  down  town  office. 
From  1853  to  1858  our  sul)jccl  operated  a  mine 
which  he  opened  at  Schomoken.  Pa. 

In  1846  Mt.  Baumgardner  was  married  in  Lan- 
caster to  Anna  Kurtz,  who  was  a  native  of  this 
city,  and  whose  death  occurred  here.  She  was  the 
mother  of  four  children:  Clara,  Mrs.  Huflford,  of 
Reading;  Anna  M.,  Mrs.  Cross,  of  East  Orange, 
N.  Y.;  Henry  K.,  who  is  in  the  coal  and  lumber 
business  here;  and  William  K.,  who  died  at  the  age 
of  two  years.  The  present  wife  of  our  subject  was 
formerly  Mrs.  Mar}-  S.  Cadwell,  whose  birth  oc- 
curred in  Hartford,  Conn. 

Mr.  Baumgardner  is  President  of  the  Lancaster 
Gas  Company,  which  purchased  the  old  company, 
and  has  a  capital  stock  of  S200,000,  and  is  now 
the  onl3'  gas  company   iu  this   place.     One  of  the 


organizers  and  prime  movers  in  the  Consumers' 
Gas  Company  of  Reading,  which  has  a  capi- 
tal stock  of  s?400,000,  our  subject  was  also  made 
President.  In  company  with  Mr.  Hubley  he 
is  engaged  in  the  manufacture  of  novelties  in 
the  northern  part  of  Lancaster,  the  plant  being 
known  as  the  Hubley  Manufacturing  Company. 
This  concern  has  been  two  years  supplying  the 
markets,  has  a  capital  stock  of  «200,000,  for  which 
amount  it  was  incorporated  in  January,  1894,  with 
our  subject  as  its  President.  The  trade  of  the 
company  extends  to  various  parts  of  the  LTuited 
States  and  Canada,  and  even  in  portions  of  Europe. 
In  addition  to  the  other  enterprises  in  which  he  is 
interested  is  the  Strasburg  Railroad,  running  be- 
tween Lemon  Place  and  Strasburg,  of  which  he  is 
Presidentand  proprietor.  For  years  he  was  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Old  Lamberton  Lodge  No.  42,  of  which 
he  was  tlie  first  Master,  and  at  one  time  was  District 
Deputy  Grand  Master  of  the  state.  A  Republican 
of  the  truest  stripe,  he  has  been  a  member  of  the 
City  Council.  A  member  of  St.  John's  Lutheran 
Church,  in  the  building  of  which  he  has  been  very 
active,  he  is  also  known  for  his  benevolent  quali- 
ties, and  on  his  last  birthday  found  great  pleasure 
in  giving  to  tlie  deserving  poor  of  this  city  some 
four  hundred  sacks  of  cornmeal. 


11^^- 


PHILIP  GRAYBILL,  whose  sketch  now 
claims  attention,  is  one  of  the  most  popu- 
lar and  highly  esteemed  gentlemen  in 
Lancaster,  and  after  a  long  life,  well  and  pleasant- 
ly spent,  looks  back  upon  the  years  with  great  sat- 
isfaction, remembering  how  faithfully  he  has 
performed  every  dut}'  falUng  upon  him.  He  is 
also  favorabi}-  known  for  the  valiant  part  which 
he  played  during  the  late  >var,  participating  in 
some  of  the  hardest-fought  battles  of  that  period. 
Our  subject  was  born  in  the  city  of  Y'ork,  this 
state,  April  21,  1819,  and  is  the  son  of  Michael 
Graybill,  also  a  native  of  that  place.  The  first 
representative    of    the    family    in    America   came 


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from  Saxony,  Germany,  and  located  in  the  Key- 
stone State,  where  they  afterward  became  promi- 
nent in  its  history.  The  father  of  our  subject  was 
a  blacivsinith  in  York  and  also  served  as  a  soldier 
in  the  War  of  1812.  He  lived  to  the  advanced 
age  of  ninety-nine  years,  dying  at  the  home  of 
Philip  in  the  year  18.53.  The  grandfather  of  our 
subject  lived  to  be  one  hundred  and  Ave  years  old. 

Mrs.  Nancy  (King)  Graybill  was  born  in  east- 
ern Ireland,  and  when  quite  young  was  brought 
to  America  b\'  an  uncle,  with  whom  she  lived  until 
her  marriage.  She  also  is  deceased,  dying  in  1829. 
With  her  husband  she  was  a  consistent  member  of 
the  Episcopal  Church  and  lived  an  honest,  upright 
life.  Philip,  of  this  sketch,  was  the  only  member 
of  the  parental  family,  and  after  attaining  his 
thirteenth  year  apprenticed  himself  to  learn  the 
trade  of  a  cabinet-maker,  working  under  Colonel 
Hay  of  York  for  seven  years,  four  months  and  ten 
daj'S,  receiving  during  tiiat  time  only  his  board 
and  clothes.  After  mastering  the  business  young 
Graybill  remained  in  the  employ  of  that  gentle- 
man until  March  17,  1847,  when  he  located  in 
this  city. 

After  coming  here  our  subject  engaged  to  work 
for  Jacob  Bear,  remaining  with  him  four  years, 
when  he  entered  the  shop  of  John  ""May.  He 
worked  for  different  parties  in  the  city  until  the 
outbreak  of  the  late  war, and  in  the  fall  of  1861 
enlisted  in  Company  H,  Seventy-ninth  Pennsyl- 
vania Infantry,  commanded  by  Capt.  Michael 
Lucher,  and  was  mustered  into  service  a^  Pitts- 
burg and  sent  to  join  the  Army  of  the  Cum- 
berland. He  participated  in  the  following  well- 
known  and  hard-fought  battles:  Green  River,  Ky., 
Sweden's  Cove,  Tenn.,  Chattanooga,  Chapman 
Hill,  Ky.,  Stone  River,  Hoover's  Gap,  Chickamau- 
ga,  Buzzard's  Roost,  and  in  fact  in  all  the  engage- 
ments in  which  his  regiment  took  part  up  to  1864. 
He  went  with  Sherman  on  his  memorable  march 
to  the  sea,  then  on  to  Savannah,  Ga.,  up  to  Rich- 
mond, Bentonville  and  Goldsboro.  From  the 
latter  place  the  regiment  went  to  Washington, 
D.  C,  and  witnessed  the  Grand  Review,  after 
which  they  were  mustered  out  at  Alexandria,  Va., 
in  June,  1866.  During  his  period  of  enlistment 
our  subject  was  never  wounded,  taken  prisoner  or 


on  the  sick  list,  with  the  exception  of  the''thirty 
days'  furlough,  when  he  returned  home. 

After  the  close  of  the  war  Mr.  (Tra;y bill  letunicd 
to  Lancaster  and  began  working  in  a  sash  factory. 
In  the  fall  of  1876,  however,  he  started  in  business 
for  himself  on  a  small  scale,  making  models  and 
doing  all  kinds  of  light  wood  work.  His  place  of 
business  is  located  at  No.  232  South  Water  Street 
and  the  machiner}-  is  operated  by  water  power. 

Our  subject  was  married  in  Columbia,  tliis  state, 
in  1852,  to  Miss  Elizabeth  Spindler,  a  native  of  this 
city.  Their  union  was  blessed  by  the  birth  of  six 
children,  only  two  of  whom  (Philip  and  George) 
are  living.  The  former  is  engaged  in  business 
with  oui-  subject,  while  the  elder  son  is  employed 
in  the  Champion  Blower  Works. 

As  a  matter  of  course  ISIr.  Graybill  belongs  to 
the  Grand  Army  of  tlie  Republic,  holding  mem- 
bership with  George  H.  Thomas  Post  No.  84,  and 
is  also  connected  with  the  Union  Veterans'  Legion. 
In  politics  he  is  a  strong  Republican  and  cast  his 
first  vote  in  1840  for  William  Henry  Harrison. 
The  Trinity  Lutheran  Church  finds  in  him  a  val- 
ued member  and  he  is  active  in  all  good  works. 


-=1-^^-^! 


/""V  EORGE  W.  ANNE  is  senior  member  of 
V  T  the  firm  of  Anne  &  Thomas,  manufac- 
turers of  fire  escapes,  iron  fences  and  orna- 
mental iron  work.  He  is  enterprising  and  popu- 
lar, and  occupies  a  high  place  in  the  esteem  of 
his  fellow-townsmen  for  the  valiant  part  wiiich  he 
took  in  the  late  war. 

Conrad  Anne,  the  father  of  our  subject,  was 
born  in  Lancaster,  while  his  father,  who  also  bore 
the  name  of  Conrad,  was  a  native  of  German3', 
and  after  emigrating  to  the  United  States  made 
his  home  in  this  city,  where  he  followed  the  trade 
of  a  cabinet-maker.  He  was  a  true  Christian  and 
a  member  in  good  standing  of  the  Lutheran  Church. 
During  the  later  years  of  his  life  he  was  the  pro- 
prietor of  a  fine  furniture  and  undertaking  estab- 
lisiiment,  manufacturing  all  of  his  own  goods.  He 
departed  this  life   in   1866,  when  only  forty-seven 


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years  of  age.  His  wife  prior  to  lier  marriage  was 
iiiiown  as  .lane  E.  Rigg,  a  native  of  Danville,  this 
state.  Slie  is  still  living,  and  inakos  liPi-  home  in 
A 1  toon  a. 

The  |»arental  family  of  our  subject  included 
eigiit  children,  of  whom  we  make  tiie  following 
mention:  William  vv.as  a  machinist,  and  is  now 
deceased.  Alonzo  served  as  a  soldier  during  the 
late  war,  serving  his  country  faithfully  and  well 
for  three  years  and  three  months;  he  is  also  de- 
ceased. Our  subject  w.-us  the  next  in  order  of 
birth;  Harry  is  engaged  in  business  witli  George, 
of  this  sketch;  Mary  E.  is  the  wife  of  Frank  R. 
Finney,  of  Altoona;  Annie,  Alice  and  Cordelia  are 
deceased. 

The  subject  of  this  sketch  was  born  in  Lancas- 
ter, February  22,  1847,  and  after  acquiring  a  good 
education  in  the  public  schools  learned  the  cabi- 
net-maker's trade  un<ler  the  instruction  of  his  fa- 
ther. In  May,  1862,  during  the  progress  of  the 
Civil  War.  he  enlisted  in  Company  D,  One  Hun- 
dred and  Twent3'-second  Pennsylvania  Infantry, 
under  Capt.  J.  M.  Riiub,  and  w.as  mustered  into 
the  nine  months'  service  at  Harrisburg.  His  regi- 
ment was  sent  to  join  the  Army  of  the  Potomac, 
and  young  Anne  participated  in  the  battles  of 
Fredericksburg  and  Chancellorsville,  besides  nu- 
merous skirmishes.  His  term  of  enlistment  expir- 
ing, he  was  mustered  out,  but  soon  thereafter  re- 
enlisted,  this  time  becoming  a  member  of  the  Twen- 
ty-first Pennsylvania  Cavalry,  also  in  the  nine 
months'  service.  At  the  end  of  that  time  he 
joined  the  One  Hundred  and  J\'inety-seventh  In- 
fantry, and  remaininy  with  tliera  for  tliree  or 
four  months,  entered  the  Second  Construction 
Corps,  under  Colonel  Wright,  and  was  on  duty 
in  South  Carolina  until  the  close  of  the  war,  and 
in  Ma}',  1865,  received  his  honorable  discharge. 

After  the  establishment  of  i)eace,  our  subject 
returned  home  and  found  employment  in  the  ma- 
chine shops  of  Lancaster,  of  which  he  had  charge 
until  establishing  in  business  for  himself  in  the 
year  1878.  His  first  enterprise  was  the  manu- 
factuie  of  portable  fan  blowers,  used  by  black- 
smiths, which  was  the  first  article  of  the  kind 
ever  made.  He  also  obtained  the  patent  on  a 
portable  forge  and  drill  presser,  which  he  also  man- 


ufactured. In  1884  he  added  to  his  already  large 
establishment  the  manufacture  of  fire  escapes  and 
all  kinds  of  fanc.v  iron  work,  of  which  he  makes  a 
specialty,  and  has  a  large  and  rapidly  increasing 
business  among  builders  and  contractors. 

Mr.  Anne  gives  employment  in  the  different  de- 
partments of  his  factory  to  one  hundred  men. 
His  br.oss  foundry  is  55x.37  feet  in  dimensions,  the 
blacksmith  shop  of  the  same  proportions,  and  the 
machine  shop  100x36  feet  in  size  and  two  stories 
in  lieight.  He  originates  his  own  designs  in  orna- 
mental work.  In  1884  our  subject  formed  a  part- 
nership with  Abraham  L.  Thomas,  and  the  firm 
is  widely'  and  favorably  known  llnouglioiil  this 
portion  of  the  state. 

The  marriage  of  George  W.  Anne  occurred  in 
this  city  in  1866,  at  which  time  Miss  Mary  A. 
McCutchen  became  his  wife.  She  was  a  native  of 
Lancaster  and  is  now  deceased,  leaving  a  family 
of  three  children:  .John  W.,  engaged  in  the  ma- 
chine shops  of  our  subject;  George  W.,  .Jr.,  also  a 
workman  in  the  machine  shops;  and  Amanda  E., 
now  the  wife  of  Louis  Shipman,of  Altoona.  The 
second  union  of  Mr.  Anne  occurred  April  19, 
1893,  when  Miss  Louisa  Shlagel,  a  native  of  York, 
this  state,  became  his  wife.  In  social  affairs  our 
subject  belongs  to  Lodge  No.  68,  K.  of  P.  He  is 
a  true-blue  Republican  in  politics,  and  in  religion 
is  a  devoted  member  of  St.  John's  Lutheran  Church. 


•?t4*= 


«^> 


HON.  MARRIOTT  BROSIUS,  M.  C.  The 
progress  of  Lancaster  County  lias  been 
promoted  and  its  fame  enhanced  by  its 
man}'  noble  sons,  who,  entering  the  arena  of  pub- 
lic life,  have  through  the  exercise  of  native  abili- 
ties gained  a  national  reputation.  .Such  an  one  is 
the  subject  of  this  biographical  review,  a  man  of 
extended  information,  liberal  culture,  with  clear 
and  concise  opinions  on  all  important  questions, 
and  one  whose  eloquence,  integrity  and  superior 
intellectual  gifts  entitle  him  to  rank  among  the 
eminent  statesmen  of  the  country. 

It  IS  a  fact  of  which  Mr.  Biosius  may   well   be 
proud,  that  both  his  paternal  and  maternal  ances- 


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tors  were  of  sturdy  Quaker  stock.  The  first  repre- 
sentative of  tlie  Brosius  family  in  America  was  his 
great-grandfather,  Henry,  who,  emigrating  from 
England  in  the  year  1780,  settled  near  Philadel- 
phia. Grandfather  Malilon  Brosius,  who  was  born 
in  Chester  County,  there  engaged  in  the  occupa- 
tion of  a  potter.  He  was  a  worthy  man  and  a 
prominent  member  of  the  Society  of  Friends.  Our 
subject's  father,  Clarkson  Brosius,  also  a  native  of 
Chester  County,  followed  farming  pursuits  until 
his  death  in  1842.  His  mother,  Rachael,  who  died 
in  1850,  was  a  daughter  of  Samuel  Hambleton,  a 
farmer  of  ChesLer  County. 

There  were  five  children  in  the  family,  and  three 
are  now  living,  of  whom  Marriott  is  the  eldest. 
In  1840  the  family  removed  from  Chester  County 
to  Colerain  Township,  Lancaster  County,  and 
there  his  birth  occurred  March  7,  1843.  His  boy- 
hood years  were  busily  but  uneventfully  passed 
upon  the  home  farm,  and  in  the  infrequent  inter- 
vals from  agricultural  work  he  attended  the  neigh- 
boring scliools.  His  broad  information,  however, 
has  been  gained  mainly  through  self-culture  and 
his  own  unaided  exertions.  Shortly  before  the 
war  he  entered  the  Chestnut  Hill  Academy',  in  Co- 
lerain Township,  where  for  a  brief  period  he  con- 
tinued his  studies. 

The  opening  of  the  Rebellion  aroused  the  pa- 
triotic spirit  of  the  young  student,  and  laying 
aside  his  books,  he  enlisted  in  the  service  of  the 
Union.  In  November,  1861,  when  only  eighteen 
years  of  age,  his  name  was  enrolled  as  a  member 
of  Company  K,  Ninety-seventh  Pennsylvania  In- 
fantry, Captain  Wayne  commanding  the  companj-, 
and  Col.  Henry  W.  Guss  the  regiment.  He  was 
mustered  in  as  First  Corporal,  and  served  for  thir- 
ty-eight months,  meantime  being  promoted  to  Ser- 
geant, and  later  to  Lieutenant.  Possessing  the 
dauntless  courage  of  a  veteran,  with  the  enthu- 
siasm of  youth,  he  was  ever  conspicuous  for  gal- 
lantry in  the  field.  On  the  20th  of  May,  1864, 
during  the  terrible  charge  ,at  Bermuda  Hundred, 
Va.,  he  was  as  usual  in  the  thickest  of  the  fight, 
when,  stooping  to  raise  a  wounded  comrade,  a  ball 
from  the  rifle  of  a  Confederate  sharpshooter  pierced 
his  shoulder.  He  was  taken  from  the  field  into 
the  hospital,  where  it  was  found  that  the   bone  of 


the  arm  had  been  destroyed  at  the  shoulder-joint. 
He  was  obliged  to  undergo  a  severe  operation;  a 
section  of  the  bone  from  the  shoulder-joint  toward 
the  elbow  was  removed,  {"or  a  long  time  the  re- 
sult of  the  operation  seemed  doubtful.  For  three 
months  he  lay  in  one  position,  hovering  between 
life  and  death,  and  for  eight  months  he  was  con- 
fined in  the  hospital.  Finally  he  recovered  his 
health,  but  his  arm  has  been  disabled  from  that  day 
to  this.  In  December,  1864,  he  was  honorablj'  dis- 
charged from  the  service. 

Years  after  the  war,  one  of  the  field  officers  of 
the  regiment,  writing  of  Mr.  Brosius  as  a  soldier, 
paid  him  this  tribute:  "His  record  is  linked  and 
written  with  the  Ninety-seventh  Regiment,  in 
whose  rolls  his  name  was  subscribed  in  1861.  Its 
history  is  his  history,  and  its  fame  is  his  fame, and 
its  glorious  deeds  are  the  sum  of  tiie  faithful  brave 
deeds  of  the  men  who  with  him  went  forth  at  the 
call  of  this  country  to  battle  for  the  preservation 
of  the  life  of  the  nation.  Among  the  most  ear- 
nest, and  yet  quiet  and  unobtrusive  in  all  his  ac- 
tions, was  Marriott  Brosius.  From  the  day  of  his 
enlistment  in  the  service  until  stricken  down  by 
the  bullet  of  the  enemy,  he  was  ever  at  his  post  of 
duty,  active  and  vigilant  as  a  sentinel,  brave  and 
courageous  in  the  line  of  battle.  He  was  regarded 
as  a  model  soldier,  as  well  from  the  force  of  culture 
that  indicated  the  perfect  gentleman,  as  from  the 
exact  fulfillment  of  duty  that  indicated  the  trained 
veteran  soldier." 

Returning  to  his  home  and  resuming  the  duties 
of  civic  life,  Mr.  Brosius  soon  entered  the  Normal 
School  at  Millersville,  where  he  remained  until 
1867.  He  commenced  the  study  of  law  with  Hon. 
Thomas  E.  Franklin,  ex-Attoiney-General  of  Penn- 
sylvania, and  a  prominent  attorney  of  Lancaster. 
Later  entering  the  law  department  of  the  Univer- 
sity of  Michigan  at  Ann  Arbor,  he  was  graduated 
with  honors  from  that  institution  in  1868.  Dur- 
ing the  same  year  he  was  admitted  to  the  Bar,  and 
opening  an  office  at  Lancaster,  soon  became  known 
as  a  skillful,  accurate  and  judicious  lawyer. 

A  talent  for  oratory  is  one  of  the  native  gifts 
of  Mr.  Brosius.  In  the  early  days  of  the  temper- 
ance movement,  before  it  had  taken  the  Prohib- 
itory turn,  he  received  from  the   Order  of  Good 


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Templars  an  oflfer  of  the  position  of  State  Lecturer 
for  tlieir  organization.  For  tins  position  he  had 
been  recommended  by  the  poet,  George  W.  Bun- 
gay, who  had  heard  him  speak  and  was  convinced 
that  he  would  be  of  the  greatest  service  in  that 
capacity.  It  was  by  no  means  an  eas}-  position. 
He  was  in  constant  demand,  and  once  made  thirty- 
four  speeches  in  thirty  days.  While,  however,  it 
was  not  an  eas}'  place,  yet  it  proved  of  the  great- 
est benefit  to  him,  developing  in  him  a  fluency  of 
expression,  tact  and  versatility  that  have  since 
contributed  largely  to  his  success.  His  fame  as  an 
orator  is  as  widely  known  as  his  name.  In  1876 
he  was  chosen  to  deliver  the  Centennial  Oration 
at  Lancaster.  September  18,  1880,  on  the  eigli- 
teenth  annivcrsar}'  of  the  battle  of  Antietam,  he 
delivered  the  oration  on  the  occasion  of  the  un- 
veiling of  the  statue  in  the  National  Cemetery  at 
Antietam. 

In  political  mattere  Mr.  Brosius  has  always  been  i 
independent,  placing  principle  above  part}'  in  his 
thoughts  and  actions.  June  24,  1882,  he  was 
nominated  for  Congressraan-at-large  by  the  Re- 
publican State  Convention,  but  failed  of  election, 
though  running  seventy-six  hundred  votes  ahead 
of  his  ticket.  On  the  14th  of  April,  1888,  he  was 
nominated  for  Congress  by  the  Republican  party 
in  Lancaster  County,  and  was  elected  to  the  Fift}'- 
first  Congress  by  a  plurality  of  one  thousand  and 
two  votes,  there  being  four  candidates  in  the  field. 
Two  years  later  he  was  .igain  chosen  for  that  hon- 
orable position,  was  re-elected  in  1892,  and  in 
1894  was  elected  to  the  Fifty-fourth  Congress.  In 
the  House  of  Representatives  his  career  has  been 
that  of  an  able,  talented  statesman,  one  who  places 
the  interests  of  his  constituents  above  his  personal 
welfare,  and  who  advances  their  interests  in  every 
way  possible. 

Socially,  Mr.  Brosius  belongs  to  the  Independ- 
ent Order  of  Odd  Fellows,  and  also  holds  member- 
ship in  the  George  11.  Thomas  Post  No.  84,  G.  A. 
R.  He  adheres  to  the  Quaker  faith, and  is  devoted 
to  the  religion  of  his  ancestors.  His  marriage,  oc- 
curring in  Chester  County,  March  18,  1869,  united 
him  with  Miss  Elizabeth  .1.  Coates,  a  native  of  this 
county,  and  a  daughter  of  Simmons  Coates,  whose 
family  was  long  prominent  in  the  Quaker  Church. 


Mi-s.  Brosius  was  educated  in  the  Millersville  Nor- 
mal School,  and  is  a  cultured,  refined  lady,  whose 
talents  enable  her  to  assist  her  husband  b^'  active 
co-operation  and  counsel.  Four  children  blessed 
their  union,  two  of  whom,  Gertrude  C.  and  Grace 
Anna,  survive. 

In  1893  tiie  honorary  degree  of  Doctor  of  Laws 
was  conferred  upon  Mr.  Brosius  by  Ursanus  Col- 
lege. Other  deserved  honors  have  been  bestowed 
upon  him  from  time  to  time,  and  these  he  has  ac- 
cepted modestly  and  unostentatiously.  Poverty 
in  youth  did  not  humiliate,  nor  does  power  and  suc- 
cess unduly  exalt  him.  He  retains  to  an  unusual 
degree  the  unpretentious  manner  and  simple  hab- 
its that  characterized  his  years  of  private  life.  To 
sum  up  the  principal  points  in  his  character,  we 
can  do  no  better  than  quote  from  his  home  paper, 
the  Lancaster  jExoHK'ner,  as  follows:  "Mr.  Brosius  is 
known  because  he  deserves  recognition,  won  by 
his  brains,  his  integrity  and  the  force  of  his  char- 
acter. A  plain,  unpretentious  man,  never  seeking 
office,  or  asking  any  one's  political  support,  he  is 
to-daj'  the  embodiment  of  political  independence. 
Conscience  has  alwa3's  been  his  guide,  not  the  am- 
bition of  selfishness.  Duty  called  him  to  the  front 
in  the  country's  battle  with  treason.  He  asked 
but  a  private's  rank.  Courage  and  scars,  not  favor 
or  beseeching,  gave  him  the  officer's  epaulettes. 
In  civil  life  he  made  himself.  He  came  from  the 
plow,  and  industry,  perseverance  and  self-reliance 
placed  him  in  the  upper  seats  of  the  forum." 


HON.  J.  L.  STEINMETZ  is  one  of  the  most 
promising  and  enterprising  citizens  of 
Lancaster,  being  identified  with  many  of 
her  leading  industries  and  interests.  For  nearly 
a  quarter  of  a  century  he  has  been  a  leading  attor- 
ney-at-law,  having  built  up  a  fine  reputation  as  a 
member  of  the  legal  profession.  He  is  President 
of  the  People's  National  Bank  and  President  of 
the  Trust,  Savings  and  Deposit  Company,  which 
two  institutions   do  a  business  of  over  $1,000,000 


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per  annum  and  enjoy  the  universal  confidence  of 
the  public.  Moreover  he  is  President  of  the  Citi- 
zens' Electric  Light,  Heat  and  Power  Company 
and  serves  in  a  like  ca))acity  with  the  Clay  &  Ilin- 
kletown  Turnpike  Company.  He  is  a  man  of  wide 
information,  having  traveled  extensively  both  in 
this  country  and  on  the  continent  of  P^uropc,  and 
is  a  most  interesting  conversationalist. 

A  native  of  South  Annville,  Lebanon  County, 
this  state,  Mr.  Steiumetz  was  born  August  22, 1845. 
His  grandfather,  Charles,  was  born  and  reared  in 
Germany,  and  coming  to  this  country,  settled  near 
Eplirata,  of  which  he  was  one  of  the  founders,  and 
there  his  death  occurred  when  he  had  reached  the 
age  of  seventy-seven  years.  His  wife,  whose 
maiden  name  was  Beaver,  lived  to  the  age  of 
ninety-three  years,  and  of  Lheir  eight  children  two 
died  at  the  age  of  ninety-two  j-ears,  two  at  the  age 
of  eighty-eight,  and  one  lived  until  his  eighty- 
seventh  year.  The  youngest,  Mrs.  Coover,  is  still 
living  at  a  ripe  old  age,  and  one  of  her  brothers 
died  in  his  sixty-eighth  year,  while  the  remaining 
members  of  the  family  departed  this  life  when 
nearly  fifty-two  years  of  age.  This  is  a  remarkable 
record  of  longevity  and  it  is  probabl}'  on  the  ma- 
ternal side  that  this  inheritance  of  long  life  has 
come  down  to  her  descendants. 

Jacob  Steinmetz,  Sr.,  father  of  our  subject,  was 
born  near  Ephrata,  this  county,  where  on  arriving 
at  man's  estate  he  engaged  in  farming  and  later 
purchased  the  Secrest  propertj'  in  South  Annville, 
Lebanon  County,  where  he  engaged  extensively 
in  farming  until  his  deatli,  which  occurred  when 
he  was  in  the  prime  of  life,  in  1851.  In  religious 
faith  he  was  a  member  of  the  Lutheran  denomina- 
tion and  in  politics  was  a  Democrat.  His  wife, 
formerly  Catherine  Gross,  was  a  daughter  of  John 
Gross,  of  Ephrata,  who  was  a  large  dealer  in  real 
estate  and  also  engaged  in  merchandising  and 
hotel  keeping.  Mr.  Gross  was  a  prominent  man, 
having  served  as  Postmaster  and  was  one  of  the  or- 
ganizers of  the  Lancaster  Count}'  National  Bank, 
in  which  he  had  seventy-two  shares  of  the  original 
stock  at  the  time  of  his  death.  His  property,  which 
was  very  valuable  and  extensive,  fell  to  his  six 
cliildren  on  his  demise.  He  was  one  of  the  stock- 
holders and  promoters  of  the  Horse  Shoe  Turnpike 


Company,  it  being  organized  in  1803.  He  was 
actively  identified  in  its  upbuilding,  and  the  stone 
bridges  and  roads  were  largely  constructed  by 
special  state  appropriations,  which  he  was  active 
in  securing.  His  wife,  Mary  A.,  was  a  daughter  of 
Col.  John  Wright,  a  Colonel  in  the  Revolutionary 
War.  Ephrata  is  also  noted  where  the  Seventh 
Day  Baptists  established  their  first  church,  and 
there  was  the  first  printing  press  with  wooden 
type  used  in  America.  John  Gross  was  one  often 
children  and  his  father  settled  near  Manheim  in 
1737.  The  family  originated  in  Germany,  where 
the  father  was  a  wealth}'  agriculturist,  and  to  each 
of  his  children  he  gave  $10,000.  Mrs.  Steinmetz 
died  at  the  age  of  eighty-one,  in  1886. 

In  a  famil}'  of  eleven  children  our  subject  is  the 
youngest, and  seven  of  the  number  are  living.  He 
was  reared  to  manhood  at  his  birthplace,  receiving 
a  good  education  in  the  common  schools  and  after- 
ward attending  Annville  Academy  and  Dickenson 
Seminary  at  Williamsport,  being  graduated  with 
the  degree  of  B.achelor  of  Arts.  Subsequently  he 
entered  the  University  of  Michigan  at  Ann  Arbor 
and  was  graduated  from  the  literary  department 
with  the  degree  of  Master  of  Arts  and  from  the 
law  department  with  the  degree  of  Bachelor  of 
Laws.  "  At  his  Alma  Mater  he  was  a  member,  and 
at  one  time  President  of  the  Webster  Literary  So- 
ciety'. During  the  vacations  of  the  Michigan 
University  he  was  a  law  student  of  Hon.  Isaac  E. 
Hiester. 

In  1870  our  subject  began  the  practice  of  his 
profession  at  Lancaster,  Pa.,  in  partnership  with 
Chailes  E.  Gast,  now  of  Pueblo,  Colo.,  and  this 
partnership  existed  until  187.3,  when  Mr.  Gast  re- 
moved to  the  west.  Our  subject  continued  his  large 
and  lucrative  practice  alone  until  1890,  when  John 
E.  Malone  became  his  partner.  Mr.  Malone  was 
appointed  Postmaster  January  1,  1894,  and  then 
William  11.  Keller,  who  was  graduated  with  the 
highest  honors  in  the  law  college  at  Washington, 
D.  C,  became  the  partner  of  Mr.  Steinmetz.  In 
the  year  1876  our  subject  was  a  delegate  to  the 
convention  at  St.  Louis  which  nominated  Tilden 
for  the  Presidency,  and  the  same  fall  was  elected  to 
the  State  Legislature  from  Lancaster  on  the  Dem- 
ocratic ticket,  overcoming  a  large  Republican  ma- 


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jority.  During  his  two  years'  service  he  was  a 
member  of  a  number  of  important  <'omniittees,  but 
since  tliat  time  has  abandoned  politics,  devoting 
his  attention  to  law  and  banking. 

February  5,  1890,  our  subject  married  Miss 
Mar^-  A'irginia  Hawthorn,  whose  birth  occurred  in 
the  Old  Dominion.  Her  father,  James  Clcmson 
Hawthorn,  a  native  of  this  county,  went  to  Vir- 
ginia prior  to  the  war,  where  be  carried  ou  a  ()lan- 
tation.  Ills  wife,  Mary  L.,  is  a  daughter  of  .loiin 
Eberman,  who  for  twenty-five  years  was  c.asiiier  of 
the  Farmers'  National  Bank  of  tiiis  city.  To  our 
subject  and  his  wife  has  been  born  one  child,  who 
is  called  in  honor  of  his  maternal  grandfather 
Hawthorn. 

In  .lanuary,  18!)0,  Mr.  .Steinmetz  was  elected 
President  of  the  People's  Hank,  and  in  .January, 
1892,  he  was  instrumental  in  the  organization  of 
the  People's  Trust,  Savings  and  De[)osit  Com- 
pany chartered  under  the  laws  of  the  state,  by 
reason  of  which  it  is  enabled  to  transact  business 
relating  to  trusts,  settlement  of  estates  and  similar 
transactions.  The  business  of  these  two  banks  is 
kept  entirely  separate,  though  they  are  located  in 
the  same  building,  one  of  the  finest  of  the  kind  in 
the  state.  The  capital  stock  of  the  People's  Na- 
tional Bank  is  §200,000,  while  that  of  the  Trust 
Company  is  ^250,000.  The  latter  has  made  over 
ten  per  cent,  on  the  capital  invested  and  has  been  a 
success  from  the  start.  The  National  Bank  has  been 
correspondingly  successful,  and  both  concerns  have 
and  merit  the  entire  trust  of  the  people.  The  Cit- 
izens' Electric  Light,  Heat  and  Power  Companj'  is 
a  new  organization  incorporated  in  189.3  and  hav- 
ing a  capital  stock  of  1100,000.  The  plant  is  a 
fine  one,  on  the  most  modern  plan,  and  the  West- 
inghouse  system  is  here  found  in  all  its  perfection, 
all  the  latest  electric  machinery  and  appliances 
being  used.  The  plant  is  located  near  Conestoga 
Creek,  outside  the  city  limits,  by  reason  of  which 
it  can  use  the  condenser  with  greatest  economy, 
and  is  one  of  the  finest  concerns  of  the  kind  in  the 
Union. 

The  Clay  and  Hinkletown  Turnpike  Company, 
of  which  Mr.  Steinmetz  is  President,  has  rebuilt 
and  abandoned  portions  of  tlie  old  Hoise-shoe 
Turnpike,  a  distance  of   eight   and    a-lialf  miles, 


through  a  densely  populated  region,  and  this  is  a 
most  important  cnteri)rise.  Our  subject  hasalways 
enjoyed  a  very  paying  and  large  practice  as  a  law- 
yer and  has  been  associated  with  many  of  the  most 
|)roniii)ent  cases  in  both  local  and  federal  courts. 
In  1889  he  attended  the  Paris  Exposition  and 
spent  some  time  pleasantly  in  travel  in  different 
parts  of  Europe.  He  also  sojourned  in  Europe 
during  the  summer  of  1891.  His  beautiful  home 
is  situated  in  the  midst  of  large  grounds  pleasantly 
located  ■<^>n  North  Duke  Street  and  is  considered 
one  of  the  mt)st  handsome  places  in  the  city. 

It  is  the  interior  furnishing  and  decorations 
which  attest  the  elegant  and  cultured  taste  of 
botli  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Steinmetz.  Their  home  is  also 
adorned  with  several  pieces  of  fine  statuary  and 
many  rare  and  extpiisitc  (laintings  from  the  hands 
of  the  old  masters.  It  is  here  in  their  superb  home 
that  they  extend  a  graceful  hospitality  to  their 
friends. 

• 0^P • 


D.\NIKL  M.  Mf)ORE,  proprietor  of  the  Fre- 
mont Hotel  at  Columbia,  is  one  of  the 
most  popular  hotel  men  in  this  portion  of 
the  state.  Mr.  .^loore  became  the  owner  of  his 
present  house  in  January,  1892.  It  is  the  largest 
and  best  equipped  hotel  in  the  city,  and  is  well 
patronized  by  the  traveling  public. 

Our  subject  is  the  son  of  .Samuel  and  Mary  (Mc- 
Falls)  Moore,  and  was  born  March  8,  1838,  in 
Providence  Township.  Lancaster  County.  The 
first  representative  of  the  family  in  America  was 
Grandfather  Anthon}-  Moore,  who  came  hither 
from  Ireland  in  1700.  He  at  once  located  in 
Bucks  County,  where  he  w6rked  at  his  trade  of 
ironmolder  and  remained  until  his  removal  to  this 
county,  where  his  last  days  were  spent.  He  was  a 
Whig  in  politics  and  fought  as  a  soldier  in  the 
War  of  1812.  He  was  a  devoted  member  of  the 
Lutheran  Church,  and  by  his  marriage  with  Miss 
Elizabeth  Wertz  there  wer^  born  six  children: 
Samuel,  David,  Daniel,  Sarah,  Mary  and    Hannah. 

Samuel  Moore  was  born    in  Berks  Countj^  this 


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state,  but  later  removed  to  Bucks  County,  where 
he  owned  a  good  tract  of  one  hundred  and  sixty 
acres  of  land,  which  he  cultivated  with  fair  suc- 
cess. Prior  to  this,  however,  and  wlien  twenty- 
two  years  of  age,  he  owned  a  farm  and  followed 
cliarcoaling,  furnishing  the  farmers  in  tlie  vicinity 
witli  that  product.  He  was  a  AVhig  in  politics 
until  tlie  organization  of  llie  Republican  party, 
when  he  joined  its  ranks. 

Tiie  parental  family  of  our  subject  included 
eleven  children,  of  whom  Daniel  was  the  third 
eldest.  His  brotliers  and  sisters  bore  tlie  respect- 
ive names  of  John,  David,  Samuel,  Sarali,  Mary, 
Elizabeth  and  Harriet.  The  father  of  tiiese  chil- 
dren departed  this  life  July  3,  1889,  when  in  the 
eighty-eightli  }'ear  of  his  age. 

The  original  of  this  sketch  received  his  educa- 
tion in  the  district  schools  of  his  native  township, 
and  on  the  outbreak  of  the  late  war  volunteered 
his  services  to  the  Union  Army,  becoming  a  mem- 
ber of  Company  I,  Eleventh  Pennsylvania  Cav- 
alry, and  took  part  in  many  of  the  hard-fought 
battles  of  that  period.  He  served  during  the  en- 
tire period,  and  was  mustered  out  September  13, 
1865. 

When  peace  was  declared  our  subject  returned 
home,  and  soon  thereafter  removed  to  Rawlinsville, 
where  he  opened  up  a  hotel,  which  he  conducted 
for  five  and  one-half  years.  In  1877  he  removed 
to  Lancaster,  still  continuing  in  the  hotel  bus- 
iness, and  became  the  proprietor  of  the  Lamb 
Hotel,  and  later  of  the  White  Swan  Hotel,  the  lat- 
ter of  which  he  operated  for  eight  j'ears.  We 
next  find  him  in  York,  where  he  opened  up  the 
Washington  Hotel,  and  two  years  later  made  his 
way  to  Chicago.  His  staj'  in  the  World's  Fair 
City  was  very  short,  however,  and  returning  to 
Lancaster,  he  made  that  city  his  home  until  the 
6th  of  January,  1892,  the  date  of  his  advent  into 
Columbia.  Here  he  established  the  Fremont  Hotel, 
which  he  is  conducting  at  the  present  time.  As 
before  stated,  it  is  the  largest  in  the  city,  is  con- 
veniently located,  finely  furnished,  and  Mr.  Moore 
as  "'mine  host"  is  making  a  success  of  the  busi- 
ness. 

Our  subject  has  always  been  interested  in  the 
welfare  of  his  city,  and  for  a  term  of  three  years 


served  in  the  City  Council  on  the  Republican 
ticket.  He  has  been  the  recipient  of  various  mi- 
nor offices  and  is  an  honest  and  intelligent  man 
and  a  favorite  with  all.  In  social  affairs  he  stands 
high  in  Masonic  circles,  belonging  to  Washington 
Lodge  No.  56;  Kosciusko  Lodge  No.  374,  I.  O. 
O.  P.,  and  Pliny  Lodge  No.  473,  K.  of  P.  He 
is  a  prominent  Grand  Army  man  and  takes  an  act- 
ive interest  in  Reynolds  Post  No.  405. 

The  marriage  of  our  subject  was  celebrated  De- 
cember 22,  1866,  at  which  time  Miss  Rose  Galen 
became  his  wife.  Mrs.  Moore  died  in  August, 
1874,  and  the  lady  whom  our  subject  chose  as  his 
second  companion  was  Miss  Olivia,  daughter  of 
Francis  B.  Graff,  of  this  county. 


ST^  BRAM  B.  BAILSMAN,  D.  V.  S.,  makes  his 
r — \  home  in  Millersville  and  owns  a  good  farm 
which  he  superintends  himself,  it  being 
located  in  Manor  Townsliii).  It  is  well  improved, 
and  the  Doctor  keeps  a  number  of  fine  grades  of 
cattle  and  horses.  In  the  line  of  his  profession  he 
has  acquired  a  large  and  lucrative  practice  and 
has  studied  for  years  the  best  works  on  tbe  subject. 
His  parents  were  Ahram  and  Anna  (Brenaman) 
Bausman,  and  his  birth  occurred  August  31,  1851, 
on  liis  father's  old  homestead. 

In  tracing  the  family  history  we  find  that  the 
great-grandfather  of  the  Doctor,  John  Bausman, 
emigrated  from  Hesse-Darmstadt,  Germany,  to  the 
United  States  at  a  ver^-  early  da^',  and  his  son, 
our  subject's  grandfather,  who  was  born  in  the 
same  province,  left  the  Fatherland  in  order  to  es- 
cape military  service,  going  across  the  Rhone  to 
France.  He  was  an  excellent  farmer  and  a  distiller, 
and  when  about  twenty  years  of  age  he  came  alone 
to  the  United  States,  settling  near  t)ie  city  of  Lan- 
caster. Here  he  purchased  a  tract  of  land  on  which 
Bausman  PostoflSce  is  now  located,  and  owned 
two  adjoining  farms,  aggregating  some  two  hun- 
dred acres,  on  which  he  resided  the  remainder  of 


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his  life  and  carried  on  a  distillery,  selling  the  prod- 
ucts of  the  same  in  Pittsburg,  after  they  had  been 
transported  over  the  old  state  road.  When  death 
claimed  him  he  was  a  man  of  considerable  wealth 
and  influence,  and  lield  a  number  of  township  of- 
fices; he  was  a  School  Director  and  a  strong  advo- 
cate of  the  public  school  system.  In  polities  he  was 
first  a  Whig  and  later  a  Republican,  and  religiously 
was  a  member  of  the  old  Reformed  Church  of  Lan- 
caster, serving  in  oHicial  capacities.  He  became  the 
father  of  the  following  named  children:  John, 
Andrew,  Abram,  Jacob,  Samuel,  Elizabeth,  Henry, 
Philip  and  Benjamin. 

Abram  Bausman,  our  subject's  father,  was  born 
in  Lancaster  Township,  near  the  present  Postollice 
of  Bausman  and  attended  the  early  pa}-  schools  of 
the  township.  He  remained  with  his  father  until 
attaining  his  majority,  when  he  purchased  the 
farm  which  our  subject  now  owns  in  Manor  Town- 
ship, a  place  of  one  hundred  and  eighty-three  acres, 
where  he  made  many  improvements  and  continued 
to  make  his  home  until  1878.  He  then  retired 
and  built  a  handsome  brick  residence  on  the  corner 
of  the  farm,  where  he  passed  his  remaining  years. 
A  Republican,  he  was  greatly  interested  in  the 
cause  of  education,  for  years  was  a  School  Director 
and  was  one  of  the  founders  of  the  Millersville 
State  Normal,  in  which  he  remained  a  Trustee  until 
1874,  when  he  resigned.  He  was  a  member  of  the 
Reformed  Church  at  Millersville,  and  in  company 
with  Samuel  Bausman,  Abram  Peters,  and  his  son 
Abram,  with  others,  built  the  Zion's  Reformed 
Church,  in  which  he  w.as  an  Elder  for  a  long  period. 
He  married  Anna,  daughter  of  Jacob  and  Elizabeth 
Brenanian,  bj'  whom  he  had  nine  children,  as  fol- 
lows: Jacob,  a  resident  of  Hagerstown.  Md.;  John; 
Abram,  who  died  in  his  third  year;  Henry;  our 
subject,  the  second  bearing  the  name  of  Abram; 
Andrew,  a  practicing  physician  of  Chicago;  Anna, 
Barbara, and  Benjamin,  who  died  at  the  age  of  seven 
months.  The  father's  death  occurred  December 
29,  1891,  and  his  wife,  who  is  yet  living,  resides  in 
Millersville. 

Dr.  Bausman  received  his  elementary  education 
in  the  district  schools  of  Manor  Township,  and 
afterwards  attended  for  three  years  the  Millers- 
ville Normal  School.     When  eighteen  years  of  age 


Ke  took  much  of  the  care  of  his  father's  farm  upon 
his  own  shoulders  and  in  1893  purchased  the  home- 
stead, part  of  winch  had  been  sold  off.  This  com- 
prises one  hundred  and  twenty-two  acres,  and  the 
Doctor  has  given  a  great  deal  of  labor  and  attention 
to  its  proper  management.  In  1880  he  took  up 
the  study  of  veterinary  surgery,  being  under  the 
instruction  of  several  noted  doctors  in  this  profes- 
sion, and  passed  an  examination  before  the  Re- 
corder of  this  county,  who  pronounced  him  pro- 
ficient and  granted  him  a  certificate  to  practice. 
The  Doctor  is  a  Director  in  the  Manor  Turnpike 
Company,  and  occupies  a  similar  position  in  the 
Eastern  Market  of  Lancaster.  For  eight  years  he 
has  been  a  Deacon  in  the  Mt.  Zion  Reformed 
Church  and  an  active  worker  in  the  denomination. 
Politically  he  is  a  Re|)ublican  and  is  a  loyal  patri- 
otic citizen. 

January  15,  1878,  occurred  the  marriage  of  our 
subject  and  Laura  F.  Bard.  Her  father,  Samuel 
Bard,  was  one  of  the  extensive  and  most  prosper- 
ous farmers  of  Leacock  Township.  By  his  neigh- 
bors he  was  considered  to  be  a  man  of  unusual 
business  ability,  industrious,  economical  and  with- 
al kind,  S3'mpathetic,  and  one  who  stood  high  in 
the  county.  At  the  present  time  he  has  retired 
from  his  active  business  career,  enjoying  a  well 
earned  competence  at  his  iiome  in  Upper  Leacock 
Township.  Ho  is  the  father  of  the  following 
children:  Harry,  Laura,  James.  Justice,  Aggie, 
Samuel,  Ida,  and  Willis,  who  is  deceased.  Dr.  and 
Mrs.  Bausman  have  had  two  children,  Minnie,  who 
is  now  attending  the  Normal  School,  and  Abram 
Bard,  who  died  on  Christmas  night,  1893. 


JOHN  P.  SCHAUM,  a  dealer  in  house  furnish- 
ing goods,  and  manufacturer  of  tinware  and 
the  famous  old-fashioned  copper  kettles, 
which  business  has  been  in  the  family  for 
over  one  hundred  years,  will  form  the  subject  of 
this  notice.  He  was  born  on  South  Queen  Street, 
Lancaster,  December  19,  1833,  the  son  of  Philip 
Schaum,  who   was    also  born   there,   and  in    that 


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place  the  grandfather,  Philip  H.,  resided.  The 
gi-eat-oiandfather,  Rev.  Heinrich  Schaura,  was  a 
native  of  Germanj',  and  a  graduate  of  the  col- 
lege of  Holla;  lie  was  the  third  Lutheran  minis- 
ter to  emigrate  to  this  country-,  and  landed  in 
Philadelphia  in  1745.  He  was  ordained  in  the  old 
Trinity  Church  of  Lancaster,  and  preached  at 
York,  Germantown,  Rahway  (N.  J.),  White  Hall 
and  other  points.  After  a  long, eventful  and  use- 
ful life,  he  was  buried  at  White  Hall,  in  Lehigh 
County,  Pa. 

The  grandfather  of  our  subject,  who  was  a  co()- 
per-smitli,  was  established  a  business  at  Lancaster, 
and  the  same  has  been  kept  in  the  family  for  over  a 
century.  He  died  in  1812.  Our  subject's  father, 
who  conducted  the  copper-smith  business  at  the  old 
place,  No.  27  South  Queen  Street,  died  in  1863, 
aged  sixty-four  years.  Originally  he  was  a  Whig, 
but  later  in  life  was  identilied  with  the  Republican 
party.  His  wife's  maiden  name  was  Catherine  Helt; 
she  was  a  native  of  Wurtemberg,  Oermany,  and 
the  daughter  of  Philip  Helt,  who  was  a  biewerand 
distiller;  he  worked  at  that  business  all  of  his  life, 
and  died  at  Lancaster.  Our  subject's  mother  died 
at  the  age  of  sixty  years.  She  was  the  mother  of 
three  children:  Henry,  a  retired  farmer  living  in 
Minnesota;  .John  P.,  our  subject;  and  George  B., 
who  followed  the  furniture  business  and  died  at 
Lancaster. 

Our  subject  was  reared  in  his  native  city,  ob- 
taining a  good  education  at  the  common  and  high 
schools.  When  seventeen  years  of  age,  he  wasap- 
prenticed  as  a  tinsmith  under  ex-Mayor  Keeper, 
on  East  King  Street,  vvith  whom  he  remained  for 
three  years.  Afterward  he  was  made  foreman, 
remaining  one  year  in  that  position,  and  then 
went  to  Philadelphia.  There  he  worked  a  year 
at  his  trade,  and  in  the  year  1854  established 
himself  in  business  on  South  Queen  Street.  It  was 
in  the  year  1859  that  he  purchased  Mr.  Keeper's 
business  and  formed  the  company  of  Deaner  & 
Schaum;  he  continued  the  business  eight  years, 
adding  the  plumbing  business.  In  1808  he  sold  his 
interest,  and  later  conducted  the  same  business  on 
his  own  account,  and  is  an  extensive  manufacturer 
of  copper  kettles,  which  are  known  all  over  this 
country,  and  upon  which  medals  have  been  awarded 


at  the  Centennial,  Franklin  Institute  and  Pennsyl- 
vania State  Fair.  His  trade  extends  over  the  mid- 
dle southern  and  western  states. 

November  18,  1862,  at  Lancaster,  he  was  united 
in  marriage  to  Miss  Anna  M.  Fordney,  a  native  of 
■Lancaster,  as  was  her  father,  Jacob  Fordney,  and 
her  grandfather,  Jacob;  the  latter  was  a  tanner  of 
buckskin  and  a  manufacturer  of  buckskin  cloth- 
ing. His  old  tannery  stood  near  No.  33  South  Queen 
Street.  Three  brothers  came  from  the  line  between 
France  and  Switzerland,  and  located  in  Lancaster; 
they  were  Huguenots.  The  Fordney  family  were 
large  land  owners  in  Pennsylvania  at  an  early 
day.  The  original  family  name  was  Forthenieux, 
and  was  changed  from  that  to  Fortenee,  and  finally 
to  Fordney.  Mrs.  Fordney 's  father  was  a  gun- 
smith, and  conducted  a  shop  at  the  corner  of 
Orange  and  Prince  Streets.  He  was  a  Henry  Clay 
Whig,  and  had  a  log  cabin  in  hisyard.  He  manu- 
factured guns  and  sold  them  to  the  Government, 
as  well  as  to  the  dealers.  He  died  at  the  age  of 
seventy  j-ears,  a  respected  citizen  and  a  consistent 
member  of  the  German  Reformed  Church.  Mrs. 
Schaum 's  mother,  whose  maiden  name  was  Rebecca 
Ackerman,  was  a  native  of  Lancaster,  and  died 
young.  Mrs.  Schaum  was  her  only  child.  She 
was  reared  by  her  Grandfather  Fordney. 

Our  subject  and  his  wife  are  the  panMils  of  three 
children:  John  (t.,  a  i)lumberof  Lancaster;  Philip 
IL,  a  member  of  the  linn  of  Dean  &  Schaum,  elec- 
tricians; and  Albert  L.,  a  clerk  in  Lancaster.  The 
two  oldest  of  these  children  are  married. 

WILLIAM  GOOD  is  Superintendent  of 
the  Lancaster  County  As3'lum,  Hos- 
pital and  Almshouse,  a  very  responsi- 
ble position,  the  duties  of  which  he  discharges 
with  conscientious  and  commendable  ability.  The 
Almshouse  is  very  commodious  and  can  accommo- 
date over  four  hundred  persons.  The  Insane 
Asylum  can  give  shelter  to  one  hundred  and  ten 
patients, and  the  Hospital  in  connection  vvith  these 
has  a  capacity  of  one  hundred  persons.  The  build- 
ings are  situated  on  the  Philadelphia  Pike  and  are 


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built  on  approved  modern  plans.  They  are  kept 
in  raost  immaculate  order,  and  the  general  manage- 
ment of  affairs  rellects  great  honor  upon  the  Super- 
intendent. 

William  Good  was  born  in  Upper  Leacock 
Township,  Lancaster  County,  September  18,  1835, 
and  is  of  German  descent.  His  paternal  grand- 
father, Michael  Good,  operated  a  small  farm  in 
West  Earl  Township,  and  manufactured  cradles 
on  a  small  scale.  Our  subject's  father,  Cyrus 
Good,  was  born  on  the  old  liomestead  carried  on 
by  his  father  and  learned  tiie  cooper's  trade.  He 
farmed  on  a  tract  of  land  comprising  forty-five 
acres  in  Upper  Leacock  Township,  near  Bareville, 
and  lie  also  had  a  small  cooperage.  He  died  on 
his  farm  at  tlic  age  of  si.Kty-eight  years,  a  man  who 
was  much  respected  by  his  fellows  and  one  who 
was  of  an  industiious  and  honorable  ciiaraeter. 
His  wife,  Levina,  a  native  of  the  same  township, 
was  a  daughter  of  George  Bear,  who  was  a  farmer 
of  Earl  Townshi])  and  of  German  ancestry.  The 
mother  died  when  about  seventy-nine  years  of  age, 
leaving  four  children  to  mourn  her  loss,  two  of 
her  children  having  previously  ])assed  awaj'. 

Reared  to  agricultural  i)ursuits,  William  Good 
passed  his  earlj'  days  in  the  usual  manner  of 
farmer  lads,  attending  the  district  scliool.  He  at- 
tended the  primary  schools  conducted  on  the 
subscription  plan,  but  later  was  a  student  in  the 
public  schools.  The  youth  learned  the  cooper's 
trade,  wliich  he  followed  until  he  was  about  twen- 
ty-three years  of  age.  He  then  married  and  be- 
gan farming,  renting  a  place  until  1883,  when  he 
purchased  a  property  comprising  fifty-two  acres 
in  East  Earl  Township,  some  three  miles  east  of 
New  Holland.  To  its  cultivation  and  improve- 
ment he  devoted  himself  for  the  succeeding  ten 
years,  and  since  that  time  has  rented  his  farm. 

In  April,  1893,  Mr.  Good  was  appointed  by  the 
Board  of  Trustees  as  Steward  of  the  Lancaster 
County  Asylum,  Hospital  and  Almshouse,  having 
previously  served  for  about  six  years  as  a  Director 
on  the  Board.  He  was  elected  to  serve  in  tliat 
capacity  in  1887  and  was  re-elected  in  1890.  The 
Poor  Farm,  which  is  well  improved,  consists  of 
one  hundred  and  ninety-six  acres,  part  of  which  is 
in,  and  the  remainder  adjoining,  the  city  limits.  In 
3 


such  a  position  as  Mr.  Good  occupies  the  utmost 
good  judgment,  firmness  and  patience  are  required 
to  deal  with  all  classes  of  people,  and  especially 
those  who  are  not  noted  for  being  very  appreciative. 
When  Mr.  Good  resided  in  Earl  Township,  he  held 
a  number  of  public  offices,  having  been  Supervisor, 
Assessor,  Auditor,  etc.  In  politics,  he  is  a  stanch 
Republican,  having  alwaj'S  given  his  warm  and 
zealous  support  to  that  party.  He  owns  two 
good  farms,  one  of  fifty-two  acres  and  the  other 
having  seventy  acres  within  its  bounds.  As  one 
of  the  Directors  in  the  Lancaster  County  Mutual 
Live-stock  Insurance  Company,  he  is  interested 
and  in  many  public  improvements  he  has  borne 
an  interested  part. 

When  twenty-three  years  of  age  our  subject 
was  married  in  Upper  Leacock  Township  to  Miss 
Savilla  Sweigert,  whose  birth  occurred  there,  and 
whose  father,  Charles  Sweigert,  followed  farming 
in  that  locality.  Seven  children  have  graced  the 
union  of  our  subject  .and  wife,  and  the  family  cir- 
cle is  yet  unbroken  by  death.  Emma  is  the  wife 
of  Reuben  Sensing,  a  farmer  of  East  Lampeter 
Township.  Alice  became  the  wife  of  John  Musser, 
who  operates  a  farm  in  Upper  Leacock  Township. 
Laura,  Mrs.  A.  G.  Rutter,  lives  on  the  old  home- 
stead. Roland  carries  on  the  other  farm  owned 
by  our  subject.  Cliarles  and  William  have  their 
home  in  Earl  Township,  and  Annie  resides  with  her 
parents. 

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JOHN  D.  SKILES  is  a  prominent  and  worthy 
old  settler  of  Lancaster,  having  been  actively 
identified  with  its  upbuilding,  and  during 
the  years  that  he  has  passed  within  its  limits 
has  seen  it  increase  from  a  town  of  about  eight 
thousand  inhabitants  up  to  its  present  number  of 
thirty-five  to  forty  thousand  citizens.  For  years 
he  has  been  eng.aged  in  packing  and  wholesale 
dealing  in  leaf  tobacco.  He  was  one  of  the  organ- 
izers, and  since  that  time  has  been  a  Director  in 
the  Lancaster  Trust  Company.  With  the  Penn- 
sylvania Traction  Company  he  is  similarly  con- 
nected, and  at  various  times  has  assisted  materially 


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in  the  organization  of  local  industries  and  con- 
cerns. 

Since  the  Fulton  National  Bank  was  organized 
Mr.  Skiles  has  been  one  of  the  Directors,  and  for 
twenty  years  has  been  Treasurer  of  the  Mechanics' 
Building  &  Loan  Association.  For  a  long  time 
he  has  been  a  Trustee  of  the  Lancaster  Cemetery 
Association,  and  in  many  other  enterprises  has 
lent  his  support.  Being  interested  in  educational 
affairs,  he  is  a  Trustee  of  the  I^ranklin  and  Mar- 
shall College,  and  of  the  Theological  Seminary  of 
the  Reformed  Church.  Religiously' he  is  a  mem- 
ber of  St.  Paul's  German  Reformed  Church,  of 
which  he  is  a  Trustee. 

The  birth  of  our  subject  took  place  April  29, 
1829,  in  Leacock  Township,  where  his  boyhood 
was  passed.  At  the  age  of  ten  years  he  entered 
the  general  store  of  Moses  Eby  at  Intercourse, 
where  he  clerked  for  three  years.  For  the  suc- 
ceeding three  years  he  was  employed  in  Wingers 
store  in  West  Earl  Township,  and  in  1845  secured 
employment  with  Michael  Peiper,  a  grocer  in  Lan- 
caster. At  the  end  of  five  years  he  entered  the 
dry-goods  store  of  Fondersmith  &  Herr,  where  he 
continued  for  about  two  years.  On  the  expiration 
of  that  time  he  embarked  in  business  for  himself 
as  a  grocer  at  the  corner  of  East  King  and  Duke 
Streets,  which  was  his  headquarters  until  1865. 
Then  bu3nng  out  a  dry-goods  business  on  East 
King  Street,  he  devoted  his  attention  to  that 
branch  of  trade  until  1878,  when  he  sold  out.  He 
owns  a  store  building  on  East  King  Street,  and 
considerable  other  property  in  this  city,  which  he 
has  acquired  by  means  of  industry  and  attention 
to  his  business  affairs.  In  1861  he  had  invested  in 
a  leaf  tobacco  business  in  company  with  his 
brother-in-law,  Mr.  Frey,  under  the  firm  name  ef 
Skiles  &  Frey,  who  are  now  the  oldest  in  this 
trade  in  Lancaster.  Since  1878  Mr.  Skiles  has  de- 
voted all  of  his  time  to  the  tobacco  interest,  and 
the  firm  handles  from  five  to  six  thousand  cases  a 
year,  which  are  packed  in  their  warehouse,  located 
on  North  Duke  Street.  Tliis  store  room  and 
building  are  as  large  as  any  in  Lancaster,  having  a 
capacity  of  five  thousand  cases,  and  the  business 
has  grown  to  extensive  proportions. 

December  1,  1854,  Mr.  Skiles  married  Emily  M. 


Frey,  and  their  onlj'  child,  William  P.,  died  at  the 
age  of  nineteen  years.  Mrs.  Skiles  is  the  daughter 
of  Jacob  Fre}',  one  of  the  early  settlers  and  for- 
merly a  merchant  of  Lancaster.  The  residence  of 
our  subject  and  his  wife  is  at  No.  438  North  Duke 
Street. 

Socially,  Mr.  Skiles  belongs  to  Lodge  No.  43, 
F.  &  A.  M.;  Chapter  No.  43,  R.  A.  M.;  Com- 
mandery  No.  13,  K.  T.,  and  to  Perfection  Lodge. 
For  several  years  he  was  a  member  of  the  Common 
Council  from  the  Second  Ward,  and  was  President 
for  one  year.  He  is  active  in  the  ranks  of  the  Re- 
publican party,  and  has  frequently  been  a  delegate 
to  State  Conventions.  In  1884  he  was  elected 
prothonotary  of  the  county  on  the  Republican 
ticket,  and  served  acceptably  in  that  capacity  for 
a  term  of  three  j'cars. 


THE  VERY  REV.  ANTHONY  F.  KAUL, 
V.  F.,  is  the  founder  and  present  pastor  of 
St.  Anthonj''s  Catholic  Church,  of  Lan- 
caster, and  is  also  Dean  of  York  and  Lancaster 
Counties.  His  title  of  Dean  was  conferred  upon 
him  by  the  Bishop  of  the  diocese  in  July,  1893. 
June  13,  1894,  the  patron  feast  of  the  church  his 
silver  jubilee,  commemorating  the  quarter  of  a 
century  that  has  elapsed  since  he  was  ordained  to 
the  priesthood,  was  celebrated  and  was  a  memorial 
occasion. 

The  birth  of  Father  Kaul  occurred  in  Sinsheim, 
Baden,  Germany,  June  8,  1846,  and  his  father, 
Pirmin,  was  born  in  the  same  locality,  being  a  son 
of  John  Kaul,  of  French  descent.  The  trade  of 
Pirmin  Kaul  was  that  of  tailor,  and  he  also  en- 
gaged in  the  manufacture  of  epaulets  and  military 
regalia.  He  was  married  November  28,  1830,  to 
Miss  Magdelene,  daughter  of  George  Philip  Dick, 
Burgomaster  of  Grumbach,  Baden,  in  which  place 
occurred  the  birth  of  Mrs.  Kaul.  In  the  spring  of 
1847  the  parents  set  out  for  America,  leaving 
Antwerp  in  an  English  sailing-vessel,  and  after  a 


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stormj'  voyage  of  forty-seven  days  landed  in  New 
York  Cit_v,  July  7.  Going  to  Philadelphia  they 
were  there  for  a  short  time,  and  then  for  six 
months  were  residents  of  Reading.  On  the  1st  of 
April,  1848,  the  father  located  on  a  farm  two  miles 
from  Adamstown,  this  county,  where  he  engaged 
in  agricultural  pursuits  until  October  15,  1852. 
From  that  year  until  1862  he  was  engaged  in  the 
hotel  business  in  Reading  and  then  retired  to  pri- 
vate life.  In  1877  he  came  to  make  his  home  in 
this  city,  where  his  death  occurred  June  5, 1883, at 
the  age  of  seventj'-live  j-ears,  as  the  date  of  his 
birth  was  May  20,  1808.  Politically,  he  was  a 
Democrat,  and  in  religious  belief  was  a  Catholic. 
His  wife,  who  was  born  Februar}-  20,  1804,  is  still 
living,  and  is  making  her  home  with  our  subject. 
Of  her  seven  children,  all  but  one  grew  to  maturity 
and  are  still  living.  Annette  became  the  wife  of 
Christian  Burger,  of  Reading  Pa.;  John  H.,  a  re- 
tired merchant,  lives  in  the  city;  Joseph,  now 
known  as  Brother  Leopold,  is  Professor  of  music 
in  Notre  Dame  University  of  South  Bend,  Ind.; 
Mary  W.,  who  is  housekeeper  for  Father  Kaul, 
also  teaches  painting  and  kindred  branches  at  the 
Sacred  Heart  Academy;  Elizabeth,  now  Sister  M. 
Stanislaus,  a  sister  of  the  Hoh'  Cross  and  an  adept 
in  music,  is  Superior  of  the  Sacred  Heart  Academy 
of  Lancaster.  Father  Anthony  Kaul  is  the  young- 
est of  the  family. 

The  early  j'ears  of  our  subject  were  passed  in  the 
usual  way,  he  attending  the  public  and  parochial 
schools  at  Reading,  Pa.  In  1862  he  became  a  stu- 
dent at  St.  Charles'  Preparator}'  Seminari'  at  Glen 
Riddle,  Pa.  This  school  was  then  under  the  direc- 
tion of  the  late  Bishop  Shanahan,  and  after  com- 
pleting the  clas.sical  course  Father  Kaul  entered 
St.  Charles'  Theological  Seminary  on  Eighteenth 
and  Race  Streets,  Philadelphia,  where  he  pursued 
his  philosophical  and  theological  course,  and  was 
ordained  August  22,  1869,  at  Harrisburg  by 
Bishop  Jeremiah  F.  Shanahan,  first  bishop  of  that 
diocese.  The  young  priest  was  sent  to  Lancaster 
as  assistant  to  the  late  Father  F.  L.  Neufeld,  of 
St.  Joseph's  Church,  arriving  here  September  24, 
1869.  In  the  spring  of  the  following  }-ear  it  was 
decided  to  form  a  new  parish  from  St.  Joseph's 
Congregation,  the  boundary  lines  being  set  by  the 


bishop.     This  comprised  all  east  of  North  Water, 
South  Queen  and  Strawberry  Streets.    The  church, 
which  is  located  at  the  corner  of  Ann  and  Orange 
Streets,  was  founded    in    April,  1870,  by  Father 
Kaul,  who  worked    indefatigably  to  achieve   this 
end.     The   lot   on  which    the  structure  stands  is 
!    245x340  feet,  was   purchased  for  §3,500,  and  at 
that  time  was  only  used  as  a  cornfield.     The  cor- 
I    ner  stone  was  laid   August  14,  1870,  in  the  pres- 
j   ence   of  a  large   concourse.   Rev.  Father   McGin- 
nis,  of   Danville,  Pa.,  being  dei)uted  b3'  the  Very 
Rev.  Bernard   Kcenan,  Administrator  of  the  dio- 
cese during  the  absence  of  the  Bishop  at  the  Vati- 
'  can  Council  at  Rome,  to  take  charge  of  the  cere- 
mony.    For  the  first  four  years  the  basement  was 
used  for  church  services,  this  portion  being  dedi- 
cated April   9,  1871,  by  Rt.-Rev.  Bishop  Shanahan. 
The  upper  and  audience  room  was  completed  and 
dedicated  May  17,  1875. 

The  church  is  built  of  brick  and  ornamented 
with  brown  stone.  The  buttresses  are  capped 
with  the  same  kind  of  stone.  The  entire  length 
of  the  building  is  one  hundred  and  forty-two 
feet  and  is  sixty-five  feet  wide.  The  height  of 
the  walls  above  the  foundation  is  thirty-eight 
feet;  the  height  to  the  cone  of  the  roof  being 
about  eighty  feet.  In  the  front  center  of  the  church 
is  a  tower  of  brick  about  one  hundred  and  fifteen 
feet  in  height,  which  will  make  the  steeple  the 
highest  in  the  city. 

The  church,  which  stands  back  some  distance 
from  Orange  Street,  is  entered  by  three  massive 
doors  of  solid  walnut,  which  lead  into  a  roomy  and 
well  arranged  vestibule.  From  the  vestibule  are 
doors  that  lead  into  the  church  and  a  stairway 
that  leads  into  the  gallery.  The  audience  room  is 
decidedly  the  handsomest  in  the  city.  It  is  about 
one  hundred  feet  long,  sixty-three  feet  wide  and 
fifty  feet  high  from  the  floor  to  the  top  of  the  arched 
ceiling.  The  wainscoting,  pews  and  other  wood 
work  are  finished  in  walnut  and  ash.  The  chancel, 
which  is  raised  four  steps,  is  enclosed  with  a  heav3' 
walnut  railing  and  carpeted  with  fine  brussels. 

The  ceiling  is  formed  b}'  a  Gothic  arch  spring- 
ing from  the  side  walls  and  flattened  at  the  top. 
Between  the  windows  are  heavy  Gothic  ribs  rest- 
ing  on   brackets  and   reaching    to   the    flattened 


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part  of  the  ceiling.  From  each  end  of  these  mas- 
siTe  ribs,  which  are  beautifully  frescoed,  depend 
large  drops,  two  feet  or  more  in  length,  of  hand- 
some pattern  and  finished  in  gold. 

The  gas  fixtures  comprise  ten  pedestal  lights, 
being  of  bronze  and  gold  of  new  and  beautiful  de- 
sign, and  placed  in  two  rows,  equally  distant  from 
the  middle  and  side  aisles.  On  either  side  of  the 
altar  are  scroll  brackets  with  five  burners  each, and 
suspended  from  the  ceiling  in  front  of  the  altar 
hangs  a  large  sanctuary  lamp,  which  is  kept  con- 
stantly burning.  This  is  surmounted  by  a  beauti- 
ful glass  globe,  rose  red  in  color. 

Immediately  behind  the  principal  altar  is  a  life- 
size  and  very  excellent  picture  of  the  crucifixion 
painted  by  Reingruber,  the  well  known  artist  of 
this  city.  On  either  side  are  paintings  of  equal 
size  representing  the  nativity  of  Christ  and  the 
adoration  of  the  Magi.  On  the  east  and  west 
slopes  of  the  ceiling  are  portraits  of  all  the  apos- 
tles. 

The  fourteen  large  oil  paintings  representing 
the  stations  and  framed  in  walnut  are  copies  of 
De  Schwanden,  the  famous  Munich  artist.  On 
either  side  of  the  sanctuary  arch  is  an  angel  with 
out  spread  wings  and  folded  hands,  and  above  the 
arch  is  an  angel  holding  a  scroll  bearing  the  words 
"Ecce  tabernaculum  Dei."  The  shading  of  the 
crround  work  is  stone  color,  but  this  is  so  hand- 
somely intermingled  with  brighter  shades  and 
hues  as  to  be  impossible  to  describe.  Nearly  every 
panel  contains  the  picture  or  portrait  of  a  saint, 
and  around  these  are  twined  a  perfect  wilderness 
of  arches,  columns,  ribs,  scrolls,  etc. 

Besides  the  main  altar  there  are  two  other  altars 
in  the  main  audience  room.  The  main  altar  stands 
within  a  large  arched  recess,  at  the  extreme  end  of 
the  church,  and  it  is  painted  pure  white,  tipped 
with  gold.  It  is  eighteen  feet  in  height  from  the 
top  of  the  "exposition"  to  the  base.  The  figure  of 
an  adoring  angel  rests  on  a  pedestal  at  either  side 
of  the  altar,  while-  upon  the  top  of  the  altar  are 
placed  six  candlesticks,  each  nine  feet  and  three 
inches  in  height.  On  both  sides  of  the  main  altar, 
and  a  little  further  to  the  front,  are  two  smaller 
altars,  also  placed  within  handsomely  frescoed 
arches.     One  is  St.  Mary's  and  the  other  St.  Jo- 


seph's. They  are  of  handsome  design,  and  on 
them  are  placed  respectively  statues  of  the  Blessed 
Virgin  and  St.  Joseph. 

The  lofty  windows  of  the  church  are  of  beauti- 
ful design  and  filled  with  stained  glass  of  many 
brilliant  colors.  The  upper  sash  of  each  window 
contains  two  figures  of  saints  wrought  in  the  glass. 
All  the  windows  and  paintings  have  been  pre- 
sented by  members  or  friends  of  the  parish.  The 
three  small  windows  above  the  sanctuary  contain 
pictures  of  the  blessed  sacrament  and  adoring 
angels  are  represented  on  either  side. 

The  gallery  is  in  the  south  end  of  the  audience 
room  and  extends  entirely  across  it.  It  is  sup- 
ported by  handsome  columns  and  is  reached  by  a 
stairway  built  in  the  vestibule  of  the  church.  The 
stairway  and  the  gallery  are  wainscoted  in  solid 
walnut. 

The  church  has  a  seating  capacity  of  twelve  hun- 
dred people,  and  cost  over  $G0,000.  The  grand 
pipe  organ,  valued  at  85,000,  and  the  gold-em- 
broidered vestments  were  purchased  at  a  cost  of 
$2,000. 

In  the  fall  of  1871  a  parochial  school  was 
opened  in  the  basement  of  the  church  with  two 
lay  teachers,  and  two  years  later  the  present 
teachers.  Sisters  of  the  Holy  Cross  of  Notre  Dame, 
Ind.,  took  charge,  and  also  opened  an  academy 
and  boarding  school  for  young  ladies  known  as 
the  Sacred  Heart  Academy.  In  the  spring  of  1876 
Father  Kaul  purchased  a  lot  opposite  the  church, 
on  the  southeast  corner  of  Ann  and  Orange 
Streets,  for  $4,300,  on  which  was  erected  the  acad- 
emy, a  three-story  and  basement  brick  building, 
fitted  out  with  all  modern  improvements,  such  as 
steam  heat,  etc. 

Every  facility  is  afforded  in  this  excellent  and 
highly  known  institution  for  the  education  of 
young  ladies,  the  course  of  studies  embracing  not 
onl3'  the  various  branches  of  elementary  training, 
but  everthing  that  goes  to  make  up  a  finished  and 
accomplished  lady.  Special  attention  is  given  to 
music  and  art,  and  every  attention  is  paid  to 
the  comfort  and  training  of  pupils. 

In  the  year  1872  a  temporary  parochial  resi- 
dence was  built  to  the  east  of  the  church,  and  in 
1873  five  acres  of  land  for  cemetery  purposes  was 


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purchased  on  the  extension  of  East  Orange  Street. 
In  1892  a  like  number  of  acres  adjoining  tlie  old 
cemetery  was  bought  and  is  now  known  as  St. 
Anthony's  Cemetery.  For  the  benefit  of  the  j'oung 
men  of  the  parish  a  fine  building  known  as  St. 
Anthony's  Institute,  is  to  be  erected  of  brick,  three 
stories  and  basement,  the  first  floor  to  be  used  as  a 
school  the  second  for  library'  purposes  and  the 
third  for  a  hall,  while  the  basement  will  be  devoted 
to  a  gymnasium.  There  is  also  to  be  erected  a 
handsome  parochial  residence  on  the  lot  west  of 
the  church  and  connected  with  the  same.  The 
various  societies  of  the  church  are  in  a  very  flour- 
ishing condition,  the  most  prominent  of  these  be- 
ing St.  Anthony's  Beneficial  Society  and  Sodality 
of  the  Blessed  Virgin  and  of  the  Guardian  Angel. 
The  congregation  now  numbers  about  two  hun- 
dred and  forty  families.  Father  Kaul  is  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Bishops'  Council  and  Chairman  of  the 
Diocesan  School  Board.  In  general  conversation 
he  is  ver^'  entertaining  and  agreeable  and  is  pop- 
ular with  all  who  have  the  pleasure  of  his  ac- 
quaintance, lu  1881  it  was  his  privilege  to  take 
a  trip  to  Europe  and  at  that  time  he  traveled  ex- 
tensivelj'  in  Ireland,  Scotland,  England,  France, 
Germany  and  Ital}'.  While  in  Rome  he  had  an 
interview  with  Pope  Leo  XIII,  from  whom  he  re- 
ceived the  papal  blessing  and  upon  his  return  to 
his  congregation  conferred  it  upon  them.  In  1886 
he  made  a  second  trip  to  Europe,  passing  most  of 
the  time  in  German j-. 


JUDGE  D.  Mcmullen,  of  Ltincaster,  bears  a 
fine  reputation  i\s  a  lawyer  of  marked  abilitj', 
and  while  serving  as  Judge  was  noted  for 
his  impartiality  and  fidelity  to  his  well 
founded  convictions  of  right,  truth  and  justice. 
One  of  the  native  sons  of  Lancaster  Countj',  he 
comes  of  a  good  old  family,  and  was  reared  b3' his 
worthy  father  in  a  most  exemplary  manner,  and 
has  never  forgotten  the  teachings  he  received  in 


his  early  years.  In  the  various  public  capacities 
in  which  the  Judge  has  officiated  he  has  acquitted 
himself  greatly  to  his  own  credit  and  has  confirmed 
his  fellow-citizens  in  the  wisdom  of  their  choice. 
For  a  period  of  three  j'ears  he  was  a  member  of 
the  City  Common  Council,  being  elected  from  the 
Second  AV^ard,  and  for  two  years  of  that  time  was 
Chairman  of  the  Street  Committee.  In  October, 
1889,  he  was  elected  one  of  the  School  Directors, 
and  a  ^-ear  later  was  made  President  of  the  Board, 
which  post  he  is  still  ably  filling,  and  during  this 
time  several  modern  and  substantial  school  build- 
ings have  been  erected  and  many  improvements 
made  in  the  educational  system. 

Born  in  Penn  Township,  October  20,  1844,  the 
Judge  is  a  son  of  James  McMullen,  whose  birth 
took  place  in  the  same  locality.  He  was  a  carpen- 
ter and  builder  by  occupation,  and  in  his  later 
years  engaged  in  carrying  on  his  farm  in  Penn 
Township,  which  comprised  one  hundred  and  four 
acres.  After  an  industrious  and  successful  life,  he 
was  called  to  his  final  rest  in  1886,  when  about 
seventy  years  of  age.  Politically  he  was  a  Demo- 
crat and  held  local  positions,  such  as  School  Di- 
rector, etc.  His  wife,  Elizabeth  (Scheetz)  McMul- 
len, was  born  in  Warwick  Township,  of  the  same 
county,  her  father,  Jacob,  a  native  of  Lancaster 
County,  having  been  one  of  the  pioneer  black- 
smiths. He  followed  his  trade  industriously  until 
he  arrived  at  a  good  old  age,  his  death  occurring 
when  he  was  nearly  eighty.  The  Scheetz  familj- 
is  of  German  descent,  and  old  and  respected  in- 
habitants of  the  county.  William  McMullen,  the 
grandfather  of  our  subject,  was  born  in  Belfast, 
Ireland,  where  he  learned  the  weaver's  trade,  and 
when  he  came  to  America,  which  he  did  during 
the  last  century,  he  brought  his  loom  with  him  and 
continued  to  work  at  weaving  in  addition  to  carry- 
ing on  a  small  farm.  He  was  a  member  of  the 
German  Reformed  Church,  in  the  faith  of  which 
he  died  while  a  resident  of  Penn  Township.  Mrs. 
James  McMullen  became  the  mother  of  four  chil- 
dren, three  of  whom  are  living,  namely:  Edward, 
who  is  engaged  in  carr3ing  on  the  old  homestead; 
Sus.annah,  Mrs.  Yeagley,  of  Lebanon  County,  Pa., 
and  David,  who  is  next  to  the  youngest.  The 
daughter,  who  is  now  deceased,  was  formerly  a 


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resident  of  Penn  Township,  and  was  the  wife  of 
Abram  Kauffman.  The  mother  departed  this  life 
when  about  seventy-three  years  of  age,  and  both 
she  and  her  husband  were  at  the  time  of  their 
deaths  devoted  members  of  the  Reformed  Church. 

The  boyhood  days  of  Judge  McMulIen  passed 
quite  uneventfully  on  his  father's  farm,  and  to 
him  he  gave  his  assistance  in  its  cultivation  and  in 
his  general  carpenter  work.  His  education  was  re- 
ceived in  the  public  schools  and  later  he  entered 
Yeates  Institute,  where  he  pursued  his  studies  for  a 
year,  teaching  school  during  the  summer  season. 
For  three  years  he  was  theu  a  pupil  in  Millersville 
Normal,  making  his  own  way  through  college  by 
means  of  the  monej'  earned  from  teaching  during 
the  summer  terms.  In  1868  he  was  graduated 
from  the  Normal  School,  and  by  this  time  had  ac- 
quired so  much  experience  as  a  teacher  that  he 
was  called  upon  to  be  Principal  of  the  Oil  Cit}' 
public  schools,  in  which  capacity  he  acted  for  two 
years.  As  he  was  possessed  of  great  ambition  and 
had  given  some  thought  to  legal  work,  he  next  de- 
cided to  take  up  the  profession,  and  in  1870  came 
to  this  city  to  pursue  his  studies  with  Samuel  H. 
Reynolds,  with  the  result  that  in  December,  1872,  he 
was  admitted  to  the  Bar.  At  once  he  began  prac- 
tice in  his  present  office  at  No.  122  East  King 
Street,  being  an  assistant  and  partner  of  his  former 
tutor  until  his  death,  which  occurred  in  1889. 
Since  that  event  the  Judge  has  continued  business 
and  settled  up  the  estate  of  his  former  partner  and 
succeeded  to  his  large  practice,  which  has  been 
further  supplemented  by  the  many  clients  he  has 
acquired  through  his  own  unassisted  efforts. 

March  2,  1892,  Judge  McMuUen  was  appointed 
to  succeed  Judge  Patterson,  who  had  recently  died. 
He  acted  in  that  office  until  the  next  general 
election,  being  appointed  by  Governor  Pattison, 
and  was  Judge  of  the  Court  of  Common  Pleas  un- 
til January,  1893.  An  active  partisan  and  sup- 
porter of  the  Democracy,  he  has  taken  a  leading 
share  in  its  local  work,  and  was  at  one  time  can- 
didate for  District  Attorney  on  the  ticket,  and 
though  not  elected,  reduced  the  Republican  major- 
ity from  nearly  nine  thousand  to  three  thousand 
votes.  In  the  fall  of  1892  he  came  within  twenty- 
five  hundred  votes  of  being  elected  Judge,  and  is 


undoubtedly  one  of  the  most  popular  men  of  his 
party  in  Lancaster.  In  educational  work  our  sub- 
ject has  always  been  decidedly  active,  and  to  his 
zeal  was  due  in  a  large  measure  the  erection  of  the 
fine  new  buildings  for  school  purposes,  one  at  the 
corner  of  Duke  and  German  Streets,  and  the  other 
at  the  corner  of  Mulberry'  and  Vine  Streets.  In 
many  local  enterprises  lie  is  interested,  being  an 
attorney  for  the  Electric  Light  Companv,in  which 
he  is  a  Director,  and  has  lent  his  substantial  influ- 
ence to  the  development  of  everything  pertaining 
to  the  betterment  of  the  city.  Fraternally  he  is  a 
member  of  the  Royal  Arcanum  and  of  the  Ancient 
Order  of  United  Workmen.  Of  the  latter  he  is  Past 
Master,  and  has  served  as  representative  to  the 
Grand  Lodge.  He  was  appointed  by  the  State  Su- 
perintendent in  1893  to  serve  as  a  member  of  the 
Board  of  Trustees  of  the  Millersville  Normal,  his 
Alma  Mater. 

On  the  6th  of  January,  1874,  Judge  McMullen 
was  united  in  marriage  with  Miss  Sue  E.  Lightner, 
who  was  born  in  Lancaster  County.  Mrs.  McMul- 
len's  father,  Peter  E.  Lightner,  was  a  well-to-do 
farmer  of  Lancaster  Township,  and  died  in  1868. 
Two  children  have  come  to  bless  tlie  home  of  the 
Judge  and  his  estimable  wife,  their  names  in  order 
of  birth  being  Mary  and  Emily.  They  are  mem- 
bers of  St.  James'  Episcopal  Church,  in  which 
Judge  McMullen  has  been  Treasurer  for  fifteen 
years,  and  Vestryman  for  four  years. 


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AMUEL  EVANS,  one  of  the  old  settlers 
of  Lancaster  County,  whose  home  is  in  the 
borough  of  Columbia,  was  a  valiant  soldier 
during  the  late  war.  He  is  a  very  well  read  and 
educated  man,  and  has  served  in  various  oflScial 
capacities  to  the  satisfaction  of  all  concerned.  Dur- 
ing the  Greeley  campaign  he  was  editor  of  the 
Columbia  Democrat,  and  has  at  various  times  con- 
tributed interesting  articles  to  the  daily  and  weekly 
papers  of  the  county  and  state.     When  the  history 


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of  Lancaster  County  was  published  in  "1881,  his 
services  were  brought  into  requisition  in  the  his- 
torical department,  and  altogether  he  has  accom- 
plished a  great  deal  in  a  literary  way. 

The  birth  of  Samuel  Kvans  occurred  January 
20,  1823,  atthe"Mansion  Farni"in  Donegal  Town- 
ship, his  parents  being  Alexander  Lowrey  and 
Hannah  (Slaymaker)  Evans,  the  latter  a  daughter 
of  the  late  Hon.  Amos  Slaymaker.  In  tracing  the 
ancestry  of  the  Evans  famil}-,  we  find  that  one 
John  came  with  his  parents  from  Wales  to  Phila- 
delphia about  1695,  and  located  in  a  Welsh  settle- 
ment in  Newcastle  County,  Del.,  near  Wilming- 
ton. Later  he  removed  to  Chester  Count}-,  and  in 
London  Britain  Township,  took  up  a  large  tract 
of  land  comprising  about  one  thousand  acres,  which 
was  surveyed  to  ex-Governor  Evans,  of  Pen nsyl 
vania.  Here  he  located  and  built  a  Hour  and  saw- 
mill. In  1700  his  son  John  was  born,  who  on  ar- 
riving at  maturity  married  a  neighbor's  daughter. 
Miss  Jane  Howell,  in  1722.  In  1716  his  father  pur- 
chased a  farm  of  four  hundred  acres  on  While  Cla^- 
Creek,  where  he  opened  up  a  mill,  and  afterward 
bought  land  at  Newark,  where  he  died. 

Evan  Evans,  the  great-grandfather  of  our  sub- 
ject, was  a  son  of  John  and  Jane  Evans,  born  in 
1732,  and  a  brolher  of  John  Evans,  third  Judge 
of  the  Supreme  Court  of  Pennsylvania.  Evan 
Evans,  the  great-grandfather,  married  Margaret 
Nivan;  they  had  ten  children.  He  died  in  1794, 
having  previously  been  a  counselor  of  Chester 
County,  a  member  of  the  Legislature,  and  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Convention  at  Carpenter's  Hall.  Phila- 
delphia, in  June,  1776.  At  the  opening  of  the 
War  for  Independence  he  organized  the  Second 
Battalion,  which  he  commanded  at  the  battle  of 
Brandy  wine,  and  in  the  same  battle  the  great- 
grandfather of  our  subject  on  the  maternal  side, 
Colonel  Lowrej',  commanded  the  Third  Battalion 
from  Lancaster  County.  His  Grandfather  Sam- 
uel Evans  was  born  in  1758,  and  during  the 
Revolutionary  War  was  Captain  in  his  father's 
battalion,  afterwards  served  in  the  Legislature  and 
was  appointed  bj'  Governor  Mifflin  as  Associate 
Judge  of  Chester  County.  He  was  a  very  promi- 
nent and  wealthy  man,  active  in  politics,  and  had 
a  collegiate  education.     He   belonged   first  to  the 


Baptist  Church  and  later  became  a  Presbyterian.  In 
April,  1793,  he  married  PVances  Lowrey,  who  was 
born  Februaiy  1,  1775.  Of  their  seven  children, 
Jane  married  Hon.  Jasper  Slaymaker,  a  prominent 
citizen  of  Lancaster;  Evan  R.  wedded  a  daughter 
of  Mr.  Collins,  whose  daughter  became  the  wife  of 
Assistant  Attorney-General  Alfred  McCalmont, 
under  President  Buchanan  in  Washington,  D.  C. 

Alexander  L.  Evans,  the  father  of  our  subject, 
was  born  in  March,  17U.'i,  had  college  advantages 
and  was  a  strong  Federalist.  He  gave  a  great  deal 
of  attention  to  legal  work,  and  at  one  time  was  in 
the  volunteer  service  as  a  member  of  the  militia. 
He  was  manied,  but  only  had  one  child,  the  sub- 
ject of  this  biography.  The  death  of  the  father 
occurred  July  1,  1839,  when  he  was  j'et  in  the 
prime  of  life.  Ann  married  Mr.  McElderry,  of 
Baltimore.  Margaret  married  Jacob  Zell,  and 
Elizabeth  married   Mr.   Doogewerfif,  of  Baltimore. 

Our  subject  attended  the  public  schools  and 
academy  at  Marietta  until  the  spring  of  1838,  when 
lie  commenced  learning  the  carpenter's  trade,  and 
became  a  master  builder.  Later  he  conducted  a 
lumber  trade  in  Columbia,  and  was  also  a  contrac- 
tor for  many  years.  In  1853  he  was  elected  Jus- 
tice of  the  Peace,  and  four  years  later  was  elected 
Clerk  of  the  Quarter  Sessions  of  Lancaster  County. 
In  the  spring  of  1861  he  enlisted  in  Company  K, 
Fifth  Pennsylvania  Reserves,  as  a  private,  but  was 
soon  promoted  to  the  position  of  First  Lieutenant 
and  Quartermaster  of  his  regiment.  Afterwards 
he  was  Acting  Quartermaster  and  Assistant  Com- 
missary of  the  brigade,  serving  as  such  for  a  year 
and  a-half,  and  during  a  portion  of  the  time  hav- 
ing charge  of  that  department  in  the  entire  divis- 
ion. In  the  spring  of  1864  he  was  First  Lieuten- 
ant and  Commissary,  having  charge  of  one  thou- 
sand head  of  cattle,  and  issuing  supplies  to  de- 
tachments of  troops  at  General  Grant's  and  Gen- 
eral Warren's  headquarters,  and  to  destitute  citi- 
zens in  Virginia. 

At  the  end  of  his  three  years'  term  our  subject 
was  mustered  out  and  returned  to  his  home  in  Col- 
umbia. He  had  taken  part  in  the  battles  in  which 
the  Pennsylvania  Reserves  were  engaged  from 
Dranesville,  Va.,  to  Bethsada  Church,  Va.,  June  30, 
1864,  and  after  his  return  to  Pennsylvania  sent  a 


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substitute,  and  also  one  for  his  wife,  to  serve  dur- 
ing tlie  remainder  of  tlie  conflict,  and  paid  these 
men  out  of  liis  own  pocket  voluntarily.  He  then 
took  up  his  duties  as  Justice  of  the  Peace,  and  has 
served  ever  since  as  such,  for  a  period  of  about 
thirty-six  years  altogethei-.  In  addition  to  this  he 
has  been  Clerk  of  Quarter  Session  Court,  and  has 
served  in  other  offices,  doing  good  work  for  the 
Republican  party,  with  which  he  has  been  identi- 
fied since  its  organization. 

Mr.  Evans  has  traveled  to  a  considerable  extent 
and  especially  in  the  west.  He  belongs  to  the  His- 
torical Society  of  Philadelphia,  to  the  Sons  of  the 
Revolution  and  to  the  Society  of  Scotch-Irish 
Americans.  December  26,  1857,  Mr.  Evans  wed- 
ded Mary,  daughter  of  Benjamin  W.  Shoch,  who 
resided  in  York,  and  was  a  successful  teacher. 
Of  this  marriage  were  born  three  children:  Fan- 
nie, deceased;  Samuel,  who  died  at  the  age  of 
three  years,  and  Lilian  S.,  who  was  Regent  of  the 
Daughters  of  the  American  Revolution,  belonging 
to  Donegal  Chapter.  She  is  much  interested  in 
the  work  of  the  society,  and  represented  the  chap- 
ter to  which  she  belongs  in  the  convention  which 
convened  at  Altoona,  Pa.,  in  1894,  and  at  the  Na- 
tional Congress  of  the  societ}'  which  met  in  Wash- 
ington, D.  C,  in  1893  and  1894.  Mrs.  Evans  is 
a  lady  of  superior  education,  and  is  the  author 
of  several  articles  and  writings,  both  prose  and 
poetry,  possessing  considerable  merit. 


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\  \  '^  ILLIAM  D.  SNYDER,  manager  of  the 
V/ V/  Keely  Stove  Company  in  Columbia, 
was  born  February  13,  1843,  in  Chil- 
lisquaque,  Northumberland  County,  this  state.  His 
parents  were  John  Frederick  and  Mary  (Dehart) 
Snyder,  also  born  in  the  Keystone  Slate.  The  pa- 
ternal grandfather  of  our  subject,  John  B.  Snyder, 
was  born  in  Montgomery  County,  where  he  spent 
the  greater  part  of  his  life  following  the  trade  of 
shoemaker.     He  was  a  Democrat  in  politics  and 


understood  well  the  political  issues  of  his  day,  and 
took  an  active  part  in  local  affairs.  For  three  years 
he  w!is  a  member  of  the  Town  Council,  for  eight 
years  served  as  Overseer  of  the  Poor  of  Milton, 
and  in  numerous  other  positions  aided  in  tlie  up- 
building of  his  community.  He  was  a  true  Chris- 
tian gentleman  and  was  greatly  interested  in  the 
progress  of  the  Reformed  Church,  of  which  he 
was  a  member.  He  participated  in  the  Black  Hawk 
War,  serving  as  Captain  of  a  company  which  was 
sent  to  the  front. 

The  paternal  grandmother  of  our  subject  was 
prior  to  her  marriage  Sarah  Elizabeth  Rumer,  a 
native  of  Noi'tlianipton  County,  this  state.  Siie 
became  tlie  mother  of  three  sons  and  one  daughter, 
of  whom  J.  Frederick,  the  father  of  our  subject, 
was  the  eldest.  The  other  members  of  the  family 
were  Peter;  Albert,  who  was  killed  during  the  war, 
and  Sarah.  The  grandfather  died  in  1875,  when 
sixty-seven  years  of  age. 

J.  Frederick  Snj'der  was  born  in  Montgomery 
County,  where  he  made  his  home  until  his  mar- 
riage, prior  to  which  event  he  was  given  a  good 
education  in  the  public  schools.  When  reaching 
mature  years  he  began  clerking  in  a  store  and  con- 
tinued to  act  as  salesman  from  1842  to  1860.  Af- 
ter that  he  followed  boating  on  the  Pennsylvania 
Canal,  which  occupation  he  abandoned  in  order  to 
accept  work  offered  him  in  a  sawmill,  for  which 
he  received  better  pay.  He  departed  this  life  while 
residing  in  Milton,  in  1887,  when  in  the  sixty-fifth 
year  of  his  age.  He  was  a  devout  member  of  the 
Methodist  Episcopal  Church. 

The  father  of  our  subject  was  twice  married.  By 
his  Qrst  union  there  were  born  five  children,  of 
whom  William  D.  was  tlie  eldest.  His  sister  Sarah, 
who  was  the  next  in  order  of  birth,  is  deceased; 
Mary  is  the  wife  of  Jeremiah  Datesman  and  resides 
in  Milton;  and  the  two  remaining  members  of  the 
family,  twins,  are  deceased.  The  wife  and  mother 
passed  to  the  land  beyond  in  1850,  at  the  age  of 
thirty-one. 

William  D.  Snyder  received  his  primary  educa- 
tion in  the  common  schools  of  Milton,  after  which 
he  took  a  course  in  the  high  school.  He  further 
received  instruction  from  Rev.  A.  G.  Don,  pastor 
of  the  Reformed  Church  of  Milton,  studying  Eng- 


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lish  gi'ammar,  rhetoric  and  geometry.  Having  com- 
pleted bis  ediic.ition  ai  the  age  of  eighteen,  young 
Snyder  engaged  in  boating  until  apprenticing  him- 
self to  learn  the  trade  of  a  tinsmith  a  short  time 
thereafter.  Mastering  the  business  in  three  years, 
he  followed  it  with  fair  success  until  1872,  when  he 
formed  a  partnership  with  a  Mr.  Overpeck.  the  firm 
name  being  Overpeck  &  Snyder.  The^-  carried  on 
a  good  trade  in  tinsmithing  and  sheet  iron  work 
until  the  death  of  the  senior  partner  in  1876, 
when  the  st\'le  was  changed  to  W.  I).  Snj'der  & 
Co.,  and  continued  as  such  for  the  following 
three  years.  At  the  end  of  that  time  our  sub- 
ject disposed  of  his  interest  in  the  business,  re- 
maining with  the  new  firm,  however,  until  1881, 
when  he  went  to  Middleton  and  became  Superin- 
tendent of  Ra3'mond  &  Campbell's  mounting  es- 
tablishment, in  that  place.  Remaining  there  only 
a  short  time,  however,  we  find  him  located  in  this 
city  in  the  employ  of  the  Keely  Stove  Company. 
On  Thanksgiving  Da}-.  18'J1,  Mr.  Snyder  was 
elected  to  the  position  of  Manager  of  the  concern  by 
the  board  of  Directors,  and  is  now  working  in  that 
capacity  to  the  satisfaction  of  all  concerned.  lie 
is  a  thorough  business  man,  and  whatever  he  un- 
dertakes is  bound  to  succeed.  The  factory  is  a 
large  structure,  two  stories  in  height,  and  is  lo- 
cated on  Maple  and  Second  Streets.  They  have 
also  a  salesroom  on  the  corner  of  Second  and  Race 
Streets,  Philadelphia,  and  at  No.  21  South  Charles 
Street,  Baltimore.  The  firm  are  doing  a  pa^'ing 
business,  transacting  -$220,000  of  business  each 
year,  and  give  employment  in  all  departments  to 
about  two  hundred  men. 

In  his  political  views  Mr.  Snyder  is  a  Prohibi- 
tionist, and  believes  that  the  time  will  soon  come 
when  that  party  will  elect  a  President.  He  has 
been  very  active  in  church  work  for  the  past  thir- 
ty-five years,  and  has  served  for  twelve  3ears 
as  Superintendent  of  the  Sunday-school  and  eight 
years  as  Deacon.  In  social  affairs  he  is  a  promi- 
nent Odd  Fellow,  belonging  to  Mutual  Lodge  No. 
84,  at  Milton;  and  Milton  Lodge  No.  256,  F.  & 
A.  M. 

William  D.  Snyder  was  married  in  February, 
1865,  to  Miss  .Sarah  E.,  daughter  of  Peter  vSmith, 
of  Milton,  and  to  them   has  been  born   a  daugh- 


ter, Mary,  who  is  now  the  wife  of  Edward  Fager, 
of  Columbia.  Mrs.  Snyder  died  in  1867,  and  the 
lady  whom  our  subject  chose  as  his  second  com- 
panion was  Miss  Nancy  C,  daughter  of  James 
McClosky,  of  Clinton  County,  this  state.  To  them 
have  been  born  four  children:  Zella,  deceased; 
William  Lloyd,  Jennie  B.,  and  one  who  died  in 
infancy. 


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HENRY  C.  BURROWES.  In  Lancaster, 
where  he  was  born  and  in  which  city  his 
life  has  been  piincipally  passed,  the  sub- 
ject of  this  sketch  is  well  known  as  a  genial  gentle- 
man and  energetic  business  man.  Since  1890  he 
has  filled  the  position  of  Superintendent  of  the 
Penn  Iron  Works,  in  which  capacity  he  has  been 
instrumental,  not  only  in  increasing  the  prosperity 
of  that  enterprise,  but  also  in  promoting  the  wel- 
fare of  the  people  of  the  city  and  county. 

The  name  of  Burrowes  is  one  of  the  most  hon- 
ored m  the  Keystone  State,  where  three  genera- 
tions bearing  that  name  have  resided.  Grandfa- 
ther Thomas  Burrowes  was  born  in  County  Cavan, 
Ireland,  and  was  educated  for  the  ministry  of  the 
Episcopal  Church,  but  did  not  enter  the  pulpit. 
In  1784  he  emigrated  to  America  and  settled  in 
Delaware,  whence  three  years  later  he  came  to 
Pennsylvania,  and  established  his  home  in.Stras- 
burg,  Lancaster  County,  where  he  engaged  in  me- 
chanical pursuits.  He  and  his  wife,  who  was  a 
native  of  County  Monaghan,  Ireland,  were  the 
parents  of  thirteen  children,  of  whom  seven  at- 
tained years  of  maturity. 

The  death  of  the  elder  brother  of  Grandfather 
Burrowes  required  the  presence  of  the  family  in 
Ireland,  to  which  country  they  returned  in  1810, 
to  take  possession  of  the  family  property.  Seven 
years  later  they  again  crossed  the  Atlantic,  this 
time  settling  in  Quebec,  in  Lower  Canada,  where 
they  continued  to  reside  until  1822.     They  then 


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went  back  to  the  Emerald  Isle,  where  they  dis- 
posed of  the  family  estate,  and  in  1825  finally 
came  back  to  the  United  States.  In  the  various 
removals  of  the  family  our  subject's  father,  Thomas 
Henry  Burrowes,  participated.  He  was  born  in 
Strasburg,  Lancaster  County,  Pa.,  November  16, 
1805,  and  was  a  child  of  five  years  when  he  went 
to  Ireland.  For  three  years  he  was  a  private  pupil 
of  Rev.  William  Craven,  a  kinsman  of  his  mother, 
and  a  clergyman  of  the  Church  of  England.  Dur- 
ing the  five  years  spent  in  Quebec,  he  attended  the 
classical  and  English  schools  of  that  city.  Return- 
ing to  Ireland,  he  was  for  a  year  a  pupil  of  Rev. 
James  Thompson,  a  Presbyterian  minister  of  Ft. 
Henry,  County  Cavan,  and  during  a  part  of  the 
two  following  years  was  a  student  in  Trinit^y  Col- 
lege, Dublin.  In  addition  to  the  ordinary  branches 
of  a  liberal  English  education,  he  acquired  a  good 
knowledge  of  the  Latin  and  French  languages,  as 
well  as  a  fair  acquaintance  with  Greek  and  Ger- 
man. While  he  gained  much  through  his  collegiate 
course,  his  character  was  largely  moulded  by  his 
environments,  by  observation  through  extended 
travel,  in  which  ways  he  gained  an  enlarged  view 
of  the  world  and  habits  of  self-reliance.  In  after 
years  he  was  often  heard  to  say  that  whatever  of 
self-reliance,  of  directness  of  purpose,  and  of  power 
to  foresee  distant  results  cleared  from  the  mists  of 
the  present,  he  might  possess,  had  been  mainly 
conferred  by  the  accidents  and  peculiarities  of  his 
whole  education,  modified,  restrained  and  im- 
proved, as  it  was,  by  a  constant  moral  and  relig- 
ious home  training. 

On  his  return  to  Pennsylvania  in  1825,  our  sub- 
ject's father  selected  for  his  pi-ofession  that  of  law, 
and  in  January,  1826,  entered  the  office  of  Amos 
Ellmaker,  of  Lancaster,  where  he  continued  his 
studies  for  two  years  and  a-half.  In  the  summer 
of  1828  he  entered  the  law  school  of  Yale  Univer- 
sity, where  he  remained  one  year.  Admitted  to 
the  Bar  in  the  autumn  of  1829,  he  soon  afterward 
commenced  the  practice  of  law  at  Lancaster.  He 
soon  gained  considerable  prominence  in  his  dis- 
trict, and  in  1831  was  elected  to  the  State  Legis- 
lature, where,  owing  to  the  fact  that  his  party  was 
greatly  in  the  minority,  he  was  not  chosen  upon 
any   important  committees.     However,  when  the 


party  became  successful  through  the  election  of 
Joseph  Ritner  to  the  office  of  Governor,  in  1835, 
Mr.  Burrowes.  as  a  recognition  of  his  valued  polit- 
ical services,  was  appointed  Secretary  of  the  Com- 
monwealth, the  chief  office  in  the  gift  of  the  Ex- 
ecutive. In  December,  1835,  he  entered  upon  the 
discharge  of  the  duties  of  this  position.  At  this 
point  began  his  first  connection  with  the  educa- 
tional interests  of  the  state,  with  which  his  name 
is  now  inseparably  associated.  At  that  time  the 
common  school  system  had  just  been  introduced, 
but  educational  matters  were  in  a  chaotic  condi- 
tion, and  a  deplorable  lack  of  system  was  greatly 
injuring  the  cause  of  the  public  schools.  The 
school  law  enacted  in  1834,  he  found  inadequate 
and  practically  inoperative,  and  it  was  necessary 
that  there  should  be  immediate  improvement.  He 
drafted  another  law,  which,  as  revised  by  himself, 
was  passed  by  the  Legislature  in  1836,  and  con- 
tinued in  operation  until  1849. 

A  change  in  administration  was  followed  by  the 
retirement  of  Mr.  Burrowes  to  private  life.  On 
his  return  to  Lancaster,  he  settled  upon  a  farm 
.and  devoted  his  attention  to  agricultural  pursuits. 
In  1845  he  resumed  his  legal  practice  at  Lancaster. 
About  that  time  he  published  in  the  Lancaster  In- 
telligencer a  series  of  articles  pointing  out  the 
defects  of  the  school  system,  and  urging  the  ap- 
pointment of  County  Superintendents.  For  a  num- 
ber of  3'ears  he  served  as  Director  of  the  city 
schools  of  Lancaster,  a  position  in  which  he  ren- 
dered valuable  service.  In  1847  he  published  "The 
State  Book  of  Pennsylvania,"  which  was  afterward 
used  in  the  schools  of  the  state.  In  1852  the  Lan- 
caster County  Educational  Association  passed  a 
resolution  recommending  the  publication  of  a 
paper  in  the  interests  of  the  schools  of  the  state. 
The  plan  was  carried  out,  the  Pennsylvania  School 
Journal  was  founded,  and  Mr.  Burrowes  became 
its  editor,  continuing  in  that  capacity  until  shortly 
before  his  death.  In  1855,  responding  to  the  re- 
quest of  the  State  Superintendent  and  other  offi- 
cers, he  published  the  Pennsylvania  School  Arcai- 
tecture. 

In  1858  Dr.  Burrowes  (for  by  this  title  he  was 
usually  called)  was  chosen  Ma^'or  of  Lancaster, 
but  two  years  later  was  promoted  from    city  to 


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state  office,  being  elected  in  1860  State  Superin- 
tendent of  Common  Sctiools.  During  his  three 
years'  incumbencj'  of  the  office  he  was  instrumental 
in  still  further  advancing  the  cause  of  education 
and  contributing  to  the  progress  of  the  schools. 
It  was,  however,  a  time  of  great  national  distress, 
and  the  good  he  might  have  accomplished  in  time 
of  peace,  was  rendered  impossible  by  the  disturbed 
condition  of  the  entire  country.  In  1865  he  be- 
came Superintendent  of  Soldiers'  Orphans,  and 
while  thus  engaged  organized  and  placed  upon  a 
working  basis  the  system  of  schools  for  orphans  of 
the  war  heroes.  In  1869  he  was  elected  President 
of  the  State  Agricultural  College,  and  was  the  in- 
cumbent of  that  office  when  called  from  earth, 
February  25,  1871.  His  remains  lie  in  the  church- 
yard of  St.  James'  Episcopal  Church  of  Lancaster, 
near  the  home  so  dear  to  him  and  in  the  shadow 
of  the  house  of  worship  whither  lie  had  so  often 
come. 

Many  were  the  tributes  paid  to  the  memory  of 
Dr.  Burrowes.  Friends  from  all  parts  of  the  coun- 
try, realizing  the  debt  of  gratitude  they  owed  to 
him,  delighted  to  recall  the  grandeur  of  his  life, 
the  loftiness  of  his  intellect  and  the  strength  of 
his  character.  During  the  annual  meeting  of  the 
State  Teachers'  Association  held  at  Williamsport, 
in  July,  1871,  memorial  services  were  held  in  honor 
of  him, and  the  following  resolutions  were  adopted: 

•'Whereas,  Since  the  last  meeting  of  this  Asso- 
ciation it  has  pleased  Divine  Providence  to  remove 
by  death  Hon.  Thomas  H.  Burrowes,  LL.  D.,  one 
of  the  earliest  friends  and  warmest  advocates  of 
our  common  school  sj'stem;  therefore 

^'■Resolved,  That  the  death  of  Dr.  Burrowes  is  to 
us  a  source  of  profound  sorrow. 

'■'■Resolved,  That  as  a  man,  as  a  citizen,  and  as  an 
educator,  the  deceased  deserved  well  of  his  fellow- 
men. 

"■Resolved,  That  in  a  special  manner,  as  a  body  of 
teachers  we  recognize  the  following  as  among  the 
great  services  of  the  cause  of  education:  The  prac- 
tical organization  of  our  common-school  system, 
as  its  head  in  1836,  '37  and  '38,  and  the  putting 
of  it  into  full  and  successful  operation;  starting 
the  School  Journal,  and  editing  it  nearl}'  nineteen 
years;  valuable  assistance  in  founding  this  Asso- 


ciation in  1852,  and  in  promoting  its  interests  in 
subsequent  years;  framing  the  normal  school  law 
in  1857;  three  years  of  educational  work  as  State 
Superintendent  of  common  schools  from  1860  to 
1863;  and  carrying  into  effect  the  plap  for  the  es- 
tablishment of  a  system  of  schools  for  the  educa- 
tion and  maintenance  of  the  destitute  children  of 
soldiei-s  and  sailors,  orphaned  by  the  War  of  the 
Rebellion,  and  supervising  for  three  j'ears  the 
schools  thus  established. 

^'■Resolved,  That  we  pledge  our  active  co-opera- 
tion in  any  effort  that  may  be  made  by  those  more 
intimately  connected  with  the  deceased,  to  express 
in  some  suitable  way  our  gratitude  for  services 
rendered  by  him  to  the  cause  of  popular  education, 
and  to  perpetuate  the  memory  of  his  good  deeds." 

The  lady  who  for  man}'  years  was  the  devoted 
helpmate  of  Dr.  Burrowes,  bore  the  maiden  name 
of  Salome  Jane  Carpenter;  she  was  born  in  Lancas- 
ter, and  died  in  tliis  cit^'  in  1888.  Her  father. 
Dr.  John  Carpenter,  was  a  son  of  Abraham,  a  na- 
tive of  Lancaster  County,  whose  father  had  come 
hither  from  Delaware.  To  Dr.  and  Mrs.  Burrowes 
fifteen  children  were  born,  of  whom  our  subject  is 
the  eighth.  One  of  his  brothers,  Maj.  Thomas  B., 
was  in  the  United  States  service  for  twenty-seven 
years,  and  served  through  the  late  war  as  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Ninth  United  States  Infantry,  being 
wounded  at  Jonesboro.  The  other  brothers  are, 
Isaac,  who  served  in  the  One  Hundred  and  Twen- 
ty-second Pennsylvania  Infantr3'  during  the  late 
war,  and  is  now  engaged  in  gold  mining  in  New 
Mexico;  Frank,  a  United  States  engineer,  stationed 
at  Cleveland,  Ohio,  and  John  C,  who  is  commis- 
sary agent  for  the  Pullman  Palace  Car  Company, 
with  headquarters  in  Chicago  and  New  York. 

The  subject  of  this  sketch  was  born  in  Lancas- 
ter, September  8,  1849,  and  attended  the  high 
school  of  this  cit}',  from  which  he  was  graduated 
in  1866.  He  then  entered  the  Polytechnic  College 
at  Philadelphia,  where  he  took  a  mechanical  and 
civil  engineering  course  until  within  five  months 
of  graduation.  He  then  accepted  a  position  as 
assistant  in  a  flour  mill  in  Wilkes  Barre,  Pa.,  where 
he  remained  two  years.  He  then  became  Superin- 
tendent of  Oliver's  Powder  Mill,  which  had  a  ca- 
pacity of  ten  kegs  a  day,  and  was  comparatively 


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new.  When  he  left  in  1887,  the  works  had  been 
enlarged  so  that  they  had  a  capacity  of  one  thou- 
sand kegs  per  day.  For  one  year  he  was  with  a 
powder  mill  company  in  New  York  City,  and  from 
there  returned  to  Lancaster,  where  he  has  since 
been  Superintendent  of  the  Penn  Iron  Works.  In 
Dixon,  III.,  he  married  Miss  Mary  Dimock,  a  na- 
tive of  that  city,  and  an  estimable  lady,  who,  with 
her  husband,  holds  membership  in  St.  James'  Epis- 
copal Church.  While  not  active  in  politics,  Mr. 
Burrowes  is  thoroughly  posted  concerning  the 
great  questions  of  the  age,  and  uniformly  supports 
the  principles  of  the  Republican  party.  He  is  a 
liberal  spirited  citizen,  stanch  in  his  advocacy  of 
aggressive  measures  and  a  warm  supporter  of  en- 
terprises calculated  to  benefit  the  people.  In 
social  and  business  circles  he  is  highly  esteemed, 
and  among  the  citizens  of  Lancaster  occupies  an 
influential  position. 


HENRY  NEFF  KEHLER,  well  and  favora- 
bly known  among  the  residents  of  Col- 
umbia, has  spent  his  entire  life  in  Lan- 
caster County,  and  was  born  upon  the  farm  where 
he  now  resides  in  West  Hempfteld  Township, 
the  date  of  his  birth  being  the  17th  of  April, 
1821.  The  family  originated  in  Switzerland  but 
has  been  represented  in  the  United  States  for  sev- 
eral generations.  Our  subject's  paternal  grand- 
father, Joshua  Kehler,  was  born  in  the  village  of 
Strasburg,  Lancaster  County,  and  there  remained 
until  his  death  in  the  prime  of  manhood.  His 
trade  was  that  of  a  carpenter.  In  his  family  there 
were  three  children:  Philip,  a  carpenter  who  lived 
in  Ohio;  a  daughter,  Mrs.  Myers,  who  resided  in 
Illinois;  and  Joshua,  father  of  our  subject. 

The  last  named  was  born  in  Strasburg,  Pa.,  Octo- 
ber 15,  1782,  and  in  e.arly  life  engaged  in  distill- 
ing, but  later  became  proprietor  of  a  hotel.  In 
1814  he  purchased  one  hundred  and  thirty-five 
acres  on  the  Columbia  and  Lancaster  Pike,  one 


and  one-half  miles  from  Columbia.  .Settling  upon 
that  place  he  continued  to  make  it  his  home  until 
his  death, at  the  age  of  sixty-nine  years,  November 
22,  1850.  Though  usually  voting  the  Democratic 
ticket  he  was  inclined  to  be  liberal  in  his  suffrage, 
giving  his  support  to  the  man  rather  than  the 
part}'.  In  religious  belief  he  was  a  member  of  the 
Mennonite  Church. 

The  marriage  of  Joshua  Kehler  and  Anna  Neff 
was  blessed  by  six  children,  five  daughters  and 
one  son.  Maria,  the  eldest,  married  vSamuel  Cald- 
well, a  lumberman  of  Williamsport,  Lycoming 
County.  Both  are  deceased.  Ann  afld  Elizabeth 
never  married.  Matilda  first  married  Dr.  Clark- 
son,  and  after  his  death  became  the  wife  of  James 
Marshall,  one  of  the  most  extensive  iron  mer- 
chants of  Pittsburg  and  the  founder  of  the  Farm- 
ers' Deposit  Bank,  now  the  Farmers'  National 
Bank,  of  which  he  was  President  to  tlie  time  of 
his  death;  he  was  a  brother  of  Tom  Marshall, 
who  was  one  of  the  greatest  commercial  lawyers 
of  the  state.  Sarah,  the  3'oungest  daughter,  mar- 
ried B.  Frank  Spangler,  a  business  man  of  Colum- 
bia, Pa.  The  mother  of  this  family  was  born 
March  15, 1789,  and  died  January  19,  1874,  at  the 
age  of  eighty-five  years. 

In  the  subscription  schools  of  West  Ilempfleld 
Township  our  subject  received  a  practical  educa- 
tion that  fitted  him  for  a  successful  business  career. 
His  school  days  ended  when  he  was  sixteen,  but 
he  has  always  been  a  thoughtful  student  of  the 
great  issues  of  the  age,  and  few  men  are  better 
posted  upon  current  events  than  is  he.  After  the 
death  of  his  father  he  took  charge  of  the  farm,  and 
here  he  still  resides.  He  also  owns  a  farm  occu- 
])ied  by  a  tenant.  In  his  possession  is  a  valued 
heirloom.  He  has  the  original  Penn  deeds  for  two 
hundred  and  seventy  acres  taken  up  by  William 
Penn.  He  has  been  interested  in  the  private  bank- 
ing business  at  Columbia,  and  for  thirty  years  has 
been  Direeter  in  the  Columbia  National  Bank. 
Politicall}'  he  is  a  Republican.  In  religious  belief 
a  Presbyterian,  he  is  serving  as  Trustee  of  the 
church  at  Columbia. 

February  23,  1871,  Mr.  Kehler  married  Kate 
Stewart,  daughter  of  John  Hunter  Knox,  who  was 
born   March   5,  1815,  and  died  February  28,  1862. 


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He  was  a  well  educated  man,  a  graduate  of  Dick- 
inson College  and  a  civil  engineer  by  occupation. 
For  manj'  years  he  resided  in  l>j-coniing  Count}', 
Pa.  During  the  late  war  he  enlisted  in  Company 
D,  Eleventh  Pennsylvania  Infantry,  of  which  he 
was  Captain  until  his  death.  His  three  sons,  John 
Moran,  Robert  S.  and  James  Ruggles.,  served  in 
the  Union  army  during  the  Rebellion. 

The  grandfather  of  Mrs.  Kehler,  John  Knox, 
emigrated  from  County  Antrim,  Ireland,  in  1790, 
and  with  his  parents  located  in  Maryland  near  the 
city  of  Emmitsburg.  He  became  a  man  of  promi- 
nence in  his  community,  and  conducted  success- 
fully many  large  enterprises,  being  principally  en- 
gaged in  farming  and  milling.  During  tiie  most 
of  his  life  he  resided  on  Jersey  Shore,  Pa.  Not- 
withstanding the  fact  that  he  was  so  near  the 
headquarters  of  the  Confederacy,  he  remained 
lo3'al  to  the  Union  and  was  a  stanch  Abolitionist 
and  a  firm  Republican  as  long  as  he  lived.  He 
was  connected  with  the  under-ground  railroad 
scheme,  and  any  plan  that  had  for  its  object  the 
freedom  of  the  slaves  received  his  warm  support. 
He  married  Catherine  Stewart,  of  Jersey  Shore, 
and  they  reared  three  sons,  Robert,  Charles  and 
John  H.,  and  one  daughter,  Mrs.  Jane  Russell,  the 
latter  being  the  only  survivor  of  the  family. 

For  man}'  3'ears  Grandfather  Kuox  followed  the 
trade  of  a  millwright  at  West  IJranch,  and  about 
the  close  of  the  Last  century  he  built  the  first  grist 
mill  on  Pine  Creek,  where  he  was  extensively  en- 
gaged in  lumbering  and  milling.  During  almost 
his  entire  life  he  resided  with  his  wife  a  short  dis- 
tance from  the  mouth  of  Lany's  Creek,  where  his 
death  occurred  October  18,  1854,  at  the  age  of 
eighty-four  years.  He  was  a  man  of  robust  phy- 
sique and  powerful  frame.  Positive  opinions  upon 
all  subjects  characterized  him.  He  was  a  man  of 
great  piety  and  for  many  years  took  an  active  part 
in  the  Methodist  Church,  of  which  he  was  a  de- 
voted member. 

The  great-great-grandfather  of  Mrs.  Kehler  was 
Charles  Stewart,  Sr.,  who  was  born  in  1743  near 
the  town  of  Letterkenny,  County  Donegal,  Ire- 
land, and  when  nineteen  years  of  age  he  came  from 
that  country  to  his  uncle's,  Samuel  Hunton,  where 
he  married  the  daughter,  Elizabeth.     He  engaged 


in  milling  in  Dauphin  County  near  Harrisburg. 
From  there  he  removed  to  Cumberland  County, 
where  he  purchased  property  in  the  "New  Pur- 
chase" and  afterward  bought  seven  hundred  and 
fourteen  acres  in  the  Nippcusa  bottom  in  Lycom- 
ing County.  The  only  son  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Keh- 
ler is  Henr}'  Neff,  who  was  born  May  3, 1874.  He 
is  at  present  (1894)  a  sophomore  in  Princeton  Col- 
lege. 


JOHN  F.  STAUFFER.  This  prominent  resi- 
dent of  Lancaster  occupies  the  responsible 
position  of  Street  Commissioner,  to  which  of- 
fice he  was  elected  April  1,  1894.  Prior  to 
that  time,  however,  he  was  a  successful  railroad 
contractor  and  built  many  of  the  roads  runnincr 
through  the  county. 

Our  subject  was  born  in  Penn  Township,  this 
county,  August  6,  1845,  and  is  the  son  of  Benjamin 
M.  Staufler,  a  native  of  the  same  place.  His  grand- 
father, who  bore  the  name  of  John,  was  born  in 
Donegal  Township,  this  county,  and  was  a  miller 
by  trade.  He  ojierated  many  of  the  mills  in  this 
and  adjoining  counties.  The  great-grandfather  of 
our  subject,  Johannus  Stauffer,  came  from  Switzer- 
land in  1790,  and  soon  afterward  built  the  large 
stone  mill  at  White  Oak,  Penn  Township,  which 
he  operated  until  his  decease,  when  the  property 
fell  to  John  Stauffer. 

The  father  of  our  subject  assumed  control  of 
tlie  mill  when  a  young  man  of  twenty-one  years, 
and  during  the  time  from  1856  to  1859  was  elected 
Register  of  Lancaster  County  on  the  Republican 
ticket.  After  disposing  of  the  property,  he  pur- 
chased a  farm  near  3It.  Joy,  which  he  cultivated 
for  four  years,  and  in  1863  bought  the  old  Bossier 
Mill,  near  Manheim,  on  Chickies  Creek,  which  he 
conducted  for  some  time,  and  in  1868  sold  out  and 
returned  to  Mt.  Joy.  He  is  still  living,  and  has 
attained  the  advanced  age  of  seventj'-five  years. 

The  mother  of  our  subject,  who  prior  to  her 
marriage  was  Miss  Sophia,  daughter  of  John  For- 


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ney,  was  born  in  Earl  Township,  this  county.  She 
was  cousin  to  John  W.  Forney,  the  proprietor  of 
tlie  Philadelphia  Press.  Grandfather  Forney  was 
keeper  of  the  inn  known  as  Forney's  Tavern,  on 
the  Reading  road,  where  he  lived  for  many  years. 
Mrs.  Stauffer  departed  this  life  in  1884,  leaving 
two  children.  Tlie  brother  of  our  subject,  Benjamin, 
is  a  member  of  the  Board  of  Trade  in  Chicago. 

The  subject  of  this  sketch  was  reared  in  his  na- 
tive township  and  was  educated  at  the  John  Beck 
School  at  Lititz.  When  old  enough  he  was  appren- 
ticed to  learn  the  trade  of  a  miller,  working  under 
Gabriel  Bear.  Later  he  and  his  brother  operated 
the  Bossier  Mill,  for  two  years  and  thens  old  out, 
our  subject  returning  to  private  life,  and  for  sev- 
eral years  was  not  engaged  in  any  business. 

In  1872  Mr.  Stauffer  came  to  Lancaster,  and 
taking  up  railroad  work,  has  contracted  for  many 
roads,  and  also  engaged  extensively  in  sewer  build- 
ing. His  first  work  was  for  the  Pennsylvania  Rail- 
road, building  a  double  track  from  Middletown 
to  Steelton,  and  later  received  the  contract  to  lay 
the  double  track  for  the  Philadelphia,  Wilming- 
ton <&  Baltimore  Railroad  Company  from  Swath- 
more  to  Media.  His  next  enterprise  was  build- 
ing a  road  for  the  Caledonia  Mining  Company 
between  Mt.  Alto  Junction  and  the  Mountain's 
point,  ten  miles,  filling  in  some  places  forty-three 
feet  in  depth,  which  contract  he  completed  in 
eleven  months.  Mr.  Stauffer  was  the  builder  of 
five  miles  of  road  for  the  Baltimore  &  Eastern 
Shore  Railroad  Company,  lying  between  Easton 
and  St.  Michael's,  Md. 

In  1893  our  subject  built  the  Marietta  Water 
Works.  He  constructed  a  reservoir  in  York  Coun- 
ty, and  laid  a  twelve-inch  main  across  the  Susque- 
hanna River  from  York  to  Lancaster  County.  Mr. 
Stauffer  was  married  in  this  city,  in  the  Trinity 
Lutheran  Church,  November  25,  1868,  to  Miss 
Clara  S.,  youngest  daughter  of  John  Fondersraith, 
a  prominent  citizen  of  Lancaster.  By  her  union 
with  our  subject  there  have  been  born  two  chil- 
dren, Charles  F.,  a  contractor  of  Philadelphia;  and 
B.  Grant,  of  tliis  city. 

April  1,  1894,  our  subject  was  elected  Street 
Commissioner,  and  assumed  the  duties  of  the  po- 
sition soon  thereafter.     Mr,  Stauffer  built  the  sec- 


ond street  railway  in  the  city,  from  Duke  Street  to 
the  terminus,  a  distance  of  one  and  one-third 
miles,  in  twenty  days.  He  is  a  member  of  the 
Royal  Arcanum  of  high  standing,  and  in  religious 
affairs  belongs  to  the  Trinity  Lutheran  Church,  of 
which  he  was  Warden  for  three  years.  In  politics 
he  is  a  stalwart  Republican. 


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MAJ.  JOSEPH  WARREN  YOCUM  is  the 
editor  of  the  Columbia  Daily  and  Weekly 
Spy,  published  in  Columbia,  Lancaster 
County.  This  journal  was  established  in  1816  and 
is  one  of  the  oldest  in  tlie  county.  Mr.  Yocum 
became  its  owner  in  1869,  it  then  being  a  daily 
and  weekly  paper  known  as  the  Columbia  Spy. 
When  our  subject  became  the  purchaser  the  daily 
edition  was  abandoned  for  a  time,  but  it  was  re- 
sumed in  1893  and  has  since  been  regularly  issued. 
The  Columbia  Daily  Sj^y  has  exercised  great  influ- 
ence over  the  people  of  this  locality'  during  much  of 
county's  history,  and  of  late  years  particularly  has 
merited  the  success  it  has  attained,  both  in  popu- 
larity and  financially.  Mr.  Yocum  is  a  well  edu- 
cated and  widely  informed  gentleman,  who  is 
ampl}'  fitted  by  nature  and  experience  to  carry  on 
a  paper  of  this  kind,  and  as  he  is  greatly  devoted 
to  the  prosperity  and  development  of  Columbia 
and  the  surrounding  country,  he  is  highly  es- 
teemed as  one  of  the  promoters  of  local  prosper- 
ity. He  has  been  prominent  in  many  of  the  lead- 
ing industries  of  the  place,  and  among  others  we 
mention  the  following:  The  Columbia  Iron  Com- 
pany, of  which  he  is  Secretary,  Treasurer,  and  a 
member  of  tlie  Board  of  Directors;  the  Grey  Iron 
Company,  of  which  he  is  President;  and  the  Colum- 
bia Fire  Company,  of  which  he  is  Treasurer  and 
which  is  the  oldest  company  in  the  place.  As  a 
soldier  during  the  Civil  War  Major  Yocum  is  also 
entitled  to  honor  and  credit,  as  he  saw  hard  service 


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and  sustained  wounds  while  defending  tlie  cause  of 
liberty. 

Tlie  father  of  our  subject  was  William  Yocum, 
who  was  of  Swedish  ancestry'.  The  original  foun- 
der of  the  farail}-  in  America  settled  in  this  stale 
during  the  last  century,  and  the  paternal  grand- 
father was  born  at  Swedeland,  Montgomery'  Coun- 
ty. They  were  farmers,  politically  were  Whigs, 
and  in  religion  were  identified  with  the  Reformed 
Church.  William  Yocum  was  one  of  seven  chil- 
dren, six  sons  and  a  daughter.  He  received  a  dis- 
trictschool  education  in  iNIoulgomery  County,  lie 
was  reared  to  agricultural  pursuits  and  resided  for 
some  years  at  tlie  Trappe,  in  the  same  countj',  this 
being  an  old  Lutheran  and  Reformed  settlement. 
William  Yocum  married  Sarah  Rimby  and  they 
had  two  children:  Annie  Maria,  wlio  married  Jesse 
II.  Peterman,  and  Joseph  W.,  our  subject.  The 
father  died  December  5,  1892;  his  wife  is  still 
living. 

The  birth  of  our  subject  occurred  at  the  Trappe 
in  Montgomery  Countj',  June  27,  1843.  He  re- 
ceived his  elementary  education  in  the  public 
schools  of  that  locality  and  later  pursued  his 
studies  at  Washington  Hall  Boarding  School.  In 
1868  lie  wasgraduated  from  Franklin  and  Marshall 
College  with  honors,  and  then  read  law  with  Hon. 
J.  B.  Livingston,  presiding  Judge  of  Lancaster 
County.  In  1868  he  was  admitted  to  the  Bar  and 
remained  in  the  oflice  of  liis  tutor  for  about  one 
year.  In  186i(  he  became  the  owner  of  the  paper 
whicli  he  has  since  conducted, as  previously  stated, 
and  to  its  publication  he  has  since  devoted  his  en- 
ergies. He  is  an  ardent  Republican,  having  cast 
his  first  Presidential  vote  for  Abraham  Lincoln  in 
1865,  under  a  bomb_ proof  tent  in  front  of  Peters- 
burg, Va.,  serving  as  Judge  of  the  election.  He 
has  held  a  number  of  local  offices  and  has  served 
as  a  delegate  to  Republican  state  conventions  a 
number  of  times. 

In  June,  1862,  J.  W.  Yocum  enlisted  in  Com- 
pany C,  One  Hundred  and  Sixteenth  Pennsylva- 
nia Regiment,  and  served  in  General  Meagher's 
Irish  Brigade,  Hancock's  Division  of  the  Second 
Army  Corps,  Armj'  of  the  Potomac.  He  rose  from 
the  ranks,  being  promoted  to  the  position  of  First 
Sergeant,  afterwards  to  Second    Lieutenant,  then 


First  Lieutenant  and  finally  was  made  Captain  of 
Company  I,  of  the  same  regiment  and  bievetted 
Major  by  President  Lincoln.  He  took  part  in  all 
of  the  engagements  of  the  Army  of  the  Potomac 
from  Antietain  to  the  battle  of  Petersburg.  At  the 
battle  of  the  Wilderness  he  received  a  slight  wound 
and  near  Petersburg  was  struck  in  the  left  arm  by 
a  minie  ball,  which  necessitated  his  retirement 
from  the  field.  At  the  end  of  three  years'  service 
he  was  discharged.  May  26,  1865,  at  the  Annapolis 
Hospital,  his  dismission  being  on  account  of  the 
effects  of  wounds  received.  During  the  Peters- 
burg campaign  he  was  Aide-de-camp  on  the  staff 
of  General  Ramsey,  commanding  the  brigade. 

On  the  1st  of  January,  1872,  occurred  the  mar- 
riage of  our  subject  to  Miss  Annie  E.  Herr.  They 
have  had  two  children:  Katie,  who  died  in  in- 
fancy, and  Howard  H.,  who  is  attending  Prince- 
ton College.  Fraternally  Mr.  Yocum  belongs  to 
Columbia  Lodge  No.  286,  F.  &  A.  M.,  of  which 
he  is  Past  Master,  and  is  Treasurer  and  Past  High 
Priest  of  Columbia  Chapter  No.  224,  R.  A.  M. 
Jloreover  he  is  a  member  of  General  Welsh  Post. 
No.  118,  G.  A.  R.,  which  he  has  served  as  Com- 
mander-Adjutant and  Quartermaster.  As  an  Odd 
Fellow  he  is  identified  with  Susquehanna  Lodge 
No.  80,  and  is  connected  with  Columbia  Assembly 
No.  20,  Artisans  Mutual  Protection.  For  eighteen 
years  Mr.  Yocum  has  been  a  member  of  the  Board 
of  Trustees  and  has  served  as  .Superintendent  of 
the  Sunday-school  of  the  Presbyterian  Church  of 
this  place. 


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BYRON  J.  REEMSNYDER,  M.  D.,  skillful 
ph3'sician  and  surgeon  of  Hinkletown, 
was  born  near  Akron,  this  state,  July  23, 
1853,  and  is  the  son  of  Henry  and  Mary  Jane 
(Gray)  Reemsnjder.  The  family  in  America  was 
founded  by  Samuel  Reemsnyder,  the  grandfather 
of  our  subject,  who  came  from  Germany  in  an 
early  da}'  and  located  first  in  Philadelphia,  where 
he  followed  his  trade  of  cabinet-maker  for  a  time. 
He  served  as  a  soldier  in  the  Revolutionary  War. 
The  grandfather  of  our  subject  was  married  in 


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this  county,  and  became  the  father  of  a  large  fam- 
ily. He  became  prominent  and  wealthy,  and  died 
in  1854,  firm  in  the  faith  of  the  Lutheran  Church. 
In  politics  he  was  a  strong  Democrat.  Dr.  Henry 
Reemsnyder,  father  of  our  subject,  was  born  in 
Earlville,  this  county,  and  when  beginning  his 
medical  studies,  entered  the  office  of  Dr.  Weidler, 
of  Mechanicsburg,  after  which  he  entered  the  Penn- 
sylvania Medical  College.  He  established  for  prac- 
tice in  the  city  of  Lancaster,  where  he  also  owned 
a  drug  store.  After  a  residence  there  of  two  years 
he  went  to  Bareville,  where  he  spent  another  two 
years,  and  on  the  expiration  of  that  time  moved 
to  Akron,  this  state,  where  his  death  occurred  in 
1877,  aged  fifLy-two  years.  He  was  successful  as 
a  physician,  and  was  in  the  enjoyment  of  a  lucra- 
tive practice.  He  belonged  to  the  Lancaster  Coun- 
t3'  Medical  Society,  and  socially  was  a  member  of 
the  Masonic  order  of  Reading.  He  was  active  in 
politics,  voting  with  the  Democratic  party,  and 
was  the  recipient  of  man}'  positions  of  honor  and 
trust.  The  Reformed  Church  found  in  him  one  of 
its  most  valued  members  and  cheerful  givers. 

In  1862,  during  the  late  war.  Dr.  Reemsnyder 
organized  Company  F,  Ninth  Pennsylvania  Cav- 
alry, of  which  he  was  commissioned  Lieutenant, 
which  position  he  shortly  afterward  resigned  in 
order  to  accept  the  Captaincy  of  another  company. 
He  was  in  active  service  for  eighteen  months,  and 
was  honorably  discharged  on  account  of  physical 
disability. 

The  mother  of  our  subject  was  the  daughter  of 
Henry  Gray,  a  farmer  of  Akron  Township,  and  by 
her  union  with  Dr.  Reemsnyder  she  became  the 
mother  of  four  sons  and  two  daughters,  of  whom 
our  subject  was  the  eldest.  His  brothers  and  sis- 
ters were,  Charles,  a  manufacturer  of  cigars  in 
Philadelpliia;  .Jennie,  the  wife  of  Isaac  C.  Netzley, 
of  Lock  Haven,  this  state;  Henry  G.,  M.  D.,  en- 
gaged in  practice  in  Ephrata,  this  state;  Edward 
S.,  residing  in  Akron,  this  county,  and  Annie, 
who  died  young.  The  wife  and  mother  is  now  in 
the  sixtieth  year  of  her  age,  and  is  a  devoted  mem- 
ber of  the  Reformed  Church. 

The  original  of  this  sl<etch  was  given  a  good 
education  in  the  common  schools,  and  when  seven- 
teen years  of  age   began   the  study  of  medicine 


under  the  instruction  of  his  honored  father.  In 
1873  he  entered  the  Universit}-  of  Penns3'lvania, 
from  which  he  was  graduated  with  the  degree  of 
Doctor  of  Medicine  the  following  year.  He  re- 
mained practicing  with  his  father  for  one  year 
thereafter,  and  in  1875,  we  find  him  located  in 
Hinkletown,  where  he  has  resided  ever  since.  He 
soon  won  an  enviable  reputation  as  a  practitioner 
of  the  healing  art,  and  now  commands  a  large  and 
lucrative  practice.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Reformed 
Church,  and  like  his  father  before  him,  votes  with 
the  Democratic  party. 

Tiie  lady  to  whom  Dr.  Reemsnyder  was  married 
in  1877  was  Miss  Alice  A.,  daughter  of  R.  N. 
Winter,  of  this  place.  To  them  was  born  a  daugh- 
ter, Anna.  Mrs.  Reemsnyder  died  May  30,  1882, 
and  two  years  later  the  Doctor  chose  as  his  second 
companion  Miss  Mary  M.,  sister  of  his  former 
wife,  by  whom  he  has  become  the  father  of  two 
children,  Mary  and  Charles. 


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JUSTUS  BARD  is  extensively  engaged  in  rais- 
ing leaf  tobacco  on  a  tract  of  land  in  Upper 
Leacock  Township.  In  1883  he  purchased 
a  farm  near  the  old  homestead  and  devoted 
his  time  and  attention  to  raising  garden  stuffs.  In 
1893,  however,  he  added  tobacco  raising,  and  now 
gives  the  cultivation  of  that  plant  almost  his  en- 
tire time. 

Our  subject  is  the  son  of  Samuel  and  Leah 
(Stuck)  Bard,  and  was  born  in  the  old  Bard  home- 
stead, five  miles  east  of  Lancaster,  July  15,  1856. 
He  was  reared  on  the  farm,  and  received  his  pri- 
mary education  in  the  common  schools,  after  which 
he  attended  the  Millersville  State  Normal.  When 
ready  to  establish  in  life  on  his  own  account,  as 
before  stated,  he  purchased  land  near  his  father's 
estate,  which  he  farmed  on  a  small  scale  until 
branching  out  in  his  present  enterprise. 

In  May,  1889,  Mr.  Bard  was  appointed  Justice 
of   the  Peace  on  the  Republican  ticket,  and  has 


R.  K.  BUEHRLE,  PH.  D. 

Superintendent  of  Schools. 


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given  much  of  his  time  to  aid  in  the  furtherance 
of  the  principles  of  tliat  party-  Feljruar}-  1,  1883, 
the  original  of  this  sketcli  was  married  to  Miss  F. 
Alice,  daughter  of  Joel  Miller,  who  is  engaged  as 
a  general  merchant  at  Witmer,  this  count}'.  To 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Bard  there  have  been  born  two  chil- 
dren: Charles  Miller,  born  August  11,  1883,  and 
Mary  Hess,  whose  birth  occurred  Maj'  22,  1890. 

Joel  Miller,  the  father  of  Mrs.  Bard,  was  born  in 
AVitmer,  Februar}-  25,  1825,  and  after  obtaining  a 
fair  education  in  the  schools  of  the  neighborhood, 
learned  the  trade  of  a  shoemaker.  He  followed 
this  for  a  time,  and  then  engaged  in  business  in 
his  native  place  as  a  general  merchant.  He  car- 
ried a  large  stock  of  goods  and  in  his  community- 
is  verj-  popular.  He  is  a  devoted  member  of  the 
Methodist  Church,  to  which  bod}' he  gives  liberal 
support,  aiid  is  known  as  a  strong  exponent  of  its 
teachings. 

In  1866  Joel  Jliller  married  Miss  Mar}'  Hess,  by 
whom  he  became  the  father  of  six  children:  Alice, 
Mrs.  Bard;  Lizzie,  who  is  the  wife  of  Harry  Esh- 
man;  William,  who  married  Miss  Esther  Sides; 
Anna,  who  married  Harry  Bush;  Edward  G.  and 
Howard.  In  politics  Mr.  Miller  is  a  stanch  Re- 
publican and  stands  loyally  by  his  party. 


ROBERT  KOCH  BUEHRLE.  A.  M.,  Ph.  D., 
recognized  as  a  very  able  educator,  is 
Superintendent  of  the  Lancaster  public 
schools,  and  during  the  time  that  has  elapsed  since 
he  became  connected  with  them,  they  have  made 
great  advances  in  every  direction.  The  city  is 
certainly  very  fortunate  in  having  so  capable  and 
practical  a  man  iu  charge  of  its  system  of  instruc- 
tion, for  he  has  wide  experience  and  is  peculiarly 
adapted  for  the  position. 

Superintendent  Buehrle  was  born  in  Ueberlingen, 

Baden,  Germany,  September  24,  1840.     His  father, 

whose  Christian  name  was  Joseph,  was  for  six  years 

in  the  German  army;  afterward  for  six  years  in  the 

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Government  service  as  guardsman  on  the  frontier, 
and  promoted  thence  for  meritorious  services,  he 
was  for  three  years  Internal  Revenue  Collector 
and  Assessor  in  his  native  place,  Kappel,  am-Rhine. 
In  1844  he  came  to  America,  and  two  years  later 
was  followed  by  his  family.  By  trade  a  linen 
weaver,  but  not  finding  the  business  congenial,  he 
became  a  boatman  on  the  Lehigh  Canal  about 
1848,  running  from  Mauch  Chunk  and  points 
above  to  Philadelphia  and  New  York.  He  owned 
his  boat,  of  which  he  was  master,  being  assisted  by 
his  two  sons,  the  subject  of  this  sketch  and  his 
elder  brother.  For  eleven  years  he  followed  this 
occupation;  his  liome  having  previously  been  at 
Mauch  Chunk  and  South  Easton,  was  now  trans- 
ferred to  Tinicum  Township,  Bucks  County.  On 
his  farm  in  the  latter  place  he  settled  about  1848, 
and  on  leaving  boating  in  1858,  retired,  engaging 
in  agriculture  to  some  extent  until  his  death  in 
1877,  when  in  his  seventy-fourth  year.  A  man  of 
universally  admitted  probity  of  character,  he  was 
well  read  and  well  informed,  and  an  intense  hater 
of  despotism.  He  strove  witli  those  who  unsuc- 
cessfully attempted  to  secure  the  freedom  and 
unity  of  Germany  in  the  Revolution  of  1848, 
which  object  was,  however,  largely  achieved  in 
1870.  In  religion  he  was  a  Free  Thinker,  though 
a  great  admirer  of  Martin  Luther.  After  coming 
to  America,  he  voted  with  the  Democrats  until 
that  party  became  distinctively  pro-slavery,  when, 
in  1860  he  became  and  continued  to  be  a  consist- 
ent Republican  and  an  anti-slavery  man.  His 
wife,  whose  maiden  name  was  Joanna  Koch,  was 
born  in  Baden,  Germany.  She  became  the  mother 
of  five  children,  and  passed  from  this  life  in  1886 
near  the  old  home,  when  in  her  eightieth  year. 

Superintendent  Buehrle  was  reared  in  Bucks 
County,  and  at  the  age  of  eight  years  started  on  the 
tow  path  of  the  canal.  Later  he  became  the  right- 
hand  man  of  his  father,  with  whom  he  remained 
boating  on  the  canal  until  1858.  During  this  time 
his  schooling  was  limited  to  a  winter  term  of  about 
two  months  each  year.  In  the  fall  of  1858,  he 
literally  stejjped  from  the  canal-boat  to  the  teach- 
er's platform,  teaching  in  the  winter  for  the  next 
two  years,  and  in  the  summer  pursuing  his  studies 
with-great  zeal  while  attending  the  Bucks  County 


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Normal  and  Classical  School  at  Quakertown,  pre- 
paring for  college.  The  following  two  j'ears  he 
was  engaged  in  teaching  near  AUentown.  Lehigh 
Count}',  after  which  for  a  short  time  he  took 
charge  of  Weaversville  Academy.  In  the  fall  of 
1863  he  became  clerk  in  the  motive-power  depart- 
ment of  the  PennsN'lvania  Railroad  at  Pittsburg. 
When  two  j'ears  had  expired  he  returned  to  his 
former  occupation,  having  been  elected  Principal 
of  the  AUentown  High  School,  of  which  he  re- 
mained in  charge  until  1868,  when  he  was  pro- 
moted to  be  the  first  City  Superintendent  of  Al- 
lentown.  Under  his  supervision  the  schools  be- 
came widely  known  for  their  complete  and  effec- 
tive organization,  and  he  was  successively  re- 
elected until  1878,  when  he  resigned.  He  was  fre- 
quently consulted  hy  the  Board  of  Directors  on 
important  matters  relating  to  the  school  system, 
and  his  influence  in  the  educational  affairs  of  the 
place  was  felt  long  after  his  departure.  In  1878 
he  became  Superintendent  of  the  Reading  Schools, 
continuing  as  such  for  two  years,  when  he  accepted 
a  call  from  Lancaster  as  the  first  City  Superin- 
tendent of  Schools. 

Since  becoming  connected  witii  the  Lancaster 
schools.  Doctor  Buehrle  has  been  a  power  for 
progress  in  the  educational  affairs  of  the  place.  In 
1878  Franklin  and  Marshall  College  conferred  upon 
him  the  honorary  degree  of  Master  of  Arts,  and  in 
1886  it  also  bestowed  upon  him  that  of  Doctor  of 
Philosophy.  Under  his  jurisdiction  are  ninety-six 
teachers,  who  preside  over  the  different  depart- 
ments of  fifteen  school  buildings.  In  the  Pennsyl- 
vania State  Teachers'  Association  Superintendent 
Buehrle  has  taken  an  active  and  influential  part, 
and  he  has  also  been  for  many  years  a  member  of 
the  National  Educational  Association.  He  has 
been  especially  prominent  in  the  formation  of  the 
City  and  Borough  Superintendents'  Association 
of  Penns3'lvania,  which  was  organized  at  Lancas- 
ter in  January,  1888.  He  was  its  first  President 
and  was  again  elected  to  that  position  in  1893.  A 
close  student  and  an  excellent  writer,  he  has  fre- 
quently contributed  to  leading  journals,  and  is 
the  author  of  "Grammatical  Praxis,"  published 
in  1877,  and  "Practical  Exercises  in  Arithmetic," 
published  in   1886.     As  a  linguist  he  is  a  man  of 


no  small  ability,  being  conversant  with  the  Latin, 
Greek,  French  and  German  languages.  During 
recent  revisions  of  Webster's  and  Murray's  Eng- 
lish Dictionaries,  he  was  called  upon  to  contribute 
material;  and  he  has  also  assisted  in  the  prepara- 
tion of  the  History  of  Penns3'lvania  by  William 
H.  Egle. 

In  early  life,  he  married  Anna  Maria  Lazarus, 
who  was  born  in  Lehigh  County,  where  her  father, 
Jacob  Lazarus,  was  a  farmer.  The  home  of  Super- 
intendent Buehrle  and  his  estimable  wife,  at  No. 
408  Manor  Street,  is  a  double  house,  and  was 
erected  by  the  owner.  He  also  owns  four  resi- 
dences elsewhere  in  the  city.  Since  1858  our  sub- 
ject has  been  identified  with  Sunday-school  work 
and  has  been  Superintendent  of  Christ  Lutheran 
Sunday-school  of  this  city  for  thirteen  years.  He  is 
a  charter  member  of  the  Pennsylvania  German  So- 
ciety, and  is  a  Mason,  Pastmaster  of  Barger  Lodge, 
of  AUentown,  and  a  member  of  Chapter  No.  43, 
R.  A.  M.,  of  Lancaster.  Politically  a  Republican, 
Superintendent  Buehrle  believes  in  civil  service 
reform. 


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JOHN  PIERSOL  McCASKEY,  A.  M.,  Pii.  D., 
is  a  man  widely  known  in  Pennsylvania  as 
publisher  for  manj'  years  of  the  Pennsyl- 
vania School  Journal,  which  goes  monthly  into 
each  of  tiie  nearly  twenty-five  hundred  school  dis- 
tricts in  this  great  state.  He  is  also  favorably 
known  throughout  the  United  States  wherever  the 
Franklin  Square  Song  Collection  is  found  and  en- 
joyed. This  verj'  popular  series  of  books  of  fa- 
miliar and  favorite  songs,  which  combines  upon  a 
unique  plan  much  reading  matter  with  the  music 
of  the  songs,  and  of  which  a  quarter  of  a  million 
copies  have  been  sold,  at  present  comprises  eight 
numbers,  with  the  ninth  in  preparation.  It  is  is- 
sued by  Harper  &  Bros.,  of  New  York,  who  find  a 
large  sale  for  it  in  Canada  as  well  as  in  the  United 
States.  He  finds  delight  in  the  best  literature, 
and  is  an  enthusiast  in  his  enjoyment  of   music 


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and  tlie  drama.  Lancaster  is  not  far  from  Pliila- 
delpliia  (the  night  is  as  good  for  ([uick  transit  as 
the  day)  and  for  thirty  j'ears  he  has  kept  close 
watch  upon  the  Philadelphia  newspapers  for 
art,  music  and  the  drama,  as  advertised  in  that 
great  city.  During  that  time  ho  has  seen  and 
heard  nearly  all  the  great  singers  and  actors  in 
their  leading  roles,  some  of  them  dozens  of  times, 
the  great  orchestras  and  soloists  on  instruments, 
concert  and  opera,  and  the  best  dramatic  repi-esen- 
tations  the  age  affords.  This  he  esteems  a  large 
part  of  his  "university  training,"  and  upon  it  he 
has  spent  thousands  of  dollars,  as  he  says,  "with  a 
big  return  on  the  investment." 

Mr.  McCaskey  was  born  on  a  farm  near  Gordon- 
ville,  Lancaster  County,  October  9,  1837,  and  con- 
gratulates himself  that  he  had  a  mother  who  sang 
as  the  birds  do,  because  she  couldn't  help  it,  and 
that  she  taught  him  to  read  at  a  very  early- 
age.  His  parents  were  fortunately  ignorant  of  all 
modern  theories  of  delaj-  in  this  regard.  He  at- 
tended the  country  schools  until  ten  years  of  age. 
read  in  the  Testament  class,  kept  a  "setting-down 
book,"  learned  Comty's  speller  under  pressure  so 
as  to  be  "up"  in  the  spelling  cl.asses  and  matches, 
ciphered  in  Pike's  arithmetic,  with  all  the  rest 
carried  his  goose  quill  to  the  master  to  be  mended, 
and  looks  back  to  that  happy  time  in  the  old  Zook 
schoolhouse  by  the  cross  roads,  in  the  shade  of  the 
woods,  as  a  blessed  experience  of  childhood  life  in 
the  countr}-,  for  loss  of  which  at  the  impressionable 
age  no  life  in  a  city  could  make  amends. 

At  eleven  years  of  age  he  left  home  for  Oak 
Hill  Academ}-,  "saturated  with  the  Bible,"  as  he 
gratefully  expressed  it.  He  had  access  up  to  this 
to  but  four  or  five  books,  which  were  Pilgrim's 
Progress,  Fox's  Book  of  Martyrs,  Lives  of  the  Re- 
formers, a  Descriptive  Geography'  of  the  AVorld, 
and  the  Bible.  The  first  named  were  for  occasional 
reading,  but  the  Bible  was  for  well  nigh  everj'  day 
in  the  week  and  a  large  part  of  Sundaj',  so  that 
he  could  not  fail  to  become  very  familiar  with  the 
doings  of  the  men.  and  women,  good  and  bad,  with 
its  biography,  its  history,  its  poetry;  to  be  deeply 
impressed  with  the  thought  of  God  and  the  angels, 
and  the  life  to  come;  and  above  all  to  be  attr.-icted 
by  a  story  of  a  just  man,  "real,  above  all  things 


and  shadowy  above  .all  things,"  who  lived  and 
died  at  Palestine.  This  childhood  experience  of 
the  Bible,  under  a  good  mother's  constant  care  and 
guidance,  he  regards  the  best  education  he  has 
ever  had,  and  he  "would  not  exchange  it  for  the 
best  university  course  In  the  world,"  excellent  .as 
that  m.ay  be,  for  out  of  this  has  come  what  he  re- 
gards the  best  good  in  life.  What  far-reaching 
work  he  has  done  In  music,  affording  pleasure  and 
profit  to  tens  of  thousands,  he  says,  must  all  be 
credited  to  the  hymns  and  ballads  of  his  mother, 
whose  voice  yet  rings  sweet  and  clear  through  the 
sunny  air  of  a  happy  childhood. 

Three  main  lines  of  work  which  he  has  carried 
on  for  many  years,  and  regards  important,  are  the 
following; 

First — That  in  the  Boys'  High  School,  which  is 
local  to  Lancaster  and  perhaps  of  least  importance. 
After  nearly  six  years  in  the  schools  of  the  city, 
four  of  which  were  spent  in  the  high  school,  he 
became,  in  1855,  an  assistant  teacher  under  Prof. 
William  Van  Lear  Davis.  In  1857  he  left  school 
for  a  3'ear,  during  which,  in  the  office  of  the  Lan- 
caster Blvening  Express,  he  acquired  such  knowledge 
of  the  printer's  craft  as  w.as  afterward  of  great 
value,  when,  in  1866,  he  undertook  in  addition  to 
his  ordinary  work  the  business  management  of  the 
School  Journal,  then  published  by  Dr.  Thomas  H. 
Burrowes.  In  1858  he  returned  to  the  school,  be- 
coming Principal  in  1865,  and  retaining  that  posi- 
tion to  the  present  time  (1894).  He  has  never 
been  a  machine  teacher,  and  his  "morning  talks" 
are  recalled  by  hundreds  of  boys,  now  grown  to 
manhood,  us  among  the  most  valuable  experiences 
of  their  school  life.  Believing  in  Arbor  Day,  he 
has  had  the  school,  for  each  of  the  twenty  or  more 
Arbor  Days,  plant  more  trees  than  there  have  been 
boys  enrolled.  Believing  in  music,  he  has  had  it 
introduced  by  the  school  authorities,  and  for  many 
years  the  high  school  has  given  concert  programs 
that  it  IS  a  privilege  to  hear.  The  high  school  or- 
chestra is  also  a  unique  feature  of  the  educational 
work  of  the  school  and  the  city,  nearly  half  the  pu- 
pils enrolled  being  under  instruction  on  orchestral 
instruments.  He  has  continued  to  teach  year  after 
year,  though  tempting  offers  in  other  fields  have 
come  to  him,  feeling  himself  called  to  this  great 


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work,   and   not   at    liberty  to    turn    aside  while 
strength  remains  for  it. 

Second — The  general  editorial  and  business  man- 
agement of  the  Pennsylvania  School  Journal.  The 
monthly  edition  of  this  influential  periodical,  which 
is  the  official  organ  of  the  State  Department  of 
Public  Instruction  in  Pennsylvania, averages  from 
six  to  seven  thousand  copies.  Its  circulation  is 
largely  confined  to  the  state,  its  School  Superin- 
tendents, Teachers,  and  School  Directors,  though 
it  is  sent  to  all  State  Superintendents  of  Public  In- 
struction in  the  United  States,  and  to  many  other 
centers  of  educational  influence  abroad.  This  free 
list,  that  its  influence  may  be  extended  as  widely 
as  possible,  has  for  a  long  time  been  several  hun- 
dred copies.  "A  man  lives  but  once,"  and  Dr. 
McCaskey  holds  it  a  wise  policy,  as  he  moves 
through  life  to  scatter  seed  generously,  sowing  be- 
side all  waters.  He  was  associated  upon  The  Jour- 
nal with  Dr.  Burrowes,  its  founder,  in  1866,  though 
the  place  had  been  offered  to  hira  the  year  before 
upon  condition  that  he  should  leave  the  school  to 
accept  it.  He  was  unwilling  to  abandon  what  by 
that  time  he  had  come  to  regard  his  life  work, 
and  a  year  later,  as  has  been  said.  Dr.  Burrowes 
sent  for  him,  saying  that  he  '-would  take  him  on 
his  own  terms."  In  1870  The  Journal  w.is  bought 
from  Dr.  Burrowes,  who  had  taken  the  Presidency 
of  the  Pennsylvania  Agricultural  College,  by  Dr. 
J.  P.  Wickersham.  then  State  Superintendent  of 
Public  Instruction,  and  Dr.  .J.  P.  McCaskej',  and 
was  published  by  them  as  equal  partners  until 
1881,  when  Dr.  McCaskey  purchased  the  inter- 
est of  Dr.  Wickersham,  and  Dr.  E.  E.  Higbee,  the 
newly  appointed  Superintendent  of  Public  In- 
struction, became  editor.  He  died  in  1889,  and 
was  succeeded  by  Dr.  D.  .T.Waller;  and  he  in  turu, 
in  1893,  by  Dr.  N.  C.  Schajffer,  the  present  State 
Superintendent  and  editor-in-chief  of  The  Journal. 
Of  educational  periodicals  this  is  one  of  the  two 
oldest  of  the  country,  the  other  being  the  Ohio  Edu- 
cational Monthly,  the  initial  number  of  each  bear- 
ing date  January,  1852.  Of  state  educational  jour- 
nals, it  has  been,  beyond  question,  for  forty  years 
the  most  influeutial  in  the  United  States.  Within 
that  time  the  school  system  of  Pennsylvania  has 
had  its  practical  development.     The  Journal  being 


all  the  while  the  able  and  earnest  advocate  of 
popular  education,  has  pioneered  many  of  the 
measures  which  now  give  character  and  perma- 
nent value  to  that  system,  conceded  to  be  one  of 
the  best  in  the  world.  There  have  been  many 
newspapers  in  the  state  that  have  filled  a  larger 
space  in  the  eye  of  the  public,  but  we  know  of 
none  to  equal  this  modest  journal  in  its  broad 
field,  in  its  quiet,  constant,  intelligent  work  at  the 
foundations  and  upon  the  superstructure  of  a  grand 
and  ever-growing  system  of  education,  which  in 
part  under  its  moulding  influence  has  taken  and 
is  taking  shape  and  character  that  must  endure  for 
hundreds  of  years. 

Third — The  publication  of  the  Franklin  Square 
Song  Collection  and  numerous  other  compilations 
of  music.  This  work  was  begun  a  quarter  ol  a 
century  ago  with  the  Pennsylvania  Song  Collec- 
tion, and  the  annual  issues  of  compilations  of 
music  for  use  of  schools  and  institutes.  As  has 
been  said,  eight  numbers  of  the  Franklin  Square 
Collection,  each  comprising  two  hundred  favorite 
songs  and  hymns,  with  much  appropriate  literary 
matter,  have  been  published,  and  the  ninth  is  now 
nearly  ready  for  the  press.  These  books  are  very 
favorabl}'  known  wherever  the  publications  of  this 
great  house  of  Harper  &  Bros,  are  found,  and 
the3'  have  given  lasting  pleasure  to  untold  thou- 
sands. Two  or  three  years  ago  he  issued,  through 
Messrs.  Harper  &  Bros.,  a  beautiful  book  of  three 
hundred  and  twenty  pages  entitled  "Christmas 
in  Song  and  Story,"  which  the  Episcopal  Re- 
corder, a  veiy  good  authority,  pronounces  "a  per- 
fect encyclopedia  of  Christmas  Songs."  Dr.  J. 
Max  Hark,  writing  of  it  in  Christian  Culture, 
sa^'s:  "A  precious  collection,  indeed,  of  old  and 
new.  Where  can  another  such  gamer  be  found, 
so  rare,  so  choice,  and  so  full.''  There  are  twenty- 
two  full-page  illustrations,  which  range  all  the 
way  from  Rai)hael  and  Murillo  to  Nast  and  Gib- 
son. All  are  on  Christmas  subjects;  nearly  all  are 
reproduced  from  works  of  art  that  are  immortal. 
When  we  examine  the  'Sketch  and  Story'  in  the 
book  we  come  to  what,  I  think,  is  to  us  all  a  new 
revelation  of  Dr.  McCaskey 's  versatility;  we  are 
almost  surprised  at  the  faultlessness  of  literary 
taste  and  judgment  displayed.     We  knew  him  to 


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be  a  musical  critic.  We  were  familiar  with  his 
arlLsLic  sense.  But  we  were  scarcely  prepared  to 
tin(i  biiu  possessed  of  an  cquall3'  consummate  Laste 
and  discriminating  judgment  in  the  very  difficult 
field  of  literary  selection.  It  is  not  too  much  to 
sa}'  of  the  seven  long  selections  from  the  great 
mass  of  extant  Christmas  literature,  which  he  gives 
in  this  volume,  that  no  seven  better  selections 
could  have  been  made.  They  are  the  verj^  cream 
of  the  cream  of  our  literature  on  that  subject, 
taking  contents,  purpose  and  form  into  consider- 
ation. To  have  these  seven  crown  jewels  brought 
together  into  one  diadem  is  alone  worth  more 
than  is  .asked  for  the  entire  work,  to  say  nothing 
of  the  rich  setting,  musical  and  i)ietorial,  to  which 
we  have  before  referred."  To  few  men  is  the 
privilege  granted  of  doing  such  work  for  their 
kind,  and,  in  the  thought  of  its  happy  influence. 
Dr.  McCaskey,  who  finds  rare  gladness  in  almost 
everything  in  his  busj-  life,  enjoys  this  music 
work  most  and  best  of  all. 

Dr.  McCaskey  has  been  Secretary  of  the  Penn- 
sylvania State  Teachers'  Association  since  1865. 
He  h.as  been  Treasurer  of  the  Teachers'  Institute 
of  Lancaster  County  for  nearly  thirty'  3'ears,  and 
has,  we  think,  been  present  at  every  meeting  of 
this  large  bod}'  of  teachers  since  its  organization 
in  1853.  He  has  frequently  been  urged  to  permit 
the  use  of  his  name  for  City  and  County  Superin- 
tendent, and  for  other  more  prominent  and  lucra- 
tive positions  than  the  Principalship  of  the  Lan- 
caster High  School.  But  he  has  never  been  a  can- 
didate for  an}'  higher  position  or  for  any  that  will 
take  him  out  of  Lancaster,  having  no  ambition  for 
higher  place,  though  for  more  than  twent3'-five 
years  his  salary  in  no  single  year  amounted  to 
11,000.  It  is  now  $1,200.  He  was  working  on 
other  lines  and  was  content  with  low  w.ages  in  this, 
since  it  gave  him  the  life  he  desired  in  the  school 
room,  of  six  hours  per  day.  That  life  has  been  the 
great  thing  to  him,  not  the  salarj'  paid  for  service 
rendered. 

Our  subject  is  a  member  of  St.  James'  Episcopal 
Church  and  has  been  a  member  of  its  vestry  since 
1869.  He  was  one  of  the  original  stockholders  of 
the  Inquirer  Printing  Company  and  was  for  ten  or 
twelve  j'ears  Secretary  of  the  company.     He  was 


for  some  ten  years  the  Secretary  of  the  Lan- 
caster Watch  Company,  and  met  with  heavy  loss 
in  the  failure  of  that  great  enterprise,  being  the 
third  largest  stockholder.  He  was  for  some  years 
a  member  of  the  Board  of  Directors  of  the  Young 
Men's  Christian  Association  in  Lancaster  until  the 
pressure  of  duty  in  other  directions  compelled  his 
withdrawal,  though  the  work  will  always  have  his 
hearty  sympathy  and  generous  support.  While 
connected  with  the  association  he  organized  and 
conducted  a  large  evening  class  for  the  study  of 
astronomy,  known  as  the  ''Star  Club,"  before  which 
he  had  lectures  delivered  in  Fulton  Opera  House 
by  Prof.  Richard  A.  Proctor,  the  noted  English 
astronomer,  and  Bishop  Henry  W.  Warren,  author 
of  "Recreations  in  Astronomy."  The  proceedings 
of  this  club  from  week  to  week  were  so  widely 
published  in  the  local  press  and  through  the 
Pennsylvania  School  Journal  as  to  awaken  an  un- 
usual popular  interest  in  this  grandest  of  all 
sciences  and  to  cause  its  introduction  into  many 
schools  of  the  state. 

Dr.  McCaskey  was  honored  with  the  degree  of 
Master  of  Arts  by  Franklin  and  Marshall  College, 
and  some  years  afterward  with  that  of  Doctor  of 
Philosophy  by  the  same  institution  of  liberal 
learning.  Each  came  to  him  as  a  quick  surprise. 
He  had  never  thought  of  either,  and  says  that 
while  he  has  done  little  to  merit  these  degrees  he 
appreciates  the  courtesy  which  awarded  them, 
and  is  grateful  for  the  personal  kindness  which 
prompted  the  authorities  by  whom  they  were  be- 
stowed. On  the  death  of  Dr.  E.  E.  Higbee,  State  Su- 
perintendent of  Public  Instruction,  in  1889,  he  was 
appointed  by  the  President  of  the  State  Teachers' 
Association  to  be  Chairman  of  the  Memorial  Com- 
mittee. With  County  Superintendent  M.J.  Brecht, 
also  of  Lancaster,  he  entered  into  the  work  with 
an  energy  and  enthusiasm  that  knew  no  pause  un- 
til such  a  memorial  had  been  planned  and  com- 
pleted .as  has  no  parallel  in  the  history  of  the 
common  school  work  in  America.  Ten  thousand 
copies  of  a  very  remarkable  memorial  volume 
were  distributed  to  teachers  .and  superintendents 
throughout  the  slate;  twelve  thousand  copies  of  a 
life-size  and  life-like  ix)rtrait  were  distributed  to 
the  normal  schools  and  common  schools  and  to  the 


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offices  of  the  superintendents;  a  bust  in  bronze 
of  heroic  size  and  a  noble  crayon  head  were 
placed  in  the  Department  of  Public  Instruction; 
aud  a  massive  block  of  granite  of  appropriate  de- 
sign at  his  grave  will  tell  its  story  to  the  ages. 
This  work  he  did  in  memoriam  because  he  loved 
Dr.  Higbee. 

He  comes  of  a  strong  ancestry.  His  father, 
William  McCaskey,  was  a  man  of  iron  will,  of 
Scotch-Irish  descent,  and  of  the  Presbyterian  faith, 
whicii  was  a  family  heritage.  His  graudfatlier, 
John  McCaskey,  was  a  freeliolder  near  Blaney 
Castle,  County  Monaghan,  in  tlie  North  of  Ire- 
land, where  the  family  name  is  still  perpetuated 
through  Presbyterian  clergymen  and  others.  His 
great-grandfather,  William  McCaskey,  served  in 
the  British  army  in  America  during  the  Revolu- 
tion, and  his  son  John  was  accustomed  to  tell  as  one 
of  the  pleasantest  recollections  of  his  childhood, 
how  with  the  delight  of  a  child  he  had  climbed  up 
and  sat  on  his  father's  knee  on  his  return  from  the 
war  in  America.  John  emigrated  to  Pennsylvania 
about  the  year  1793,  having  been  married  to  Mar- 
garet Gorman  some  two  or  three  j^ears  before 
leaving  Ireland.  With  him  came  three  brothers, 
Hugh,  William  and  James,  all  of  whom  some  3'ears 
later  went  farther  west,  aud  three  brothers-in-law, 
who  settled  in  Lancaster  County.  He  was  a  farmer, 
and  for  many  years  did  a  large  business  in  droving. 
He  died  at  the  age  of  seventy-six  and  is  buried  in 
the  Leacock  Church-yard,  a  mile  west  of  Inter- 
course, one  of  the  oldest  Presbyteriam  Churches  in 
Pennsylvania. 

Dr.  McCaskey 's  name  has  in  full  that  of  both 
his  grandfathers.  His  mother,  Margaret  (Piersol) 
McCaskey,  is  the  second  daughter  and  third  child 
of  John  Piersol  aud  Catharine  (Wilson)  Piersol, 
comes  of  sturdy  pioneer  stock,  the  Davises  and 
Piersols  of  Wales,  Wilsons  of  England  or  of 
Scotch-Irish  descent,  the  I^ckerts  of  German-Swit- 
zerland, and  others,  and  is  descended  on  two  lines, 
her  father  and  mother  having  been  second  cousins, 
from  Archibald  Douglas,  one  of  three  sons  of 
Lord  Douglas,  the  lineal  heir  of  that  noted  fam- 
ily, which  fills  so  large  a  space  for  hundreds  of 
years  in  the  stirring  history  of  Scotland.  Her 
Great-grandfather   Davis   was   a   Captain    in   the 


French  and  Indian  War,  and  a  member  of  the 
Committee  of  Safety  in  the  War  of  Independence. 
Her  father  was  Captain  of  a  company  of  cavalry 
in  the  War  of  1812.  At  the  age  of  eighty-four, 
after  a  long  life  of  unselfish  devotion  to  homely 
duties  and  the  care  of  others,  always  blessing  and 
blessed,  with  hearing  unimpaired,  eye  undimmed, 
and  heart  still  young,  her  devoted  son  says  of  her 
that  she  deserves  to  be  own  sister  to  that  "Douglas 
tender  and  true,"  of  whom  the  old  Scotch  poet 
tells,  and  of  whom  also  Dinah  Maria  Muloch  has 
sung  so  lovingly  as  to  catch  the  ear  and  win  the 
heart  of  the  world.  She  belonged,  when  a  girl,  to 
St.  John's  Episcopal  Church  at  Compassville,  one 
of  the  oldest  Episcopal  Churches  in  America.  Here 
are  buried  Douglases,  Davises,  Piersols,  Wilsons, 
scores  of  her  ancestors  and  more  immediate  rela- 
tives and  friends. 

William  and  Margaret  McCaskey  had  seven  chil- 
dren: John  Piersol,  the  subject  of  our  sketch; 
Joseph  Barr,  Catharine  Wilson,  William  Spencer, 
Cyrus  Davis,  Margaret  Salome,  and  James  Newton, 
six  of  whom  arc  still  living.  William  S.  is  Cap- 
tain in  the  Twentieth  United  States  Infantry.  He 
enlisted  at  the  age  of  seventeen,  within  two  or 
three  days  after  the  fall  of  Ft.  Sumter,  and  served 
throughout  the  war,  first  as  private  in  the  First 
Pennsylvania  Volunteers,  then  .as  Orderly-Ser- 
geant, Lieutenant  and  Captain  in  the  Seventy- 
ninth  Pennsylvania,  taking  part  in  some  twenty- 
eight  battles,  from  Chaplin  Hills,  Ky.,  in  1862, 
to  Bentonville,  N.  C,  in  1865.  At  the  close  of  the 
war  he  was  named  b\'  Hon.  Thaddeus  Stevens  for 
appointment  to  a  Lieutenency  in  the  regular  army. 
He  succeeded  General  Custer  in  command  at  Ft. 
Abraham  Lincoln,  when  that  dashing  cavalry  ofli- 
cer  started  on  his  fatal  campaign  against  the  In- 
dians in  the  Big  Horn  Mountains.  In  all  his  varied 
army  life  his  record  is  that  of  a  most  capable  and 
efHcient  officer.  He  is  now  stationed  at  Ft.  Leaven- 
worth. 

In  1860  Dr.  McCaskey  was  married  in  Bath,  N. 
Y.,  to  Miss  Ellen  Margaret  Chase,  who  was  born  in 
that  place,  and  who  is  a  lineal  descendant  of  Rev. 
Everard  and  Anneke  Jans  Bogardus,  both  of  Hol- 
land, the  former  of  whom  was  the  first  teacher  and 
first  pre.acher   in   the   Dutch  settlement   of   New 


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Amsterdam,  now  New  York.  Their  children  are 
Edward  William,  Richard  Douglas,  John  Sidney, 
Walter  Hogardus,  Helen  Wilson,  Donald  Gilbert, 
and  Elsa  Piersol,  two  of  whom,  .John  and  Helen, 
are  deceased.  Edward  W.  is  a  Fii-st  Lieutenant  in 
the  Twenty-fii"st  United  States  lnfanlr3',  and  is 
now  on  duty  at  the  Pennsylvania  State  College, 
as  Professor  of  Military"  Tactics,  where  there  is  one 
of  the  finest  armories  in  Penns\'lvania,  and  where 
he  has  a  battalion  of  two  hundred  and  fifty  cadets, 
uniformed  and  equipped,  and  one  of  the  best 
drilled  military  organizations  in  the  state.  The 
authorities  of  the  college  have  requested  a  renewal 
of  his  detail  b}'  the  War  Department  at  Washing- 
ton, on  the  ground  of  "special  fitness  and  atten- 
tion to  duty."  He  is  a  young  man  of  marked 
abilit\',  as  well  as  a  very  fine  olHcer,  interested  in 
science,  literature,  art,  music,  no  less  than  in  the 
profession  of  arms.  Graduating  froni  the  Lancas- 
ter High  School  in  1880,  he  entered  West  Point  in 
1882,  from  the  Junior  Class  in  Franklin  and  Mar- 
shall College,  after  competitive  examination,  and 
graduated  there  in  1886.  He  took  the  post-grad- 
uate coarse  of  two  years  at  Ft.  Leavenworth,  after 
service  at  Ft.  Du  Chesne  in  Utah.  Since  that  time 
he  has  been  on  duty  at  Ft.  McKinney,  in  Wyoming 
Territory,  Fts.  Du  Chesne  and  Douglas  in  Utah, 
and  in  the  late  Sioux  Campaign.  He  was  ordered 
to  his  present  post  in  1892.  He  was  married  within 
a  week  after  his  graduation  from  West  Point,  to 
Catharine  Kennedy,  of  Lancaster,  and  they  now 
have  five  children:  Mary  Ellen,  John  Piersol, 
Hugh  Kennedy,  Edward  William  and  Catharine. 
Richard  Douglas,  the  second  sou  of  Dr.  McCaskey, 
a  graduate  of  the  high  school,  is  also  a  graduate  of 
the  Pennsylvania  College  of  Dental  Surgery  in 
Philadelphia,  and  is  successfully  engaged  in  the 
practice  of  his  profession  in  this  city.  Walter 
Bogardus  graduated  from  the  Lancaster  High 
School,  afterward  took  a  course  of  two  years  in  the 
Pennsylvania  School-ship  "Saratoga,"  from  which 
he  graduated  at  the  head  of  his  class,  taking  the 
first  prize  for  "general  efficiency."  He  is  now 
(1894)  at  the  head  of  the  Junior  Class  in  Penn- 
sylvania State  College.  At  the  close  of  his  Sopho- 
more year  he  took  the  highest  prize  in  mathema- 
tics (calculus).     He   excels  in  all   college    work, 


including  music  and  gymnastics,  and  is  the  "born 
quarter  back"  of  their  famous  college  foot-ball 
team.  Donald  Gilbert  graduated  from  the  high 
school  in  the  Class  of  '94. 

In  politics  Dr.  McCaskey  has  always  been  a  Re- 
publican, casting  his  first  vote  for  Andrew  G. 
Curtin  for  Governor,  and  Abraham  Lincoln  for 
President,  in  1860. 


•{•+++'- 

•i-***" 


J  MARTIN  ECKMAN,  an  enterprising  busi- 
ness man  of  Lancaster,  has  for  the  ])ast  four 
years  been  engaged  in  the  manufacture  of 
lime,  and  in  disposing  of  this  product,  in 
which  his  sales  arc  constantly  increasing  and  are 
bringing  in  an  ample  income.  In  civic  societies  he 
is  very  prominent,  and  in  1894  had  the  high  honor 
conferred  upon  him  of  Grand  Treasurer  of  the 
Grand  Comniandery  of  Pennsylvania,  in  the  Order 
of  Knights  of  Malta.  In  other  societies  he  has  fre- 
quently served  in  an  official  capacity,  and  is  also  a 
leading  Republican,  being  a  member  of  the  Citi- 
zens' Club  and  Chairman  of  the  Executive  Com- 
mittee. 

The  Eckman  family  is  a  very  old  one  in  Lancas- 
ter Count3',  and  the  grandfather  of  our  subject 
was  a  well-to-do  farmer  of  Drumore  Township, 
and  in  local  politics  was  quite  prominent,  serving 
as  Justice  of  the  Peace  for  several  years.  He  was 
verj'  philanthropic  and  liberal  in  his  support  of 
benevolences  and  church  work.  By  his  marriage 
with  a  Miss  Lafferty  he  had  eight  children,  John 
W.,  James,  Martha,  Joseph,  Washington,  Sarah, 
Mary  and  Katie.  AVashing.lon,  the  father  of  our 
subject,  was  born  in  Drumore  Township,  where  he 
attended  the  district  school.  He  became  a  distiller 
and  later  resorted  to  farming,  having  his  home  in 
Strasburg  Township.  He  was  a  Whig  and  after- 
wards a  Republican,  and  at  one  time  was  Captain 
of  a  militia  company.  In  religion  like  his  father 
he  was  a  member  of  the  Reformed  Church,  and 
was  a  man  who  was  much  esteemed    by  all  who 


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knew  him.  His  wife  was  formerly  Magdalena 
Helm,  and  the3'  had  only  one  child,  our  subject. 
The  father  died  when  in  his  sixty  third  year,  and 
his  wife  departed  this  life  after  attaining  her 
seventy-sixth  birthday. 

The  birth  of  J.  Martin  Eckman  took  place 
March  10,  1850,  in  Eden  Township,  of  this  coun- 
ty. Until  about  twenty'  years  of  age  he  attended 
the  common  schools  and  assisted  his  father  in 
carrying  on  the  homestead.  For  four  years  sub- 
sequently he  worked  for  neighboring  farmers,  and 
afterwards  was  employed  by  the  Philadelphia 
Stock  Company  for  a  period  of  six  months.  At 
this  time  he  was  married  and  located  in  Strasburg 
Township,  making  a  business  of  market  gardening 
and  sending  his  farm  products  to  the  Lancaster 
markets.  Next  removing  to  Manheira  Township, 
he  worked  for  four  years  in  the  lime  kilns,  and 
was  then  emplo^'ed  by  the  Lancaster  Piscatorial 
Company  in  building  a  pond,  which,  when  it  was 
completed,  was  placed  in  his  charge.  For  a  period 
of  four  years  succeeding  this  he  was  engaged  in 
the  ice  business  for  himself,  and  finall}'  in  1890 
commenced  burning  lime,  and  furnishes  material 
for  macademizing  the  streets.  He  regularly  em- 
ploys fifteen  men  and  as  many  teams,  and  at  times 
has  found  it  necessary'  to  have  one  hundred  in  his 
service.  Thus  it  will  be  seen  that  he  has  succeeded 
admirably  in  his  latest  business  venture,  and 
though  he  has  been  so  recently  connected  with  the 
same,  his  trade  has  expanded  remarkably. 

Mr.  Eckman  belongs  to  Herschel  Lodge  No.  123, 
L  0.  O.  F.;  Meridian  Lodge  No.  99,  K.  of  M.;  Lan- 
caster Council  No.  91,  Jr.  O.  U.  A.  M.;  Conestoga 
Council  No.  8,  Sr.  O.  U.  A.  M.;  Lancaster  Castle 
No.  68,  K.  of  P.;  Lancaster  Castle  No.  26,  Order 
of  the  Mystic  Chain,  and  is  Master  Workman  in 
the  lodge  of  the  Ancient  Order  of  United  Work- 
men. With  his  lodge  of  the  Knights  of  Malta 
Mr.  Eckman  has  served  as  Commander  and  also  as 
Deputy,  and  at  the  convention  which  met  at 
Lewisburg  in  1894,  was  elected  Grand  Treasurer  of 
the  Grand  Commandery  of  the  state.  He  is  third 
Noble  Grand  in  the  Odd  Fellows'  Lodge,  and  has 
been  Priest  and  Chief  Patriarch  in  Washington 
Encampment,  and  Past  Grand  of  his  lodge.  At 
the  present  time  he  is  representative  of  Lodge  No. 


912,  Jr.  0.  U.  A.  M.,  in  the  Grand  Council,  and  is 
Master  Workman  of  his  lodge  in  the  Ancient 
Order  of  United  Workmen,  and  is  honorary  mem- 
ber of  the  Daughters  of  America.  October  27, 
1874,  Mr.  Eckman  married  Miss  Anna  L.,  daugh- 
ter of  Jacob  Myers,  and  of  this  union  have  been 
born  seven  children,  Willie  Ross,  Laura  V.,  Enos 
M.,  Jacob  Wesley,  Mary  Elizabeth,  Miles  and  Ches- 
ter Reed. 


<iT^  UGUSTUS  F.  REINOEHL,  agent  for  the 
r — \  Mutual  Life  Insurance  Company  of  New 
York,  is  their  oldest  representative  in 
Lancaster  County.  He  is  also  a  successful  auc- 
tioneer, and  an  influential  citizen  of  Lancaster. 
Born  in  Pittsburg,  November  20,  1851,  he  is  a  son 
of  Augustus  and  Leah  (Reigel)  Ruinoehl,  natives  of 
Lebanon,  Pa.  His  paternal  grandfather,  Jacob, 
was  born  in  the  same  locality  in  1794,  and  was  a 
lumber  merchant,  carpenter  and  builder.  Remov- 
ing to  Lancaster,  he  engaged  in  business  here  until 
his  death. 

Our  subject's  father  was  a  manufacturer  of  var- 
nishes, being  the  second  in  that  line  of  business  in 
the  United  States.  On  coming  to  Lancaster  he 
started  a  manufactory  on  North  Queen  Street  and 
was  actively  engaged  in  the  enterprise  for  over 
forty  years.  After  he  had  acquired  a  comfortable 
fortune  he  retired  from  business,  at  the  age  of  sev- 
enty-five. His  wife,  who  was  called  from  this  life 
in  1887,  had  eight  children,  only  three  of  whom 
are  living.  The  parents  were  highly  respected 
citizens  and  active  members  of  the  Lutheran 
Church. 

The  early  education  of  Augustus  F.  Reinoehl 
was  obtained  in  the  public  schools  of  Lancaster, 
and  afterward  he  attended  Yeates  Institute.  In 
1869  he  completed  a  course  in  the  Cumberland 
Valley  Institute  at  Mechanicsburg,  and  then  went 
into  business  with  his  fatlier.  He  was  very  suc- 
cessful in  the  manufacture  of  varnishes  and  oils, 
the    works  being   situated    on   the  old    Manheim 


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pike.  From  1880  until  1885  he  engaged  in  the 
sale  of  antique  furniture,  being  the  head  of  that 
business  in  tlic  county.  Later  he  drifted  into 
auctioneering  in  Lancaster  and  vicinity,  and  has 
been  quite  successful  in  this  undertaking.  In  1890 
he  commenced  to  represent  the  Mutual  Life  Insur- 
ance Company,  of  which  he  became  exclusive  agent 
for  the  city,  and  two  years  later  for  the  count}'. 
His  ollice  is  at  61  North  Duke  Street,  and  his  cus- 
tomers are  constantly  increasing. 

Tiie  residence  occupied  by  i\Ir.  Reinoehl  is  situ- 
ated on  the  corner  of  Frederick  and  North  Duke 
Streets.  His  wife,  whom  he  married  in  Mechanics- 
burg  in  1875,  was  tlien  Clara  Muman,  and  was 
born  in  Adams  County,  Pa.  They  have  three 
children,  Benjamin,  Elizabeth  and  Leah.  Socially 
our  subject  is  .<»  member  of  the  Knights  of  Malta, 
Ancient  Order  of  United  Workmen,  .Junior  Order 
of  United  American  Mechanics,  and  the  Benevo- 
lent Protective  Order  of  Klks.  He  deposits  his  vote 
in  favor  of  Republican  nominees  and  measures. 
With  his  worthy  wife  lie  holds  membership  in  the 
Duke  Street  Methodist  Episcopal  Church.  He  is 
honorable  and  upright  in  his  business  dealings  and 
therefore  has  won  the  good  will  of  all. 


JOHN  KELLER,  a  prominent  railroad  man, 
whose  home  is  in  Lancaster,  has  been  of  great 
assistance  in  a  practial  way  to  many  of  the 
industries  and  enterprises  in  this  portion  of 
Pennsylvania  and  has  led  a  very  active  and  useful 
life.  At  various  times  he  has  had  as  many  as  four- 
teen hundred  men  in  his  einplo3'at  one  time, and  in 
the  concerns  with  which  he  has  been  identified  em- 
ployment has  been  given  to  thousands  of  others. 
In  his  financial  dealing  he  has  tilled  contracts  for 
Jay  Gould,  Russell  Sage,  and  other  prominent 
railroad  magnates  and  his  operations  have  been  on 
a  verj'  large  scale. 

Mr.   Keller  was  born  September   19,   1828,  near 
Elizabethtown,  Lancaster  County,  his  parents,  Ja- 


cob and  Fannie  (Disinger)  Keller,  being  of  German 

'   descent.     His  ancestors   were  among  the    pioneer 

settlers  of  this  county,  where  his   paternal  grand- 

I    father,  John  Keller,  was   born.     He  was  a  farmer 

I   and  blacksmith  in  West  Donegal  Township  and  in 

j    politics  supported  the    Democratic  part}'.     By  his 

first  wife,  the  grandmother  of  our  subject,  a  Miss 

Disinger,  he  had  tiiree  sons  and   two    daugliters. 

t    His    death    occurred    when    he  was   about  eighty 

years  of  age. 
I  Jacob  Keller,  the  father  of  our  subject,  w.is 
also  born  in  West  Donegal  To'vnship,  and  learned 
the  carpenter's  trade.  He  was  a  man  of  natural 
ability,  practical  and  ver}'  industrious.  During 
his  entire  life  he  lived  in  the  township  where 
his  birtii  had  occurred  and  was  identified  with 
everything  pertaining  to  the  general  good.  A 
stanch  Democrat,  he  held  a  number  of  local  offi- 
ces. He  was  called  from  this  life  when  in  his  fifty- 
seventh  year.  His  wife,  who  is  enjoying  good 
health,  has  now  reached  the  ripe  old  .age  of  ninety- 
four  3-ears.  They  were  the  parents  of  the  follow- 
ing children:  Jacob,  a  locomotive  engineer,  whose 
death  occurred  at  the  age  of  fifty-eight  years; 
David,  who  died  in  his  nintecnth  year;  .John; 
Abraham,  now  engaged  in  the  wholesale  liquor 
business  in  this  cit}-;  Elizabeth,  Mrs.  Carter,  now 
deceased;  Fannie,  and  Samuel,  who  was  an  engineer 
on  the  Pennsylvania  Railroad  and  was  killed  in 
an  accident  in  1872. 

John  Keller  received  a  district  school  education 
and  when  he  was  twelve  years  old  commenced 
working  for  a  farmer  at  ?4  per  month  during  the 
summer.  From  childhood  he  was  trained  to  in- 
dustrious habits  and  this  has  become  one  of  his 
marked  traits.  When  seventeen  years  old  he  en- 
tered the  employ  of  the  Harrisburg  and  Lancaster 
Railroad,  receiving  eighty  cents  a  day,  and  in  1845 
helped  to  transport  soldiers  for  the  Mexican  War. 
Later  he  was  promoted  to  carpenter  work  at  -$1 
per  day  on  the  road,  and  at  the  age  of  twenty  was 
made  a  foreman  of  repairs  on  seven  miles  of  track 
near  Lancaster.  For  three  years  he  served  in  that 
capacity  and  was  afterward  placed  in  charge  of 
the  entire  railroad  between  Dillersville  and  Har- 
risburg, and  just  prior  to  this,  in  1857,  had  built 
the  Mt.  Joy  car  shops.     From  1858  to  1860  he  was 


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in  charge  of  the  track  between  Columbia,  Dillers- 
ville  and  Harrisburg,  and  at  the  last  named  date 
left  the  employ  of  the  companj'  to  start  a  wood 
and  railroad  tie  business,  taking  contracts  for  the 
railroads. 

In  1861  Supervisor  Hambright  resigned  his  po- 
sition and  Mr.  Keller  was  given  the  place,  which 
he    held  for  seven  years,  and   at  the  end  of  that 
time  was  api^ointed  Trainmaster  at  Lancaster.     In 
1868  he  launched  into  contracting  and  quarrying, 
residing  where  he  does  at   present  and  having  his 
business  headquarters  in  Conoy  Township.     From 
his  granite  stone  quarry  was  made  the  monument 
placed  to  the  memory  of  Thaddeus    Stevens   and 
also  the  mausoleum  for  William  F.  Lockard,  which 
stands  in  the  Columbia  Cemetery.     For  some  eight 
years  Mr.  Keller  operated  his  quiirrj'  in  connection 
with  bridge  building  and  general  railroad  contract- 
ing.    He   constructed    the   Quarryville    Railroad, 
thirteen  miles  of  the  Schuylkill  Valley  Railroad,  in 
connection  with  Colonel  Bush,  built  the  Harrisburg 
&  Gettysburg  Railroad;  one  hundred  and  eleven 
miles  of  the  New  York,  Philadelphia  &  Norfolk 
Railroad;  the  Pennsylvania  and  Northwestern  Rail- 
road from  Irwona  to  a    point   four  miles  beyond 
Punxsutawney,  the  road  known  as  the  Tapeworm 
Railroad;  a  branch  of   the   Harrisburg  &  Potomac 
Railroad;  the  Camlwia  &  Clearfield    Railroad;  thir- 
teen miles  of  track  between  Glenlock  and  Trenton, 
and  the  western  part  of  the  Ft.   Washington   Road 
between  Philadelphia  and  Ft.  Washington.     Mr. 
Keller   has  been  very  energetic,  possessed  of  great 
organizing  power,  and  has  skillfully  managed  his 
business  and  his  employes.     He  was  among  the  first 
to  project  the  idea  of  the  Conawaga  &  Cornwell 
Railroad,  of  which  he  made  the  first  survey,  and 
also  of  the  road  between  Lancaster  and  New  Hol- 
land.    When  filling  his  contract  of  building    the 
New  York,  Philadelphia  &  Norfolk  line,  he  man- 
aged to  get  seventy  miles  of  the  line  construct- 
ed in  eleven   months,  and  seven  miles  were  com- 
pleted in  one  week.     The    day   after   completion 
the  locomotive  passed  over  those  seven  miles  in 
seven    minutes.     At  this  time  he  often  had  four- 
teen hundred  men   in   his   employ.     In  1874  Mr. 
Keller  built  the  Philadelphia  Stockyards,  on  the 
Schuylkill  River,  and  he  was  one  of  the  promoters 


of  the  Lancaster  Trust  Company,  which  is  now  in 
a  flourishing  condition.  At  present,  in  partner- 
ship with  Kennedy  Crossen,  of  the  firm  of  Filbert, 
Porter  &■  Co.,  he  is  engaged  in  making  the  Queen 
Lane  Reservoir  in  Philadelphia,  which  when  com- 
pleted will  hold  three  hundred  and  eighty  million 
gallons.  According  to  contract  this  is  to  be 
finished  in  two  j'ears,  but  will  be  completed  in 
nineteen  months,  and  for  this  work  $1,159,000 
will  be  paid.  The  firm  of  Filbert,  Porter  &  Co. 
have  just  taken  the  contract  for  depressing  the 
North  Pennsylvania  Junction  Railroad  in  the 
Quaker  City,  allowing  the  streets  intersecting  the 
same  to  pass  over  the  tracks.  In  this  work  are 
engaged  one  thousand  men,  with  five  hundred 
horses  and  wagons,  six  locomotives  and  three  steam 
shovels.  Mr.  Keller  owns  a  stone  quarry  in  Texas 
in  connection  with  Messrs.  Slaymaker,  Baker  & 
Warner,  and  in  connection  with  two  others  he  op- 
erated the  Westa  Furnace  of  the  Columbia  Rolling 
Mills  Company  until  18'J3.  As  a  stockholder  in 
the  New  York,  Philadelphia  &  Norfolk  Railroad  he 
is  interested,  and  likewise  in  the  Pennsylvania  and 
Northwestern  Railroad,  and  has  extensively  en- 
gaged in  many  other  enterprises,  among  these  be- 
ing the  Meriden  Traction  Company,  between  that 
city  and  Wallingford,  Conn. 

In  1852  Mr.  Keller  married  Elizabeth  Huber, 
daughter  of  Peter  Huber,  of  this  city,  and  they 
had  a  family  of  seven  children.  Ada  died  at  the 
age  of  four  and  a-half  years;  John  Franklin  is  a 
bridge  contractor  on  masonry,  his  home  being  in 
this  city,  and  was  educated  at  LaFayelte  College; 
William  Albert  died  at  the  age  of  twenty -eight 
years;  Anna  May  became  the  wife  of  John  Coch- 
ran, who  is  engaged  in  the  coal  business  in  Lan- 
caster; Mary  E.  resides  with  her  parents;  Fannie 
May  wedded  Cla}'  Landis,  a  dealer  in  grain  in  this 
place,  and  Flora  is  the  wife  of  John  F.  Ileinitz,  a 
paint  dealer  of  this  city. 

In  his  political  relations  Mr.  Keller  is  an  active 
Republican  and  was  a  delegate  to  the  state  conven- 
tion that  nominated  Governor  Curtin  to  be  Chief 
Executive  of  the  state.  Religiousl}-  Mr.  Keller  is 
identified  with  the  Lutheran  denomination  and  so- 
cially is  a  member  of  Lamberton  Lodge  No.  43, 
F.  &  A.  M.     At   the    time  of  the    Centennial  he 


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laid  all  the  tracks  into  the  various  buildings,  and 
with  a  company  built  a  road  from  Ft.  Scott  to  To- 
peka,  of  wiiieli  he  was  made  President  and  which 
was  later  sold  to  Jay  Gould.  This  contract  called 
for  an  expenditure  of  ^1,300,000.  He  was  also 
Interested  in  the  construction  of  one  hundred  and 
twelve  miles  of  railroad  from  Memphis,  Tenn.,  to 
Bald  Knob,  a  branch  of  the  Iron  Mountain  Rail- 
way, this  piece  of  work  having  been  done  under 
contract  for  Ja\'  Gould.  With  this  synopsis  of  the 
great  work  our  subject  has  accomplished,  it  is  need- 
less to  say  more,  for  his  enterprise  speaks  plainly 
through  what  he  has  done. 


■OC'M"H"H"»-H"H-4-JSff-i"i"5"H"»-M"i~i'-»-i-X' 


JACOB  F.  KAUTZ  has  a  good   trade  in  the 
coal  business,  and  is  one  of   the  leading  citi- 
zens of    Lancaster.     A  veteran  of  the    late   i 
war,  he  served  in  the  Seventy-seventh  Penn- 
sylvania Regiment,  and  took  part  in  many  of  the 
most  noted  battles  and  engagements  of  the  Rebel- 
lion. 

This  cit}-  was  the  place  of  the  nativity  of  our 
subject,  the  year  of  the  event  being  1846.  His 
father,  Jacob  F.,  Sr.,  was  likewise  a  native  of  this 
county,  and  his  grandfather,  George  Kautz,  was 
born  in  Germany.  He  settled  in  this  place,  where 
be  engaged  in  brick  manufacturing.  The  father 
of  our  subject  also  followed  the  business  of  brick- 
makmg,  being  a  member  of  the  firm  of  Kautz  & 
Corson,  owning  three  yards  at  Willow  Street,  and 
two  3'ards  in  Lancaster.  This  partnership  was  car- 
ried on  until  1875,  when  Buchanan  was  appointed 
Government  Surve3'or,and  with  him  the  senior  Mr. 
Kautz  went  on  a  tour  to  the  Pacific  Coast  for  the 
purpose  of  surveying  the  boundaries  of  Washing- 
ton Territor3'.  On  his  return  to  this  county  he 
engaged  in  farming  until  lie  retired  from  active 
cares,  and  he  passed  from  this  life  at  the  age  of 
sixty-four  years.  He  was  a  Lutheran,  like  his  fa- 
ther, and  was  a  member  of  the  Masonic  fraternity. 
His    wife,  Barbara,   was    the  daughter  of   George 


Coswiter,  and  was  left  an  orphan  when  quite 
young.  She  was  born  here,  and  died  at  the  age  of 
seventy-three  years.  Of  her  nine  children  all  but 
three  grew  to  maturit}-,  and  five  are  still  living. 

Jacob  F.  Kautz,  who  is  an  oul^'  son,  attended 
the  city  school  until  twelve  years  of  age,  and  in 
the  fall  of  1802  enlisted  in  Company  K,  Seventy- 
seventh  Pennsylvania  Infantry,  and  was  mustered 
into  the  service  at  Pittsburg.  He  was  then  sent 
to  the  front  and  participated  in  the  battles  of  Chat- 
tanooga, Chickamaugaand  Mission  Ridge, and  then 
went  to  Atlanta,  taking  part  in  raanj-  engagements. 
He  was  later  in  the  three  days'  fight  at  Nashville 
and  in  the  battles  of  Pulaski  and  Spring  Hill.  After 
Lee's  surrender  he  was  sent  to  Texas,  where  he 
was  mustered  out  in  December,  1865.  Coming 
back  to  the  north,  he  worked  on  his  father's  farm 
until  1869,  at  which  time  he  obtained  the  position 
as  clerk  in  a  grocery  in  Philadcii)hia.  He  was 
thus  occupied  for  six  j-ears,  and  then  once  more 
returned  to  Lancaster,  where  he  engaged  in  the 
ice  business  for  three  j'ears.  Then  selling  out  his 
interests  he  embarked  in  the  coal  business  in  part- 
nership with  Pvlliott  &  Kautz.  When  three  j'ears 
had  passed  our  subject  sold  out  and  started  a  new 
yard  on  South  Water  .Street,  succeeding  the  firm 
of  Quade  &  .Smith,  and  this  has  been  his  place  of 
business  since  1883.  The  yards  have  a  siding 
from  the  Pennsylvania  ife  Reading  Railroad,  and 
all  kinds  of  hard  coal  are  his  specialty. 

Jacob  F.  Kautz  was  united  in  marriage  with 
Miss  Kate  Ochs.  The  lady  is  a  daughter  of  John 
Ochs,  a  giocer  of  this  place,  where  Mrs.  Kautz 
was  born  and  reared.  Two  children  have  come 
to  bless  their  union,  their  names  being  Edith  and 
Lillian.  The  parents  are  members  of  the  Trinity- 
Lutheran  Church,  and  are  considered  by  all  who 
know  them  to  be  most  estimable  people. 

In  educational  affairs  Mr.  Kautz  has  ever  been 
very  active,  and  is  now  serving  the  second  year  of 
his  third  term  as  a  member  of  the  School  Board 
from  the  Seventh  Ward.  He  is  Chairman  of  the 
Visiting  Committee  and  a  member  of  the  Fur- 
nishing Committee.  In  1890  he  was  elected  on 
the  Democratic  ticket  as  a  member  of  the  Common 
Council  from  the  Seventh  Ward,  and  served  for 
one  term.     The  following  j'ear  he  was  elected   to 


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serve  on  the  Select  Council,  and  was  re-elected  two 
years  later.  During  this  period  he  was  Chairman 
of  the  Railroad  Committee.  Fraternally  Mr.  Kautz 
is  identified  with  Lamberton  Lodge  No.  476,  F.  <fe 
A.  M.,  and  is  a  Knight  of  Pythias,  being  Past  Com- 
mander of  the  Uniformed  Rank  of  that  order. 


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MICHAEL  R.  HOFFMAN.  There  are  few 
places  the  size  of  Marietta  that  claim 
more  successful  business  men,  or  where 
there  is  a  greater  amount  of  competition  in  every 
line  of  trade.  Perhaps  because  of  its  desirable 
location,  but  more  likely  because  of  the  progres- 
sive spirit  of  its  citizens.  It  has  alwaj'S  enjoyed  a 
good  reputation  and  is  a  profitable  residence  place, 
with  influential  and  active  business  men.  Prom- 
inent among  them  is  our  subject,  wlio  is  one  of 
the  largest  tobacco  dealers  in  the  county.  In  the 
year  1893,  he  packed  six  thousand  five  hundred 
cases  of  the  leaf,  and  in  the  prosecution  of  this 
industry  he  gives  employment  to  sixty-five  men 
in  the  busy  season. 

Our  subject  was  born  January  31,  1857,  to  Ben- 
jamin and  Elizabeth  (Rhoads)  Hoffman.  He  is  a 
native  of  Conoy  Township,  Lancaster  County, 
and  traces  his  ancestry  back  to  his  great-great- 
grandfather, John  Hoffman,  who,  it  is  supposed, 
was  the  first  of  that  name  to  locate  in  the  United 
States,  having  come  hither  with  a  Swiss  colony 
who  located  at  Marietta,  near  Chickies  Creek. 
He  was  a  large  man  physically,  possessing  remark- 
able strength,  and  was  one  of  the  first  millers  in 
the  county. 

Of  the  three  sons  of  the  above  gentleman,  John, 
Jacob  and  Michael,  the  latter  was  the  great-grand- 
father. He  was  a  farmer  by  occupation  and  a 
member  of  the  River  Brethren  Church.  He  had 
two  children:  Michael,  Jr.,  and  a  daughter  whose 
name  is  not  known.     His  son,  the  grandfather  of 


our  subject,  lived  in  Adams  County,  this  state' 
when  a  boy.  Although  very  poor  in  early  life, 
he  became  one  of  the  wealtliy  agriculturists  of  this 
section,  leaving  at  his  decease  a  valuable  tract  of 
land,  aggregating  over  one  thousand  acres.  He 
passed  his  last  years  in  Conoy  Township.  He  was 
twice  married.  By  his  first  union  there  were  born 
six  children:  Benjamin,  Michael,  John,  Anna,  Eliz- 
abeth and  Marj'.  His  second  marriage,  with  Ann 
Hershj',  resulted  in  the  birth  of  two  children, 
Abraham  and  Susan. 

Benjamin  Hoffman  was  born  in  East  Donegal 
Township,  Lancaster  County,  and  like  other  lads 
of  that  day,  acquired  his  education  in  the  district 
schools.  For  many  years  he  farmed  and  raised 
leaf  tobacco  in  his  native  place,  but  after  his  mar- 
riage moved  to  Cono}'  Township.  He  is  still  liv- 
ing, making  his  home  on  the  farm,  and  is  still 
engaged  in  active  business.  In  politics  he  is  a 
stanch  Republican  and  in  religious  affairs  a  con- 
sistent member  of  the  River  Brethren  Church. 

The  parents  of  our  subject  were  married  in 
1853,  and  to  them  were  born  ten  children,  named 
respectively:  Paris,  deceased;  Michael  R.,  of  this 
sketcli;  Emma,  Martha,  Mar}',  Benjamin  F.,  Abra- 
ham L.,  Norman  R.,  Elizabeth  and  Clayton.  He 
of  whom  this  history  is  written  attended  school 
at  Millersville  until  the  age  of  sixteen,  when  he 
began  teaching,  following  that  occupation  for  a 
short  time.  His  next  venture  was  in  the  tobacco 
business  in  May  town,  in  which  he  engaged  in 
1878  witli  a  Mr.  Grove  and  his  uncle,  Michael  M. 
The  firm  was  known  as  Grove,  Hoffman  &  Co. 
This  partnership  was  dissolved  two  years  later, 
when  Mr.  Hoffman  removed  his  business  to  Bain- 
bridge,  where  he  operated  alone  in  the  same  line 
of  trade  for  about  seven  years.  At  the  expiration 
of  that  time  we  find  him  located  in  Marietta, 
whither  he  had  removed  his  office  and  tobacco 
interests.  He  is  witliout  doubt  one  of  the  largest 
packers  in  the  county,  within  whose  bounds  he  is 
recognized  as  one  of  the  leading  business  men. 
He  is  one  of  the  directors  in  the  Exchange  Bank 
of  Marietta,  a  promoter  of  the  Marietta  Casting 
Company  and  a  director  in  the  Columbia  Flint  Com- 
pany in  Columbia  Borougii.  He  lias  been  remark- 
ably successful  in  worldly  affairs,  and  besides  the 


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business  alread\'  mentioned  is  the  owner  of  two 
valuable  farms  in  Lancaster  County. 

The  original  of  this  sketch  and  Miss  Ida,  the 
daughter  of  Jacob  Risser,  were  united  in  marriage 
in  1884.  Their  four  children  bear  the  respective 
names  of  Paris,  Michael  R.,  Jr.,  Amos  Risser  and 
Guy  S.  In  politics  our  subject  is  a  Republican 
and  IS  serving  a  term  as  School  Director  in  East 
Donegal  Township.  His  intelligence,  good  citizen- 
ship and  line  character  entitle  him  to  the  esteem 
of  his  acquaintances,  and  his  friends  in  tliis  vicin- 
itj'  are  many  and  sincere. 


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HENRY  BURD  CASSEL  is  a  member  of  the 
lumber  firm  of  A.  X.  Cassel  &.  .Son,  long 
one  of  the  leading  industries  of  Marietta, 
Lancaster  Count}'.  He  is  also  the  principal  stock- 
holder and  Treasurer  of  the  Marietta  Manufactur- 
ing Companj-,  wliich  furnishes  forges,  iron  fence, 
hose  reels,  various  kinds  of  agricultural  implements, 
etc.,  to  the  trade.  In  other  enterprises  of  this  vi- 
cinity he  has  been  an  important  factor,  and  has 
used  his  influence  and  means  for  the  upbuilding  of 
the  community.  In  lines  of  church  and  benevolent 
work  he  has  also  been  active,  and  is  justly  consid- 
ered one  of  the  best  citizens  of  this  place. 

The  birth  of  Mr.  Cassel  occurred  in  Marietta 
October  19,  1855.  He  comes  from  one  of  the  best 
families  of  the  count}',  where  his  ancestors  have 
been  residents  for  four  or  five  generations.  On 
the  paternal  side  he  is  of  German  descent,  while 
on  his  mother's  side  he  is  of  German  and  French 
extraction.  His  grandfather,  Henrj-  Cassel,  was 
interested  in  the  lumber  business  and  was  one 
of  the  incorporators  of  the  old  Marietta  Bank. 
On  his  death  he  was  placed  to  rest  near  Marietta, 
in  the  famil}-  burying  ground.  Abram  N.  Cassel, 
our  subject's  father,  was  born  in  this  borough  in 
January,  1810,  and  learned  the  hatter's  trade  in 
his  youth.  During  his  twentieth  year  he  started 
in  business  for  himself  at  his  birthplace,  and  con- 


tinued in  the  hatter's  trade  some  twenty  years. 
On  the  expiration  of  that  time  he  embarked  in  the 
lumber  business,  to  which  he  has  devoted  his  ener- 
gies up  to  the  present  time,  being  the  senior  mem- 
ber of  the  firm  of  A.  N.  Cassel  <fe  Son,  though  he  is 
not  now  actively  engaged  in  business  affairs.  For 
three  terras  he  has  served  the  people  of  this  dis- 
trict in  the  State  Legislature,  where  his  career  was 
most  commendable.  He  was  one  of  the  first  advo- 
cates of  the  public-school  S3stem,  and  has  been  a 
member  of  the  School  Board,  and  also  of  the  Town 
Council  a  number  of  terms.  Until  the  formation 
of  the  Republican  party  he  was  a  Whig,  and  since 
1856  has  actively  supported  the  former  organiza- 
tion. In  county  conventions  and  in  local  politi- 
cal meetings,  he  has  been  a  prominent  figure  for 
many  years.  One  of  the  incorporators  of  the  Lan- 
caster and  Marietta  Pike  Company,  he  is  now  its 
President.  Religiously  he  holds  membersliip  with 
the  Presbyterian  Church,  in  which  he  has  been  an 
Elder  for  yeai-s.  By  his  marriage  with  Mary  .1. 
Stahl,  he  has  two  living  children,  George  L.,  M.  D., 
and  our  subject.  The  former  is  a  practicing  phy- 
sician, now  located  in  Philadelphia. 

The  early  years  of  H.  Burd  Cassel  were  passed 
in  Marietta,  and  his  education  was  received  in  the 
public  schools  of  this  i)lace  and  Columbia.  Soon 
after  completing  his  studies  he  went  into  his  fa- 
ther's ofiSce  and  has  since  been  identified  with  the 
lumber  trade.  He  also  owns  and  operates  a  retail 
lumber  yard  in  Mt.  Joy,  and  controls  numerous 
mills  throughout  the  state.  The  present  firm  was 
formed  in  1888,  previous  to  which  time  he  had 
long  managed  the  business.  Their  trade,  which 
before  1888  was  exclusively  retail,  is  now  largely 
wholesale.  Everything  in  the  line  of  bill  lumber 
and  dealers'  supplies  is  constantl}-  kept  on  hand, 
and  the  firm's  trade  in  shingles  alone  is  greater 
than  that  of  any  other  in  the  state.  Much  of  the 
trade  in  this  article  is  from  the  state  of  Washing- 
ton. The  lumber  in  which  the  firm  deals  is  shipped 
from  Canada,  the  states  of  Washington  and  Flor- 
ida, and  in  fact  from  almost  every  state  in  the 
Union.  Mr.  Cassel  is  Secretary  and  Treasurer  of 
the  Lancaster  <fe  Marietta  Turnpike  Company,  is  a 
member  of  the  Marietta  Flour  and  Feed  Company, 
which  manufactures  flour  and  feed  by  the  roller 


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process,  and  is  a  Director  in  tlie  Marietta  Gravity 
Water  Company,  tlie  Home  Building  and  Loan  As- 
sociation and  tbe  Baltimore  Building  and  Loan 
Association. 

For  four  successive  terms  Mr.  Cassel  has  served 
as  a  member  of  the  Borough  Council.  Though  lie 
is  not  an  aspirant  for  political  preferment,  he  is 
the  present  Chairman  of  the  Republican  County 
Committee,  and  has  always  taken  an  interested 
share  in  political  matters.  For  over  a  dozen  years 
he  has  been  Superintendent  in  the  Sunday-school  of 
the  Presbyterian  Church,  where  he  holds  the  office 
of  Elder.  Moreover,  he  is  President  of  the  Lan- 
caster County  Sunday-school  Association,  President 
of  the  Lancaster  County  Union  of  Young  People's 
Society  of  Christian  P^ndeavor,  and  is  President  of 
the  York  District  of  the  Young  Men's  Christian 
Association. 

July  17,  1877,  Mr.  Cassel  married  Miss  Mary  A- 
Patterson,  of  Marietta.  Of  their  union  Ave  chil- 
dren were  born,  their  names  in  order  of  birth  being 
as  follows:  Howard  Neff,  M.  EfHe,  Frances  Patter- 
son, Henry  and  Walter  Patterson.  The  family  is 
held  in  the  highest  esteem  b}'  all  who  have  the 
pleasure  of  their  acquaintance,  and  the  circle  of 
tiieir  friends  is  not  limited  to  this  immediate  vi- 
cinity or  countj'.  In  his  business  dealings  Mr. 
Cassel's  career  has  been  marked  with  honor  an  in- 
tegrity' to  the  highest  degree,  and  the  success  which 
he  has  achieved  is  due  to  these  qualities  united 
with  his  good  financial  management. 


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r^  EORGE  W.  MEHAFFEY  is  honorably  bear- 
^^^  ing  his  part  in  sustaining  the  interests  of 
Marietta,  where  he  is  engaged  in  business. 
He  is  a  native  of  Lancaster  County,  having  been 
born  on  the  old  homestead,  July  29,  183L  His 
father,  James  Mehaffey,  was  of  Scotch-Irish  de- 
scent, as  was  also  his  mother,  whose  maiden  name 
was  Mary  Cochran.  The  great-grandfather  of  our 
subject,  James   Mehaffey,  was  born  in   Scotland, 


whence  he  removed  to  the  North  of  Ireland,  and 
there  made  his  home  until  emigrating  to  the 
United  States  about  the  middle  of  the  last  century. 

The  father  of  our  subject  was  also  a  native  of 
Lancaster  County,  and  was  born  in  1781.  He  was 
a  large  lumber  merchant  in  Marietta,  in  which 
business  he  was  engaged  from  1804  until  his  de- 
cease in  1850.  He  was  also  interested  in  a  mer- 
cantile establishment,  and  was  one  of  the  pro- 
gressive and  successful  business  men  of  the  city. 
James  Mehaffey  was  one  of  the  founders  of  that 
part  of  Marietta  called  Waterford,  and  was  the 
only  business  man  to  survive  the  [lanic  of  1812. 
Besides  carrying  on  his  large  wholesale  and  retail 
lumber  trade,  he  was  the  owner  of  valuable  timber 
land  in  the  western  part  of  the  state,  and  also  had 
in  his  possession  large  real-estate  interests  in  the 
vicinity  of  Marietta.  In  fact,  he  was  one  of  the 
leadingbusiness  men  of  Lancaster  County,  who  was 
probably  better  known  than  any  other  resident 
within  its  bounds.  His  personal  character  was  one  of 
such  integrity  and  his  capacity  for  financial  affairs 
so  decided,  that  he  won  a  high  place  in  the  esteem  of 
his  fellow-citizens.  In  politics  he  was  in  early  life 
a  AVhig.  He  was  identified  religiously  with  the 
Donegal  Presbyterian  Church,  in  which  he  was 
Elder  for  many  years. 

To  Mr.  and  Mrs.  James  Mehaffey  there  were  born 
twelve  children,  nine  of  whom  grew  to  mature 
years,  and  three  are  still  living.  Andrew,  who  was 
formerly  President  of  the  Cumberland  Coal  and 
Iron  Company,  is  now  living  retired  in  New  York 
City.  This  son  was  also  Superintendent  of  the 
Philadelphia  &  Harrisburg  Railroad,  now  known 
as  the  Pennsylvania  Road.  He  was  a  very  compe- 
tent business  man,  and  spent  seventeen  years  in 
Europe  as  a  representative  of  a  great  commercial 
enterprise.  William  K.  Mehaffey ,  another  son,  is 
a  graduate  of  the  University  of  Pennsylvania,  and 
while  Reading  Clerk  of  the  House  of  Representa- 
tives in  Washington  was  one  of  the  most  com- 
petent officials  ever  holding  that  position.  He  is 
now  living  in  Boston,  practically  retired.  Our  sub- 
ject was  the  youngest  in  order  of  birth  in  the  fam- 
ily, and  Samuel,  the  eldest;  then  followed  Andrew; 
Elizabeth,  the  wife  of  James  Law;  and  James,  suc- 
cessor to  his  father  in  the  lumber  business.    The 


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last-named  son  was  also  for  a  time  Director  of  the 
Ilai'i-isburg,  Mt.  Joy  &  Portsmouth  Railroad,  now 
owned  by  the  Pennsj-Ivania  Railroad  Company. 
Margaret  was  the  second  daughter,  and  the  other 
members  of  the  houseliold  were  Franklin  and  Cal- 
vin. Franklin  was  a  Lieutenant  in  the  Regular 
Army  during  the  Mexican  War,  and  died  at  New 
Orleans  soon  after  the  close  of  that  conllict.  Cal- 
vin was  graduated  from  Princeton  College  in  1853 
and  engaged  in  business  in  Philadelphia  on  the  out- 
break of  the  Civil  War.  He  was  appointed  Lieu- 
tenant in  the  Regular  United  States  Army,  Com- 
pany C.  of  which  he  w.is  made  Captain.  He  was 
later  placed  on  General  Porter's  ,'*taff.  and  after  a 
time  was  transferred  to  the  staff  of  General  Patrick, 
and  subsequently  became  acting  AssisUint  Adjutant- 
General.  Some  time  thereafter  he  was  changed  to 
the  staflf  of  (General  McClellan,  and  at  Harrison's 
Landing  was  placed  in  charge  of  all  prisonei-s.  He 
also  served  as  a  member  of  General  Sheridan's 
staff  later,  and  was  Provost^Marshal  of  New  Or- 
leans at  the  time  that  general  commanded  the 
forces  of  that  city.  Calvin  Meliaffey  was  appointed 
Recruiting  Otticer  at  New  York,  which  position 
was  gained  through  a  competitive  examination  for 
ofHcers  having  the  best  record  of  field  service.  He 
filled  the  position  for  about  two  years,  during 
which  time  he  was  ordered  to  California,  and  af- 
ter his  return  remained  with  his  regiment,  the  First, 
until  retired  in  1870.  He  was  very  much  broken 
down  in  health  at  this  time,  and  died  eight  months 
later. 

Our  subject  grew  to  manhood  in  his  native  town, 
and  completed  his  education  in  the  college  of 
Princeton,  with  the  Class  of  '54.  After  leaving 
college  he  engaged  in  the  lumber  business  on  the 
west  branch  of  the  Susquehanna  River,  which  oc- 
cupation he  followed  for  about  four  years,  when 
he  returned  to  Marietta  and  purchased  a  sawmill 
which  he  conducted  with  good  results  until  1865. 
That  year  he  disposed  of  his  interest  in.  the  mill. 
Like  his  father  before  him,  he  was  one  of  the  prom- 
inent business  men  of  the  county,  being  at  the 
time  stockholder  and  Director  of  the  Exchange 
Bank,  one  of  the  original  stockholders  of  the  First 
National  Bank  and  thirty  years  Director  in  the 
Columbia  National  Bank.     He  was  very  prominent 


in  political  affairs,  and  at  one  time  was  Auditor  of 
the  county.  He  served  as  Count}-  Commissioner 
from  1872  to  1875,  and  has  also  been  Burgess  and 
School  Director  at  Marietta.  In  religious  affairs 
he  is  a  member  of  St.  John's  Episcopal  Church,  in 
which  he  is  Vestryman,  and  has  been  a  delegate  to 
ever}"  diocesan  convention  since  the  formation  of 
the  present  diocese.  Socialh-,  he  is  a  prominent 
Mason. 

The  marriage  of  George  W.  Mehaffey  and  Miss 
Charlotte  Russell  Rinehart  was  celebrated  June  16, 
1859.  The  lady  was  the  youngest  daughter  of 
David  Rinehart,  a  wealthy  lumber  merchant  of 
Marietta.  To  them  w.as  granted  a  family  of  four 
children,  of  whom  Mary,  Mrs.  B.  Frank  Hiestand, 
is  deceased.  David  is  civil  engineer  in  the  employ 
of  the  Pennsylvania  Railroad.  Emily  is  the  wife  of 
Richard  Mott,  and  resides  in  Burlington,  N.  J., 
and  Gertrude,  the  youngest  of  the  family,  is  at 
home  with  her  parents. 


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eAPT.  GEORGE  H.  ETTLA,  of  Marietta,  is 
one  of  the  leaders  in  the  Republican  po- 
litical circles  of  this  county  and  won  his 
title  during  his  gallant  army  service.  In  1882  he 
was  appointed  Postraast«r  of  Marietta  and  served 
for  two  years  and  eight  months,  when  he  resigned 
on  account  of  Cleveland's  accession  to  the  Presi- 
denc}'.  During  the  3-ears  of  1875  to  1879  inclus- 
ive, he  was  a  member  of  the  State  Legislature  anc. 
for  one  term  was  mercantile  appraiser  of  Lancaster 
County.  He  now  represents  the  National  Invest- 
ment and  Loan  Company,  of  Washington,  D.  C, 
and  is  greatly  interested  in  a  new  and  improved 
process  of  manufacturing  brick.  This  is  effected 
b}'  a  down-draft  kiln  and  man 3^  of  these  are  in  op- 
eration in  various  parts  of  this  and  adjoining 
counties. 

The  Captain  was  born  August  15, 1831,  in  Hum- 


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melstown,  Dauphin  County,  Pa.  He  is  of  German 
descent  and  a  son  of  Conrad  and  Barbara  Ettla. 
At  the  tender  age  of  two  years  our  subject  was  left 
an  orphan  and  was  reared  by  his  uncle,  George, 
President  of  the  Middletown  Bank.  He  remained 
with  him  until  seventeen  years  of  age  and  for  three 
winters  attended  Emmaus  Institute,  a  school  for 
orphans.  For  eight  years  he  was  in  the  office  of  the 
Canal  Toll  Collector  on  the  Union  Canal,where  he 
had  been  from  his  tenth  year.  At  seventeen  his 
health  w.is  so  broken  down  from  confinement  to 
the  office  that  he  started  out  to  rough  it  and  lead 
an  out-door  life.  In  1850  he  started  for  California 
but  was  prevented  from  carrying  out  his  plan  by 
his  elder  brother.  In  Philadelphia  he  was  next  as- 
sociated with  a  wholesale  clothing  house  for  a  year 
and  a-haif,  after  which  he  located  on  the  Jersey 
shore. 

In  1853  our  subject  came  to  this  city  and  was  in 
the  employ  of  Col.  James  Duff}^  a  lumberman,  for 
three  years.  We  next  find  him  acting  as  book- 
keeper for  S.  F.  Eagle,  who  was  at  that  time  in  the 
iron  and  lumber  business.  In  1860  he  embarked  in 
the  lumber  commission  business  at  Marietta  and 
continued  until  the  breaking  out  of  the  war. 

In  the  earl3'  part  of  1861  our  subject  made  ap- 
plication to  the  Secretary  of  War,  asking  to  be  al- 
lowed to  recruit  a  regiment  of  colored  troops  from 
Lancaster.  Up  to  1865  he  w.is  Deputy  Provost- 
Marshal  and  Enrolling  Officer  and  during  this  time 
recruited  two  companies  at  Marietta.  When  news 
came  of  the  assassination  of  Lincoln  the  Captain 
immediately  raised  a  company  of  one  hundred  and 
thirteen  men  here  and  was  made  Captain  of  Com- 
pany B,  Two  Hundred  and  Fifteenth  Regiment. 
This  was  in  April,  1865,  and  he  was  sent  from  Vir- 
ginia to  Ft.  Delaware,  being  placed  in  possession  of 
the  same  and  doing  guard  duty  until  mustered  out 
at  the  close  of  the  war.  When  hostilities  had  ceased 
he  became  General  Claim  and  Insurance  Agent  and 
also  was  interested  in  obtaining  pensions  for  old 
soldiers  for  some  time.  His  first  vote  was  cast  for 
John  C.  Fremontin  1856.  During  Harrison's  cam- 
paign he  built  a  wigwam  and  has  always  been  act- 
ively concerned  in  Presidential  elections.  For  four 
consecutive  terms  he  was  Commander  of  Post  No. 
123,  G.A.R.,  and  was  formerly  identified  with  Post 


No.  84,  G.  A.  R.,  of  Lancaster.  He  is  a  Mason,  be- 
longing to  Ashara  Lodge  No.  398  of  this  place,  is 
a  Knight  of  Pythias  and  a  member  of  Waterford 
Council  No.  72,  O.  U.  A.  M.  During  the  late  war 
he  instituted  thirty-two  councils  of  the  Union 
League  and  was  made  District  Deputy  in  this  coun- 
ty with  Dr.  Muehlenburg  and  Congressman  Jack 
Hiestand.  For  a  number  of  years  he  remained  the 
chief  promoter  and  founder  of  various  leagues 
throughout  the  county. 

The  new  scheme  for  brick  manufacturing  in  which 
our  subject  is  much  interested  has  as  its  chief  merit 
great  saving  of  fuel  and  labor  and  tlie  uniformity 
of  excellence  in  the  manufactured  article.  Com- 
panies have  been  established  and  plants  located  by 
the  Captain  at  Fredericksburg,  Md.,  Pine  Grove, 
Schuylkill  County,  Clearfield, Columbia,  Saxonburg 
and  various  other  places  in  the  east. 

June  10,  1856,  our  subject  married  Amanda  C, 
daughter  of  David  Harry,  of  Marietta.  They  have 
had  six  children,  as  follows:  Mary,  wife  of  John  H. 
Kreitzer,  Mayor  of  Milton,  Pa.;  D.  Harrj-,  who  is  in 
the  employ  of  the  Lehigh  Valley  Railroad  at  Wilkes 
Barre;  George  S.,  now  at  Clearfield  Point;  Anna 
J.,  a  resident  of  Doyleston,  Bucks  County,  Pa.; 
Emily  E.,  a  resident  of  Philadelphia;  and  Robert 
R.,  Manager  of  the  Western  Union  Telegraph  Com- 
pany of  this  place. 


JOHN  A.  CAPP,  M.  D.,  one  of  the  latest  phy- 
sicians and  surgeons  to  locate  in  Lancaster, 
was  born  in  Jonestown,  Lebanon  Count}', 
Pa.,  November  7,  1849.  His  father,  George 
T.,  and  grandfather,  John  Capp,  were  natives  of 
the  same  place,  and  the  latter  was  a  merchant  of 
Jonestown,  dying  at  the  age  of  sixty-one  j'ears. 
The  great-grandfather,  Daniel  Capp.  was  a  lumber- 
man and  followed  the  river.  The  original  name 
of  this  family  was  Kopp,  but  the  spelling  was 
changed   for  convenience.     The  original  Michael 


EDWIN    BOOKMYER. 


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Kopp  settled  in  Lebanon  County.  Our  subject's 
father  continued  in  the  mercantile  business  until 
1875,  when  he  sold  out,  and  about  that  time  he 
was  elected  Justice  of  the  Peace,  lie  died  Octo- 
ber 26,  1885.  I'or  four  j-ears  he  was  Burgess  of 
.Tonestown  Borough.  lie  took  part  in  thcengage- 
mfnt  at  Gettysburg  during  the  Civil  War.  Polit- 
ically he  was  a  Republican,  and  in  religious  mat- 
ters was  a  member  of  the  Lutheran  Church. 

Our  subject's  mother,  whose  maiden  name  was 
Sarah  E.  BickeJ,  was  a  daughter  of  Samuel  Bickel, 
a  merchant.  The  great-grandfather,  .John  W. 
Bickel,  was  in  the  War  of  1812  and  was  appointed 
the  first  Postmaster  at  Jonestown,  holding  the 
office  for  sixty  years.  After  his  death,  wliicli  oc- 
curred at  that  place  in  1858,  his  son  Samuel  E. 
succeed  him, serving  until  1861.  He  died  in  1872, 
aged  sixty-three  yeai-s.  Our  subject's  mother  still 
resides  at  the  old  homestead. 

John  A.  is  one  of  three  sons.  Thomas  H.,  who 
served  three  terms  in  the  Pennsylvania  Legisla- 
ture, is  now  a  practicing  attorney  at  Lebanon,  be- 
ing senior  member  of  the  firm  of  Capp  &  Shock; 
George  S.  is  a  traveling  salesman  of  Philadelphia. 
Our  subject  was  educated  in  Tremont  Seminary  in 
Norristown,  after  whicli  he  assisted  his  father  in  the 
store  until  1872.  He  was  then  appointed  general 
collector  for  the  South  Mountain  Railroad,  and 
after  two  years  of  service  in  that  capacity  com- 
menced to  study  medicine,  reading  under  Dr.  E.  R. 
Umberger.  In  1876  he  entered  the  Medical  De- 
partment of  the  University  of  Pennsylvania,  from 
which  institution  he  was  graduated  in  1878  with 
the  degree  of  JI.  D.  He  at  once  began  the  prac- 
tice of  his  profession  at  Jonestown,  where  he  re- 
mained until  April,  1894,  and  then  located  in 
Lancaster. 

The  first  marriage  of  Dr.  Capp  occurring  in 
1872  united  him  with  Miss  M.  Alice  Walter,  who 
was  born  in  the  cit^'  of  Lebanon,  Pa.,  her  father 
having  been  a  miller  and  grain  merchant  in  Jones- 
town. She  died  June  10,  1891,  the  mother  of  five 
children,  Sadie  E.,  Edna  I.,  Carrie  E.,.  Walter  S. 
and  George  T.  The  last-named  child  died  in  1889, 
aged  one  j'ear.  For  his  second  wife  the  Doctor 
married  Miss  Amy  L.  Echlernach,  the  date  of  their 
marriage  being  April  10,  1894.  She  is  a  native  of 
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Lancaster   County  and  the   daughter  of  John  F. 
Echternach,  a  hotel  man  at  Orvilla. 

Of  the  public  life  of  Dr.  Capp  it  may  be  said 
that  while  a  resident  of  Jonestown  he  served  as  a 
member  of  tlie  School  Board  for  three  years,  dur- 
ing that  time  holding  the  position  of  President. 
He  was  also  a  member  of  the  Borough  Council 
three  years,  resigning  upon  his  removal  from  that 
place.  Politically  he  is  a  Republican,  and  in  relig- 
ious matters  is  identified  with  the  Lutheran 
Church.  He  is  an  acceptable  member  of  the  Leb- 
anon County  Medical  Society,  as  well  .is  the  med- 
ical societies  in  Lancaster  citj'  and  county'. 


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Tyv  DWIN  BOOKMYER,  Pension  Attorney  and 
r^  O  Notary  Public,  whose  office  is  at  No.  9 
South  Duke  Street,  Lancaster,  is  a  veteran 
of  the  late  war,  and  has  an  army  record  of  which 
he  and  his  children  may  well  be  proud.  For  the 
boys  in  blue  he  has  alwaj'S  had  a  warm  afifection, 
and  takes  a  real  and  personal  interest  in  present- 
ing their  claims  for  recognition  to  the  Govern- 
ment. In  the  various  social  and  other  circles  of 
this  cit3-  he  numbers  a  great  many  sincere  friends, 
and  is  highly  respected  by  all  who  have  had  the 
good  fortune  to  make  his  acquaintance  in  whatever 
walk  of  life. 

Our   subject    was   born    on    the   12th   of    June, 

1845,  being  a  son  of  Michael  and  Margaret  (Beck- 
ley)  Bookmyer.  The  former  was  born  in  Freder- 
ick City,  M.  D.,  and  became  a  resident  of  Man- 
heim,  Lancaster  County,  where  he  was  Burgess  in 

1846,  His  father,  Jacob,  who  w.as  ft  farmer  in 
Maryland,  was  of  English  descent,  and  it  is  sup- 
posed was  a  participant  in  the  War  of  1812,  Mi- 
chael Bookmyer,  or  B'myer,  as  the  name  was  some- 
times spelled,  was  at  one  time  in  a  military  com- 
pany belonging  to  the  Lancaster  State  Militia,  and 
was  a  shoemaker  b^'  trade,  being  noted  for  the  fine 
work  which  he  put  forth.  Though  he  was  only 
thirty-two  years  old  at  the    time  of   his   death,  in 

1847,  he  had  acquired  a  substantial  fortune,  and 


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was  justly  regarded  as  a  man  of  good  financial 
ability  and  personal  integrity.  Being  niiisieally 
inclined,  he  was  particularly  skillful  on  the  violin, 
and  was  an  instructor  of  the  art.  In  the  work  of 
the  Lutheran  denomination  he  took  an  active  and 
interested  part.  His  wife  was  born  in  Prescott 
Station,  where  her  father  and  grandfatlier  were 
also  born  and  reared.  The  latter,  Frederick  Beck- 
ley,  of  English  descent,  was  a  soldier  in  the  War 
of  1812,  and  later  became  an  extensive  farmer  in 
Lebanon  County,  Pa.  His  wife,  a  Miss  Stroch, 
was  of  German  descent.  After  his  father's  early 
death  the  mother  of  our  subject  became  the  wife 
of  George  Deffenderfer,  now  deceased,  and  for- 
merly well  known  in  this  city.  His  widow  makes 
her  home  in  Reading,  Pa.,  and  though  eiglity-four 
years  old  is  still  hale  and  hearty,  and  is  one  of 
the  active  workers  of  the  Lutheran  Church  of  that 
place.  By  her  first  marriage  slie  had  three  sons 
and  two  daughters,  but  only  two  of  the  family  are 
now  living. 

From  the  age  of  seven  years  Edwin  Bookmyer 
was  reared  in  Lancaster,  and  when  only  two  years 
older  worked  in  the  cotton  factories.  His  school- 
ing was  therefore  very  meagre,  but  he  made  the 
best  of  such  advantages  as  he  had,  and  by  private 
study  and  determination  in  time  became  a  well 
informed  man.  For  one  summer  he  worked  on  a 
farm,  and  later  was  apprenticed  to  D.  P.  Locher  as 
a  currier,  remaining  in  that  business  until  the  war 
broke  out.  Though  on I3'  seventeen  j'ears  of  age, 
he  volunteered  his  services  in  defense  of  the  Stars 
and  Stripes,  but  was  strongly  opposed  in  this  reso- 
lution by  his  motlier,  who  twice  had  his  name 
taken  off  tlie  rolls.  Finally  she  was  persuaded  to 
sign  a  certificate,  and  the  youth  was  accepted  as 
a  Fifer  in  Company  K,  One  Hundred  and  Twenty- 
second  Pennsylvania  Infantry,  the  date  of  his  en- 
listment being  August  11,  1862.  He  was  mustered 
into  the  service  at  Lancaster,  and  was  in  camp 
for  nine  months.  Later  he  took  part  in  the  sec- 
ond battle  of  Bull  Run  and  in  the  engagements 
at  Manassas  Gap,  Fredericksburg  and  Chancellors- 
ville. 

Being  mustered  out  at  Ilarrisburg,  May  15, 
1863,  Mr.  Bookmyer  then  turned  his  attention  to 
various  lines  of  work  until  the  following  spring, 


when  he  re-enlisted,  April  1,  1864,  being  placed 
in  Company  I,  Twelfth  Pennsylvania  Cavalry,  as- 
signed to  the  One  Hundred  and  Thirteenth  Regi- 
ment of  Infantr}',  and  was  mustered  in  at  Phila- 
delphia. With  his  company',  he  was  in  the  battles 
of  Bolivar  Heights,  Martinsburg,  Winchester,  Ber- 
ryville,  near  Keyes  Ford,  and  was  injured  at 
Halltown,  November  20,  1864,  being  thrown  from 
his  horse.  When  at  a  point  between  Winciiester 
and  Charlestown  he  was  captured  by  a  small  band 
of  Confederate  bushwhackers,  but  made  his  escape 
the  same  night,  November  8,  1864,  and  ran  the 
distance  of  ten  miles  which  intervened  between 
their  camp  and  that  of  his  regiment.  Decem- 
ber 8  lie  was  appointed  Bugler,  and  on  the  18th 
of  the  following  April  was  detailed  as  Chief  Bugler 
to  the  Second  Battalion,  having  the  rank  of  Cor- 
poral. After  his  long  and  valiant  service  he  was 
mustered  out,  July  20,  1865,  near  Winchester,  and 
was  discharged  in  Philadelphia. 

Returning  to  Lancaster,  Mr.  Bookmyer  for  sev- 
eral months  was  in  very  poor  health  as  the  result 
of  his  army  experiences,  and  he  was  unable  to  en- 
gage in  active  pursuits.  Until  September,  1865, 
he  resided  in  the  Quaker  City,  and  thence  going 
to  Montgomery  County,  remained  on  a  farm  until 
April  1  of  the  following  year,  when  he  came 
back  to  Lancaster.  He  was  variously  employed 
until  1867,  when  he  began  learning  the  business 
of  coach  trimming,  and  afterward  that  of  house 
painting.  For  three  years  succeeding  he  was  em- 
l)loyed  at  painting  and  decorating  work,  and  then 
started  to  secure  contracts  in  the  same  line  of 
trade.  This  occupation  he  followed  with  fair  suc- 
cess until  1886.  He  then  took  up  the  jiension 
business,  and  has  since  devoted  his  time  exclu- 
sively to  the  same.  In  the  presentation  of  sol- 
diers' claims  he  has  been  invariablj'  successful,  as 
is  shown  by  the  number  of  cases  lie  has  had  recog- 
nized by  the  Government  authorities.  In  1890 
he  was  made  Notary  Public,  a  position  his  father 
had  filled  before  him,  and  in  1803  his  daughter 
was  awarded  the  same  honor. 

In  1870  Mr.  Bookmyer  and  Mary  A.  Iloff  were 
united  in  marriage  in  this  city.  The  lad}'  was 
born  here,  being  a  daughter  of  Charles  Frederick 
Hoff,  a  native  of  Stuttgart,  Germany,  who  subse- 


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quentlj'  emigrated  to  this  cit}'.  Of  this  union  five 
children  liave  been  born,  as  follows:  Klla,  who  is 
in  her  father's  otHce.  and  is  now  a  Notary  Public; 
Edwin  II.,  a  clerk  in  tlie  same  otlice;  Charles  V., 
who  is  an  electrician;  Herbert  F.,  whose  death  oc- 
curred in  Lancaster;  and  Paul  N.  The  family  at- 
tend the  First  Kefornied  Church,  in  which  our 
subject  has  been  an  Elder  and  Trustee,  and  one 
of  the  leading  niemliors  for  many  years.  Particu- 
larl}'  interested  in  the  Sunday-school  department, 
he  has  been  a  teacher  for  some  twenty  j-ears. 

In  his  political  affiliations  Mr.  Hookmyer  is  an 
ardent  Republican.  He  is  a  Grand  Army  man, 
having  formerly  been  Senior  Vice  Commander  of 
George  II.  Thomas  Post  No.  84,  and  having  been 
their  delegate  and  representative  to  the  general 
encampment.  As  an  Odd  P'ellow  he  belongs  to 
Monterey  Lodge  No.  212,  of  which  he  is  cx-,Iunior 
Warden  and  is  Past  Chief  Patriarch  of  Washing- 
ton Encampment.  He  is  also  identified  with  Coun- 
sellor Branch  No.  156,  American  Mechanics,  and 
at  one  time  was  a  member  of  the  Board  of  Man- 
agers of  the  Young  Men's  Christian  Association 
of  this  place. 


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TT^  INIMON  M.  LEASE,  proprietor  of  the  AVhite 
/ — \  Elephant  Photograph  Gallery,  was  born 
in  Adams  County,  Pa.  His  father,  A.  M. 
Lease,  also  a  native  of  that  count3',  was  a  mason 
and  bricklayer .  by  trade,  and  also  engaged  as  a 
contractor.  Late  in  life  lie  located  in  York  Coun- 
ty and  followed  the  same  business.  He  died  near 
York  in  1892,  at  the  age  of  about  seventy  j-ears. 
Grandfather  David  Lease  came  from  Germany 
when  a  mere  bo)-,  locating  in  Adams  County, 
where  he  died  at  the  age  of  ninet3'-two,  his  good 
wife  surviving  him  one  year.  The  original  fam- 
ily name  was  spelled  Leas,  but  our  suliject  changed 
it  to  Lease. 

Our  subject's  mother,  whose  maiden  name  was 
Susan  Chronistcr,  was  born  near  Hampton,  and 
was  a  member  of  an  old  Pennsylvania-German  fam- 
ily.    She  died  at  the  age  of  forty-five  years,  being 


the  mother  of  five  sons  and  one  daughter,  all  of 
whom  grew  to  j'ears  of  maturity,  and  the  sons 
still  survive.  Ammon  M.,  the  second  youngest, 
was  born  April  14,  1851.  He  was  reared  about 
ten  miles  from  Gettysburg,  and  distinctly  recol- 
lects the  morning  of  the  great  battle  fought  at 
that  place.  After  the  close  of  that  contlict  he 
started  out  in  life  for  himself,  with  no  resources, 
save  his  own  energy.  At  first  he  clerked  in  York- 
shire, Adams  County,  in  a  general  merchandise 
store,  and  was  Assistant  Postmaster  when  twenty 
years  of  age. 

While  living  on  a  farm,  Mr.  Lease  had  the  mis- 
fortune to  fall  from  a  horse,  receiving  an  injury 
in  his  right  leg  and  hip  that  for  nearly  three  years 
incapaciUited  him  for  active  work.  A  clerkship 
of  four  years  followed,  and  he  then  went  to  Bal- 
timore, where  he  learned  the  photograi)hic  busi- 
ness in  Richard  Walzell's  photographic  emporium. 
After  one  year  at  that  place,  he  obtained  a  posi- 
tion in  York,  Pa.,  as  a  re-toucher  for  B.  C.  Pence, 
with  whom  he  remained  seven  years.  He  then 
spent  a  short  time  in  travel,  coming  to  Lancaster 
in  August,  1884,  to  enter  the  Hubley  gallery,  where 
he  was  employed  as  a  re-toucher  and  assistant  op- 
erator for  three  years.  From  that  time  until  1889 
he  was  employed  in  the  Rote  gallery  on  North 
Queen  Street. 

During  the  month  of  May,  1889,  Mr.  Lease 
opened  his  own  gallery,  known  as  the  White  Ele- 
phant. The  builciing  is  16x107  feet  in  dimensions, 
three  stories  high,  witli  a  marble  front.  The  gal- 
lery occupies  the  two  upper  floors.  His  rooms  are 
elegantly  furnished,  and  are  provided  with  all  the 
modern  appliances  for  the  production  of  first  class 
art  work.  His  trade  is  the  largest  of  any  artist  in 
Lancaster.  He  does  work  from  the  smallest  card 
photograph  to  the  largest  life  size  colored  and  oil 
painting  work. 

Mr.  Lease  was  united  in  marriage,  at  York,  with 
Miss  S.  Ruth,  a  native  of  Berks  County,  born  near 
Reading.  Their  family  consists  of  four  children: 
Adah,  Art,  Norman  and  Milton  (twins).  Our  sub- 
ject moves  in  the  best  circles  of  Lancaster  society, 
is  a  member  of  the  Golden  Eagle,  Mystic  Chain, 
W.  R.  N.  Chain,  the  Order  of  Elks,  and  other 
civic  societies,  in  which  he  has  held  important  of- 


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flees.  In  business  he  is  a  good  financier,  and  is 
a  Director  of  several  business  corporations.  He  is 
active  in  the  building  and  loan  association,  and 
now  occupies  the  position  of  Secretary'  and  Treas- 
urer of  the  local  branch  of  the  National  Life  Build- 
ing and  Loan  Association  at  Lancaster.  Politically 
he  is  a  true  blue  Republican,  and  in  his  religious 
faith  is  connected  with  the  Reformed  Church. 


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/~y  EORGE  P.  KING,  M:  D.,  one  of  the  suc- 
^^T  cessful,  competent,  thorough  and  skillful 
practitioners  of  the  medical  fraternity  in 
Lancaster,  is  justly  entitled  to  a  biographical  no- 
tice in  this  connection.  He  was  borU  in  the  city 
of  Lancaster,  July  l.'i,  1858,  the  son  of  Jacob  and 
Catherine  (Frey)  King,  also  natives  of  Lancaster. 
Our  subject's  father  and  grandfather  were  coopers 
by  trade,  the  former  establishing  himself  in  busi- 
ness on  East  King  Street,  but  later  in  life  he  en- 
gaged in  the  grocery  business  on  South  Queen 
Street.  His  death  occurred  in  1874,  at  the  age  of 
seventy-eight  years.  He  was  a  member  of  St. 
Paul's  Reformed  Church  and  in  politics  was  a  Re- 
publican. 

Our  subject's  grandfather,  Jacob  Frey,  was  a  na- 
tive of  Lancaster.  Politically  he  was  a  Democrat 
and  for  a  number  of  years  served  as  Sheriff  of  his 
county.  His  father  was  a  soldier  in  the  War  of 
1812.  The  mother  resides  with  our  subject  and  is 
now  seventy-two  years  of  age.  She  is  a  consist- 
ent member  of  St.  Paul's  Reformed  Church. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Jacob  King  were  the  parents  of 
five  children,  two  of  whom  are  living,  our  sub- 
ject and  Jacob  F.,  the  latter  engaged  in  the  manu- 
facture of  tobacco  on  North  Queen  Street.  Our 
subject  was  reared  in  Lancaster  and  received  his 
education  in  the  public  and  high  schools  and  in 
a  private  school  in  Harrislnirg.  When  eio-hteen 
years  of  age,  under  the  guidance  of  Dr.  Henry 
Carpenter   of    Lancaster,  he  began  the  study  of 


medicine,  which  science  from  his  early  boyhood 
days  he  had  desired  to  master.  In  1876  he  entered 
Jefferson  Medical  College  at  Philadelphia,  from 
which  institution  he  was  graduated  three  years  la- 
ter with  the  degree  of  M.  D.  He  then  located  in 
the  practice  of  his  chosen  profession  at  Lancaster, 
and  has  occupied  the  same  oftlce  ever  since.  He 
was  born  next  door  to  where  he  is  practicing, 
that  place  being  his  father's  property  at  the  time 
of  his  birth.  Since  1889,  he  has  been  the  attend- 
ing physician  at  St.  Joseph's  Hospital,  where  he 
has  shown  great  ability,  both  as  a  physician  and 
surgeon. 

Politically  the  Doctor  is  a  firm  supporter  of  the 
Republican  party,  and  takes  great  interest  in  city, 
count}',  state  and  national  politics.  Soeiallj'  he 
is  a  member  of  Lamberlon  Lodge  No.  476,  A.  F.  & 
A.  M.,  and  belongs  to  the  City  and  County  Med- 
ical Association.  He  is  a  strong  advocate  of  the 
adoption  of  the  process  of  cremation.  He  stands 
well  as  a  citizen,  possessing  advanced  views,  and  is 
among  the  best  read  modern-da}'  physicians  and 
surgeons  of  the  Keystone  State.  In  the  role  of  a 
physician  he  has  made  a  success  both  financially 
and  as  a  faithful  ))ractitioner.  His  familiar  form 
and  face  have  cheered  the  sick  room  of  many  a 
household  in  Lancaster  County,  and  it  has  ever 
been  his  aim  to  exercise  all  the  skill  he  possesses  for 
rich  and  poor  alike. 


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PETER  B.  ESBENSHADE  is  perhaps  one  of 
the  largest  land  owners  in  Manheim  Town- 
ship. He  is  a  self-made  man  and  has  been 
very  successful  financially,  beiug  the  possessor  of 
four  farms  comprising  in  all  over  four  hundred 
broad  acres  of  as  fine  farming  land  as  may  be  found 
in  the  county. 

Our  subject  is  the  son  of  Jacob  and  Maria  (Bink- 
ley)  Esbenshade,  and  was  born  March  13,  1851,  in 
the  above  township  at  the  old  homestead,  located 
near  Binkley's  Bridge.  The  famil}-  is  of  German 
origin,  the  grandfather, Peter  Esbenshade   having 


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emigrated  from  the  Fatlierlaiid  in  an  early  day  and 
made  settlcinenl  in  Paradise  Townsliip,  tiiis  coun- 
ty, where  he  was  engaged  in  farm  pursuits,  own- 
ing sixty  or  seventy  acres.  Together  with  culti- 
vating liis  lan(i  lie  preached  in  the  Mennonite 
Church,  and  was  niucli  iteloved  by  tliose  who  ivnew 
liim.  In  his  political  relations  he  was  a  stanch 
Whig.  lie  married  Mi-s.  Elizabeth  (Howry)  Le- 
fever,  and  to  them  were  lx>rn  four  sons,  namely : 
Henry,  Jacob,  David  and  Joseph.  The  grandfa- 
ther died  at  the  age  of  eighty-one  years. 

Jacob  Eshenshnde,  the  father  of  our  subject,  was 
born  January  18,  1805,  in  Paradise  Township,  this 
county.  Like  the  youth  of  that  early  day  he  at- 
tended the  district  school  and  assisted  his  father 
in  carrying  on  the  farm  work.  In  1829  he  pur- 
chased a  tract  of  land  near  IJinkley's  Bridge  which 
he  farmed  for  eleven  years  and  then  became  the 
proprietor  of  one  hundred  and  twenty  acres.  He 
was  verj'  successful  in  all  his  ventures  and  at  his 
decease  owned  six  good  farms  in  Lancaster  Coun- 
ty, aggregating  about  six  hundred  acres.  A  man 
of  more  than  ordinary  inielligence,  ability  and 
force  of  character,  he  assumed  his  rightful  position 
as  a  leader,  and  his  fellow-townsmen  ever  looked  up 
to  hirn  for  counsel  and  assistance.  He  bore  a  prin- 
cipal part  in  the  settlement  of  estates  and  was  hon- 
ored by  being  called  to  responsible  public  posi- 
tions, which  he  filled  with  ability  and  a  conscien- 
tious regard  to  the  highest  interests  of  the  com- 
munity. 

In  1832  Jacob  Esbenshade  married  Miss  Maria, 
daughter  of  Christian  Binkley,  and  to  them  were 
granted  the  following  named  children,  Elizabeth, 
Christian,  Barbara,  Jacob  B.,  Maria,  Henry  B., 
Amanda,  Isaac,  Peler  B.  and  Annie.  The  husband 
and  father  departed  this  life  Xoveraber  10.  1884, 
and  in  his  death  the  county  lost  one  of  its  best  and 
most  honored  citizens.  His  good  wife  preceded 
him  to  the  better  land,  having  passed  away  March 
17,1879.  She  was  at  that  time  sixty-eight  years 
of  age  and  a  devoted  member  of  the  Mennonite 
Church. 

The  original  of  this  sketch  received  a  good  edu- 
cation in  tiie  common  schools,  and  choosing  the 
occupation  of  a  farmer,  was  very  successful  in  his 
undertaking,  and  as  before  stated  owns  over  four 


hundred  acres  in  Manhcim  and  Strasburg  Town- 
ships. He  takes  a  deep  interest  in  the  welfare  of  his 
county,  materially  and  otherwise,  and  has  borne  a 
prominent  part  in  promoting  its  rise  and  progress 
to  its  present  high  standing  among  its  sister  coun- 
ties as  a  wealthy  and  well  developed  country  and 
a  rich  agricultural  portion  of  Pennsylvania. 

December  13,  1877,  Peter  B.  Esbenshade  and 
Miss  Susan,  daughter  of  Henry  Leaman,  were  united 
in  marriage  and  t<>  them  have  been  born  three 
children:  Franklin  L.,  Elmer  L.  and  Cora  L. 


HOWARD  C.  McAllister  is  one  of  the 
able  and  ellicient  business  men  of  Cone- 
stoga  Township,  Lancaster  County,  and 
for  some  years  has  been  engaged  in  the  manufac- 
ture of  cigars.  Though  comparatively  a  young 
man,  he  h.as  made  an  enviable  reputation  in  this 
locality  for  the  good  common  sense  and  industrious 
spirit  he  manifests  in  his  affairs,  and  by  those  who 
have  known  him  from  boyhood  he  is  held  in  high 
esteem. 

The  paternal  grandfather  of  our  subject  was 
Amos  McAllister,  who  was  one  of  the  early  settlers 
and  farmers  of  Lancaster  County.  He  married 
Fannie  Hess  and  seven  children  graced  their  union. 
Jacob,  the  eldest  in  order  of  birth,  was  born  in  Pe- 
quea  Township,  and  from  boj-hood  was  a  farmer, 
dealing  extensively  in  stock.  At  one  time  he  was  a 
member  of  the  State  Militia  and  was  a  very  ac- 
tive politician  in  the  ranks  of  the  Republican  party. 
Educational  affairs  found  in  him  a  very  interest- 
ed supporter,  and  for  some  few  terms  he  was  School 
Director  in  "this  township.  He  married  Miss  Bar- 
bara Greider,  and  they  became  the  parents  of  two 
children,  Howard  C,  whose  name  heads  this  sketch, 
and  Cora. 

In  Pequea  Township,  on  the  22d  of  October, 
1867,  occurred  the  birth  of  Howard  C.  McAllister. 
His  parents  gave  him  good  educational  advantages, 
and  he  was  a  pupil  of  the  common  schools  of  the 
district  for  about  ten  years.     Subsequently  he  sup- 


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plemented  his  knowledge  by  two  terms  spent  at 
the  Millersville  Normal  School,  which  he  left  on 
attaining  his  majority.  After  passing  the  required 
examinations  he  obtained  a  certificate  and  for  the 
next  four  years  engaged  in  teaching  school,  in 
which  line  of  work  he  met  with  gratifying  success. 
Afterwards  he  engaged  in  milling,  following  that 
vocation  for  about  a  year,  but  since  that  time  has 
been  occupied  as  a  cigar  manufacturer,  to  which 
trade  lie  is  giving  all  of  his  time  and  attention. 

Religiously  Mr.  McAllister  is  a  member  of  the 
Methodist  Episcopal  Church,  and  is  now  acting  in 
an  official  capacity  as  a  Steward.  In  his  political 
affiliations  he  is  a  stanch  and  tried  Republican,  and 
has  strong  opinions  and  convictions  that  his  party 
is  adopting  the  best  methods  in  all  matters  of  great 
public  moment,  especially  in  the  protection  of  Amer- 
ican industries  and  working  men. 

May  22,  1889,  was  celebrated  the  marriage  of  Mr. 
McAllister  and  Miss  Edith  Urban,  and  one  ciiild, 
a  little  daughter  whom  the}-  call  Ruth,  has  come 
to  bless  their  home. 


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eHRISTOPHER  LILLER  is  the  oldest  and 
leading  tonsorial  artist  in  Lancaster,  where 
he  has  bee'-i''  in  business  since  1854,  and 
since  1864  has  been  located  at  No.  225-227  North 
Queen  Street.  He  is  a  man  of  experience  in  his 
trade,  and  in  addition  to  that  is  a  graduate  in  sur- 
gery. A  well  informed  and  courteous  gentleman, 
he  numbers  a  host  of  warm  friends  in  this  city, 
where  his  face  has  been  so  long  a  familiar  one. 

A  native  of  Frankfort-on-the-Main,  Germany, 
Mr.  Liller  was  born  August  8,  1831.  His  father, 
Andrew,  a  native  of  the  same  locality,  was  a  mer- 
chant tailor  by  trade,  and  was  a  soldier  of  the  Ger- 
man War  of  1812.  In  1856  Andrew  Liller  con- 
cluded to  try  his  fortunes  in  America  and  accord- 
ingly came  hither,  making  his  home  in  Lancaster 
until  his  death,  in  1863.  His  wife,  who  was  before 
her  marriage  Catherine  Schaaf,  was  born  in  the 
same  neighborhood  as  was  her  husband,  and  her 
death  occurred  in  1837,  when  her  son  Christopher 


was  a  child  of  only  six  years.  The  parents  were 
devoted  adherents  of  the  Lutheran  Church,  in  the 
faith  of  which  they  brought  up  their  three  sons 
and  two  daughters,  all  of  whom  are  now  living. 
One  brother  is  still  a  resident  of  the  Fatherland, 
but  the  two  sisters  make  their  home  in  the  United 
States. 

Christopher  Liller  was  reared  in  Frankfort,  where 
he  acquired  an  excellent  education  in  his  mother 
tongue.  On  attaining  suitable  age  he  was  admit- 
ted as  a  student  in  the  School  of  Anatomy  and 
Surgery,  and  served  an  apprenticeship  as  a  barber. 
After  his  course  of  study  at  the  School  of  Anatomy 
he  passed  his  examinations  and  was  graduated 
therefrom.  In  1854  he  sailed  for  America  in  the 
"Gilchrist"  by  way  of  Harve  and  New  York  City, 
arriving  at  the  metropolis  on  the  expiration  of 
a  thirty  days'  voyage.  His  first  work  in  the 
United  States  was  in  Brooklyn,  and  later  he  was 
employed  on  Pearl  Street,  New  York  Cit^'.  For 
a  time  he  was  next  in  Jersey  City,  and  in  the  fall 
of  the  same  year  he  came  to  Lancaster,  starting  a 
shop  in  this  block.  He  continued  at  the  first  lo- 
cation for  about  ten  years,  and  then  built  the 
structure  in  which  he  has  since  been  located.  Me 
is  thoroughly  competent  as  a  surgeon,  having 
learned  the  proper  method  of  cupping,  bleeding, 
leeching,  etc.  Ills  shop  is  equipped  with  six  chairs, 
and  in  addition  to  this  there  are  public  bathrooms 
well  supplied  with  all  conveniences.  JMr.  Liller 
is  an  adept  in  his  line  and  manufactures  switches, 
etc.,  for  the  fair  sex.  Mrs.  Liller  has  charge  of 
the  ladies'  department  in  the  shop,  and  superin- 
tends the  renting  of  masquerade  suits,  of  which 
they  have  a  large  assortment  and  for  which  there 
is  considerable  demand  during  certain  seasons, 
they  being  the  only  ones  in  this  line  in  the  cit}'. 

Soon  after  coming  to  Lancaster,  in  1854,  Mr. 
Liller  was  married  to  Miss  Eliza  Pfeiffer,  who  was 
born  in  Hesse-Darmstadt,  and  five  children  have 
graced  their  union:  George  C,  who  keeps  barbei-s' 
supplies;  Charles,  who  is  in  business  with  his  fa- 
ther; Charlotte,  wife  of  John  Brucker,  a  barljer  of 
this  place;  William  H.,  a  practical  confectioner  of 
Lancaster,  and  Mary,  Mrs.  Miller,  also  of  this  city. 
Mr.  Liller  is  a  member  of  Lodge  No.  43,  A.  F. 
&  A.  M.;  Chapter  No.  43,  R.  A.  M.;  Goodwin  Coun- 


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cil  No.  19;  Lancaster  Lodge  .it  Perfection,  ami 
Laiic.-uter  Coinmandery  No.  13,  K.  T.  He  is  also 
associated  wiili  llebel  Lodj^e  No.  591),  1.  O.  O.  R, 
.and  with  llie  Teutonia  No.  165,  K.  1'.  Politi- 
cally he  is  a  Democrat,  and  religiously  belongs  to 
the  German  Lutheran  denomination.  Having  con- 
siderable musical  abilit}-  and  much  love  for  the 
art,  he  has  long  been  numbered  among  the  mem- 
bers of  the  .M.ieuncrchor. 


WI  LSON  P.RIHAKER,  deceased,  was  for- 
merly one  of  the  prosperous  agricul- 
turists and  business  men  of  Manhoim 
Township.  He  was  the  owner  of  a  good  estate  in 
that  section  and  a  hotel  in  Mechanicsburg,  to  which 
he  gave  liis  personal  supervision.  Our  subject 
was  the  son  of  Wilson,  Sr.,  and  Susan  (Shafer) 
Brubaker,  and  was  born  in  Upper  Leacock  Town- 
ship, .July  5,  1851.  The  Brubaker  family  is  an  old 
and  respected  one  in  Lancaster  Couniv.  and  its 
members  are  of  German  extraction. 

The  great-grandfather  of  our  subject,  by  name 
Samuel  Brubaker,  was  also  a  native  of  Pennsylva- 
nia and  followed  farm  pursuits  all  his  life.  He 
was  a  Whig  in  politics  and  a  devoted  member  of 
the  Lutheran  Church.  He  married  Elizabeth  Eck- 
ert,  and  by  lii'r  became  the  father  of  a  son,  also 
named  .Samuel,  and  who  was  the  grandfather  of 
Wilson  of  this  sketch.  He  was  an  extensive  farm- 
er of  Earl  Township,  this  county,  being  the  pos- 
sessor of  live  valuable  estates,  wliicli  he  operated 
with  excellent  success.  Like  his  father,  lie  too  was 
a  Whig  in  politics  until  the  formation  of  the  Re- 
publican party,  when  he  joined  its  ranks. 

Wilson  Brubaker,  Sr.,  was  born  in  the  above 
township,  December  13,  1810.  He  owned  two 
good  farms  in  this  state  and  was  generally  conced- 
ed to  be  one  of  the  most  prosperous  and  substantial 
men  in  the  county.  In  politics  he  was  a  Republi- 
can and  a  decidedly  public-spirited  man,  holding 
many  ollices  of  honor  and  trust.  When  twenty- 
eight  years  of  age  he  was  married  to  Miss  Susan, 


daughter  of  Solomon  Shafer,  a  farmer  of  this  coun- 
ty",and  to  them  were  granted  fivechildren,  namely : 
John,  now  deceased;  Lizzie,  the  late  wife  of  Ben- 
jamin Kreider;  .Susan,  Mi's.  Edward  Grube;  Samuel 
and  Wilson.  The  husband  and  father  departed 
this  life  September  5,  1891,  and  was  preceded  to 
the  better  land  many  years  by  his  good  wife,  who 
passed  away  in  1852,  when  thirty-eight  years  of  age. 

The  original  of  this  sketcli  was  reai-ed  upon  his 
father's  farm  and  obtained  a  good  education  in 
the  common  schools.  When  starting  out  in  life 
for  himself  he  operated  a  hotel  in  Neffsville  and 
one  at  Mechanicsburg.  In  1888  he  returned  to 
his  home  in  Manhcim  Township,  where  he  resided 
until  his  deatli,  which  occurred  July  7,  1894.  He 
was  a  member  of  the  Junior  Order  of  American 
Mechanics  and  the  Knights  of  the  Golden  Eagle. 
In  politics  he  was  an  ardent  admirer  of  Republican 
principles  and  never  failed  to  cast  a  vote  in  favor 
of  that  party's  candidates. 

In  September,  1880,  Wilson  Brubaker  and  Miss 
Ainanila,  daughter  of  Christian  Bumberger,  were 
united  in  marriage.  The  father  of  Mrs.  Brubaker 
is  a  hotel  keeper  in  Millersville  and  stands  high 
in  the  business  community.  To  our  subject  and 
his  estimable  wife  there  were  born  four  children, 
bearing  the  respective  names  of  Wilson,  Jr.,  Har- 
rison, Ada  and  Mabel. 


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D    SHERMAN  SMITH.  D.  D.  .S.,  a  practicing 
dentist  in  the  cit}^  of  Lancaster,  was  born 
in    Lampeter  Square,  .September  21,  1864. 
His  father,  Dr.  .John  S.  Smith,  was  born  .June  27, 
1838.  in   Lancaster  County,  and  the  grandfather, 
Abraham  Carpenter  .Smith,  was  also  a  native  of  the 
same  county.     The  latter,  who  was  of  Scotch-Irish 
extraction,  was    a  large  farmer  and  stock-grower 
and  operated  a  sawmill  on  Pequea  Creek.  He  died 
in  that  locality  at  the  age  of  seventy-one   years. 
i   Dr.  J.  S.  Smith  was  a  graduate  of  the  Pennsylvania 
;    Dental  College  at   Philadelphia  and  received  the 
I   title  of  D.  D.  S.  in  1865.     He  served  in  the  late  war 


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as  a  Union  soldier,  being  for  a  time  a  member  of 
Company  G,  One  Hundred  and  Twenty-second  Reg- 
iment. Later  he  served  in  the  Third  Pennsylvania 
Artillery  from  February  8,  1864,  to  November, 
1865.  In  the  engagement  at  Chancellorsville  he 
was  struck  by  a  shell. 

After  his  return  home  Dr.  Smith  was  graduated 
and  began  the  practice  of  his  chosen  profession  in 
Lampeter  Square.  Afterward  he  had  an  office  at 
Columbia,  and  in  1879  moved  to  Lancaster,  where 
his  practice  became  very  large.  He  continued  in 
the  profession  until  his  death,  December  18,  1892. 
He  was  also  interested  in  the  pension  business  and 
attended  to  many  claims  of  soldiers  in  the  late 
war.  An  honored  member  of  the  Grand  Army  of 
the  Republic,  he  served  as  Commander  of  Post  No. 
405,  and  was  also  a  member  of  the  National  Vet- 
erans' Legion,  the  Knights  of  the  Golden  Eagle 
and  Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows.  He  was 
one  of  the  organizers  of  the  Harris  Dental  As- 
sociation and  was  prominent  in  the  State  Dental 
Association,  besides  being  a  liberal  contributor  to 
dental  journals.  In  1881  he  took  a  partial  course 
in  the  medical  and  surgical  department  of  Jefferson 
Medical  College.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Duke 
Street  Methodist  Church  and  was  a  prominent 
official  of  the  same.  Politically  he  was  a  Repub- 
lican. 

Of  our  subject's  mother  it  may  be  said  that  she 
was  born  near  Slrasburg,  the  daughter  of  Dan- 
iel Kreider,  who  was  a  farmer  in  Lancaster  County. 
On  this  side  of  the  family  they  trace  their  ancestry 
back  to  Hance  Herr,  of  1710  fame,  who  was  among 
the  first  settlers  of  Lancaster  County.  The  motlier 
still  resides  at  the  old  homestead.  There  were  five 
children  in  the  family,  four  of  whom  are  living,  our 
subject  being  the  eldest.  He  was  educated  in  the 
Columbia  and  Lancaster  public  schools,  graduatino- 
from  the  high  school  in  1882,  after  which  he  took 
up  bookbinding  with  H.  L.  Trout,  remaining  thus 
engaged  for  four  years,  during  which  time  lie  be- 
came a  practical  bookbinder.  He  then  took  a  po- 
sition on  the  Philadelphia  Press,  but  in  1889  en- 
tered the  Philadelphia  Dental  College,  from  which 
he  was  graduated  in  1890  with  the  degree  of  D. 
D.  S.  He  practiced  with  his  father  one  year  and 
then  opened  an  office  at  No.  3  East  King  Street, 


Lancaster,  where  he  practices  dentistry  in  all  of  its 
branches. 

The  Masonic  fraternity.  Lodge  No.  43,  A.  F.  it 
A.  M.,  claims  Dr.  Smith  as  an  honored  member.  In 
Lodge  No.  143,  B.  P.  0.  E.,  he  is  an  esteemed  Loyal 
Knight.  He  is  Chaplain  in  the  military  order  of  Sons 
of  N'eleransand  belongs  to  George  H.  Thomas  Post 
No.  19.  In  religious  matters  he  is  a  member  of  the 
Duke  Street  Methodist  Episcopal  Church.  Politi- 
cally he  affiliates  with  the  Republican  party  and  is 
a  member  of  the  Executive  Committee  of  "The 
Young  Republicans."  He  was  a  delegate  to  the 
State  Dental  Association  which  met  at  Niagara 
Falls  in  1892,  and  is  a  member  of  the  Lancaster 
Local  Board  of  Directors  of  the  Anglo-American 
Building  &  Loan  Association. 


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T7>  MANUEL  P.  KELLER  is  engaged  in  farm- 
r^  O  ing  pursuits  in  Manheim  Township.  His 
fine  estate  is  supplied  with  every  needful 
and  convenient  structure  in  the  way  of  buildings, 
and  beautilied  with  fruit  and  forest  trees,  also 
small  fruits.  The  energetic  owner  is  the  son  of 
Adam  and  Elizabeth  (Schafer)  Keller,  and  was 
born  on  the  old  Keller  homestead,  located  on  the 
Lancaster  Pike,  one  mile  north  of  that  city,  April 
18,  1816. 

The  grandfather  of  our  subject,  Charles  Andrew 
Keller,  was  b(yn  in  this  state,  of  German  descent, 
and  located  in  this  county  when  a  young  man, 
with  his  parents'  family-.  He  was  a  brass  founder 
by  trade,  which  business  he  followed  during  the 
active  years  of  his  life.  He  married  Miss  Barbara 
Bigler,  by  wiiom  he  became  the  father  of  the  fol- 
lowing named  children,  Anna  Maria,  John  Peter, 
John,  Andrew,  Adam,  Jacob,  Sophia,  Miciiael,  Ben- 
jamin and  Jeremiah. 

Adam  Keller,  the  father  of  our  subject,  learned 
the  trade  of  a  brass  founder  from  his  father,  which 
he  followed  for  some  lime,  but  devoted  the  greater 
part  of  his  time  and  attention  to  rope-making,  at 
which  business  he  was  an  expert.     Later  in  life  he 


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purchased  five  acres  of  land,  where  our  subject  was 
born,  erected  a  comfortable  brick  residence  on  tiie 
place  and  kept  adding  to  it  five  acres  at  a  time  un- 
til he  had  forty  acres.  lie  derived  a  good  income 
from  the  cultivation  of  his  property,  raising  as 
much  grain  on  the  forty  acres  as  many  faiiners 
wouhi  on  one  hundred. 

In  politics  Adam  Keller  was  a  stanch  Demo- 
crat and  a  member  of  the  Franklin  Henevolent  So- 
ciety, lie  worsliiped  with  the  Lutheran  Church 
and  in  the  congregation  near  his  home  filled  the 
oHice  of  Trustee,  being  active  in  all  church  work 
and  a  man  greatly  respected  in  his  conimunit}'. 
He  married  Miss  Elizabeth,  daughter  of  Philip 
Schafer,  of  lialtiinore,  Md.,  and  to  them  w^re  born 
sixteen  children,  of  whom  nine  grew  to  manhood 
and  womanhood.  The  husband  and  father  died 
in  18G4,  at  the  age  of  eighty  years,  having  been 
born  December  7,  1784.  His  good  wife  is  also  de- 
ceased, departing  this  life  June  23,  1854.  John 
Peter  Keller,  great-grandfather  of  our  subject,  was 
born  in  Germany  and  emigrated  to  the  United 
States  in  1760,  locating  in  this  slate.  He  was  mar- 
ried in  the  Fatherland  and  he  and  his  wife,  Anna 
Maria,  departed  this  life  in  Lancaster  County, 
where  the}-  were  well  and  favorably  known. 

The  original  of  this  sketch  received  his  educa- 
tion in  the  district  school  and  when  old  enough 
to  be  of  assistance  worked  on  the  home  farm,  thus 
becoming  thoroughly  prepared  to  assume  the  man- 
agement of  pro|)erty  of  his  own.  When  twent}'- 
seven  years  of  age  he  was  married,  and  locating 
upon  a  tract  of  land  in  Manheim  Township,  lias 
devoted  his  entire  life  to  agricultural  pursuits. 
He  has  been  remarkably  successful  in  his  calling 
and  by  much  hard  work  on  his  part,  together  with 
the  assistance  rendered  by  his  estimable  wife,  he 
has  accumulated  a  good  property. 

March  12,  1844,  our  subject  and  Miss  Harriet  B., 
daughter  of  John  Sluap,  were  united  in  marriage. 
To  them  have  been  granted  three  children,  namely: 
Julia  Anna,  John  Adam  and  Mary  Elizabeth.  The 
father  of  Mrs.  Keller  was  Ijorn  in  Pennsylvania, 
March  16,  1773.  He  was  a  well  educated  man  and 
taught  school  for  some  time,  together  willi  carrying 
on  a  mercantile  trade.  Later  in  life  however,  he 
turned  hisattention  tofarming,and  in  1827  moved 


upon  the  estate  now  owned  by  our  subject,  and 
which  is  located  on  the  Fruitville  Pike,  three  miles 
from  Lancaster.  The  year  |)revious  to  selling  his 
farm  he  tried  his  luck  in  the  Union  Canal  Lottery 
and  was  fortunate  enough  to  draw  4=20,000,  which 
together  with  the  means  which  he  already  possessed, 
enabled  him  to  spend  his  declining  years  amid 
comfort  and  luxury.  He  married  Miss  Julia  A. 
Lightner,  who  came  from  one  of  the  old  and  prtmi- 
inent  families  of  the  stiite,  and  to  them  were  born 
three  children,  John  L.,  now  deceased;  Mrs.  Keller, 
and  Mar3-  A.  The  wife  of  our  subject  is  a  most 
estimable  and  worthy  lady,  and  a  devoted  mem- 
ber of  the  Lutheran  Church,  to  which  Jlr.  Keller 
also  belongs.  In  politics  he  is  a  strong  Democrat. 
In  1872  he  was  elected  County  Commissioner  for 
a  term  of  three  years.  He  alwaj's  takes  an  active 
part  in  local  atfairs  and  has  served  as  a  member  of 
the  School  Board  on  numerous  occasions. 


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JOSEPH  II.  RATHFON  for  a  period  of  five 
years  was  City  Treasurer  of  Lancaster,  and 
acquitted  himself  with  great  ability  and  to 
the  satisfaction  of  everyone  in  the  discharge 
of  the  important  duties  of  that  position.  On  the 
change  of  administration  in  1892  he  retired  from 
the  ottice,  but  in  April,  1894,  was  honored  by  be- 
ing re-elected  to  the  post  which  he  holds  at  the 
present  time.  He  makes  a  reliable  and  trustworthy 
official,  keeping  his  accounts  in  a  very  systematic 
manner,  and  by  all  who  have  dealings  with  him  is 
considered  a  most  courteous  and  affable  gentleman. 
He  is  a  native  of  this  city,  his  birth  having  here 
occurred  July  6,  1856. 

Tlie  Rathfon  famil3-  are  descendants  of  Swiss 
refugees  who  came  to  this  state  several  generations 
since  and  assisted  in  the  upbuilding  and  develop- 
ment of  the  community  in  which  they  located. 
Joseph,  the  grandfather  of  J.  H.,  was  born  in  Con- 
estoga  Township,  of  this  county,  and  during  liis 
lifetime  followed  agricultural  pursuits,  being  the 


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owner  of  a  large  tract  of  land  lying  along  the 
Conestoga  Creek.  During  his  whole  life  he  re- 
sided in  the  township  of  th.it  name,  where  his  death 
occuired  in  1822.  His  only  child  was  Jacob,  wlio 
was  born  on  the  old  homestead,  and  in  iiis  youth 
learned  the  tailor's  trade.  This  has  been  his  call- 
ing since  that  time,  and  for  many  years  lie  has 
carried  on  a  clothing  business  in  Lancaster,  since 
1867  having  been  a  member  of  the  firm  of  Samuel 
M.  Myers  ife  Rathfon,  at  No.  12  East  King  Street. 
A  verj'  ardent  Republican,  he  has  served  as  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Common  Council  from  the  First  AVard, 
and  was  elected  to  serve  on  the  School  Board  from 
the  same  ward.  His  second  term  in  that  capacity 
was  as  a  member  from  the  Sixth  Ward,  and  he  is 
very  conscientious  in  the  discharge  of  public  du- 
ties. Religiously  for  many  years  past  he  has  served 
as  a  Vestryman  in  the  Luther.an  Cliurch,  and  is  at 
present  a  Trustee.  April  30,  1844,  he  married 
Miss  Mary  L.Brown,  and  of  their  union  were  born 
the  following  children:  Mary  E.,  Gilbert  B.,  Will- 
iam P.,  John  E.,  J.  H.  and  Melvin  II.  The  eldest 
of  the  family,  Mary,  became  the  wife  of  Christian 
Rine,  Jr.,  who  died  February  20,  1887. 

The  subject  of  this  biography  attended  the  pub- 
lic schools  of  the  city  until  about  fifteen  years  of 
age,  when  he  started  out  to  make  his  own  liveli- 
hood. Deciding  to  become  a  printer,  lie  entered  the 
Intelligencer  office,  serving  an  apprenticeship  at  the 
trade,  uiion  the  completion  of  which  he  worked  on 
the  New  Era  for  a  period  of  three  years.  Later  he 
obtained  a  position  in  the  postoffice  as  a  Money 
Order  clerk,  and  acted  as  such  from  J'ebruar}', 
1881,  until  August  5,  1885.  For  about  two  years 
succeeding  this  he  was  engaged  with  his  father  in 
the  clothing  business,  but  in  April,  1887,  was 
elected  City  Treasurer,  and  in  1892,  when  he  re- 
signed his  place,  he  returned  to  his  father's  store, 
there  remaining  for  about  two  years. 

On  tlie  Ist  of  October,  1878,  occurred  the  mar- 
riage of  Mr.  Rathfon  and  Mary  E.,  daughter  of 
George  H.  Hartman,  a  well  known  resident  of  this 
city.  Our  subject  and  his  estimable  wife  had  a 
little  son,  who  was  named  George  H.  in  honor  of 
his  grandfather,  but  who  was  called  from  their 
home  by  tlie  death  angel,  December  13,  1880,  at 
the  age  of  fifteen  months.     The  parents  are  mem- 


bers of  St.  John's  Episcopal  Church  of  this  city, 
and  lend  their  assistance  to  worthy  benevolences. 
Mr.  Rathfon  is  an  able  business  man  and  financier, 
and  in  all  circles  in  which  he  moves  numbers 
man 3'  very  true  and  sincere  friends  and  acquaint- 
ances, who  esteem  him  highly  for  his  known  quali- 
ties of  integrity  and   uprightness. 


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FRANK  RIED  DIFFENDERFFER,  a  well 
known  journalist  of  Lancaster  and  Secre- 
tary of  the  Pennsylv.ania  German  Society, 
was  born  in  New  Holland,  Lancaster  County,  Pa., 
April  30,  1833.  He  is  of  German  ancestry,  and 
the  fifth  in  the  line  of  descent  from  John  Diffen- 
derflfer,  a  native  of  Nehrisheim,  near  Heidelberg, 
in  the  Palatinate.  lie  sailed  from  Rotterdam  in 
the  ship  "William  and  Sarah,"  reaching  Philadel- 
phia September  18, 1727,  and  soon  afterward  settled 
in  this  count}'.  David  Diffenderffer,  his  grandfa- 
ther, was  first  a  volunteer  in  the  Continental  army 
during  the  Revolution,  and  later  became  a  com- 
missioned officer.  He  particii)ated  in  the  capture 
of  the  Hessians  at  Trenton  in  1776,  in  the  second 
bombardment  of  that  place  in  1777,  and  in  the 
battle  of  Princeton,  where  he  was  taken  prisoner, 
and  was  one  of  the  famous  "sugar  house"  captives. 
He  was  at  Valley  Forge  in  the  winter  of  1777-78, 
at  the  battles  of  JSIonmouth  in  the  latter  year,  and 
served  under  General  Sullivan  m  the  memorable 
campaign  against  the  Six  Nations  in  western  New 
York  in  1779. 

The  subject  of  this  article  was  educated  in  the 
public  schools  of  his  native  place  and  at  Marshall 
College.  He  was  trained  to  the  business  of  a  book 
seller,  which  pursuit  he  followed  for  six  years  in 
Lancaster.  In  1857  he  removed  to  Mexico,  where 
he  engaged  in  general  merchandising  for  a  period 
of  fifteen  years.  In  1871  he  returned  to  this  cit}', 
and  in  conjunction  with  his  two  brothers  started 
the  banking  house  of  Diffenderffer  Brps. 

In  1877  Mr.  Diffenderffer  became  one  of  the 
editors  of  the  New  Era,  one  of  the  most  influen- 


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tial  Jin4  successful  newspapers  in  eastern  Penn- 
sylvania. Since  then  he  has  been  a  voluminous 
writer,  not  only  for  his  own  paper,  but  also  fin- 
state  and  national  publications.  He  is  the  author 
of  the  history  of  "The  Three  Earls"  (townships  in 
Lancaster  County),  and  of  numerous  historical 
articles  on  matters  of  local  interest.  He  is  the  Sec- 
retary of  the  Lancaster  Countv  Agricultural  and 
Horticultural  Society,  and  a  member  of  the  Lin- 
nivan  Scientific  and  Historical  Society  and  of  the 
Historical  Society  of  Pennsylvania.  He  was  one 
of  the  founders  of  the  Pennsylvania  tierman  So- 
ciety, tiie  first  meeting  looking  to  the  formation 
of  this  organization  having  met  in  his  otJiceat  his 
invitation.  Altliough  only  four  years  old,  this 
society  has  advanced  rapidly  in  influence  and 
membership.  Its  aim  and  object  are  to  perpetuate 
the  memory  and  deeds  of  the  ancestors  of  the 
members,  search  out,  collect  and  preserve  still  ex- 
isting documents  relating  to  the  early  history  of 
these  people,  and  to  publish  such  as  shall  set  forth 
the  part  belonging  to  them  in  the  growth  and  de- 
velopment of  American  institutions  and  progress. 
The  membership  is  composed  of  the  lineal  descen- 
dants of  the  early  tierman  and  Swiss  immigrants, 
and  includes  many  of  the  most  prominent  and  in- 
fluential citizens  of  the  state.  Of  this  society,  Mr. 
Diffenderfifer  ha?  been  the  Secretary  since  its  or- 
ffanization,  and  has  edited  the  four  volumes  of 
"Papers  and  Proceedings"  already  published,  and 
in  this  capacity  lias  shown  enterprise,  zeal  and 
ability  in  producing  works  at  once  attractive  in 
appearance  and  of  high  literary  merit.  He  was 
also  one  of  the  founders  of  tlie  Lancaster  Count}' 
Historical  Society,  and  the  first  Secretary  of  the 
Lancaster  County  Forestry  Association. 

Although  an  ardent  Republican,  Mr.  Diffenderf- 
fer  has  never  been  allured  by  the  attractions  of 
political  life,  though  he  ma}'  claim  to  be  among 
the  founders  of  his  party,  as  he  was,  when  a  young 
man,  the  Secretar}-  of  the  first  Republican  club 
formed  in  this  count},  this  being  in  1856.  He 
has  served  in  the  Councils  of  Lancaster  City,  and 
was  twice  Acting  Vice-Consul  of  the  United  States 
in  the  city  of  El  Paso,  Mexico.  Living  in  the 
largest  tobacco-growing  county  in  the  United 
States,  Mr.  Dififenderffer,  through  his   journalistic 


relations,  has  naturally  made  tobacco  and  the  sta- 
tistics on  the  subject  a  study.  For  both  the  state 
and  general  Government  he  has  written  exten- 
sively on  this  topic,  having  ]irepared  the  article 
on  this  industry  in  Pennsylvania  which  appeared 
in  the  Tenth  Census  Report,  and  is  an  acknowl- 
edged authority  on  matters  pertaining  to  this  sub- 
ject. In  the  year  1873  our  subject  was  married 
to  Miss  Annie  S.  Sprenger,  and  one  son,  Harold 
Frank  by  name,  has  resulted  from  their  union. 


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E^  DWAIH)  CONROY  is  one  of  the  enterpris- 
er ing  and  progressive  business  men  of  Lan- 
caster, being  proprietor  of  the  South  Queen 
Street  green -houses.  He  is  a  practical  florist,  hav- 
ing served  his  full  timeat  the  trade  and  has  l)ecoine 
well  accjuainted  with  its  various  details.  As  the 
result  of  his  business  ability,  industry  and  perse- 
verance, he  has  succeeded  in  Iniildiug  up  a  fine 
trade  and  has  a  nice  appearing  row  of  green-houses 
fitted  out  in  the  most  approved  methods. 

Edward  Conroy  was  born  near  Jersey  Cit}-,  N. 
J.,  November  19,  1856.  His  father,  Patrick  Con- 
roy, was  a  native  of  Ireland  and  was  reared  in 
Maryland  to  agricultural  pursuits.  Locating  in 
New  Jersey,  he  there  successfully  engaged  in  carry- 
ing on  a  farm  until  his  death,  at  the  extreme  old 
age  of  eighty-seven  years.  His  wife,  who  was  in 
her  maiden  days  Ann  Chrisom,  was  likewise  a  na- 
tive of  the  Emerald  Isle,  and  was  the  mother  of  six 
sons  and  one  daughter. 

On  attaining  the  age  of  eighteen  years,  Edward 
Conroy  commenced  learning  the  business  of  flori- 
culture with  Judge  Lathrop,  at  Madison,  N.  J.  At 
the  end  of  three  years,  during  which  time  he  was 
.assiduous  in  his  attention  and  interest  in  the  work, 
he  began  traveling  and  continued  his  journeys 
through  Ohio,  New  York,  Massachusetts,  New 
Jerse}'  and  Pennsylvania.  In  1887  Mr.  Conroy 
located  in  Lancaster,  believing  that  this  would  be 
a  favorable   point  for  a  young  man   of  enterprise 


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and  ability  to  start  in  business,  and  the  result  has 
shown  the  wisdom  of  his  decision.  Necessarily 
commencing  on  a  small  scale,  he  rented  a  green- 
house in  the  west  end  and  was  situated  there  for 
three  years,  during  which  time  he  built  up  a  good 
reputation  in  his  line  of  work  and  laid  the  foun- 
dation for  his  future  success.  In  1890  he  took 
charge  of  the  green-house  which  he  now  operates. 
This  plant  he  laid  out  and  has  rebuilt,  being  the 
first  persim  to  occupy  tlie  premises.  The  six  green- 
houses are  models  of  their  kind  and  cover  a  large 
extent  of  space,  five  of  the  number  being  100x20 
feet  and  the  other  120x16  feet  in  dimensions.  Mr. 
Conroy  is  an  adept  in  the  line  of  decorative  work, 
making  a  specialty  of  getting  up  beautiful  designs. 
He  lias  a  large  trade  in  cut  tlowers  by  the  wliole- 
sale,  and  is  making  a  good  success  of  his  business. 
Since  becoming  associated  with  this  work  he  has 
been  a  member  of  the  American  Florists'  Society, 
and  studies  the  best  magazines  and  papers  on  the 
subject. 

In  1884  Mr.  Conroy  was  married  in  Jersey  City 
to  Miss  Ann  Martin,  a  native  of  New  York  State, 
and  of  their  union  have  been  born  four  children, 
Ann,  Mary,  Helen  and  Edward.  The  parents  are 
members  of  St.  Mary's  Catholic  Church,  and  polit- 
icallj'  our  subject  uses  his  influence  in  favor  of 
the  Democratic  party.  He  is  a  young  man  of  in- 
tegrity in  his  business  efforts  and  numbers  many 
warm  friends  in  this  locality. 


FRANK  I.  BIEMESDERFER,  M.  D.,  who 
comes  from  one  of  the  respected  pioneer 
families  of  Lancaster  Count}',  is  an  enter- 
prising physician  and  surgeon  who  has  succeeded 
in  building  up  a  fine  and  paying  practice  in  Lan- 
caster. His  fatlier,  one  of  tlie  influential  citizens 
of  this  place  until  his  recent  death,  was  .John 
Biemesderfer,  whose  birth  occurred  in  Elizabeth 
Township.  His  fati)er  wlio  bore  tlie  same  Chris- 
tian   name,  was  born    in    that    township   and  for 


years  was  a  cabinet  maker,  later  devoting,  himself 
to  agricultural  pursuits.  He  was  of  German  lin- 
eage, a  member  of  the  Lutheran  Church  and  was 
seventy  years  of  age  on  his  demise  in  1879.  'i'iie 
Doctor's  father  also  learned  tlie  furniture  trade, 
wliich  he  followed  for  some  years  successfully,  then 
took  charge  of  the  old  Keller  mill  just  east  of 
Lititz.  Subsequent!}'  he  abandoned  the  milling 
business  and  engaged  in  running  an  hotel  after 
the  war.  He  was  in  the  one  hundred  days'  ser- 
vice at  that  time  and  was  a  member  of  the  City 
Council  of  Manheim  for  years.  For  a  period  of 
nine  j'ears  he  was  proprietor  of  the  Rolhville  Hotel 
and  then  for  fourteen  years  ran  the  American  Rail- 
road House  of  Manheim.  For  a  term  of  five  years 
he  was  in  charge  of  the  Lancaster  County  House 
on  East  King  Street,  but  retired  January  1,  1894, 
on  account  of  ill  health.  He  was  called  from 
tills  life  February  12  of  that  3'ear,  and  was  placed 
to  rest  in  Manheim.  He  was  a  member  of  the 
Lutheran  Church  and  politically  was  a  Republican. 

The  mother  of  the  Doctor  was  before  her  mar- 
riage Caroline  Rcssler.  She  was  born  near  Lititz, 
in  Pine  Hill,  in  which  vicinity  her  father,  Isaac 
Ressler,  was  also  born.  He  was  a  farmer  of  Ger- 
man descent  and  his  death  occurred  when  he  was 
in  the  prime  of  life,  he  being  only  forty-nve 
years  of  age.  Mrs.  Biemesderfer  is  still  living,  her 
home  being  in  Lancaster.  Of  her  six  children  the 
Doctor  is  the  only  one  living,  the  others  having 
died  in  childhood. 

In  the  fall  of  1883,  after  receiving  a  good  public 
and  high  school  education  at  Manheim,  Dr.  Biem- 
esderfer entered  the  Millersville  Normal  School, 
from  which  he  graduated  three  years  later  with  the 
degree  of  Bachelor  of  Elements.  Afterwards  he 
taught  school  quite  successfully  for  one  year  at 
Lancaster  Junction  and  then  devoted  himself  to 
the  study  of  medicine  with  Dr.  C.  J.  Snaveley,  a 
leading  physician  of  Manheim.  In  1888  he  be- 
came a  student  of  the  Medical  Department  of  tlie 
University  of  Pennsylvania,  receiving  his  diploma 
and  the  degree  of  Doctor  of  Medicine  on  his  grad- 
uation in  1891.  Commencing  his  professional  ca- 
reer he  located  in  Lancaster,  having  his  office  at  No. 
212  East  King  Street.  He  has  built  up  a  good  rep- 
utation and  a  remunerative  practice,  his  office  be- 


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ing  now  at  No.  527  Chnrch  Street.  He  is  on  the 
medical  stafif  of  St.  Josepli's  Hospital  and  belongs  to 
the  L.ancaster  County  and  City  Medical  Societies,  as 
well  as  to  tho  Pathological  Society.  As  a  member 
of  the  Young  Men's  Republican  Club  he  is  greatly 
interested  in  i)olilics.  Fraternally  he  is  associated 
with  the  .lunior  Order  of  I'nited  American  Me- 
chanics and  the  Benevolent  Order  of  Elks.  For 
several  years  he  was  organist  of  the  Manheiin 
Lutheran  Church,  and  while  at  Millersville  devoted 
considerable  time  to  tlie  study  of  the  art,  afterward 
teaching  for  awliilc.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Lu- 
theran Church  of  tliis  city  and  is  a  young  man  of 
good  principle,  integrity  and  honor. 


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HENRY  DRACHBAR.  Asa  representative 
of  t!ie  business  element,  to  whose  progres- 
sive spirit  and  superior  abilities  is  due 
iiuK-li  of  the  prosperity  enjoyed  by  Lancaster,  we 
present  the  name  of  Mr.  Drachhar.  who  is  well 
known  not  alone  in  this  city,  but  also  throughout 
the  county.  His  entire  life  has  been  spent  in  the 
town  where  he  now  resides.  Here  he  was  born 
November  10,  1848,  to  the  union  of  Henry  and 
Anna  Donner  Drachbar.  The  family  is  of  German 
origin,  the  paternal  grandfather  of  our  subject, 
Anthony  Drachbar,  having  been  born  in  Ilesse- 
Cassel.  He  was  a  Catholic  and  died  in  that  faith 
at  the  .ige  of  sixty-five  years. 

The  father  of  our  subject,  Henrj-  Drachbar,  was 
the  third  in  order  of  birth  among  five  children. 
He  was  born  in  Hesse-Cassel  and  there  resided  un- 
til thirty  years  of  age,  when,  accompanied  by 
his  wife  and  two  children,  he  started  across  the 
Atlantic  intending  to  locate  in  America.  One 
child  died  during  the  voyage.  Arriving  in  the 
United  States  he  settled  in  New  Jersey,  but  shortly 
afterward  removed  to  Pennsylvania  and  made  set- 
tlement in  Lancaster  County,  where  he  continued 
to  reside  until  his  death.     He  was  a  brick  layer 


and  stone  mason  by  trade,  and  engaged  as  a  con- 
tractor, doing  a  large  business  throughout  the 
county.  In  religious  belief  he  was  a  member  of 
the  Catholic  Church  and  belonged  to  the  Cath- 
olic beneficial  societies.  Politically  he  was  a  Dem- 
ocrat. He  died  in  1881,  aged  sixt_v-five  yeurs. 
His  wife  passed  away  in  1887,  at  the  age  of  sixty- 
eight  years.  Their  children,  seven  in  number, 
were  named  as  follows:  Philip  B.,  Henry,  Mary, 
Albert,  Clara,  .John  and  Kate. 

Remaining  with  his  parents  until  attaining  man- 
hood, .Mr.  Drachbar  meantime  was  the  recipient  of  ' 
common  school  advantages.  He  selected  for  his 
occupation  that  in  which  his  father  had  previously 
engaged,  and  for  some  time  assisted  the  latter  in 
his  work  as  a  brick  layer  and  mason.  At  the  pres- 
ent time  he  is  in  partnership  with  his  brother 
Philip.  In  this  line  of  work  ho  is  one  of  the  most 
prominent  and  successful  business  men  of  Lan- 
caster, and  in  liis  employ  at  one  time  had  as  many 
as  thirty-eight  skilled  workmen.  Among  the  con- 
tracts which  he  lias  had  may  be  mentioned  the  fol- 
lowing: the  Franklin  and  Schiller  Hotels,  St.  Jo- 
seph's Hospital  an<l  .\cademy;  Ann,  South  Prince, 
New,  Manor  and  Walnut  .Street  Schools,  Lancaster 
Caramel  Works, Lancaster  County  Trust  Company 
Building,  Williams  >^  Foster  large  store,  the  old 
umbrella  factory,  Girard  House,  Stein  man  &  Co. 
Building,  Inquirer  Building,  Southern  and  Western 
Markets,  Arnold  and  Hciiiilsh  Blocks,  Science  and 
Library  Building  at  Millersville,  Lancaster  Car- 
riage Works,  and  innumerable  warehouses. 

In  politics  a  Democrat,  Mr.  Diachliar  is  interest- 
ed in  all  measures  pertaning  to  his  party.  He  is 
a  progressive  citizen  and  is  a  warm  advocate  of 
ever}'  project  calculated  to  proniote  the  welfare  of 
people.  He  has  served  as  Street  Commissioner,  and 
at  one  time  was  candidate  for  the  Legislature,  but 
the  Democratic  party  being  in  the  minority  he  was 
defeated  with  the  rest  of  the  ticket.  He  is  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Catholic  Church,  and  belongs  to  St. 
Leo's  Beneficial  Socict)' and  theSlianahan  Catholic 
Beneficial  League.  With  the  Maennerchor  Singing 
Society  he  is  also  associated,  and  for  many  years 
was  President  of  the  organization. 

February  22,  1881,  Mr.  Drachbar  was  united  in 
marriage  with  Miss  Kate,  daughter  of   Francis  and 


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Barbara  Hiemenz.  They  have  had  nine  children, 
namely:  John,  P'rancis,  Mary,  Jerome,  Helen,  Vin- 
cent, Julia,  Henry  and  Raymond.  Of  these,  Mary, 
Helen,  Vincent,  Julia  and  Henry  are  deceased. 


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REV.  D.  WESLEY  BICKSLER  was  one  of 
the  prime  movers  and  founders  of  the 
Lancaster  General  Hospital,  of  which  he 
is  now  Superintendent,  and  deserves  great  credit 
for  his  zealous  and  disinterested  efforts  in  getting 
the  institution  established.  He  had  always  be- 
lieved that  Lancaster  ought  to  have  a  general  and 
non-sectarian  hospital.  One  day  in  1892,  on  meet- 
ing one  of  the  members  of  his  lodge  of  the  Knights 
of  Malta,  he  broached  the  idea  he  had  in  mind,  and 
at  their  next  lodge  meeting  an  address  on  the  ad- 
visabilit3-  of  starting  a  general  hospital  here  was 
delivered  by  Rev.  Mr.  Bicksler.  A  committee  was 
appointed  to  look  into  the  matter  and  he  was  made 
one  of  the  same.  The  committee  organized  by 
electing  Reuben  Bertzfield  as  Ciiairman  and  H.  M. 
Illy  us  Secretary.  After  they  had  worked  for  a 
few  months  they  decided  to  issue  a  circular  to  all 
the  Protestant  churches  and  benevolent  orders  of 
the  city,  asking  them  to  appoint  committees  of 
three  members  from  each  organization.  They  met 
in  convention  in  the  parlors  of  the  Young  Men's 
Christian  Association,  Rev.  Mr.  Bicksler  being  made 
President  of  the  meeting  and  temporary  President 
of  the  lioard  of  Directors.  The  charter  for  the 
hospital  was  finally  granted  in  September,  1893, 
one  article  for  the  same  making  it  a  regular  train- 
ing school  for  nurses.  The  institution  was  opened 
December  19,  189.3,  and  the  success  of  this  new 
enterprise  is  now  assured. 

The  birth  of  Rev.  Mr.  Bicksler  occurred  in  Bethel 
Township,  Berks  County,  December  15,  1854,  and 
in  that  same  locality  also  occurred  the  birth  of  his 
father,  David  S.,and  his  grandfather,  Daniel  Bick- 
sler. His  great-great-grandfather,  who  bore  the 
Christian  name  of  Peter,  emigrated  from  Switzer- 
land and  took  up  land  in  Pennsylvania,  on  which 


the  four  succeeding  generations  were  born.  The 
father  of  our  subject  was  a  farmer  and  owned  the 
old  homestead,  and  among  other  family  relics  had 
an  old  Bible,  which  is  now  in  the  possession  of  Rev. 
Mr.  Bicksler.  About  1880  his  father  sold  the  old 
farm  and  removed  to  Ohio,  where  he  passed  his 
remaining  years.  His  wife,  Anna,  was  a  daughter 
of  Daniel  Bicksler,  of  Fredericksburg,  Pa.  She 
became  the  mother  of  seven  children:  Mrs.  Anna 
Bucher,  of  Altoona,  Pa.;  Charles  A.  and  Francis 
D.,  residents  of  Ohio;  A.  Lincoln,  who  resides  in 
Nebraska;  Mrs.  Lizzie  Ransbarger,  of  Tro}'  Grove, 
La  Salle  County,  111.;  our  subject,  D.  Wesley,  and 
Aaron  J.,  who  died  in  infancy. 

The  3'outh  of  Rev.  Mr.  Bicksler  was  passed  in 
assisting  his  father  in  the  care  of  the  old  home- 
stead, and  his  education  was  acquired  in  the  com- 
mon schools.  When  about  eighteen  years  old  he 
began  serving  an  apprenticeship  to  the  shoemak- 
er's trade,  and  at  the  same  time  privately  prepared 
for  the  ministry.  After  having  been  licensed  to 
preach,  he  further  pursued  a  theological  course  in 
Central  Pennsylvania  College,  then  called  Union 
Seminaiy.  He  first  filled  several  vacancies  and 
then  took  a  regular  charge  in  Halifax,  Pa.,  where 
he  remained  for  a  year.  He  was  next  placed  on 
the  Brownstown  circuit  in  this  county,  and  dur- 
ing the  years  which  followed  he  was  successively 
in  charge  of  congregations  at  Birdsboro  and  Wo- 
melsdorf,  Berks  County;  Mt.  Joy.  Lancaster  Coun- 
ty; Dauphin  charge,  Dauphin  County;  Barnesville, 
Schuylkill  County;  and  White  Haven,  Luzerne 
Country.  In  1891  he  came  to  Lancaster  to  take 
charge  of  the  First  Evangelical  Church  on  North 
Water  Street.  This  building  is  quite  an  old  one, 
having  been  erected  in  1840,  and  the  congrega- 
tion was  served  by  our  subject  until  July,  1893, 
when  he  was  elected  Superintendent  of  the  hos- 
pital. For  the  past  live  3'ears  be  has  been  Statis- 
tical Secretary  of  the  Eastern  Pennsylvania  Con- 
ference of  the  Evangelical  Association,  and  has 
faithfully  devoted  his  best  efforts  to  advancing  his 
Master's  cause  and  to  zealou.s  work  in  His  vine 
yard. 

Rev.  Mr.  Bicksler  was  married  in  Akron,  Lan- 
caster County,  in  September,  1881,  to  Miss  Almeda 
B.,  daughter  of  Samuel  K.  and  Fannie  Wolf.     The 


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former  is  now  retired  from  business  and  is  a  Di- 
rector in  the  Lincoln  National  Ranit  of  tiiis  coun- 
ty. To  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Uicksler  were  born  the  fol- 
lowing children,  who  are  living:  Samuel  D.,  Anna 
L.,  Harry  K..  Charles  L.  and  Minnie  K.  Rev.  Mr. 
Hickslcr  is  a  member  of  the  Knights  of  Malta,  and 
the  .junior  Order  of   Tuited  American  Mechanics. 


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RKV.  FRANCIS  XAVTER  SCHMIDT  is  p.is- 
lor  of  St.  .Joseph's  Catholic  Church,  which 
is  situated  on  St.  Joseph  Street,  Lancaster. 
This  congregation  is  one  of  the  largest  and  most 
prosperous  in  the  city,  and  w.is  organized  about 
1869  by  Father  Tamacliin.  Father  Schmidt  cele-  | 
braled  hissilver  juliilee  in  1894.  it  having  been  just 
twenty-live  years  since  he  was  ordained  a  Priest  , 
in  the  Cathedral  of  Philadelphia.  | 

The  birth  of  the  Reverend  Father  occurred  in  the  | 
village  of  Ornbau,on  the  River  Altnuiehl,  Havaria, 
May  9,  1846.  His  paternal  grandfather,  Adam 
Schmidt,  was  an  .agriculturist,  and  his  father,  who 
bore  the  Christian  name  of  Martin,  was  a  native 
of  the  same  district.  He  learned  the  trade  of  a 
mason  and  stone  cutter,  and  in  1854,  with  his  fam- 
ily', set  sail  for  America,  going  b^-  way  of  Hremen, 
with  Baltimore  as  his  destination.  In  the  last 
named  cit^-  he  remained  for  about  three  3'ears 
working  at  his  trade  and  thence  went  to  York,  Pa., 
where  he  continued  actively  engaged  in  work  un- 
til he  retired.  He  was  a  resident  of  York  until  his 
decease,  August  5,  1894.  His  wife,  who  before  her 
marriage  was  Barbara  Kautz,  was  born  4n  Bavaria, 
being  a  daughter  of  a  farmer.  .\dam  Kautz  by  name. 
Six  children  graced  the  union  of  Martin  and  Bar- 
bara Schmidt,  but  only  three  of  the  number  are 
now  living.  The  devoted  wife  and  mother  is  a 
resident  of  York,  and  is  eighty-four  j'ears  of  age. 
Father  Schmidt,  who  was  next  to  the  eldest  in 
his  father's  family,  attended  the  common  schools 


of  Baltimore  and  the  parochial  school  of  St.  Mary's, 
in  York,  until  1859.  At  that  time  he  entered  St. 
Vincent's  College  at  Latrobe,  where  he  pursued 
a  complete  course  in  the  classics,  after  which  he 
was  enrolled  as  a  student  in  the  St.  Charles'  Senii- 
iiary  in  I'hiladelphia,  which  is  located  at  the  cor- 
ner of  Kighteenth  and  Race  Streets.  After  com- 
pleting the  required  course  of  theology  and  phi- 
losophy he  was  ordained,  on  January  2,  1869,  by 
Bishop  C.  Shanahan,  the  first  Bishop  of  the  Harris- 
burg  diocese.  The  young  Priest's  first  charge  was 
as  an  assistant  at  St.  Mary's,  Lebanon,  Pa.,  where 
he  remained  only  until  May,  1869,  thence  going 
to  the  Harrisburg  Cathedral,  where  he  w.is  an  as- 
sistant for  about  five  months.  The  succeeding 
three  years  he  was  pastor  of  St.  Hubert's  Catholic 
Church  in  Danville,  Pa.,,  and  next  olliciated  as 
Priest  in  St.  Joseph's  Church  at  Renovo,  Clinton 
County,  until  October,  1878.  During  this  time, 
under  his  auspices,  the  present  church  and  school 
were  erected  and  great  progress  was  made  in  every 
department  of  church  work.  In  October,  1878, 
Father  Schmidt  returned  to  Danville  and  once 
more  took  charge  of  .St.  Hubeit's  congregation, 
over  which  he  presided  for  ten  years. 

(Jii  the  death  of  Father  John  Groterneyer,  of 
St.  Joseph's  Church,  Father  Schmidt  was  .assigned 
the  position,  this  being  in  1888,  and  he  at  once 
took  charge  of  the  congregation.  In  1891  the  pa- 
rochial residence  was  built  at  a  cost  of  ^20,000,  a 
new  pipe  organ  has  been  placed  in  the  church  at  a 
cost  of  >!4,000,  and  five  sanctuary-  windows  have 
been  placed  in  the  church.  These  were  imported 
from  Europe  and  represent  the  five  Jo^'ful  Mys- 
teries. They  are  considered  by  judges  to  be  verj- 
fine  works  of  art  and  their  cost  was  some  $1,500. 
The  church  owns  nearly  one  block  of  land  on 
which  it  is  situated,  and  six  acres  of  land  adjoin- 
ing the  cit}',  on  which  is  located  the  St.  Joseph's 
Cemetery.  St.  Joseph's  congregation  numbers 
over  four  hundred  families,  or  about  two  thousand 
persons;  the  altar  sodality  has  three  hundred  mem- 
bers, the  solidity  of  the  Blessed  Virgin  three  hun- 
dred and  fifty  members,  and  the  St.  Peter  and  St. 
James  Societies  for  men  also  number  many  regular 
attendants  and  members.  In  the  parochial  school 
which  is  carried  on  in  connection  with  the  church 


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tbere  are  seven  sisters  of  the  St.  Francis  Order. 
On  the  occasion  of  the  silver  jubilee  of  Father 
Schmidt,  which  was  celebrated  at  the  rectory,  there 
was  a  large  attendance  of  many  notable  people 
and  members  of  the  clergy.  Of  the  latter  there 
were  over  thirty-five  present  and  among  these  was 
the  celebrated  Bishop  Thomas  McGovern. 


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HON.  WILLIAM  AUGUSTUS  ATLEE. 
When  mention  is  made  of  the  influential 
citizens  of  Lancaster,  those  who  have  at- 
tained positions  of  especial  prominence  in  the  pul- 
pit, at  the  Bar,  on  the  Bencli,  or  in  the  avenues  of 
commerce,  the  mind  at  once  reverts  to  the  subject 
of  this  biograpiiical  notice,  who  has  been  a  life 
long  resident  of  this  city.  His  entire  active  career 
has  been  devoted  to  the  legal  profession,  and  his 
researches  and  culture  have  moulded  him  into  a 
type  of  lawyer  which  in  dignity,  ability  and  learn- 
ing marks  tlie  highest  order  of  his  profession.  B3' 
constant  application,  broad  knowledge  and  ex- 
tended practice,  he  has  gained  a  wide  reputation 
as  a  reliable  counsel  and  successful  advocate. 

There  is  no  family  in  Lancaster  whose  origin  is 
more  noble  or  whose  histoiy  more  honorable  than 
that  represented  by  our  subject.  His  father.  Dr. 
John  Light  Atlee,  whose  sketch  is  elsewhere  pre- 
sented, was  a  physician  and  surgeon  of  national 
reputation,  and  one  of  the  most  eminent  men  of 
Lancaster.  William  Augustus  was  born  in  this 
city  .lanuary  9,  1832,  and  received  the  rudiments 
of  his  education  in  the  public  schools  of  this  place. 
Later  he  entered  Yale  College,  and  from  that  insti- 
tution in  18.51  he  was  graduated  with  ttie  deerree 
of  Bachelor  of  Arts.  Subsequently,  in  1854,  the  de- 
gree of  Master  of  Arts  was  conferred  upon  him  by 
the  same  college. 

Immediately  after  completing  his  literary  studies, 
Mr.  Atlee  commenced  to  read  law  under  Thomas 
E.  Franklin,  and  after  three  years  of  study  was  ad- 
mitted  to   the  Bar,  in   August,  1854.     Since  that 


time  he  has  devoted  his  attention  to  his  large  and 
varied  practice.  He  has  allowed  no  outside  mat- 
ters to  interfere  with  his  profession.  Neither  the 
allurements  of  public  office  nor  the  winning  smiles 
of  fortune  tempt  him  from  the  chosen  labor  of  his 
life.  On\y  one  thing  ever  caused  him  to  lay  aside 
his  books  and  papers,  and  that  was  the  peril  of  the 
Government  during  the  dark  days  of  the  Civil 
War.  W^ith  true  patriotic  spirit  he  responded  to 
the  first  call  for  troops,  which  was  issued  by  Presi- 
dent Lincoln  in  1861.  Volunteering  as  a  private, 
his  name  w.as  enrolled  as  a  member  of  Company 
F,  First  Pennsylvania  Infantry.  He  was  mus- 
tered in  at  Harrisburg  for  three  months  and  was 
honorably  discharged  at  the  expiration  of  the  time. 

In  the  summer  of  1862,  when  the  call  for  troops 
was  issued  at  the  battle  of  Antietam,  among  those 
who  responded  was  Captain  Atlee,  of  Company  A, 
Twelftli  PennS3'lvania  Militia.  In  the  summer  of 
1863,  when  the  emergency  call  came  at  the  time 
of  the  battle  of  Gettysburg,  he  served  as  Captain 
of  Company  F,  Fiftieth  Pennsylvania  Militia.  Po- 
litically he  has  always  championed  Republican 
principles,  and  has  long  been  a  leader  in  the  coun- 
cils of  the  partj'.  In  1856  he  was  Chairman  of  the 
Republican  County  Committee.  From  1865  until 
1868  he  served  as  District  Attorney.  He  enjoys 
the  distinction  of  having  been  the  first  Republican 
Mayor  of  Lancaster,  having  been  elected  in  1869 
upon  the  straight  Republican  ticket.  He  filled  the 
office  for  a  terra  of  two  years,  but  did  not  discon- 
tinue his  practice  in  the  meantime. 

At  Lancaster,  October  14,  1857,  occurred  the 
marriage  of  Mr.  Atlee  and  Miss  Elizabeth  Champ- 
nej'S,  who  was  born  in  this  city.  Mrs.  Atlee's  fa- 
ther was  the  late  .Judge  Benjamin  Cham()neys, 
formerl}'  a  prominent  attorney  of  this  place  and 
Judge  of  the  courts.  They  are  the  parents  of 
three  living  children,  Benjamin  C,  John  L.  and 
Elizabeth  S.  Socially,  Mr.  Atlee  is  a  Mason  of  the 
Royal  Arch  degree,  and  is  also  a  member  of  the 
George  II.  Thomas  Post  No.  84,  G.  A.  R.  He  is 
one  of  the  charter  members  of  the  Lancaster  Law 
Library  Association.  For  j'ears  he  h.as  been  one 
of  the  most  active  men  in  the  vestry  of  St.  James 
Episcopal  Church  and  is  a  regular  attendant  at  its 
services.     When    at  leisure  from  professional  du- 


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ties,  be  finds  pleasant  relaxation  from  business 
ciires  in  the  societ}'  of  his  family  and  in  social  iu- 
tercimi'se  with  his  friends.  He  is  .1  man  of  <jenial 
disposition,  and  is  always  happiest  wiien  welcom- 
ing and  entertaining  his  guests  at  the  family  resi- 
dence on  the  corner  of  North  Duke  and  Orange 
Streets. 


JM.  W.  GEIST.  Throughout  the  Keystone 
State  there  is  no  name  held  in  hiijiicr  honor 
tlian  that  of  the  "Nestor  of  journ.Tlism,"  who 
is  the  subject  of  this  biographical  sketch. 
Associated  with  the  newspaper  business  for  a  half- 
ceutur}-,  he  enjoys  the  distinction  of  being  the 
oldest  editor  in  Lancaster  County,  but  though  now 
in  the  twiligiit  of  life  his  pen  is  as  vigorous  and 
his  utterances  as  forcible  as  in  days  of  3'ore.  With 
all  the  enterprises  tending  to  the  improvement  of 
his  city  and  county  he  has  been  intimatel}'  con- 
nected, and  both  through  the  press  and  b}-  per- 
sonal influence  he  has  promoted  the  welfare  of  his 
fellow-men. 

The  Lancaster  New  Era,  of  which  Mr.  Geist  is 
•editor,  is  one  of  the  leading  papers  of  this  section  of 
.  'ennsy  Ivania.  1 1  has  a  circulation  of  over  fourteen 
f  D'lsand  and  is  read  by  many  thousands  more.  In 
1891  the  plant  was  removed  to  Nos.  39  and  41 
N'-'-th  Queen  Street,  where  a  commodious  and  sub- 
stuiitial  building  has  been  erected  for  its  accom- 
mo'."tion.  The  location  is  central  and  conven- 
ient, and  the  building  admirabl}'  adapted  to  t!ie 
busi  ess,  which  occupies  its  entire  extent.  The 
structure  contains  an  area  of  over  twelve  thousand 
squai  ^  feet,  is  three  stories  in  height  and  is  built 
of  bri  k,  with  stone  trimmings. 

The  first  floor  is  occupied  with  the  business 
office  and  delivery  room  in  front  and  the  press 
room  in  the  rear,  the  two  being  separated  by  oaken 
paneled  wainscoting  under  a  double  arch  sup- 
ported on  iron  columns  and  filled  in  with  glass. 
The  entire  length  of  this  floor  is  one  hundred  and 
SIX  feet.  Next  to  the  business  office,  on  a  solid  brick 
6 


and  stone  foundation  built  up  from  the  cellar, 
stands  one  of  the  latest  improved  perfecting,  print- 
ing and  folding  machines,  built  for  the  Neiu  Era. 
It  takes  the  i)aper  from  a  roll,  prints  both  sides  and 
folds,  delivers  and  counts  the  papers  at  the  rate  of 
twenty-four  thousand  copies  per  hour  of  a  single 
folio,  or  twelve  thousand  double  folios.  In  the 
same  room  are  an  Adams  press,  a  large  drum  cyl- 
inder, a  two-revolution  book  press  and  a  pony  job 
press.  Tiie  machinery  and  the  freight  elevator 
are  run  by  a  twenty  horse-power  Perret  Electric 
Motor. 

In  the  rear  of  the  press  room  and  connected 
with  it  is  a  two-story  building.  The  lower  floor 
is  used  as  a  stereotyping  department  and  is  fur- 
nished with  a  complete  outfit  for  newspaper  and 
job  work.  The  second  floor  is  occupied  by  the 
job  printing  department,  furnished  with  seven 
presses  and  other  latest  improved  appliances  for 
first-class  work,  and  that  of  the  building  in  the 
rear  is  utilized  as  a  stock  room.  On  the  third  floor 
are  the  compositors  department  and  the  editorial 
rooms.  The  building  is  lighted  with  Edison  incan- 
descent lami)s,  is  also  supplied  with  gas  fixtures 
and  has  two  fire  proof  vaults. 

Having  thus  briefly  outlined  a  sketch  of  the 
Nev'  Era  it  will  be  of  interest  to  our  readers  to 
place  on  record  some  facts  concerning  the  editor. 
Mr.  Geist  wsis  born  in  Bart  Township,  Lancaster 
County,  December  14,  1824,  and  is  of  German  and 
Scotch  descent.  He  was  orphaned  by  his  mother's 
death  when  he  was  a  boy,  and  his  father  having 
lost  his  eyesight  before  ,J.  M.  W.  was  born,  the  lat- 
ter w.is  earl}'  in  life  thrown  upon  his  own  resour- 
ces. Educational  advant.ages  in  those  days  were 
meagre,  both  the  school  buildings  and  the  quality 
of  instruction  being  very  crude.  ^However,  as  he 
grew  toward  manhood  he  eagerl}'  availed  himself 
of  every  opportunity  for  acquiring  knowledge, 
and  so  rapid  was  his  progress  that  at  the  age  of 
sixteen  he  began  to  teach  school.  He  bad  no  am- 
bition to  make  this  his  life  occupation,  nor  was  he 
particularly  impressed  with  the  medical  profession, 
though  he  commenced  its  study  at  the  earnest  so- 
licitation of  friends. 

While  a  student  Mr.  Geist  wrote  occasional  arti- 
cles for  contemporaneous  journals,  and  his  ability 


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being  recognized,  Ije  soon  drifted  into  the  printing 
and  stereot^'ping  business,  in  both  of  which  arts 
he  acquired  proficiency.  His  first  venture  in  the 
journalistic  field  was  as  publisher  and  editor  of  the 
Lancaster  Reformer,  which  responsible  position  lie 
assumed  at  less  than  twenty  years  of  age.  On  ac- 
count of  laoli  of  funds  he  was  obliged  to  abandon 
the  enterprise,  but  subsequently  renewed  it  at  Har- 
risburg  in  partnership  with  U.  J.  Jones.  In  1846 
he  edited  an  independent  Democratic  paper  called 
the  Yeoman,  which  was  largely  instrumental  in 
defeating  William  B.  Foster,  the  Democratic  can- 
didate for  State  Canal  Commissioner.  In  1847  he 
was  news  editor  of  the  Pennsylvanian,  published 
by  Hamilton  &  Fooney  in  Philadelphia.  In  1848 
and  1849  he  furnished  editorial  and  literary  con- 
tributions to  the  Columbia  Spy  and  Lancaster  Ex- 
press. 

Subsequentli'  returning  to  Philadelphia,  Mr. 
Geist  became  the  assistant  editor  of  the  Quaker 
City,  a  literary  journal  edited  by  George  Lippard, 
and  news  editor  of  the  Evening  Argus,  published 
under  the  same  auspices.  Later  he  became  editor 
of  the  Sunday  Globe,  and  was  afterward  similarly 
emploj'ed  with  the  Sunday  Mercury.  During  his 
editorial  management  the  Globe  increased  its  circu- 
lation from  two  thousand  to  nearly  twenty  thou- 
sand per  week.  From  1852  until  1856  he  was 
editor  of  the  Weekly  Express  at  Lancaster,  and 
when  the  Daily  Express  was  established,  during  the 
year  last  named,  he  and  -John  H.  Pearsol  began  its 
publication.  This  they  continued  until  the  fall 
of  1876,  when  the  Express  was  sold  and  consoli- 
dated with  the  Lancaster  Examiner.  Mr.  Geist 
served  as  editor  of  the  consolidated  journal  until 
March,  1877,  when  he  resigned,  owing  to  a  differ- 
ence between  himself  and  the  political  policy  of 
the  publisher. 

In  April,  1877,  a  stock  company  was  being 
formed  by  the  independent  element  of  Lancaster 
County  to  establish  a  journal  that  should  voice 
that  sentiment.  A  large  sum  of  money  had  al- 
ready been  subscribed  when  Hon.  John  B.  Warfel, 
then  just  retired  from  the  State  Senate,  agreed  to 
assume  the  financial  responsibihty  of  the  new 
paper.  This  was  adopted,  being  considered  a  more 
feasible  plan  than  the  stock  company.    In  this  way 


commenced  the  partnership  of  Warfel  &  Geist  and 
the  publication  of  the  New  Era,  the  senior  partner 
devoting  his  attention  to  the  business  management, 
and  tlie  junior  partner  taking  the  editorship. 

For  many  years  Mr.  Geist  served  as  Vice-Presi- 
dent of  the  Youug  Men's  Christian  Association, 
and  his  indefatigable  exertions  on  several  occa- 
sions saved  that  organization  and  its  fine  librar}' 
from  being  financially  stranded.  lie  also  aided  in 
securing  the  choice  collection  of  books  that  has 
attracted  to  the  Association  Hall  the  j'oung  men 
of  the  city,  thus  affording  a  healthful  mental  stim- 
ulus. In  religious  belief  he  is  identified  with  St. 
John's  Free  Episcopal  Church,  in  which  he  has 
been  a  Vestryman  for  nearly  forty  years,  and  to 
the  growth  of  which  he  has  largely  contributed. 

There  is  no  man  more  highly  esteemed  than  Mr. 
Geist  among  the  newspaper  fraternity.  From  the 
editorial  columns  of  a  local  contemporary  we 
quote  the  following:  "To  Mr.  Geist  journalism  has 
been  from  earliest  manhood  an  absorbing  passion. 
Nothing  that  detracted  from  it,  nothing  that  inter- 
fered with  it  in  the  slightest  degree  did  he  ever 
allow  to  come  between  him  and  his  darling  pur- 
suit. Public  office  of  a  lucrative  character  h.as  been 
offeied  him  again  and  again,  and  at  times  when  he 
sorely  stood  in  need  of  its  added  emoluments,  but 
with  a  rare  singleness  of  purpose,  ever  true  to  his 
calling,  he  alwajs  turned  his  back  upon  politics 
and  its  allurements  except  as  these  contributed  to 
replenish  the  news  columns  of  his  paper,  or  were 
made  to  fill  out  the  chosen  work  of  his  busy  life 
calling.     And  what  a  life's  work  in  has  been! 

"Editor  Geist  wielded  his  magnificent  pen 
through  the  heroic  age  of  American  history.  It 
has  often  been  remarked  that  the  great  gen- 
erals who  fought  in  the  war  were  fortunate  in  the 
happy  coincidence  that  they  came  upon  that 
stage  in  the  prime  of  life.  The  same  happy  coin- 
cidence attended  the  career  of  Mr.  Geist;  in  the 
strength  of  middle  life,  with  a  rich  and  varied 
journalistic  experience  behind  him,  he  presided 
over  the  best  newspaper  this  county  then  pos- 
sessed, at  a  period  when  the  war  lashed  to  fury 
every  element  of  society.  He  employed  his  sacred 
office  of  teacher  and  preacher  combined  to  sound 
the   bugle   notes  of  warning  and  call  men  to  duty 


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and  to  battle  in  behalf  of  an  imperiled  nation  with 
the  fidelity  of  a  man  who  loved  his  country'  onlj' 
next  to  his  God." 

In  closing  an  extended  account  of  the  life  and 
works  of  Mr.  Geist  another  contemporary  says: 
"It  gives  us  pleasure  to  record  so  full  a  life  as  this 
in  making  up  the  record  of  the  leading  men  of 
this  state  in  the  line  of  public  journalisn),  and  it 
once  more  emphasizes  in  a  marked  degree  the  fact 
that  for  honest,  industrious,  high-minded,  true- 
hearted  men,  there  is  room  in  our  noble  calling; 
and  that  success  is  not  alone  to  be  gauged  by 
the  standard  of  this  grabbing  age  in  dollars  and 
cents,  but  in  all  that  goes  to  make  up  a  full 
rounded  character.  Mr.  Geist  exemplifies  in  his 
life's  work  that  manhood  and  courage  must  not 
be  lost  sight  of  and  that  the  greatest  journalist, 
even  in  these  times,  can  be  the  best  citizen." 


T7>  DWARD  KRECKEL  for  thirty -seven  years 

I  Cy  has  been  engaged  in  the  harness  business? 
and  by  attending  strictly  to  ins  financial 
interests  has  built  up  a  fine  local  reputation,  and 
many  years  has  transacted  ^20,000  worth  of  busi- 
ness. His  shop  is  centrally  located  at  No.  30  Penn 
Square,  Lancaster,  where  ever3'tiiing  in  the  line 
of  saddles,  harness,  trunks,  robes,  blankets,  etc., 
may  be  procured.  The  store  is  a  substantial  build- 
ing, 20x100  feet  in  dimensions,  with  three  floors 
and  a  basement,  which  are  crowded  with  the  largest 
and  most  complete  line  of  goods  in  this  business 
in  the  city. 

Mr.  Kreckel  was  born  October  9,  1839,  in  Nas- 
sau, Germany.  His  parents  were  John  and  Cath- 
erine (Gilbert)  Kreckel.  The  former  was  a  native 
of  the  same  town  as  his  son,  and  received  an  ex- 
cellent education,  later  turning  his  attention  to 
agricultural  pursuits.  He  served  for  seven  years 
in  the  army,  being  with  Napoleon  at  the  battle  of 
Waterloo.  In  1842  he  removed  to  the  United 
States  with  his  wife  and  four  children,  and  set- 


tling in  this  city,  made  his  home  here  until  his 
death.  As  he  was  possessed  of  considerable  meansi 
he  lived  retired  from  business  most  of  the  time 
after  settling  here.  His  death  occurred  on  the 
1st  of  July,  1867, at  the  age  of  sevent^'-four  years. 
He  was  twice  married,  by  his  first  union  having 
three  children,  and  by  his  second  union  two  chil- 
dren, Edward  and  Rose.  The  mother,  who  was 
born  in  1802,  is  still  living.  The  father  was  one 
of  the  organizers  of  St.  Joseph's  Society,  and  was 
a  very  active  member  of  the  Catholic  Church.  In 
his  political  proclivities  he  sided  with  the  Whig 
party. 

Edward  Kreckel  received  a  private  and  public 
school  education  until  reaching  his  thirteenth  year 
in  Lancaster.  At  that  time  he  was  employed  in 
the  Conestoga  Cotton  Factory.  Again  for  a  short 
time  he  was  in  the  cotton  mill  after  having  served 
as  an  errand  boy  for  a  hat  store.  Deciding  to 
become  a  harness  maker,  he  served  an  apprentice- 
ship at  that  trade,  and  after  completing  the  same 
started  in  business  on  a  small  scale  at  Fairfield, 
Druraore  Township,  this  countj',  selling  out  at  the 
end  of  a  year.  Returning  to  Lancaster,  he  was 
engaged  in  business  for  a  short  period,  and  then 
going  west,  located  at  Louisville,  Ky.,  in  the  same 
line  of  trade.  In  1857  he  returned  to  Lancaster, 
entering  the  employ  of  B.  Yecker,  with  whom  he 
continued  until  October,  1860.  For  the  next  two 
decades  he  gave  his  faithful  assistance  to  M.  Haber- 
busli,  and  finally,  in  June,  1881,  ojjened  a  shop 
of  his  own  at  No.  4  East  King  Street,  which  was 
his  headquarters  for  the  following  seven  years. 
Succeeding  this  he  was  for  tliree  years  situated  at 
No.  5  East  King  Street,  opposite  his  former  loca- 
tion, and  in  1891  purchased  his  old  employer's 
business,  where  he  has  since  been  engaged  in  trade. 
Eight  men  are  constantly  employed  to  fill  orders, 
and  his  trade  extends  over  this  and  adjoining  coun- 
ties, tlie  site  of  the  business  being  the  oldest  in  the 
city. 

In  1859  Mr.  Kreckel  married  Catharine,  daugh- 
ter of  Charles  Rice,  of  this  city,  a  weaver  by 
trade.  To  this  marriage  the  following  children 
were  born:  Mary,  wife  of  Fred  C.  Ruof,  of  the 
Central  Cafe,  Lancaster;  Edward  and  John  (twins), 
who  assist  their  father  in    business;  Catherine  S.; 


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Lucy  nnd  Charles  (twins),  the  latter  of  whom  died 
in  infancj^  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Kreckel  are  members 
of  the  Roman  Catholic  Church,  and  he  belongs  to 
St.  Peter  and  St.  Jcseph  Beneficiary  Societies.  Al- 
though often  solicited  to  serve  in  political  offices, 
he  has  constantly  refused,  though  he  is  a  good 
Democrat.  Though  he  commenced  life  a  poor 
boy,  he  has  become  well-to-do  by  his  own  efforts. 


HENRY  GOOD  for  over  fifty  years  has  been 
one  of  the  residents  of  Pequea  Townsiiip, 
his  postofflce  being  Martickville,  Lancas- 
ter'County.  He  comes  of  one  of  the  honored 
early  families  of  this  district,  who  have  been  sup- 
porters of  the  old  Mennonite  Church,  and  have 
been  noted  for  their  industrious  and  tlirifty  quali- 
ties. The  paternal  grandfather,  John  Good  was 
born  and  reared  in  this  township,  and  was  a  very 
successful  financier.  He  succeeded  in  making  a 
nice  little  fortune  in  his  various  enterprises  as  a 
farmer,  miller  and  distiller.  For  many  years  he 
was  Justice  of  the  Peace,  and  politically  was  a 
Democrat.  By  his  marriage  witli  Miss  Kreider,  he 
had  seven  children,  as  follows:  Christian.  Barbara 
(wife  of  George  Woffel),  Jacob,  John,  Elizabeth 
(wife  of  Benjamin  Kaufman),  one  who  died  in  in- 
fancy unnamed,  and  Daniel. 

Christian,  the  father  of  Henry  Good,  was  born 
January  1,  1796,  and  was  reared  in  Pequea  Town- 
ship. Upon  arriving  at  man's  estate,  he  was 
united  in  marriage  with  Catherine  Breneman.  As 
soon  as  he  had  acquired  suHicient  means,  he  became 
the  owner  of  a  good  farm  in  Pequea  Township, 
and  for  the  rest  of  his  life  was  active  in  its  culti- 
vation. In  time  his  resources  increased  until  he 
became  quite  wealthy.  Politically  he  was  a  sup- 
porter of  the  Democratic  party,  and,  like  his  father 
before  him,  belonged  to  the  old  Mennonite  Church. 
He  and  his  wife  were  the  parents  of  eleven  chil- 
dren: John;  Maria,  who  became  the  wife  of  Jacob 
Good;  Barbara,   Mrs.  Harnish;  Mamie,   deceased; 


one  who  died  befbre  receiving  a  name;  Elizabeth, 
Mrs.  Hoover;  Christian,  Heniy,  Elias,  .Jacob  and 
Abram. 

Henry  Good  was  born  September  7,  1836,  in  Pe- 
quea Township,  where  he  grew  to  manhood  and 
was  given  good  common-school  advantages.  In 
his  boyhood  he  was  trained  to  farm  life  by  his  fa- 
ther, and  when  sixteen  years  old  commenced  in 
earnest  to  make  his  own  livelihood.  From  that 
time  until  the  present,  he  has  succeeded  almost  en- 
tirel}'  by  his  own  unassisted  efforts,  and  owes  it  to 
his  perseverance  in  whatever  he  has  undertaken 
that  he  is  now  well-to-do.  The  farm  on  which  he 
was  born  and  now  lives  contains  one  hundred 
and  eleven  acres,  and  is  under  high  cultivation. 
Year  by  year  the  owner  has  gathered  rich  harvests 
in  return  for  liis  care  and  labor.  In  religion  he  is 
a  Mennonite,  belonging  to  the  old  congregation 
with  wliich  his  ancestors  have  been  identified  for 
several  generations.  In  politics  he  votes  for  Re- 
publican measures  and  candidates,  and,  like  a  true 
patriot,  tries  in  eveiy  possible  way  to  u()hold  the 
public  good.  For  one  term  he  served  acceptablj- 
as  Supervisor  of  the  township,  and  also  acted  in 
the  capacity  of  School  Director  for  one  term. 

On  the  31st  of  January,  1861,  Mr.  Good  was 
married  to  Miss  Susan  Miller.  The  lady  is  the 
daughter  of  Martin  Miller,  was  born  in  ISIartic 
Township  March  4,  1840,  and  there  passed  her 
girlhood.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Good  have  become  the 
parents  of  two  children,  their  names  being  respec- 
tively, Louisa  and  Henry  M. 


^m- 


eOL.  WILLIAM  R.  GERHART,  A.  M.,  is 
one  of  the  youngest  men  ever  commis- 
sioned Colonel  in  the  United  States  Army, 
and  is  a  veteran  of  the  late  Civil  War.  He  has  an 
office  at  No.  34  North  Duke  Street,  Lancaster,  and 
is  engaged  as  a  patent  solicitor,,having  a  very  suc- 
cessful business,  which  extends  to  other  states.  His 
professional  career,  as  well  as  his  war  record,  re- 
dounds greatly  to  his  honor  and  credit.     He  is  a 


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man  of  esteudcd  information  and  is  a  very  inter- 
esting conversationalist. 

Colonel  Geriiart  was  l)t)rn  in  Gettysburg,  Pa., 
January  10,  1844,  being  a  son  of  E.  V.  (ierhart, 
D.  D.,  LL.  D.,  President  of  the  theological  semi- 
nar}-  in  Lancaster.  (See  his  sketch  elsewhere  in 
this  volume.)  The  Colonel  is  the  oldest  child  in 
his  father's  family  and  passed  his  boyhood  princi- 
pally in  this  city.  Here  he  acquired  the  main  part 
of  his  education,  and  in  1859  entered  the  Fresii- 
man  Class  of  Franklin  and  Marshall  College,  from 
which  he  graduated  in  18G3  with  the  degree  of 
Bachelor  of  Art.  Soon  after  his  enlistment  in  the 
army  his  Alma  Mater  conferred  upon  him  the  de- 
gree of  Master  of  Arts,  and  that  year,  on  account 
of  the  war,  there  were  no  commencement  exercises. 
In  1862  he  w.as  Lieutenant  of  the  State  Miltlia 
called  out  at  the  time  of  the  battle  of  Anticlam. 
In  June,  1863,  be  was  enlisted  in  Independent  Bat- 
tery I,  Pennsylvania  Artillerj',  as  First  Sergeant, 
and  later  became  Second  Lieutenant.  With  his 
battery  he  went  to  Philadelphia  and  thence  to 
Harper's  Ferry.  In  the  spring  of  1864  he  was 
commissioned  Major  of  the  One  Hundred  and 
Twenty-first  United  States  colored  troops.  Going 
to  Kentucky,  he  served  in  that  state,  and  later  was 
transferred  to  the  One  Hundred  and  Twenty-fifth 
United  States  Colored  Infantry,  of  which  he  later 
became  Colonel,  and  from  Ft.  Leavenworth,  Kan., 
marched  with  his  regiment  across  the  plains  to  New 
Mexico,  taking  the  old  Santa  Fe  trail  through 
that  state  and  Colorado  as  far  as  Kl  Paso,  Tex. 
This  was  a  difficult  and  hazardous  march  of  some 
thirteen  hundred  miles  through  a  hostile  country, 
all  the  Indians  being  on  the  war  path,  and  con- 
sumed about  three  months.  The  march  was  ac- 
complished successfully  without  the  loss  of  animals 
or  materials.  The  regiment  remained  in  New 
Mexico  about  a  year  and  a-lialf,  protecting  the  set- 
tlements against  hostile  Indians  untiri867,  and  re- 
turned in  December  of  that  year.  The}-  had  several 
skirmishes  with  the  Indians  at  Ft.  Craig  and  other 
points,  and  after  being  mustered  out  at  Ft.  Leaven- 
worth, returned  to  their  respective  homes. 

Colonel  Gerhart  returned  to  Lanqaster  and  be- 
came City  Engineer  or  Regulator,  occupying  that 
position  for  four  jears  and  a-half.     In    1876   he 


opened  his  office  as  solicitor  of  patents,  and  has 
succeeded  in  becoming  widely  known  and  has  all 
the  business  he  can  well  look  after.  Fraternally 
he  is  a  Grand  Army  man,  being  a  member  of 
George  II.  Thom.as  Post  No.  84,  and  is  Past  Com- 
mander of  the  Knights  of  the  Mystic  Chain.  In 
politics  he  is  a  stanch  Republican.  The  wife  of 
the  Colonel,  Miss  Ella  Carpenter,  whom  he  married 
in  this  city  in  1882,  is  a  native  of  the  place,  and  a 
daughter  of  the  late  William  Carpenter,  who  was 
a  prominent  man,  having  held  the  oflSce  of  protho- 
notary. 


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MARTIN  W.  GROFF.  Lancaster  County  is 
justly  proud  of  her  native  born  citizens, 
who  are  honorably  bearing  their  share 
in  sustaining  her  interests  and  in  extending  her 
wealth.  Among  these  is  the  subject  of  this  bio- 
graphical review,  who  is  engaged  in  farming  in 
Manheim  Township,  and  is  one  of  its  most  pro- 
gressive and  enlightened  farmers.  His  estate,  which 
comprises  one  hundred  and  thirty-one  broad  iicres, 
is  placed  under  substantial  improvement.  The 
fields  are  well  tilled,  and  a  neat  set  of  farm  build- 
ings adorn  the  place. 

Our  subject  was  born  in  Lampeter  Township, 
this  county,  March  12,  1823,  to  David  and  Eliza- 
beth (Whitwer)  Groff.  The  family  is  of  German 
descent,  and  the  grandfather,  who  also  bore  the 
name  of  David,  was  a  native  of  Lancaster  County, 
and  a  farmer  in  East  Lampeter  Township.  He 
was  successful  in  his  chosen  calling,  being  the 
owner  of  an  estate  numbering  two  hundred  well 
improved  acres.  In  politics  he  was  a  Whig,  and  a 
member  of  the  Mennonite  Church. 

David  Groff,  Jr.,  was  also  a  native  of  the  above 
township,  and  being  thoroughly  trained  to  farm 
pursuits  by  his  honored  father,  adopted  that  occu- 
pation as  his  life  work.  He  lived  to  be  thirty-six 
years  of  age,  and  died  in  1825.  By  his  union 
with  Miss  Whitwer,  there  were  born  five  children: 
Ann,  Benjamin,  David,  Elizabeth  and   Martin   W. 


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The  wife  and  mother  followed  her  husband  to  the 
land  beyond  a  year  later,  at  the  age  of  thirty-six 
years. 

Our  subject  was  quite  young  at  the  death  of  his 
parents,  and  was  reared  to  manhood  in  the  home 
of  his  older  brother,  Benjamin.  He  was  the  recip- 
ient of  a  common-school  education,  and  has  fol- 
lowed agrieullurnl  pursuits  all  his  life.  He  has 
been  successful,  having  accumulated  a  goodly 
amount  of  land,  and  is  in  the  enjoyment  of  a  com- 
fortable competence.  In  religion  he  is  a  member 
in  good  standing  of  the  Mennonite  Church.  In 
1853  he  married  Miss  Elizabeth  Buckwalter,  by 
whom  he  has  become  the  father  of  the  following 
'  named  three  children:  Salome  B.,  Clayton  B.  and 
Mary,  the  wife  of  Henry  Landis. 


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JACOB  L.  MOWERY,  M.  D.,  is  a  very  success- 
ful physician,  who  is  now  located  at  Letort. 
He  received  good  medical  preparations  for  his 
duties  in  after  years,  and  has  made  the  best 
of  his  opportunities  with  the  result  that  he  is  to- 
day recognized  as  one  of  the  leading  physicians  of 
the  county.  He  was  born  June  23,  1855,  in  West 
Lampeter  Township,  being  a  son  of  Jacob  and 
Emma  (Lefever)  Mowery,  and  passed  his  boyhood 
days  on  his  father's  farm  in  Strasburg  Township. 

The  Mowery  family  located  in  Lancaster  County 
in  the  early  days  of  its  history,  one  of  the  early 
representatives  being  David,  the  great-grandfather 
of  the  Doctor,  who  it  is  believed  settled  near  New 
Providence  or  Quarryville.  On  the  maternal  side  it 
is  known  that  three  brothers  came  from  France,  set- 
tling in  West  Lampeter  Township,  where  one  made 
his  ijermanent  home,  while  another  went  to  Phila- 
delphia, and  the  third  also  remained  in  this  locality. 
The  descendants  of  the  brother  Isaac  have  been 
for  four  generations  farmers  in  West  Lampeter 
Township.  Isaac  Lefever  was  a  son  of  a  Revolu- 
tionary hero.  Philip,  one  of  his  seven  children,  is 
the  grandfather  of  the  Doctor,  and  his  death  oc- 
curred in  August,  1810,  at  the  age  of  seventy-three 


years.  He  was  a  Whig,  like  all  the  others  of  tlie 
family,  and  was  a  member  of  the  Mennonite  Church, 
though  his  ancestors  were  Lutherans.  Emma  Le- 
fever was  a  child  of  her  father's  first  marriage,  and 
her  mother,  Catherine,  died  in  1842,  at  the  age  of 
thirty-seven  years.  Her  father  then  married  a 
sister  of  his  first  wife  and  to  them  were  born  two 
children,  the  mother's  death  occurring  in  1853. 
Mrs.  Emma  Mowery,  who  is  still  living,  is  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church. 

Jacob  Mowery,  Sr.,  was  born  September  24,  1822, 
in  Strasburg  Township,  where  he  spent  all  his  life 
with  the  exception  of  two  years.  He  was  a  suc- 
cessful agriculturist  and  continued  Lo  carry  on  his 
farm  until  his  death,  September  24,  1858,  when  he 
was  onlj'  twenty-nine  years  of  age.  He  was  a  very 
active  member  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church, 
and  was  politically  a  Whig.  October  2,  1850,  oc- 
curred his  marriage,  and  of  his  union  four  chil- 
dren were  born:  Abram,  a  farmer  residing  in  Stras- 
burg Township;  Frank,  who  died  in  infancy;  Jacob 
L.,  Jr.,  and  Benjamin  M.,  who  operates  a  farm  in 
West  Lampeter  Township. 

Dr.  Mowery  attended  the  public  schools  of  Stras-  . 
■  burg  in  his  boyhood,  and  sulisequentl3'  entered  the 
Millersville  Normal  School,  after  leaving  which  he 
taught  for  three  years  in  West  Lampeter  Township. 
In  1875  he  took  up  the  study  of  medicine  with  Dr. 
I.  H.  Mayer,  of  Willis  Street,  being  under  his  in- 
struction for  two  years.  In  1878  he  was  graduated 
from  the  Jefferson  Medical  College  of  Philadelphia, 
soon  after  which  he  settled  at  Conestoga  Center, 
where  he  carried  on  a  successful  practice  for  six 
years.  In  1884,  going  to  Mason ville,  he  continued 
the  practice  of  his  profession  and  numbers  among 
his  clients  many  of  the  best  people  in  that  locality. 
When  at  college  he  made  a  special  stud}-  of  gyne- 
cology and  obstetrics,  but  has  been  mainly  engaged 
in  general  medical  work.  He  is  a  member  of  Lan- 
caster City  and  County  Medical  Societies,  and  of 
the  Pennsylvania  State  Medical  Organization,  and 
is  a  student  of  the  best  journals  and  reviews  in  his 
line. 

The  Doctor  was  married  on  the  3d  of  May,  1881, 
to  Lizzie  J.,  daughter  of  John  Steighman,  and  of 
their  union  two  children  were  born,  John  W.  and 
Mary  Emma.     Mrs.  Mowery  was  called  from  this 


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life  Auijust  m,  1880,  at  the  age  of  thirty  years 
and  eleven  months,  leaving  a  host  tif  true  friends, 
who  have  sincerel3'  nioiuiied  her  loss. 

Dr.  Mowery  is  a  member  of  the  C.  M.  1  lowell  Lodge 
No.  4116,  of  Safe  Harbor,  and  was  for  many  years  as- 
sociated with  Lodge  No.  67,  L  O.O.  F.,of  Lancaster. 
Personally  he  possesses  many  traits  of  character 
which  have  endeared  him  to  his  friends,  for  he  is 
an  ideal  physician,  being  kind  and  sympathetic, 
liim  and  reliable. 


REUBLN  BKRTZKIKLD,  an  honored  vet- 
eran of  the  Civil  War,  is  one  of  the  prom- 
inent dealers  in  leaf  tobacco  in  Lancaster, 
having  conducted  this  business  successfully  for 
manj'  years.  His  public  services  have  won  for 
him  the  respect  and  commendation  of  his  fellow- 
citizens,  and  he  has  been  active  in  everything 
connected  with  its  general  welfare.  For  tiiree 
terms  he  served  in  the  City  Council,  once  as  a 
representative  from  the  Third  and  the  other  times 
of  the  Ninth  Ward.  As  one  of  the  founders  of 
the  Lancaster  General  Hospital,  which  was  stiirled 
Decembei  2,  1893,  he  was  conspicuous  and  has  de- 
voted a  great  deal  of  time  and  work  in  the  inter- 
ests of  this  now  nourishing  institution. 

The  subject  of  this  biography  is  the  son  of 
Jacob  and  Elizabeth  (Stauffer)  Bertzfield,  his  birth 
having  occurred  November  11,  1842,  at  Millers- 
ville,  Lancaster  County.  His  paternal  grandfather 
was  born  in  England  and  settled  in  this  locality 
at  a  very  early  day,  and  his  son  Jacob  was  for 
many  j'ears  a  resident  of  Millersville  and  a  de- 
voted member  of  the  United  Brethren  Church. 
The  birth  of  our  subject's  father  occurred  January 
13, 1793,  in  Millersville, and  he  followed  the  trade 
of  a  tailor,  both  there  and  after  his  removal  to 
this  city  in  1869.  For  thirty  years  he  was  an  ac- 
tive worker  in  church  circles,  and  was  a  Trustee 
for  a  long  time  in  the  Lutheran  congregation.  In 
the  War  of  1812  he  was  drafted  into  the  service, 
but  only  went  as  far  as  Baltimore.     In  politics  he 


was  a  Democrat  aiui  at  one  time  served  as  Super- 
visor. His  lirst  marriage  was  celebrated  December 
2,  1819,  with  Elizabeth  Killheifer,  who  was  born 
June  27,  1797,  and  died  October  22,  1836,  being 
in  her  fortieth  year.  By  her  marriage  she  was  the 
mother  of  the  following  children:  Catherine,  wife 
of  Chris  Fencetermacher,  of  Altoona,  Pa.;  Susan, 
ALs.  Benjamin  Kuhns,  of  Millersville;  Maria,  who 
died  in  infancy;  Elizabeth,  Mrs.  Joseph  llabecker, 
of  Philadelphia;  John,  whose  death  occurred  in 
the  hospital  at  Freeport,  111.,  during  the  Rebellion, 
and  Hannah,  who  died  in  infancy'. 

By  his  marriage  with  our  subject's  mother,  A|)ril 
9,  1840,  Jacob  Bertzfield  had  five  children:  Caro- 
line; Reuben;  Fannie,  deceased,  wife  of  John  Mil- 
\ey;  Ilettie,  Mrs.  George  Brenner,  deceased,  and 
Mary,  who  married  Jacob  Chambers.  The  mother 
of  these  children  died  October  20,  1875,  in  her 
sixty-third  3'ear,  and  the  father  was  called  from 
this  life  March  29,  1888,  when  he  had  reached  the 
extreme  old  age  of  ninety-five  years  and  two 
months. 

Reuben  Bertzfield  attended  the  common  schools 
of  Millersville  until  ten  j-ears  old,  when  he  turned 
his  attention  to  learning  the  trade  of  a  cigar 
maker.  For  two  years  he  worked  as  a  journey- 
man and  later  started  a  cigar  manufactory  on  his 
own  account  in  Millersville,  where  he  continued 
until  1863.  At  that  time  he  enlisted  in  Company 
A,  Eight^'-seventh  Pennsylvania  Infantry,  being 
placed  in  the  Third  Division  of  the  Sixth  Army 
Corps,  Arm}'  of  the  Cumberland,  and  later  being 
transferred  to  the  Array  of  the  Potom.ac.  At  the 
end  of  fourteen  nionths'  arduous  service  he  re- 
ceived an  honorable  discharge,  having  contracted 
a  severe  illness. 

On  recovering  his  health  to  some  extent,  our 
subject  returned  to  his  former  employment  of 
manufacturing  cigars  in  Millersville,  remaining 
here  until  1869.  Then  coming  to  Lancaster,  he 
worked  at  the  same  calling  until  1870,  when  he 
associated  himself  with  Teller  Bros.,  dealers  in  leaf 
tobacco,  and  has  been  very  successful  in  his  chosen 
work,  building  up  a  remunerative  trade.  He  is  a 
Director  in  the  Anglo- American  Saving  and  Loan 
Association,  and  politically'  is  much  interested  in 
the  success  of  the  Republican  party.     Fraternally 


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he  is  a  member  of  Lodge  No.  99,  K.  of  M.;  Lodge 
No.  88,  K.  of  P.;  Lodge  No.  251,  A.  O.  U.  W.;  Lan- 
caster Council  No.  912,  .Jr.  O.U.  A.M.,and  George 
Reynolds  Post  No.  405,  G.  A.  R.  He  is  a  member 
of  St.  John's  Lutheran  Church,  wliile  liis  wife, 
formerlj'  Mrs.  Susan  E.  Lemon,  holds  membersliip 
vvitli  the  Trinity  Lutheran  Church.  Their  union 
was  celebrated  January  6,  1876,  the  lady  being  a 
daughter  of  John  Keller,  of  this  city. 

Mrs.  Bertzfield's  paternal  grandfather  lived  to 
the  age  of  one  hundred  and  four  years,  and  her 
maternal  grandmother,  Mrs.  Susan  Rumberger, 
lived  to  be  over  ninety-live  years  of  age.  The 
father  of  Mrs.  Bertzfteld  served  in  the  Seventy- 
seventh  Pennsylvania  Regiment  during  the  Civil 
War  as  a  member  of  Captain  Wimer's  company, 
and  contracted  a  disease  from  which  his  death  re- 
sulted soon  after  his  discharge.  He  was  at  an  ad- 
vanced age  which  would  have  exempted  him  from 
duty,  but  he  went  to  the  front  nevertheless.  His 
son  John  A.,  of  the  Seventy-ninth  Regiment,  was 
also  wounded  at  the  battle  of  Champion  Hills  and 
died  at  the  hospital  in  Louisville,  K3^,  at  twenty- 
one  years  of  age.  He  was  the  elder  of  two  chil- 
dren, the  other  being  the  wife  of  our  subject. 
Their  mother  died  April  17,  1875,  aged  seventy- 
six  years. 


MORRIS  ZOOK,  a  wholesale  leather  and 
shoe  finding  and  upper  manufacturer,  is 
justly  entitled  to  space  in  this  connection 
for  a  biographical  notice,  lie  was  born  in  New 
Providence  Township,  February  11,  1841,  the  son 
of  Noah  K.  Zook.  who  was  born  in  Lancaster  Coun- 
ty. Our  subject's  father  was  a  farmer  by  occupa- 
tion; he  learned  the  woolen  manufacturer's  trade 
and  bought  a  woolen  mill  at  New  Providence, 
which  was  run  by  water  power.  He  continued  to 
operate  this  until  1865,  when  he  located  in  Stras- 
burg,  and  tiiere  died  in  1879,  aged  seventy-four 
j-ears.  In  his  religious  convictions  he  was  a  Men- 
nonite.  The  family  are  noted  for  their  longevity. 
In  one  of  the  families  of  ten  sons   and  daushters. 


none  died  younger  than  seventy-four  years;  one 
of  that  number  still  survives  and  is  living  in  the 
far  west.  Our  subject's  mother,  Susan  (Miller) 
Zook,  was  born  on  a  farm  adjoining  Lancaster 
City.  She  died  at  about  the  age  of  thirty-six 
years.  Of  her  family,  three  sons  and  one  daugh- 
ter are  now  living,  our  subject  being  the  third  eld- 
est. He  was  reared  at  New  Providence,  attend- 
ing school  at  that  place  and  Millersville.  In  1858 
he  went  to  Philadelphia,  where  he  served  as  a  clerk 
in  a  wholesale  hardware  store  until  1862,  which 
was  during  the  Civil  War  period.  He  enlisted  as 
a  member  of  Company  D,  One  Hundred  and  Twen- 
ty-second Pennsylvania  Infantry.  He  served  in 
the  capacity  of  Sergeant  for  nine.montlis,  partici- 
pating in  several  engagements,  including  Freder- 
icksburg and  Chancellorsville.  After  his  return 
from  the  army  he  took  charge  of  his  father's  wool- 
en mill  at  New  Providence  until  1868,  when  he 
engaged  in  the  leather  business  at  Lancaster.  He 
purchased  a  tanner^'  of  I).  P.  Loclier  on  South 
Water  Street,  and  was  partner  of  A.  A.  Myers. 
This  was  followed  for  seventeen  years.  In  1885 
he  sold  the  tannery  and  engaged  in  finishing  har- 
ness and  dealing  In  leather  and  findings,  also  man- 
ufactured boot  and  shoe  uppers.  An  extensive 
business  was  carried  on  in  a  two-story  building 
33x50  feet  on  Grant  Street.  Five  men  are  em- 
ployed constantly  to  help  conduct  the  business  in 
one  department,  and  four  in  another.  Our  subject 
is  one  of  the  stockholders  of  the  Champion  Blower 
&  Forge  Co.,  and  was  one  of  the  original  incorpor- 
ators; he  is  also  a  stockholder  in  the  Lancaster 
Trust  Company,  besides  being  connected  with  sev- 
eral other  manufacturing  industries. 

In  1866  Mr.  Zook  was  united  in  marriage  with 
Miss  Elizabeth  S.  Locher,  daughter  of  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Henry  T.  Locher,  her  father  being  a  manu- 
facturer of  morocco  leather  and  the  owner  of  a 
morocco  tannery-.  Our  subject  and  his  estimable 
wife  have  been  blessed  with  three  children:  Harry 
L.,  engaged  with  his  father;  S.  Kurtz,  a  jeweler  on 
the  corner  of  Orange  and  Queen  Streets,  Lancaster, 
and  Catherine  C,  attending  school. 

Mr.  Zook  has  always  been  an  active  man  and  has 
served  two  and  a-half  terms  on  the  Common  Coun- 
cil from  the  Fourth  Ward,  and  held  positions  on  im- 


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poitant  committees.  Politically  he  is  a  Republican. 
He  is  .in  lionored  mciiilier  of  tlic  Miisonir  fraternity, 
belonging  to  the  Hlue  Lodge,  Chapter  and  Com- 
mandery.  Like  many  another  of  his  comrades 
who  took  part  in  the  Civil  War  from  the  Keystone 
State,  he  is  a  inenil)er  of  the  Grand  Army  of  the 
Republic.  He  is  a  consistent  member  of  St.  John's 
Church,  and  has  been  one  of  the  ^'estrymen  for 
fifteen  years.    As  a  party  worker  lie  iias  no  superior. 


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MARTIN  KRKIDER,  one  of  the  old  and 
highly  respected  citizens  of  this  county, 
IS  now  largely  retired  from  business  but 
is  still  interested  in  various  concerns  in  Lancaster, 
being  President  of  the  Eastern  Market  House, 
Treasurer  and  Director  of  the  Home  Mutual  Fire 
Insurance  Company, and  a  Director  in  the  Fai'niers' 
National  Hank,  beside  others  that  we  might  men- 
tion. For  three  years  he  was  on  the  Hoard  of 
Poor  House  Directors  and  has  always  been  benev- 
olent and  interested  in  the  welfare  of  his  fellow- 
men. 

The  paternal  grandfather  of  our  subject,  Tobias 
Kreider,  was  born  in  Lampeter  Township,  where 
he  engaged  in  farming  on  arriving  at  manhood, 
and  there  departed  this  life  at  the  age  of  seventy- 
seven  years.  His  father  in  turn  bore  the  same 
Christian  name,  and  the  family  is  of  Swiss-German 
descent,  having  been  members  of  the  Mcnnonite 
Church.  Our  subject's  father,  JIartin  Kreider,  was 
born  in  the  same  localit_y  as  his  father  and  was  a 
farmer  only  tno  miles  distant  from  the  city  limits, 
where  his  death  occurred  in  1866.  His  wife,  Eliz- 
abeth, was  a  daughter  of  Christian  Rohrcr,  both  of 
Lampeter  Township,  the  latter  being  a  farmer  and 
distiller  by  occupation.  The  mother  died  when  over 
ciglity-six  years  of  age,  leaving  a  family  of  five 
children,  two  having  previously  passed  awaj'.  The 
youngest  child,  Daniel,  took  part  in  the  battles  of 
the  Civil  War,  being  in  Kevins'  Battery. 

Martin  Kreider,  of  this  sketch,  was  born  in  the 
same  locality  as  his  ancestors  November  8,  1824, 
and  remained  at  home  until  thirty-eight  years  of 
age.     In   1863   he  located  m  Lancaster,  becoming 


proprietor  of  the  building  kiu>wii  as  the  Cross 
Keys  Hotel  on  West  King  Street  near  the  s(iuaie, 
so  called  on  account  of  the  two  large  crossed  gilt 
keys  with  which  it  is  surmounted.  The  hotel  of 
the  same  name  was  operated  bj-  Mr.  Kreider  for 
about  seventeen  years,  and  in  connection  with  it 
he  carried  on  a  stable  until  1880.  He  then  became 
the  owner  of  and  located  at  No.  224  East  King 
Street,  since  which  time  he  has  merely  looked  after 
his  real  estate.  The  Cross  Keys,  which  had  been  a 
hotel  for  over  one  hundred  j^ears,  was  rebuilt  in 
1882  into  stores. 

During  the  time  that  Mr.  Kreider  was  oneof  the 
Directors  of  the  PcK)r.  from  1883  to  1886,  a  wing 
of  the  hospital  was  burned  and  later  rebuilt.  At 
another  time  the  county  barn  was  burned  and  also 
rebuilt.  He  well  remembers  when  the  Pennsylva- 
nia Railroad  was  built  and  when  his  father  hauled 
hisown  farm  pi'oductsto  Philadelphia.  Since  1882 
our  subject  has  been  a  Director  in  the  Fanners'  Na- 
tional Hank  and  has  been  President  of  the  Eastern 
Market  House  since  it  was  started,  it  now  having 
a  cnpital  of  *50,U00.  The  Home  Mutual  Fire  In- 
surance Compan}',  of  which  he  has  been  Treasurer 
since  1891,  is  a  large  organization,  having  over 
three  million  places  insured.  For  some  years  he 
has  been  one  of  the  Directors  of  the  People's 
Building,  Loan  and  Deposit  Company.  He  is  also 
a  stockholder  in  the  Hamilton  Watch  Company 
and  one  of  the  promoters  and  Directors  of  the 
Conestoga  and  Beaver  Valley-  Pike. 

In  this  city  our  subject  married  Mary  E.  Groff, 
who  was  born  in  Drumore  Township,  and  they 
have  two  children,  Anna  and  Mary.  Mrs.  Kreider 
is  a  member  of  the  First  Reformed  Church.  Our 
subject,  who  h.as  traveled  considerably,  went  to 
Ohio  in  1846  and  made  his  return  trip  by  team, 
the  journey  taking  some  seventeen  days;  he  went 
to  Chicago  as  early  as  1852.  He  is  an  active  and 
influential  member  of  the  Republican  party. 


FRANK  PFEIFFER  bears  the  distinction  of 
being  the  oldest  slate  roofer  in  the  city  of 
Lancaster.     His   office   is   located    at   No. 
230  West  King  Street  and  his  yard  at  No.  514  West 


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Orange  Street.  He  is  engaged  in  dealing  in  plain 
and  fancy  roofing  slate,  roofing  paper,  slate  flag- 
ging for  pavements,  etc.  He  has  been  a  resident 
of  the  city  since  1846  and  therefore  bears  a  wide 
acquaintance,  and  is  a  man  who  makes  friends  of 
all  whom  he  meets. 

Our  subject  was  born  across  the  water  in  Hesse- 
Darmstadt,  Germany,  June  9,  1825,  and  is  the  son 
of  William  Pfeiffer,  also  a  native  of  the  P'atherland, 
where  he  followed  the  trade  of  a  painter.  He 
joined  our  subject  in  the  New  World,  and  departed 
this  life  in  Lancaster  when  in  the  seventy-third 
year  of  his  age.  His  good  wife,  prior  to  her  mar- 
riage known  as  Maria  Storm,  was  also  born  in  Ger- 
many and  died  here  at  the  advanced  age  of  eighty- 
three  years.  The  parents  were  devoted  members 
of  the  Lutheran  Church. 

The  parental  family  comprised  ten  children,  five 
sons  and  five  daughters.  William,  who  is  living 
in  New  York  City,  served  during  the  late  war  as 
Lieutenant  of  his  regiment  and  was  wounded  a 
number  of  times.  Frank,  of  this  sketch,  was  reared 
in  his  native  place  and  until  fourteen  years  of  age 
attended  school.  He  was  then  apprenticed  to  a 
slate  roofer  and  after  mastering  the  business 
worked  as  a  journeyman  for  three  years.  In  the 
spring  of  1846  he  determined  to  try  his  fortunes 
in  America,  and  in  company  with  his  brother, 
Balthaser,  left  Bremen  on  a  sailing-vessel  which 
was  fifty-four  days  in  making  the  journey. 

On  arriving  in  this  country  our  subject  made 
his  way  directly  to  Philadelphia,  where  he  worked 
at  his  trade  until  the  following  spring,  the  date  of 
his  advent  into  this  city,  with  whose  interests  he 
has  since  been  identified.  Not  being  able  to  sdcure 
work  at  his  trade  just  then,  he  was  variously  em- 
ployed until  the  following  year,  when  he  was  given 
employment  as  a  slate  roofer.  One  week  after  en- 
tering the  employ  of  the  company  he  was  made 
foreman  of  the  business,  which  position  he  held  for 
nine  years,  after  whicli  he  opened  up  in  business  for 
himself  on  East  King  Street,  doing  contract  work 
and  dealing  in  all  kinds  of  roofing  materials.  Since 
1892,  however,  his  place  of  business  has  been  at 
No.  230  West  King  Street.  He  keeps  constantly 
on  hand  Vermont  red  and  green  roofing  slate,  Le- 
high &  Bangor  slate,  and  all  varieties  of  roofing 


paper,  having  the  largest  supply  and  the  best  ma- 
terial of  any  establishment  in  the  county. 

The  original  of  this  sketch  was  married  in  this 
city  in  1854  to  Miss  Elizabeth  Weller,  born  in 
Chestnut  Hill,  tiiis  county,  and  the  daughter  of 
P'red  Weller,  a  shoemaker.  Mrs.  Pfeiffer  departed 
this  life  in  1891,  leaving  five  children,  namely: 
Emma,  the  wife  of  George  Sharp;  Lizzie,  who  mar- 
ried L.  H.  Bacher;  Amanda,  who  is  at  home  with 
our  subject;  Mary,  the  wife  of  Dr.  John  Palmer, 
and  Frank  W.,  engaged  in   business   in  Lancaster. 

In  social  affairs  Mr.  Pfeiffer  is  a  prominent  Ma- 
son, belonging  to  both  Council  and  Commandery. 
He  is  also  a  Knight  of  Pythias  and  an  Odd  Fellow, 
holding  membership  with  Hebel  Lodge.  He  is  a 
member  of  Zion's  Lutheran  Church  and  gives  ma- 
terial aid  to  its  support.  In  politics  he  is  a  be- 
liever in  Democratic  principles  and  gives  the  can- 
didates of  the  party  his  influence  and  vote. 


■4^ 


r~y-  EORGE  SHULMYER.  This  popular  resi- 
V^  T  dent  of  Lancaster  is  engaged  in  the  whole- 
sale and  retail  coal  business,  having  his 
yards  located  at  No.  22  East  King  Street.  He  is 
also  one  of  the  proprietors  of  the  Lancaster  Paper 
and  Bag  Mills,  with  his  office  at  the  above  number, 
and  the  mills  situated  in  Slackwater,  this  county. 
Our  subject  was  born  in  this  city,  October  14, 
1857,  and  is  the  son  of  George  Shulmj^er,  who  was 
born  in  Heidelberg,  Germany,  and  on  attaining 
mature  years,  learned  the  trade  of  a  rope-maker. 
In  1853  he  crossed  the  Atlantic,  locating  in  Lan- 
caster, where  the  following  year  he  began  the  man- 
ufacture of  rope,  making  that  article  by  hand,  and 
having  his  place  of  business  at  No.  G02  North 
Queen  Street.  There  he  continued  to  operate  un- 
til 1882,  when  he  abandoned  that  occupation  alto- 
gether. In  1869  he  had  embarked  in  the  cOal 
business  in  company  with  Messrs.  Adam  and  Philip 
Finger,  the  firm  operating  under  the  title  of  Shul- 
myer  cfe  Finger.  This  connection  lasted  until 
1875,    when   the  partnership  was    dissolved,   and 


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each  continued  to  liandle  coal  alone.  George 
Sliulmyer,  Sr.,  in  1879  took  in  as  partner  A.  W. 
Russell,  and  pureiiasing  tlic  yards  of  D.  P.  Bitner, 
tliey  continued  in  business  together  until  188-1, 
when  in  February  of  that  year  the  former  died. 
He  was  a  very  prominent  man  in  local  affairs,  was 
a  member  of  the  Common  Council,  and  Director 
in  the  Maennerchor  Hall  Association.  In  politics 
he  was  a  standi  Democrat,  and  in  religious  affairs 
a  devoted  member  of  St.  Stephen's  Lutheran 
Church. 

Mrs.  .Julia  A.  (Ochsley)  Shulmyer,  the  mother 
of  our  subject,  was  also  born  in  the  Fatherland, 
near  the  city  of  Heidellicrg,  and  was  married  after 
coming  to  the  United  States.  She  is  still  living, 
and  resides  in  the  old  home.  George,  of  this 
sketch,  was  next  to  the  eldest  of  five  children,  and 
received  his  education  in  the  public  schools  of  this 
city.  He  earl}'  learned  the  trade  of  a  rope-maker, 
and  in  1875  entered  his  father's  coal  yards,  hav- 
ing charge  of  the  ottice  work. 

Ill  1881  our  subject  went  to  Philadelphia,  and 
•lul}-  2  of  that  year  began  in  the  retail  coal  busi- 
ness on  his  own  account,  having  his  yards  located 
on  the  corner  of  Eighteenth  Street  and  Washing- 
ton Avenue.  These  he  operated  until  the  death  of 
his  father  in  1884,  when  he  disposed  of  his  inter- 
ests in  the  C^uaker  City,  and  returning  home,  took 
charge  of  his  father's  interest  in  the  business  here. 
The  firm  was  known  as  Russell  &  Shulmyer  until 
July,  188G,  when  tlie  senior  member  died.  Since 
that  time  our  subject  has  conducted  affairs  alone, 
and  has  been  very  successful  in  all  his  undertak- 
ings. His  yards  are  located  near  the  railroad, 
where  he  has  eveiy  convenience  for  loading  and 
unloading  co.al,  and  in  his  office  he  has  telephone 
connection  with  his  down-town  olHce.  He  handles 
all  kinds  of  coal,  including  anthracite,  bituminous 
and  cannel,  being  the  only  dealer  in  the  city  to 
carry  the  latter  grade. 

Mr.  Shulmyer  is  also  engaged  in  the  manu- 
facture of  paper  and  paper  bags,  being  one  of 
the  proprietors  of  the  Lancaster  Paper  and  Bag 
Mills.  This  has  been  in  operation  only  since  Jan- 
uary, 1894,  and  has  a  capacity  of  four  tons  of  pa- 
per per  day.  The  ra.achinei-y  is  operated  by  water- 
power,  and   the  mill   is  superintended  by  W.   J. 


Smith.  Our  subject  is  a  Director  in  the  building 
and  loan  association,  together  with  the  Mutual 
Fire  Insurance  Compan}'.  Socially,  he  is  a  prom- 
inent Odd  Fellow,  belonging  to  Lancaster  Lodge 
No.  67.  In  politics  he  is  a  stanch  Democrat,  and 
at  all  times  is  loyal  to  the  interests  of  his  party. 


T7>  DWARD  M.  COHN  is  one  of  the  most  pop- 
I  Cy  ular  young  business  men  of  Lancaster  and 
ranks  high  among  his  associates  and  fellow- 
citizens.  He  is  a  son  of  Gustav  Colin,  a  successful 
physician,  who  for  many  years  engaged  in  practice 
at  Wanfried,  near  Cassel,  Kiihihessen,  (ierman}'. 
He  was  a  very  prominent  and  honored  man  in  that 
locality  and  ever  manifested  a  public  spirit.  In 
later  years  he  was  appointed  a  pensioner  of  the 
Government  for  services  he  had  rendered.  He  was 
a  man  of  excellent  education,  having  pursued  his 
studies  in  the  Universities  of  Gottingen  and  Mar- 
burg, and  stood  in  the  front  rank  of  the  medical 
profession.  His  father,  also  a  noted  scholar,  was  a 
teacher  in  the  Jewish  school  and  was  sanctioned 
head  preacher  by  the  Government.  The  niotiier 
of  Edward  M.,  who  before  her  marriage  was  Ra- 
cliina  Week,  died  when  her  son  was  onlj' a^year  old. 
The  subject  of  this  biography  was  born  May  17, 
1853,  in  Germany,  and  received  a  superior  educa- 
tion in  his  native  language,  his  name  having  been 
enrolled  for  some  time  in  the  Schmal  Kalden  Col- 
lege. In  1874  he  came  to  the  United  States  with 
a  relative  and  located  in  New  York  Cit}',  where  he 
became  clerk  for  an  importer  of  mirrors,  etc.,  and 
remained  in  that  position  for  five  3'ears.  It  was 
in  1879  that  he  first  came  to  Lancaster,  where  for 
about  three  or  four  years  he  worked  as  a  clerk  for 
a  California  tobacco  house,  and  during  a  portion 
of  this  time  he  carried  on  a  small  business  on  his 
own  account.  For  about  three  years  he  dealt  in 
leaf  tobacco,  his  warehouse  being  located  at  No.  334 
North  Queen  Street.  In  1885  he  moved  to  the  cor- 
ner of  Duke  and  Chestnut  Streets,  where  he  deals 


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extensively  in  leaf  tobacco.  He  is  at  the  head  of 
the  Pennsylv.ania  Cigar  Company  and  has  met 
with  good  success  in  both  branches. 

On  the  nth  of  April,  1881,  Edward  M.  Cohn 
was  united  in  marriage  with  Miss  Sarah  Hecht, 
who  grew  to  womanhood  and  received  her  educa- 
tion in  Philadelphia.  .She  is  a  daughter  of  Samuel 
Hecht,  who  was  engaged  in  the  wholesale  notion 
business  on  Third  Street,  Philadelphia,  and  was 
numbered  among  the  prosperous  business  men  of 
that  metropolis. 

Politically  Mr.  Colin  is  ardently  attached  to  the 
principles  set  forth  by  the  Republican  party  and 
in  every  possible  manner  upholds  and  promotes 
every  measure  pertaining  to  the  growth  and  pros- 
perity of  this  city  and  the  benefit  of  his  fellows. 
Fraternally  he  is  associated  with  the  Royal  Arca- 
num, and  being  affable  and  pleasing  in  manner,  has 
thereby  won  hosts  of  warm  friends.  He  is  identi- 
fied with  several  Jewish  organizations  and  a  num- 
ber of  charitable  institutions  of  various  kinds. 


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DAVID  C.  HOFFSTADT,  proprietor  of  a 
general  country  store  at  Letort,  Manor 
Township,  has  carried  on  this  enterprise 
for  the  past  seven  years,  meeting  with  good  suc- 
cess and  keeping  a  well  selected  stock  continually 
on  hand.  He  is  a  self-made  and  self-educated  man, 
who  lias  had  to  depend  entirely  on  his  own  un- 
assisted efforts  and  native  qualities  in  the  battle  of 
life,  having  overcome  many  obstacles  which  would 
have  daunted  a  man  of  less  courage.  From  very 
early  years  he  has  literally  had  to  "paddle  his  own 
canoe,"  as  he  was  deprived  of  his  father  by  death 
when  he  was  only  four  years  old  and  five  years 
later  had  to  go  to  live  with  strangers. 

David  C,  of  this  sketch,  is  a  son  of  Adam  and 
Hannah  (Creep)  Hoflstadt,  and  his  birth  occurred 
November  25, 1842,  in  Yokemtown,  York  County, 


Pa.  Adam  Hoffstadt  was  a  miller  by  trade  and 
this  calling  he  followed  near  Yokemtown,  where 
his  life  was  mainl3'  passed.  Grandfather  Peter 
Hoflstadt  followed  agriculture  for  his  life  work. 
When  four  years  old  David  C.  was  taken  by  his 
grandmother  and  lived  with  her  until  nine  years 
of  age.  When  quite  young  he  learned  the  trade, 
of  a  cigar-maker  in  Yorkemtown  with  an  uncle, 
at  which  business  he  served  an  apprenticeship  of 
three  years.  Later  he  learned  the  carpenter's  trade, 
to  which  he  devoted  his  attention  for  four  years, 
and  then  took  up  coach-making,  his  knowledge  of 
carpentry  serving  him  in  good  stead.  To  the  lat- 
ter calling  he  has  mainly  devoted  his  life  and  has 
in  the  course  of  time  built  up  a  good  business,  hi 
1887  he  engaged  in  general  merchandising  and  in 
1891  started  in  the  undertaking  business,  manu- 
facturing his  own  goods  and  often  employing  as 
man  J'  .as  ten  men  in  the  several  departments  of  his 
business.  He  has  succeeded  in  making  a  good  liv- 
ing and  in  the  acquisition  of  a  comfortable  com- 
petence, and  this  he  has  done  by  means  of  hard 
work  and  perseverance,  for  he  started  his  business 
career  without  means  and  even  without  the  usual 
education  which  is  the  almost  universal  heritage 
of  American  children.  He  is  certainly  entitled  to 
great  praise  for  what  he  has  accomplished  under 
these  discouraging  circumstances.  His  worthy 
characteristics  have  won  for  him  the  friendship 
and  respect  of  those  who  know  him,  and  in  1887 
he  was  made  Postmaster  at  Letort,  having  secured 
an  office  at  that  point,  to  which  he  had  carried  the 
mail  most  of  the  time  for  four  years  at  his  own 
expense.  Politically  he  is  a  Democrat,  and  sociallj'' 
belongs  to  Christian  M.  Howel  Lodge  No.  496, 
F.  &  A.  M.,  at  Safe  Harbor. 

September  20,  1863,  our  subject  married  Bar- 
bara, daughter  of  Henry  Fishel,  a  resident  of 
Washington  Borough.  To  our  subject  and  his 
worthy  wife  were  born  seven  children,  Lilly;  Han- 
nah, wife  of  .Tonas  Henry,  who  works  for  his  father- 
in-law;  Christian,  Henry,  Eli,  Mary  and  Alice. 
The  grandfather  of  Mrs.  Hoffstadt  was  a  farmer  of 
Manor  Township,  and  his  family  comprised  the 
following  children,  John,  Fred,  George,  Henry, 
Sallie  (Mrs.  Ent),  Lizzie  (Mrs.  Drift),  and  Cath- 
erine (Mrs.  Randall).     Henry  Fishel  married  Miss 


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Mary  Fry,  by  whom  he  had  eleven  children,  Eliz- 
abelli,  Daniel,  Barbara,  Adam,  Ann  M.  Caroline 
(who  died  when  quite  young),  Abrum  and  Ilenr^- 
(twins),  Amanda  (Mre.  Sliopf),  Kate  (Mrs.  Dritt), 
and  Marv.  wife  of  George  Shellz. 


>7^  BRAIIAM  C.  STAUFFER,  one  of  the  rep- 
I — \  resentative  citizens  of  Manheim  Town- 
ship, and  a  man  of  enterprise  and  influ- 
ence, is  engaged  in  floricultural  pursuits  and  also 
raises  various  kinds  of  vegetables  for  the  city 
market.  He  has  a  good  greenhouse  on  his  place 
and  makes  a  specialty  of  tlie  cultivation  of  carna- 
tions and  violets. 

The  original  of  this  sketch  is  the  son  of  John 
and  Elizabeth  (Charles)  Stauffcr  and  was  born  in 
Manor  Township,  this  county,  April  6,  1844.  The 
Staufifcrs  in  this  vicinity'  are  of  German  descent, 
and  as  far  back  as  is  known  were  all  well-to-do 
fanners.  John  Stauffer  was  a  native  of  West  Ilenip- 
field  Township,  Lancaster  County,  and  owned  at 
one  time  u  valuable  estate,  comprising  two  hun- 
dred broad  and  well  cultivated  acres.  He  was  a 
member  of  the  Dunkard  Church,  and  was  a  firm 
believer  in  Democratic  principles,  politically. 

Our  subject  was  the  youngest  in  a  family  of  two 
sons  and  three  daughters,  named  as  follows:  Jacob 
C;  Barbara,  the  deceased  wife  of  Dr.  Kendig,  of 
Salunga;  Esther,  deceased;  Elizabeth  and  Abraham 
C.  The  father  departed  this  life  in  Jul3%  1852,  at 
the  age  of  forty-six  years;  his  good  wife  survived 
him  many  years,  passing  away  in  Januarj',  1891, 
at  the  advanced  age  of  eightj'-tbree  j-ears.  They 
were  members  of  the  Dunkard  and  Jlennonite 
Churches  respectively. 

Abraham  C.  w.as  reared  on  his  father's  farm  and 
remained  at  home  until  reaching  his  twentieth 
year,  during  which  time  he  received  a  good  educa- 
tion in  the  district  schools.  Going  to  Poughkeep- 
sie,  N.  Y.,  he  entered  Eastman's  Business  College, 
where  he  took  the  full  course,  and  was  graduated 


in  1864.  He  then  returned  to  the  farm  which  he 
owned  in  West  Hempfield  Township,  and  after 
three  years  engaged  in  its  cultivation,  sold  the 
tract  and  migrated  to  Ohio,  making  his  home  in 
the  Buckeye  .State  for  six  jears,  engaged  in  vari- 
ous business  enterprises. 

At  the  expiration  of  that  time  Mr.  Stauffer  re- 
turned home,  and  in  1877  moved  upon  his  ))resent 
place,  which  he  purchased  from  his  sister  Esther. 
In  1886  he  became  the  proprietor  of  twenty-five 
acres  of  land  on  the  Petersburg  Pike,  just  one  mile 
from  the  city  of  Lancaster,  where  he  follows  gar- 
dening and  where  his  greenhouses  are  located.  He 
has  every  varietv  of  small  vegetables  upon  his  place, 
and  is  making  a  decided  success  of  this  industry. 
He  raises  none  but  the  best  and  consequently  finds 
a  ready  market  for  his  produce  and  a  price  above 
theaverage.  Although  his  greenhouses  are  stocked 
with  every  form  of  plant  life  which  can  be  grown 
in  that  section,  he  makes  a  specialty  of  cultivating 
carnations  and  violets. 

Our  subject  is  a  true  blue  Republican  in  politics, 
and  while  living  in  Ohio  served  as  a  member  of  the 
School  Board.  November  1,  18C4,  he  married  Miss 
Hettie  R.,  daughter  of  Johan  Leahman,  a  farmer  of 
Manor  Township,  this  county.  To  them  were 
born  five  children,  one  of  whom  died  in  infancy; 
the  others  are,  Ida  May,  who  died  at  the  age  of 
thirteen  years;  John  J.,  a  telegraph  operator  on  the 
Pennsylvania  Road,  located  at  Kauffman;  Charles 
and  Annie  E?  Mrs.  Stauffer  is  a  member  of  the 
Mennonite  Church.  In  every  respect  they  are  val- 
ued and  most  highly  esteemed  citizens,  whom  we 
are  glad  to  represent  in  this  volume. 


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REUBEN  P.  SWARR,  engaged  in  the  manu- 
facture of  cigars  in  Landisville,  is  the  son 
of  John  and  Elizabeth  (Peifer)  Swair,  and 
was  born  in  East  Hempfield  Township,  September 
12,  1855.    The  father  died  January  25,  1887,  when 
j   sixty-seven  years  of  age.     His  good   wife  is  still 
living,  and  makes  her  home  in  East  Petersburg. 

Many  years  ago  three  brothers,  ancestors  of  our 
subject,  emigrated  from  Switzerland,  bound  for  the 


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New  World,  and  on  arriving  here  located  west  of 
the  city  of  Lancaster  on  a  tract  of  land  which  they 
farmed.  John  Swarr,  the  great-grandfather  of  our 
subject,  was  born  in  1734,  and  died  in  1821.  He 
was  twice  married,  his  first  wife  being  Miss  Veron- 
ica Shirk,  who  died  in  1779.  By  her  he  became 
the  father  of  the  following-named  children:  John, 
Christian,  Peter,  Veronica  and  Ann.  His  second 
wife,  who  bore  the  maiden  name  of  Magdalene 
Nissby,  was  born  November  14,  1762,  and  died  in 
18.52.  She  became  the  mother  of  Martin,  grand- 
father of  our  subject,  who  was  born  October  25, 
1788,  and  died  February  5,  1847. 

Martin  Swarr,  the  grandfather,  was  also  a  farmer 
in  this  township,  in  which  pursuit  he  was  success- 
ful, and  belonged  to  the  Mennonite  Church.  He 
first  married  Miss  Anna  Heistand,  who  bore  him 
five  children,  of  whom  three  died  when  young. 
The  onl}-  sister  of  John,  the  father  of  our  subject, 
who  lived  was  Martha,  who  married  Jacob  Easier, 
and  on  his  death  became  the  wife  of  John  Shenck. 
The  lady  who  became  the  second  wife  of  Martin 
Swarr  was  Elizabeth  Milling,  and  to  them  was 
granted  a  family  of  seven  children,  Annie,  David, 
Martin,  Jacob,  Amos,  Susan  and  Elizabeth. 

The  father  of  our  subject,  John  Swarr,  was  a  na- 
tive of  East  Hempfield  Township,  and  in  follow- 
ing farm  pursuits  was  very  prosperous,  accumu- 
lating three  hundred  and  fift}'  acres.  He  was  an 
active  member  of  the  Mennonite  Church,  and  in 
politics  voted  with  the  Republican  party  after  its 
organization.  He  was  greatly  interested  in  the 
cause  of  education  in  his  neighborhood,  and  for 
many  years  served  as  a  member  of  the  School 
Board.  His  wife  was  the  daughter  of  John  Peifer. 
of  Manheim  Townsliip,  and  to  them  were  born 
eight  sons  and  two  daughters,  of  whom  three  died 
in  infancy.  They  were,  Phares,  Martin,  Hiram, 
John,  Meno,  Reuben  and  Lizzie  Ann. 

Reuben  P.  Swarr  received  his  education  in  the 
public  schools  and  the  Millersville  State  Normal. 
Wlien  leaving  school  he  engaged  for  a  short  time 
as  clerk  in  Manheim,  after  which  he  returned  to 
the  old  homestead  and  resided  there  for  the  fol- 
lowing three  years.  Then  coming  to  Landisville, 
he  began  the  manufacture  of  cigars,  and  now  oc- 
cupies  a   building   two   and   one-half   stories  in 


height,  and  30x50  feet  in  size.  He  does  $25,000 
worth  of  business  annually,  and  gives  employment 
to  from  thirty  to  forty  hands.  He  manufactures 
several  special  brands  of  cigars,  and  is  thoroughly 
familiar  with  every  detail  of  the  business. 

December  23,  1880,  R.  P.  Swarr  and  Miss  Annie 
S.,  daughter  of  Jacob  Risscr,  of  Rapho  Township, 
this  county,  were  united  in  marriage.  Their  three 
children  are  respectively  Mabel,  born  in  1883,  J. 
Reuben  in  1885,  and  Annie  in  1887.  Mrs.  Swarr 
departed  this  life  December  10,  1887.  She  was 
greatly  beloved  by  those  who  knew  her,  and  her 
death  was  a  severe  blow  to  her  husband  and  fam- 
ily. In  his  political  relations  our  subject  is  a 
stanch  Republican,  and  is  one  of  the  most  public 
spirited  citizens  of  Landisville,  where  he  has  many 
warm  friends. 


ISAAC  DILLER'S  SONS.  This  firm  of  wholesale 
and  retail  dealers  in  hardware  at  Lancaster  is 
composed  of  William  F.  and  Charles  V.  Diller. 
This  is  one  of  the  most  successful  business  concerns 
of  the  citj'  and  is  situated  at  No.  7  East  King 
Street,  in  a  central  location.  They  manufacture 
tinware,  roofing  and  plumbing  material  of  all 
kinds,  and  sell  a  general  line  of  hardware,  includ- 
ing stoves,  iron  and  steel,  and  blacksmith  supplies. 
The  business  occupies  four  floors  and  they  have 
additional  warehouses  35x100  feet.  Several  men 
are  employed  as  traveling  salesmen  on  the  road. 
They  handle  powder,  which  they  keep  in  maga- 
zines out  of  the  limits  of  the  city.  In  1893  they 
established  the  Lancaster  Peerless  Emery  AVheel 
Company  on  North  Water  Street,  and  have  re- 
cently increased  their  capacity  threefold.  They 
employ  three  men  on  the  road  in  that  line  con- 
stantly, and  are  conducting  a  rapidly  increasing 
business.  This  fact  is  in  part  explained  by  the  fact 
that  their  wheel  is  the  only  one  made  by  a  process 
which  includes  the  burning  to  a  white  heat,  which 
destroj's  all  impurities,  and  further  that  each  wheel 
is  subjected  to  hydraulic  pressure,  which  makes  it 


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as  superior  to  another  wheel  as  a  pressed  brick  to 
an  ordinary  one. 

Isaac  Diller,  the  senior  member  of  this  firm,  was 
born  in  Lancaster  February  5,  1823,  and  is  a  di- 
rect descendant  of  Cas|)er  Diller,  a  French  Hugue- 
not, and  the  progenitor  of  the  family  in  l>ancaster 
County.  There  are  documents  in  the  possession  of 
the  family  dating  back  to  Michat-1  I)iller  (1,")4;5), 
who  was  a  court  preacher  and  also  a  distinguished 
literary  man,  some  of  his  works  being  still  extant. 
Casper  Diller  came  to  America  with  his  wife.  Har- 
bara,  whom  he  had  married  in  Kngland,  accom- 
panied by  their  two  children,  and  in  1739  settled 
in  tlie  locality  of  New  Holland,  on  Mill  Creek, 
where  he  engaged  in  agriculture,  becoming  a  ver^' 
successful  man. 

Many  members  of  the  family  have  been  promi- 
nently identified  with  the  medical  and  legal  pro- 
fessions and  the  ministry;  some  gained  distinction 
in  the  Hevolutionary  War  and  in  subsequent  strug- 
gles for  the  rights  of  American  citizens  in  the 
United  States.  Casper  Diller  had  three  sons, 
Philip  Adam,  H.  Martin  and  Casper,  Jr.  He  also 
had  seven  daughters.  I'hilip  Adam  w.as  born  near 
Heidelberg,  Germany,  and  came  to  Lancaster  with 
his  parents.  He  married  Elizabeth,  daughter  of 
Leonard  Ellmaker,  who  came  from  Germany  and 
settled  in  Earl  Township  in  1726.  One  of  their 
children  was  Leonard,  the  grandfather  of  Isaac;  his 
father  was  George  A.,  who  resided  in  Lancaster, 
where  he  was  in  business  the  most  of  his  life.  One  of 
his  brothers  was  the  proprietor  of  Dillerville,  and 
for  two  terms,  beginning  in  1835,  was  Adjutant- 
GeneraJ  of  Pennsylvania,  the  second  highest  office 
in  the  state  at  that  period.  He  was  also  Sheriff  of 
Lancaster  County  when  it  embraced  much  more 
territor3-  than  at  present.  During  the  Mexican 
War  he  raised  a  company  for  service  and  was  out 
for  a  short  time.  He  was  a  bold  and  courageous 
man  and  a  splendid  horseman. 

Isaac  Diller  was  reared  at  Lancaster  and  started 
out  in  life  as  a  boy  in  the  mercantile  business.  His 
first  employment  w.is  that  of  a  clerk  in  a  grocery 
store,  and  from  1836  to  1843  he  was  a  clerk  in  the 
dry-goods  store  of  George  Falienstock.  He  spent 
five  years  in  the  store  of  John  jM.  Lane  and  gained 
a  reputation  for  integiity,  besides  acquiring  val- 


uable knowledge  of  the  business.  In  1848  he  en- 
tered the  hardware  store  of  Steinman  as  book- 
keeper, and  afterward  became  a  valuable  salesman. 
From  1860  to  1872  he  was  a  partner  in  the  firm 
which  was  known  as  George  M.  Steinman  A-  Co. 
At  the  last  named  date  he  retired  from  the  firm, 
hut  continued  his  business  relations  with  it  until 
1877,  when  he  purchased  the  large  hardware  estab- 
lishment on  East  King  Street,  which  business  he 
successful!}-  conducted,  assisted  by  his  sons.  He 
was  a  Vestryman  of  St.  James'  Episcopal  Church 
until  he  helped  to  organize  St.  John's  Free  Church 
in  1853,  of  which  he  was  a  charter  member.  He  was 
Chairman  of  the  building  committee  and  Senior 
Warden  from  1854,  a  compliment  bestowed  upon 
him  by  each  succeeding  i-ector.  He  alwaj-s  mani- 
fested a  deep  interest  in  the  affairs  of  the  church. 
In  the  renovation  of  the  property  in  1871  he  as- 
sumed three-fifths  of  the  expenses  incurred,  be- 
sides the  sum  subscribed,  and  as  the  records  show, 
made  "a  generous  donation  of  the  lot  adjoining." 

In  1849  Mr.  Diller  was  united  in  marriage  with 
Miss  Anna  M.,  daughter  of  Jacob  Frej- and  grand- 
daughter of  Jacob  Frey,  one  of  the  early  merchants 
of  Lancaster,  who  was  one  of  the  reception  com- 
mittee of  five  to  receive  and  entertain  Gen.  George 
Washington  when  he  visited  Lancaster,  Jul}-  4, 
1789,  the  onl}-  recorded  time  that  the  father  of 
our  country  ever  visited  the  place.  Mrs.  Diller 
survives,  with  the  following  children:  William  F., 
Charles  B.,  Lydia  and  Anna  M.  The  sad  fate  of 
the  eldest  son,  Rev.  Alonzo  P.  Diller,  is  remem- 
bered by  all.  Together  with  his  family'  he  met 
death  in  the  terrible  Johnstown  flood.  He  was  a 
graduate  of  Franklin  and  Marshall  College  of 
Lancaster,  as  well  as  of  tlie  General  Theological 
Seminary  of  New  York,  and  was  a  prominent  min- 
ister in  tire  Episcopal  Church.  Samuel  B.  Diller, 
the  youngest  son,  is  the  manager  for  his  family  of 
the  controlling  interest  which  they  own  in  a  large 
tract  of  coal  and  timber  land  in  West  Virginia, 
and  is  also  President  and  builder  of  the  Roaring 
Creek  &  Charleston  Railroad,  twenty  miles  long, 
which  runs  through  the  above  property. 

Mr.  Diller  never  sought  or  filled  any  public  of- 
fice, and  whatever  he  did  was  without  ostentation. 
He  distributed  his  charities   in  a    quiet  way    and 


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many  such  acts  were  never  known  even  to  his 
family.  A  rethied  gentleman,  of  simple  habits, 
possessing  a  pure  mind  and  a  good  heart,  he  was 
also  a  progressive  citizen,  ever  ready  and  willing 
to  assist  in  a  good  cause.  Socially  he  was  an  iion- 
ored  member  of  the  Masonic  fraternity,  belonging 
to  Lodge  No.  43,  F.  &  A.  M.  He  died  Novem- 
ber 28,  1892,aftera  brief  illnessof  two  weeks.  His 
last  visit  outside  of  his  house  was  Sunday  morn- 
ing two  weeks  prior  to  his  death,  when  he  attended 
services  at  St.  John's  Episcopal  Church  and  wit- 
nessed the  baptism  of  his  youngest  grandson.  He 
became  afflicted  with  a  stroke  of  paralysis  and  this 
progressed  gradually  until  it  affected  his  entire 
body,  finally  resulting  in  his  death,  thus  ending  a 
long,  eventful  and  well  spent  career. 


WILLIAM  P.  WIRTH  occupies  the  very 
responsible  position  of  Chief  Engineer 
of  the  Edison  Electric  Illuminating 
Company  of  Lancaster  and  has  been  longer  in  the 
employ  of  this  concern  than  any  other  man.  He 
is  a  fine  mechanic  and  well  versed  in  his  calling, 
and  by  the  faithful  manner  in  which  he  discharges 
all  of  the  duties  devolving  upon  him  has  won  the 
entire  esteem  and  confidence  of  his  superiors.  In 
manner  being  very  genial  and  pleasant  to  all,  he  has 
won  many  warm  friends  and  is  very  popular  among 
those  who  have  the  pleasure  of  his  acquaintance. 
Though  a  native  of  Baltimore,  where  his  birth  oc- 
curred June  12,  1849,  he  was  re.ared  in  this  city 
and  with  its  welfare  has  been  identified  nearly  all 
his  life. 

The  paternal  grandfather  of  our  subject,  Will- 
iam Wirth,  was  born  in  Ilesse-Darmstadt,  Germany, 
and  was  a  practical  blacksmith,  which  vocation  he 
followed  during  his  entire  active  life.  Tlie  father, 
Peter,  a  native  of  the  same  locality, came  to  Amer- 
ica in  his  boyhood,  and  being  a  practical  mechanic 
and   blacksmith,  engaged  in  work  at  his  trade  in 


Baltimore.  About  1856  he  was  an  employe  of  the 
Melcher  Rifle  Works,  five  miles  from  that  citj', 
continuing  with  them  until  he  came  to  Lancaster. 
At  one  time  he  served  in  the  Government  employ 
on  the  gunboat  "Princeton,"  and  his  death  oc- 
curred when  he  was  in  his  sixty-fifth  year.  Both 
he  and  his  wife  were  active  workers  in  the  Re- 
formed Church,  and  the  latter  is  still  living,  her 
home  being  in  Lancaster.  In  her  girlhood  she 
bore  the  name  of  Hannah  Wendt,  and  her  birth 
occurred  in  Hanover,  Germany. 

William  P.  Wirth  is  one  of  two  sons  and  a 
daughter  who  grew  to  maturity,  and  with  his 
brothers  and  sisters  attended  the  public  schools  of 
this  city.  With  his  father  he  was  for  a  time  em- 
ployed in  the  Henrj'  E.  Lemon  Rifle  Works,  work- 
ing for  that  firm  about  seven  years  and  becoming 
engineer.  Mr.  Wirth  then  started  at  No.  527  North 
Christian  Street,  in  partnership  with  his  father  in 
the  manufacture  of  gun  locks,  tools,  etc.,  and  con- 
tinued at  that  point  for  three  or  four  years.  In 
1876  he  went  to  Philadelphia  to  accept  the  posi- 
tion of  hotel  engineer  in  the  St.  Cloud  Hotel  and 
soon  was  promoted  to  be  chief  engineer. 

In  1878  Mr.  Wirth  returned  to  Lancaster,  doing 
general  engineering  work  until  1886,  when  he  was 
offered  the  post  of  assistant  engineer  in  the  Edi- 
son Electric  Illuminating  Company,  the  plant  of 
which  had  just  been  completed.  He  accepted  this 
position  and  was  of  some  assistance  in  putting 
the  machinery  in  proper  shape.  The  same  year 
he  was  made  chief  engineer  and  under  his  advice 
the  concern  has  been  enlarged  and  many  improve- 
ments made  on  the  original  plans.  The  city  in- 
corporated this  company,  buying  out  the  old 
United  States  Company  and  starting  in  with  four 
engines  of  one  hundred  horse-power,  which  have 
been  increased  to  those  of  the  present  with  a  ca- 
pacit}'  of  twelve  hundred  horse-power.  The  Elec- 
tric Company  can  furnish  six  thousand  Edison 
lights  with  two  thousand  alternates,  one  hundred 
commercial  lights  and  two  hundred  and  fift}-  for 
streets.  Under  the  supervision  of  our  subject 
there  are  at  the  present  time  about  nine  men,  and 
to  every  branch  of  the  work  he  gives  his  personal 
supervision. 

In   1876  our  subject  was    married  in  Philadel- 


HENRY    BOMBERGER. 


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pliia  to  Miss  Margaret  A.  Brubakcr,  a  native  of 
IManlieini  Townsliip  and  a  daugliter  of  Michael 
IJnibaker,  wlio  formerly  operated  a  farm.  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Wirth  liave  a.  family  of  live  cliildreu:  Harry 
15.,  Irene  M.,  Margaret  E.,  William  C.  and  Clarence 
P.  The  parents  hold  membership  with  the  Fii-st 
Reformed  Cli'irch  of  tiiis  city  and  arc  highly  es- 
teemed by  tiieirniany  friends  and  acquaintances. 
Our  subject  belongs  to  the  Order  of  Red  Men  and 
politrcally  votes  with  the  Democratic  [larly. 


HENRY  BOMBERGER,  a  brick  manufac- 
turer of  Lancaster,  is  one  of  its  success- 
ful business  men,  his  i>roducts  finding  a 
rejid}'  sale  in  this  vicinity'.  In  addition  to  his 
regular  line  of  work  he  has  invested  in  other  en- 
terprises, and  is  quite  extensively  interested  in 
building  operations,  owning  and  having  erected 
about  thirty  houses  and  other  buildings.  Besides 
this  he  has  put  up  a  planing  mill  for  genernt  work 
aod  the  inauufacture  of  sasli,  doors  and  blinds. 
His  brick  kilns  and  works  are  fitted  out  with  mod- 
ern improvements  in  his  liue,  and  turn  out  a  fine 
grade  of  work. 

Mr.  Bomberger  was  born  in  Rbeinboj'er,  Lan- 
terecht,  Germany,  June  25,  1845.  His  father,  Law- 
rence, a  native  of  the  same  localit}',  was  a  carpen- 
ter and  cooper  by  trade.  May  12,  1846,  he  landed 
in  Lancaster,  after  a  voyage  of  forty-eight  days 
on  the  briny  deep  in  a  sailing-vessel,  in  which  he 
and  his  wife  and  two  children  had  embarked  at 
Bremen.  For  eighteen  years  he  was  actively  en- 
gaged in  working  at  his  trade,  after  which  he 
turned  his  attention  to  market  gardening  on  Manor 
Street,  which  calling  he  followed  for  many  years. 
He  was  born  in  1811,  and  died  in  Lancaster,  Octo- 
ber 1,  1893.  His  wife,  formerly  Mary  lleitzemer, 
died  in  1885.  They  were  both  members  of  the 
Lutheran  Church,  and  in  politics  the  father  was  a 
Democrat.  Of  their  five  children,  Henry  is  next 
to  the  eldest. 

Until  attaining  his  twelfth  3"ear,  our  subject 
continued  to  reside  under  the  parental  roof  in  this 
7 


vicinit3-,  and  at  this  lime  commenced  working  for 
neighlwring  families.  He  was  only  a  lad  of  about 
thirteen  when  he  commenced  learning  his  father's 
.trade  of  a  cooper  under  his  instruction.  On  be- 
coming master  of  the  business,  he  started  a-  shop 
of  his  own  on  Hazel  and  Lovcland  Streets,  and 
succeeded  very  well  at  this  occupation,  emijloying 
about  one  dozen  hands,  and  continuing  in  the 
trade  for  some  twenty -seven  years.  Latterly  he 
was  located  on  Manor  .Street,  and  had  turned  his 
attention  somewhat  toward  brickmaking.  Finally 
he  sold  out  his  cooperage  and  becanu'  foreman  for 
James  BranglcN',  a  brick  manufacturer,  working 
steadily  for  the  succeeding  five  years.  At  the  end 
of  that  time  he  engaged  in  i)utting  up  five  frame 
houses  on  Fifth  Street  for  himself,  doing  the  work 
mainly  alone.  Three  of  these  places  he  has  sold, 
and  the  oilier  two  he  still  owns. 

Ill  the  fall  of  18;>2  Mr.  Bomberger  purchased 
the  brickyard  formerl}-  owned  by  Peter  Zeigler. 
He  now  owns  eleven  and  three-fourth  acres  of 
ground  on  Pearl  and  Second  Streets.  He  has  a 
brick  machine  and  manufactures  niainlj'  by  hand, 
emiiloying  two  sets  of  men  as  molders.  The  clay 
Used  in  this  brick  is  of  a  fine  quality,  which  stands 
the  weather  and  is  impervious  to  moisture.  The 
engines  and  boilers  used  are  of  lwent3'-five  and 
thirty-five  horse-power,  respectively;  the  kilns 
liavc  a  capacity  of  one  hundred  and  twenty-six 
tlidusand  brick  apiece,  there  being  two  in  number 
of  the  square  shape.  The  sheds  in  use  can  contain 
about  one  hundred  and  thirty-five  thousand  brick, 
and  till'  drying  place  has  a  capacity  of  one  liun- 
died  and  twenty-  thousand,  five  hundred  and 
twenty.  The  works  are  run  steadily  during  the 
summer  season,  when  thirly-Hve  hands  are  em- 
ployed. Mr.  Bomberger  still  continues  his  build- 
ing operations,  and  has  put  up  a  planing  mill 
34x60  feet  in  dimensions,  and  still  owns  thirteen 
city  residences.  Four  teams  are  constantlj'  em- 
ployed to  deliver  the  products  of  his  brick  manu- 
factory and  the  trade  of  the  concern  is  steadily  in- 
creasing. 

The  home  of  our  subject,  a  substantial  and  well 
built  residence,  is  at  No.  202  Pearl  Street.  He  was 
married  in  the  Vine  Street  Church  of  this  city  in 
1867  to  Miss  Charlotte  Willig,  who   was  born   in 


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Hanover,  Germany,  and  came  to  America  in  1865. 
Their  union  has  been  blessed  witli  four  children: 
Philip,  who  is  a  contractor  in  tliis  city;  Rosa;  Harry, 
in  business  with  his  father;  and  William.  In 
politics,  Mr.  Bomberger  votes  in  favor  of  the  prin- 
ciples advocated  by  the  Democratic  party.  He  is 
a  man  who  merits  the  esteem  of  his  fellow-citizens, 
by  whom  he  is  highly  respected. 


DAVID  B.  KAUFP^MAN,  of  Manor  Town- 
ship, is  engaged  in  a  general  blacksmith 
and  wagon-maicing  business,  having  been 
located  at  his  present  place  for  the  past  six  years. 
He  is  a  practical  workman,  who  knows  thoioughly 
every  branch  of  his  business  and  receives  patron- 
age from  far  and  near.  He  comes  from  one  of  the 
pioneer  families  of  Lancaster  County,  his  grand- 
father, .John  Kauffman,  in  his  early  life  having 
lived  in  this  township  near  Creswell,  where  he 
operated  a  good  farm.  Later  he  removed  to  Kohr- 
erstown,  in  this  county,  where  his  death  occurred 
in  1863,  at  the  age  of  sixty-six  years,  having  been 
born  in  1797.  In  politics  he  was  a  Republican, 
and  religiously  lie  was  a  member  of  the  Old  Men- 
nonite  Church.  B3'  his  wife,  formerly  a  Miss 
Brernor,  he  had  six  children:  Katie,  who  became 
the  wife  of  James  Hughes;  Benjamin  T.,  Lizzie, 
Mattie,  Abram  and  Abner. 

Abner  B.  Kauffman,  the  father  of  our  subject, 
was  born  in  Manor  Township  and  learned  the 
cooper's  trade,  which  he  followed  for  seven  years 
at  Millersville,  and  then  pursued  his  calling  at 
iSafe  Harbor  for  a  time.  Afterward  he  was  engaged 
at  the  butcher's  trade  until  his  death.  He  mar- 
ried Mrs.  Catharine  (Greenwall)  Bowen,  who  had 
two  children,  Cyrus  and  Henry,  by  her  marriage 
with  Cyrus  Bowen.  To  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Kauffman 
were  born  ten  children,  John,  Lizzie,  David  B 
Benjamin  F.,  Amanda,  Kate,  Mattie,  Amos  G., 
Jennie  and  Abram.  The  father  was  a  member  of 
the  United  Brethren  Church,  and  voted  with  the 


R&l)ublican  party.  His  death  occurred  at  the  age 
of  sixty-two  years,  in  November,  1888,  and  his 
wife  departed  this  life  September  10,  18S)2,  aged 
sixty-six  years. 

The  birth  of  David  B.  occurred  June  2,  1853, 
and  his  education  was  received  in  the  public 
schools  of  Ilighville,  which  he  attended  more  or 
less  until  seventeen  years  of  age.  After  leaving 
school  he  worked  on  a  farm  in  Manheim  Town- 
ship until  about  twenty-two  years  of  age,  at  which 
time  he  commenced  serving  an  apprenticeship  at 
the  blacksmith's  trade  in  Safe  Harbor  and  completed 
it  at  the  end  of  two  years.  Later  he  worked  with 
Benjamin  K.  Echelman,  with  whom  he  remained 
for  eleven  j'ears.  In  1888  he  purchased  his  pres- 
ent place,  which  comprises  five  acres.  He  has 
made  the  most  of  its  improvements,  consisting  of 
a  new  frame  residence,  a  good  shop,  etc. 

November  13,  1879,  Mr.  Kauffman  married  Bar- 
bara Dearster,  of  Creswell.  Her  father,  Frederick 
Dearster,  follows  the  business  of  fence  construction. 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Kauffman  have  become  the  parents 
of  five  children,  Ada  D..  Blaine  D.,  Elma  D.,  Es- 
ther D.  and  Ralph  D.  They  are  members  of  the 
Evangelical  Church  and  have  many  warm  friends 
in  this  community.  A  true  blue  Republican,  Mr. 
Kauffman  is  active  in  the  ranks  of  his  pariy,  and 
at  one  time  served  as  Judge  of  elections.  He  is 
doing  well  in  his  business  venture,  and  as  lie  turns 
out  only  the  best  of  work  he  well  merits  the  many 
customers  who  give  him  their  constant  patronage. 


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\  T  S^ILLIAM  SCHAEFER,  an  enterprising 
V/ \/  fierman-American  of  Lancaster,  has 
been  engaged  in  the  grocery  business 
in  tliis  city  since  1865,  at  No.  457  West  King 
Street,  and  has  built  up  an  excellent  reputation  for 
the  reliable  standard  and  fancy  stock  which  he  al- 
ways carries.  He  numbers  among  his  customers 
many  of  the  oldest  and  best  families  of  the  place, 
some  of  whom  have  constantly  placed  their  orders 
with   him  for  the   past  thirty  years.     A  native  of 


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Germany,  Mr.  Scliaefer  was  born  iii  Massan,  Sep- 
tteinber25,  1837,  being  a  sou  of  Wenry  .Scliaefer. 
likewise  a  native  of  the  Fatherland,  who  ft)ll(>wed 
the  trade  of  a  cabinet-niai»er.  Ou  removing  to 
the  United  Suites  he  located  in  this  city,  in  1869, 
and  continued  to  make  his  home  here  until  his 
death,  in  1873,  when  he  had  attained  the  age  of 
seventy-five  years.  He  was  a  devoted  member  of 
the  Lutheran  Church  and  came  from  a  long  lived 
family,  his  father  having  passed  away  when  in  his 
eighty -sixth  year. 

The  mother  of  William  Schaefer,  who  was  mar- 
ried in  Germany,  w.is  a  native  of  that  land  and 
bore  the  maiden  name  of  Margaret  Winkle.  By  ! 
her  marriage  she  became  the  mother  of  six  chil-  ' 
dren,  four  sons  and  two  daughtei"S,  namely:  Chris- 
tian, Charles,  William  and  .lacob  (deceased);  Hen- 
rietta,Mrs.Goodecker,and  Catherine,  Mrs.Schlaush. 
Mrs.  Henry  Sch.aefer  is  still  living,  at  the  extreme 
old  age  of  ninety-two  years. 

William  Schaefer,  of  this  sketch,  received  a  good 
education  in  his  native  language,  but  was  obliged 
to  leave  his  studies  when  fourteen  years  of  age  in 
order  to  obtain  a  livelihood.  For  some  time  he 
worked  at  various  pursuits,  steadily  laying  iiside  a 
certain  sum,  for  he  wai  determined  to  come  to  the 
United  States,  believing  that  he  would  have  better 
opportunities  for  the  acquisition  of  a  fortune  in 
this  country.  When  he  found  himself  able  to 
carry  out  bis  plans  he  left  his  native  land  in  a 
sailing-vessel,  and  on  his  arrival  in  New  York 
City  pursued  his  westward  journey,  landing  in 
Lancaster  in  1865.  He  soon  opened  a  grocer}-  in 
the  central  portion  of  the  city  and  year  by  year 
h.is  become  more  and  more  prosperous. 

In  1868  Mr.  Schaefer  was  united  in  marriage 
with  Miss  Annie  Marie  Gunzenhouser,  and  seven 
children  have  been  born  of  their  union,  four  of 
whom  are  living,  as  follows:  William,  photog- 
rapher, in  Lancaster;  Anna,  Henry  and  Marj-. 

Socially  Mr.  Schaefer  is  a  member  of  the  Red 
Jacket  Lodge  No.  144,  Order  of  Red  Men,  and  be- 
longs to  Lodge  No.  165,  K.  of  P.  Religiously  lie 
follows  the  teachings  of  his  childhood,  belonging 
to  the  Trinit}'  Lutheran  Church  of  this  place. 
Politically  he  is  a  Democrat  and  interested  in  the 
success  of  bis  party.     He  is  an  example  of  the  self- 


made  men  of  this  countrj',  who  have  started  in  life 
with  nothing  but  a  determination  to  succeed.  He 
has  risen  step  by  step  to  a  position  of  affluence 
and  inlluence  in  the  community,  owing  to  the  ex- 
ercise of  industrious  and  persevering  qualities. 
He  has  a  host  of  warm  friends  and  acquaintances 
in  this  place  who  hold  him  in  the  highest  respect. 


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iT^  BRAM  B.  SNAVELY,  a  retired  and  well- 
f — \  to-do  citizen,  is  still  living  on  his  home- 
stead in  Pecjuca  Township,  Lancaster  Coun- 
ty, but  has  relegated  the  care  of  the  same  to  others. 
In  former  years  he  h.as  frequently  been  called  upon 
by  his  fellow-citizens  to  serve  in  public  positions 
of  trust  and  honor,  and  in  each  instance  has  so 
met  the  requirements  of  the  situation  that  he  has 
won  only  commendation  from  those  concerned. 

The  father  of  our  subject  bore  the  same  Chris- 
tian name  and  was  born  in  Conestoga,  now  Pequea 
Township.  He  was  nearly  all  of  his  life  a  farmer 
and  w.as  also  a  minister  in  the  new  Mennonite 
Cluireh,  of  which  ho  was  a  member  for  ^ears.  On 
arriving  at  man's  estate  he  married  Elizabeth 
Biickwalter,  by  whom  she  had  six  children,  two 
sons  and  four  daughters,  as  follows:  Annie,  Mrs. 
Weber;  Benjamin;  Elizabeth,  Jlrs.  M^lin;  Abram 
B.,  of  this  article;    Martha,  deceased,  and   Fannie. 

The  birth  of  Abram  B.  Snavely,  .Ir.,  occurred  in 
December,  1823,  near  Wheatland  Mills,  in  Lampe- 
ter Township.  His  education  was  limited  to  such 
as  he  might  obtain  in  the  common  schools  of  this 
township,  which  he  attended  a  portion  of  the  year 
until  he  was  twenty  ^-ears  of  age.  Up  to  this  time 
he  had  worked  on  the  farm  under  his  father's  in- 
struction and  thus  became  familiar  with  all  depart- 
ments pertaining  thereto.  He  continued  to  reside 
under  the  parental  roof  until  1866,  when  he 
purchased  the  farm  which  was  the  scene  of  his 
operations  during  the  remainder  of  his  active  life. 
This  property  is  well  cultivated  and  ver}-  desirable. 
There   are   good  buildings,  barns,  etc.,  upon  the 


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farm,  and  the  fortunate  possessor  of  the  place  has 
derived  a  good  income  from  his  general  fanning 
and  stock-raising  for  over  fortj-  years. 

In  December,  18S6,  Mr.  Snavelj'  was  united  in 
marriage  with  Miss  Catherine  Roherer,  and  to 
tliem  were  born  two  children,  sous,  the  eldest  of 
whom,  Roherer,  was  named  in  honor  of  Mrs. 
Snavely's  family,  and  the  younger  was  christened 
Stoner.  Mrs.  Snavely  was  born  in  this  county  and 
here  grew  to  womanhood  and  received  lier  educa- 
tion. She  has  been  a  faitiifui  companion  and  help- 
mate to  her  husband  in  tlie  acquisition  of  his 
propertj'  and  is  still  living  on  the  old  homestead. 

In  politics  Mr.  Snavely  is  a  very  loyal  Repub- 
lican, and  on  four  different  occasions  has  been 
sent  as  a  delegate  to  county  conventions  of  the 
party.  He  has  been  very  active  in  political  affairs 
and  for  tiirce  terms  served  as  Judge  of  Elections, 
and  for  a  like  number  of  terms  was  Inspector  of 
Elections.  For  one  term  he  served  in  the  capacitj' 
of  School  Director  and  has  been  Township  Assessor 
for  three  terms.  In  these  varied  positions  he  has 
been  faithful  and  honorable,  and  his  reputation  as 
a  public  man  has  been  above  reproach. 


JACOB  L.  HESS.  For  over  sixty  years  this 
worthy  old  settler  has  been  numbered  among 
the  progressive  citizens  of  Pequea  Town- 
ship, Lancaster  County,  his  entire  life  having 
been  passed  on  the  old  homestead  which  is  now  in 
his  possession.  This  farm  was  formerly  owned  by 
other  generations  of  the  Hess  family  and  has  come 
down  in  direct  descent.  The  paternal  grandfather, 
Michael  Hess,  was  born  and  reared  on  this  farm, 
and  with  his  son,  our  subject's  father,  at  one  time 
was  extensively  interested  in  the  manufacture  of 
plows.  During  his  last  years  he  returned  to  agri- 
cultural pursuits,  which  formed  his  main  life  occu- 
pation. He  was  a  member  of  the  German  Baptist 
Church  and  frequently  preached  in  that  denomi- 
nation.    He   married  Maria  Shock,  and  to  them 


were  born  four  sons  and  two  daughters,  namely: 
Jacob,  .John,  Abram,  Michael,  Barbara  (Mrs.  Zook) 
and  Veronica. 

Jacob  Hess,  the  father  of  our  subject,  was  born 
in  Conestoga,  now  Pequea  Township,  and  as  pre- 
viouslj'  mentioned,  was  for  some  years  a  plow 
inanufiicturer.  He  was  a  practical  farmer  and  as 
such  was  often  consulted  by  his  friends  and  neigh- 
bors on  questions  relating  to  agricultui*.  Polit- 
ically he  was  a  Federalist  and  subsequentl}'  es- 
poused the  cause  of  the  Whigs.  For  one  terra  he 
served  as  Supervisor  of  this  township  and  bore  an 
enviable  reputation  in  the  community  for  his  qual- 
ities of  industry,  sobriety  and  high  sense  of  honor 
in  business  affairs. '  Religiously  he  is  a  member  of 
the  German  Baptist  Church  as  was  his  father. and  is 
greatly  interested  in  the  work  of  the  denomination. 
By  his  marriage  with  Elizabeth  Lichty,  six  chil- 
dren were  born,  as  follows:  Barbara,  Maria,  Susan, 
Fannie,  Jacob  L.  and  Michael,  who  died  in  child- 
hood. The  eldest  daughter  was  twice  married, 
first  to  Samuel  Rciff,  and  after  his  death  to  Conrad 
Seigler. 

The  subject  of  this  article  was  born  March  5, 
1827,  on  his  father's  farm,  in  Pequea  Township, 
which  property  is  now  owned  and  carried  on  by 
him.  His  education  was  obtained  in  the  district 
schools  of  the  township,  which  he  attended  more 
or  less  regularly  until  reaching  his  eighteenth  year. 
From  his  boyhood  his  ))ractical  and  industrious 
father  trained  him  for  agricultural  pursuits  and  in 
such  branches  as  would  be  of  use  to  him  in  after 
years.  The  farm,  which  is  under  fine  cultivation, 
has  good  buiUlings  and  imiirovements  upon  it  and 
comprises  within  its  boundaries  some  one  hundred 
and  six  acres.  Ever3thing  about  the  place  is  kept 
up  in  a  thrifty  and  business  like  manner,  showing 
the  constant  attention  and  supervision  of  the  care- 
ful owner.  January  3,  1853,  Mr.  Hess  was  mar- 
ried to  Miss  Mary  llerr,  daughter  of  one  of  the 
worthy  old  settlers  of  the  county.  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Hess  have  liad  a  family  of  ten  children,  all  but  three 
of  whom  are  living.  Their  names  in  the  order  of 
birth  are  as  follows:  Lizzie,  Martin,  Barliara,  Ileniy, 
Alartha,  Anna,  Jacob  L.,  Mary,  Fannie  and  Suie. 
Lizzie,  Martlia  .and  Anna  have  been  called  to  the 
better  land  and  the  other  members  of   the  family 


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are  nunibererl  among  the  most  excellent  citizens 
of  the  various  eoinimiiiilies  in  which  they  make 
their  home,  as  their  [nirents  reared  them  to  lives  of 
usefulness  and  industry.  A  ver}"  active  worker  in 
the  Republican  party,  Mr.  Iless  has  always  been 
greatly  interested  since  its  organization  in  its 
prosperity  and  has  lent  his  influence  to  that  end. 
As  one  who  is  known  to  be  on  the  side  of  educa- 
tion and  advancement,  he  has  quite  frciiuently 
been  elected  to  serve  as  School  Director  and  as 
such  has  spared  no  i^airis  in  the  discharge  of  his  du- 
ties. In'his  religious  belief  he  is,  like  his  anceslcu's, 
a  member  of  the  German  Baptist  Church. 


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DR.  OEOROE  W.  HULL,  I'li.  D..  A.  M.,  is 
one  of  the  leading  instructors  in  the  insti- 
tutes held  in  the  eastern  and  central  part 
of  Pennsylvania,  and  at  present  is  a  member  of  the 
faculty  of  the  ^lillersville  Normal  JSchool.  ^'"or 
the  past  few  years  he  has  devoted  much  of  his  time 
to  lecturing  and  work  in  the  ministry  and  has  been 
ver3'  successful  along  these  lines. 

The  ancestors  of  Dr.  Hull  on  the  paternal  side 
were  German,  and  on  the  maternal  side  were 
French.  The  original  spelling  of  the  name  was 
Holl,  and  a  part  of  the  branch  of  the  family  in 
this  county  have  changed  it  to  its  present  stj'le. 
The  Professor's  grandfather,  John  Hull,  was  a  car- 
penter by  trade,  and  resided  most  of  his  life  near 
Chester  County,  in  Lancaster.  His  death  occurred 
in  Slrasburg,  where  he  had  lived  for  some  time 
previous.  Religiously  he  was  a  member  of  the 
Lutheran  Church.  He  and  his  wife  became  the 
parents  of  seven  sons:  Jolin,  Adam,  Joseph, 
George,  Levi,  Henrj'  and  David.  George,  our 
subject's  father,  was  born  in  1812  and  also  learned 
the  carpenter's  trade.  He  worked  at  his  calling 
during  the  most  of  his  mature  life  at  Strasburg. 
He  was  an  Odd  Fellow;    in   politics  he  was  first  a 


WlMg  and  later  a  Republican.  To  himself  and  wife, 
formerly  Sidney  Pelen,  live  sons  and  live  daugh- 
ters were  born,  Mary,  Knima,  Elizabeth  and  Harry, 
whodied  in  childhood;  Letitia,  Mrs.  Hoak,  of  Sterl- 
ing, HI.;  John  F.,  whose  home  is  in  Strasburg; 
Susan,  Mrs.  Frew,  of  Paradise  Township,  this  coun- 
ty; Sidney,  Mrs.  Frazier;  George,  of  Sterling,  111., 
and  Cornelius,  of  Strasburg.  The  mother  of  this 
family  is  still  living. 

The  birth  of  Dr.  Hull  occurred  September  16, 
1852,  at  Strasburg.  He  attended  tlic  public  and 
high  schools  of  that  place,  graduating  from  the 
latter  at  the  age  of  eighteen  3'ears.  In  1871  he  en- 
tered the  elemeiitarv  class  of  the  Millersvillc  Nor- 
mal School,  from  which  he  graduated  in  1871,  and 
a  year  later  from  tlie  sciehtific  course.  On  ac- 
count of  his  exceptional  ability  he  was  at  once 
chosen  to  be  Assistant  Professor  of  mathematics. 
He  was  educated  in  the  school  of  Dr.  Ed  .Brooks, 
author  of  Brooks'  scries  of  malhematics,  and  in- 
herited from  his  maternal  grandfather,  Chancy 
Pelen,  his  talent  in  this  direction.  With  the  ex- 
ception of  the  year  1882,  when  Dr.  Hull  was  Prin- 
cipal of  the  schools  of  Huntingdon,  Pa.,  he  has  been 
connected  with  the  Miliersville  Normal  School  as 
a  member  of  the  faculty  since  1875.  For  the  past 
eleven  years  he  has  been  First  Professor  of  mathe- 
matics and  for  seven  years  has  lectured  before 
count}'  institutes  on  mathematics  and  general  edu- 
cational subjects,  having  more  demands  upon  his 
time  than  he  can  possibly  fill.  In  1885  he  took 
the  post-graduate  courses  in  the  University  of  Illi- 
nois, Bloom ingtou,  111.,  receiving  the  degrees  of  A, 
M.  and  Ph.  D.,  and  then  took  the  regular  lines  of 
study  prescribed  by  the  Philadelphia  Conference 
of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church,  and  in  1884 
was  ordained  a  minister  of  the  denomination  by 
Bishop  "Warren,  of  the  Quaker  City.  Though  he 
has  never  taken  a  regular  charge,  he  has  done  con- 
siderable preaching  and  is  an  influential  member 
of  the  deuomiiiation.  He  has  strong  convictions 
on  the  subject  of  temperance  and  has  frequently 
made  this  the  theme  of  his  lectures.  Dr.  Hull  is 
now  engaged  in  editing  a  series  of  mathematics 
for  one  of  the  leading  publishing  houses  in  Phila- 
delphia. 

August  4,   1880,  Dr.  Hull    married   Miss  Anna, 


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only  daughter  of  Thomas  Hambleton,  of  Bucks 
County,  Pa.,  and  they  have  five  children:  Anna 
May,  Arthur  H.,  Horace  M.,  George  R.  and  RuthS. 
He  is  a  stanch  supporter  of  the  Republican  party. 


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/~y  EORGE  RUSS  is  one  of  the  worthy  Ger- 
V  T  man-American  citizens  who  have  been  act- 
ively identified  with  the  upbuilding  and 
development  of  Lancaster.  He  lent  his  services 
to  the  defense  of  the  Stars  and  Stripes  when  he 
had  been  under  their  protection  some  six  years 
only.  The  birth  of  Mr.  Russ  occurred  February 
8,  1837,  in  Wurtemberg,  he  being  a  son  of  Chris- 
tian and  pjlizabeth  (Seegar)  Russ,  and  he  was  the 
only  member  of  the  family  who  ever  left  the  Fa- 
therland to  come  to  this  favored  land. 

It  was  in  1856  that  Mr.  Russ  left  his  ancestral 
home  and  embarked  in  a  sailing-vessel  bound  for 
the  United  States.  On  his  arrival  lie  settled  at 
Lititz,  Lancaster  County,  where  he  remained  for 
three  ye.ars.  and  in  1860  came  to  this  place,  where 
he  worked  at  his  trade  until  the  breaking  out  of 
the  Civil  War.  On  the  14th  of  July,  1862,  he 
donned  tlie  blue,  becoming  a  member  of  the  Twen- 
tieth Regiment  Ohio  Battery,  and  was  attached  to 
McCork's  Company.  Afterwards  he  joined  Gen- 
eral Sherman's  Army  and  took  part  in  the  follow- 
ing celebrated  battles  and  numerous  other  engage- 
ments: Liberty  Gap,  Chickainauga  and  Cumber- 
land Mountain.  He  served  faithfully  and  valiant- 
ly, being  ever  found  at  the  post  of  duty,  and  was 
always  to  be  relied  upon  by  his  superior  officers. 
At  the  expiration  of  his  tiiree  years'  term  of  en- 
listment he  was  mustered  out  at  the  close  of  the 
war,  July  14,  1865,  at  Cleveland,  Ohio. 

On  his  return  from  southern  battlefields,  Mr. 
Russ  worked  at  his  trade  as  a  blacksmith  and  horse- 
shoer  in  this  city,  where  he  has  remained  ever 
since.  By  the  exercise  of  industry,  economy  and 
strict  attention  to  business,  he  lias  succeeded  in 
accumulating  considerable  means,  and  what  is  quite 


as  important  has  built  up  a  reputation  for  ability, 
integrity  and  honorable  dealings  which  might  well 
be  envied  by  any  one. 

March  20,  1866,  George  Russ  was  united  in 
marriage  with  Caroline  Kling,  and  to  thera  were 
born  one  son  and  four  daughters.  The  only  son. 
Christian,  died  at  the  age  of  eleven  months,  and 
Mary,  the  eldest  daughter,  is  also  now  deceased. 
The  younger  members  of  the  family,  Carrie,  Katie 
B.  and  Lillie,  are  at  home.  They  have  been  given 
good  educational  privileges  and  are  cultured  and 
intelligent  young  ladies.  The  family  have  many 
friends  in  this  city  who  hold  thera  in  high  esteem, 
and  it  is  a  great  pleasure  to  them  to  throw  wide 
the  doors  of  their  hospitable  home  for  the  enter- 
tainment of  their  acquaintances. 


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HARRY  LIGHTNER  TROUT  has  a  good 
business  at  No.  25  Center  Square,  Lancas- 
ter, where  he  does  all  kinds  of  book-bind- 
ing and  similar  work,  and  has  the  largest  trade  in 
the  city  in  this  direction, employment  being  afford- 
ed to  twenty-two  hands.  He  is  one  of  the  native 
sons  of  this  city,  where  he  received  his  education 
and  was  reared  to  manhood,  and  with  the  excep- 
tion of  about  tliree  years  has  passed  his  entire  life 
in  this  place,  being  identified  with  everything  re- 
lating to  its  upbuilding  and  progress. 

The  parents  of  H.  I>.  Trout  were  Adam  and  Sa- 
lome (Lefever)  Trout,  formerly  respected  citizens 
of  this  locality.  Our  subject  was  born  October  28, 
1853,  and  is  a  brother  of  F.  B.  Trout,  who  is  also 
engaged  in  business  in  this  city.  He  received  an 
excellent  education  in  the  grammar  and  high 
schools  of  Lancaster,  completing  his  studies  in 
1869,  when  fifteen  years  of  age.  In  1870  he  went 
to  Philadelphia,  where  for  three  years  he  was  em- 
jiloyed  in  the  queensware  business,  but  on  the  ex- 
piration of  that  time  he  returned  to  Lancaster,  and 
for  the  succeeding  four  years  devoted  his  energies 
to  learning  the  trade  of  book-binding,  serving  an 


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apprenticeship,  l^pon  the  completion  of  his  trade, 
or  shortly  afterward,  he  started  in  business  for 
himself  at  iiis  present  location  and  has  been  very 
successful  in  his  enterprise,  receiving  the  work  of 
the  various  (niblishcrs  in  this  and  nei<2;liboring 
cities,  and  also  doing  work  for  the  general  trade. 

A  very  active  worker  in  the  Rei)ublican  party, 
Mr.  Trout  h.is  been  called  upon  to  serve  as  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Common  Council,  and  for  the  past  six 
years  has  served  on  important  committees,  being 
at  the  present  time  Chairman  of  the  Coininittce  on 
Ilighwa3S,and  was  elected  from  the  Fifth  Ward. 
Socially  he  is  a  Mason,  belonging  to  Lamberton 
Lodge  No.  476.  F.  iVr  A.  M. 

On  the  2d  of  September,  1875,  was  celebrated 
the  marriage  of  Mr.  Trout  and  Miss  Sarah  K.,  a 
daughter  of  Joseph  Y.  Colby,  a  well  known  citizen 
of  this  place.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Trout  have  a  daugh- 
ter, Maude  C.  They  are  members  of  the  Presb^'- 
terian  Church  of  tiiis  i)lace,  in  which  the}'  are  act- 
ive workere.  They  number  man}-  warm  friends 
both  in  church  and  social  circles,  and  are  a  worthy 
and  hospitable  young  couple. 


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JAMES  S.  SYMINGTON  is  an  enterprising 
and  progressive  citizen  of  Binkle3''s  Bridge, 
where  he  is  senior  member  of  the  firm  of 
.lames  S.  Symington  ik  Co.,  manufacturers  of 
all  kinds  of  manilla,  envelope  and  drawing  paper. 
He  has  been  engaged  in  this  business  in  the  above 
place  since  1870,  having  that  year  purchased  the 
plant  of  the  Eden  Paper  Company. 

Our  subject  is  the  son  of  \VaIter  and  Jennette 
(Paiden)  Symington,  and  was  born  in  Berwick- 
shire, Scotland,  Jul}-  13,  18.32.  The  father  was 
likewise  a  native  of  that  shire,  where  he  had  a  good 
position  as  landscape  gardener.  He  was  a  mason 
of  high  standing  and  belonged  to  the  Presbyterian 
Church,  in  the  faith  of  which  he  died  when  only 
twenty-seven  j'ears  of  age.  His  wife  was  the  daugh- 
ter of  John  Paiden,  a  large  manufacturer  at  Ed- 


inburg,  and  was  descended  from  an  old  and  prom- 
inent family  in  Scotland.  She  w.as  reared  in  the 
family  of  her  uncle,  John  J>yle,  of  Dalkeath,  Scot- 
land, who  w.as  ijublisher  of  the  Lyle  Bible.  The 
parent-Ill  family  included  two  sons  and  one  daugh- 
ter. The  latter,  Ellen,  became  the  wife  of  James 
Crawford,  of  Lasswade,  Scotland;  John  came  to 
America  in  18(51  and  fought  as  a  soldier  in  the 
War  of  the  Uebellion,  enlisting  in  the  Hartford 
City  Guards.  He  participated  in  all  of  the  battles 
fought  by  the  Army  of  the  Potomac,  and  when 
peace  was  declared  located  in  Burnside,  Conn., 
where  he  found  employment  in  the  paper  mills. 
James  S.,  of  this  sketch,  was  the  eldest  in  the  family. 

James  Symington,  the  grandfather  of  our  sub- 
ject, was  a  native  of  Led  Hills,  Lanarkshire,  Scot- 
land, where  he  was  an  extensive  shepherd  farmer. 
He  was  a  brother  of  William  Symington,  who  is 
known  as  the  inventor  of  the  lirst  steamboat.  The 
paternal  graridfalher  of  James  S.  S^-mington  fled 
to  Ireland  after  the  battle  of  Both  well  and  re- 
mained there  until  his  death. 

The  original  of  this  sketch  was  educated  in  his 
native  land,  and  after  the  death  of  his  father  he 
learned  the  trade  of  a  paper  manufacturer  under 
Alexander  Annandle,  of  the  Bolton  Paper  Works. 
In  1853  he  emigrated  to  America,  locating  in  Nor- 
wich, Conn.  He  worked  at  his  trade  for  the  fol- 
lowing five  years,  when,  owing  to  his  executive 
ability  and  thorough  fitness  for  the  position,  he 
was  made  Superintendentof  the  plant  at  that  place. 
In  1868  he  came  to  this  state  and  for  eight  years 
was  Superintendent  of  the  mills  in  Reading.  Two 
years  previously,  however,  in  company  with  other 
gentlemen,  he  had  purchased  the  mills  of  the  Eden 
Paper  Companv  at  Binkle3^'s  Bridge,  aud  when 
severing  his  connection  with  the  firm  in  Heading 
he  removed  to  this  place  and  has  since  given  his 
entire  time  and  attention  to  making  a  success  of 
the  enterprise.  The  mill  was  burned  in  1883,  but 
the  firm  imniediatelj-  rebuilt,  erecting  a  larger  and 
more  substantial  structure.  They  manufacture  ma- 
nilla, envelope  and  drawing  paper  and  turn  out 
over  five  thousand  pounds  of  paper  per  day.  The 
plant  contains  the  latest  improvements  in  the  way 
of  niacliinerj^  and  is  first-class  in  every  particular. 
The  company  was  organized  with  a  capital  stock 


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of  150,000  and  employment  in  the  mill  is  given  to 
twenty-four  men  and  five  girls. 

Mr.  Symington  is  authority  on  paper-maliing, 
and  in  1882  was  sent  to  Europe  in  the  interest  of 
the  Phusey-JoneSvStearasliip  Company  for  the  pur- 
pose of  looking  into  the  improved  methods  in  the 
manufacture  of  paper,  as  well  as  matters  of  a  me- 
chanical nature  |)ertaining  to  the  mechanical  con- 
struction of  all  kinds  of  paper  and  machinery. 
Socially  he  belongs  to  Lodge  No.  62,  F.  &  A.  M.,  in 
Reading,  and  in  politics  is  an  ardent  Republican. 

March  1,  1856,  James  S.  Symington  and  Miss 
Ann  Dobson,  of  Lancashire,  England,  were  united 
in  marriage  and  to  them  were  born  four  children: 
Walter;  Martha,  Mrs.  .lohn  Pollard,  now  deceased: 
James,  and  Jeanette,  the  wife  of  Daniel  Kagill. 
Mrs.  Sj'mington  departed  this  life  in  1866  and  two 
years  later  our  subject  married  Miss  Eliza  Arnold, 
of  Burnside,  Conn.  By  this  union  there  have  also 
been  born  four  children,  as  follows:  Harriet,  the 
wife  of  Henry  Middfeit;  Charles,  William  and 
Myra. 


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WILLIAM  W.  TRIPPLE,  a  general  mer- 
chant at  Safe  Harbor,  for  thirteen  years 
was  a  member  of  the  firm  of  Tripplc 
&  Warfel,  succeeding  George  A.  Tripple,  and  be- 
ing in  partnership  with  Elias  Warfel.  He  has  been 
a  resident  of  Safe  Harbor  since  1856,  and  during 
this  long  period  has  been  actively  interested  in  all 
public  movements  pertaining  to  the  general  wel- 
fare. He  is  a  son  of  John  and  Hannah  (Cox) 
Tripple,  his  birth  having  occurred  November  11, 
1836,  at  New  Holland,  Earl  Township,  and  he  re- 
ceived his  early  education  in  the  common  schools 
of  Churchtown,  being  obliged  to  leave  his  studies 
when  sixteen  years  of  age  to  work  on  a  farm  in 
order  to  obtain  his  livelihood. 

John  Tripple,  the  father  of  William  W.,  passed 
the  early  years  of  his  life  in  Lancaster  and  learned 
the  trade  of  a  hatter,  which  he  successfully  followed 
for  a  number  of  years  at  Lancaster.     Subsequently 


he  removed  to  New  Holland,  which  was  liis  home 
for  several  years,  and  passed  his  last  days  at 
Churchtown.  In  politics  he  was  a  Democrat  and 
at  one  time  was  Township  Assessor.  He  was  an 
active  member  of  the  Pipiscopal  Church  at  Church- 
town and  was  elected  a  member  of  the  Indepen- 
dent Order  of  Odd  Fellows, but  died  before  he  had 
been  initiated.  His  death  occurred  May  9,  1851, 
while  he  was  still  in  the  prime  of  life,  being  only 
forty-four  years  of  age  at  the  time.  His  wife  sur- 
vived him  for  many  years,  departing  this  life  when 
seventj'-nine  years  old.  She  became  the  mother  of 
the  following  children,  who  grew  to  maturity,  and 
all  but  three  of  them  are  still  living.  In  order  of 
birth  they  are:  Samuel  Z.,  deceased;  John  J.,  a  resi- 
ident  of  Safe  Harbor;  William  W.;  Marj'  C,  de- 
ceased wife  of  Isaac  Mundorf;  Caroline,  Mrs.  A. 
J.  Hudson,  of  Safe  Harbor;  Charles  D.;  Sarah  A., 
wife  of  Edward  Lincoln,  of  Churchtown;  George 
A.,  a  grocer  in  Lancaster,  and  Benjamin  F.,  of  Phil- 
adeliihia. 

In  1856  Mr.  Tripple  of  this  sketcli  came  to  this 
cit}'  and  learned  the  business  of  heater  in  the  roll- 
ing mill,  in  which  he  was  an  employe  until  the  mill 
was  closed.  For  four  years  he  then  followed  his 
trade  at  Buffalo,  N.  Y.,  but  in  1866  returned  to 
this  place,  and  for  thirteen  years  succeeding  oper- 
ated a  general  store,  doing  a  good  business,  at  the 
end  of  that  time  buying  out  his  partner.  He  has 
been  successful  in  his  investments  and  for  a  num- 
ber of  years  has  engaged  in  dealing  and  packing 
leaf  tobacco  for  the  trade.  In  his  social  relations 
he  holds  membership  with  the  C.  M.  Howell  Lodge 
No.  496,  F.  &  A.  M.,  of  Safe  Harbor,  in  which  he 
is  Past  Master,  and  has  been  Secretary  for  the  past 
eleven  years.  He  has  been  very  active  in  Masonic 
circles  and  also  in  the  Independent  Order  of  Odd 
Fellows,  having  passed  through  all  the  chairs  of 
Conestoga  Lodge  No.  334,  and  for  a  long  time 
represented  it  in  the  Grand  Lodge. 

September  21,  1857,  Mr.  Tripple  married  Eliza- 
beth Lewis,  whose  father,  David  Lewis,  is  a  resi- 
dent of  Colerain  Township,  this  county.  Our  sub- 
ject and  his  wife  have  had  nine  children,  Mary 
C,  wife  of  J.  B.  Doty,  now  of  York  City,  Neb., 
where  he  is  engaged  in  teaching  in  the  public 
schools;  Hannah,  wife  of  John  S3-nser,  of  this  coun- 


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ty,  aiu)  a  carpenter  by  trade;  Charles,  wlio  died  at 
tlie  ago  of  one  year;  George  II.,  a  very  intelligent 
young  man,  who  died  in  his  twenty-third  year  by 
falling  down  the  stairs  during  a  fainting  fit;  Lewis 
A.;  Alice  and  Annie,  wiio  died  in  childhood;  .h)hn 
D.,  a  general  confectioner,  baker  and  grocer  in 
York  Cit3',  Neb.,  and  Leon  C,  who  assists  his  fa- 
ther in  business.  Professor  Doty,  the  husband  of 
the  eldest  daughter,  is  a  fine  scholar, a  lecturei  and 
a  preacher  in  the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church.  lie 
is  a  native  of  Luzerne  County,  Pa.,  where  he  grew 
to  manhood.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Tripple  also  reared  an 
adopted  son,  William  Wirt,  giving  him  a  good 
education,  two  years  having  been  spent  in  York 
City  College  of  Nebraska,  and  he  is  now  holding  a 
clerkship  in  that  place. 

Mr.  Trip|)le  is  a  member  of  the  Safe  HarlK)r 
Methodist  Episcopal  Church,  with  which  he  h.as 
been  connected  in  an  otticial  capacity  ever  since 
joining  it  in  1858.  In  the  Sund.ay-school  and  in 
all  departments  of  church  work  he  has  ever  been 
interested  and  eflicient.  Until  the  re-organization 
of  the  Conestoga  IJank  in  Lancaster  Mr.  Tripple 
was  one  of  its  Directors,  having  been  also  one  of 
its  founders,  but  when  the  new  oflicers  weie  elected 
he  tendered  his  resignation.  He  is  a  man  of  honor 
and  uprightness,  who  has  made  a  host  of  friends  in 
the  vicinity  of  his  home. 


♦^^^11®®!^^^^ 


PII.  KELLER.  A  commercial  institution 
which  has  gained  an  established  reputa- 
tion among  the  residents  of  Lancaster  is 
the  Keystone  P)Usiness  College,  of  which  Professor 
Keller  is  the  Princip.al.  It  is  conveniently  situ- 
ated at  No.  140  North  Queen  Street,  over  the 
Northern  National  Bank.  Here  instruction  is 
given,  both  day  and  evening,  in  bookkeeping, 
shorthand  and  typewriting,  penmanship,  commer- 
cial arithmetic,  correspondence,  commercial  law, 
grammar,  orthography,  ca|>italization,  oflice  prac- 
■tice,  etc.     After  completing  the   regular  business 


course,  a  student  is  thoroughly  (jualined  for  the 
satisfactory  discharge  of  duties  in  a  position  of 
res  poll  si  bi  lit}'  and  trust. 

The  Keller  family  is  of  German  origin,  our  sub- 
ject's great-grandfather  having  been  the  lirst  of 
that  name  to  emigrate  to  America.  Grandfather 
Daniel  Keller  was  a  weaver  of  fancy  fabrics,  being 
tlius  engaged  first  at  Ephrata,  then  in  Manheim, 
and  later  in  Lebanon  County.  Daniel  Keller,  Jr., 
our  subject's  father,  was  born  at  the  last-named 
l)lace,and  there  he  still  makes  his  home.  Through 
his  active  years  he  was  engaged  as  a  contractor 
and  builder,  but  now  lives  in  retirement  from  bus- 
iness cares.  His  wife,  whose  maiden  name  w.as 
Susanna  Ilefllcy,  died  in  1877. 

There  were  ten  children  in  the  family,  all  of 
whom  are  still  living,  oursubjcct  l)cing  the  young- 
est son.  He  was  born  in  Strickleistown,  Lebanon 
County,  December  30.  1865,  and  in  that  village  the 
3'ears  of  boyhood  and  youth  were  uneventfully 
passed.  When  very  young  he  w.as  an  expert  in  the 
use  of  tools,  and  in  Leb.-inon  County  aided  his  fa- 
ther in  carpentering.  Later  he  was  similarly  em- 
ployed at  Williamsport,  and  while  in  that  city  he 
took  a  commercial  course,  thus  la\ing  the  founda- 
tion for  his  present  broad  education. 

About  1887  our  subject  went  to  Georgia,  and 
at  Tallapoosa  was  emploj'ed  at  his  trade,  as  fore- 
man and  bookkeeper  for  his  brother.  Thence  he 
went  to  Bluffton,  Ala.,  where  he  also  held  the  same 
position.  Returning  to  Lebanon  he  sojourned 
there  for  ten  months,  after  which  he  returned  to 
the  south  and  spent  the  next  eighteen  months, 
again  holding  the  same  position  with  his  brother 
at  Bluffton,  Ala.,  thus  by  his  travel  gaining  a 
broad  and  practical  knovvledge  of  business.  In 
1892  he  took  a  special  teacher's  course  at  Lebanon 
Business  College,  from  which  he  holds  two  di- 
plomas. Going  to  Ilarriman,  Tenu.,  he  opened  a 
commercial  college,  which  he  conducted  success- 
full}-  for  some  time.  However,  he  afterward  sold 
out  to  Professor  Niver. 

The  Keystone  Business  College  w.as  established 
January  7,  1889,  and  was  purchased  by  Professor 
Keller  in  May,  1893,  since  which  time  he  has  con- 
ducted it  upon  thorougiily  business  principles  and 
with    flattering  success.     In  addition  to  other  in- 


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terests  he  is  acting  as  district  agent  for  type- 
writers, with  headquarters  in  New  York.  In  re- 
ligious belief  he  is  a  member  of  the  Evangelical 
Association.  His  political  preferences  are  with  tlie 
Republican  party,  to  which  he  invariably  gives  his 
ballot. 


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(Tpr  LDUS  BUCKWALTER  BARR  is  engaged 
/ — \  in  dairy  farming  in  Manor  Township.  He 
is  the  possessor  of  a  good  estate,  which  be- 
sides being  devoted  to  general  fanning  purposes,  is 
used  for  raising  large  quantities  of  leaf  tobacco. 
Mr.  Barr  was  born  January  19,  1858,  in  Pequea 
Township,  this  county,  and  is  the  son  of  Benjamin 
and  Barbara  (Buckwalter)  Barr. 

The  grandfather  of  our  subject,  who  bore  the 
name  of  Benjamin  Barr,  spent  the  greater  part  of 
his  life  in  the  above  township,  witiiin  whose 
bounds  were  located  his  two  farms,  one  containing 
one  hundred  and  thirteen  and  the  otiier  one  hun- 
dred and  fourteen  acres.  He  was  very  successful 
in  all  his  undertakings,  and  was  recognized  as  one 
of  the  wealthiest  agriculturists  of  the  county. 
He  was  shrewd  in  all  business  transactions,  upright 
and  honest  with  all  those  who  had  dealings  with 
him,  and  consequently  was  greatly  respected  and 
esteemed  b}'  his  fellow-men.  In  politics  he  was  a 
Republican,  and  was  a  member  of  the  Mennonite 
Church.  He  married  Miss  Barbara  Miller,  and  by 
her  became  the  fatlier  of  five  children:  Abram, 
John  and  Fannie,  all  deceased;  Eliza  and  Benjamin 
M.  The  grandfather  .departed  this  life  at  the  age 
of  eighty-one  years,  while  his  good  wife  was 
seventy-eight  at  the  time  of  her  death. 

The  native  place  of  tlie  father  of  Aldus  B.  was  also 
Pequea  Township,  where  he  secured  his  common 
school  education,  and  was  thoroughly  trained  in 
farm  pursuits.  When  read3'  to  begin  life  on  his 
own  account  he  secured  a  tract  of  land  adjoinino- 
the  old  homestead,  comprising  one  hundred  and 
fourteen  acres,  which  he  operated  until  1869. 
Three  years  later  he  purchased  the  estate  now  oc- 


cupied by  our  subject,  where  he  conducted  agricul- 
tural operations  with  fair  success.  Benjamin  Barr 
is  now  the  owner  of  one  iiundrod  and  twent3'-four 
acres  of  good  farming  land  in  ilartic  Townshi[), 
besides  a  tract  of  one  hundred  and  flft3-four  acres 
lying  in  West  I lempfield  Township,  upon  wliich  he 
is  residing  at  the  present  time.  He  is  prominent 
in  the  political  life  of  his  community,  and  alwa3'S 
votes  with  the  Republican  party. 

The  parental  family  included  three  children, 
of  whom  our  subject  was  the  second  born.  Elam, 
the  eldest,  died  at  the  age  of  nineteen,  and 
Benjamin  is  unmarried  and  resides  at  home.  Al- 
dus B.  Barr  received  his  education  in  the  district 
schools  of  ills  native  townsiiip,  and  has  made  agri- 
culture his  life  work.  He  gives  special  attention 
to  dairy  farming,  keeping  on  his  place  seventeen 
good  milch  cows.  He  also  raises  a  fine  grade  of 
leaf  tobacco,  for  which  he  finds  a  ready  market  in 
the  surrounding  cities. 

Aldus  B.  Barr  and  Miss  Alice,  daughterof  Henry 
H.  Stehman,  were  married  in  1872.  Mrs.  Barr's  f.a- 
ther  is  a  farmer  of  Manor  Township,  wiiere  he  also 
owns  tlie  Stehman  flouring  mills.  The  only  child 
of  our  subject  and  his  wife  is  a  son,  Elwood  B. 
In  politics  Mr.  Barr  is  a  Prohibitionist  of  the 
strongest  t3-pe,  and  religiousl3'  belongs  to  the  Uni- 
ted Brethren  Church  in  Lancaster. 


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W"^ 


QUIRE  JACOB  SPOO,  a  prominent  poli- 
tician of  Lancaster,  is  Justice  of  the  Peace 
and  is  now  serving  as  Alderman  of  the 
Eighth  Ward,havingbeen  elected  on  the  Democratic 
ticket.  His  office,  which  was  built  for  the  pur- 
pose, is  at  No.  314  West  King  Street,  and  he  at- 
tends to  all  kinds  of  conveyancing,  collecting,  real 
estate  business  and  civil  practice.  The  ward  which 
he  represents  is  practically  a  German  ward  and  his 
clients  and  constituents  are  mainly  drawn  from 
the  worthy  natives  or  descendants  of  the  Father- 
laud.     Mr.  Spoo,  who  is  self  educated,  is  equally 


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conversant  with  the  English  and  German  languages 
and  is  a  v(mt  intelligent  and  well  informed   man. 

The  father  (>f  our  subject  bore  the  Christian 
name  of  Mathias.  He  was  born  in  Luxemburg, 
Germany,  and  reared  in  Alsace,  where  he  learned 
the  trade  of  porcelain  maker.  When  twenty-four 
■  years  of  age  he  came  to  America,  settling  in  this 
city,  where  he  married  Eliza  Kitch,  a  native  of  the 
place.  For  several  years  he  worked  at  his  trade 
in  the  pottery  owned  by  Henry  Gast.  In  1861  he 
volunteered  his  services  as  a  musician  and  was 
made  leader  of  Band  II.  Afterwards  he  was  trans- 
ferred to  the  Army  of  the  West,  being  placed  in 
the  Fifth  Wisconsin  Infantry,  and  was  killed  at 
Camp  Ciritlin  in  18G2,  when  only  thirty-five  years 
of  age.  He  was  reared  in  the  faith  of  the  Cath- 
olic Church,  but  his  wife  was  a  Lutheran.  Her  fa- 
ther, Jacob  Kitch,  who  died  in  Lancaster,  was  of 
Swiss  descent,  members  of  the  family  having  set- 
tled at  a  very  early  day  in  Now  Jersey.  Mrs. 
Spoo,  after  the  death  of  her  husband,  became  the 
wife  of  Henry  Butt,  and  is  still  a  resident  of  Lan- 
caster. Frank,  the  only  brother  of  our  subject,  is 
now  a  farmer  in  Warwick  Township. 

Until  ten  years  old.  Squire  Spoo  was  reared  in 
the  city,  attending  the  common  school.  He  was 
born  November  27,  1858,  and  was  therefore  onl^' 
four  years  old  at  the  time  of  his  father's  death. 
For  that  reason,  and  being  the  eldest  of  his  moth- 
er's children,  he  w.as  obliged  to  earlj'  assist  in  the 
faraiiv's  support.  From  the  age  often  to  eighteen 
years  he  worked  in  a  brick  yard,  after  which  he 
served  an  apprenticeship  as  a  cigar  maker  for  an 
uncle,  C.  Scheid,  for  three  years.  After  becoming 
familiar  with  the  business  he  continued  to  work 
for  his  uncle  for  three  years  more  and  then  was 
employed  at  various  places  for  several  3'ears.  In 
February,  1892.  he  was  elected  Justice  of  the  Peace 
by  the  Democrats,  and  in  May  was  commissioned 
by  Governor  Pattison. 

In  1881  J.acob  Spoo  was  married  to  !Miss  Ida  ¥.. 
Kuhns,  whose  birth  occurred  in  Lancaster,  and 
whose  father,  Heniy  Kuhns,  now  deceased,  was  a 
harness  m.-inufacturer.  Four  children  were  born 
to  bless  the  union  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Spoo:  Frank; 
Mabel,  who  died  at  the  age  of  seven  years;  Annie, 
and  Harry,  who  died  in  infancy.     The  farailj'  resi- 


dence is  a  pleasant  one  and  is  situated  at  No.  312 
West  King  Street. 

Socially  Mr.  Spoo  belongs  to  the  Sons  of  Amer- 
ica of  Lancaster,  being  Vice-President  of  that 
Older.  For  three  years,  or  until  he  resigned,  he 
held  the  position  of  Recording  Secretary  of  Th.ad 
Stevens  Council,  O.  U.  A.  M.  For  some  six  years 
he  served  .as  Deacon  of  St.  Luke's  Reformed  Church, 
of  which  he  is  a  member.  He  is  also  a  member  of 
the  Daughters  of  Liberty. 


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WALTER  D.  MADIGAN,  one  of  the  pro- 
prietor of  the  Lancaster  News  Com- 
pany, is  justly  entitled  to  space  for  a 
biographical  notice  in  this  connection.  He  was 
born  in  Lancaster,  April  6,  1866.  His  father,  John 
Madigan.  was  born  in  Ireland,  emigrated  to  Amer- 
ica, and  settled  in  Lancaster,  where  he  clerked  in  a 
store.  Subsequently  he  removed  to  St.  Louis,  Mo., 
where  he  engaged  in  the  wholesale  and  retail  boot 
and  shoe  business.  He  died  in  that  city  in  May, 
1866. 

Our  subject's  mother,  Elizabeth  (Denton)  Madi- 
gan, was  a  native  of  Lancaster,  and  the  daughter 
of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  John  Denton.  Her  father,  who 
was  a  shoe  manufacturer  and  dealer,  came  from 
lOngland  to  this  country,  where  he  established  his 
permanent  home.  After  his  death,  his  wife  reared 
the  family  in  Lancaster,  where  she  still  resides. 
Her  mother  was  a  sister  of  John  Wise,  the  cele- 
brated baloonist,  whose  last  ascension  took  place 
from  St.  Louis  and  proved  fatal,  at  least  he  was 
never  heard  of  afterward. 

Our  subject  is  the  youngest  of  a  famil}'  of  four 
children,  three  of  whom  are  living.  He  was  edu- 
cated in  the  public  schools,  and  when  ten  years  of 
age  engaged  in  the  news  business,  working  for  dif- 
ferent companies.  When  sixteen  years  of  age,  he 
engaged  in  business  for  himself  in  his  present 
place.  In  September,  1893,  tlie  business  was  en- 
larged and  became  known  as  the    Lancaster  News 


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Company,  of  wliich  he  is  principal  owner.  The 
location  is  No.  5  West  King  Street,  where  a 
full  line  of  all  kinds  of  newspapers,  magazines 
and  other  literary  matter  are  for  sale.  He  is  a 
member  of  the  National  Association  of  News- 
dealers, and  has  served  on  the  committee  on  or- 
ganization. Politically  he  is  identified  with  the 
Democratic  party. 


^•^^^^m^^^i^^^'^^^:^^^^ 


ROBERT  J.  HOUSTON,  one  of  the  active 
business  factors  of  Lancaster,  well  known 
as  President  of  the  Helvetia  Leather  Com- 
pany and  of  the  Houston  Coal  and  Coke  Com- 
pany, was  born  in  Maghera,  Londonderr3'  County, 
Ireland,  January  16,  18.32.  The  family  of  which 
he  is  an  honored  representative  was  for  manj'  years 
identified  with  the  history  of  Scotland,  where  they 
owned  "•Houston  Castle,"  tiie  history  of  which 
dates  back  to  the  twelftli  century.  About  that 
time  Sir  Hugh  de  Padvinan,  who  was  of  Freiicli 
descent,  engaged  to  fight  for  Malcolm  IV.,  King  of 
Scotland,  and  in  compensation  for  his  services  was 
granted  the  lands  of  Kilpeter,  Strathgrief,  where 
he  built  a  castle.  His  Scotcii  neighbors,  unable  to 
pronounce  his  French  name,  called  his  place 
"Hughs-town,"  hence  the  n.ame  Houston.  Two  of 
his  descendants  emigrated  to  Ireland  late  in  the 
seventeenth  century  and  settled  in  County  Lon- 
donderry. One  of  them,  who  bore  the  name  of 
Robert,  was  granted  three  townships  of  land,  and 
from  this  branch  of  the  family  is  our  subject  de- 
scended. 

The  parents  of  our  subject,  David  and  Margaret 
(Niel)  Houston,  were  married  in  Ireland  March  17, 
1831,  and  the  following  year  emigrated  to  the 
United  States,  landing  in  August  of  1832.  The 
father,  being  the  youngest  of  three  sons,  was  there- 
fore disinherited  by  the  English  law  of  entail,  and 
so  sought  a  home  in  the  New  World.  The  voyage 
across  the  Atlantic,  covering  sixty-three  davs,  was 
one  of  considerable  peril,  but  at  last  they  anchored 
in  the  harbor  of  Philadelphia.     They  immediately 


took  passage  in  a  Conestoga  wagon  for  Lancaster 
Count3',  where  his  aunt,  IMrs.  Thomas  Patterson, 
and  cousin,  John  Houston,  resided.  In  the  spring 
of  1833  they  commenced  housekeeping  near  his 
aunt's  home,  but  shortly  afterward,  through  the 
solicitation  of  his  brother  Henr3',  he  was  induced  to 
move  to  Ogdensburg,  N.  Y.,  where  he  formed  a 
partnership  with  John  Harper  in  the  boot  and  shoe 
business.  The  climate,  however,  was  not  congen- 
ial, fever  and  ague  prevailing,  and" so  he  soon  re- 
tinned  with  his  family  to  Lancaster  County,  reach- 
ing tiiat  place  in  1838  with  only  fiftj'  cents  in  his 
pocket,  and  five  persons  dependent  upon  him  for 
support.  He  at  once  began  to  work  at  his  trade  of 
a  shoemaker,  and  being  an  industrious  and  skilled 
workman,  he  had  a  large  tiade,  continuing  in  the 
business  until  1846.  Now  advanced  in  \-ears,  lie 
makes  his  home  with  his  daughter  in  Chester 
County,  Pa.     The  wife  and  mother  died   in    1883. 

To  David  and  Margaret  Houston  were  born  four 
children,  all  of  whom  are  living,  as  follows:  Robert 
J.,  of  this  sketch;  Dr.  Joseph  W.,  a  practicing  phy- 
sician of  Lancaster;  Rose  Ann,  wife  of  William  A. 
Fleming,  a  farmer  of  Chester  County,  Pa.,  and  Dr. 
Samuel  N.,  a  physician  of  Washington,  D.  C.  The 
eldest  son,  our  subject,  was  reared  in  Lancaster 
County,  with  the  exception  of  eighteen  months 
spent  in  Ogdensburg,  N.  Y.  He  was  educated  in 
the  public  schools  and  McCuUough's  Academy',  at- 
tending the  latter  institution  two  years.  In  18.51 
he  began  clerking  in  the  store  of  T.  Armstrong  & 
Co.,  Georgetown,  Lancaster  County,  and  twoyears 
later  engaged  in  business  for  himself  at  Bethania, 
Salisbury  Township,  Lancaster  Countj',  continuing 
as  a  general  merchant  under  the  firm  name  df  D. 
Houston  cfe  Son  until  1867.  Meanwhile,  in  1862, 
he  took  part  in  the  great  civil  conflict,  and  was 
present  at  Antietam  under  Col.  John  L.  Wright  in 
the  Second  Pennsylvania  militia. 

Dissolving  partnership  with  his  father  in  1867, 
Mr.  Houston  came  to  Lancaster,  where  he  was  ap- 
pointed Deputy  Assessor  in  the  Internal  Revenue 
office  under  John  B.  Warfel.  In  1868  he  was  a 
delegate  from  Lancaster  County  to  the  National 
Convention  at  Chicago,  which  nominated  Grant 
and  Colfax.  In  May  of  1869  he  resigned  as 
Deputy,  and  engaged  in  the  manufacture  of  corks 


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as  a  member  of  the  Concstoga  Cork  Works  Com- 
l):iny,  liis  partners  being  the  late  .lay  Cadwell  and 
Harris  Uoardinan.  In  April,  1870,  the  concern 
was  burned  out,  and  his  partnership  in  the  business 
was  dissolved.  September  1,  1870,  he  embarked  in 
the  wholesale  notion  business,  which  he  has  since 
followed.  At  first  he  occupied  a  building  24xC6 
feet,  but  gradually  increased  his  quarters  until  he 
now  occupies  three  times  that  space.  The  location 
of  his  establishment  is  at  Nos.  24,  25  and  26  Pcnn 
Square. 

In  the  organization  of  the  Helvetia  Leather 
Company,  Mr.  Houston  was  a  prime  factor, and  be- 
came President  of  the  concern,  which  manufac- 
tures a  machinery  leather  three  times  the  strength 
of  oak  tanned  leather.  He  was  also  one  of  the  or- 
ganizers of  the  Houston  Coal  and  Coke  Company, 
of  which  he  is  President.  The  plant  is  located  at 
Elkhorn,  McDowell  Count}-,  W.  Va.,  and  the  works 
have  a  capacity  of  five  hundred  thousand  tons  per 
annum. 

At  Lancaster  in  1H82,  Mr.  IIoust(>n  was  united 
in  marriage  with  Miss  Margaret  A.,  daughter  of 
Thomas  C.  Wiley,  a  boot  and  shoe  merchant  of 
this  city.  By  this  union  one  child  was  born,  named 
Margaret  Olive.  Politically  Mr.  Houston  became 
a  Greenbacker  in  1877.  In  1886  he  was  the  nom- 
inee of  that  parly  for  Governor  of  Pennsylvania, 
and  received  the  full  parly  vote.  The  issues  hav- 
ing since  changed,  however,  he  supported  Henj.a- 
miu  Harrison  for  President  in  18'J2.  He  h.is  oc- 
cupied various  positions  of  trust  within  the  gift  of 
his  fellow-citizens.  In  1857  he  was  elected  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Board  of  Prison  Inspectors,  and  served 
in  that  capacity  until  1861.  The  following  year 
he  assisted  in  organizing  the  Union  League  of 
Salisbury  Township,  of  which  he  was  President 
during  its  existence.  During  the  memorable  elec- 
tion of  1886  for  members  of  the  British  House  of 
Commons,  Mr.  Houston  assisted  in  organizing 
Branch  No.  694  of  the  Irish  National  League  of 
America  at  Lancaster,  Pa.,  of  w-hich  he  was  elected 
President.  This  branch,  with  only  thirty  merabeis, 
sent  more  than  ^2,000  to  Ireland  to  aid  in  that 
struggle.  After  the  division  in  the  Irish  ranks 
growing  out  of  the  Parnell  scandal,  this  branch 
surrendered   its  charier  and   organized  the  James 


Stewart  Branch  of  the  Irish  Federation  of  America, 
of  which  Mr.  Houston  was  again  made  President. 
Mr.  Houston's  loyalty  to  his  native  land  has  never 
interfered  with  his  devotion  to  the  highest  inter- 
ests of  his  adopted  country.  He  has  ever  been  ac- 
tive in  the  promotion  of  all  enterprises  calculated 
to  advance  the  material,  commercial  and  social 
welfare  of  the  people.  Especially-  is  he  interested 
in  the  prosperity  of  Lancaster,  which  has  no  citi- 
zen more  public  spirited  than  he.  He  aided  in  or- 
ganizing the  Board  of  Trade,  and  as  long  as  it  ex- 
isted was  one  of  its  most  active  members.  His 
recognized  business  ability  has  won  for  him  the 
regard  of  the  people  and  the  confidence  of  those 
with  whom  he  has  been  intimately  associated. 


eHAHLLS  H.  EKEV,  who  is  intimately  con- 
nected with  the  business  interests  of  the 
enterprising  city  of  Lancaster,  is  a  whole- 
sale and  retail  dealer  in  boots  and  shoes,  hence  he 
very  naturally  finds  a  place  in  this  connection. 
He  was  born  in  Lancaster  County,  April  1,  1862, 
the  eldest  son  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Jacob  L.  Prey,  and 
was  reared  in  his  native  county,  graduating  from 
the  high  school  in  1880,  after  which  he  superin- 
tended his  father's  farm.  In  1882  he  engaged  in 
the  leaf  tobacco  busiiie.vi,  being  associated  with  his 
father  from  the  time  of  his  partner's  death. 

In  December,  1885,  our  subject  retired  from  tlie 
business  and  formed  a  partnership  with  William  K. 
Eckert,  under  the  firm  name  of  Prey  ik  Eckert. 
Their  boot  and  shoe  business,  which  has  been  es- 
tablished for  twenty  years  at  Nos.  3  and  5  P^ast 
King  Street,  has  a  frontage  of  thirty-two  feet,  with 
a  depih  of  one  hundred  and  forty-five  feet,  and  is 
four  stories  in  height.  The  first  fioor  is  stocked 
with  boots  and  shoes,  while  the  remainder  of  the 
building  is  rented.  Large  quantities  of  goods  are 
bought  direct  from  manufacturers.  This  is  one  of 
the  best  conducted  boot  and  shoe  houses  in  Laii- 
c.ister,  and  its  success  is  due  largely  to  the  good 
business  man.agcmcnt  of  our  subject. 

The  marriage  of  C.  H.  Frey  and  Miss   Annie 


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Remley  took  place  in  Lancaster  in  August,  1886. 
One  child  blesses  Ibcir  home,  Edna  M.  Mr. 
Frey  is  an  honored  member  of  Herschel  Lodge, 
I.  O.  O.  F.,  and  has  been  an  active  worker  in  the 
Young  Men's  Christian  Association  for  twelve 
years,  serving  as  its  Treasurer  for  the  past  five 
years.  lie  is  a  consistent  member  of  St.  Paul's  Re- 
formed Church,  and  politically  is  identified  with 
the  Prohibition  party. 

The  successful  business  career  of  Mr.  Frey  fur- 
nishes another  example  of  what  untiring  indus- 
try will  accomplish  for  a  young  man  possessing 
good  habits  with  a  proper  aim  in  life.  Although 
scarcely  yet  in  life's  prime,  he  is  in  the  possession 
of  a  lucrative  business,  is  well  connected  socially, 
and  financially  ranks  among  the  active  business 
men  of  this  city. 


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JOHN  LIGHT  ATLEE,  M.  D.,  LL.  D.  In  every 
department  of  human  activity  Lancaster  has 
contributed  successful  and  eminent  men, 
whose  superior  talents  and  researches  have 
promoted  the  world's  progress,  whose  abilities  have 
won  wide  recognition  and  whose  culture  of  mind 
has  brought  them  the  admiiation  of  many  to  whom 
they  are  personally  unknown.  Such  an  one  was 
the  late  Dr.  Atlee,  than  whom  Lancaster  has  con- 
tributed no  brighter  light  to  adorn  the  galaxy  of 
the  medical  world.  It  is,  therefore,  fitting  that  in 
this  volume  mention  should  be  made  of  his  event- 
ful career. 

The  Atlee  family  is  of  English  descent  and  dates 
its  lineage  back  in  an  unbroken  line  prior  to  the 
time  of  Charles  I.,  and  many  of  the  name  filled  po- 
sitions of  honor  and  trust.  Our  subject's  great- 
grandfather, William  Atlee,  of  Fordhook  House, 
in  the  parish  of  Acton,  England,  emigrated  to  this 
country  in  1733  as  Private  Secretary  to  Lord  Howe, 
Governor  of  the  Barbadoes.  His  wife  was  a  daugh- 
ter of  an  English  clergyman,  and  a  cousin  of  Will- 
iam Pitt.  Dr.  Atlee's  grandfather,  William  Au- 
gustus Atlee,  oldest  son  of  William  and  Jane  Atlee, 
was  born  in  Philadelphia,  and  studying  law  in  the 


office  of  Judge  Shippen,  was  admitted  to  the  Lan- 
caster Bar.  He  soon  rose  to  eminence  in  the  legal 
fraternity,  and  in  1777  became  First  Associate 
Judge  of  the  Supreme  Court  of  Pennsylvania,  con- 
tinuing on  that  bench  until  August  17,4791.  He 
was  an  ardent  supporter  of  the  Colonial  cause,  and 
after  the  establishment  of  our  independence,  was 
appointed,  August  17,  1791,  President  Judge  of 
the  First  District  Court,  which  embraced  in  its 
jurisdiction  the  counties  of  Chester,  Lancaster, 
York  and  Dauphin.  While  filling  that  position  he 
fell  a  victim  to  bilious  fever. 

William  Pitt,  son  of  Judge  Willian  A.  and  Es- 
ther (Sayre)  Atlee,  married  a  daughter  of  Maj.  John 
Light,  and  of  the  six  children  resulting  from  this 
union,  the  subject  of  this  sketch  was  the  eldest. 
He  was  born  in  the  city  of  Lancaster  November  2, 
1799,  and  in  boyhood  was  a  student  of  the  then 
famous  academy  of  Wray  &  Urley,  in  Philadel- 
phia. He  commenced  his  medical  studies  in  1815 
in  the  office  of  Dr.  Samuel  Humes,  of  Lancaster, 
and  two  years  later  entered  the  medical  department 
of  the  Universit}-  of  Pennsylvania,  graduating 
from  that  institution  in  1820  with  the  degree  of 
Doctor  of  Medicine.  After  graduating  he  returned 
to  the  city  of  his  birth  and  commenced  the  prac- 
tice of  his  profession. 

March  12,  1822,  Dr.  Atlee  married  Sarah  H., 
daughter  of  Hon.  Walter  Franklin,  an  eminent 
jurist,  who  for  many  years  served  as  President 
Judge  of  the  courts  of  Lancaster  and  York  Coun- 
ties. Mrs.  Atlee  was  a  woman  of  amiable  disposi- 
tion and  cultured  mind,  and  adorned  every  relation 
of  life  with  dignity  and  grace.  Fifty-eight  years 
she  was  her  husband's  faithful  helpmate,  and  then 
was  called  from  earth  at  an  advanced  age.  Her 
survivijig  children  are:  Dr.  Walter  F.  Atlee,  the 
well  known  surgeon  of  Philadelphia  and  honored 
Fellow  of  the  College  of  Physicians;  William  Au- 
gustus, an  influential  member  of  the  Lancaster  Bar, 
and  Miss  Anne  Franklin  Atlee.  A  third  son,  Dr. 
John  L.,  Jr.,  a  physician  who  stood  high  in  every 
relation  in  life,  died  in  1885. 

From  the  time  of  graduating  in  1820  until 
within  a  few  days  of  his  death.  Dr.  Atlee  was  act- 
ively engaged  in  the  duties  of  his  profession.  A 
few  months  before  his  decease  he  had  an  attack  of 


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facial  paralysis,  but  the  direct  cause  of  liis  death 
was  an  attack  of  pnomuoiiia,  and  on  tiie  afternoon 
of  October  1,  1885,  after  an  eventful  career  of 
nearly  eighty-six  years,  he  passed  away. 

Tiie  services  rendered  by  Dr.  Atlee  in  educa- 
tional matters  were  nf  the  highest  vahie.  In  1838 
the  State  Lc<;j.--latur(-  created  the  system  of  free 
scliool  education,  but  when  the  efTc>rt  was  made  to 
carry  this  .system  into  practical  operation  it  met 
with  formidable  opposition,  es|)ecially  among  the 
Germans,  who  formed  a  large  element  of  llie  p<ip- 
ulation  of  Lancaster  County.  These  people  still 
held  tenaciously  to  the  school  sj'stem  existing  un- 
der the  act  of  1820.  When  the  time  came  for  the 
change  from  the  old  plan  to  the  new,  it  was  largely' 
through  the  unwearied,  intelligent  and  skillful  ef- 
forts of  Dr.  .Mleo  tiiat  the  free  schools  were  inau- 
gurated and  the  ojiposition  thereto  overcome.  Nor 
did  his  interest  in  the  free  school  system  cease  with 
its  establishment,  lie  became  Cliairman  of  the 
Superintending  Committee,  and  for  forty  3-ear8 
served  as  Director  of  the  .Scliool  Hoard  of  Lancas- 
ter. In  founding  the  Normal  School  at  Millers- 
ville  he  was  also  a  pronunent  factor.  Tlic  reso- 
lutions of  the  .School  Board  of  Lancaster,  passed 
after  his  demise,  fully  attest  the  value  of  his  serv- 
ices in  the  cause  of  education.  In  the  organiza- 
tion of  Franklin  and  ALarsIiall  College  he  largely 
aided,  and  also  tilled  the  position  of  Professor  of 
Anatomy  and  Physiology  in  that  institution,  from 
which  he   received   the  degree  of  Doctor  of  Laws. 

While  educational  affairs  always  received  the 
warmest  interest  and  deepest  sympathy  of  Dr.  At- 
lee, he  was  prominent  in  other  fields  of  usefulness. 
His  philanthropic  spirit  was  especially  noticeable 
in  the  founding  and  management  of  institutions 
for  the  poor,  the  friendless  and  the  unfortunate. 
For  some  time  he  was  vi\e  of  the  managers  of  the 
Home  of  Refuge  in  Lancaster.  lie  was  a  Trustee 
m  the  Bishop  Bowman  Church  Home  in  this  city, 
and  acted  as  President  of  the  Board  of  Trustees  of 
the  Home  for  Friendless  Children,  also  filling  a 
similar  position  in  the  Board  of  Managers  for  the 
State  Lunatic  Asylum,  at  Harrisburg.  It  was,  how- 
ever, as  a  physician  that  Dr.  Atlee  was  most  useful 
and  gained  the  widest  reputation.  By  natural 
gifts  and  training  he  was  admirably  adapted  for  a 


successful  professional  career.  His  studies  did  not 
cease  with  graduation,  but  were  contiinu'd  through- 
out his  entire  life,  llis  gentle,  cheerful  and  dig- 
nified demeanor  inspired  the  confidence  of  the 
sick  and  commanded  the  respect  of  the  medical 
fraternity.  Very  early  in  the  history  of  medical 
organizations  he  discerned  the  importance  of  cen- 
tralizing professional  |)ower,  not  only  as  a  scientific 
measure,  but  as  calculated  to  establish  a  kindly  re- 
ciprocity of  feeling  among  physicians,  thereby'  ele- 
vating the  profession  in  public  estimation.  With 
this  view  of  matters,  it  was  natural  that  he  should, 
in  1844,  lead  in  the  organization  of  the  Lancaster 
County  Medical  Society  and  that  he  should  also 
twice  preside  over  it  as  President.  In  1848  lie  aided 
in  organizing  the  State  Medical  Society,  of  which 
in  18.')7  he  was  chosen  the  presiding  oflicer.  When, 
in  1847,  the  idea  of  organizing  the  American  Med- 
ical Association  was  conceived,  his  name  appeared 
among  the  founders.  In  1868  he  was  elected  Vice- 
President,  and  in  1882  liecame  President  of  the  or- 
ganization. In  1877  he  was  elected  an  honorary 
member  of  the  Gynecological  Society  of  Boston, 
and  was  also  an  Associate  Fel'ow  of  the  College  of 
Physicians  of  Philadelphia. 

The  most  noteworthy  event  in  the  surgical  ca- 
reer of  Dr.  Atlee  w.as  the  revival  of  the  operation 
of  ovariotomy.  This  idea  he  began  to  develop  in 
184.3.  There  was  at  that  time  no  experiences  of 
former  surgeons  to  aid  him,  except  the  cases  of  Mc- 
Dowell, dating  back  to  1809,  and  these  were  al- 
most forgotten.  On  the  otlier  hand,  there  was 
much  to  discourage  one  less  bold.  The  best  teach- 
ers in  the  profession  and  its  most  influential  rep- 
resentatives on  both  sides  of  the  Atlantic  had  con- 
demned the  procedure,  yet  in  spite  of  this  Dr.  At- 
lee pursued  his  investigations  undisturbed.  Those 
who  are  acquainted  with  medical  science  know  the 
large  measure  of  success  that  crowned  his  labors. 
Doubtless  this,  more  than  anything  else  in  his 
eventful  career,  will  make  succeeding  generations 
his  grateful  delttors.  The  first  operation  he  per- 
formed of  this  character  was  .June  29,  1843,  and 
the  lady  at  this  writing  (1894)  is  still  living  in 
Lancaster. 

As  a  surgeon  Dr.  Atlee  met  with  the  greatest 
success.     In  over  two  thousand  operations  of  which 


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he  has  left  a  record  arc  included  every  manner  of 
surgical  procedure,  and  these  were  followed  by  a 
success  comparing  not  unfavorably  with  the  lead- 
ing surgeons  of  the  world.  Even  when  advanced 
in  years  he  performed  many  difficult  and  exceed- 
ingly delicate  operations.  Six  times  in  his  eighty- 
third  year  and  three  times  in  his  eighty-fourth 
year  he  performed  the  operation  of  ovariotomy. 
From  every  part  of  the  country  his  advice  was 
sought,  not  alone  by  patients,  but  also  by  his  pro- 
fessional brethren,  who  reposed  the  greatest  confi- 
dence in  his  skill.  Early  in  life  Dr.  Atlee  united 
with  the  Episcojjal  Church,  in  which  for  fifty  years 
he  was  Senior  AVarden.  He  attended  the  official 
meetings  of  the  church  regularly,  and  endeavored 
in  ever}'  way  possible  to  promote  the  pros[)erity  of 
his  denomination.  In  all  the  philanthropic  enter- 
prises undertaken  by  the  congregation  he  was 
deeply  interested  and  to  them  he  gave  his  hearts- 
co-operation.  His  exeinplaiy  private  and  public 
life  proved,  more  eloquently  than  words  could  do, 
the  sincerity  of  his  religious  convictions.  The 
simple  epitaph  that  marks  his  last  resting  place, 
"Pertransivit  Benefaciendo,"  is  the  most  appro- 
priate that  love  and  reverent  esteem  could   write. 


THOMAS  ELLMAKER,  M.  D.,  of  Lancaster, 
has  lived  retired  from  active  business  for 
about  twentjf  years,  but  was  formerly  en- 
gaged in  practice  at  Landisville,  of  this  county. 
In  1851  he  established  a  drug  store  on  East  King 
Street  of  this  city,  and  continued  to  manage  the 
same  for  a  period  of  some  twentj'  j-ears.  In  vari- 
ous enterprises  and  interests  of  the  place,  he  has 
taken  his  part,  and  has  always  had  great  faith  in 
the  future  of  the  city. 

Dr.  Ellmaker  is  a  son  of  Amos  and  Mary  Rachel 
(Elder)  Ellmaker,  and  w.ns  born  in  Lancaster  March 
22,  1825.  He  received  his  elemental^  education 
in  the  local  schools,  and  subsequently  attended  St. 
Paul's  Episcopal  College  in  New  York  Citj'.  In 
1846  he  graduated  from  the  Jefferson  Medical  Col- 


lege, and  immediately  settled  to  engage  in  the 
practice  of  his  profession  at  Landisville.  How- 
ever, after  embarking  in  the  drug  trade  in  1851, 
he  gradually  withdrew  from  the  arduous  duties  of 
a  physician  and  devoted  his  means  to  the  improve- 
ment and  carrying  on  of  his  drug  business.  He 
has  traveled  considerably  through  the  west,  and  is 
a  scholar,  being  very  proficient  in  the  Latin,  Greek 
and  French  languages,  and  being  well  read  in  the 
sciences. 

Fraternall}-  the  Doctor  is  a  member  of  the  Inde- 
pendent Order  of  United  American  Mechanics. 
In  former  years  he  belonged  to  the  Lancaster  City 
and  the  County  Medical  Societies,  in  which  he 
served  as  Secretary'  and  in  various  official  capaci- 
ties, and  also  held  membership  with  the  State  and 
General  American  Medical  Societies.  In  politics 
he  has  voted  with  the  Republican  partj'  since  the 
organization  of  the  same,  being  greatly  interested 
in  the  questions  of  the  da}',  and  keeping  well 
posted  on  topics  of  general  interest. 

It  may  not  be  uninteresting  to  manj'  to  trace 
the  history  of  the  Folder  famil}-,  of  which  the  Doc- 
tor's mother  was  a  member,  as  they  were  early  and 
respected  pioneers  of  thiS  state.  One  Robert  Elder, 
who  was  born  in  Scotland  in  1679,  emigrated  to 
County  Antrim,  Ireland,  and  from  there  to  Amer- 
ica in  1730,  settling  near  Harrisburg,  in  the  moun- 
tains, and  his  death  occurred  July  28,  1746,  his 
remains  being  placed  to  rest  in  Paxtoug,  where  he 
iiad  made  his  home.  While  he  lived  in  Edinburg, 
his  son,  Rev.  John,  was  born,  and  he  became 
noted  as  a  minister  and  scholar.  He  received 
a  classical  education,  graduating  from  the  Edin- 
burg University,  subsequently  studied  theology 
in  the  same  institution,  and  in  1732  received  a 
j  license  to  preach.  Four  years  later  he  followed 
his  parents  to  America,  becoming  pastor  of  the 
church  at  Paxtong,  which  he  served  in  tliat  cap- 
acity for  half  a  centur}',  being  very  popular.  One  of 
his  children,  John,  served  in  the  War  of  the  Revo- 
lution, from  1794  to  1797,  w.as  Deputy  Surveyor 
and  Sheriff  of  Dauphin  County, Pa.,  and  erected  the 
first  steel  plant  in  Middletown.  Robert,  another 
son,  who  was  a  Captain  in  charge  of  a  company 
raised  at  Paxtong,  w.as  in  thu  War  for  Independ- 
ence.    He  followed  farming  and  was  a  Ruling  El- 


HENRY   ROHRER. 


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(Icr  in  the  Paxlong  Church.  Joshua,  the  third  son, 
was  active  in  the  military  service  (liirinj;  the  fron- 
tier trouhies  of  17t!;?-Gl,  and  during  the  Revolu- 
tionary War  was  a  leader  of  the  patriots,  serving 
until  the  close  of  hostilities.  lie  was  appointed 
Associate  Judge  in  17'Jl,  and  prothonotary  in 
1800,  serving  for  nine  years,  and  in  1810  was 
elected  Burgess  of  Harrishurg.  Samuel,  another 
son.  was  a  soldier  in  the  Whiske}-  Insurrection, 
and  from  1800  to  1803  was  .Sheriff  of  Dauphin 
County.  The  history  of  their  descendants  is  well 
known  to  many  in  this  state,  and  a  number  have 
distinguished  ttiemselves  in  church,  military  and 
professional  circles.  Mrs.  Mary  (Klder)  Kllmaker 
was  a  -irand-daughtcr  of  Rev.  John  Klder. 


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V^i..  Illlllllllll  ^V|^  I  lllllllllll  _A^ 


HKNRY  ROIIRKR,  the  genial  proprietor  of 
the  William  Penn  Hotel,  is  a  liberal 
minded  and  accommodating  gentleman, 
and  a  jjopular  resident  of  Lancaster.  lie  is  a  na- 
tive of  this  city  and  was  born  November  12,  1853, 
to  Cluislian  R(.)hrer,  a  native  of  Switzerland,  his 
birth  occurring  in  the  canton  of  Argau. 

The  father  of  our  subject  w.as  a  shoemaker  by 
trade  and  made  the  trip  alone  to  this  country 
when  a  young  man,  locating  in  Lancaster,  where 
he  was  engaged  at  his  trade  until  his  decease,  at 
the  age  of  forty-nine  years.  lie  was  a  devoted 
member  of  the  Catholic  Church.  His  wife,  whom 
he  married  in  the  Keystone  State,  bore  the  maiden 
name  of  Elizabeth  Hunsicker,  and  at  the  time  of 
her  union  with  him  was  the  widow  of  Matthew 
Wiinch.  She  was  likewise  born  across  the  water, 
in  Switzerland,  where  her  first  husband  died.  She 
came  to  the  LTnited  States  with  her  family'  of  four 
children  and  located  in  Lancaster,  where  she  met 
and  married  Christian  Holirer.  .She  is  still  living, 
having  passed  her  seventy-eighth  birthday  List 
November.  Her  eldest  son  by  her  first  marriage, 
Joseph  Wunch,  was  killed  at  the  second  battle  of 
Bull  Run  during  the  late  war;  Elizabeth  married 
8 


Philip  Weber;  John,  who  was  also  a  soldier  in  the 
Civil  War,  served  through  the  entire  period  and  is 
now  living  in  this  city  and  carrying  on  a  good 
business  as  a  cigar  manufacturer;  Mary,  the  second 
daughter,  is  deceased. 

Tlie  union  of  Christian  and  Elizabeth  Rohrer 
was  blessed  by  the  birth  of  a  son,  Henry,  of  this 
sketch.  lie  was  reared  in  this  city  and  educated 
in  St.  Joseph's  parochial  school.  When  a  lad  of 
sixteen  years  he  was  apprenticed  to  learn  the 
printer's  trade  in  the  oflice  of  the  Volksfreund, 
where  he  remained  until  eighteen  months  after 
reaching  his  majority. 

In  1877  our  subject  became  bartender  for  a  Mr. 
Rieker,  by  whom  he  was  employed  two  3'ears,  and 
then  purchased  the  Centennial  saloon,  on  the 
corner  of  Mulbcrrj-  and  Strawberrj-  Streets.  This 
he  disposed  of  in  1884  and  became  the  proprietor 
of  Excelsior  Hall,  which  he  conducted  for  a  year, 
and  then  selling  it  launched  out  in  his  present  en- 
terprise, that  of  a  hotel  keeper.  The  house  had 
been  the  property  of  his  mother-in-law,  Mrs.  Mar- 
garet Gerz,  who  operated  it  four  years  prior  to  dis- 
posing of  it  to  our  subject.  It  is  pleasantly  located 
at  Nos.  429  and  431  Mulberry  Street,  and  is  first 
class  in  its  appointments. 

The  original  of  this  sketch  was  married  Septem- 
ber 16.  lK7r),  to  Miss  Mary  Dorwort,  a  native  of 
this  city,  born  February  25,  1885.  Mrs.  Rohrer 
and  her  brother  Frederick  (now  deceased)  were 
born  to  the  union  of  A.  Frederick  and  Margaret 
(Clavow)  Dorwort.  After  the  death  of  Mr.  Dor- 
wort,  his  widow  married  Capt.  Alexander  J.  Gerz, 
b}'  whom  she  became  the  mother  of  four  sons, 
Alexander  H.,  John  J.,  William  H.  and  Frank  J. 
Captain  Gerz  died  in  1876,  and  his  widow  now 
makes  her  home  at  No.  433  Mulberry  Street.  To 
our  subject  and  his  wife  were  born  seven  children, 
Margaret  Elizabeth,  JIary  Elizabeth,  Charles  Henry, 
Mary  Catherine,  Catherine  Cecelia,  Henry  Jacob 
and  Andrew.  Mary  Catherine,  Henry  and  Andrew 
are  deceased. 

Mr.  Rohrer  w.as  candidate  on  the  Democratic 
ticket  in  1891  for  Councilman  of  his  ward,  but 
the  district  being  strongly  Republiciin,  he  w.is  de- 
feated by  three  votes.  Religiously  lie  is  a  devoted 
member  of  St.  Joseph's  Catholic  Church,  in  the  faitU 


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of  which  he  has  reared  his  children.  He  belongs 
to  St.  Joseph's  and  St.  Michael's  societies,  also  the 
Gruetlie  Verein,_a  Swiss  organization,  of  which  he 
has  been  President  for  five  years,  and  of  which  his 
father  was  a  charter  meniber  and  Vice-President. 
He  also  belongs  to  the  Maennerchor,  the  Turners, 
and  the  Schiller  and  Fulton  societies. 


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REV.  Wm.  F.  LICHLITER,  Pastor  of  St. 
Luke's  Reformed  Church,  of  Lancaster. 
In  its  organization  and  growth  the  his- 
tory of  this  church  is  both  interesting  and  unex- 
ampled. In  cities,  missions  usuall}'  begin  by  a 
number  of  members  going  out  from  an  established 
church  to  organize  a  new  church;  but  this  was  not 
the  case  in  the  history  of  St.  Luke's.  Beginning 
in  the  autumn  of  1874  with  a  Sunda3--school  of 
forty-two  children,  organized  and  carried  forward 
in  a  public  school  building  bj'  the  efforts  of  stu- 
dents of  the  'Iheological  Seminar}^;  and  in  the 
latter  part  of  .January,  1879,  as  an  organized 
church,  consisting  of  nine  communicant  members 
who  had  become  interested  in  or  through  tiie  Sun- 
day-school, it  was  necessarily  a  work  that  required 
great  faith  and  unwearied  devotion,  but  the  re- 
sults of  the  fifteen  years'  labor  more  than  justify 
the  attempt.  When  tlie  fifteenth  anniversary  was 
celebrated,  Februai  y  4,  1894,  the  report  rendered 
showed  that  three  hundred  and  twenty-eight  mem- 
bers had  been  received  into  the  church,  of  whom 
two  hundred  and  five  were  then  enrolled;  also 
that  the  Sunday-school  numbered  four  hundred 
and  forty  scholars,  with  thirty-three  teaciiers  and 
seven  officers. 

In  1871  the  seed  was  sown  that  resulted  some 
years  afterward  in  the  organization  of  the  church. 
The  Theological  Seminary,  which  since  1837  had 
been  located  at  Mercersburg,  Pa.,  was  then  re- 
moved to  Lancaster.  On  January  13  following, 
the  students  in  the  "Societj-  of  Inquiry"  debated 
this  question:  "Should  the  Theological  Seminary 
establish  a  mission  in  Lancaster?"  On  the  merits 
of  the  question  the  society  voted  unanimously  in 


the  affirmative,  and  then  appointed  a  Committee 
to  confer  with  the  faculty  in  regard  to  the  feasi- 
bility of  establishing  a  Mission  Sunday-school. 
Of  this  project  the  faculty  heartily  approved. 

The  "Society  of  Inquiry"  appointed  a  Commit- 
tee to  have  chai-ge  of  the  work  of  preparing  for 
the  organization  of  the  Mission  Sunday-school. 
The  plan  was  to  start  the  mission  under  the  care 
of  the  First  Church,  but  after  waiting  for  two 
j-ears,  it  was  found  that  nothing  could  be  done  in 
this  wa3'.  The  society  then  authorized  its  Com- 
mittee to  ask  authority  from  the  consistory  of  St. 
Stephen's  (the  College)  Church.  This  was  done  and 
the  Committee  authorized  to  go  forward  with  the 
work  of  organizing  the  Sund.av-school.  At  this 
time  the  Committee  consisted  of  the  students: 
Wm.  F.  Lichiiter,  J.  Calvin  Bowman  and  Zwingli 
A.  Yeasick.  A  public  school  building  was  secured 
in  tlie  southwestern  section  of  the  city.  With  the 
assistance  of  an  auxiliary  committee  of  six  stu- 
dents, a  house  to  house  canvass  for  scholars  was 
instituted,  and  on  November  15,  1874,  the  Sun- 
day-school was  organized  with  forty-two  scholars, 
fourteen  teachers  (seven  ladies,  seven  gentlemen) 
and  four  officers.  It  was  then  known  as  St.  Steph- 
en's  Mission  Sunday-school.  The  officers  elected 
were  all  seminary  students,  as  follows:  Wm.  F. 
Lichiiter,  Superintendent;  G.  D.  Gurley,  Assistant 
Superintendent;  Z.  A.  Yeasick,  Secretary;  and  G.  AV. 
Roth,  Librarian.  The  number  enrolled  gradually 
increased  until  it  reached  about  one  hundred  and 
twenly-fivc, and  the  school  continued  at  this  until 
it  was  privileged  to  enter  the  new  church  building 
on  Marietta  Avenue  in  1880. 

The  teachers  felt  that  to  secure  permanent  re- 
sults from  their  work,  it  was  necessar3'  that  there 
should  be  an  organized  church  in  connection  with 
tlie  mission,  and  in  1878  brought  this  fact  to  the 
attention  of  the  consistory  of  St.  Stephen's  Church. 
The  consistory  recommended  that  Rev.  J.  F.  Wiant, 
then  residing  in  the  city,  be  elected  Superintend- 
ent of  the  Sunday-school,  and  that  a  canvass  be 
made  to  ascertain  how  many  persons  interested  in 
the  work  were  willing  to  organize  a  church.  This 
was  done,  and  nine  persons,  including  the  pastor's 
wife,  were  found  who  were  ready  to  organize  a 
church.     In  the  latter  part  of  January,   1879,   the 


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organization  was  effected,  tlie  nine  inembere  being 
Mi-s.  Mary  Wiant,  Mrs.  Mary  Elizabeth  Suler,  Ja- 
cob Hoinherger,  J.  Kudolpb  Suter,  .1.  Frederick 
Siiter,  B.  V.  ISausnian,  5Irs.  Sennett  Miller,  Mrs. 
Catharine  Misclilich  and  Philip  Misehlich.  The 
name  ehosen  for  tlic  organization  was  St.  Luke's 
Reformed  Church. 

A  church  building  was  a  necessity,  and  the 
work  was  prosecuted  as  rapidly  as  possible.  Octo- 
ber 26,  1879,  the  cornerstone  was  laid,  and  on 
February  6,  1880,  the  church  was  dedicated  witli 
appropriate  services.  The  building  was  30x50 
feet,  and  cost  *  1,800,  the  furniture  costing  *300 
more.  The  Rev.  Mr.  Wiant  having  acce|)ted  a  call 
to  the  jiastoratc  of  the  lieaver  Charge,  Clarion 
County,  I'a.,  tendered  his  resignation  March  14, 
1880,  and  on  March  21  the  present  pastor,  who 
had  been  instrumental  in  starting  the  mission,  was 
chosen,  and  the  call  to  him  confirmed  by  the 
Board  of  Missions.  Accepting  the  call,  he  entered 
upon  the  work  of  the  pastorate  May  30. 

So  rapidl}-,  did  the  Sund.iv-.-chool  increase,  that 
the  building  was  not  large  enough  for  efficient 
work,  nor  to  accommodate  the  congregation  at 
special  services,  and  in  1884  a  movement  was 
commenced  for  the  enlargement o^  the  edifice.  It 
was,  however,  four  years  later  before  conditions 
were  favorable  enough  to  warrant  the  erection  of 
;ui  addition  to  the  building.  On  Thanksgiving 
Day,  November  29,  1888,  the  completed  building 
was  consecrated.  The  cost  of  the  ground  and  im- 
provements to  the  building  was  $3,925,  which 
amount  was  contributed  in  large  part  by  the 
friends  of  the  church,  irrespective  of  denomina- 
tion. In  connection  with  the  church  are  the  fol- 
lowing societies:  Willing  Workers'  Aid  Society, 
Guild  of  Faithful  Helpers,  Missionary  Societv, 
Guild  of  St.  Mark,  Choral  Class,  and  St.  Andrew's 
and  St.  Mark's  Sunday-school,  in  addition  to  the 
home  Sunday-school. 

The  popular  pastor  of  this  church,  to  whose  self- 
sacrificing  labors  the  success  of  the  w^ork  is  largely 
due,  was  born  in  Woodstock,  Va.,  and  is  a  son  of 
Conrad  and  Elizabeth  Jane  (Dinges)  Lichliter, 
also  natives  of  the  Old  Dominion.  The  paternal 
grandfather,  Adam  Lichliter,  was  born  in  Virginia, 
and  enlisting  for  service  in  the  War  of  1812,  went 


U>  the  front,  but  never  returned  home.  The  fam- 
ily was  first  represented  in  America  about  one  hun- 
ilred  and  sixty  years  ago,  when  some  of  that  name 
settled  near  Philadelphia,  Pa.,  but  later  removing 
to  Virginia,  settled  in  Shenandoah  County,  in  the 
vicinity  of  Woodstock.  Our  subject's  maternal 
grandfather,  Frederick  Dinges,  was  a  Virginian, 
:ind  a  descendant  of  German  ancestors,  who  emi- 
grated to  America  about  the  same  time  as  did  the 
Lichliters. 

learning  the  merchant  tailoring  trade,  Conrad 
Lichliter  followed  that  business  for  many  j'ears, 
but  is  now  living  in  retirement  from  active  work. 
An  original  I'nion  man  on  the  breaking  out  of  the 
war,  when  the  Rebellion  was  ended  he  became  a 
Rej)ublican  in  politics,  and  w.is  appointed  Post- 
master of  Woodstock  under  President  Johnson's 
administration,  and  was  Deputy  Collector  of  In- 
ternal Revenue  during  President  Grant's  admin- 
istration, under  Col.  E.  White.  His  wife  died  Feb- 
ruary 1,  1891.  They  had  four  children.  Of  these 
our  subject  is  the  eldest.  The  others  are,  J.  II., 
an  attorney  at  Washington,  D.  C;  D.  C,  a  prac- 
ticing physician  of  Dayton,  Ohio;  and  Sarah  Eliza- 
iK-tli,  wife  of  the  Rev.  George  A.  AVhitmore,  of 
Frederick  County,  Md. 

The  subject  of  this  sketch  spent  the  years  of 
his  Ixtyhood  in  Woodstock.  When  the  Rebellion 
broke  out  he  was  attending  the  academy  in  that 
town,  but  on  the  day  following  the  passage  of  the 
ordinance  of  secession,  when  the  volunteer  military 
company  left  to  aid  in  seizing  the  Government 
armory  at  Harper's  Ferry,  the  school  was  closed. 
In  18G3,  with  three  other  refugees,  he  left  home, 
and  passing  through  the  mountains,  after  two 
nights  and  three  days  entered  the  Union  lines  at 
Winchester.  Thence  he  went  to  AVashington,  D. 
C,  and  soon  afterward  entered  the  employ  of  the 
Government  as  a  journeyman  carpenter,  working 
at  building  soldiers'  barracks  and  corrals.  It  was 
while  in  this  service,  and  at  the  time  of  the  battle 
of  Gettysburg,  that  the  employes  of  his  depart- 
ment were  called  on  to  do  guard  duty  around 
Washington  in  order  to  relieve  the  soldiers.  For 
two  days  therefore  he  carried  a  Government  rifle, 
and  for  one  day  stood  guard  at  the  prison  in 
Georgetown,  D.  C,     Six  months  later  he  went  to 


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Chambersburg  and  entered  the  academy,  where  he 
carried  on  liis  studies  for  two  months.  lie  was 
then  offered  the  situation  of  salesman  in  the  dry- 
goods  store  of  J.  Hoke  &  Co.,  Chambersburg,  which 
he  accepted,  and  was  in  their  employ  until  July, 
1864,  when  the  city  was  burned  by  the  Confed- 
erates. Through  the  kindness  of  friends,  he  was 
now  offered  a  situation  with  Cree  Bros.,  Pittsburg, 
Pa.,  and  continued  with  thein  until  1866,  when 
he  began  to  studj^  for  the  ministry. 

Entering  the  Preparatory  Department  of  Mer- 
cersburg  College,  Mercersburg,  Pa.,  Mr.  Lichliter 
continued  in  that  institution  from  February  22, 
1866,  until  1872,  when  he  was  graduated  with  the 
degree  of  Bachelor  of  Arts.  Later  the  degree  of 
Master  of  Arts  was  conferred  upon  him  bj-  the 
same  college.  In  1875  he  was  graduated  from  the 
Theological  Seminary  at  Lancaster,  and  on  August 
1  of  the  same  year  was  ordained  to  the  ministry, 
becoming  pastor  of  St.  John's  Church,  at  W3'om- 
ing,  Del.  The  following  3'ear  he  accepted  a  call 
to  the  First  Reformed  Church  of  Allegheny,  Pa., 
remaining  there  until  the  year  1878.  He  was  then 
Principal  for  one  year  of  Harmony  Collegiate  In- 
stitute, Harmony,  Pa.  His  next  pastorate  was  that 
of  St.  Luke's  Reformed  Cluirch,  in  which  capacit}' 
he  has  since  served  with  efficiency  and  success.  He 
is  a  man  of  superior  ability,  keen  intellect,  excel- 
lent judgment  and  a  wide  range  of  information  in 
history,  theology  and  literature.  For  his  chosen 
profession  both  nature  and  training  have  admir- 
ably adapted  him,  and  he  well  deserves  his  wide 
popularity. 

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T  PARKE  GUTHRH:,  one  of  the  leading 
grocers  of  Lancaster,  has  been  a  resident  of 
the  city  since  April  26,  1876;  he  was  born 
at  Guthrieville,  Chester  County,  Pa.,  October  12, 
1862,  the  son  of  Joseph  Guthrie  and  his  wife. 
Grandfather  Guthrie  built  the  first  house  in  Guth- 
rieville, and  it  was  he  who  platted  the  town  and  it 
was  named  after  him.  Our  subject's  father  was  a 
farmer  near   Guthrieville,   where    he    owned  one 


hundred  and  sixty-two  acres.  He  was  a  Deacon  in 
the  Baptist  Church  and  died  at  the  age  of  sixty- 
one  years,  in  1863. 

Our  subject's  mother's  maiden  name  was  Mar- 
garet Wilson;  she  was  born  at  Comi)assville,  and 
died  at  the  age  of  forty-one  years,  after  which  our 
subject's  father  married  again.  T.  Parke  Guthrie 
was  one  of  a  family  of  eleven  children,  and  three 
sons  of  this  family  wore  the  loyal  blue  during 
the  Civil  War.  They  are,  Willmer,  in  the  employ 
of  the  Pullman  Car  Company,  at  Wilmington,  Del.; 
Howard,  residing  at  Blue  Rock,  Chester  County, 
Pa.;  our  subject,  T.  Parke;  Elizabeth,  Mrs.  Samuel 
Moore,  of  Philadelphia;  Sadie,  l\Irs.  W.  H.  Murray, 
of  Peoria,  111.;  John,  who  was  a  bugler  in  the 
Eleventh  Pennsylvania  Cavalry;  Levi,  who  died 
prior  to  the  Civil  War,  and  William,  who  died  in 
Chattanooga,  Tenn. 

The  subject  of  this  notice  was  reared  amidst 
rural  scenes,  and  obtained  his  education  at  the 
common  schools,  passing  his  youth  as  most  of  the 
Pennsylvania  boys  did.  At  the  age  of  eleven  years 
his  father  died  and  he  was  thrown  upon  his  own 
resources.  The  first  year  he  worked  upon  a  farm 
and  then  went  to  Coatesville,  in  the  employ  of  the 
merchant  tailoring  firm  of  Wright  &  Morgan  as  an 
errand  boy.  He  remained  there  one  year,  and  then 
clerked  in  a  grocery  store,  for  Lewis  G.  Jeffries; 
after  two  years  he  worked  for  John  E.  Stout,  an- 
other grocer,  for  whom  he  clerked  one  year,  and 
then  went  with  a  brother-in-law,  Samuel  Moore, 
who  conducted  a  clothing  and  sewing  machine  busi- 
ness; after  two  years  he  became  a  salesman  at  No. 
810  Chestnut  Street,  Philadelphia,  but  after  a  few 
months  went  to  German  town,  where  he  took  charge 
of  a  branch  store,  which  be  operated  until  the 
failure  of  J.  Cooke  in  1873.  He  then  entered  the 
employ  of  the  Singer  Sewing  Machine  Company, 
and  opened  an  office  for  them  in  German  town;  he 
managed  their  business  for  them  until  June  8, 
1880,  at  which  time  he  came  to  Lancaster,  having 
lived  in  this  city  two  years  before,  while  in  the 
emploj'  of  the  Singer  Manufacturing  Company. 

September  18,  1879,  marked  a  new  era  in  this 
young  man's  life,  for  it  w.as  in  that  beautiful  au- 
tumn month  that  he  was  united  in  marriage  to 
Lizzie  B.  Best,  the  daughter  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  John 


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Best.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Guthrie  have  one  child,  Anna 
M.  The  companj-  wanted  to  send  him  to  other 
cities  to  do  |neliniln:iry  work,  so  in  .June,  1880,  he 
boiiglit  out  .John  L.  Melzer,  a  grocer  on  the  corner 
of  Lime  and  Chestnut  Streets,  where  he  has  since 
conducted  a  good  grocery  trade.  His  residence  is 
at  No.  327  Nortli  Lime  Street,  lie  isastockiiolder 
in  the  Medianics'  Building  it  Loan  Association  of 
Lancaster,  also  in  the  C'onestoga  Bank. 

Of  his  domestic  and  social  life,  it  may  he  said 
that  he  a  member  of  Monterey  Lodge  No.  2-12, 
L  O.  O.  F.;  Kidgcly  Kncanipuient,  and  Lodge  No. 
68,  K.  of  P.  lie  is  also  a  member  of  the  Royal  Ar- 
canum and  a  past  olticer  in  the  Ancient  Order  of 
United  Workmen.  Politically,  our  subject  is  a 
stanch  Republican,  and  is  a  member  of  the  Presby- 
terian Church. 


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WILLIAM  K.  .M.VHTIN,  Secretary  and 
Treasurer  of  the  Henry  Martin  Brick 
Machine  Manuf.actunng  Company-,  was 
born  in  L.«incaster  August  26,  1870.  His  father 
was  Henry  .Martin.  William  R.  is  the  eldest  of  the 
second  marriage  of  his  father,  and  he  was  reared  in 
Lancaster.wherc  he  received  a  good  education  in  the 
common  and  higli  schools  and  w:us  graduated  from 
Lancaster  Business  College  in  1886.  He  engaged 
in  business  with  his  father  in  the  manufacture  of 
brick-making  machinery,  which  coiicerii  was  incor- 
|)Orated  in  1887,  and  William  R.  made  Secretar}- 
and  Treasurer.  He  is,  also  engaged  in  the  real- 
estate  business  and  platted  William  R.  Martin's 
addition  to  Lancaster  on  the  old  Morton  property, 
where  he  has  erected  eiglit  houses  and  other  build- 
ings. He  laid  out  and  named  Highland  Avenue, 
an  extension  of  South  Queen  Street,  and  deeded 
it  to  the  city.  His  own  residence  is  No.  653  West 
Cliestnut  Street. 

Like  most  sensible  young  men,  our  subject  early 
in  life  chose  a  worthy  companion  in  the  person  of 
Miss  Catherine  R.  Fahenstock,  a  native  of  Lancas- 


ter, to  whom  he  was  married  February  2,  1892. 
She  is  the  daughter  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Harry  R. 
Fahenstock,  of  Lanc.ister.  By  this  marriage  one 
cluld,  Richard  F.,  has  come  to  bless  their  home. 

In  his  political  afliliations  our  subject  is  a  Re- 
publican, and  in  religious  matters  is  a  member  of 
Trinity  Lutheran  Church,  while  his  wife  is  a  mem- 
ber of  St.  James'  Episcopal  Church.  Mr.  Martin  is 
a  member  of  the  Royal  Arcanum.  That  the  reader 
may  form  a  comprehensive  idea  of  the  character 
of  the  machine  manufactured  by  the  Henry  Martin 
Brick  Machine  Manufacturing  Company  the  sub- 
joined is  given: 

"In  speaking  of  the  great  inventions  of  the  day 
that  have  done  the  most  to  revolutionize  the  old 
process  of  hard  labor  and  proved  of  the  greatest 
real  good  to  civilization,  the  machine  for  manu- 
facturing brick  deserves  more  comment  than  is 
usually  bestowed  \\[>nn  it. 

"The  Martin  Machines  have  justly  a  reputation 
through  the  United  States  and  Canada,  and  have 
gone  into  great  concerns  all  over  the  different 
states  and  territories. 

"In  Rocliester,  N.  Y.,  the  Rochester  German 
Brick  and  Tile  Company  use  six;  while  the  Roches- 
ter Brick  and  Tile  Company  employ  nine.  In  Buf- 
falo, Messi-s.  Brush  have  thirteen  Martin  Machines 
in  use  in  their  yards;  Louis  Kirkover,  of  the  same 
place,  has  five;  G.  W.  .Schmidt  luos  four;  F.  W. 
llaake,  three;  Henry  Deitschler,  three.  In  Pitts- 
burg there  are  seventy-eight  firms  who  are  using 
the  .Martin  Machine.  This  is  a  great  showing  in  a 
single  city,  especially  when  it  is  remembered  that 
all  of  them  are  leading  concerns  and  must  have  a 
reliable  machine.  Other  companies  in  scores  of 
important  towns,  to  whom  reference  cannot  here 
be  made,  have  several  Martin  Machines  in  use  in 
their  yards,  many  having  replaced  those  of  other 
makes. 

'•The  simplicity  and  great  strength  of  these  ma- 
chines make  them  particularly  desirable  for  the 
export  trade.  At  Bangkok,  Siam;  Dundee,  New 
Zealand;  Finland,  Russia,  Sagua  la  Chica,  Cuba; 
Valparaiso,  Chili,  and  many  other  foreign  points, 
the  Martin  Machines  are  giving  entire  satisfaction. 

"Its  inventor  is  a  practical  man.  He  is  an  En- 
glishman by  birth  and  started  in  life  with  limited 


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means  and  little  influence  from  friends.  He  learned 
the  brick-making  business  and  carpenter's  trade  in 
the  Old  Country,  and  by  private  study  at  odd 
times  in  the  city  of  Liverpool  became  in  time  an 
expert  in  mechanical  drawing  and  architecture. 

"lu  England  he  was  connected  with  some  of  the 
largest  brick-making  concerns  of  that  country  and 
became  familiar  with  ever}'  detail  of  the  business. 

"Since  1858  these  machines  have  been  tested  all 
over  the  United  States  and  Canada;  many  recent 
patented  improvements  having  added  greatly  to 
the  value  and  eflicieiicy  of  the  machine. 

"It  is  perfectly  automatic  and  self-striking.  Its 
strengtli  and  durability  are  its  two  princi|)al  points. 
Its  output  is  always  very  large  and  it  acquits  itself 
with  credit  under  trying  circumstances  with  any 
kind  of  clay  that  can  be  worked  by  hand. 

"All  parts  being  well  fortified,  it  allows  tiie 
brick  to  be  molded  unusually  stiff.  The  in;icliine 
taken  in  all  its  parts  is  as  near  perfect  as  human 
ingenuity  can  make  it. 

"It  will  fill  out  each  mold  and  turn  out  good 
brick,  with  square  corners  and  well  defined  edges, 
and  if  suitable  molding  sand  is  used,  with  smooth 
faces." 


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JOHN  E.  BRENNER,  one  of  the  practical  farm- 
ers of  Manor  Township,  is  the  proprietor  of 
a  good  farm  comprising  thirty-thi-ee  acres, 
and  also  owns  the  Willow  Grove  Flouring 
Mill,  which  is  located  on  the  banks  of  the  Little 
Conestoga  River.  Almost  his  entire  life  has  been 
passed  in  this  township,  in  which  his  birth  occurred, 
jand  thus  for  a  period  of  about  seventy  years  his 
home  has  been  made  in  this  immediate  vicinity. 
The  Brenner  family  have  long  been  noted  in 
Lancaster  County,  and  our  subject's  great-grand- 
father, who  located  here  in  the  last  century,  came 
from  his  native  country,  Switzerland,  on  account  of 
religious  intolerance.  His  son,  Christopher,  the 
grandfather  of  our  subject,  was  a  blacksmith,  which 
occupation  he  followed  actively  during  the  most 


of  his  life,  but  in  later  years  operated  a  farm  near 
Safe  Harbor,  and  died  at  the  old  homestead.  He 
was  an  old  line  Whig,  and  in  religion  was  a  Luth- 
eran. He  married  a  Miss  Fry,  by  whom  he  had  a 
family  of  eight  children,  namely:  Adam,  Christo- 
pher, .John,  .Jacob,  Margaret,  Elizabeth,  Polly  and 
George.  Jacob,  the  father  of  our  subject,  was  born 
in  Indiantown,  Manor  Township.  In  his  boyhood 
he  learned  the  miller's  trade,  and  became  also  fa- 
miliar with  agricultural  pursuits.  His  death  oc- 
curred on  his  farm,  which  he  had  carried  on  for 
many  years,  its  location  being  in  Manor  Township 
near  Groff's  Mill.  Politically  Mr.  Brenner  was  a 
Whig,  and  like  his  ancestors  held  to  the  faith  of  the 
Lutheran  Church.  On  attaining  to  man's  estate 
he  wedded  Susan  Eslibach,  by  whom  he  had  twelve 
children,  in  order  of  birth  as  follows:  Adam,  John, 
Nancy,  Susan,  Jacob,  Cliristian,  Abram  (deceased), 
Mattie,  Elizabeth,,Fannie,  Katie  and  David.  The 
father  dei)arted  this  life  in  186U,  aged  sixty-nine 
years,  while  his  wife  died  in  1867. 

John  E.  Brenner  was  born  October  2,  1818,  at 
Mellingers  Mill  in  this  township,  and  received  his 
early  education  in  the  district  schools  of  the  hjcal- 
ity  and  in  MillersviUc.  He  remained  with  his  fa- 
ther on  the  farm,  lending  his  assistance  to  its  cul- 
tivation until  he  was  twenty-four  years  of  age.  He 
was  then  married  and  began  farming  on  his  own  ac- 
count in  the  same  township,  and  in  1873  removed 
to  his  present  location.  He  is  a  thorough  and  prac- 
tical agriculturist,  and  is  also  a  business  man  of 
good  ability.  Ever  active  in  educational  affairs,  he 
has  used  his  inlluence  and  means  in  the  acquire- 
ment of  good  schools  and  teachers,  and  served  for 
three  terms  as  a  School  Director.  An  active  Re- 
publican, he  served  as  Supervisor  of  this  township 
for  one  term,  was  one  of  the  Poor  House  Directors 
of  the  county,  atone  time  was  on  the  United  States 
Jury  at  Philadelphia,  and  has  filled  minor  positions 
with  fidelity  and  credit  to  himself. 

December  11,  1843,  Mv.  Brenner  was  united  in 
marriage  with  Mary,  daughter  of  Christian  Kill- 
heifer.  Of  this  union  uine  children  were  born,  as 
follows:  Levi,  who  operates  his  father's  mill;  Henry, 
also  at  home;  John,  who  is  engaged  in  the  nursery 
business;  Benjamin,  a  resident  of  Columbia;  David; 
Amanda,  wife  of  Abner  Miller;  Susan,  wife  of  Will- 


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iam  Dietrich,  wiio  is  employed  in  the  United  States 
Mint  ill  Phihulolphiii;  Klizahelh,  who  became  the 
wife  of  William  Spera.  now  Superintendent  of  the 
Columbia  Gray  Iron  Works,  and  Ezra,  who  lives  in 
Millersville,  and  who  is  Tax  Collector  of  Manor 
Township.  Mr.  anil  Mrs.  Hrenner  are  niemlicrs  of 
the  Mennonite  Church,  in  the  work  of  which  they 
are  interested  and  active,  and  durinj:  the  long  years 
of  their  residence  in  this  community  thev  have 
won  the  approbation  of  their  friends  and  neigliboi-s 
for  their  industrious  and  worthy  course  in  life. 


F^RANKLlNSUTrON.an  lionored  resident 
'^  of  Lancaster,  is  a  native  of  this  county, 
and  the  work  that  he  has  done  toward  de- 
veloping its  interests  gives  him  a  worthy  place 
aniouir  the  true-hearted,  hard-working  men  who 
laid  the  foundation  for  the  present  prosperity  of 
this  portion  of  the  state.  He  is  the  son  of  Joel 
and  Margaret  (Lovell)  Suttttn,  and  w.is  horn  in 
Fulton  Township,  January  l.'>,  182G. 

The  paternal  grandfather  of  our  subject  lived 
in  Cecil  County,  Md.,  and  was  descended  from  one 
of  three  brothers  who  came  to  this  country  from 
Scotland,  of  whom  it  is  thought  one  located  in 
Canada.  The  grandfather  passed  his  entire  life  in 
the  above  county,  and  his  only  child  was  Joel,  the 
father  of  our  subject.  He  was  born  in  Cecil  Coun- 
ty, where  he  obtained  a  good  education  and  de- 
veloped into  an  intelligent  young  man.  His  oc- 
cupation in  life  was  that  of  a  miller,  which  he  fol- 
lowed after  removing  to  Fulton  Township,  this 
county.  Later  he  took  up  his  abode  on  a  tract  of 
one  hundred  and  sixty  acres  of  land  in  Coleraiii 
Township,  and  while  superintending  its  operation 
carried  on  a  good  business  as  proprietor  of  Steels 
Mill.  In  politics  he  was  first  a  Whig  and  after 
the  formation  of  the  Republican  party  joined  its 
ranks.  He  was  the  recipient  of  many  local  jjosi- 
tions,  and  was  ever  true  to  the  responsibilities  and 
duties   imposed   upon  him    in    various  capacities. 


He  was  for  many  years  a  nvember  of  the  Baptist 
Church. 

The  parentiil  family  included  eleven  children,  of 
whom  Franklin  was  the  eldest  but  one.  His 
brothers  and  sisters  bore  the  respective  names  of 
.lames  L.,  Louisa,  Edwin,  Joel,  Anna,  William  L., 
George  K.,  Walter,  Orlando  and  Sarah.  The  two 
latter  are  deceased.  The  father  of  these  children 
passed  aw.ny  in  1863,  at  the  age  of  sixt3-nine. 
His  good  wife  survived  him  many  years,  dj'ing 
when  in  her  eighty-lifth  year. 

The  original  of  this  sketch  received  his  educa- 
tion in  the  public  and  select  schools  of  Lancaster, 
and  at  the  ago  of  nineteen  entered  the  employ  of 
his  father,  with  whom  he  remained  until  after  at- 
taining his  majority.  He  then  began  clerking  in 
a  store  in  the  county,  holding  that  position  for 
two  and  one-half  years.  At  the  expiration  of  that 
time  he  assumed  charge  of  his  father's  mill  in 
Colerain  Township,  and  two  years  thereafter  em- 
barked in  life  on  his  own  account,  buying  a  store 
at  Oak  Shade,  in  Little  Britain  Township,  whither 
he  removed  and  took  charge  of  affairs. 

While  residing  in  the  above  place  our  subject 
was  postmaster  for  three  years.  Later  he  purchased 
a  farm  and  mill  pro|)crt3',  both  of  which  he  carried 
on  with  signal  success  until  18C2,  when  he  sold  his 
farm  and  removed  into  the  city  of  Lancaster. 
Before  removing  to  Lancaster,  Franklin  Sutton  was 
appointed  Inspector  of  Distilled  Spirits  and  Coal 
Oil,  which  otiice  he  held  for  four  years  under  Alex- 
ander Hood,  who  was  Inspector  of  Internal  Rev- 
enue. His  term  of  office  having  expired,  our  sub- 
ject, in  companj-  with  John  Shaeffer,  engaged  in  the 
planing  mill  business  and  the  manufacture  of  agri- 
cultural implements,  and  some  time  later,  with 
other  parties,  prospected  for  iron  ore  in  Lancaster 
County.  In  politics  he  is  a  true  blue  Republican. 
He  is  an  official  member  of  the  Bai)tist  Church,  be- 
ing Trustee  and  Deacon  for  a  number  of  years. 

October  21,  1851,  Franklin  Sutton  was  united 
in  marriage  witii  Miss  Mary  M.  Long,  daughter  of 
John  Long,  a  farmer  and  manufacturer  of  cycles 
in  Drumore  Township.  To  them  have  been  born 
three  children.  Ella,  who  is  the- wife  of  Dr.  E.  H. 
AVitiner,  resides  in  Xeffsville,  this  county;  John 
L.  is  at  home  with  his  parents,  and  has  charge  of 


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the  wall  paper  department  of  the  J.  B.  Martin 
Company;  Hattie  S.  married  Pans  Erb,  a  pattern- 
maker and  machinist. 

Dr.  James  L.  Sutton,  the  eldest  brother  of  our 
subject,  is  a  graduate  of  .  the  .Jefferson  Medical 
College  of  Philadelphia,  also  the  Ilahnemann 
Homeopathic  College  of  Philadelphia.  He  served 
as  a  surgeon  in  the  late  war  and  died  while  in  the 
army  from  typhoid  fever.  William  L.,  another  of 
the  family,  was  clerk  in  the  Reformatory'  School  at 
Huntingdon,  and  has  served  for  many  3'cars  in  that 
capacit}'  in  the  various  departments  of  the  court 
house  in  this  city.  He  is  a  very  popular  man,  and 
was  Deputy  Sheriff  several  years  ago. 


JAMES  H.  MARSHALL,  formerly  Postmaster, 
and  at  the  present  time  Assistant  Postmaster 
of  Lancaster,  has  been  in  this  department  of 
Government  work  ever  since  1867,  witli  the 
exception  of  the  four  years  of  President  Cleve- 
land's first  term.  He  is  one  of  the  most  honored 
citizens  of  this  place,  where  he  is  well  known  and 
very  popular  in  all  circles.  As  one  of  the  boys  in 
blue  who  marched  from  Chattanooga  to  the  sea 
and  did  valiant  service  in  upholding  the  Union 
cause,  it  is  surely  most  fitting  that  the  Govern- 
ment which  he  so  bravely  defended  should  in  a 
public  manner  manifest  their  appreciation  of  his 
services,  as  they  have  done  in  giving  him  his  im- 
portant position. 

James  H.  is  the  son  of  William  Marshall,  who 
was  born  in  Lancaster  in  1810,  and  was  a  promi- 
nent shoe  manufacturer  for  manj'  years  in  this 
city.  His  death  occurred  in  1881,  while  that  of 
his  wife  took  place  in  1893.  The  latter,  who  was 
also  born  in  Lancaster,  bore  the  maiden  name  of 
Elizabeth  Sowers  and  was  the  daughter  of  Henry 
Sowers;  she  was  of  German  descent  and  was  born 
in  1812.  The  paternal  grandfather  of  our  subject, 
who  was  born  in  the  nortliern  part  of  Ireland, 
emigrated  to  this   county   at   a   very  early   day, 


and  his  descendants  have  since  been  well  known  in 
this  locality. 

The  birth  of  James  H.  Marshall  took  place  in 
Lancaster  September  12,  1838.  He  received  a 
public  school  education  and  was  also  a  student  in 
the  private  school  of  St.  James'  Episcopal  Church. 
When  seventeen  j^ears  of  age  he  was  apprenticed 
to  learn  the  printer's  trade  in  the  office  of  the  Lan- 
caster Examiner  and  Herald,  where  he  remained  for 
four  years.  For  the  next  year  he  resided  in  Ilnr- 
risburg,  being  a  pressman  in  the  ofifiee  of  the  Daily 
Patriot  of  that  place.  In  1859,  going  to  Nashville, 
Tenn.,  he  obtained  employment  in  the  Baptist 
Publishing  house  for  a  time.  Coming  back  to  this 
city,  he  was  foreman  in  the  Examinei-  and  Herald 
office  until  the  fall  of  1861.  October  5  of  that 
year  he  enlisted  in  Company  K,  Seventy-ninth 
Pennsylvania  Infantiy,  and  was  assigned  to  tlie 
Army  of  the  Cumberland.  On  the  expiration  of 
his  three  years'  service  he  veteranized  and  con- 
tinued until  the  close  of  the  war,  fighting  on  south- 
ern battlefields.  With  his  regiment  he  took  part 
in  the  engagements  of  Perr^'ville,  Stone  River, 
Chickamauga,  Chattanooga,  Missionary  Ridge, 
went  with  Sherman  on  his  march  through  (Jeorgia 
to  the  sea,  and  was  appointed  Commissary  Ser- 
geant February  12,  1862.  January  20,  1865,  he 
was  commissioned  First  Lieutenant  by  Governor 
Curtin,  and  at  the  same  time  was  Quartermaster 
of  the  regiment.  After  the  march  to  Atlanta,  he 
participated  in  the  engagements  of  Goldsboro  and 
Benton ville.  After  Joiinston's  surrender  he  went 
to  Washington,  where  he  took  part  in  the  Grand 
Review,  and  was  mustered  out  in  July,  1865. 

For  a  few  years  after  iiis  return  to  this  state,  Mr. 
Marshall  worked  at  his  trade  in  Coatesville,  and 
was  then  appointed  United  States  Deputy  Marshal 
in  Lancaster.  Subsequently  for  eight  j'ears  he 
served  in  the  postofflce  department,  and  was  one 
of  the  first  letter  carriers  in  the  citv.  January 
26,  1876,  he  was  appointed  Postmaster,  and  was 
re-appointed  in  1881,  serving  until  August  10, 
1885,  when  he  was  removed  on  account  of  the 
change  in  the  administration.  He  next  received 
the  appointment  of  Financial  Clerk  of  the  Soldiers' 
Orphans  Schools  at  Harrisburg,  from  State  Super- 
intendent of  Public  Instruction,  Dr.  E.  E.  Higbee 


JOHN   G.   FORSTBURG. 


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This  post  he  held  until  resigning  to  accept  the 
place  of  Assistant  Postmaster  undei-  Maj.  Elwood 
(ireist.of  Jjini'aster.  When  he  became  an  eniploN-e 
of  the  postal  service  in  1807  there  were  only  eight 
employes  in  the  postolHce.  including  the  Postmas- 
ter, delivei'v,  money  order  and  registry  clerks, 
and  the  four  letter  carriers.  Now  there  are  over 
thirty  men  employed  in  the  various  departments, 
and  in  1891  the  postollice  was  assigned  to  the  first 
class. 

May  26,  18t!3,  while  at  home  on  a  furlough, 
Mr.  Marshall  manii-d  Catherine  W.  MeCaskev,  who 
was  horn  in  l.eacuck  Township.  She  is  a  daughter 
of  William  and  sister  of  I'lof.  .1.  1'.  MeCaskey, 
whose  sketch  a|)pears  elsewhere  in  this  work.  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Marshall  have  had  six  children,  Maggie, 
who  died  at  the  age  of  seventeen  years;  William 
L..  a  graduate  of  the  high  school  now  holding  a 
prominent  position  in  the  Farmei-s"  National  Hank 
of  this  place;  liertha,  Harry  H.,  Maud  and  lilanche. 
The  family  residence  is  situated  at  No.  20  Kast 
Walnut  .Street. 

Religiously  Mr.  Marshall  is  an  Episcopalian  and 
a  Vestryman  in  the  St.  .lames'  Church.  He  belongs 
to  Lancaster  Lodge  No.  43,  F.  iV  A.  M.;  to  Lancas- 
ter Chapter  No.  43,  R.A.  M.,  and  is  identified  with 
George  H.  Thomas  Post  No.  84,  G.  A.  R. 


JOHN  G.  1-OR.STBURG.  Superintendent  of 
the  Stflr  Brewery  of  Lancaster,  is  a  practical 
and  successful  man  in  this  trade,  and  the 
company  with  which  he  now  is  may  con- 
sider itself  fortunate  in  having  secured  his  services, 
for  he  IS  unanimously  conceded  to  be  foremost  in 
his  line  in  the  county!  A  man  of  more  than  usual 
intelligence,  he  is  a  chemist  and  an  inventor.  In 
partnership  with  Mr.  Burkland,  he  patented  an 
ammonia  valve  for  ice  machines  wliich  is  of  great 
pr.aclical  value  and  destined  to  make  a  fortune  for 
the  ownei-s. 

The  subject  of  this   biography  is   a   native  of 
Sweden,    having   been    born    in    Christinehornn, 


Vermland,  April  12,  1857.  His  father,  Johan,  was 
born  in  the  same  locality  and  was  superintendent 
of  a  large  farm,  where  he  rosided  until  his  death 
in  18T0.  He  was  a  faithful  member  of  the  Luth- 
eran Church  and  worthy  and  upright  in  his  dail}' 
life.  His  wife,  Maria  M.  (Carlson)  Eorslburg,  was 
born  in  Chrlstiiifhoriin,  and  her  death  occurred  in 
the  3-ear  of  our  subject's  birth.  Her  only  other 
child  who  lived  to  mature  years,  Carl  F.,  is  a  ma- 
chinist in  Sweden. 

.b)lin  (i.  Foi-stburg  was  reared  on  the  home  farm, 
attending  the  o<^>minon  schools  of  his  native  land 
and  there  acijuiring  a  good  general  education. 
After  his  father's  death  he  went  toSundsvall  and 
at  the  !ige  or  sixteen  was  apprenticed  to  a  brewer, 
becoming  thorougly  conversant  with  all  the  details 
of  the  business  and  giving  much  of  his  attention 
to  the  study  of  chemistry  and  kindred  subjects. 
In  1877,  going  to  Hull,  England,  he  pursued  a 
coui-se  of  training  in  nn  extensive  brewery,  after 
which  he  returned  to  his  former  j)lace. 

In  1879  Mr.  Forstburg  set  sail  for  America,  go- 
ing by  way  of  Hull  and  (Glasgow,  and  arriving  in 
New  Y(n-k  City  on  the  steamer  "Slate  of  Nevada." 
For  a  short  time  he  worked  in  Heralds  Brewery  in 
Hartford,  Conn.,  thence  going  to  Buffalo.  After- 
ward he  was  employed  for  a  time  in  the  large 
Ruperts  Brewery  in  New  York  City.  Receiving 
fine  recommendations  from  his  former  employers, 
he  went  to  Baltimore,  Md.,  becoming  foreman  of 
the  Standard  Brewery,  and  .acted  in  that  capacity 
for  three  years.  It  was  in  Jul}-,  1888,  that  he 
came  to  this  city,  being  .Superintendent  of  Spon- 
ger's Brewer}'  for  about  three  years.  In  1891  he 
was  offered  a  similar  position  with  the  Star  Brew- 
ing Company,  and  in  1893  superintended  the  erec- 
tion and  equipment  of  this  establishment,  which  is 
known  to  be  the  finest  of  the  kind  in  the  state, 
and  furnished  with  all  modern  appliances  and  ma- 
chinery used  in  the  trade.  The  Star  Brewery 
manuf.ictures  the  celebrated  Pilsener  and  A'ienna 
beer  and  can  turn  out  about  forty  thousand  bar- 
rels per  annum.  On  account  of  the  superior  qual- 
ity of  their  goods  the  products  find  a  ready  sale  iu 
all  parts  of  the  surrounding  counties,  and  the 
business  is  steadily  increasing. 

In  1884  Mr.  F'orstburg  was  married  in  New  York 


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City  to  Miss  Pliilipene  Weber,  a  native  of  Sweib- 
nggen,  Rlieiiifolz.  The  wortliy  couple  occupy  a 
well  built  home  on  Pearl  Street  and  also  own  the 
four  adjoining  residences.  They  have  an  interest- 
ing family  of  three  children,  John,  Lillie  and  Gus- 
tav.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Forstburg  are  faithful  mem- 
bers of  the  Lutheran  Church  of  this  city.  The 
former  is  a  Democrat  and  socially  belongs  to  Mat- 
toraow  Tribe  No.  63  Order  of  Red  Men. 


i>-*-<^=^-^- 


MAJ.  JEREMIAH  ROHRER  is  the  largest 
wholesale  liquor  merchant  in  Lancaster, 
in  which  business  he  has  been  engaged 
since  1864.  A  veteran  of  the  late  war,  he  arose  to 
the  rank  of  Major  through  merit  and  valiant  ser- 
vice, holding  that  commission  in  the  One  Hundred 
and  Twenty-seventh  Pennsylvania  Infantry.  Ma- 
jor Rohrer  has  served  a  number  of  times  in  official 
capacities  and  in  public  affairs  and  each  time  ac- 
quitted himself  greatly  to  his  own  credltand  to  the 
satisfaction  of  those  concerned. 

Our  subject  was  born  in  Lebanon,  Pa.,  May  9, 
1827,  coming  from  one  of  the  old  families  of  Leb- 
anon County,  his  ancestors  having  located  in  Lan- 
caster County  on  coming  from  Switzerland.  The 
paternal  grandfather,  John  Rohrer,  was  in  the 
War  of  the  Revolution  and  endured  the  terrible 
sufferings  of  Valley  Forge,  being  First  Lieutenant 
of  the  Flying  Battalion.  He  was  a  locksmith  by 
trade  and  was  an  early  settler  of  Lebanon  County. 
Our  subject's  father,  David  Rohrer,  was  also  born 
in  Lebanon  County,  which  was  tlien  known  as 
Dauphin,  and,  like  his  father,  he  was  in  earl\-  years 
a  locksmith,  but  in  later  years  engaged  in  manu- 
facturing grain  sickles.  Removing  to  Mirtdletown, 
he  worked  at  this  business  until  his  death,  at  the 
age  of  forty-two. 

The  mother  of  our  subject,  who  was  born  near 
Middletown,  was  Mary,  daughter  of  John  J.  Par- 
themore.  Her  paternal  grandfather  came  to  the 
United  States  from    a   village  near    Hamburg  in 


Hesse-Darmstadt,  and  he  was  an  active  member  of 
the  German  Reformed  Church.  The  latter,  John 
Frederick,  landed  in  Philadelphia  October  20,  1744, 
and  located  in  what  is  now  Dauphin  County,  where 
his  death  occurred.  His  son,  John  Philip,  who 
was  born  in  German}', became  a  farmer  in  l)au|)liin 
County,  in  the  vicinity  of  Middletown,  and  John 
J.,  his  son,  also  followed  agricultural  pursuits  in 
the  same  neighborhood.  Mrs.  Rohrer  after  the 
death  of  her  first  husband,  David  Rohrer,  in  1843, 
married  John  Parthemore,  b}-  whom  she  had  one 
child.  Her  death  occurred  March  24,  1848.  The 
Major  is  the  second  of  the  children  of  the  first 
union.  His  eldest  brother,  Jacob  L.,  died  at  the 
age  of  one  year;  Elizabeth  died  in  Springfield, 
Ohio;  Absalom  S.  and  Jacob  both  died  in  child- 
hood; and  George  F.  is  a  resident  of  Ilarrisburg. 

In  his  youth  Major  Rohrer  learned  the  carpen- 
ter's trade,  and  afterward  worked  at  contracting 
and  building.  He  was  then  a  manufacturer  of 
sash,  doors  and  blinds  in  Middletown  for  about 
two  months,  when  he  was  .burned  out;  afterward 
he  rebuilt  and  continued  the  business  for  live 
years,  later  next  engaging  in  fruit  farming.  In 
August,  1862,  he  became  a  member  of  the  One 
Hundred  and  Twenty-seventh  Peuns}'! van ia  Infan- 
try, being  under  Colonel  Jennings.  Major  Rohrer 
recruited  Company  H,  Susquehanna  Rangers,  at 
Middletown,  in  three  days  and  was  made  Captain 
of  the  company.  When  it  was  mustered  in  at 
Harrisburg  August  12,  he  was  commissioned  Jlajor 
of  the  regiment  and  placed  in  the  Second  Divi- 
sion of  the  Army  of  the  Potomac.  At  the  bat- 
tle of  Fredericksburg  this  regiment  was  one  of  the 
first  to  cross  the  river,  and  they  lost  two  hundred 
and  forty-two  of  their  enrolled  men  during  the 
battle.  The  next  engagement  in  which  they  par- 
ticipated was  the  battle  of  Chancellorsville  and 
skirmishes  near  Fredericksburg  that  followed.  The 
Major  was  on  dut}-  night  and  d.iy  for  a  long  time, 
and  though  he  had  many  narrow  escapes,  was  for- 
tunate in  never  being  wounded.  After  his  faith- 
ful service  he  was  mustered  out  at  Ilarrisburg,  Maj' 
29,  1863. 

In  the  spring  of  1864  our  subject  came  to  Lan- 
caster and  for  the  succeeding  thirteen  years  has 
been  located  at  No.  22  Penn  Square,  in  the  whole- 


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sale  liquor  business.  In  this  building  he  occupies 
the  four  floors  and  basement,  the  lii-st  floor  l>eing 
used  for  the  retail  business.  The  bnildiiij^  is  .sup- 
plied with  an  elevator,  and  everythiiiii  in  the  line 
of  his  business  may  here  In;  found.  Ilis  Wild 
Cherry  Tonic  has  a  wide  reputation  for  excell- 
ence. 

Our  subject  is  interested  in  the  Lancaster  Trust 
Company,  the  People's  National  and  the  People's 
Trust  Savinj;  and  Deposit  Companies  ISanks.  In 
the  fall  of  1872  he  was  elected  Register  of  Wills 
of  Lancaster  County,  serving  until  .lanuary,  187G. 
Prior  to  this  he  was  for  three  years  an  Inspector 
of  Prisons  and  was  President  of  the  lioard  during 
the  last  year,  lie  suggested  and  invented  the 
iron-clad  cells  in  use  in  the  jjrisons  and  many  other 
improvements  of  a  practical  nature.  For  the  past 
ten  years  he  has  been  Trustee  of  the  Home  for 
Friendless  Children.  In  Masonic  and  social  cir- 
cles he  is  very  active,  being  a  member  of  I^)dgc 
No.  43,  F.  A-  A.  M.,  and  has  raised  four  of  his 
sons  in  about  three  years  to  the  .M.asler  Mason's  de- 
gree. A  Royal  Arch  Mason,  he  Itelongs  to  Chapter 
No.  43,  to  Council  No.  19,  and  to  Commaridery 
No.  13,  K.  T..  of  which  he  is  Past  Commander. 
Formerly  he  was  associated  with  the  Odd  Fellows, 
the  Senior  Order  of  United  American  Meelianics 
and  the  Knights  of  Pythias,  being  a  charier  mem- 
ber of  the  lodge.  As  a  member  of  the  Royal  Ar- 
canum he  is  !\ctive,  as  well  as  with  the  George  H. 
Thomas  Post  No.  84,  G.  A.  R.  In  politics  he  de- 
posits his  ballot  in  favor  of  Republican  nominees. 

Major  Rohrer  was  married  in  Klizabelhtown, 
Lancaster  County.  March  24,  1853,  to  Mar\-  A., 
daughter  of  George  Redsccker.  an  early  seltlerand 
miller  on  the  Conewago  Creek,  the  dividing  line 
between  Dauphin  and  Lancaster  Counties.  Mrs. 
Rohrer  was  born  in  Klizabelhtown,  and  by  her 
marriage  became  the  mother  of  eight  children, 
seven  of  whom  are  living,  namely:  Dr.  George 
R.,  whose  office  is  at  No.  45  East  Orange  Street, 
Lancaster;  .Jacob  I?.,  a  civil  engineer  on  the  Chi- 
cago Drainage  Canal;  Marie  Louise  and  Mary,  who 
are  at  home;  Grant,  a  railroad  contractor;  Howard, 
a  druggist,  but  now  in  business  with  his  father; 
and  Daisy  M.,  who  is  at  home.  Mrs.  Rohrer  and 
several  of  her  children  are   members   of  the  First 


Presbyterian  Church   of  this  city  and    the  family 
is  highly  respected. 

For  two  terms  Major  Rohrer  was  a  member  of 
the  Common  Council  of  Lancaster,  serving  on  the 
special  Water  Committee,  which  built  and  com- 
pleted the  new  water  works.  As  a  member  of  the 
.Select  Council,  he  also  served  for  two  terms,  when 
he  resigned,  and  while  there  was  a  member  of  the 
Finance  and  Water  Coinmiltccs.  In  everything  re- 
lating to  the  improvement  and  development  of 
the  place  he  has  been  zealous  and  active,  having 
the  welfare  of  the  people  at  heart. 


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PROF.  GE()R(;K  BENKERT,  proprietor  of 
Henkert's  School  of  Music  in  Lancaster,  is 
an  accomplished  musician  and  able  teacher. 
While  studying  that. ait  in  Germany  he  carried  off 
the  hont>rs  of  his  class,  which  distinction  was  ac- 
corded liiin  \)y  Professor  Volckmar.  His  estab- 
lishment is  located  at  No.  147  East  King  Street, 
and  its  owner  is  highly  appreciated  and  received 
in  the  best  circles  of  society  in  the  city. 

Our  subject  was  born  in  Hesse-Ca.ssel,  Germany, 
April  14,  1864, and  is  the  son  of  William  Benkert, 
also  a  native  of  the  Fatherland.  The  latter  com- 
l)lete<l  his  musical  training  in  a  noted  school  in 
Homberg  and  is  a  teacher  in  the  public  schools 
and  an  organist  in  his  native  place.  He  married 
Miss  .Matilda  Mocller,  a  native  of  Kirchberg,  Ger- 
many, and  the  daughter  of  Jacob  Moeller,  an  or- 
ganist and  pianist  in  this  community. 

George,  of  this  sketch,  was  the  fourth  in  order 
of  birth  among  nine  children,  of  whom  Qve  are 
now  living.  He  was  reared  in  Germany,  where  he 
received  a  good  education  in  the  public  schools 
and  studied  music  under  his  father  and  grand- 
father. When  commencing  his  studies  in  the  Hom- 
berg Seminary,  he  jiLiced  himself  under  the  in- 
struction of  Professor  Volckmar,  taking  lessons 
in  harmony,  composition,  and  on  the  piano,  organ 
and   violin.     He   entered  the  seminary  when  sev- 


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euteen  years  of  age,  and  after  some  time  there 
entered  the  preparatory  school,  where  he  remained 
two  years.  On  leaving  the  seminary  he  received 
the  honors  of  liis  class  in  organ  and  piano  music. 
Deciding  to  come  to  America,  Professor  Benkert 
set  sail  from  his  native  land  in  1883.  Arriving 
in  New  York  City,  he  immediately  made  his  way 
to  this  city  and  obtained  the  position  of  organist 
and  teacher  in  a  parochial  school.  After  being  thus 
engaged  for  four  years  he  established  a  school  of 
music,  which  he  has  provided  with  the  best  instruc- 
tors on  piano  and  pipe  organ.  He  devotes  his  en- 
tire time  to  this  business  and  has  many  pupils, 
who  have  placed  themselves  under  his  instruction 
knowing  that  he  will  develop  in  the  best  possible 
manner  whatever  musical  talent  they  may  have. 

Professor  Benkert  was  married  in  this  city  in 
1890  to  Miss  Clara  A.,  daughter  of  August  J. 
Riske,  a  merchant  tailor.  To  them  were  born  two 
children,  William  A.  and  Catherine  A. 


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BYRON  J.  BROWN  is  one  of  the  most  suc- 
cessful contractors  in  the  painting  and 
decorating  line  in  Lancaster  and  has  done 
the  most  artistic  work  on  the  best  houses  and  pub- 
lic buildings  in  the  city.  He  is  very  popular  in 
all  circles  and  is  widely  and  favorably  known  as 
a  good  business  man  and  a  leadtr  in  church  and  po- 
litical lines  as  well.  In  all  measures  pertaining 
to  the  good  of  this  city  and  his  neighbors  he  takes 
an  active  and  vigorous  part. 

A  native  of  Lancaster,  Mr.  Brown  was  born  Au- 
gust 7,  18.52,  being  a  son  of  George  W.,  a  native 
of  Cumberland  County,  his  birthplace  having  been 
only  three  miles  from  Harrisburg.  The  paternal 
grandfather,  whose  Christian  name  was  also  George, 
was  born  and  reared  in  Cumberland  County,  where 
his  father,  a  native  of  the  North  of  Ireland,  settled 
at  a  very  early  da3^  Grandfather  Brown  on  at- 
taining maturity  turned  his  attention  to  the  iron 
business,  operating  the  Tyrone  Forge  in  Cumber- 


land County  for  a  number  of  years,  or  until  shortly 
before  his  death.  His  wife,  who  was  a  member  of 
the  Hickernell  family,  was  of  German  descent  and 
died  when  over  eight}'  3'ears  of  age. 

George  W.  Brown,  Jr.,  was  the  3'oungest  of 
twelve  children  and  was  a  youth  of  onlj'  fifteen 
years  on  his  arrival  in  Lancaster,  where  his  brother, 
David  P.,  who  had  charge  of  the  Henry  Leaman 
Rifle  Works,  had  preceded  him.  George  Brown 
commenced  his  apprenticeship  as  a  painter  and 
furniture  maker  with  George  Rote,  and  at  the  end 
of  Ills  time,  in  1848,  started  in  business  for  himself 
as  a  contract  painter,  which  trade  is  still  carried 
on  by  his  son.  His  office  was  for  many  years  on 
North  Queen  Street  and  inJ865  the  shop  was  per- 
manently located  at  No.  52  North  Queen  Street. 
Byron  J.  continues  the  business  of  house  painting, 
in  addition  to  being  a  dealer  in  paints,  oils,  glass, 
etc.,  at  No.  50  North  Queen  Street.  The  father  de- 
parted this  life  May  27,  1889,  at  the  age  of  sixty- 
three  j'ears.  A  prominent  Democrat,  he  served  in 
various  public  capacities  in  former  years,  having 
been  Assessor  and  later  being  a  member  of  the  Select 
Council  from  the  First  Ward  and  also  of  the  Com- 
mon Council.  I'rom  1818  he  had  been  active  in 
Masonic  circles,  being  a  member  of  the  old  Lodge 
No.  43  and  having  taken  the  Knigiit  Temi)lar  de- 
gree. In  1849  he  became  a  member  of  the  Inde- 
pendent Order  of  Odd  Fellows,  afterward  joining 
the  Knights  of  Pythias  and  Order  of  Red  Men.  For 
his  wife  he  married  Mary  E.,  daughter  of  Herman 
Viilee,  whose  birth  occurred  in  France.  He  was  a 
job  printer,  and  ran  a  book  store  for  a  number  of 
years,  later  removing  to  Mocono^',  where  his  death 
occurred.  Mrs.  Brown,  who  survives  her  husband, 
was  born  in  Lancaster  and  has  now  reached  the 
age  of  sixt^'-three  years.  As  one  of  the  charter 
members  of  St.  John's  Episcopal  Church  of  this 
city  she  has  always  been  most  active  in  its  work 
and  continues  to  be  a  zealous  worker  at  the  pres- 
ent time,  devoting  the  main  part  of  her  time  and 
interest  to  various  benevolent  and  religious  enter- 
prises. Of  her  three  sons  and  two  daughters,  four 
still  survive,  Bj-ron  J.  being  the  eldest  of  the 
family. 

The  gentleman  whose  name  heads  this  article 
obtained  a  good  education   in   the  common  and 


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high  scbools  of  Lancaster,  and  when  seventeen 
years  old  commenced  learning  his  fatlier's  trade? 
fontiiuiing  in  biijiliicss  with  liiin  with  the  excep- 
tion of  one  year,  whicli  was  passed  in  Philadelphia. 
In  time  he  was  given  most  of  the  superintendence 
of  the  business,  and  when  his  father  died,  in  18811, 
suc-ceeded  him  at  the  old  location.  The  specialty 
of  Mr.  Brown,  a  department  in  which  he  excels,  is 
fine  graining  for  the  trade,  and  for  twelve  years 
his  services  in  this  direction  have  been  in  great  de- 
mand in  all  parts  of  the  vicinity.  In  fine  decorat- 
ing and  inlerioi'  finishings  he  also  devotes  much  of 
his  lime,  and  many  of  the  finest  private  residences 
in  the  city  owe  much  to  his  skill  and  good  taste. 
Among  the  many  public  buildings  whicli  might  be 
mentioned  as  bearing  evidence  of  his  handiwork 
are  the  Trinity  Lutheran  and  St.  John's  Kpiscopal 
Churches. 

The  lady  who  presides  over  the  home  of  Mr. 
Brown,  which  is  located  at  No.  5-t-t  West  Chest- 
nut Street,  became  his  wife  April  21,  1872,  at 
Middleiown,  Pa.  She  was  formerly  Lydia  I).  Sloat 
and  w.as  born  at  Kphrata,  being  a  daughter  of  .lolin 
.^loat,  who  was  proprietor  of  the  Hour  mills  at 
that  place.  Nine  children  were  born  to  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Brown,  six  of  whom  are  living,  as  follows, 
Mary,  Harry,  Helen,  George,  Robert  and  Paul. 
Harry,  the  eldest  son,  is  now  in  business  with  his 
father,  and  is  his  right  hand  man. 

For  the  past  twoj-ears  our  subject  has  been  Clerk 
of  the  Select  Council,  his  term  having  expired 
April  1,  1894.  For  eleven  _vears  he  has  been  fore- 
man of  Truck  A  of  the  Lancaster  Fire  Depart- 
ment, and  is  a  member  of  the  old  Empire  Associa- 
tion. In  the  line  of  his  work  he  is  atliliated  with 
the  Master  House  Faintere  and  Decora toi-s  Associ- 
ation of  Pennsylvania,  and  has  been  a  represen- 
tative every  year  since  it  was  organized,  serving 
on  various  committees.  Active  in  the  ranks  of 
the  Democracy,  he  belongs  to  the  Voung  Men's 
Democratic  Societ}'  of  this  city,  and  sociallj-  is  a 
member  of  Can-as-sa-te-go  Tribe  No.203,  Improved 
Order  of  Red  !Men,  of  which  he  has  been  Secretary 
for  several  ^ears.  He  has  served  as  a  representa- 
tive to  the  Great  Council  of  the  state,  and  was 
honored  by  being  elected  to  the  Great  Council  of 
the  United  States,  Pennsylvania  electing  only  four 


representatives  each  year.  The  other  organiza- 
tions to  which  lie  belongs  are  the  Knights  of 
Pythias,  Knights  of  Maltii  and  Independent  Order 
of  Odd  Fellows.  With  his  wife  he  holds  mem- 
bership with  St.  John's  Episcopal  Church,  in  which 
he  is  one  of  the  most  valued  workers. 


©HRISTIAN  M.  MUSSELMAN.  Among 
the  young  men  who  are  cultivating  a  por- 
tion of  the  soil  of  Lancaster  County  with 
gratifying  success,  should  be  mentioned  this  gen- 
tleman, who  is  a  prominent  agriculturist  in  East 
Hcnipfii'ld  Township.  He  is  the  son  of  Christian 
and  Martha  (Minicli)  Musselman,  and  w.as  born  on 
the  farm  where  he  is  at  present  residing  March  1, 
l»i)'2. 

John  Musselman,  grandfather  of  our  subject, 
was  also  a  native  of  this  county,  where  lie  was 
well-to-do  financially.  He  married  a  Miss  Klugli, 
by  whom  he  became  the  father  of  two  sons  and 
three  daughters,  bearing  the  respective  names  of 
John,  May,  Sarah,  Elizabeth  and  Christian.  The 
grandfather  departed  this  life  while  yet  a  young 
man  and  when  Christian  was  a  lad  of  seven  j'ears. 
The  latter  was  born  March  1,  1817,  and  received 
a  good  education  for  that  early  day. 

The  father  of  our  subject  in  early  life  followed 
the  combined  occupations  of  fanner  and  butcher 
and  also  to  some  extent  engaged  in  operating  a 
threshing  machine.  He  is  now,  however,  in  pos- 
session of  a  good  estate  in  this  county,  upon  which 
he  located  in  April,  1881.  Besides  his  four  farms 
he  is  the  possessor  of  a  mill  and  is  liighly  regarded 
by  all  who  know  hiin.  He  is  well-to-do  in  this 
world's  goods  and  his  competence  has  been  the  re- 
sult of  his  (twn  efforts,  together  with  the  assist- 
ance rendered  bj'  his  good  wife,  who  was  also 
economical  and  industrious.  Christian  Musselman 
is  a  devoted  member  of  the  Reformed  Church.  In 
politics  he  is  a  firm  Democrat,  and  was  elected  on 


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that  ticket  to  the  oiBce  of  Supervisor  of  his  town- 
ship for  a  period  of  twelve  years!' 

The  maternal  grandfather  of  our  subject,  by 
name  John  Minich,  was  a  farmer  and  carpenter, 
carrying  on  operations  in  this  township.  His 
daughter,  tlie  mother  of  our  subject,  liad  tlie  fol- 
lowing children:  Sarah,  the  wife  of  .John  Martin; 
Henry,  a  miller  in  this  township;  Martha,  Fanny, 
Christian  M.;  Jacob,  engaged  in  operating  a  thresh- 
ing machine  in  P^ast  Hempfleld  Township;  Fiank- 
lin,  a  farmer  located  in  this  township;  Christine, 
the  wife  of  Cyrus  Ilustand;  Benjamin,  a  butcher, 
located  in  Donorville;  and  Amos,  a  farmer  of  this 
section.  The  family  are  all  living  and  are  well 
established  in  life. 

The  subject  of  this  sketch  has  spent  his  entire 
life  on  the  old  homestead  and  was  educated  in  the 
district  school.  In  1881,  when  his  jiareiits  removed 
from  this  place,  he  took  charge  of  the  farm,  com- 
prising one  hundred  and  thirty-five  acres,  and  is 
now  its  owner.  He  has  always  followed  agricul- 
tural pursuits  and  is  making  a  success  of  his  call- 
ing. He  is  a  stanch  Democrat  in  politics  and  is 
greatly  interested  in  the  success  of  his  part\'.  Oc- 
tober 23,  1880,  he  was  united  in  marriage  with 
Miss  Mary  Hustand,  a  daughter  of  Jacob  Ilustand, 
a  coal  and  lumber  merchant  of  Salunga.  The  life 
record  of  our  subject  is  a  good  one  and  such  as  to 
commend  him  to  the  respect  and  esteem  of  the 
entire  community. 


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JACOB  HIESTAND.  'J'he  spirit  of  progress 
so  characteristic  of  American  citizens  of  the 
nineteenth  century  finds  an  exemplification 
in  the  gentleman  above  named.  He  is  en- 
gaged in  operating  an  extensive  coal  and  lumber 
yard  in  Salunga,  in  which  business  he  has  been  en- 
gaged since  1865.  He  is  the  owner  of  considerable 
valuable  real  estate  in  the  city,  together  with  farm 
property,  all  of  which  he  is  handling  in  a  profit- 
able manner. 
John  and  Catherine  (Good)  Hiestand,  the  par- 


ents of  our  subject,  were  natives  respectively  of 
York  and  Lancaster  Counties,  this  state.  When 
a  young  man  the  father  came  to  Lancaster  Count}', 
where  he  was  engaged  in  farming  one  hundred 
and  ten  acres  of  land,  pleasantly  located  one  quar- 
ter of  a  mile  from  Salunga,  which  at  that  time  was 
little  more  than  a  village.  He  was  also  the  pro- 
prietor of  a  tract  of  one  hundred  and  seventeen 
acres  near  his  other  estate.  Upon  it  was  located  a 
distillery,  which  he  operated  for  some  time.  He 
was  respected  throughout  his  community,  was  thor- 
oughly trusted  and  was  often  called  upon  to  act 
as  administrator  in  the  settlement  of  estates.  The 
old  Meunonite  Church  found  in  him  one  of  its 
most  valued  members.  In  politics  he  was  first  a 
Whig,  but  after  the  organization  of  the  Republi- 
can party  joined  its  ranks. 

.lolin  Hiestand  was  three  times  married  and  by 
his  first  union  there  were  born  the  following  named 
children:  Christian,  Anna,  John,  Abraham,  Susan, 
Elizabeth  and  Barbara.  J5y  his  second  wife  he  had 
seven  children.  His  marriage  with  the  mother  of 
our  subject,  the  daughter  of  Henry  Good,  resulted 
in  the  birth  of  Jacob,  Mary,  Mattie,  John  M.,  Henry 
Sarah,  Catherine  and  Benjamin,  the  two  latter  of 
whom  are  deceased. 

Jacob  was  born  on  the  old  homestead  August 
21,  1814.  He  received  a  good  education  and  for 
many  years  remained  on  the  home  farm,  which,  on 
the  death  of  his  father,  he  purchased  from  the 
other  heirs,  and  is  still  the  owner  of  the  estate. 
He  has  two  acres  of  land  adjoining  Salunga,  which 
he  sold  on  one  occasion  to  the  firm  of  Patterscm  & 
Patterson,  who  used  it  for  their  coal  and  lumber 
yard.  Five  3-ears  later  he  bought  out  their  busi- 
ness, which  he  is  still  carrying  on  with  good  suc- 
cess. While  engaged  in  farming  he  accumulated 
a  comfortable  fortune.  He  is  possessed  of  a  keen, 
clear  intellect  and  is  a  man  of  wide  experience 
and  extended  information.  He  is  known  and  re- 
spected for  the  honesty  and  sincerity  of  his  char- 
acter, and  has  the  friendship  of  the  best  men  in 
the  community. 

Jacob  Hiestand  was  married  in  1844  to  Miss 
Elizabeth,  daughter  of  John  Stehman,  by  whom 
he  became  the  father  of  ten  children.  John  is  de- 
ceased; Henry  is  living  on  the  home  farm;  Catb- 


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erine  is  the  wife  of  Christian  Swan;  Barbara  mar- 
ried Abraham  liarnisii;  Sarali  is  now  Mre.  Daniel 
Graily;  Msirv  is  liie  wife  of  Christian  Mussclnian; 
Susau  is  defeased:  Annie  is  Mrs.  IMiineas  Mussel- 
man;  Fannie  is  deceased,  as  is  also  Klizabeth,  who 
was  the  wife  of  Amos  Lehman. 


HON.  WALTER  W.  FRANKLIN  is  the  pres- 
ent Representative  to  the  I'ennsylvania 
State  Legislature  from  Lancaster.  His 
home  has  lieen  made  for  many  yeni-s  in  the  city 
of  Lancaster,  where  his  birtli  occurred  and  where 
he  is  one  of  the  leading  attorneys.  lie  is  active 
in  the  ranks  of  the  Republican  party,  and  li.is 
served  in  political  positions  of  inlluence.  During 
his  professional  career  he  has  made  many  warm 
friends  in  this  comnninity,  and  is  highly  esteemed 
as  a  lawyer  of  more  than  ordinary  ability. 

Tlie  birth  of  our  subject  occurred  November  12, 
1858,  he  being  a  son  of  Col.  Kiiilcii  Franklin,  also 
a  native  of  this  city.  His  paternal  grandfather, 
Judge  Walter  Franklin,  was  of  English  descent, 
and  was  born  in  Flushing,  L.  I.  lie  also  was  a 
lawyer,  who  possessed  unusual  ability  in  that  pro- 
fession, and  settled  in  Lancaster  in  the  early  days 
of  its  history,  becoming  one  of  her  first  lawyers. 
In  political  as  well  as  professional  circles,  he  bore 
a  high  reputation,  served  in  a  number  of  public 
cap.-icities,  and  was  .Iiiilgr  of  the  district  at  the  time 
of  his  death.  In  religious  faith  he  was  a  member 
of  the  Society  of  Friends,  and  his  life  was  upright 
and  honorable  in  every  res|)ect.  Our  subject's  fa- 
ther, Colonel  Franklin,  was  a  man  of  superior  edu- 
cation, who  graduated  from  Yaie  College  with  the 
degree  of  Master  of  Arts,  and  tlien,  like  his  father, 
engaged  in  the  practice  of  law.  In  I8tj5  he  was 
in  the  .State  Legislature,  where  he  represented  his 
district  for  one  term,  and  at  another  time  was  Dis- 
trict Attorney  and  Register  of  Wills,  resigning  the 
former  position  in  order  to  offer  his  services  to  the 
Union.     In   1861  he  entered  Company  F,  of  the 


First  Pennsylvania  Volunteers,  being  elected  Cap- 
tain, and  served  for  three  months.  On  the  expira- 
tion of  that  period  he  re-enlisted  in  the  nine 
months' service,  and  was  active  in  raising  the  One 
Hundred  and  Twenty-second  Regiment,  of  which 
he  was  made  Colonel,  and  was  also  acting  Ihiga- 
dier-Geueral  of  the  Third  Brigade,  Third  Divis- 
ion, Third  Army  Corps.  With  that  department 
he  participated  in  the  important  battles  of  Clian- 
celkusville,  Fredericksburg  and  Anlietam,  as  well 
as  in  minor  engagements.  When  the  term  of  his 
enlistment  expired  he  returned  home  and  took 
charge  of  raising  companies  on  the  Emergency 
Call,  and  served  as  Colonel  of  the  Fiftieth  Penn- 
sylvania Militia  until  the  end  of  the  allotted  time. 
Returning  to  his  law  jiracticc  he  continued  actively 
engaged  in  business  until  his  death,  which  occurred 
June  li>,  1891,  at  which  time  he  was  in  his  sixty- 
fifth  year.  In  politics  he  was  a  stanch  Republican, 
and  at  one  time  was  candidate  on  the  jiarly  ticket 
for  the  nomination  of  Member  of  Congress,  but 
was  beaten  by  thirt}-  votes,  this  happening  two 
times.  He  was  also  a  Grand  Army  man,  and  a 
thoroughly  patriotic  citizen.  His  wife,  formerly 
Clara  A.  Withers,  was  born  in  Lancaster  County, 
being  a  daughter  of  Michael  Withers,  whose  birtli 
occurred  in  Strasburg,  also  in  this  county.  He 
was  of  English  descent,  and  his  father  was,  like  him, 
born  within  the  count3^  boundary.  In  order  to 
obtain  a  livelihood,  he  followed  farming  and  mill- 
ing, and  after  his  long  and  useful  career  passed 
away  in  this  city. 

Hon.  W.  W.  Franklin,  whose  name  heads  this 
article,  is  one  of  three  cliildren,  he  being  the  eldest. 
The  others  are  Josephine  and  Emien  A.,  who  is  en- 
gaged in  the  manufacture  of  mining  machinery  in 
Durango,  Colo.  The  early  education  of  Mr.  Frank- 
lin was  obtained,  in  the  excellent  public  and  pri- 
vate schools  of  Lancaster,  after  leaving  which  it 
was  his  privilege  to  attend  for  a  time  the  Franklin 
and  Marsliall  College,  which  he  left  at  the  close  of 
the  sophomore  year  to  become  a  teacher  at  St. 
Mary's  .\cademy  in  this  county.  Concluding  to 
adopt  the  i)rofession  of  his  father  and  grandfather, 
and  having  himself  a  decided  inclination  in  that 
direction,  the  young  man  next  began  the  pursuit 
of  law  studies  with  his  father,  and  after  becoming 


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thoroughly  familiar  with  the  theory  and  much  of 
the  practical  workings  of  law,  was  admitted  to  the 
Bar  in  1882.  Under  tlie  able  tutelage  and  direc- 
tion of  Colonel  Franklin  he  was  trained  in  the 
best  methods  and  skill  of  modern  lawyers,  and  con- 
tinued in  practice  with  him  until  the  elder  Mr. 
Franklin  died.  Since  then  he  has  carried  on  his 
business  alone,  having  his  office  at  No.  23  South 
Duke  Street,  and  numbers  among  his  clients  those 
who  formerly  depended  upon  his  father,  and  have 
now  come  to  place  the  same  reliance  in  the  son. 
In  the  spring  of  1888  he  was  nominated  as  a  can- 
didate for  the  State  Legislature,  and  in  the  fall  of 
that  year  was  elected,  and  during  his  service  in 
the  House  was  Chairman  of  the  Local  .Judiciary 
Committee  and  also  served  on  minor  committees. 
In  1890  he  was  re-elected  to  tlie  Legislature,  serv- 
ing as  Chairman  of  the  same  committee  as  previ- 
ously, and  also  being  appointed  to  serve  as  a 
member  of  Committee  on  Railroads,  being  Secre- 
tarj'  of  that  committee.  When  tlie  returns  were 
counted  in  1890,  it  was  found  that  he  had  been 
defeated  at  the  polls  on  account  of  fraud,  which 
was  so  evident  that  the  election  was  contested,  the 
result  being  that  his  election  was  sustained.  In 
personal  manner  he  is  courteous  and  affable,  and 
readily  wins  and  retains  friends. 


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eOL.  EDWARD  McGOVERN,  who  is  a  prom- 
inent factor  of  Lancaster  County,  as  was 
his  father  before  him,  will  form  the  sub- 
ject of  this  notice.  He  was  born  in  Lebanon,  Pa., 
November  11,  1834,  and  reared  on  a  farm  three 
miles  out  of  the  city.  In  1846  he  went  to  Wor- 
cester, Mass.,  and  attended  the  college  of  the  Holy 
Cross  for  six  years,  graduating  in  1852,  with  the 
degree  of  A.  B.  Later  the  degree  of  A.  M.  was 
conferred  upon  him  by  the  Georgetown  College. 
In  1861,  after  having  studied  law  under  Colonel 
Frazer,  our  subject  was  admitted  to  the  Bar  and 
practiced  law  with  him  until  August  of  that  year, 


when  he  enlisted  in  Company  G,  Seventy-ninth 
Pennsylvania  Infantry.  He  raised  the  compan}', 
and  was  mustered  in  as  its  Captain.  In  the  fall 
of  1862  he  was  commissioned  by  Governor  Curtin 
as  Colonel  of  the  One  Hundred  and  Twenty-sec- 
ond Regiment.  He  joined  his  regiment  at  the  sec- 
ond battle  of  Bull  Run,  and  i)articipated  in  the 
battles  of  Antietam,  Fredericksburg  and  Chancel- 
lorsville,  and  was  mustered  out  with  them  under 
General  Sickles.  Afterward  he  went  to  Mexico  as 
civil  engineer  under  Lyon,  who  was  later  shot, 
and  worked  in  that  capacitj'  for  the  Vera  Cruz 
Railroad  Companj-,  with  which  corporation  he  re- 
mained for  three  j'ears.  He  then  returned  by  the 
way  of  New  Orleans,  and  was  engaged  on  the 
Louisville  Short  Line  Railroad  for  two  years,  after 
the  completion  of  which  he  returned  to  Pennsyl- 
vania. He  later  worked  for  the  Pittsburg  &  Con- 
nelsville  Railroad,  for  whom  he  superintended  the 
construction  of  two  large  tunnels,  and  returned  to 
Lancaster.  We  next  find  him  as  a  contractor  on 
the  Columbia  &  Port  Deposit  Railroad,  where  he 
was  engaged  in  heavy  work  for  two  or  three  years. 
From  there  he  went  to  New  Jersey,  and  in  1880 
to  Colorado,  where  he  was  engaged  with  the  Den- 
ver <fe  Rio  Grande  Railroad  Company.  This  was 
a  big  contract,  reciuiring  much  al)ility  as  a  rail- 
road constructor.  During  this  work  he  tunneled 
the  Cascade  Mountains.  He  then  returned  to  his 
Lancaster  home  and  engaged  in  farming  and  fruit 
growing,  and  set  out  a  fine  orchard  three  miles 
from  the  city.  He  also  built  three  large  tobacco 
warehouses  in  Lancaster. 

Politically,  our  subject  was  originallj'  a  Repub- 
lican, casting  his  vote  for  John  C.  Fremont  in 
1856,  but  in  1880  became  identified  with  the  Dem- 
ocratic parly  and  voted  for  General  Hancock.  He 
has  held  numerous  local  offices;  has  been  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Common  Council  from  the  Sixth  Ward 
for  two  years;  and  also  Street  Commissioner.  He 
was  Judge  Advocate  in  the  Army  of  the  Potomac 
and  Ohio. 

Of  our  subject's  ancestry  it  may  be  stated  that 
his  father,  John  McGovern,  was  born  in  the  prov- 
ince of  Ulster,  Ireland,  where  he  was  reared  to 
farm  life.  He  was  in  the  British  army  and  in  the 
battle  of  Waterloo  in   1815.     In  January,   1816, 


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lie  emigfraled  to  America,  Inndino;  at  New  York, 
and  cjiine  to  IVnnsvlvania  on  foot  aceoiiipaiiii'd 
by  Judge  lUirnsides,  and  at  once  went  to  work 
with  no  capital  save  two  strong  arms.  He  drifted 
from  one  thing  to  anoliier,  and  linal'.y  engage(J  in 
mercantile  business,  lumbering,  etc  lie  was  lo- 
cated at  the  corner  of  Lemon  and  Mulberry  Streets, 
and  also  ran  a  store  at  Lebanon,  lie  was  a  con- 
tiactor  from  about  1820  to  1852,  and  from  1833 
operated  a  farm.  Our  subject  still  owns  this  prop- 
erty. 

Our  subject's  mother.  Mary  Anne  (McDono) 
McCiovern,  was  a  native  of  Trenton,  N.  .).,  and 
the  (laughter  of  Peter  McUono,  a  native  of  Ire- 
land, lie  came  to  Trenton  in  1793,  and  w.as  an 
importer  of  beer.  In  1804  he  removed  to  Lan- 
caster, having  learned  the  bottling  business  in 
England,  lie  was  the  tirst  pei-son  to  engage  in 
the  bottling  business  at  Lancaster,  and  .sold  bot- 
tled goods  from  wagons  throughout  the  country 
as  far  as  Cincinnati  and  Columbus,  Oliio.  lie  died 
in  1840.  By  reference  to  the  above  concerning 
our  subject's  father,  the  reader  can  readily  iiniler- 
stand  why  Col.  Edward  McOovern  has  made  a 
success  of  his  life,  being  reared,  .is  lie  was,  to  in- 
dustry and  economy  by  his  father  before  him. 


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DAVID  W.  GRAYBILL,  engaged  in  the  leaf 
tobacco  and   mercantile  business   in    East 
Petersburg,  is  the  son  of  Daniel  and  Eliz 
abetli   (Witmer)  Graybill,    and    was  born    in  this 
place  November   10,   1853.     The  Graybill    family 
is  of   JSwiss  origin,  and   has    been    identilied    with 
the  histor}'  of  Lancaster  County   for  many  years. 
The  giandfatlier  of   our    subject,  who  bore  the 
name   of    Daniel,  was   born   in    this  state,   and  is 
said  to  have  been    the  owner  of  a    large   tract  of 
land.    lie  followed  farm  pursuits  until  18.")0,  when 
he  retired  from  active  life,  and  spent   the  remain- 
der of  his  years  near  East  Petersburg.     In  politics 
he  was  a   Kepubliean,  and    in   religion  w.os  identi- 
fied   with  the  German    Baptist   Church.     By   his 
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marriage  with  a  Miss  Hollinger  he  became  the  fa- 
ther of  the  following-named  children,  of  whom 
all  but  two  are  living:  Joseph,  Isaac,  Daniel,  Ja- 
cob, Benjamin,  Elizabeth  and  Mary,  lie  departed 
this  life  in  185'.t,  when  just  past  his  three-score 
years  and  ten. 

The  father  of  our  subject  was  born  in  White 
Oak,  Penn  Township,  this  county,  where  he  was 
given  a  common-school  education,  and  was  trained 
by  his  honored  father  to  farm  pursuits.  lie  was 
the  possessor  of  a  tract  of  one  hundred  acres, 
which  was  devoted  principally  to  stock-raising. 
Following  in  the  footsteps  of  his  father,  lie  voted 
the  Hepu!)lican  ticket,  but  otherwise  was  not  ac- 
tive in  politics.  During  the  latter  part  of  his 
life  he  was  connected  by  membership  with  the 
(ierman  Bapli>t  t'hurcli. 

The  parents  of  David  AV.  were  married  'about 
1836,  the  mother  being  the  (laughter  of  Dr.  Herman 
Witmer,  a  promliieiit  physician  of  Manor  Town- 
ship. Tlieir  union  resulted  in  the  birth  of  four 
son>  and  two  daughters.  Martha  is  the  wife  of 
Daniel  15.  Krelder  and  reside^  on  the  old  home- 
stead; llerinan  W.  is  a  coal  uiul  liimiier  merchant 
in  Petersburg;  .\mos  W.,  now  deceased,  was  for- 
merly engaged  in  the  furniture  business  in  the 
State  of  Kan.>ias;  Benjamin  W.  is  a  farmer  and 
stock-raiser  of  Avon,  Idaho;  Elizabeth  died  in 
cliildluiod;  David  W.,of  this  sketch,  was  the  young- 
est. The  husband  and  father  died  October  11, 
1890,  aged  seventy-seven  years.  His  wife  pre- 
ceded him  to  the  land  beyond,  dying  in  1886,  at 
the  age  of  seventy-one. 

The  subject  of  this  sketch  was  reared  on  his 
father's  farm,  and  like  the  other  boys  of  the  neigii- 
borhood  attended  the  district  school  for  a  time. 
Afterward  he  lieeame  a  student  in  the  Millers- 
ville  .State  Normal.  When  completing  his  educa- 
tion he  taught  three  terms  of  school,  after  which 
he  engaged  in  the  leaf  tobacco  business,  occupy- 
ing a  large  warehouse,  which  is  devoted  to  pre- 
paring that  article  for  the  market.  He  gives  em- 
ployment to  from  eighteen  to  thirty-four  men, 
and  has  represented  three  diflferent  tobacco  firms, 
doing  a  business  of  about  $60,000  annually. 

In  addition  to  the  enterprise  already  mentioned, 
Mr.  Graybill  is  one  of  the  general  merchants   of 


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Petersburg,  having  an  establishment  well  stocked 
with  all  grades  of  goods  suitable  for  both  country 
and  city  trade.  In  social  matters  he  belongs  to 
Lancaster  Lodge  No.  43,  F.  &  A.  M.,  and  has  been 
Past  Grand  of  .Selah  Lodge  No.  657,  I.  O.  O.  F., 
of  M.Tnheim.  He  is  likewise  connected  with  the 
Meridian  Sun  Commandery  No.  99,  K.  M.,of  Lan- 
caster; Lancaster  Lodge  No.  88,  K.  P.;  Lancaster 
Lodge  No.  126,  A.  O.  K.  of  M.  C;  and  Red  Rose 
Company  No.  20,  LTniformed  Rank,  of  Lancaster. 
Mr.  Graybill  forms  one  of  the  State  Commandery 
with  rank  of  Brigadier-General  under  J.  B.  Roberts, 
Commanding  General  of  the  state.  He  belongs 
to  Conestoga  Lodge  No.  363,  R.  A.,  and  in  these 
various  orders  is  prominent  and  influential.  In 
politics  he  is  a  Republican,  and  has  held  the  oflice 
of  Justice  of  the  Peace  since  188L  He  has  been 
Assessor  for  a  number  of  terms,  and  was  Secre- 
■  tary  of  the  County  Committee  for  two  years. 

April  27,  1880,  Mr.  Graybill  and  Miss  S.  Alice, 
daughter  of  William  K.  Martin,  were  united  in 
marriage.  To  them  have  been  born  two  children, 
Guy  Martin  and  David  lieid. 


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PATRICK  DONNELLY.  The  history  of 
Lancaster  County  would  be  incomplete 
without  mention  of  Mr.  Donnelly,  who  is 
one  of  its  prominent  and  enterprising  citizens. 
For  over  a  quarter  of  a  century  he  was  an  Alder- 
man in  the  city  of  Lancaster,  and  for  three  years  was 
the  able  editor  of  the  Lancaster  Democrat  He  is  the 
son  of  James  and  Bridget  (Holland)  Donnelly, 
and  was  born  February  23,  1816,  in  County  Ty- 
rone, Ireland.  James  Donnelly  was  also  a  native 
of  the  above  place,  where  he  was  a  weaver  by  trade, 
which  business  he  followed  in  his  native  land  un- 
til the  time  of  his  emigration  to  America.  He 
became  a  citizen  of  this  countrj'  as  soon  as  possi- 
ble after  living  here  the  prescribed  time,  and  in 
politics  was  a  firm  Democrat.  His  first  vote  was 
given  in  1823  in  favor  of  John  Andrew  Schulty 


for  Governor.  He  was  a  devout  Catholic  in  re- 
ligion, to  which  faith  he  remained  true  during  his 
entire  life.  He  came  to  the  United  States  in  the 
year  1818  and  located  at  once  in  this  state.  He 
was  active  in  public  affairs  and  was  a  prominent 
citizen  of  Lancaster  at  the  time  of  his  decease, 
September  27,  1863,  when  ninety-seven  years  of 
age. 

Patrick,  of  this  sketch,  after  completing  his  edu- 
cation in  the  common  schools,  devoted  three  years 
towards  learning  the  trade  of  a  tailor.  Not  finding 
this  business  suited  to  his  health  he  traveled, 
selling  Irish  linens  through  the  south.  His  health 
w.as  ver}'  much  impaired  prior  to  engaging  in  this 
business,  and  after  working  in  the  interests  of  this 
house  for  three  years,  3'oung  Donnelly  went  upon 
the  stage,  traveling  with  some  of  the  best  comi)an- 
ies  in  the  country,  and  engaged  with  the  home 
company  (The  Connor  Dramatic  Society),  with 
which  he  remained  for  ten  years.  At  the  expi- 
nilion  of  that  lime  our  subject  took  up  the  study 
of  law,  reading  under  John  R.  Montgomer}-,  who 
at  that  time  was  one  of  the  most  celebrated  men 
at  the  Lancaster  County  Bar.  He  continued  thus 
for  three  years  and  was  admitted  to  practice  in 
1847.  The  profession  not  being  suited  to  his  taste, 
however,  Mr.  Donnelly  abandoned  it  a  short  lime 
thereafter.  In  1851  he  was  api)ointed  Ins()eutor  of 
Cargoes  at  Lancaster  for  the  Pennsylvania  Rail- 
road. In  1853  he  went  to  AVashington,  I).  C, 
where  he  was  given  a  position  in  the  Postoftice 
Department,  .ind  in  this  and  other  departments 
served  altogether  eight  years  under  the  adminis- 
trations of  Pierce  and  Buchanan.  Heis  a  devout 
member  of  St.  Mary's  Catholic  Church  and  belongs 
to  the  St.  Bernard  Societj-. 

Patrick  Donnelly  was  married  April  30,  1846,  to 
Miss  Catherine  Gallagher  and  to  them  were  granted 
seven  children:  John  and  James,  who  died  when 
quite  young;  Charles  C,  of  whom  mention  is  made 
on  another  page;  two  who  died  in  infancy'  un- 
named; James,  at  home  with  his  parents,  and  Clar- 
ence, who  is  Registrar  Clerk  in  the  Postoftice. 
Mrs.  Donnelly  departed  this  life  July  21,  1889, 
when  a  little  past  threescore  years  and  ten. 

Mr.  Donnelly  published  in  1861  a  chart  called 
"Donnelly's  Perpetual  Union  Almanac  and  Yearly 


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Indicator,"  dalini;  back  to  the  year  1700  and  car- 
ried to  (SdK'J.  lie  is  als)  the  aullior  of  a  t;il>le 
showing  the  occurrence  of  Easter  from  1700  to 
8099,  or  to  time  indefinite.  Tliis  table  is  most  in- 
geniously gotten  up  and  shows  vor^'  |ilainly  that 
our  subject  spent  much  time  in  its  construction. 
A  n)an  of  intellitrence,  reliable  in  his  citizenship, 
honorable  in  his  dealings  with  his  fellow-men  and 
kindly  in  social  and  domestic  life,  he  is  regarded 
with  a  due  measure  of  esteem  by  those  about  him. 


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ellARLES  CARROLL  DONNELLY.  This 
name  will  be  at  once  recognized  by  the 
majority  of  our  reailers  as  that  of  one  of 
the  most  enterprising  citizens  of  Lancaster.  lie  is 
carrying  on  an  extensive  business  as  a  pap»r  hanger, 
and  during  the  busy  season  gives  employment  to 
sixt-een  men.  He  is  also  a  talented  musician  and 
for  many  years  has  been  President  of  the  Clemmens 
City  Hand,  and  Manager  of  the  Iroquois  Hand. 
The  son  of  Patrick  and  Catherine  (fJall.igher) 
Donnelly,  he  was  born  in  the  city  of  Lancaster 
August  lis,  1850.  For  a  full  account  of  the  par- 
ental history',  the  reader  is  referred  to  the  sketch 
of  Patrick  Donnelly,  which  appears  on  another 
page  in  this  volume. 

Charles  C,  of  this  sketch,  ac(|uired  his  primary 
education  in  the  public  schools  of  his  native  city, 
after  which  he  attended  Professor  Davis'  private 
academy.  After  completing  his  education  he  ap- 
prenticed himself  to  learn  the  trade  of  paper  hanger 
under  the  instruction  of  his  uncle.  Later  he 
associated  himself  with  J.  B.  Martin  it  Co.,  large 
dry  goods  and  wall  paper  merchants  of  this  place, 
with  whom  he  remained  for  nineteen  years,  or  un- 
til embarking  in  business  for  himself  in  the  year 
1891.  He  is  the  proprietor  of  a  good  establishment, 
carrj-ing  a  full  line  of  handsome  wall  paper,  and 
employes  a  large  force  of  men  in  the  spring  and 
fall  of  the  year. 

Mr.  Donnelly    is    widel}-    known    through    this 


section  .as  a  fine  musician  and  has  been  Presiden 
and  Manager  of  the  Irocpiois  Band  ever  since  its 
organization  in  1888.  In  1892  he  was  made  the 
recipient  of  a  handsome  gold  medal  by  the  citi- 
zens of  Lancaster,  as  a  token  o(  their  appreciation 
of  his  services  rendered  the  band,  which  is  one  of 
the  finest  in  (he  country.  The  medal  consists  of  a 
!  bar  bearing  his  name  and  is  beautifully  engraved. 
Our  subject  is  one  of  the  sturdiest  supporters  of 
the  Democratic  party,  on  which  ticket  he  is  the 
present  candidate  for  the  position  of  Director  of 
the  County  Poor  Farm.  In  religion  Mr.  D(mnell}' 
is  a  devout  Catholic  and  belongs  to  St.  Michael's 
Beneficial  and  the  .St.  .lohn's  .Societies,  lie  is  also 
a  working  member  of  St.  Anthony's  and  other 
societies.  He  is  connected  with  the  Sdiiller  Club, 
which  meet*  in  Turner  Hall,  and  is  prominent  m 
all  good  work  in  whicli  his  church  is  interested. 
Mr.  Donnelly  w.-is  one  of  the  members  of  the  old 
Volunteer  I'nion  Fire  Company,  and  as  an  intel- 
ligent and  well  educated  young  man,  is  well 
calculated  to  win  the  respect  and  esteem  of  all 
whom  he  encounters,  eilliei  in  business  or  social 
circles. 


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JOHN  W.  HESS,  M.  D.,  one  of  the  largest 
general  practitioners  in  Lancaster,  is  a  gen- 
tleman of  extended  knowledge,  both  in  the 
leading  affairs  and  interests  of  the  day  and 
in  the  line  of  his  life  work.  He  has  been  emi- 
nently successful  in  his  use  of  electricity  for  the 
treatment  of  many  forms  of  disease,  particularly  . 
those  of  the  nerves,  and  was  one  of  the  first  phy- 
sicians in  the  county  to  recognize  the  great  use- 
fulness of  this  factor  in  the  healing  art,  as  he  has 
etnploj-ed  it  since  1868.  Believing  that  the  best 
results  follow  when  a  physician  personally' attends 
to  putting  up  his  own  prescriptions,  he  has  a  well 
equipped  office  and  carries  out  this  idea. 

The  birth  of  Dr.  Hess  occurred  March  7,  1840, 
near  the  village  of  Lampeter,  Lancaster  County 
and  his  father,  Daniel   S.,  was   born  in    the  same 


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vicinity.  The  Hess  family  is  of  Swiss  descent, 
and  its  members  have  been  generally  sturdy  and 
industrious  farmers.  The  Doctor's  father  during 
Lis  active  life  was  a  prosperous  agriculturist  on 
bis  farm  situated  in  East  Hempfield  Township,  on 
the  Columbia  Pike,  near  this  city.  He  died  when 
in  his  sixtieth  year  on  his  homestead.  His  wife, 
Barbara,  was  born  in  Manor  Township,  and  was  a 
daughter  of  Dr.  John  Witmer,  who  was  a  farmer 
and  a  physician  in  the  earlj'  days.  His  death  oc- 
curred on  his  farm  in  Manor  Township,  about 
three  and  a-half  miles  west  of  this  place.  Mrs.  Hess 
became  the  mother  of  twelve  children,  all  but 
three  of  whom  are  still  living,  and  of  these  J.  W. 
is  the  eldest.  The  mother  was  called  from  this 
life  when  she  had  reached  the  age  of  sixty-five 
years. 

After  completing  his  comnion  school  education 
Dr.  Hess  attended  the  Millprsville  Normal  for  two 
years,  and  when  eighteen  years  of  age  began  study- 
ing medicine  with  Dr.  A.  M.  Cassidy,  of  Millers- 
ville.  In  1861  he  entered  the  Medical  Depart- 
ment of  the  New  York  University,  where  he  passed 
two  years  in  study,  and  then  was  enrolled  with 
the  pupils  of  Jefferson  Medical  College,  Phila- 
delphia, from  which  he  was  graduated  with  the 
degree  of  Doctor  of  Medicine  in  1864.  On  first 
beginning  his  practice,  he  returned  to  Millers- 
ville,  and  for  two  years  was  a  partner  with  his 
former  preceptor.  In  1863  Dr.  Hess  reponded  to 
the  emergency  call,  being  placed  in  the  Fortieth 
Pennsylvania  Militia,  under  Colonel  Wickersham. 
For  about  eleven  years  he  continued  in  practice 
alone  in  Millersville,  building  up  a  good  reputa- 
tion as  a  physician.  In  the  fall  of  1876  he  came 
to  Lancaster,  and  has  found  his  time  amply  oc- 
cupied with  the  constant  demands  which  are  made 
upon  it  by  his  many  clients  and  patrons.  He 
makes  a  specialty  of  general  family  practice,  hav- 
ing little  to  do  with  surgical  cases. 

The  Doctor  owns  a  pleasant  and  well  built  resi- 
dence at  No.  25  South  Prince  Street,  which  home 
•is  iM-esided  over  by  his  amiable  wife,  formerly 
Miss  Sarah  A.  Baer,  to  whom  he  was  united  in 
marriage  in  the  year  1865,  in  this  city.  Mrs.  Hess 
was  born  in  East  Hempfield  Township,  and  is  a 
daughter  of  Martin  Baer.     Since   1873   Dr.  Hess 


has  been  a  member  of  Lodge  No.  43,  F.  &  A.  M., 
and  is  also  identified  with  Chapter  No.  43,  R.  A.  M.; 
Council  No.  19,  and  with  Commandery  No.  13, 
K.  T.,  and  the  Lodge  of  Peifection.  He  also- be- 
longs to  the  Knights  of  Pythias.  His  right  of 
suffrage  he  uses  in  favor  of  the  principles  es- 
poused in  the  Republican  party  and  the  nominees 
which  it  sets  forth. 


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¥.>  LI  B.  POWL,  one  of  the  leading  liverymen 
I  C)  doing  business  in  Lancaster,  was  born 
April  2,  1854,  near  Neffsville,  the  son  of 
Isaac  Powl,  who  was  also  a  native  of  Lancaster 
Count}'.  The  latter  was  a  farmer  by  occupation, 
and  moving  to  Lancaster  in  1864,  operated  a  hotel. 
He  later  sold  his  hotel  and  operated  a  livery  l)usi- 
ness,  which  he  began  on  a  small  scale  and  gradually 
increased.  In  1866  he  built  and  located  where  our 
subject  is  now  doing  business.  In  October,  1884, 
he  sold  the  business  to  our  subject  and  the  follow- 
ing April  died.  Politically,  our  subject's  father 
was  a  Republican  and  in  religious  matters  was  a 
believer  in  the  Mennonite  faith.  The  Powl  family 
were  among  the  old  style  German  families. 

Our  subject's  mother  was  Barbara  (Buckwalter) 
Powl,  a  native  of  Lancaster  Count}',  where  her 
father  was  a  farmer.  Our  subject's  father  and 
mother  were  each  married  twice,  and  of  their  last 
marriage  our  subject  was  born,  he  being  the  elder 
of  two  children.  He  was  reared  and  educated  at 
Lancaster,  and  grew  into  the  business  he  now  fol- 
lows, by  degrees,  and  the  last  ten  years  of  his 
father's  life,  the  son  had  charge.  His  livery 
stable  is  60x96  feet  in  size  and  two  stories  high, 
provided  with  a  hand  elevator.  It  is  located  at 
No.  14  East  Walnut  Street,  and  his  residence  is  next 
door.  This  is  a  first  class  livery  business  and  they 
are  able  to  turn  out  thirty-  rigs,  fifteen  hacks  and 
three  hearses. 

Our  subject  was  married  at  Lancaster,  in  August, 
1878,  to  Miss  Alice  C.  Henry,  a  native  of  Lancas- 


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ter  and  the  daughter  of  Mr.  and  Mi-s.  Benjamin 
IltMirv.  Our  subject  and  his  estimable  wife  are  tlie 
parents  of  two  children:  Isaac  Benjamin  and 
Theodore  Franklin.  Mr.  Powl  is  a  member  of  the 
Independent  Order  of  Odd  P'ellows,  and  is  a  char- 
ter member  of  llerschel  Lodge.  Politically  he  is  a 
firm  believer  in  the  general  principles  of  the  Re- 
publican part}'. 


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/^T^()BI.\S  STKILMAN  is  the  owner  of  the  old 
I  mansion  home  in  Conestoga  Township, 
Lancaster  County,  which  now  has  within 
its  iKJundaries  one  hundred  and  three  acres,  and  in 
addition  to  this  he  owns  an  adjoining  tract  of  one 
iiundred  and  sixty  acres.  For  j'ears  he  bore  the 
reputation  of  being  one  of  the  most  extensive 
and  progressive  agriculturists  in  the  township,  and 
in  18W2  he  retired  from  his  active  career  to  make 
his  liome  in  Milleisvillc,  where  he  purchased  a  sub- 
stantial brick  residence  and  is  living  on  the  fruits 
of  his  former  j-ears  of  toil  and  well  directed  ef- 
forts. Mr.  Stehinan  is  a  son  of  Tobias  and  Martha 
(Delrich)  Slelinian,  and  was  born  July  17,  1817, 
in  Conestoga  Township,  of  this  county.  His  great- 
grandfather, Joseph,  came  with  his  large  family 
from  Germany  prior  to  the  War  of  the  Revolution 
and  became  one  of  the  pioneer  farmei-s  of  Cones- 
toga Townsliip,  owning  extensive  tracts  of  land, 
which  he  cleared  and  greatly  improved.  One  of 
his  sons,  Tobias,  the  grandfather  of  our  subject, 
owned  five  hundred  acres  of  land  in  Conestoga 
Township,  and,  like  his  father,  was  a  devoted  mem- 
ber of  the  Lutheran  Church.  His  family  com- 
prised six  children:  Elizabetli,  Catherine,  Fannie, 
Rebecca,  John  and  Tobias. 

Tobias  Stehman,  the  father  of  our  subject,  was 
born  on  the  old  homestead  and  became  the  owner 
of  a  farm  comprising  tliree  hundred  acres  in  the 
same  township.  He  was  also  a  member  of  the  Lu- 
theran Chuicli  and  devoted  to  his  well  founded 
convictions  of  right  and  duty.    He  wasalwaj's  pres- 


ent to  cast  his  vote  on  election  days,  as  a  true  citi- 
zen should  do,  and  was  a  worker  in  the  ranks  of  the 
Democratic  party.  By  his  marriage  he  became  the 
father  of  three  sons  and  one  daughter,  of  whom  our 
subject  is  the  eldest.  .  Henry  D.  died  in  1890, aged 
sixty-five  years;  Jacob,  a  farmer  of  Conestoga 
Township,  owns  two  farms  in  that  locality;  Martha, 
wife  of  John  Mylen,  of  Willow  Street,  died  in  1889, 
when  about  seventy-two  years  of  age. 

In  the  earl}'  years  of  our  subject  he  received 
practical  instruction  in  the  duties  of  farm  life, and 
while  still  a  boy  learned  to  shoe  horses  and  do  gen- 
eral blacksmith  work.  Until  1881  his  busy  and 
useful  life  was  passed  in  carrying  on  his  large 
farm  in  the  township  where  his  birth  occurred.  He 
is  practical  and  progressive  in  his  methods  of  con- 
ducting a  farm  and  laid  up  a  large  fortune,  an 
abundance  for  his  remaining  years.  He  has  always 
been  a  stanch  advocate  of  the  Democratic  paily 
and  in  religious  belief  is  a  member  of  tlie  Lutheran 
Church,  being  an  Elder  in  the  Mt.  Zion  Congrega- 
1   tion  of  Millersville. 

In  1833  Mr.  .Stehman  married  Mary  Milyn,  by 
whom  he  had  one  son,  Heniy  M.,  who  died  Sep- 
tember 17,  1889,  aged  thirty-three  years.  The 
faithful  wife  of  our  subject  was  called  from  this 
life  in  September,  1884,  when  in  her  seventieth 
year.  Her  father.  Christian  Milyn,  w.as  formerly 
a  resident  of  Rock  Hill  and  carried  on  a  milling 
business  there  for  many  j-ears. 


DAVID  LANDIS,  a  well  known  citizen  of 
Millersville,  owns  and  erected  a  handsome 
residence  in  which  he  now  lives  retired 
from  active  cares  in  this  place.  This  is  one  of  the 
finest  home  properties  in  the  village,  the  lawn  sur- 
rounding the  home  being  well  kept,  and  the  whole 
bespeaking  the  careful  attention  and  thrift  of  the 
proprietor.  For  thirty  years  our  subject  was  act- 
ively engaged  in  agricultural  pursuits  on  his  farm 
in  Pequea  Township,  Lancaster  County,  and  since 


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1876  has  made  his  home  on  h\k  present  location, 
which  comprises  two  and  a-half  acres  within  its 
boundaries. 

David  Landis  was  born  October  13,  1823,  in  Con- 
estoga  Township,  which  is  now  embraced  witiiin 
tlie  limits  of  Pequea  Township.  On  the  paternal 
side  he  is  the  descendant  of  a  noted  family  in  this 
portion  of  Pennsylvania,  who  bought  land  at  a 
very  early  day,  having  been  driven  by  religious 
intolerance  from  their  native  country,  Switzerland, 
to  seek  a  refuge  in  this  the  land  of  freedom  and 
liberty.  The  parents  of  our  subject  were  John  and 
Anna  (Hoover)  Landis,  formerly  well  known  citi- 
zens of  Conestoga  Township,  where  the  father  was 
engaged  in  farming.  Our  subject,  like  roost  of  his 
ancestors,  has  been  mainly'  interested  in  tilling  the 
soil  and  in  the  cultivation  of  his  farm.  In  early  life 
he  resided  in  Manor  Township  for  some  3'ears,  and 
after  his  marriage  became  a  farmer  in  Pequea 
Township,  where  he  became  owner  of  some  two  hun- 
dred and  ten  acres.  For  three  decades  he  was  ex- 
tensively engaged  in  general  farming  and  stock- 
raising,  making  a  success  of  his  calling.  For  near- 
ly twenty  years  he  has  been  living  in  Millersville 
in  his  commodious  and  well  furnished  home. 

A  member  of  the  Mennonite  Church,  in  the  faith 
of  which  he  was  reared,  he  is  devoted  to  its  tenets 
and  is  also  much  interested  in  educational  matters, 
having  served  for  a  number  of  terms  as  School  Di- 
rector in  Pequea  Township,  and  was  one  of  the  or- 
ganizers of  and  a  stockholder  in  the  New  Danville 
Pike.  He  deposits  his  ballot  in  favor  of  the  nom- 
inees and  principles  set  forth  by  the  Republican 
part}',  and  is  a  patriotic  and  respected  citizen  of 
these  parts. 

In  December,  1845,  David  Landis  married  Fan- 
nie Mayer.  Her  father,  Martin  Mayer,  was  form- 
erly a  leading  farmer  and  minister  of  Manheim 
Township  and  is  now  deceased.  His  death  oc- 
curred in  1872.  Five  children  were  born  to 
David  and  Fannie  Landis,  as  follows:  Urias,  who 
died  in  childhood;  Mary  A.,  Fannie;  Amos,  who 
married  Lizzie,  daughter  of  Amos  Herr,  of  Lam- 
peter Township,  and  Lizzie,  who  died  in  infancy. 
Amos,  the  only  living  son  of  this  family,  is  an  en- 
terprising young  agriculturist  of  Pequea  Town- 
ship, and  is  there  engaged  in  carrying  on  the  old 


homestead  still  owned  by  his  father.  Mary  A.  is 
deceased,  and  Fannie,  who  is  living  with  lier  par- 
ents in  Millersville,  has  received  excellent  ed- 
ucational and  general  advantages.  David  Landis 
inherits  the  business  qualifications  and  the  honest 
and  sturdy  hardihood  of  a  long  line  of  most  in- 
dustrious and  honorable  ancestors. 


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T       I     general 


BOWMAN  carries  on  a  first-class 
ral  store  at  Millersville,  Lancaster 
County.  He  has  a  well  selected  stock,  and 
by  his  courteous  and  genial  treatment  of  his  cus- 
tomers has  won  many  friends  in  this  community, 
and  his  trade  is  continualU'  increasing.  He  is  a 
son  of  .lacob  and  Susan  (Grabill)  Bowman,  and  is 
a  native  of  Lancaster,  where  his  birth  occurred 
October  27,  ISSij.  The  Bowman  family  located  in 
this  region  during  the  last  century,  having  come 
with  a  (leriiian  colony.  The  paternal  grandfather 
of  our  subject  was  born  in  Ephrata,of  this  county, 
was  a  good  business  man  and  possessed  consider- 
able wealth  at  the  lime  of  his  death.  lie  conducted 
a  fine  farm  and  at  the  same  timeengaged  in  hotel- 
keeping.  His  home  was  on  the  Downingtown 
branch  of  the  Lancaster  Pike,  which  was  then 
largely  traveled  between  Philadelphia  and  Pitts- 
burg, and  there  he  continued  to  live  until  his 
death,  at  the  ripe  old  age  of  ninety  years.  He 
was  a  member  of  the  Dunkard  Church  and  was  a 
true  patriot,  taking  part  in  the  militia  service  and 
being  much  interested  in  the  success  of  the  Whig 
party,  with  which  he  was  identified.  For  his  wife 
he  married  Elizabeth  Baer  and  to  them  were  born 
the  following  cliildren:  Jacob,  Abram,  Jonas, 
David,  Mary,  Elizabeth,  Julia,  Maria,  Sarah  and 
Hannah.  The  famil}- are  noted  for  longevity.  The 
muther  died  at  the  age  of  eighty-eight  years  and 
her  children's  ages  at  their  demise  averaged  eighty 
years. 

Jacob   Bowman,  the  father  of   our  subject,  was 
the  eldest  son  of  his  family;  he  was  born  at  Ephrata 


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and  followed  agriculturni  pui-suits,  dealing  con- 
siderably in  real  estate.  The  early  part  of  his  life 
he  lived  in  tins  locality,  hut  later  removed  to  l^n- 
caster  and  thence  to  Delaware,  liis  deatli  occurring 
in  Wilmington.  In  that  city  he  served  on  the 
Council  and  was  an  ardent  Wliig.  15y  his  marriage 
with  Susan  Grabill  he  had  a  family  of  five  chil- 
dren, William,  who  resides  at  Rattle  Creek,  Mich.; 
Henry:  Charles,  and  .lulia  and  Susan,  who  died  in 
childliiMxi.  Jacob  Bowman  was  stricken  with  the 
cholera  in  lt<49,  when  in  his  forty-sixth  year,  and 
died  of  that  dread  disease. 

The  early  education  of  our  subject  was  received 
in  the  common  schools  of  Lancaster,  and  at  the 
eaily  age  of  fourteen  years  he  became  associated 
witli  his  cousin,  B.  B.  Martin,  in  general  merchan- 
dising at  Millersville,  continuing  thus  for  four 
years.  At  the  end  of  that  time  he  became  a  part- 
ner in  the  firm  of  Bowman  &  Martin,  continuing 
for  two  years  as  such,  and  on  the  expiration  of 
that  time  bought  Mr.  .Martin's  interest,  since  which 
time  he  has  conducted  the  business  in  his  own 
name.  Few  men  in  the  comniunily  have  devoted 
themselves  more  steadily  and  industriously  to  one 
line  of  business  than  has  Mr.  Bowman,  who  has 
been  engaged  in  commercial  pursuits  in  this  place 
for  about  half  a  century.  He  is  therefore  very 
well  known,  and  this  record  would  be  surely  in- 
com|)lete  without  this  brief  tribute  to  his  worth. 
In  his  place  of  business  ni.iy  be  found  everything 
usually  carried  in  a  first-class  country  store. 

September  20,  1860,  .Mr.  Bowman  married  Kliza- 
betli  Shenk.  Her  father,  .Jacob  K.,  who  was  a 
well-to-do  farmer  of  Lancaster  Count3',  is  now 
deceased.  To  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Bowman  four  children 
have  been  born:  Charles  E.,  who  married  Miss 
Mary  Newpher,  and  assists  in  liie  management'of 
his  father's  store;  Henry  L.,  who  is  engaged  in 
the  steel  works  at  Pittsburg;  Jacob  .S.,  at  home  at 
the|)resent  writing,  and  Mary,  who  has  been  given 
an  excellent  musical  education  and  is  a  teacher 
of  tiie  art  in  the  .Spruce  Street  Academy  of  Phila- 
delphia. 

A  loyal  citizen,  Mr.  Bowman  never  fails  to  cast 
his  vote  either  at  the  primaries  or  regular  elec- 
tions, and  is  a  stanch  Republican.  For  a  number 
of  years  he  was  a  Trustee  in  the  Millersville  State 


Normal  .School,  and  has  been  interested  in  the 
cause  of  education.  At  the  present  lime  he  is  a 
Director  in  the  Farmers'  Bank  of  Lancaster.  Ever 
since  187(5  he  has  been  an  Elder  in  the  Lutheran 
Church,  and  for  the  past  twenty  years  has  served 
as  Superintendent  of  the  Sunday-school.  He  is 
strictly  honorable  and  conscientious  in  the  dis- 
charge of  his  duties  in  life,  and  those  who  know 
him  best  have  the  utmost  confidence  in  his  genu- 
ine trustworthiness. 


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JACOB  KIEKER  has  for  nearly  forty  years 
been  one  of  the  respected  citizens  of  Lancas- 
ter, having  arrived  here  with  his  young  wife 
in  1857,  and  has  ever  since  made  this  Ins 
place  of  abode.  He  has  a  line  market  at  Nos.  39 
and  41  East  Vine  Street,  where  he  has  succeeded 
in  building  up  one  of  the  best  trades  in  the  city. 
In  everything  that  pertains  to  the  general  welfare 
he  takes  a  very  active  part  and  has  never  regretted 
the  decision  he  made  to  permanently  settle  in 
Lancaster  at  the  time  he  fii-st  visited  the  place. 
lie  was  favorably-  impressed  at  that  early  day  and 
believed  that  a  great  future  of  prosperity  was 
in  store  for  this  region.  Mr.  Ricker  is  of  German 
ancestry,  his  father,  Fred,  having  been  born  in 
Wurtemberg,  in  which  province  his  own  birth  took 
place,  March  12,  1825.  The  father  was  a  tavern 
keeper  and  also  a  butcher  and  was  engaged  in 
business  during  all  his  lifetime  in  W'urtemberg. 
He  married  Margaret  Uieker  and  had  a  family  of 
the  following  children:  Frederick,  Margueretta, 
Joanna,  Catrina  and  Louisa.  The  father,  who  was 
a  devoted  member  of  the  Lutheran  Church,  died 
in  1839,  at  the  age  of  forty-six  years,  while  his 
wife's  death  occurred  when  she  was  about  sixty 
years  old. 

Jacob  Rieker  was  given  good  school  advantages 
and  learned  the  butcher's  trade  in  his  j'outh,  serv- 
ing at  the  same  for  about  three  years,  and  subse- 


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quently  worked  as  a  journeyman  until  1857,  when 
he  left  his  native  land  to  seek  his  fortunes  in 
America.  With  his  newly  wedded  wife  he  came  to 
this  city  on  a  visit  to  his  sister,  and  .at  the  end  of 
two  months  started  in  business,  opening  a  market 
at  the  corner  of  Vine  and  South  Queen  Streets, 
where  he  remained  for  a  year.  In  1858  he  re- 
moved to  his  present  location  and  before  long  had 
succeeded  in  the  acquisition  of  a  very  substantial 
trade,  which  has  constantly  increased  from  year  to 
year  until  he  has  one  of  the  best  and  most  remu- 
nerative markets  of  Lancaster,  and  for  most  of  this 
time  he  has  personally  supervised  the  butchering 
of  stock  for  his  patrons,  tlius  being  able  to  secure 
for  them  the  very  best  to  be  had. 

April  16,  1857,  Mr.  Rieker  married  P.arbara 
Krasle.  She  has  been  a  faithful  helpmate  and 
companion  to  her  husband,  assisting  him  by  her 
wise  counsel  and  aid  along  the  journey  of  life. 
To  them  were  born  seven  children:  Adam  F.,  who 
married  Ada  Sieger;  Jacob;  Fred;  Carolina,  who 
married  John  Antz;  Mary,  Louisa  and  Minnie. 
In  politics  our  subject  uses  his  right  of  franchise 
in  favor  of  the  Democratic  party.  Socially  he 
belongs  to  the  Society  of  the  Seven  Wise  Men, 
and  with  his  family  attends  the  Lutheran  Church. 


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WILLIAM  W.  BONES  is  engaged  in  cul- 
tivating his  farm,  which  is  situated  in 
Conestoga  Township,  Lancaster  Coun- 
ty. For  several  years  he  has  been  one  of  the  lead- 
ing citizens  of  this  community,  and  was  honored 
with  the  position  of  Prison  Inspector  of  the  coun- 
ty in  1883,  in  whicli  capacity  he  served  for  one 
year.  In  educational  measures  his  influence  has 
always  been  felt  on  the  side  of  progress,  and  he 
has  served  as  a  School  Director  for  four  terms  in 
this  township.  For  a  period  of  three  years  he  was 
a  member  of  the  Jury  Commission,  and  in  these 
several  positions  has  made  the  welfare  of  the  gen- 
eral public  his  great  end  and  aim  at  all  limes. 

James  Bones,  the  father  of  the  subject  of  this 
sketch,  was  born  in    Chester  County,  Pa.,  and  in 


his  day  was  a  leading  farmer  of  his  neighborhood. 
He  followed  farming  as  his  chief  occupation,  and 
always  kept  large  numbers  of  fine  stock  on  hand. 
A  great  lover  of  horses,  he  was  considered  one  of 
the  best  authorities  on  the  subject  in  the  counties 
of  Chester  and  Lancaster.  In  his  political  belief 
he  was  a  supporter  of  the  Democracy.  By  his 
marriage  with  Mary  A.  Wright  were  borp  six  chil- 
dren, as  follows:  Susan  E.,  who  married  a  Mr. 
Weeks;  William  W.,  Benjamin  F.  (deceased),  Re- 
becca, .John  W.,  and  Jane,  now  the  wife  of  Dr. 
Shank. 

William  W.  Bones  was  born  in  Chester  County, 
Pa.,  November  21,  18.38,  and  his  education  was  ob- 
tained in  the  district  schools  of  Manor  Township, 
this  county,  where  he  pursued  his  studies  for  about 
ten  jears.  Afterwarii  he  took  a  course  of  four 
terms  at  the  Millersvillc  Normal  School,  but  since 
his  twenty-second  year  has  been  principally  oc- 
cupied ,as  an  agriculturist.  After  attaining  his 
majority  he  w.as  employed  as  a  fanner  for  two 
years,  and  then  for  a  like  period  of  time  was  en- 
gaged in  merchandising.  This  business  he  aban- 
doned at  the  expiration  of  a  cou|)le  of  years,  find- 
ing that  his  qualifications  and  tastes  were  more  in 
tiie  direction  of  farm  life,  and  from  that  time  un- 
til the  present  he  has  given  every  energy  to  the 
development  and  management  of  his  farm,  which 
comprises  one  hundred  acres.  It  is  well  improved 
and  is  one  of  the  most  valuable  pieces  of  property 
in  the  township,  having  good  buildings,  fences, 
etc.,  upon  the  place. 

For  many  years  Mr.  Bones  has  been  identified 
with  the  Methodist  Episcopal  denomination,  and 
for  j^ears  has  been  a  Trustee  of  the  congregation 
where  he  holds  his  membership.  For  about  two 
years  he  was  Sunda}'-school  Superintendent,  and 
has  been  much  concerned  in  every  dejiartnient  of 
church  work.  In  his  fraternal  relations  lie  is  a 
Mason,  belonging  to  Charles  M.  Howell  Lodge  No. 
496,  of  Safe  Harbor,  and  is  connected  with  Lodge 
No.  222,  Knights  of  the  Golden  Eagle,  of  the  same 
place. 

In  the  year  1864  was  celebrated  the  marriage  of 
William  W.  Bones  and  Miss  Mary  A.  Davis.  Three 
children  have  graced  their  union,  namely:  David 
D.,  James  and  Lizzie.     Mrs.   Bones  is  a  daughter 


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of  David  Davis,  a  well-to-do  mechanic  of  Cones- 
toga  Township.  She  was  born  in  1842,  and  re- 
ceived tlic  advantages  of  a  good  education  in  the 
schools  adjacent  to  lier  home.  Slie  lias  proved  a 
faithful  companion  and  helpmate  to  her  husband 
on  life's  journey,  and  has  cheered  and  aided  him 
with  her  counsel  and  helpful  ways.  Mr.  Bones 
bears  a  high  reputation  as  a  man  in  whom  every 
contidtMice  may  he  safely  ]ilaced,  and  his  word 
may  l>e  lonsiderecl  as  "ood  as  his  bond. 


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HUGH  S.  GARA  is  a  highly  respected  old 
settler  and  leatling  citizen  of  Lancastei', 
who  in  ftirmer  years  was  a  merchant  and 
for  a  long  period  has  lieen  Notary*  Public.  He  was 
Presideiil  .and  helped  to  orgnni/.c  the  I'nion  Huild- 
ing  and  Loan  Association  and  continued  as  an 
ofticial  until  the  first  issue  was  paid  out.  He  is 
very  nnich  interested  in  civic  societies,  being  Sec- 
retary of  Lodge  No.  13,  F.  ik- A.  M.,and  Secretary 
of  Chapter  No.  43,  R.  A.  M.  In  Goodwin  Coun- 
cil No.  19,  R.  &  S.,  he  is  the  present  Recorder,  and 
holds  a  similar  post  in  Lanc.ister  Commandery  No. 
13,  K.  T. 

Born  in  E.ist  Lampeter  Township  March  28, 
1819,  Hugh  S.  is  the  eldest  of  the  living  children. 
The  family  originally'  comprised  three  sons  and 
two  daughters,  but  four  of  the  number  are  de- 
ceased. Isaac  B.,  a  brother,  was  Deputy  Secretary 
of  the  staflf  of  Governor  Geary  and  was  Postmas- 
ter at  Erie.  Formerly  a  journalist,  he  is  now  re- 
tired from  business.  The  youth  of  Hugh  S.  Gara 
was  passed  at  his  birthplace,  and  when  fifteen 
years  of  age  he  commenced  clerking  at  Strasburg, 
where  he  remained  three  years.  In  1839  coming 
to  Lancaster,  he  obtained  a  position  in  a  store  and 
later  embarked  in  trade  for  himself  with  David 
Cockley  as  a  partner.  Later  buying  out  that  gen- 
tleman's  interest,  Mr.  Gara   continued    his  dry- 


goods  and  general  mercbandi.se  trade  at  No.  128 
East  King  Street  until  1803,  when  he  sold  out. 

The  next  enterprise  to  which  our  subject  gave 
his  attention  was  to  fire  and  life  insurance,  and 
he  was  thus  engaged  for  nearl}'  twenty  years,  .sell- 
ing out  in  April.  1892,  to  Christopher  Ilager.  He 
represented  the  North  American,  Pennsylvania 
and  Franklin  Insurance  Companies  of  Philadel- 
phia, the  Liverpool,  London,  Globe,  Queen,  Hano- 
ver and  other  societies.  Since  .lanuary,  1874,  he 
has  been  Notary  Public  for  Lancaster  County  Na- 
tional and  for  the  first  National  Banks.  For  a 
period  of  nine  years  he  was  one  of  the  inspectors 
of  the  county  prison,  and  a  i)ortion  of  this  time 
ofliciated  as  Treasurer  of  the  same.  For  three  years 
he  W.1S  aSohoijl  Director  and  has  always  been  much 
interested  in  educational  affairs. 

The  home  of  Mr.  Gara,  which  is  located  at  No. 
206  East  King  Street,  was  erected  by  hlrn  and  has 
always  been  the  abode  of  hospitalitj'.  Mr.  Gara 
was  married  in  Lancaster  in  1844,  to  a  native  of 
the  city.  Miss  Sarah  ,1.  Buck,  who  was  called  from 
this  life  March  13,  1890,  leaving  one  cliild,  Kliza- 
beth  B.  I'\>r  over  thirty  years  Mr.  (Jara  has  been 
a  member  of  the  Presbyterian  Ciuuch,and  for  two 
decades  has  been  President  of  the  Board  of  Trus- 
tees. For  a  long  time  he  was  Superintendent  of 
the  Sunday-school  and  to  general  church  work  has 
given  a  great  deal  of  his  time.  Besides  the  frater- 
nity to  wiiich  we  have  referred,  Mr.  Gara  is  a  mem- 
ber of  Lancaster  Lodge  No.  67,  I.  O.  O.  F. 


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J  HARRY  WIDMYER  has  one  of  the  oldest 
locations  in  the  furniture  business  in  the  city 
of  Lancaster,  .as  his  father  started  in  the 
manufacture  of  this  line  of  articles  in  the 
early  part  of  this  century  on  this  identical  site,  at 
the  corner  of  Duke  and  East  King  Streets. 

The  birth  of  our  subject  occurred  May  29, 1847, 
where  the  court  house  is  now  situated.  His  fa- 
ther. Christian  Widinyer,  was  born  in  Wurtem- 
berg,  Germany,  and   learned  the  cabinet-maker's 


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trade.  Coming  to  this  country  a  single  man,  he 
married  Harriet  M.  Brown,  who  was  boru  in  Lan- 
caster and  was  the  daughter  of  John  Brown,  an 
old  settler  of  this  place.  Christian  Widmj'er  es- 
tablished himself  in  business,  and  at  that  time  all 
furniture  was  made  by  hand.  He  built  up  a  good 
trade,  and  erected  the  first  four-story  building  put 
up  in  the  city,  this  being  the  place  where  his  son 
is  now  engaged  in  trade.  Until  1871  he  continued 
in  the  business,  then  being  bought  out  by  J.  H. 
Widmyer  and  .J.  F.  Ricksecker,  after  which  he  lived 
a  retired  life  and  died  November  22,  1892,  at  the 
age  of  eighty-five  years.  He  was  an  active  Demo- 
crat, and  religiously  was  a  Lutheran.  His  wife, 
who  died  in  1886,  was  tlien  seventy-eight  years  of 
age.  They  were  the  parents  of  two  sons  and  four 
daughters,  and  all  of  the  family  with  the  excep- 
tion of  one  daughter  are  yet  living. 

The  early  education  of  J.  H.  Widmyer  was  ob- 
tained in  the  public  and  high  schools  of  this  city, 
and  for  a  time  he  was  a  student  in  a  private  insti- 
tution. At  the  age  of  seventeen  he  began  learning 
the  cabinet-maker's  trade,  and  at  the  end  of  four 
years  was  a  practical  workman.  In  his  father's 
factory  he  was  Assistant  Superintendent  until  Sep- 
tember, 1871,  when,  as  previously  stated,  in  com- 
pany with  his  partner  he  bought  out  his  father. 
Since  1886,  at  which  time  he  purchased  his  part- 
ner's interest,  he  has  continued  the  business  alone. 
At  times  he  has  employed  twenty-five  men,  and 
sold  his  wares  in  all  parts  of  the  countj'.  In  1891 
he  remodeled  his  building,  making  the  front  of 
the  ground  floor  entiielj-  of  plate  glass,  and  thus 
these  show  windows  are  the  finest  in  the  citj'. 
Tills  is  the  largest  furniture  establishment  in  the 
city,  and  a  full  line  of  choice  and  less  costly  goods 
is  kept  in  stock.  The  building  has  a  frontage  of 
thirty-six  and  a-half  feet  and  is  one  hundred  and 
twenty-six  and  a-half  feet  in  depth,  with  a  wing 
34x42  feet.  In  addition  to  his  furniture  trade, 
the  proprietor  has  a  large  undertaking  establish- 
ment, and  in  this  department  his  son,  David  B.,  is 
associated  with  him. 

In  1869  Mr.  AVidmyer  was  married  in  Lancaster, 
to  Dora  S.,  daughter  of  David  151  nk ley,  who  was  a 
miller  by  trade.  Mrs.  Widmyer  was  born  in  Lan- 
caster County,  and  by  her  marriage  has  become  the 


mother  of  a  son.  David  B.  He  graduated  from 
the  high  school  and  afterward  attended  the  Mill- 
ersville  Normal,  and  is  a  graduate  of  an  embalm- 
ing school  in  Harrisburg.  The  parents  are  mem- 
bers of  St.  John's  Lutheran  Church,  of  which  our 
subject  has  been  one  of  the  Deacons,  and  Librarian 
of  the  Sunday-school  for  3ears.  Fraternally  he  is 
a  charter  member  of  the  Royal  Arcanum  of  this 
place,  in  which  he  has  passed  all  the  chairs,  and 
also  belongs  to  the  Loyal  Legion.  Politically  he 
deposits  his  ballot  for  Democratic  nominees. 


"TT^  WESLEY  PYNE,  a  skilled  musician  making 
I  Cy  his  home  in  Lancaster,  is  the  author  of 
many  brilliant  instrumental  compositions 
and  organist  of  St.  James'  Episcopal  Church.  He 
was  born  in  Somersetshire,  England,  in  1863,  and 
came  from  a  very  musical  family,  the  gift  having 
seeraingl3'  been  transmitted  from  one  generation 
to  another.  His  ancestors  originally  settled  in 
Devon,  but  later  removed  to  Kent.  Thomas  Pyne, 
the  great-great-great-grandfalher  of  our  subject, 
was  a  fellow  of  St.  Mary's  College,  and  one  of  his 
descendants  was  a  Justice  on  the  Queen's  Bench. 
Tiiere  are  still  in  existence  at  Grayford  some  an- 
cient buildings  which  are  still  known  as  "P}'ne's 
Row." 
The  grandfather  of  our  subject,  J.  Kendrick  Pyne, 
was  a  celebrated  tenor  singer,  living  between  the 
years  1785  and  1857.  His  son,  James  Kendrick 
Pyne,  father  of  our  subject,  was  born  in  1810  and 
was  a  pupil  in  music  of  S.  Wesle\-  and  Johann 
Sebastian  Bach.  His  compositions  are  well  known, 
among  them  being  five  prize  glees  and  an  anthem, 
for  which  he  received  the  Lord  Gresham  prize  medal. 
Louisa  Pyne,  a  niece  of  our  subject's  father,  was 
the  daughter  of  George  Pyne,  an  eminent  tenor 
singer.  She  was  a  prima  donna  in  English  opera  and 
a  noted  oratorio  singer.  Her  sister,  Susan  Pyne,  was 
also  a  well  known  contralto.  Our  subject's  father 
was  a  fellow  of  the  Royal  Academy  of  Music  in 


PORTRAIT  AND  BIOGRAPHICAL  RECORD. 


275 


London  and  departed  this  life  in  1893,  at  the  ad- 
vanced age  of  ninet3'-two  years.  He  held  the 
position  of  organist  in  tiie  c-atliedral  at  Bath,  Kng- 
land,  for  a  period  of  tifty-two  years. 

Tlie  family  of  James  K.  Pyne  included  live  chil- 
dren. Louisa,  a  brilliant  musician,  is  now  the  wife 
of  George  Telley,  and  resides  in  Leeds,  England; 
James  Kendrick  is  organist  of  the  Manchester 
Cathedral;  Minton  is  organist  for  St.  Mark's  Epis- 
copal Church  in  Philadelphia;  our  subject  was  the 
next  in  order  of  birth.  Zoe  is  a  graduate  of  the 
Conservatory  of  Music  in  London,  where  she  makes 
her  home. 

E.  Wesley  was  reared  to  man's  estate  in  Bath, 
Englantl,  and  was  educated  at  Magdalen  College, 
Oxford,  England,  lie  was  the  solo  boy  of  the  col- 
lege choir,  which  was  considered  a  great  honor, 
lie  also  studied  music  under  Sir  Walter  Parratt, 
who  IS  now  organist  to  Her  Majesty  the  Queen. 
Our  subject  was  graduated  from  Oxford  in  1884 
with  the  degree  of  Bachelor  of  Arts,  and  coming 
about  that  time  to  America,  spent  one  year  in 
Wisconsin.  Returning  at  the  expiration  of  that 
time  to  his  native  land,  he  came  three  months  later 
to  this  country',  and  locating  in  this  state  was  of- 
fered the  position  of  organist  of  St.  Luke's  Epis- 
copal Chmch  at  Altoona.  His  next  position  was 
with  Ml.  Calvary's  Episcopal  Church  in  Baltimore, 
where  he  remained  for  six  j-ears,  during  that  time 
training  four  different  choirs.  He  then  became 
organist  for  St.  Paul's  Cathedral  in  Buffalo,  N.  Y., 
and  one  year  later,  in  June,  1893,  came  to  Lancaster, 
where  he  accepted  the  position  of  organist  of  St. 
James'  Episcopal  Church.  He  is  also  training  the 
choir  of  the  Episcopal  Church  in  Harrisburg  and  has 
charge  of  the  choir  of  the  Presbyterian  Church  in 
Columbia,  in  both  of  which  cities  he  teaches  music. 

Professor  Pyne,  together  with  Rev.  P.  J.  Robot- 
tom  and  Hev.  Charles  L.  Fr\',  were  the  prime  movers 
in  organizing  the  Oratorio  Society  in  this  cit}-, 
which  was  successful  from  the  start.  Professor 
Pyne  was  chosen  leader  of  the  society  and  their 
rendition  of  the  "Holy  City"  in  1894  was  magnif- 
icent and  greatly  appreciated  by  the  music-loving 
people  of  Lancaster. 

Professor  Pyne  was  married  in  Philadelphia,  in 
February,  1885,  to   Miss   Margaret,   daughter   of 


George  E.  Arnold,  who  was  President  of  the  clear- 
ing house  of  that  city  for  over  a  quarter  of  a  cen- 
tury. To  them  have  been  granted  three  children, 
Ernest  Sebastian  Wesley,  Margaret  Cecelia  and 
Emily  Kendrick.  In  politics  he  is  a  Hepublican, 
and  while  living  in  his  native  England  was  a 
Conservative. 


iM  u  >J  mim^ 


I    r    I    f   1., 


AMUEL  J.  POOL,  wlio  is  Superintendent 
of  the  Lanc.ister  Cemetery,  was  born  in 
the  city  of  Lancaster,  November  6,  1834, 
the  son  of  Edward  Pool,  also  a  native  of  the  same 
place.  His  mother  was  Mary  Hatz,  a  native  of 
Lancaster,  where  her  parents  were  also  born,  though 
the  Hatz  family  was  of  German  origin.  Our  sub- 
ject's (irandf.-.ther  Pool  cnine  from  the  North  of 
Ireland  and  settled  in  Little  Britain,  Lancaster 
County,  on  a  farm.  Our  subject's  mother  died  at 
the  age  of  sixty-eight  years,  being  a  devoted  mem- 
ber of  the  Lutheran  Church.  Samuel  .1.  is  one  of 
a  family  of  four  children,  two  sons  and  two  daugh- 
ters. The  sons,  who  are  still  surviving,  are  Will- 
iam and  Samuel,  our  subject.  William  was  a  sol- 
dier in  the  late  war,  a  member  of  Company  K, 
.Seventy-ninth  Pennsylvania  Regiment,  and  held 
the  rank  of  Lieutenant. 

He  of  whom  this  memoir  is  written  was  reared 
in  the  city  of  Lancaster  and  at  the  age  of  fifteen 
learned  the  silver-plating  business  under  Phillip 
Worner,  after  which  he  engaged  in  that  business 
for  himself  on  Prince  Street,  continuing  for  eigh- 
teen years,  and  doing  a  general  silver-plating  busi- 
ness in  all  of  its  branches.  He  employed  from  seven 
to  nine  hands  in  his  works,  and  continued  in  that 
line  until  the  electric  plating  process  came  into  use. 
In  1883  he  became  Superintendent  of  the  Lancas- 
ter Cemetery,  and  still  holds  that  position.  During 
the  summer  season  the  Trustees  of  the  Cemetei-y 
Association  employ  from  seven  to  nine  men,  who 
work  under  his  supervision.  LTnder  our  subject's 
management    many    valuable    and  attractive   im- 


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provements  have  been  made  about  this  beautiful 
cemetery,  where  rest  the  departed  dead  of  Lan- 
caster. In  1891  a  superintendent's  house  was 
erected.  This  cemetery  consists  of  twenty-oue 
acres,  with  an  entrance  on  East  Lemon  Street. 

Our  subject  was  united  in  marriage  at  Lancaster 
in  1855,  to  Miss  Mary  C.  Stounfeltz,  a  D.ative  of 
Lancaster.  Three  children  bless  this  union, Mary 
E.,  Mrs.  W.  F.  Wiley,  of  Lancaster;  Edward,  our 
subject's  assistant;  and  Clementina,  Mrs.  George 
Forrest,  of  Lancaster. 

Mr.  Pool  is  active  in  public  affairs,  and  is 
a  member  of  the  Common  Council  from  the  First 
Ward,  having  served  two  terms.  He  is  an  iion- 
ored  member  of  Lodge  No.  68,  K.  of  P.,  and  is  also 
a   member  of  the  Order   of  Red  Men. 

Politically  Mr.  Pool  is  identified  with  tlie  Re- 
publican party.  The  family  attend  the  Lutheran 
Church,  of  which  his  wife  is  a  member.  No  better 
person  could  have  been  selected  for  the  position 
he  holds  tliau  Mr.  Pool.  He  is  thorough  and 
painstaking,  as  well  as  obliging  to  the  public  witii 
whom  he  has  corae  in  contact.  Every  part  of  this 
beautiful  cemetery  gives  evidence  of  his  careful 
and  economical  management. 


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/^~V  EORGE  A.  TRIPPLE,  of  Safe  Harbor,  is  a 
^Tf  member  of  the  Arm  of  Haskell,  Tripi)le  ife 
Co.,  also  of  the  firm  of  George  A.  Tripple  & 
Co.  The  first  mentioned  firm  are  engaged  in  the 
milling  business  in  this  place,  and  have  two  other 
mills  at  Rock  Hill.  For  fifteen  years  prior  and 
up  to  the  war  he  was  eng.aged  in  carrying  on  a 
general  store  in  company  with  David  Warfel,  and 
since  tliat  time  has  been  interested  in  the  coal  and 
lumber  trade  mainly,  having  been  very  successful 
in  this  line  of  business. 

The  Tripple   family  is  of   German  origin,  and 
Joseph,   the    father    of    our  subject,  was  born  in 


Berks  County,  in  the  village  of  Kutztown,  where 
his  father  located  on  his  arrival  from  Germany. 
Joseph  Tripple  was  a  hatter  by  trade  and  carried 
on  the  business  quite  extensively  in  Lancaster, 
having  one  of  the  oldest  stores  in  the  place,  which 
was  his  home  during  the  most  of  his  life.  In  la- 
ter years,  he  continued  in  his  trade  at  Safe  Har- 
bor, where  his  death  occurred.  He  was  a  soldier 
of  the  War  of  1812,  and  was  present  at  the  attack 
on  Baltimore.  A  very  earnest  Democrat,  he  was 
active  in  the  ranks  of  that  p.arty,  and  in  religious 
faith  was  a  Catholic.  He  married  Miss  Mary  Smith, 
by  whom  he  had  ten  children:  Susan,  who  died 
in  infancy;  Mar}',  Catherine,  John,  Susannah,  Jos- 
eph C,  William  S..  Ma.iy  A.,  George  A.  and  Susan, 
the  second.  The  father  died  at  the  age  of  seventy- 
one  years,  in  1 853,  and  the  mother  in  August,  1840, 
aged  fifty-six  years. 

The  subject  of  this  sketch  was  born  February  8, 
1826,  at  Lancaster,  and  received  his  education  in 
the  schools  of  this  place.  When  fifteen  years  of 
age,  he  learned  the  tailor's  trade,  in  Bellefonte, 
Centre  County,  which  he  has  more  or  less  ever 
since  followed.  For  a  short  time  he  was  located 
in  Caledonia,  Elk  Count}',  Pa.,  was  seven  3'ears  in 
Bellefonte,  and  in  1848  came  to  Safe  Harbor. 
Here  he  has  followed  his  calling  as  a  merchant  tail- 
or ever  since  in  connection  with  other  enterprises. 
In  1857  he  opened  a  general  store,  in  which  he  did 
business  for  fifteen  years.  Afterwards,  in  company 
with  his  former  partner,  he  started  a  coal  and  lum- 
ber yard,  and  operated  a  sawmill  at  Bain  bridge. 
When  that  partnership  was  discontinued  he  re- 
tired from  business  for  two  years,  and  then  once 
more  embarked  in  general  merchandise  with  Mrs. 
Amos  Sourbeer,  whose  husband  had  formerly  been 
in  business  with  him,  and  the_v  continued  for  five 
years  together.  Subsequently  he  was  a  member  of 
the  firm  of  Tripple  <fe  Rose,  in  Manor  Townsliip, 
for  four  3'ears,  and  for  a  period  of  three  years  he 
was  in  business  in  Smithville,  having  charge  of  a 
country  store.  In  1889  Mr.  Tripple  opened  a 
branch  store  in  Steelton  that  was  managed  liy  his 
nephew, George  T.  Rose,  foi^two  years;  he  did  a  good 
business  and  then  he  sold  out.  This  is  in  brief  a 
summary  of  only  a  few  erterprises  in  which  our 
subject  has  oeen  successfully  engaged,  and  now  he 


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is  interested  in  the  firm  of  George  A.  Tripple  & 
Co.,  lliey  carrj'iiisj  vn  mercantile  btislness  in  the 
building  formerly  oiTupied  by  the  Safe  Harbor 
Iron  Company,  at  Safe  Harbor.  In  Ct>ne!>to<;a 
Township,  .Mr.  Tripple  owns  a  good  farm  of  eigh- 
ty-nine acres,  one  of  the  rich  iron  ore  farms  of  the 
community. 

Politically^  our  subject  is  a  Republican,  is  now 
and  lias  been  for  fourteen  years  past,  .\udilor  of 
Conestoga  Townsliij),  Mid  was  ftirnierly  Treasurer 
of  the  Safe  Harbor  Savings  Hank.  For  two  years 
Mr.  Tripple  owned  a  general  notion  and  dry-goods 
store  at  Andereon,  Ind.,  which  w.is  conducted  by 
his  daughter,  the  firm  being  M.  G.  Tripple  &  Co. 

NovenilK>r  C,  184H.  our  subject  married  Har- 
riet, daughter  of  William  Howen.  a  hotel-keeper 
of  this  city.  Ten  children  were  born  of  this  mar- 
riage, William  and  .loliii  .1..  who  died  in  infancy; 
Mary  K.,  wife  H.  K.  llersliey,  Alexander,  Ind.; 
Hattie,  Mrs.  Shelly;  Curtis  K.;  Oscar  and  Susan, 
who  died  in  childluRid;  Lctlie  and  (Jeorgiana,  who 
are  at  home;  and  Minnie  (!.,  who  manifested  ex- 
cellent business  qualities  while  running  the  store 
at  Anderson.  Ind.,  and  is  now  stenographer  for 
the  (inn  of  Slaymaker,  Barry  it  Co.,  of  Lancas- 
ter. William  Bowen,  the  father  of  Mrs.  Tripple, 
was  of  Welsh  descent,  and  a  n-sideiit  formerly  of 
Chester  County,  and  in  later  yearsof  .Safe  Harbor. 
One  of  his  sons,  Kli,  who  was  locally  styled  the 
Humboldt  of  America,  was  one  of  the  greatest  geol- 
ogists in  the  country,  and  published  a  work  on 
the  subject  which  has  long  been  recognized  as 
standard,  the  title  of  the  same  being  "Physical  His- 
tory of  the  Creation  of  the  Earth  and  its  Inhabi- 
tants." He  is  also  author  of  a  book  of  rules  useful 
to  those  conducting  postotlices,  and  he  was  for  a 
short  time  in  the  general  postottice  at  Washing- 
ton, D.  C. 

George  A.  Tripple  is  a  member  of  the  Methodist 
Church,  having  been  for  forty-five  years  connected 
with  the  congregation  at  Safe  Harbor,  and  for  about 
a  quarter  of  a  century  has  been  a  local  preacher. 
Socially  he  li.is  passed  through  all  the  chairs  of 
the  Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows,  belonging 
to  the  lodge  of  this  place,  JNo.  334,and  is  a  Knight 
Templar  Mason.  He  is  also  identified  with  the 
Temple  of    Honor,  and   belonged  to  the  Sons  of 


Temperance  in  former  years.  He  is  a  member  of 
Washington  Lodge  No.  156,  F.  &  A.  M.,  at  Dru- 
more  Center,  of  this  count\',  and  has  alwaj'S  been 
verj-  prominent  in  local  affairs. 


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HON.  SAMl'EL  T.  DAVIS,  M.  D.,  has  had  a 
long  and  distinguished  career,  being  one 
of  the  leading  citizens  of  Lancaster.  He 
served  his  friends  and  neighbors  .as  a  Representa- 
tive in  the  .Stale  Legislature,  and  in  the  line  of  his 
profession  has  long  been  in  the  front  ranks.  He 
is  especially  skillful  .as  a  surgeon,  though  he  has  a 
large  general  practice,  and  is  now  President  of  the 
State  Board  of  Health. 

Our  subject's  paternal  grandfather,  Lewis  Davis, 
was  born  in  South  Wales  and  came  to  America, 
settling  in  Lancaster  County  at  an  early  day.  For 
some  years  he  was  engaged  in  the  distillery  busi- 
ness, and  later  in  life  lie  became  a  resident  of 
Huntingdon  County,  where  he  departed  this  life. 
The  father  of  the  Doctor  was  Henry  Davis,  whose 
birth  occurred  in  Rohrerstown,  this  county,  where 
he  was  reared  until  fourteen  years  of  age.  He 
then  removed  witii  his  parents  to  Huntingdon 
County,  there  learning  the  wagon-making  and 
blacksmith's  trade.  He  also  was  an  agriculturist, 
and  during  his  later  years  turned  his  attention 
solely  to  farming.  Though  now  eight}-  years  of 
age,  he  is  still  active  and  well  preserved.  His  wife, 
Catharine  (Wallhcater)  Davis,  was  born  in  Penn- 
sylvania, and  is  of  German  descent.  Her  father, 
whose  given  name  was  Henry,  removed  to  Hunt- 
ingdon County,  where  he  engaged  in  farming  un- 
til his  death.  His  wife  has  attained  the  age  of 
seventy-seven  years,  and  is  a  woman  of  more  than 
ordinary  ability  and  good  qualities.  Four  of  her 
sons  were  in  the  service  during  the  late  war  in  the 
defense  of  the  LTnion. 

Dr.  Davis  was  born  March  6,  1838,  at  Cottage, 
Huntingdon  County,  being  one  of  six  children, all 
of  whom  are  still  living.     In  boyhood  he  learned 


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his  father's  trade,  but  was  ambitious  to  acquire 
an  education,  early  deciding  to  enter  the  medical 
profession.  He  pursued  his  studies  in  this  direction 
by  himself  at  first,  reciting  to  Dr.  H.  Orlady,  and 
later  taking  a  course  at  Mooresville  Academy,and  at 
Miilersvilie  State  Normal  School.  Afterward  he 
taught  school  for  a  time,when,  the  war  breaking  out, 
he  enlisted  in  Company  H,  Fifteenth  Pennsylvania 
Infantry,  being  in  the  service  three  months.  Ke- 
enlisting  in  Company  C,  Seventy-seventh  Regi- 
ment, as  Second  Lieutenent,  he  was  successively 
promoted  until  he  received  the  commission  of 
Captain  of  Company  G,  whicli  company  he  himself 
re-enlisted.  While  on  the  staff  of  Gen.  William 
Grose,  at  the  engagement  at  Kesaca,  he  was  severely 
wounded,  and  for  five  days  la^'  on  the  field.  After 
being  at  the  hospital  at  Chattanooga  for  three 
months  he  was  honorably  discharged  in  1864. 

Returning  to  his  interrupted  medical  studies,  the 
Doctor  took  a  course  of  lectures  at  Jefferson  Medi- 
cal College  and  at  Long  Island  Medical  College, 
from  which  he  graduated  in  1866.  Going  to  Miil- 
ersvilie, he  was  for  a  year  in  partnership  with  Dr. 
S.  B.  Hartman.  For  the  succeeding  nine  years  he 
was  in  practice  alone,  and  in  1874  removed  to 
Lancaster,  his  office  at  the  present  time  being 
located  at  No.  132  North  Prince  Street. 

Dr.  Davis  was  married  in  Miilersvilie,  October 
2,  1866,  to  Miss  Elizabeth  Fenstermacher,  who 
was  born  in  that  place,  being  a  daughter  of 
Christian  Fenstermacher,  an  old  settler  of  that 
locality.  The  Doctor  and  his  wife  have  no  chil- 
dren of  their  own,  but  have  an  adopted  daughter, 
Martha  H. 

In  July,  1889,  our  subject  was  appointed  Presi- 
dent of  the  State  Board  of  Health,  and  was  re- 
elected in  July,  1893.  In  addition,  he  is  a  member 
and  Vice-President  of  the  City  Pathological  Asso- 
ciation and  has  been  President  of  the  County  So- 
ciety. He  was  one  of  the  original  members  of  the 
American  Surgical  Association  and  is  a  member  of 
the  American  Medical  Association.  At  the  conven- 
tions of  the  various  medical  societies  he  has  deliver- 
ed many  addresses,  and  while  in  the  Legislature 
was  very  active  in  matters  pertaining  to  hygiene 
and  sanitary  affairs.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Pan- 
American  Medical  Congress  which  convened  at  Chi- 


cago in  1893,  and  in  short,  has  alwa3'S  been  promi- 
nent in  ever3thing  pertaining  to  his  profession. 

In  local  politics  the  Doctor  has  taken  consider- 
able interest  and  served  in  the  City  Council  for 
five  years,  having  been  at  one  time  President  of 
the  same.  In  the  fall  of  188.5  he  was  elected  to 
the  State  Legislature  on  the  Republican  ticket,  and 
two  years  later  was  re-elected  by  the  largest  Re- 
publican majority  ever  polled  in  Lancaster.  Fra- 
ternally he  is  a  member  of  George  H.  Thomas  Post 
No.  84,  G.  A.  R.,  of  the  Union  Veteran  Legion  and 
of  the  Loyal  Legion.  He  is  a  thirty-second  degree 
Mason  and  has  served  as  Master  in  Perfection 
Lodge  No.  66,  of  this  city. 


M 


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PEARSON  E.  GRUGER,  a  well  known  and 
public  spirited  citizen  of  Lancaster,  has 
been  engaged  in  business  in  this  city  for 
exactly  thirty  years,  during  which  time  he  has 
made  many  sincere  friends  in  the  various  walks  of 
life.  For  nearly  that  length  of  time  he  has  con- 
ducted a  marble  and  granite  trade  at  No.  25  .South 
Queen  Street,  his  business  having  steadily  increased 
year  by  j'ear,  until  he  has  had  to  employ  a  large 
number  of  men  in  the  work.  ]Mr.  (iruger  is  a  son 
of  Adam  P.  and  Hannah  C.  (Sallada)  Gruger,  his 
birth  having  occurred  October  1,  1834,  in  Stouchs- 
burg,  Berks  County,  Pa.  The  name  is  very  well 
known  in  this  state,  as  members  of  the  family  are 
very  numerous  in  certain  counties.  Tiie  original 
founders  of  the  family  in  America  were  of  Hugue- 
not descent  and  settled  mainly  in  the  southern 
states.  Peter,  the  paternal  grandfather  of  our 
subject,  died  when  his  son  Adam  was  onl}'  ten  vears 
of  age.  The  latter  was  born  in  Lehigh  County, 
this  state,  in  June,  1808,  and  learned  the  saddler's 
trade,  which  business  he  followed  for  a  number  of 
years.     He  also  was  engaged  at  coach  trimming, 


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and  at  one  time  was  Postmaster  of  Womclsdorf, 
lU'iks  County.  In  |iolili(.'S  la'  was  in  liis  early  life 
a  Democrat,  Imt  later  espoused  tlie  principles  of 
the  Republican  party.  lie  was  a  nieinlK?r  of  the 
Reformed  Church  and  fraternally  was  a  Mason, 
bcloufjing  to  old  Mt.  Lebanon  Lodge,  which  has 
since  disbanded.  His  death  occurred  in  February, 
1891,  when  he  had  attained  the  ripe  old  age  of 
eighty-two  years,  but  his  wife  is  still  living,  her 
home  being  in  Columbia.  Thoy  were  the  parents 
of  the  following  children:  P.  K.,  Francis;  Louisa, 
now  a  resident  of  Columbia;  .lohn,  wlio  is  engaged 
in  the  marble  business  in  Philatlclphia;  Martha, 
deceased;  Mary,  who  resides  with  her  mother  in 
Columbia;  Charles,  a  traveling  salesman,  whose 
death  occurred  in  Philadelphia,  at  the  age  of  thirty- 
three  years;  William  and  Kmily,  deceased;  Clara, 
and  one  who  died  in  infancy. 

Mr.  Gruger,  whose  name  heads  this  article,  re- 
ceived his  early  education  in  the  public  schools  of 
Lancaster;  afterward  it  w.as  his  privilege  to  attend 
the  old  Franklin  College,  when  it  was  located  on 
Lime  .Street.  When  seventeen  years  of  age,  he 
left  his  studies  in  order  to  learn  a  trade,  and  was 
employed  with  C.  M.  Howell,  of  this  city,  for  live 
yeai-s.  F"or  the  succeeding  six  yeai-s  he  worked  in 
Philadelphia,  after  which  he  returned  to  locate 
permanently  iu  this  place.  In  186G  he  opened  a 
marble  and  granite  establishment  on  South  <^ueen 
Street,  where  he  has  ever  since  been  engaged  in 
this  business.  On  an  average  some  eight  men  are 
emploj'ed,andas  many  as  seventeen  workmen  have 
been  at  times  required  in  order  to  meet  large  con- 
tracts. Mr.  Gruger  is  a  good  business  man,  and 
has,  by  attending  strictly  to  his  own  affairs  and 
by  the  e.xercise  of  industry  and  correct  principles 
of  trade,  acquired  a  comfortable  fortune. 

May  20,  1858,  Mr.  Gruger  married  Rebecca, 
daughter  of  Philip  Metzger,  and  of  their  union 
eight  children  have  been  born,  as  follows:  Charles; 
Florence,  who  died  in  infancy;  ISIargaret,  William, 
Frank,  Walter,  Catherine  and  Harry.  The  mother 
of  these  children  was  called  from  this  life  January 
9,  1875,  at  the  age  of  thirt3'-eight  years.  On 
Christmas  Day  1883,  our  subject  married  Salome, 
daughter  of  David  Nauraan.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Gruger 
are  members  of  the    Reformed    Church,   and  for 


many  years  the  former  was  an  Elder  in  the  con- 
gregation at  Columbia.  In  his  political  atliliations 
he  is  a  stanch  Kepublican  and  has  been  active  in 
educational  matters. 


Mfi-^i-i^fl? 


Cpr  MOS  S.  KUKIDFR  was  born  and  has  passed 
/ — \  his  entire  life  in  Pequca  Township,  and 
has  long  been  numbered  among  the  pro- 
gressive farmers  of  Lancaster  County.  For  several 
generations  the  Kieider  family  have  been  engaged 
in  following  agricultural  pursuits  in  this  immediate 
neighborhood  nnd  have  l)eeii  noted  for  their  indus- 
trious and  useful  qualities.  Michael  Kreider,  the 
grandfather  of  our  subject,  married  a  Miss  Ilarnish, 
and  to  them  nine  children  were  born,  namely: 
Lizzie  (Mrs.  Ilerr),  Maria,  Andrew,  Jacob,  Susan 
(Mi-s.  Miller),  Martin,  Barbara,  Jonas  and  Sarah. 
The  parents  were  members  of  the  Old  Mcniionile 
Church  and  were  very  active  in  denominational 
work.  Indeed,  for  years  Michael  Kreider  was  a 
minister  in  the  church  and  rose  to  the  rank  of 
Bishop. 

Michael  Kreider,  the  father  of  our  subject,  was 
born  in  Pequea  Township  May  1,  1812,  and  from 
his  boyhood  followed  the  occupation  of  farmer. 
On  arriving  at  mature  years  he  chose  for  his  life's 
companion  Miss  Maria  Shank,  and  four  children 
came  to  bless  their  home,  Barb;ira,  who  became  the 
wife  of  Hiram  Woffel;  Lizzie,  deceased;  Amos  S., 
our  subject,  and  Kptiraini,  deceased.  The  father  was 
one  of  the  leading  members  of  the  Old  Mennonite 
Church  and  b}^  all  who  knew  him  was  highly  re- 
garded. 

The  birth  of  Amos  fS.  Kieider  occurred  on  the 
6th  of  May,  1845,  in  Pequea  Township,  within 
whose  boundaries  almost  all  of  his  life  has  been 
spent.  He  remained  under  the  parental  roof  until 
about  twenty  years  of  age,  assisting  in  the  work 
of  the  farm,  and  during  the  winter  seasons  he 
attended  the  common  schools  of  the  locality. 
When  he  was  married,  about  1865,  he  took  charge 


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of  the  home  farm  for  himself  and  has  since  that 
time  been  industnouslv  ensjasjed  in  its  cultivation 
and  improvement.  The  farm,  which  is  one  of  the 
best  in  this  region,  is  very  fertile  and  everything 
about  the  place  is  kept  up  in  good  shape,  bespeak- 
ing the  care  and  labor  of  the  thrifty  owner.  In 
the  homestead  there  are  about  eighty  acres,  which 
are  well  adapted  for  puri)Oses  of  general  farming 
and  stock-raising. 

Mr.  Kreider  has  one  child,  a  daughter,  Annie  W. 
In  his  political  belief  Mr.  Kreider  is  a  Republican 
and  in  all  public  affairs  is  found  on  the  side  of  ad- 
vancement and  progress.  By  means  of  extensive 
reading  he  has  become  well  posted  on  current  af- 
fairs and  matters  of  interest  and  is  an  entertaining 
conversationalist.  His  business  raetliods  are  strictly 
honorable  and  upright  in  every  particular,  and  for 
that  reason,  and  because  of  his  uniform  courtesy 
and  friendliness, his  neighbors  are  always  his  well- 
wishers. 

' — ^mc^ — • 


JOHN  M.  KEIPER  is  one  of  the  most  liberal 
supporters  of  new  enterprises  in  Lancaster, 
and  is  a  raetnbei  of  the  firm  of  J.  M.  Keiper 
&  Hertzler.  who  conduct  a  large  and  lucrative 
business,  being  dealers  in  furniture  and  upholstery. 
A  native  of  Dauphin  Countj',  he  was  born  in  Derry 
Township,  October  14,  1831,  his  parents  being 
Samuel  and  Anna  (Moore)  Keiper.  His  paternal 
grandfather,  whose  Christian  name  was  Jacob, 
lived  in  the  earl}'  part  of  his  life  in  Reanistown, 
Lancaster  County,  that  place  being  his  home  dur- 
ing his  entire  life.  He  was  a  cooper  by  trade  and 
became  quite  well-to-do.  He  was  a  patriot  of  the 
War  of  1812,  and  in  religion  held  to  the  faith  of 
the  Reformed  Church.  He  married  a  Miss  Meyers, 
whose  family  were  among  the  pioneers  of  this 
county,  but  later  emigrated  to  the  west.  This 
worthy  couple  became  the  parents  of  six  ciiildren: 
Samuel,  .John,  .Joseiih,  Benjamin,  Sallie  A.  and 
Pollie. 

The  eldest  member   of   the  family,  Samuel,  was 
born  near  Reamstown,  Lancaster  County,  and  was 


a  man  of  ordinary  education.  On  arriving  at 
mature  years  he  engaged  in  blacksmith  work  and 
afterward  became  a  drover,  at  which  time  his  home 
was  in  Dauphin  County,  where  most  of  his  chil- 
dren were  born.  He  was  married  in  15erry  Town- 
ship when  about  twenty-one  3'ears  of  age,  and  had 
six  children  by  that  union,  namel\':  .John,  Susan; 
Lizzie,  Fannie  and  .Jacob,  who  died  in  childhood; 
and  Samuel,  a  resident  of  Alleulown,  Pa.  The 
latter  is  a  manufacturer  of  powder  and  dynamite, 
having  a  large  and  |)aying  trade  in  those  products. 
Susan  became  the  wife  of  Benjamin  Booser  and 
lived  for  many  years  on  the  old  homestead,  in 
Daupliin  {'oiiiity.  The  father  of  these  children 
for  a  number  of  3ears  was  engaged  in  taking  cattle 
from  western  points  to  the  Philadelpiua  market, 
and  hiseldest  son,  our  subject,  on  several  occasions 
walked  with  him  from  Ohio  to  the  (Quaker  City. 
In  politics  the  senior  Mr.  Keiper  was  a  Republican, 
and  before  the  organization  of  that  party  was  an 
old  line  Whig,  having  taken  a  very  interested  part 
in  elections  and  having  held  a  number  of  township 
offices.  For  a  long  time  he  was  a  Deacon  in  the 
Reformed  Church  and  bore  a  reputation  for  honor 
and  integrit}'.  His  death  occurred  in  October, 
1883,  at  the  age  of  seventy-five  j-ears,  while  his 
wife,  who  survived  him  until  March  1,  1888,  was 
in  her  eighty-fourth  year  at  the  time  of  her  de- 
raise. 

J.  M.  Keiper  received  a  district  school  education 
in  Dauphin  Count}',  where  the}'  had  only  a  four 
months'  term  during  the  year,  but  he  made  the 
best  of  such  opportunities  as  were  within  his  reach, 
and  when  quite  young  secured  a  certificate,  after 
which  he  taught  for  a  period  of  four  j'ears.  At 
this  time  he  had  only  attained  his  majority  and 
his  next  venture  was  to  engage  in  the  manufacture 
of  hay  rakes  in  Dauphin  County.  Later  selling 
out  his  business  he  invested  money  in  oil  lands, 
during  the  great  excitement  over  that  product,  and 
was  interested  in  that  line  for  about  four  years. 
Subsequently  he  returned  to  Dauphin  County, 
again  turning  liis  attention  to  the  making  of 
hay  rakes,  and  met  with  an  unfortunate  accident, 
being  crippled  by  a  severe  cut  in  the  leg  while 
working  at  his  trade.  After  that  our  subject  be- 
came a  salesman,  selling  farm  implements,  and  for 


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two  years  engaged    in   taking  orders  for  sewing 
machines. 

November  20,  18fi9,  ]Mr.  Keiix-r  came  to  Lan- 
caster, continuing  in  the  sewing  maciiine  business, 
and  afterward  launciied  into  the  furniture  trade, 
in  whicli  lie  lias  licen  very  successful,  .\hout  IH'.td 
he  took  into  partnership  his  son-in-law,  Mr.  Ilertz- 
ler,  and  their  business  has  constantly  increased  up 
to  the  present  time.  Our  subject  is  one  of  the 
stockholders  in  the  Champion  Forge  and  Blower 
Company  at  Lancaster,  and  has  also  interests  in  va- 
rious industries  of  this  city  and  k>tality. 

April  12,  1853,  Mr.  Keiper  wedded  Nancy, 
daughter  of  .John  Brinser,  and  four  children  graced 
this  union,  namely:  Sarah  Ann,  wife  of  Harvey 
Ilcrtzler,  who  is  a  partner  with  our  subject;  Lin- 
ueus  B.,  a  traveling  salesman  for  the  Champion 
Forge  and  Blower  Company;  Albert,  who  died  at 
the  age  of  three  months,  and  Henry  B.,  President 
of  the  Champion  Forge  and  Blower  Company.  The 
devoted  wife  and  mother  was  callad  to  her  final 
rest  .September  2,  1890,  being  in  her  fift^'-fifth 
year.  The  family  number  many  sincere  friends 
and  acquaintances  in  the  community  where  they 
make  their  home,  and  Mr.  Keiper's  inlluence  is 
often  solicited  in  the  promotion  of  leading  move- 
ments which  have  in  view  the  u|)building  of  the 
city. 

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iy^  DAM  PONTZ.  Among  the  enterprising 
j — \  and  successful  business  men  of  Lancaster 
is  this  gentleman,  who  is  popular  in  all 
circles  where  he  is  known.  He  is  one  of  the  vete- 
rans of  the  late  Civil  conflict,  having  a  war  record 
of  which  he  may  well  be  proud,  as  he  served  faith- 
fully for  four  years  and  three  months  in  the  de- 
fense of  the  Stars  and  .Stripes,  and  took  part  in 
many  of  the  important  battles  of  the  war.  He  is 
a  stanch  Republican,  having  supported  the  partj' 
since  arriving  at  his  majority. 

A  native  of  Lancaster,  the  birth  of  our  subject 
occurred   July  6,    1840,  his   parents  being  George 
and   Elizabeth  (Muscatuus)  Pontz,  whose  history 
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is  given  in  that  of  his  elder  brother,  Jacob,  which 
may  be  found  elsewhere  in  this  volume.  Adam 
Pontz  was  reared  in  this  city,  where  lie  attended 
the  common  schools,  but  was  only  eleven  3-ears  old 
when  he  began  working  in  a  brick  yard.  Later 
for  a  few  years  he  was  employed  in  a  cotton  mill, 
and  then,  the  War  of  the  Rebellion  coining  on,  he 
enlisted  in  Company'  K,  .Seventy-seventh  Regiment 
of  Pennsylvaiiin  \'ohinteers,  and  was  mustered  into 
service  at  Pittsburg.  As  one  of  the  soldiers  of  the 
Army  of  the  West  he  was  in  the  battles  of  Shiioh, 
Stone  River,  Chickamauga, Chattanooga  and  others, 
after  which  he  returned  home  on  a  thirty  days' 
furlough,  rejoining  his  regiment  at  Blue  Springs, 
Tenn.  From  there  until  ronching  Atlanta  he  was 
with  his  regiment  in  numerous  engagements  and 
encounters  with  the  enemy,  and  then  fell  back  to 
Nashville,  from  which  city  he  was  sent  to  Texas  to 
be  placed  on  guard  dut}'.  In  December,  1865,  he 
received  an  honorable  discharge  at  Victory,  Tex., 
and  was  mustered  out  at  Philadelphia  on  the  16th 
of  the  following  January.  He  had  never  been 
off  dut}'  up  to  the  time  he  arrived  in  Texas,  where 
he  w.as  for  a  few  weeks  in  the  lios|)ital  with  a  fever. 
Though  he  had  many  narrow  escapes  he  was  never 
captured  nor  wounded.  Enlisting  .as  a  private,  he 
was  promoted  to  the  rank  of  Corporal,  then  Ser- 
geant, and  w.as  mustered  out  as  Orderly  Sergeant. 

Until  the  fall  of  1867  Adam  Pontz  worked  in 
the  brick  yard  for  Fred  Coonley,and  then  in  part- 
nership with  George  Singleton  bought  out  his  inter- 
est. A  year  later  the  latter's  portion  was  bought 
by  our  subject's  brother  Jacob,  and  the  firm  became 
A.  Pontz  k  Bro.  They  continued  this  connection 
until  1885,  when  they  dissolveil  partnersliip,  each 
taking  the  management  of  one  of  the  brick  yards, 
which  the}'  owned  in  common.  There  are  nearly 
nine  acres  in  the  one  which  oiir  subject  operates, 
and  the  three  kilns  have  a  capacity  of  about  four 
million  brick  per  annum,  part  of  this  being  made 
by  machine!-}'  and  the  rest  arc  hand  pressed.  There 
are  large  sheds  for  storing  and  drying,  and  a 
thirty-five  horse-power  engine.  The  clay  which 
is  used  is  of  a  very  superior  quality,  and  during 
the  busy  season  about  forty  hands  are  employed 
to  carry  on  the  work. 

In    1868   Mr.  Pontz  wedded  Susan  Shay,  who 


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was  born  and  reared  in  this  city.  She  is  the 
daughter  of  Michael  Siiay,  who  was  formerly  also 
engaged  in  the  manufacture  of  brick.  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Pontz  have  become  the  parents  of  six  chil- 
dren: William  H.,  a  brickmaker;  Frederick,  who  is 
a  carpenter;  Walter,  a  painter  by  trade;  Gertie; 
Bessie  and  Philip  S.  Mrs.  Pontz  is  a  member  of 
the  Church  of  God,  and  presides  over  her  pleasant 
home  with  grace  and  hospitality. 

For  some  years  our  sul:)ject  li.as  been  investing 
quite  extensively  in  real  estate,  and  in  conipan}' 
with  iiis  brother  .Jacob  has  built  tiftecn  residences. 
He  also  owns  his  home  at  No.  768  Plast  Ciiestnut 
Street,  and  four  .acres  of  land  within  the  city  limits. 
He  is  now  erecting  a  substantial  brick  residence  in 
the  eastern  part  of  the  city,  and  is  doing  a  good 
share  of  the  improvement  and  upbuilding  of  Lancas- 
ter. Though  not  at  present  connected  willi  the  so- 
cieties, he  was  formerly  an  Odd  Fellow  and  a 
Knight  Templar,  but  still  holds  membership  with 
Admiral  Reynolds  Post  No.  405,  G.  A.  K. 


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T7>  DWARD  C.  HALL  is  proprietor  of  the 
r^  O  Delmonico  Hotel,  which  is  noted  for  liav- 
ing  the  finest  bar  room  in  the  city,  it  hav- 
ing been  equipped  at  a  cost  of  over  $6,000  and  its 
location  being  very  central,  at  No.  13^  Penn 
Square.  Mr.  Hall  also  instructs  select  classes  in 
dancing,  being  the  only  master  of  this  science  in 
Lancaster. 

Born  in  Str.asburg,  Lancaster  County,  September 
1,  1855,  Mr.  Hall  is  a  son  of  A.  Carpenter  and  Eliz- 
abeth (Train)  Hall,  both  likewise  natives  of  this 
county.  The  paternal  grandfather,  Isaac  Hall,  was 
born  in  Chester  County,  Pa.,  and  was  a  miller  by 
trade,  being  for  years  proprietor  of  Mussleman's 
Mill.  He  w.as  of  English  descent  and  comes  of  an 
old  Quaker  family,  his  father  having  emigrated 
from  England  to  become  a  pioneer  of  Chester  Coun- 


ty. Isaac  Hall  participated  in  the  War  of  1812,  and 
led  a  life  of  industry  and  usefulness,  his  deatii  oc- 
curring in  Strasburg  at  the  age  of  seventy-one 
years.  A.  C.  Hall  followed  the  sanoe  calling  as  his 
father  and  carried  on  the  old  mill  for  a  number  of 
years.  In  August,  1861,  he  enlisted  in  the  War  of 
the  Rebellion,  being  a  member  of  Company  K, 
Seventy-seventh  Pennsylvania  Infantry,  and  with 
them  taking  part  in  many  battles,  being  a  part  of 
the  Army  of  the  Cumberland.  He  served  faith- 
fully until  .January,  1865,  when  he  returned  liome, 
but  did  not  resume  his  milling  on  account  of  poor 
health.  Locating  in  Lancaster,  he  made  this  city 
his  home  until  his  death,  in  1884,  at  the  age  of 
seventy-one  years.  He  was  a  very  patriotic  man, 
and  at  the  time  of  his  enlistment  was  over  the  re- 
quired age,  as  his  ^ears  entitled  him  to  exemi)tion 
from  dut}',  and  in  politics  he  voted  withtiie  Dem- 
ocratic part3\  His  wife,  who  is  of  English  descent, 
is  still  living  in  this  city,  and  eight  of  their  nine 
children  yet  survive,  three  being  residents  of  Can- 
ton, Ohio,  and  the  others  living  in  this  city. 

Edward  C.  Hall  passed  his  first  few  years  in  the 
city  of  his  nativity,  but  since  1861  has  been  al- 
most continuously  a  resident  of  Lancaster.  His 
educational  advantages  were  those  of  the  public 
schools,  and  on  becoming  of  suitable  age  he  entered 
the  employ  of  the  Conestoga  Cork  Works  on  Lo- 
cust Street.  On  becoming  proficient  in  the  manu- 
facture of  corks  he  was  made  foreman  of  the  works 
of  G.  W.  Dodge  &  Son,  serving  in  that  capacity 
for  about  eight  years.  In  1882  he  formed  a  part- 
nership with  W.  J.  and  Gideon  Arnold,  and  bought 
out  the  Cadwell  Conestoga  Cork  Works,  which 
were  destroyed  by  fire.  The  firm  removed  then  to 
Fulton  and  Lime  Streets,  where  they  built  up  the 
present  Conestoga  Cork  Works,  and  about  a  year 
later  Mr.  Hall  sold  out  his  interest,  afterward  re- 
turning to  the  Lancaster  Cork  Works  as  foreman 
until  the  concern  failed,  April  18,  1885. 

Subsequently  our  subject  became  proprietor  of 
the  Schiller  House  on  North  Queen  Street,  and 
operated  the  same  for  three  years,  after  which  he 
purchased  the  Delmonico  Hotel,  and  has  since  car- 
ried this  on.  It  has  been  greatly  remodeled  and 
improved,  being  one  of  the  best  hotels  in  the  city. 
In  this  building  there  is  a  good  hall,  which  is  very 


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useful  for  dances,  and  in  October,  1878,  the  Pro- 
fessor opened  the  first  dancing  school  in  the  cit^', 
and  has  continued  in  this  line  more  or  less  ever 
since. 

The  marriage  of  Mr.  Hall  and  Miss  Sarah  M. 
N  Afflebach  was  celebrated  in  this  city  August  4, 
1875.  The  lady  was  born  in  Lancaster,  and  is  the 
daughter  of  Daniel  and  Susan  AfHebach,the  former 
being  a  brick  manufacturer  by  occupation.  The 
four  children  of  our  subject  and  his  wife  are, 
Mabel,  who  is  attending  the  high  school,  being  a 
.  member  of  the  Class  of  ''Jo;  Charles,  Walter  and 
Raeh.  The  parents  are  members  of  the  (Jrace 
Lutheran  Church,  and  are  active  in  social  affairs. 
Mr.  Hall  belongs  to  the  Junior  Order  of  American 
Mechanics,  to  the  Kniglit-s  of  Pythias,  .\rtisans 
and  Elks.  Politically  he  stands  by  the  men  and 
measures  advocated  by  the  Democratic  party. 


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JOHN  OCHS,  uf  Lancaster,  is  engaged  in  busi- 
ness at  No.  366  South  Queen  Street,  a  hand- 
some l)uildiiig  of  brick,  which  was  erected 
b}'  him.  This  building  is  three  stories  in 
height,  is  30x36  feet  in  dimensions,  with  an  annex 
16x31  feet  and  three  stories  in  height.  Here  .Mr. 
Ochs  runs  a  grocery,  flour  and  feed  business,  and 
has  succeeded  in  building  up  a  fine  trade.  In 
many  of  the  local  affairs  of  the  city  he  takes  a 
prominent  part,  and  is  justly  considered  one  of 
the  leading  business  men  within  her  borders. 

Mr.  Ochs  was  born  September  19,  1832,  at  Wur- 
temberg,  Germany,  being  a  son  of  JIartin  and 
Lucia  (Housman)  Ochs.  The  former  was  a  na- 
tive of  the  same  locality',  and  learned  the  trade  of 
making  nails,  which  business  he  followed  during 
most  of  his  life.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Luth- 
eran Church,  in  the  faith  of  which  he  died  iu  1846, 
aged  fift\-nine  years.  His  wife  departed  this  life 
in  1850,  being  then  in  her  sixty-first  year,  as  her 


birth  occurred  in  1790.  By  her  marriage  she  be- 
came the  mother  of  seven  children:  Gottlieb,  who 
died  in  Germany;  Elias,  who  emigrated  to  this 
country  and  followed  his  trade  in  the  iron  works 
of  this  city;  Christian,  whose  death  occurred  in 
the  Fatherland;  Frederick,  a  tanner  bj'  trade,  who 
passed  his  life  in  Wurtemberg;  .loanna.  .lolin  and 
Margaret. 

In  the  excellent  national  schools  of  Germany, 
our  subject  was  a  student  until  about  fourteen 
years  of  age,  when  he  commenced  serving  an  ap- 
|)rentlceship  which  covered  three  and  a-half  years. 
The  calling  which  he  then  learned  and  followed 
was  that  of  making  combs.  In  1854  he  left  his 
native  land,  and  after  his  arrival  in  the  United 
Slates,  was  for  a  short  time  a  resident  of  Lancas- 
ter. Afterward  he  worked  on  farms  in  diffei'cnt 
places  while  he  learned  the  Knglish  language,  and 
in  1856  permanently  settled  in  this  city.  For 
some  two  years  he  worked  in  Graham's  Comb  Fac- 
tory, and  then  started  in  business  for  himself  as  a 
flour  and  feed  dealer  on  South  C^neeii  Street,  con- 
tinuing there  until  1874,  when  he  purchased  the 
property  where  his  plant  is  now  situated.  lie  em- 
ployes two  men  and  runs  a  deliver^'  wagon  con- 
stantly in  order  to  supply  his  customers. 

For  two  terms  Mr.  Ochs  served  as  a  member  of 
the  City  .School  Board,  and  has  ahva3S  been  greatly- 
interested  in  educational  affairs.  He  is  liberal  on 
the  question  of  politics,  though  he  favors  the  De- 
mocracy, and  was  for  one  lerm  a  member  of  the 
Common  Council.  In  the  Citizens'  Electric  Light 
Company  he  holds  considerable  stock,  and  is  like- 
wise interested  in  the  Street  Railway,  and  is  one 
of  the  Directors  of  the  Maennerchor  Hall  Associa- 
tion. Fraternally  he  is  identilicid  with  Matamora 
Lodge  No.  2,  Order  of  Red  Men,  having  passed 
through  all  the  chairs;  belongs  to  Monterey  Lodge 
No.  242, 1.  O.  O.  F.;  to  Lamberton  Lodge  No.  476, 
F.  ife  A.  M.,  and  to  the  Order  of  the  Seven  AVise 
Men. 

For  a  period  of  ten  years  Mr.  Ochs  was  Secre- 
tary of  the  St.  Stephen's  German  Lutheran  Church, 
and  is  President  of  the  Vestrymen.  May  11.  1856, 
was  celebrated  his  marriage  to  Jliss  Christiana 
Hilzler,  and  of  their  union  were  born  the  follow- 
ing children:  Catherine,  wife  of  Jacob  F.  Koutz; 


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Charles  E.,  a  salesman  in  Pittsburg;  Elizabeth,  Mrs. 
Adam  Knhlman,  the  latter  being  a  blacksniitli  re- 
siding at  the  home  of  our  subject;  John,  deceased; 
Christian  P.,  in  the  employ  of  the  Adams  Express 
Company  of  this  city;  John;  Emma,  whose  death 
occurred  at  the  age  of  two  years,  and  Anna  A. 
Mr.  Ochs  is  a  man  of  true  worth,  and  is  much  re- 
spected by  those  who  have  the  pleasure  of  his  ac- 
quaintance. He  has  acquired  his  fortune  and 
influence  in  the  community  by  his  native  charac- 
teristics of  industry  and  perseverance  in  whatever 
he  undertakes. 


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JOHN   F.  PONTZ,  formerly  occupying  the  re- 
sponsible position  of  Superintendent  of  the 
Water  Works  in  Lancaster,  is  carr3'ing  on  a 
profitable  business  as   a  contractor,  painter 
and  decorator,  having  a  well  equipped  establish- 
.  ment  and   commanding  the  larger  portion  of  the 
trade  in  the  city. 

Our  subject  was  born  in  this  city  February  4, 
1862,  and  is  the  son  of  George  Pontz,  also  a  na- 
tive of  Lancaster  and  in  turn  the  son  of  Jacob 
Pontz.  The  father  of  our  subject  was  a  painter 
by  occupation  and  during  the  late  war,  in  1864, 
enlisted  as  a  member  of  Company  K,  Seventy- 
seventh  Pennsylvania  Infantry.  He  served  until 
the  establishment  of  peace,  after  which  he  returned 
home  and  took  up  his  trade,  haying  his  shops  lo- 
cated on  West  King  and  Mulberry  Streets.  In 
1879  he  removed  to  the  location  now  occupied  bv 
our  subject,  where  he  carried  on  business  until  his 
decease,  October  28,  1890,  at  the  age  of  fifty-five 
years.  He  was  a  thorough  musician,  and  although 
making  a  specialty  of  campaign  music,  also  sang  in 
the  Lutheran  choir. 

The  maiden  name  of  our  subject's  motlier  was 
Amanda  C.  King.  She  likewise  was  born  in  this 
city  and  was  the  daughter  of  John  King,  a  boot 
and  slioe  maker.  Jlrs.  Pontz  is  now  deceased,  pass- 
ing away  April  14,  1893,  and  leaving  three  sons, 
of  whom  our  subject  is  the  eldest.     He  was  educa- 


ted in  tlie  public  schools,  and  in  1877,  when  the 
time  came  for  him  to  choose  a  calling  in  life,  he  be- 
gan learning  the  trade  of  ajiainter  and  has  reached 
the  top  round  of  the  ladder  in  this  branch  of 
work.  In  1890  he  became  the  proprietor  of  the 
White  Horse  Hotel,  which  he  oiJerated  for  only  a 
few  months,  and  on  the  death  of  his  father  he  sold 
out  and  took  charge  of  the  paint  shops.  Since  that 
time  he  has  completed  the  paintingaud  decorating 
on  the  new  court  house,  Lutheran  Church,  City 
Ilall,  besides  numerous  other  public  buildings. 

In  1892  Mr.  Pontz  was  appointed  by  the  City 
Council  as  Superintendent  of  the  water  works, 
and  while  holding  that  position  put  in  new  pumps 
and  made  other  necessary  improvements.  The 
lady  whom  he  married  December  25,  1881,  was 
Miss  Clara  J.  Shaw,  a  native  of  Montgomery  Coun- 
ty, this  state.  By  her  union  with  our  subject  there 
have  been  born  two  daughters,  Elizabeth  and  C'leo. 

Socially  Mr.  Pontz  is  a  Kniglit  of  Pythias,  be- 
longing to  Lodge  No.  88,  and  also  is  connected 
with  the  Slatemaster  Painters'  Association.  Like 
his  father  before  him,  he  belongs  to  the  Lutheran 
and  Germania  societies.  In  politics  he  is  a  believer 
in  Democratic  i)rinciples  and  has  represented  his 
party  on  various  occasions  to  county  and  state 
conventions.  For  a  number  of  years  he  was  a 
member  of  the  volunteer  fire  company  and  during 
that  time  was  delegate  to  the  firemen'sconvention. 
He  is  very  prominent  in  local  affairs  and  was  the 
first  President  of  the  local  Painters'  Association  in 
Lancaster. 


r~y-  EORGE  H.  DARMSTAETTER,  who  has 
VT[  with  efficient  ability  occupied  various  offi- 
cial positions  of  trust  in  his  present  local- 
ity, is  well  known  and  highly  respected  through- 
out the  community.  He  is  of  German  birth,  having 
been  born  in  Hesse-Darmstadt,  October  4,  1827, 
and  is  a  son  of  George  and  Mary  E.  (Loefler) 
Darmstaetter.  The  parents  of  our  subject  were 
married   in  Germany.     'lo  them  were  born  seven 


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children,  as  follows:  Anna  Marv;  Mary  C,  who  mar- 
ried :tiid  (.-nnic  to  llii:jCoiintrv  and  died  in  Illinois; 
Kva  Mary,  who  was  killed  on  a  canal  boat  near 
lUiffalo,  N.  Y.;  George  11.,  our  subject;  Majjdaline, 
who  also  passed  away  in  Illinois;  Hev.  J.  Adam,  a 
minister  of  the  Lutheran  Church  at  Columbia,  Pa.; 
and  Klizabeth,  wife  of  .John  15.  Diger  (deceased),  a 
resident  of  Ilarrisburg,  Pa. 

The  father  of  our  subject  was  u  hotel  keeper  in 
Germany,  and  was  also  a  butcher  by  trade.  He 
served  as  a  soldier  in  Napoleon's  War  for  two 
years,  taking  part  in  several  hard  fought  battles, 
lie  was  born  January  24,  17'J1,  and  departed  this 
life  .laiuiary  2(1.  1810,  at  the  age  of  forty-nine 
yeai"S.  The  mother  was  born  February  20,  IT'J'.t, 
and  passed  away  March  13,  1863,  at  the  age  of 
sixty-four,  in    Lancaster. 

Our  subject  emigrated  to  this  country  in  1848, 
accompanied  by  his  mother,  and  landecl  in  New 
York  City  .September  14  of  the  same  year.  He 
came  direct  to  Lancaster,  arriving  in  this  city 
on  his  birthday,  ainl  for  forty-six  years  he  has 
made  his  home  here.  Mi.  Darmstaetter  w.as  united 
in  marriage  March  21,  18;jtt,  witii  Miss  .Iiilia 
Drei)perd,  and  to  them  were  born  three  children, 
namely:  (Jeorgc  II.  (deceased).  Mar}'  Elizabeth 
and  Anna  C.  Mi's.  Darmstaetter  was  called  away 
to  her  final  rest  April  19,  18.56,  at  the  .age  of 
thirty-four  years.  Our  subject  was  married  the 
secoiid  time  February  1,  1864,  to  Miss  Barbara 
C.  Beck,  and  the  result  of  this  union  was  ten 
children,  Magdalene,  John  Adam,  Katie,  Louie, 
Emma,  Dorothy,  Marie,  John  George,  Anna  Mary, 
and  M.irtin  Luther.  John  Adam,  Dorothy,  Marie 
and  John  George  died  when  young. 

Politically  Mr.  Darmstaetter  is  a  stanch  Demo- 
crat, taking  an  active  [lart  in  politics.  He  is  a  mem- 
ber of  the  German  Lutheran  Church  and  has  served 
as  a  Vestryman  for  over  thirty  j'ears.  For  six 
j'ears  he  served  as  Common  Councilman,  and  as 
Select  Councilman  for  one  term,  refusing  re-elec- 
tion. He  always  took  an  active  p.art  in  all  ques- 
tions coming  before  the  council  and  is  well  posted 
in  the  issues  of  the  day.  He  represented  the 
.Southeast  Waid  when  there  were  but  four  wards 
in  the  town,  and  afterward  the  Seventh  Ward.  In 
1882  he  was  elected  a  member  of  the  School  Board, 


and  is  now  serving  his  fifth  term  satisfactorily  to 
r.ll.  He  is  a  candidate  at  the  present  time  for 
Jury  Commissioner  of  Lancaster.  He  is  a  progres- 
sive and  public-spirited  citizen,  ever  ready  to  do 
his  full  share  in  matters  of  public  welfare,  and  is 
numbered  among  the  leading  men  of  Lancaster 
County. 


^E 


JOSEPH  B.  MrCA.SKEY.,  D.  I).  .S.,  is  one  of 
the  oldest  dentists  engaged  in  pr.acticc  in 
Lancaster,  having  learned  his  profession  in 
this  city,  and  having  had  his  present  ollice 
since  1864.  He  is  skilled  and  has  the  reputation 
of  being  one  of  the  finest  dentists  in  the  state, 
making  a  specialty  of  crowu  and  bridge  work, 
in  which  he  is  particularly  advanced.  His  eldest 
son,  Harry,  and  his  son  Joseph  B.,  Jr.,  are,  like  their 
father,  men  tif  experience,  and  are  now  in  business 
with  him. 

Dr.  McCaskcy  was  born  in  Leacock  Township, 
Lancaster  Country,  in  1839,  being  the  second  son  of 
William  McCaskey,  who  owned  and  operated  a 
farm  in  that  township.  Our  subject's  brother. 
Prof.  J.  P.,  is  represented  elsewhere  in  this  volume 
and  is  also  a  man  of  wide  reading  and  a  noted  citi- 
zen of  this  county.  The  boyhood  of  our  subject 
was  passed  on  his  father's  farm,  and  in  1843  he 
came  to  this  city,  where  he  secured  a  good  educa- 
tion in  the  common  and  high  schools.  About 
1854  he  first  turned  his  attention  to  dentistry, 
studying  with  Dr.  Whiteside,  one  of  the  pioneer 
dentists  of  this  city.  About  1861  our  subject  be- 
gan practicing  for  himself  in  Hanover,  York  Coun- 
ty, and  three  years  later  permanently  located  in 
this  city,  opening  his  office  at  No.  11  East  King 
.Street,  which  has  since  been  his  headquarters.  His 
whole  time  has  been  devoted  to  practice  and  he 
has  neglected  no  study  or  efiforl  that  would  place 
him  in  the  front  rank  of  his  profession.  He  is 
Pastmaster  of  Dental  Surgery  and  crown  and  bridge 
work,  in  which  great  advancement  li.as  been  made 
of  late  years.     The  former  method  of  extracting  a 


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number  of  sound  teeth  and  resorting  to  the  old 
fashioned  plate  is  now  largely  abandoned,  as  the 
plates  were  so  unsatisfactory  and  so  evidently 
false.  Providing  two  or  three  good  sound  roots 
are  left  in  the  jaw  of  the  patient,  modern  dentistry 
has  proved  tliat  they  can  be  so  utilized  as  to  form 
a  secure  foundation  for  teeth  set  upon  a  bridge, 
and  in  one  method  or  another,  according  to  cir- 
cumstances, attached  to  the  aforesaid  roots.  There 
are  many  methods  in  use  among  dentists,  and  some- 
times it  is  found  that  one  and  sometimes  another 
process  is  best  suited  for  a  given  case,  and  in  this, 
good  judgment,  skill  and  experience  on  the  part 
of  the  dentist  are  absolutely  necessary  in  order  to 
secure  the  best  results. 

In  1857  Dr.  McCaskey  married  Miss  Fannie 
Connell,  who  was  born  in  Lancaster,  and  they  have 
three  children:  Harr^-,  Joseph  B.,  .Jr.,  and  Clothilda. 
The  home  of  the  family  is  pleasantly  situated 
at  No.  320  North  Duke  Street.  The  young  men 
have  received  the  best  of  practical  training  from 
their  boyhood  in  the  office  of  their  father  and  are 
perfectly  competent  in  their  profession.  Joseph 
graduated  in  the  Class  of  '90,  from  the  Philadel- 
phia Dental  College.  In  politics  the  Doctor  and 
his  sons  use  their  votes  and  influence  in  the  sup- 
port of  the  Republican  party. 


'5**f'5*4't: 


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-<    "\     SJLLIAM    A.    HALBACH    has  one    of 

Y;'  Y:  ^^'^  ^^^^  equipped  general  job  print- 
ing offices  in  Lancaster,  and  numbers 
among  his  patrons  the  leading  business  men,  and 
also  does  the  city  printing.  He  has  been  blessed 
with  prosperity  of  late  years  in  his  business  vent- 
ures and  employs  good  workmen,  who  are  thor- 
oughly familiar  with  the  finest  class  of  trade  print- 
ing. 

Our  subject  is  a  son  of  Henry  G.  and  Sarah 
(Weidle)  Halbach,  and  was  born  March  9,  1862,  in 
Lancaster.  The  father,  also  a  native  of  this  place, 
learned  the  shoemaker's  trade,  which  he  followed 


'exclusively  during  his  active  career.  He  was  a 
member  of  the  Knights  of  Pythias  and  was  an  Odd 
Fellow.  Politically  he  voted  with  the  Democracy, 
and  in  his  religious  faith  held  membersliip  with 
the  Trinity  Lutheran  Church,  taking  ((uite  an 
active  part  in  the  various  lines  of  its  work.  In 
his  family  were  three  children,  William  A.  being 
the  eldest.  Mary  A.  is  the  wife  of  Milton  Weidle, 
a  Teller  in  the  First  National  Bank  of  this  city. 
Grace  is  the  wife  of  Grant  Mentzer,  who  is  in 
charge  of  the  dry-goods  department  of  the  firm  of 
Williamson  &  Foster,  of  Lancaster.  The  father 
departed  this  life  in  1872,  aged  thirty-four  years, 
but  liis  wife  is  still  living. 

The  educational  privileges  of  our  subject  were 
those  afforded  by  the  grammar  and  high  schools 
of  Lancaster.  He  had  almost  finished  his  high 
school  course  wlu'ii  his  father's  death  occurred, 
and  as  he  was  the  only  son  he  was  obliged  to  seek 
emiiloymcnl  in  order  to  assist  in  the  support  of 
the  family.  To  that  end  he  began  an  apprentice- 
ship as  a  printer  with  the  New  Era,  remaining  there 
for  four  years,  and  then  serving  as  a  journeyman 
for  another  year. 

Completely  mastering  the  details  of  the  trade, 
and  being  very  industrious  and  economical,  young 
Halbach  saved  enough  money  to  start  in  business 
on  his  own  account  in  a  very  modest  way.  There- 
fore, in  1882  we  find  him  embarking  on  his  busi- 
ness career  at  No.  5  North  Duke  Street,  where  he 
engaged  in  job  printing  work,  published  the  Week- 
ly Ledger,  Market  Directory  and  other  similar 
sheets.  On  his  removal  to  No.  41  East  King 
Street  his  business  continually  increased  until,  in 
order  to  meet  the  demand,  he  was  obliged  to  se- 
cure larger  quarters  on  Grant  Street.  For  two 
years  h«  was  a  member  of  the  firm  of  Halbach  & 
Lefever,  but  bought  out  his  partner  Snd  continued 
the  business  alone  on  Grant  Street  until  1887,  at 
which  time  he  rented  the  Lancaster  Skating  Rink, 
which  he  operated  and  fitted  up  for  a  variety 
show.  At  the  end  of  a  year  and  a-half,  this  prov- 
ing a  complete  failure  and  his  losses  having 
amounted  to  86,000,  he  returned  to  his  former  oc- 
cupation, and  in  1889  came  to  where  he  is  now 
situated,  at  No.  44  East  King  Street.  Here  may 
be  found  improved  presses,  many  varieties  of  type 


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and  everything  necessary  in  conducting  a  ftrst- 
flass  joli  printing  business,  and  einploynient  is 
j.Mven  III  nine  i-tinipositors. 

Mr.  ll.slbacli  is  a  DenuKjrat  and  is  identified  wilii 
llie  Young  Men's  Democratic  Society.  Socially-, 
he  lielongs  to  Lodge  No.  G8,  K.  of  P..  Monterey 
Lodge  No.  212,  I.  ().  O.  F.,  Can-as-sa-te-gO  Tribe, 
No.  203,  Order  of  Rednien;  tlie  German  Turnvere- 
in  .Social  C'luli;  the  (ierniania  Singing  Society  and 
llie  Schuitzen  N'erein.  He  w.is  one  of  tiie  pro- 
moters of  tlie  Young  Men's  Democratic  Society 
Hand. 

May  11,  l«.ss,  Mr.  llalliacii  \v;is  united  in  mar- 
riage with  Miss  Emeline  T.  McCulley  and  they 
iiave  iiad  two  sons,  Allen  II..  wiio  died  at  the  age 
of  eight  months,  and  Uohcrt  C  Mrs.  llalbach  is 
the  youngest  daughter  of  Uol)ert  C.  McCulley,  a 
prominent  citizen,  who  is  engaged  in  the  foundry 
business. 


1§L 


/^YRIS  W.  STRICKLKR  for  the  past  four 
V^y  yeai-s  has  been  engaged  in  carr^'ing  on  his 
valuable  farm  near  the  village  of  Creswell. 
lie  is  a  practical  and  thorough  agriculturist,  who 
in  his  farm  work  has  met  with  a  fair  degree  of  suc- 
cess, and  of  late  he  has  turned  his  attention  to 
selling  leaf  tobacco  and  doing  a  general  manu- 
facturing business  in  this  line.  Since  his  boyhood 
Mr.  Strickler  has  been  well  known  in  these  parts, 
and  the  high  esteem  in  which  he  is  held  by  those 
who  have  known  him  a  lifetime  is  the  only  com- 
mendation he  needs  to  a  stranger. 

The  birth  of  C.  W.  Strickler  occurred  .June  21, 
185.5,  on  his  father's  old  homestead  at  Wisler's 
Run.  Ilis  jiarents  were  Obed  and  Magdalena 
(Wisler)  Strickler.  The  latter  name  is  of  German 
origin,  the  paternal  great-grandfather  of  our  sub- 
ject, who  bore  the  Christian  name  of  .Joseph,  hav- 
ing been   a  native  of  the  Fatherland,  and   in   an 


early  day  came  to  the  United  States.  His  son, 
Josei)h,  was  born  in  York  County,  Pa.,  where  he 
was  reared  and  |)assed  the  most  of  his  life.  Near 
York  N'illage  he  built  a  gristmill,  which  he  oper- 
ated for  a  number  of  years,  and  afterward  farmed 
near  Goldsboro,  there  owning  a  place  of  one  hun- 
dred acres,  lie  was  a  Democrat  and  was  a  minis- 
ter of  the  Dunkard  Church.  By  his  marriage  with 
a  Miss  Lcib  he  had  live  sons  and  two  daughters, 
namely:  Rebecca,  Obed,  Kli,  Elizabeth,  Ilenr^',  Jo- 
seph and  Reuben.  On  the  31st  of  'luly,  1828,  oc- 
curred the  birth  of  the  son  Obed,  the  father  of 
Cyrus  W.  He  was  reared  in  Y'ork  Count3'  to  agri- 
cultural pursuits,  which  he  followed  extensively. 
After  his  marriage  lie  removed  to  this  county  and 
became  the  owner  of  a  farm  comprising  one  hun- 
dred and  forty-five  acres  in  Manor  Township,  on 
which  he  raised  tobacco  to  a  large  extent.  Like 
his  father  before  him  he  was  a  Dunkard,  and  polit- 
ically a  Democrat.  By  his  first  wife,  a  Miss  Mil- 
ler, he  had  two  sons,  John  and  David,  and  after 
her  death  he  married  Miss  Wisler,  whose  father, 
Jacob  Wisler,  was  a  well-to-do  farmer,  owning  the 
place  which  has  now  come  into  possession  of  our 
subject.  Bj'  this  union  were  born  four  sons  and 
three  daughters,  C.  W.,  Mary  K.,  Martin,  Agnes, 
Elizabeth,  Jacob  and  Enos  W.  J.icob  died  at  the 
age  of  eight  j'ears,  and  the  daughters  became  the 
wives  of  respected  citizens  of  this  community. 
The  father  departed  this  life  July  15,  1888,  when 
nearly  sixty -six  j'cars  of  age,  and  his  wife's  death 
occurred  September  17,  1890. 

Cyrus  W.,  who  is  the  eldest  child  in  his  father's 
family,  attended  the  district  schools  of  Manor 
Township. and  until  nineteen  ^-ears  of  age  gave  his 
dutiful  assistance  to  his  father  in  carrying  on  the 
farm.  After  his  marriage  he  assumed  charge  of 
the  Wisler  farm,  which  belonged  to  his  father.  This 
valuable  and  improved  place  consists  of  one  hun- 
dred and  fifty-two  acres,  and  for  a  period  extend- 
ing over  sixteen  years  Mr.  Strickler  assiduously 
devoted  himself  to  its  proper  management.  In 
1890  he  removed  to  an  adjoining  farm,  having 
sold  the  old  h^e,and  is  still  living  on  this  place. 
He  helped  to  elect  Cleveland  and  is  a  stanch  sup- 
porter of  the  Democratic  party.  Socially  he  is  a 
member  of  the  Artisans'  Society  of  Columbia,  and 


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in  everything  pertaining  to  tlie  general  good  en- 
deavors to  do  his  share. 

On  the  13th  of  November,  1872,  Mv.  Strickler 
married  Elizabeth,  daughter  of  Jacob  B.  Frey,  a 
well-to-do  farmer  of  Manor  Township,  who  owns 
property  near  the  village  of  Creswell.  To  our 
subject  and  his  estimable  wife  were  born  five  sons, 
namely,  Ira  F.,  Aros  F.,  Willis  F.,  Simon  F.  and 
Jacob  F. 


:£)#(^ 


HENRY  E.  MUHLENBERG,  M.  D.,  has  for 
over  twenty  years  been  engaged  in  the 
practice  of  his  profession.  He  comes  of 
an  old  and  prominent  famil}^  in  this  state  and  the 
name  is  inseparable  from  the  history  of  this  and 
adjoining  counties.  His  great-grandfather.  Rev. 
Henry  E.,  was  born  in  Trappe,  Montgomery  Coun- 
ty', in  1755,  being  a  son  of  Rev.  Henry  Melchoir 
Muhlenberg,  a  native  of  Germany,  who  received  a 
fine  education  and  became  a  minister  in  tiie  Luth- 
eran denomination.  He  was  born  September  2, 
1711,  sailed  for  America  in  1743,  and  came  to  Phil- 
adelphia re-organizing  the  scattered  Lutherans  in 
congregations.  He  preached  in  Pennsylvania  and 
New  York.  He  was  the  head  of  the  church  for  a 
number  of  years,  being  a  pioneer,  and  in  his  honor 
Muhlenberg  College  at  Allentown  was  founded. 
His  death  occurred  in  1787,  and  onl}-  three  years 
later  his  son,  Rev.  Henry,  l:)efore  referred  to,  became 
a  resident  of  Lancaster, and  here  his  death  occur- 
red in  1815.  He  was  a  great  botanist  and  was  known 
as  the  Linnaius  of  America.  His  sou,  Dr.  Frederick 
A.,  the  next  in  line  of  descent,  was  born  in  this 
city  about  1794  and  was  graduated  from  the  Uni- 
versity of  Pennsylvania  as  Doctor  of  Medicine, 
practicing  in  Lancaster  until  shortly  before  his 
death  in  1867. 

Our  subject's  father,  whose  Christian  name  was 
Henry  E.,  was  born  in  1816  and  was  the  eldest  son 
in  his  father's  family.  Like  him,  he  also  was  grad- 
uated from  the  Medical  Department  of  the  Uni- 
versity of  Pennsylvania  and  made  Lancaster  his 


field  of  practice  during  his  active  career.  For  two 
terms  under  Grant's  administration  he  was  Col- 
lector of  Internal  Revenue,  but  before  the  second 
term  was  completed  he  was  summoned  from  this 
life,  in  July,  1877.  He  was  a  leading  member  of 
the  fraternity  in  these  parts,  was  active  in  local 
enterprises,  being  a  member  of  the  Council  and 
Sciiool  Board,  and  was  also  one  of  the  founders  of 
the  Lancaster  Medical  Society.  Hisvvife,  who  bore 
the  maiden  name  of  Catherine  Cameron,  was  born 
iu  this  cit3',  being  a  daughter  of  John  Cameron,  a 
native  of  Lancaster  County,  and  a  brother  of 
Simon  Cameron. 

The  Cameron  famil}'  is  of  Scotch  descent,  and 
they  have  long  been  numbered  among  the  best 
citizens  of  this  state.  Mrs.  Muiilenberg  departed 
this  life  in  1860.  She  had  a  family  of  seven  chil- 
dren. One  of  these,  John  C,  is  a  Paymaster  in 
tiie  United  States  army.  William  was  a  Lieutenant 
in  the  Second  Pennsylvania  Infantry  and  died  in 
the  service,  and  Charles  E.,  the  youngest  living, 
resides  in  Kansas. 

Dr.  Muiilenberg,  of  this  article,  was  born  and 
reared  in  Lancaster,  his  primary  education  being 
obtained  in  the  common  schools.  Later  it  was  his 
privilege  to  supplement  his  studies  by  a  course  at 
Yates  Institute,  after  which  he  began  studying 
medicine  with  liis  father.  With  this  good  Ijejjin- 
ning  as  a  foundation  he  entered  the  Medical  De- 
partment of  the  University  of  Pennsylvania  in 
1869,  and  two  years  later,  on  his  graduation,  re- 
ceived the  degree  of  Doctor  of  Medicine.  Return- 
ing to  his  native  city  he  lias  been  engaged  in  prac- 
tice ever  since  with  the  exception  of  three  years, 
from  1874  to  1877,  wiiich  time  he  passed  in  Boston, 
New  York  and  Philadelphia  in  the  United  States 
Marine  Ilospifcil  service.  In  1871  he  was  for  a 
time  with  tlie  preliminary  survey  of  tiie  Texas 
Pacific  Railroad.  His  life  has  been  veiy  active,  and 
it  IS  worthy  of  mention  that  three  of  his  family 
in  succession  have  been  engaged  in  medical  prac- 
tice  in    this  city  during  the  most  of  this  centur}'. 

In  Wilkes  Bane,  Pa.,  in  1879,  Dr.  Muhlenberg 
married  Miss  Emma  J.,  daughter  of  John  P.  Fell, 
a  leading  business  man  of  tiiat  city.  Tlie  Doctor 
is  a  Republican,  having  been  connected  with  that 
party   since    its    organization.     Fraternally   he  is 


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connected  with  the  Masonic  order,  and  has  served 
on  the  Kxainining  Ik>ard  of  Pensions  for  six  years, 
comprising  the  term  of  Artliur's  administration 
and  a  part  of  President  Clcvehmd's  first  term.  He 
stands  at  the  liead  of  Ills  profession  in  this  city, 
numbering  nmny  of  the  best  and  oldest  families  as 
bis  regular  clients.'  The  Doctor  is  a  man  who  is 
thornuglily  abreast  with  the  limes,  taking  the  l)est 
periodicals  in  the  medical  world  and  keeping  up 
his  studies  regularly,  thus  in  addition  to  his  many 
years"  practice  keeping  in  touch  with  the  leading 
thought  of  the  times. 


T~^  LI  K.  MYLIN  isoneof  the  old  settlers  and 
I  Cy  pros])erous  farmers  of  Pcquea  Township, 
Lancaster  County,  having  his  postoflice  at 
Herrville.  For  over  half  a  century  his  home  has 
been  on  the  farm  where  he  still  resides  and  of 
which  he  is  now  the  owner.  His  ancestors  located 
at  a  very  earl^'  day  in  this  region,  coming  here 
with  a  colony  of  Mennonites,  who  have  been  vcvy 
instrumental  in  the  development  and  upbuilding 
of  Lancaster  County. 

Jacob  Mylin,  the  paternal  grandfather  of  our 
subject,  who  followed  agricultural  pursuits,  owned 
and  carried  on  the  identical  farm  which  is  now  in 
the  possession  of  his  grandson,  Eli  K.  He  was  a 
Whig  prior  to  the  formation  of  the  Republican 
party,  after  which  he  became  identified  with  the 
latter.  He  married  Elizabeth  Miller  and  their 
three  children  were  .John,  J.acob  and  Eliza,  who 
died  in  early  childhood. 

The  father  of  our  subject,  John  Mylin,  was  born 
December  25,  1806,  in  West  Lampeter  Township, 
receiving  his  education  in  the  primitive  schools  of 
the  da  J".  From  his  j-outh  he  was  strongly  inclined 
toward  agricultural  pursuits,  and  in  turn  oper- 
ated tlie  farm  wliich  now  belongs  to  his  son. 
He  married  Elizabeth  Kendig,  and  of  their  union 
eight  children  were  born,  onl^'  two  of  whom 
survive.     Their  names  in  the  order  of  their  birth 


are  as  follows:  Amos,  Is.iac,  Eli  K.,  Aaron,  IMar- 
tin,  Eliza,  John  and  .I.acob.  The  father  of  lliese 
children  supported  the  Whig  party  by  his  ballot, 
and  in  later  years  w.as  a  Republican.  Like  his  fa- 
ther he  was  a  member  of  the  old  Mennonite  Church, 
and  had  the  respect  and  love  of  his  friends  and 
neighbors  for  his  upright  and  honorable  life. 

The  subject  of  this  article  was  born  May  2, 
18.33,  on  the  old  homestead,  and  his  life  passed 
uneventfully  during  his  youth.  His  days  were 
spent  in  work  on  the  farm  and  in  pl.ay  and  sport 
of  the  country',  and  until  nineteen  years  of  age  he 
pursued  his  studies  in  the  neighborhood  schools. 
From  that  time  onward  he  h.as  given  his  energies 
exclusivel}'  to  farming.  The  homestead  is  a  place 
of  about  one  hundred  and  ten  acres,  well  e((uippcd 
with  good  fences,  barns  and  necessary  outbuild- 
ings. Mr.  .Mylin  keeps  on  hand  good  grades  of 
live  stock  more  than  sullicient  for  his  own  familj^ 
use,  and  has  been  |)articularly  successful  in  this 
branch  of  work. 

March  20,  1861,  was  celebrated  the  marriage  of 
Eli  K.  Mylin  and  Miss  Martiia  Charles,  who  was 
born  in  Pequea  Township  and  there  grew  to  wo- 
manhood. Twelve  children  have  been  born  to 
this  couple,  eight  of  the  number  being  boys.  In 
order  of  their  birth  thej'  are  as  follows:  Lizzie, 
John,  P)enjamin,  Frances,  Charlie,  Jacob,  Eli,  Ber- 
tha, Walter,  Celia,  Henry  and  Christian.  Lizzie, 
the  eldest  daughter,  became  the  wife  of  Isaiah  Stay- 
man,  and  is  a  resident  of  Mt.  Joy  Township.  The 
eldest  son  married  Mary  Grafe,  and  Frances  is  mar- 
ried to  Harry  Keen. 


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DAVID  H.  .SHENK,M.  D.,  a  prominent  phy- 
sician of  Lancaster,  is  engaged  in  the  prac- 
tice of  his  profession  in  partnership  with 
Dr.  M.  L.  Herr.  Our  subject  is  a  native  of  this 
countj'  and  was  born  in  East  Hempfield,  July  20, 
1850.  His  father,  Henry  Shenk,  was  born  near 
New  Danville,  as  was  also  the  grandfather,  Rev. 
Henry  Shenk,  who  was  a  minister  and  bishop  in  the 


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Mennonite  Church. '  The  Doctor's  ancestors  sev- 
eral generations  back  came  from  Switzerland  and 
the  family  name   was  originally    spelled  Schenck. 

Henry  Shenk  owned  the  land  which  is  now  the 
site  of  the  zinc  and  lead  mines.  The  lead  and  nickel 
ore  on  his  estate  having  been  discovered,  he  was 
offered  175,000  for  his  farm,  but  refused  to  accept 
the  proposition,  and  organizing  a  stock  compan}^ 
opened  a  mine  and  operated  it  for  some  time.  He 
was  very  successful  for  a  number  of  years  but 
eventually  lost  all  his  property.  He  then  removed 
to  Lancaster,  where  he  engaged  in  the  liquor  busi- 
ness, carrying  on  a  good  trade  until  his  decease,  in 
1852.  He  was  a  Whig  in  politics  and  took  an  act- 
tive  part  in  public  affairs. 

The  maiden  name  of  our  subject's  mother  was 
Annie  Barr.  She  was  born  on  Willow  Street,  five 
miles  south  of  Lancaster,  and  was  the  daughter  of 
Samuel  Barr,  a  fanner  by  occupation  and  of  Ger- 
man descent.  The  mother  died  in  1874  leaving 
seven  sons,  three  of  whom  now  survive.  Our  sub- 
jectlived  in  hisnative  place  untila  lad  of  fourteen 
years,  then  removed  with  the  family  to  Millersville, 
and  there  completed  his  studies  in  the  normal 
school. 

Young  Shenk  had  always  desired  to  lead  a  pro- 
fessional life  and  for  two  3'ears  he  read  medicine 
with  Dr.  S.  T.  Davis;  at  the  end  of  that  time  he 
entered  the  Bellevue  Hospital  in  New  York  City 
and  after  a  period  of  two  terms  in  that  institution 
became  a  student  in  Long  Island  Hospital  College, 
from  which  he  was  graduated  in  1874  with  the  de- 
gree of  Doctor  of  Medicine.  He  at  once  located 
for  practice  in  Rohrerstown,  this  county,  where  he 
remained  until  1894.  March  15  of  that  year  he 
came  to  this  city  and  formed  a  partnership  with 
Dr.  M.  L.  Herr  and  they  have  a  tine  office  located 
at  No.  226  North  Duke  Street.  He  makes  a  spec- 
ialty of  diseases  of  the  nose  and  throat,  and  has  be- 
come prominent  in  professional  circles  and  suc- 
cessful in  his  practice. 

Dr.  D.  H.  Shenk  was  married  in  Millersville 
September  9,  1874,  to  Miss  .Jennie  Bones,  a  native 
of  this  county,  and  to  them  have  been  granted  two 
children,  Grace  and  M.<ibel,  the  latter  of  whom  died 
after  having  passed  her  fifth  birthday.  The  wife 
and    mother  departed  this   life  October  21,  1893, 


greatly  mourned  by  a  large  circle  of  relatives  and 
friends.  She  was  a  most  estimable  Christian  lady 
and  a  devoted  member  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal 
Church. 

The  Doctor  is  physician  to  Lancaster  County 
Prison  for  1894,  to  which  responsible  position  he 
was  elected  by  the  Board  of  Inspectors.  Socially 
he  is  an  Odd  Fellow,  belonging  to  Herschel  Lodge 
and  Washington  Encampment.  In  religious  affairs 
he  is  a  consistent  member  of  the  INIethodist  Episco- 
pal Church,  and  contributes  liberally  of  his  means 
toward  its  support.  Politically,  he  believes  in 
Republican  jjrinciples  and  never  fails  to  cast  a  vote 
in  favor  of  candidates  of  that  party.  He  belongs 
to  the  Lancaster  City  and  County  Medical  Socie- 
ty, of  which  he  has  been  Vice-President.  He  is 
likewise  connected  with  the  State  Medical  Asso- 
ciation and  the  Lancaster  Pathological  Society. 


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JOHN  J.  BAUSMAN  is  one  of  the  enterprising 
and  progressive  young  farmers  of  Manor 
Township,  his  postoJlice  being"  at  Millers- 
ville. He  is  a  son  of  one  of  the  pioneer  fam- 
ilies of  this  localit3%  and  from  boyhood  has  been 
reared  to  an  industrious  and  active  life.  For  the 
past  seven  years  he  has  been  engaged  in  cultivat- 
ing and  operating  the  farm  formerl^^  owned  by  his 
grandfather.  It  comprises  one  hundred  and  four 
acres  and  is  one  of  the  most  valuable  and  highly 
improved  farms  of  the  township. 

The  subject  of  this  biography  was  born  October 
12,  1859,  in  Lancaster  Township,  of  this  county. 
His  parents,  Henry  and  Barbara  (Brennraan)  I5aus- 
man,  were  born  in  this  county  and  are  still  living, 
though  well  along  in  years,  on  the  farm  cultivated 
b}'  the  father  during  his  entire  active  life,  it  being 
advantageously  situated  in  Lancaster  Township. 
The  boyhood  days  of  John  J.  passed  uneventfully, 
his  time  being  spent  partly  in  giving  such  assist- 
ance as  he  could  in  the  work  of  the  farm,  and  the 
remainder  being  devoted  to  tlie  pursuit  of  an  edu- 


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cation.  He  attended  the  scliools  of  the  neighbor- 
liood  and  alst>  those  at  Millersville.  His  school 
life  was  finished  in  the  Normal,  which  he  left  at 
the  age  of  seventeen  years  to  devote  his  entire 
time  to  the  future  occupation  of  his  life,  that  of 
farming.  He  remained  under  the  parental  roof 
until  attaining  his  twenty-eighth  year,  when  he 
was  married  and  removed  to  this  farm,  which  is 
owned  by  his  father,  and  formerly  was  the  property 
of  Andrew  liausman.  Our  subject  makes  a  speci- 
alty of  rsiising  tobacco,  in  which  he  has  been  very 
successful,  and  is  a  good  general  and  practical  all- 
ariiund  farmer. 

The  marriage  of  .lohn  J.  Bausman  was  celebrated 
in  January,  1887,  when  Miss  Barbara  Fry  became 
his  wife.  She  is  a  lady  of  excellent  educatmn,  is 
a  good  housekeeper,  and  is  a  devoted  companion 
and  helpmate  to  her  husband.  Her  father,  John 
Fry,  is  a  successful  agriculturist  of  Rapho  Town- 
ship. Mr.  and  Mrs.  Bausman  are  members  of  the 
Reformed  Church  of  Millersville,  of  which  the 
former  has  been  a  Deacon  for  two  years.  In  his 
political  atliliations  he  adheres  to  the  platform  and 
candidates  set  forth  by  the  Republican  party. 


r^  EORGE  S.  NORBECK,  one  of  the  success- 
^  JJ[  ful  business  men  of  Lancaster,  is  now  Al- 
derman from  the  Third  Ward,  having  been 
appointed  and  commissioned  by  Governor  Palti- 
son  March  20,  1893,  to  fill  the  unexpired  term  of 
J.  K.  Barr,  deceased.  For  the  past  five  years  he 
conducted  a  carriage  manufactory,  and  had  a  well 
equipped  repository.  His  temporary  headquarters 
were  at  Nos.  126  and  128  East  King  Street,  as  his 
factory  on  Duke  and  Vine  .Streets  was  burned 
down.  He  is  now  located  at  No.  144  East  King 
Street,  where  he  has  one  of  the  finest  saloons  in 
the  cit}'. 

Lewis  Norbeck,  our  subject's  father,  was  bom  in 
Adams  County,  Pa.,  and  was  of  German  descent. 
He  was  engaged    in  the   wholesale    grocery  trade 


at  the  corner  of  Utah  and  Franklin  Streets,  Bal- 
timore, for  a  number  of  years  prior  to  his  death, 
which  occurred  when  he  was  in  his  forty-fourth 
year.  He  married  Lydia  C.  Little,  who  was  born 
in  the  same  county,  being  the  daughter  of  Henry 
Little,  a  farmer  of  Adams  County.  Mrs.  Little 
was  of  English  ancestry  and  a  member  of  the 
Lutheran  Church.  The  paternal  grandfather  of 
our  subject,  Jacob,  was  born  in  Gettysburg,  and 
was  in  the  War  of  1812.  He  was  in  earl^-  life  a 
farmer,  and  later  engaged  in  the  grocery  trade, 
his  death  occurring  when  he  was  about  three- 
score and  ten  years  of  age.  In  religious  belief  he 
was  a  Catholic,  as  was  also  his  son.  After  her 
husband's  death  Mrs.  Elizabeth  Norbeck  went  to 
Gettysburg,  and  later  became  the  wife  of  Philip 
Doerson,  a  carriage  manufacturer.  In  1865  he 
started  in  business  in  this  city  as  a  member  of  the 
firm  of  Slingerwalt  h  Doerson.  After  a  few  years 
he  bought  out  his  partner  and  ran  the  business 
under  his  own  name,  and  is  now  carrying  on  the 
carriage  business  in  Gettysburg.  His  wife  died 
in  1891,  in  her  sixty-ninth  year.  By  her  first 
marriage  she  became  the  mother  of  two  sons  and 
two  daughtei-s:  William  A.,  a  carriage  trimmer,  of 
Lancaster;  George  S.;  Clara  L.,  Mrs.  McElligott, 
of  this  city;  and  Lovina,  who  married  Dr.  J.  M. 
Bentz,  of  Carlisle,  Pa. 

The  earl^'  3'ears  of  George  S.  Norbeck  were 
passed  in  Baltimore  and  Gettysburg,  and  lie  was 
born  in  the  former  place  November  10,  1848.  In 
1857  he  went  with  his  mother  to  Gettysburg,  and 
was  partly  educated  in  Mt.  St.  Mary's  College,  at 
Emmetsburg,  Md.  When  the  family  removed  to 
this  citj',  in  1855,  he  came  with  them,  and  two 
years  later  was  apprenticed  to  learn  the  carriage 
trimmer's  trade  in  his  step-father's  factory.  After- 
ward he  traveled  for  the  firm,  introducing  the 
Doerson  patent  fifth  wheel,  the  invention  of  his 
step-father.  For  eighteen  months  he  was  on  the 
road  and  traveled  all  through  the  northern,  west- 
ern and  eastern  states. 

In  October,  1889,  Mr.  Norbeck  started  in  busi- 
ness for  himself  as  a  carriage  manufacturer  in  this 
city,  and  kept  twenty-six  workmen  emploj'ed  un- 
til the  fall  of  1893,  when  he  closed  the  factory. 
He   then   rented   a  place   at    the    corner  of  Duke 


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and  Mail  Streets.  Formerly  he  manufactured  sev- 
enty-five different  kinds  of  vehicles,  buggies  and 
carriages.  This  location  he  has  remodeled  and 
improved  extensively,  owning  the  property  from 
King  to  Mifflin  Streets,  and  was  sole  agent  of  the 
Columhus  Buggy  Company.  His  shop  has  a  front- 
age of  thirty-nine  feet,  and  he  leases  platforms 
and  sheds  for  storage. 

December  17,  1871,  Mr.  Norbeck  married  Lizzie 
A.,  daughter  of  John  Tomlinson,  now  deceased, 
who  was  formerly  a  contractor  for  sand  and  stone. 
Mrs.  Norbeck  was  born  and  reared  in  Lancaster, 
and  by  her  marriage  has  become  the  motiier  of 
one  child,  David  R.,  who  is  in  business  with  his 
father.  Mr.  Norbeck  is  now  proprietor  of  Nor- 
beck Cafe  and  Hotel,  Nos.  144  and  146  East  King 
Street,  formerly  the  Golden  Horse  Hotel.  He  be- 
longs to  the  Home  Building  and  Loan  Associa- 
tion, and  fraternally  is  identified  with  the  Order 
of  Elks. 


PATRICK  KELLY,  who  makes  his  home  in 
Lancaster,  is  an  extensive  buyer  and  ship- 
per of  cattle,  and  has  made  a  fine  success 
of  his  ventures  in  this  direction.  For  over  thirty 
years  he  has  given  his  exclusive  attention  to  this 
occupation  and  is  an  authority  on  the  subject.  A 
native  of  the  Emerald  Isle,  he  was  born  in  County 
Derry  March  26,  1826,  and  left  the  friends  and 
scenes  of  his  youth  soon  after  attaining  his  major- 
ity to  make  his  fortunes  in  the  New  World. 

James  Kelly,  the  father  of  our  subject,  was,  like 
his  son,  a  native  of  County  Derry,  Ireland,  where 
he  followed  the  calling  of  a  farmer  until  his  death, 
which  occurred  in  April,  1866,  at  the  good  old  age 
of  seventy-eight  years.  His  wife,  Ann  (Kelly) 
Kelly,  by  her  marriage  became  the  motlier  of  twelve 
children:  Mary,  who  became  the  wife  of  Andrew 
Kelly;  Catherine,  Bridget,  Ann;  Margaret,  who  is 
still  living  in  the  Old  Country;  Michael,  a  former 
resident  of  Lancaster,  and  now  deceased;  Daniel 


and  John,  who  are  still  in  Ireland;  James,  Patrick, 
Ellen  and  Isabella.  The  mother  of  these  children 
died  in  November,  1866,  when  she  had  reached  the 
allotted  age  of  three-score  and  ten  years. 

Patrick  Kelly  received  good  educational  advan- 
tages in  his  native  land,  and  continued  to  make 
his  home  with  his  parents  until  twenty-two  years 
of  age,  when,  in  1848,  he  set  sail  for  America  alone, 
and  continuing  his  journej-  to  Lancaster,  arrived 
in  this  place  on  the  1st  of  June.  He  soon  obtained 
employment  with  his  uncle,  Patrick  Kell^^  for 
whom  he  was  named,  who  was  extensively  engaged 
in  buying  cattle  and  in  conducting  a  banking 
business. 

With  this  uncle  the  j'oung  man  remained  until 
the  death  of  tlie  former,  whicii  occurred  in  June, 
1861,  and  after  that  event  he  started  in  on  his  own 
account.  Going  to  Ohio,  Illinois  and  other  west- 
ern states,  he  bought  cattle  and  drove  them  over- 
land. Later  he  turned  his  attention  more  exclu- 
sively to  shipping  cattle,  and  has  carried  on  a  large 
business  for  many  years.  By  means  of  his  indus- 
try and  economy  he  has  made  a  good  living  for 
himself  and  family,  and  has  laid  aside  from  year 
to  year  a  goodl3^  sum  with  whicli  to  jirovide  means 
for  pleasantly  passing  his  declining  years. 

On  the  1st  of  May,  1862,  Mr.  Kelly  was  united 
in  marriage  witii  Miss  Julia  Gratton,  and  they  are 
members  of  the  Catholic  Ciiurch.  Mr.  Kelly  uses 
bis  right  of  franchise  in  favor  of  the  Democratic 
party  and  its  nominees.  At  one  time  his  father 
crossed  the  Atlantic  and  made  his  son  a  pleasant 
visit,  but  subsequentl3-  returned  to  his  old  home- 
stead. 


r        EVI  II. 
I    O  do  farr 


MANN,  a  progressive  and  well-to- 
rmer  of  Manor  Township,  is  the  pro- 
prietor of  a  well  cultivated  farm  which 
comprises  two  hundred  and  thirt^'-six  acres,  and 
which  has  been  in  his  possession  since  1879.  In 
addition    to  general  farmins:   Mr.  Mann   is  inter- 


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csted  in  raising  horses  and  fancy  grades  of  live 
slock  and  regularly  sends  the  products  of  his  farm 
U>  the  markets  of  Columbia.  He  is  entitled  to 
high  pr.iise  for  what  he  has  accomplished  in  life, 
for  he  has  acquired  his  fortune  by  close  economy 
and  industr\',  particularly  in  his  early  j'cars.  He 
conies  from  an  old  family  of  this  township,  as  his 
|)aternal  grandfather  for  long  years  was  one  of  its 
inhabitants,  and  his  descendants  have  ever  since 
been  niombers  of  this  cummunity. 

Harney  Mann,  the  father  of  our  subject,  was  a 
son  of  George  S.  On  arriving  at  mature  years 
he  became  the  owner  of  a  farm  of  seventy-live 
acres  in  Manor  Township,  to  the  cultivation  of 
which  he  devoted  the  most  of  his  life.  Later  he 
removed  to  West  Hemplield  Township,  where  he 
operated  a  place  of  one  hundred  and  three  acres 
very  successfully  and  attended  the  markets  at 
Columbia.  Politically  he  was  a  stanch  Democrat 
and  had  a  high  ideal  of  the  duties  of  citizenship. 
He  was  twice  married,  first  to  Klizabcth  Hei-shey, 
who  died  when  only  twenty-six  years  of  age,  leav- 
ing two  sons:  Christian,  whose  death  occurred  in 
childhood,  and  Levi  H.  liy  the  second  wife,  Mary 
Ann  Stoiier,  six  children  were  born,  namel}':  JIary 
A.,  Cj'rus,  Kmily,  Amanda,  Barbara  and  Christian. 
The  father  was  called  from  his  lalors  in  1889,  aged 
seventy-six  years. 

The  birth  of  Levi  H.  Mann  occurred  .September 
25,  1835,  in  ^lanor  Township,  and  in  boyhood  at- 
tended the  schools  of  the  neighborhood  until  six- 
teen yeai-s  of  age.  His  mother  died  when  he  was 
only  two  years  old,  and  he  w.as  early  placed  among 
strangers,  where  he  had  to  work  his  way  in  order 
to  obtain  a  livelihood.  When  fourteen  years  old 
he  returned  to  his  father's  roof  and  remained 
there  for  three  years,  assisting  in  farm  work. 
Then  under  Barney  Stoner  he  served  an  appren- 
ticeship as  a  carpenter,  but  that  calling  not  being 
entirely  to  his  taste,  he  took  a  position  with  a 
farmer  b^'  which  he  earned  ^400  in  the  three  years. 
By  close  econom3'  during  the  three  years  he  re- 
mained there  he  saved  *250,  which  amount  was 
the  nucleus  of  his  fortune.  Returning  to  his  fa- 
ther's home  he  then  made  that  his  pl.ice  of  abode 
until  his  marriage,  at  the  age  of  twenty-eight  years, 
when   he  rented  a  house   and  for  the  succeeding 


two  years  engaged  in  tobacco-growing,  and  subse- 
quently operated  the  farm  of  his  father-in-law  in 
Manor  Township  for  a  ))eriod  of  thirteen  years, 
running  it  on  shares.  Hi  1878  he  became  the 
owner  of  the  farm  on  which  he  is  now  living,  and 
in  the  following  year  bought  two  hundred  and 
thirty-six  acres  of  land,  one  hundred  and  seventy- 
five  of  which  are  now  cleared  and  under  cultiva- 
tion. 

In  1860  Mr.  Mann  wedded  Anna,  daughter  of 
Bernard  Mann,  an  agriculturist.  To  our  subject 
and  his  wife  were  born  seven  children:  JIattie, 
Anna.  Etlie,  Agnes,  Franklin  H.,  and  Kdilii  and 
Emily,  twins.  The  family  are  members  of  the 
Evangelical  Ciiurch  of  Creswell,  of  which  Mr 
Mann  is  a  Trustee.  With  his  ballot  he  supports 
the  men  and  measures  of  the  Democratic  party. 


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/"^y-  EORGE  NAUMAK  is  one  of  the  leading 
V^JX  attorneys  of  Lancaster,  having  conducted 
successfully  his  extensive  practice  here 
since  1862.  During  three  years  of  this  time  he  was 
City  Solicitor  and  frequently  represents  the  Penn- 
sylvania Railroad  Company.  Moreover  he  is  coun- 
sel for  the  Lancaster  .Street  Railroad  Company  and 
for  all  of  the  three  oil  lines  in  this  county'.  In  the 
various  business,  social  and  political  circles  he  is 
exceedingly  popular,  and  his  name  h.as  frequentl}' 
been  put  forward  for  high  positions. 

The  birth  of  George  Naumau  occurred  in  Holton, 
Me.,  February  5,  1841,  his  parents  being  Col. 
George  and  Mary  (Dummett)  Nauinan,  natives  of 
Lancaster  and  England,  respectively.  Colonel  Nau- 
nian,  a  distinguished  officer  in  the  United  States 
Army,  was  born  October  7,  1802,  and  at  the  age  of 
seventeen  was  enrolled  as  a  cadet  at  the  West 
Point  Academj'.  In  1821  he  was  acting  Assistant 
Professor  in  French  in  that  institution  and  three 
j^ears  later  was  graduated,  the  same  year  being  ap- 
pointed Second  Lieutenant  of  the  First  Regiment 
of  Artillerj'.     F^rom  September  28  to  August,  1829, 


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he  was  assistant  instructor  of  French  at  West  Point, 
and  in  May,  1832,  received  the  rank  of  First  Lieu- 
tenant. During  the  Florida  War,  which  lasted 
from  P^ebruary,  1836.  to  May.  1838,  he  served  con- 
tinuously, being  in  the  battle  of  Wahoo  Swamp,  and 
was  made  Captain  of  the  First  Artillery  in  February, 
1837.  During  the  Mexican  War  he  was  brevetted 
Major  for  gallant  conduct  at  the  battle  of  Cerro 
Gordo,  April  18,  1847,  and  later  received  the  rank 
of  Lieutenant-Colonel  for  meritorious  service  at 
the  Ijattle  of  Contreras  and  Churubusco,  which  oc- 
curred August  20.  At  the  engagement  at  Cha- 
pultepec  September  8,  1847,  he  was  wounded, 
but  continued  in  the  service  and  commanded  the 
First  Regiment  of  Artillery,  being  prize  commis- 
sioner at  Vera  Cruz  at  the  close  of  the  war,  conduct- 
ing the  evacuation  of  that  city.  From  May,  1854, 
until  January,  1861,  the  Colonel  served  at  different 
points  on  the  Pacific  Coast.  As  Major  of  the  Third 
Regiment  of  Artillery,  he  commanded  the  same 
from  May,  1854,  until  March,  1857,  and  for  seven 
months  in  1860  was  inspector  of  artillery  for  the 
departments  of  Oregon  and  California,  from  1859 
to  1861  conducting  the  artillery  school  at  Van- 
couver. 

July  23,  1861,  Colonel  Nauman  was  promoted  to 
the  rank  of  Lieutenant-Colonel  of  the  First  Artil- 
lery, and  was  at  Newport  News  in  Marcii  1862,  dur- 
ing the  engagements  witli  the  "Merrimac"  "York- 
town"  "Jamestown"  and  other  rebel  steamers;  was 
chief  of  artillery  and  was  favorably  mentioned  b3' 
General  Mansfield  in  his  report  of  the  affai  r.  He  was 
stationed  at  Ft.  Warren  in  Boston  Harbor  in  1863, 
where  he  engaged  in  placing  that  important  work 
in  a  proper  condition  for  defense.  August  1, 
1863,  he  was  promoted  to  be  Colonel  of  the  Fifth 
Artillery,  but  was  permitted  to  enjoy  this  honor 
for  only  ten  days,  for  his  death  occurred  in  Phila- 
delphia August  1 1  of  that  year.  His  health  having 
been  much  impaired  1)}'  the  exposure  and  hardships 
to  which  his  long  and  active  career  had  subjected 
him,  he  was  prostrated  by  sunstroke,  from  which 
he  did  not  recover.  For  forty  years  he  had  served 
in  the  United  States  army,  having  been  stationed 
in  every  section  in  the  Union,  and  in  every  capaci- 
ty acquitted  himself  with  honor  and  distinction. 
At  the  time  of  the  breaking  out  of  the  Rebellion 


he  was  residing  with  his  family  in  Florida,  and 
though  offered  high  rank  and  command  by  the 
men  organizing  the  new  Confederacy,  spurned  it 
all,  preferring  to  stand  bj'  the  flag  under  which  he 
had  so  long  fought. 
The  marriage  of  Colonel  Nauman  was  celebrated  in 
St.  Augustine, Fla.  The  lady's  father, Thomas  Dum- 
raett,  a  native  of  England,  became  a  sugar  planter 
on  the  Isle  of  Barbadoes  until  the  abolition  of  sla- 
very'there,  when  he  went  to  Connecticut.  When 
the  United  States  acquired  Florida  he  was  one  of 
the  first  to  introduce  sugar  planting  in  that  state. 
Our  subject's  mother  died  in  1861,  leaving  six 
children,  four  of  whom  still  survive. 

Until  1853,  when  a  lad  of  twelve  years,  George 
Nauman  of  this  sketch  remained  with  his  father  at 
the  different  military  stations  where  he  had  his 
headquarters,  and  when  the  Colonel  went  to 
California  with  his  mother  and  the  other  members 
of  the  family,  vvent  to  St.  Augustine,  Fla.  There  he 
remained  until  the  breaking  out  of  the  Civil  War, 
but  prior  to  this,  in  1859,  lie  had  graduated  from 
St.  James'  College  at  Hagerstown,  Md.,  with  the 
degree  of  Bacliclor  of  Arts,  after  which  he  read  law 
in  Florida  for  a  year.  In  the  fall  of  1860  he  became 
a  student  in  the  department  of  law  in  the  Univer- 
sit3'  of  Virginia,  and  in  June,  1861, came  to  Lancas- 
ter, where  he  continued  his  legal  studies  and  was 
admitted  to  the  Bar  in  1862.  He  iininediately  en- 
tered upon  his  professional  career  in  this  city, 
which  has  been  marked  with  great  success.  For  a 
n  umber  of  years  his  ofHce  has  been  located  on  North 
Duke  Street  and  among  his  patrons  and  clients  are 
numbered  many  of  the  leading  citizens  of  the 
county. 

In  Lancaster  in  1867  was  celebrated  the  mar- 
riage of  (ieorge  Nauman  and  Miss  Lizzie  Hender- 
son. Her  father,  Amos  S.  Henderson,  was  in  former 
years  a  leading  banker  of  this  i)lace.  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Nauman  have  become  the  parents  of  seven 
children  who  arc  living.  George  is  a  member  of 
the  Civil  Engineers'  Corps  of  the  Pennsylvania 
Railroad  and  is  a  graduate  of  Lehigh  Universitj'; 
Alfred  is  in  the  hardware  business  in  this  city  and 
graduated  from  the  Franklin  and  Marshall  College. 
The  younger  children  are  in  order  of  birth  as  fol- 
lows: John,  Frank,  Elizabeth,  Spencer  and  Harriet. 


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Mr.  and  Mrs.  Naiimaii  are  members  of  St.  James' 
Episcoiial  Church  of  this  city,  in  which  tliey  are 
actively  interested.  As  a  leadinij  Democrat  our 
subject  hiis  served  as  Chairman  of  the  Democratic 
Citj'  Committee  and  was  the  candidate  for  his 
party  at  one  time  frt)m  tiiis  district  for  meml)erof 
Congress  but  unfortunately  was  in  the  minority 
party. 


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HON.  KDWIN  .S.  .SMKLTZ  was  elected 
Mayor  of  Lancaster  in  February,  1894, 
bemi:  victorious  in  a  hotly  contested 
fight  between  the  political  factions.  He  was  a 
candidate,  with  two  others,  for  the  nomination 
and  received  over  twenty-one  hundred  out  of 
thirty-three  hundred  votes  cast  at  the  primaries; 
though  his  final  majority  in  the  regular  election 
was  only  ninety-one.  A  Republican  of  the  truest 
kind,  Mr.  .Smeltz  is  decidedly  the  man  for  the  po- 
sition he  now  occupies  and  is  not  one  who  would 
for  a  moment  allow  any  narrow  motives  to  sway 
him  in  the  management  of  the  public  affairs  en- 
trusted to  him.  As  one  of  the  native  sons  of  this 
city  he  has  always  taken  great  interest  in  what- 
ever pertains  to  its  welfare  and  general  advance- 
ment and  is  greatl}'  concerned  by  all  things  which 
may  effect  its  prosperity  for  good  or  evil.  He  is 
Secretary  of  the  Union  Building  and  Loan  Asso- 
ciation, which  has  a  capital  stock  of  over  |!200,000; 
it  is  a  most  important  organization  and  has  bene- 
fited the  citizens  and  place  inestimably. 

The  birthplace  of  our  subject  was  at  the  corner 
of  North  Queen  and  Lemon  .Streets,  the  event  tak- 
ing place  May  9,  1852.  His  parents  were  Jacob 
R.  and  Rebecca  (Hoffman)  Smeltz,  natives  respec- 
tively of  Lancaster  and  Baiubridge,  Lancaster 
County.  The  father  of  Jacob  R.  Smeltz  was  also 
one  of  the  pioneer  residents  of  the  city,  being  of 
German  descent  and  a  member  of  the  Reformed 
Church.  For  many  years  our  subject's  father  was 
a  successful  cigar  and  tobacco  dealer  and  later  be- 


came interested  in  the  grocery  trade.  The  store 
in  which  he  carried  on  his  retail  business  was  cen- 
trally located  at  the  corner  of  North  Queen  and 
Lemon  Streets,  and  in  former  years  his  lioad([uar- 
ters  were  at  the  cornor  of  C'liestiiiil  and  North 
(^ueeii  Streets.  He  was  a  prominent  church  mem- 
ber, having  been  one  of  the  organizers  of  the 
Weinbenarian  Church,  in  which  lie  served  as  a 
Deacon.  Politically,  lie  alliliated  with  the  Repub- 
lican party  and  served  for  a  time  in  the  City 
Council.'  Ills  death  occurred  in  1875,  but  his  wife 
survives  him,  still  making  her  home  in  her  former 
residence.  Mrs.  Smeltz'  father  was  a  merchant  and 
one  of  the  prominent  business  men  in  formeryeais 
of  Baiubridge. 

Ill  a  family  of  eight  children  born  to  Jacob  and 
Rebecca  Smeltz  only  three  sons  and  a  daughter 
are  now  living,  and  of  these  Edwin  S.  is  the  eld- 
est. He  was  reared  in  Lancaster  and  attended  the 
common  and  private  schools,  graduating  from  the 
high  school  in  18(59  with  honor  when  sixteen  3'cars 
old,  his  average,  the  highest  in  the  class,  being 
niuetj-six  per  cent.  For  a  short  time  thereafter 
he  was  in  his  father's  store  and  then  took  up  the 
printing  business  in  the  ofHce  of  the  Church  Adoo- 
cale,  where  he  remained  for  a  year.  When  that 
paper  was  removed  from  the  cit}-  he  commenced 
his  apprenticeship  as  a  co.acli  trimmer  for  S.  B.  Cox 
A'  Co.,  and  was  with  them  for  four  years,  after 
which  for  the  3'ear  following  he  worked  at  his 
trade  in  different  pl.aces.  For  a  like  period  of 
time  he  was  traveling  salesman  for  Philadelphia 
and  New  York  hardware  firms,  his  trips  being  in 
this  and  adjoining  states.  At  this  time  occurred 
the  sickness  and  death  of  his  father,  and  the 
young  man  was  obliged  to  take  charge  of  tliestore 
and  estate.  The  groceiy  occupies  one  of  the  old- 
est sites  of  the  retail  business  in  this  city  and  is 
one  of  the  most  successful  stores  in  that  branch  of 
trade. 

In  1888  Mr.  Smeltz  was  appointed  to  the  office 
of  Chief  of  Police  by  Mayor  Edgerley  without  his 
solicitation,  and  served  for  a  term  of  two  years. 
He  was  then  elected  Street  Commissioner,  acting 
as  such  for  two  years,  and  then  left  the  field  of 
politics,  becoming  reporter  for  the  Intelligencer  and 
also  being  employed  in  the  office.     In  1893  he  was 


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again  honored  by  being  elected  Street  Commission- 
er, whicli  he  held  until  the  end  of  the  year,  then  as- 
sumed the  office  of  Mayor.  For  five  j-ears  prior 
to  his  election  as  Chief  of  Police  he  served  suc- 
cessfully as  Clerk  of  the  Street  Committee  and  has 
also  been  Clerk  of  the  Special  Water  Committee, 
and  in  these  capacities  has  succeeded  in  effectually 
improving  the  advantages  of   Lancaster  citizens. 

Fraternally,  Mayor  Smeltz  has  been  for  fifteen 
years  a  member  of  Conestoga  Council  No.  22,  Jr. 
O.  U.  A.  M.  For  ten  years  he  was  Master  of 
Finance  of  Inland  City  Lodge  No.  88,  K.  of  P.,  in 
which  he  has  passed  all  the  chairs;  belongs  to  Her- 
schel  Lodge  No.  123,  I.  O.  O.  F.,  in  which  he  is  a 
charter  member,  and  has  acted  in  several  offices  in 
Conestoga  Council  No.  8,  Sr.  O.  U.  A.  M. 

In  1876  occurred  the  marriage  of  Edwin  S. 
Smeltz  and  Lydia  Eshelman,  who  was  born  in 
Liverpool,  Perry  County,  Pa.,  and  to  them  has 
been  born  a  daughter,  Mabel.  The  pleasant  home 
of  the  family  is  at  No.  9  East  Lemon  Street, 
within  a  few  feet  of  where  he  was  born,  the  resi- 
dence having  been  erected  by  Mr.  Smeltz.  His 
good  wife  is  a  member  of  the  First  Methodist 
Episcopal  Church  of  Lancaster  and  is  a  lady  who 
is  greatly  esteemed  by  her  many  friends.  Polit- 
ically he  is  an  active  worker  and  is  recognized  as 
one  of  the  influential  members  of  the  Republican 
part}'  in  the  city  and  county. 


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PROF.  JOHN  FREDERICK  CARL  THOR- 
BAHN,  who  is  very  prominent  in  musical 
circles,  is  instructor  of  instrumental  music 
at  the  high  school  and  leader  of  the  high  school 
orchestra  at  Lancaster.  He  is  Professor  of  orches- 
tral instrumental  music,  and  pays  especial  atten- 
tion to  the  classics,  having  had  during  the  last  year 
pupils  whose  work  has  been  mainl}-  on  Beethoven's 
and  Haydn's  Symphonies. 

Professor  Thorbahn  had  the  honor  of  passing  his 
early  years  in  the  house  in  which  occurred  the 
birth   of    the   noted   military   man,   General  von 


Moltke.  The  Professor's  birth  occurred  in  the 
same  house  as  that  of  the  great  general,  for  his  fa- 
ther had  bought  the  place  at  the  time  that  the 
General's  parents  removed  to  the  city  to  educate 
their  children.  Our  subject  was  born  February  8, 
1834,  in  Parehim,  Mecklenburg-Schwerin,  Ger- 
man^',  being  a  son  of  John  J.  and  Maria  Dorothea 
(Genze)  Thorbahn.  The  former,  whose  birth  oc- 
curred in  the  same  vicinity,  February  26,  1794, 
followed  agricultural  pursuits,  and  at  one  time 
visited  the  United  States.  He  died  after  reaching 
a  good  old  age,  and  one  of  his  brothers  lived  to 
be  one  hundred  and  two  years  old.  His  wife,  who 
was  born  in  Mecklenburg,  August  17,  1803,  was  a 
daughter  of  Jacob  and  Anna  D.  (Luebcke)  Genze. 
She  came  to  America,  her  death  occurring  in  Can- 
ada, and  her  six  children  are  all  living.  One  son, 
Herman,  is  a  wholesale  merchant  in  Ottawa,  Can- 
ada, at  the  present  time. 

Professor  Thorbahn  received  an  excellent  edu- 
cation in  his  native  language,  and  manifesting 
marked  ability  in  a  musical  way,  was  given  the 
best  instruction  that  could  be  had.  He  attended 
the  musical  academy  of  his  birthplace,  and  later 
learned  to  be  a  skillful  player  on  the  clarionet,  vio- 
lin and  other  orchestral  instruments.  He  gradu- 
ated from  the  academy'  when  nineteen  ^ears  of  age, 
after  which  he  ea'sily  secured  engagements  in  or- 
chestras for  several  years.  In  1854  he  set  sail  for 
America  from  Hamburg,  landing  in  (.Quebec  after 
a  storm}'  voyage  of  fourteen  weeks  upon  the  deep. 
When  they  arrived  at  their  destination  the  vessel 
was  in  a  most  unfortunate  condition,  and  nearly 
disabled,  as  there  was  not  a  whole  mast  left  upon 
it.  Proceeding  to  Montreal,  the  Professor  secured 
a  position  with  the  George  Coopers  English  Grand 
Opera  Company,  later  secured  the  position  as 
leader  of  the  orchestra  of  the  Theater  Royal,  which 
he  held  for  seventeen  years,  playing  every  night 
in  the  week  except  Sunday  during  this  time.  With 
the  orchestra  of  which  he  was  a  member  he  traveled 
considerably  to  fill  special  engagements  in  Boston 
and  other  points.  In  the  Boston  Theater  he  took 
part  in  many  concerts  given  by  the  Harvard  Or- 
chestra, in  oratorios  by  Handel  and  Haydn,  the 
conductor  being  Carl  Zahran.  While  in  Boston, 
during  the  Parepa  Rosa  Opera  season,  he  became  a 


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member  of  tlie  Boston  Musical  Union.  He  plaj'ed 
five  cousecutive  seasons  at  Saratoga,  two  seasons 
was  at  Alexandria  Bay,  and  one  season  at  Shelter 
Island. 

In  1873  the  Professor  went  to  Warren,  Ohio, 
there  becoming  one  of  the  lirst  faculty  of  the 
Dana  Musical  Institute,  and  remained  in  charge 
of  orchestral  instruction  for  a  period  of  eleven 
years.  Then  coming  to  Lancaster,  he  was  leader 
in  the  Opera  House  Orchestra  for  years,  but  of 
late  has  given  up  that  work,  devoting  himself  to 
teaching.  In  1892  he  became  Professor  of  Instru- 
mental Music  at  the  high  school,  establishing  a 
regular  course  of  two  hours'  work  each  day  after 
school.  In  his  violin  class  there-are  forty-two 
young  ladies,  and  more  than  that  number  who  are 
pursuing  musical  courses  on  other  instruments.  As 
a  composer  he  has  contributed  much  to  his  art  and 
arranges  all  his  own  music,  an<I  has  compiled  a  com- 
plete course  of  instruction  for  the  violin. 

The  Professor  is  a  prominent  Free  &  Accepted 
Mason,  being  a  /nemlicr  of  LamlH-rton  Lodge  No. 
467,  of  this  city,  and  in  his  political  alliliations  is 
identified  with  the  Republican  party.  Religiously 
lie  and  his  wife  are  members  of  Trinity  Lutheran 
Church. 


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WILLIAM  A.  WOOD  represents  the  Col- 
umbia Building,  Loan  and  Investment 
Association  and  the  Fidelity  Building 
and  Loan  Association  in  Lancaster,  being  Superin- 
tendent of  the  important  district  embr.acing  Le- 
high, Bucks,  Lebanon,  Lancaster  and  York  Coun- 
ties. He  was  appointed  to  that  position  December 
1,1893, and  in  May,  1894,  his  duties  and  territorj' 
were  extended,  embracing  the  whole  of  Pennsyl- 
vania and  Maryland.  Mr.  Wood  is  one  of  the 
youngest  Superintendents  of  these  companies  in 
the  country  and  has  under  his  instruction  sixty 
traveling  agents.  He  is  exact  and  methodical  in 
his  system  and  correspondence,  making  an  excel- 
lent man  for  so  important  a  post,  and  in  every 
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way  has  merited  the  high  favor  in  which  he  is  held 
by  his  superiors. 

The  birth  of  Mr.  Wood  occurred  October  19, 
1861,  in  New  York  City,  where  his  ancestors  for 
several  generations  had  made  their  home.  His  pa- 
ternal grandfather,  Samuel  S.,  was  born  in  Peeks- 
kill,  N.  Y.,  and  was  a  man  of  rare  educational 
attainments  considering  the  meagre  advantages 
which  fell  to  the  young  of  that  period.  He  was  a 
baker  by  trade,  following  that  occupation  during 
most  of  his  active  life  in  New  York  Cil^-,  and  later 
engaged  in  the  hotel  business.  His  last  years  were 
p.issed  in  Peekskill,  where  his  death  occurred  at 
the  age  of  about  seventy  years.  Politically  he  was 
a  Democrat  and  in  religittus  faith  was  identified 
with  the  Kpiscojial  Church.  He  was  the  father  of 
six  children,  who  grew  to  maturity,  namely:  Sam- 
uel S.,  Jr.;  .lolin  II.:  Katie,  wife  of  Thomas  Snow- 
den;  Mary,  who  became  Mrs.  George  D.  Seaford; 
Amelia,  wife  of  Thomas  Goadby,  »nd  Alexan- 
der M.  C. 

The  father  of  our  subject,  A.  M.  C.  Wood,  was 
born  at  Peekskill,  X.  Y.,and  in  his  early  manhood 
learned  the  confectioner's  trade.  Embarking  in 
business  in  New  York  City,  he  there  spent  most  of 
his  life,  and  many  of  his  familj"  still  reside  in  the 
metropolis.  They  are  relatives  of  the  Smiths,  the 
great  steamboat  builders  of  New  York  City.  Mr. 
Wofid  was  a  very  stanch  Democrat  and  a  member 
of  the  Episcopal  Church.  His  wife  w.is  formerly 
Mary  A.  Cooper,  and  their  family  comprised  two 
cliildren.  William  A.  and  Mary  Frances,  now  the 
wife  of  O.  E.  Nelson,  whose  home  is  in  Baltimore. 
The  father  was  called  from  this  life  in  1879.  The 
mollier  is  still  living,  at  the  age  of  seventy-two 
years. 

The  boyhood  of  William  A.  Wood  was  passed 
in  the  place  of  his  birth  and  iKTreceived  a  good 
education  in  the  excellent  schools  of  the  city.  He 
was  only  thirteen  3-cais  old,  however,  when  he 
abandoned  his  studies  temporarily  in  order  to  ac- 
cept a  position  as  office  boy  for  an  insurance  firm. 
Later  he  became  associated  with  his  uncle  in  the 
same  branch  of  work  and  at  that  time  learned 
mucli  of  the  routine  work  connected  with  the  in- 
surance business.  For  some  time  subsequently  he 
was  employed  in  his  father's  confectionery  manu- 


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factory  on  West  Broadway,  where  he  remained 
until  his  father's  death  in  1879.  The  next  occu- 
pation of  the  ambitious  youth,  who,  owing  to  his 
zeal  and  energy,  had  become  well  educated,  was  on 
the  reportorial  staff  of  the  Baltimore  Evening  News 
and  Morning  Herald.  Returning  to  New  York  City 
in  1884,  he  entered  the  political  field,  and  during 
the  first  term  of  President  Cleveland's administr.a- 
tion  served  four  years  in  the  United  States  Cus- 
tom House.  Owing  to  his  wife's  failing  health  at 
this  time  he  removed  to  Baltimore,  but  in  1890  re- 
entered the  insurance  business,  and  as  stated  in 
the  beginning  of  this  article,  has  been  rapidly  pro- 
moted to  his  jjresent  exceedingly  responsible  po- 
sition. 

February  22,  1887,  Mr.  Wood  married  Helen 
Sinski,  who  died  January  24,  1890.  In  March, 
1891, our  subject  wedded  Miss  Ella  Brook,  of  Bal- 
timore, and  two  children,  a  son  and  a  daughter, 
have  come  to  brighten  their  home,  their  names  be- 
ing Arthur  M.  and  P^dilh  M.  Socially  Mr.  Wood 
is  a  member  of  Steven's  Castle  of  the  Mystic  Chain 
and  belongs  to  Red  Rose  Commandery  No.  20;  Blue 
Cross  Castle  No.  46,  Knights  of  the  Golden  Eagle, 
Lodge  No.  134,  B.  P.  O.  E.  He  is  ver^'  active  as  a 
worker  in  the  ranks  of  the  Democracy'  and  is  con- 
nected with  the  Young  Men's  Democratic  Society 
of  this  place. 


l^HJH^l 


REV.  EMIL  MEISTER  is  the  pastor  of  St. 
Stephen's  Lutheran  Church,  and  is  one  of 
the  worthy  German-American  citizens  of 
Lancaster.  A  man  possessed  of  great  intelligence 
and  wide  information,  he  has  excellent  command 
of  language,  and  is  a  successful  lecturer  and  pul- 
pit orator.  For  the  past  fifteen  years  he  has  been 
the  pastor  of  the  congregation  with  which  he  is 
identified,  and  has  succeeded  in  building  it  up 
spiritually,  numerically  and  financially.  As  a 
writer  he  is  clear,  energetic  and  concise,  and  is 
editor  of  the  "Family  Friend"  and  the '-Church 
Messenger,"  which  he  conducts  with  much  ability. 
Rev.  Mr.  Meister  was  born   in   Freiburg,  Baden, 


Germany,  May  18,  1850,  and  his  parents,  Sam- 
uel E.  and  Barbara  (Blattner)  Meister,  were  also 
natives  of  the  same  province.  The  former  was  a 
silk  merchant  in  Freiburg  until  about  1854,  when 
he  emigrated  to  Switzerland.  Both  parents,  who 
were  zealous  members  of  the  Lutheran  Church,  are 
deceased.  Samuel,  the  only  brother  of  our  subject, 
is  a  resident  of  Basel,  Switzerland. 

The  boyhood  of  our  subject  was  passed  in  Switz- 
erland,and  his  literary  and  classical  education  was 
received  in  the  college  at  Zurich  and  Heidelberg 
University,  from  which  he  was  graduatec\  in  1868, 
with  the  degree  of  Bachelor  of  Arts.  Subsequently 
he  was  in  business  with  his  father  until  1870,  when 
he  came  to  America.  Locating  in  Reading,  Pa.,  he 
was  connected  with  the  Pilger  Publishing  House 
for  two  years,  and  then  removed  to  Baltimore. 
For  about  tiiree  j'ears  his  time  was  devoted  to 
work  on  the  Baltimore  Wecker. 

About  1878  Rev.  Mr.  Meister  again  took  up 
the  study  of  theology,  pursuing  a  special  course 
of  study,  and  was  ordained  by  the  Evangelical 
Lutheran  Synod  of  Maryland  to  the  ministry,  in 
May,  1880,  and  his  first  charge  was  the  First 
Evangelical  Lutheran  Church  on  Eastern  Avenue, 
Baltimore.  In  August,  1880,  lie  was  given  a  call 
to  St.  Stephen's  Churcli  of  this  city,  and  accepted 
llie  same  August  15.  This  congregation  was 
started  in  1874  by  Rev.  W.  Poor,  and  a  build- 
ing was  put  up  but  not  entirely  finished,  and  in 
the  meantime  the  services  were  held  in  the  lecture 
room.  Under  our  subject's  supervision  the  audi- 
ence room  was  completed  in  the  spring  of  1881, 
and  a  fine  pipe  organ  has  since  been  placed  within 
It.  The  church  edifice  is  49x75  feet  in  dimen- 
sions, and  one  hundred  and  seventy-two  feet 
high.  The  membership  lias  constantly  increased, 
and  during  the  years  of  this  church's  history  has 
grown  from  seventeen  to  its  present  enrollment  of 
four  hundred  members,  while  the  Sund.iy -school 
usuall3'  averages  about  two  hundred  and  twenty- 
five  pupils. 

In  the  \'ear  1871  Rev.  Mr.  Meister  was  married  in 
Reading,  to  Miss  Amelie  Kleinschmidt,  who  was 
born  in  Prussia.  Their  children  are,  Catherine, 
who  is  at  home;  Samuel  E.,  a  druggist  and  organ- 
ist in  the  church;  and  Mary,  who   is  a  member  of 


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the  high  school  Class  of  '95.  The  father  luis  shown 
great  interest  in  educational  measures,  and  is  now  a 
member  of  the  Citj'  School  Board.  In  1882  he  be- 
gan editing  the  German  monthly  magazine  known 
as  the  "Family  Friend,"  which  is  devoted  to  the 
home  and  church.  In  December,  1892,  the  St. 
Stephen's  Church  "Messenger,"  which  is  pub- 
lished in  the  Knglish  language,  and  is  a  monthly 
periodical,  was  also  started.  Kev.  Mr.  Meister  is 
an  honored  member  of  the  Linnjean  Society  of 
Lancaster.  In  September,  1894,  he  founded  the 
A.  llerr  Smith  KvangelicAl  Lutheran  Memorial 
Chapel,  at  the  corner  of  North  .\nn  and  Fast  Ross 
Streets.  This  is  the  English  .Mission  of  St.  Steph- 
en's Church,  and  was  erected  in  memory  of  Hon. 
A.  Herr  Smith. 


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CL.\Y  MII.LFK.  one  of  the  leading  citi- 
zens of  Lancaster,  who  served  valiantly 
during  the  War  of  the  Rebellion  in  the 
defense  of  the  Union,  has  been  for  a  number 
of  years  eng.iged  in  dealing  in  wholesale  and  re- 
tail liquors.  lie  is  a  M.ason  of  the  Thirty-second 
Degree,  and  is  an  active  Grand  Army  man  and  a 
stalwart  Republican,  belonging  to  the  Young  Men's 
and  the  Citizens'  Republican  Clubs. 

Our  subject  was  born  April  25,  1844,  in  ALin- 
heim  Township,  this  county,  and  is  the  son  of  Solo- 
mon and  Fannie  (Snyder)  Miller,  the  former  a  na- 
tive of  this  city.  He  was  a  butcher  by  trade, 
which  calling  he  followed  more  or  less  during  his 
active  career,  and  his  last  d.iys  were  passed  in  the 
village  of  Manlieim,  his  death  occurring  in  Wash- 
ington, D.  C,  where  he  had  been  visiting  his  sis- 
ter. He  was  a  member  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal 
Church,  and  fraternally  was  associated  with  the 
Junior  Order  of  United  American  Mechanics  and 
other  societies.  He  was  the  father  of  eight  children: 
Mary,  wife  of  Abram  Reist,  of  Lancaster,  both  be- 
ing now  deceased;  Rev.  Jacob,  pastor  of  the  Chris- 


tian Street  Methodist  Episcopal  Church  in  Phila- 
delphia; Fannie,  deceased  wife  of  Theodore  Krei- 
der;  Henry,  who  died  from  wounds  received  in 
the  late  war;  Solomon  Clay,  of  this  sketch;  Lizzie, 
Mrs.  Shubert,  of  this  city;  and  Washington  and 
Harry,  both  of  whom  died  young.  The  son  Henry 
was  a  member  of  the  Ninety-third  Pennsylvania 
Regiment,  belonging  to  Company  K,  and  was  un- 
der McClellan  during  the  Peninsular  Campaign. 
In  an  engagement  a  ball  jiassed  through  both  of 
his  thighs,  and  from  the  effects  of  this  he  died  in 
South  Bend,  Ind.,  several  3'ears  after  the  termina- 
tion of  the  war.  The  father  of  these  children  died 
at  the  age  of  eighty-four  years,  while  his  wife 
passed  away  in  her  fift^'-third  j'ear. 

The  early  education  of  Solomon  Clay  Miller  was 
that  of  the  common  scliools,  but  his  advantages  in 
an  educational  way  were  very  meagre.  He  re- 
mained with  his  uncle  on  a  farm  until  the  break- 
ing out  of  the  war,  when  he  enlisted  in  Company 
H,  Seventy-sixth  Infantrj',  known  as  the  Keystone 
Zouaves,  the  date  of  his  enlistment  being  October 
3,  1861.  He  was  sent  to  the  south,  and  with  his 
regiment  participated  in  the  capture  of  Ft.  Pu- 
laski and  in  many  minor  engagements  in  front  of 
Charlestown,  S.  C.  In  the  lirst  battle  in  which  he 
participated,  011  the  expedition  to  McKay's  Point, 
he  was  struck  by  a  niinie  ball  in  the  left  thigh,  and 
at  the  second  a^ault  on  F't.  \\'aggoncr,  in  which 
he  carried  the  regimental  colors,  one-half  of  the 
regiment  was  destroyed.  He  was  with  General 
Strong,  and  was  one  of  the  first  to  stand  on  the 
enemy's  breastwoi'ks.  For  his  courage  and  num- 
erous acts  of  bravery,  lieneral  .Strong  before  he 
expired,  having  received  a  mortal  wound  as  he 
reached  the  top  of  the  breastworks,  ordered  a 
medal  of  honor  to  be  conferred  upon  Mr.  Miller. 
The  latter  was  shortly  afterward  made  Sergeant, 
and  General  Gilmore  awarded  him  a  medal  of 
bronze  upon  which  was  engraved  "S.  C.  Miller, 
Companj'  H,  Seventy-sixth  P.  V.,  for  gallant  and 
meritorious  conduct,  presented  by  Q.  A.  Gilmore, 
Major-General." 

The  regiment  arrived  on  the  James  River  in 
1864,  being  attached  to  the  Tenth  Army  Corps  un- 
der Gen.  B.  F.  Butler,  taking  part  in  the  engage- 
ments of  Drury's  Bluff  and  skirmishes  in  front  of 


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Petersburg,  afterwaYd  joining  General  Grant  at 
Cold  Harbor.  Our  subject  was  for  the  second  time 
injured  by  a  spent  minie  ball,  this  time  on  the  an- 
kle, but  continued  to  carry  the  colors,  and  bore 
them  at  the  mine  explosion  on  June  30.  At  Deep 
Bottom,  a  piece  of  shell  struck  him  on  the  body, 
knocking  him  senseless,  and  afterward  in  front  of 
Petersburg  was  struck  by  a  piece  of  shell  in  the 
neck,  which  made  a  severe  cut,  and  the  scar  of 
which  he  still  carries.  Being  mustered  out  in  De- 
cember, 1864,  Mr.  Miller  completed  his  active  serv- 
ice of  three  years  and  three  months.  At  one  time 
when  a  number  of  his  comrades  had  been  taken 
prisoners,  Mr.  Miller  and  Lieutenant  Bloss  led  the 
advance  on  the  eneniy  and  succeeded  in  rescuing 
his  comrades,  and  at  all  times  his  bravery  and 
deeds  of  daring  were  noted  in  the  regiment. 

On  his  return  from  the  south,  Mr.  Miller  soon 
obtained  employmeiil  in  the  Adams  Express  Com- 
pany's office  in  Lancaster,  after  which  he  was  em- 
ployed as  a  clerk  for  seveial  films,  and  then  re- 
ceived a  i)osition  with  the  express  company  at 
Louisville,  being  afterward  sent  to  Mobile,  Ala., 
where  lie  opened  up  business  for  the  same  com- 
pany, and  made  frequent  tri|)S  from  that  point  to 
Cairo,  111.,  some  five  hundred  miles.  Me  remained 
for  about  a  year  in  the  south,  but  being  stricken 
with  the  fever  and  ague,  returned  to  this  city, 
the  disease  hanging  to  hiin  for  fully  six  months. 
Going  to  Philadelphia,  he  was  a  clerk  in  a  com- 
mission house  until  the  spring  of  ISfi'.t,  when, 
permanently  settling  in  Lancaster,  he  entered  the 
employ  of  C.  W.  Kreiler,  a  wholesale  liquor 
dealer,  and  in  time  was  admitted  to  the  firm. 
Their  partnership  was  dissolved  in  1871,  Mr. 
Miller  withdrawing  and  starting  in  business  on  his 
own  account.  He  continued  alone  until  1876, 
when  he  took  in  as  a  partner  M.  V.  B.  Neaveling, 
and  the  firm  was  known  as  Miller  &  Neaveling  un- 
til 1878,  since  which  time  our  subject  has  con- 
ducted the  business  alone  in  connection  with  his 
other  interests.  He  owns  considerable  real  estate, 
an  orange  farm  of  eighty  acres  in  Florida,  with  a 
grove  of  three  hundred  trees,  and  projterty  at 
other  points.  An  ardent  Republican,  he  has  as 
far  as  possible  assisted  in  the  success  of  his  party 
at  all  times,  and  belongs  to  the  Union  Veteran  Le- 


gion. He  has  passed  through  all  the  chairs  in 
Perfection  Lodge,  is  a  Mason  of  the  Thirty-second 
Degree,  and  belongs  to  George  Reynolds  Post  No. 
405,  G.  A.  R. 

March  29,  1879,  Mr.  Miller  was  united  in  mar- 
riage with  Louisa  Rudduck,  and  five  children  have 
been  born  of  their  union,  namely':  Leon  Rudduck, 
Herbert  Clay,  Mabel  Louise,  Effle  Isabella  and 
Lulu  Bess.  His  family'  are  members  of  the  Duke 
Street  Methodist  Kpiscopul  Church,  to  which  Mr. 
Miller  gives  liberally-  of  "his  means. 


JOHN  S.  BRENEMAN  comes  from  one  of  the 
eldest  and  most  respected  families  of  Lancas- 
ter County,  and  for  about  thirty  years  has 
conducted  a  coal,  real-estate  and  pension  bus- 
iness in  Lancaster,  his  oHice  being  now  at  No.  34^ 
South  Duke  Street.  The  records  of  the  Breneman 
family  are  very  full  and  exact,  and  are  of  great 
interest  to  iliuir  man}-  friends  and   .acquaintances. 

The  paternal  great-grandfather  of  our  subject 
was  prominent  in  the  War  of  the  Revolution,  and 
was  on  the  Committee  of  Safety  during  the  trou- 
ble in  this  cit}'.  The  grandfather  lived  nearly  all 
his  life  in  Lancaster,  was  a  renowned  specialist, 
had  a  large  practice  and  became  very  wealthy.  He 
owned  considerable  real  estate  and  a  number  of 
farms  in  Manheim  Township,  some  two  hundred 
and  ninety"  acres  in  all.  He  married  Barbara 
Stoner,  and  had  tvvo  sons,  one  of  whom,  Rev. 
John  S.,  was  educated  in  the  Flushing  Theological 
Seminary  of  New  York,  became  very  popular  as  a 
minister,  and  was  proficient  in  seven  languages. 
His  death  occurred  at  the  age  of  about  twenty- 
seven  years. 

Abraham  Breneman,  the  father  of  our  subject, 
was  born  in  Lancaster  in  1817,  and  was  a  physi- 
cian, being  educated  in  the  Franklin  Academy, 
and  a  graduate  of  the  University  of  Pennsylvania. 
At  first  he  engaged  in  practice  with  his  father, 
and  in  time  had  a  large  city  and  country  client- 


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age.  In  politics  he  was  a  Whig,  and  religiously 
was  a  N'estryiiian  in  St.  .lames'  Kpiscopal  C'liurcli. 
Ills  (Icalli  oi'fiined  nbon  lit'  w.is  Uiirtv-onc  years 
of  a<^c.  IJy  Ins  marriage  with  Anna  Heigart,  lie 
had  live  children:  Anna  E.,  wife  of  Francis  L. 
Calder,  f)f  this  cit)-;  Heury  R..  who  is  in  the  in- 
surance and  real-estate  business  in  this  city;  Kme- 
liiie  M..  who  died  March  1 1,  1865;  .John  S.,of  this 
sketch;  and  Ahram  A.,  an  analytical  chemist  in  j 
New  York  Cily.  The  mother,  who  died  October 
21,  1881,  w.as  lioin  October  i:?,  182(1.  The  young- 
est son  has  contributed  greatly  to  the  science  of 
chemistry,  and  stands  high  as  a  member  of  the 
American  Association  for  the  Advancement  of 
Science,  a  society  of  which  Ag.issiz  was  the  lirst 
President.  For  seviral  years  he  was  Professor  of 
Chemistry  at  Cornell,  after  graduating  as  one  of 
the  liiglie>t  in  his  class  in  the  IV'nnsyivania  State 
College. 

John  S.  Breneman  was  born  September  22, 1844, 
in  Lancaster,  and  received  his  education  in  the  St. 
.lames'  Parish  School  and  I'rofessor  Yates'  Institute, 
after  which  he  took  a  course  in  the  Franklin  and 
Mai-shall  College,  but  when  be  was  in  the  Sojibo- 
more  year,  the  college  .was  suspended  on  account 
of  the  war,  and  the  young  man  went  to  the  west. 
Returning,  he  embarked  in  the  coal  business  in 
1866  at  this  place,  and  lias  since  been  in  that  line 
of  trade,  in  addition  to  the  real-estate  and  pen- 
sion business,  lie  is  active  in  the  support  of  the 
Republican  party,  but  is  not  desirous  of  public 
ollice,  nor  is  he  a  politician,  but  does  what  he  can 
toward  getting  good  and  clean  representatives 
and  honest  elections.  During  the  war  he  was  a 
member  of  the  Union  League,  and  served  in  the 
Tenth  and  Forty -seventh  Pennsylvania  .Militia,  and 
the  One  Hundred  and  Nincly-tiflh  Pennsylvania 
Infantry.  The  family  to  which  he  belongs  have 
all  been  Episcopalians,  very  conscientious  and  up- 
right in  all  their   dealings  with  their  fellow-men. 

From  the  archives  of  the  Reigart  family,  to  which 
the  mother  of  our  subject  belonged,  we  find  that 
one  of  her  ancestors  on  the  paternal  side,  Ulrich, 
emigrated  from  Germany  in  1738,  his  birth  hav- 
ing occurred  in  1693.  He  brought  with  him  his 
wife,  a  native  of  the  same  province,  and  they  lo- 
cated in  an  old  house  on  South  Queen  Street,  Lan- 


caster. His  wife,  Anna,  who  was  born  in  1701, 
was  a  daughter  of  Abram  Merkel,  a  weaver  and 
prominent  citizen.  She  was  married  in  her  twciily- 
lirst  year,  and  of  her  union  four  sons  and  five 
daughters  were  born.  Her  death  occurred  Octo- 
ber 30,  1768,  at  the  age  of  sixty-seven  years,  wiiile 
the  husband  departed  this  life  March  16,  1766,  in 
his  seventy-second  year.  Their  second  son,  Adam, 
married  Catherine  Yeiscr,  A]>ril  7,1763.  To  them 
were  born  the  following  ehildren:  .lohn,born  Feb- 
ruary 3,  1764;  Adam,  .Taiiuaiy  17,  1765;  Anna 
Mary,  .luly  6,  1767;  Emanuel,  July  28,  1769; 
Elizabeth.  September  8,  1771;  Thoin.a-S,  May  10, 
1774;  and  Catherine,  January  28,  1779.  The 
mother  of  tiiese  children  ilied  in  May,  1789,  and 
the  husband  married  for  his  second  wife  Susannah 
Franks.  He  w.is  called  from  this  life  July  17, 
1813.  His  son  Adam  had  nine  children:  Eliza, 
Anna,  Henrietta,  Susannah,  Pliilii)  W.,  Margaret, 
Sarah,  Eliza  and  Susan.  Adam  Reigart,  Jr.,  died 
May  10,  1844.  Henry  M.,  who  was  the  father  of 
Anna,  the  mother  of  our  subject,  was  the  son  of 
Emanuel,  the  son  of  Adam,  who  was  veiy  promi- 
nent in  the  Revolutionary  War. 


'H* 


HIESTAND  FREY  is  a  descendant  of  one  of 
the  worthy  pioneer  families  of  Lancaster 
Country  vvho  have  been  the  founders  of 
its  present  prosperity  and  development.  lie  owns 
a  good  farm  comprising  one  hundred  and  twenty 
acres  which  is  nearly  all  well  improved,  and  which 
is  located  in  Manor  Township.  In  addition  to 
general  farming,  he  makes  a  specially  of  growing 
tobacco;  and  also  raises  stock,  breeding  line  grades 
of  horses.  He  is  the  son  of  Fred  and  Eveline 
(Hiestand)  Frey,  his  birth  having  occurred  July 
3.  1873. 

The  paternal  great-grandfather  of  our  subject, 
who  bore  the  Christian  name  of  Jacob,  was  a  na- 
tive of  Manor  Township,  and  followed  farming 
pursuits.    His  son,  the  grandfather  of  H.  Frey,  also 


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can-ied  on  a  farm  in  Manor  Township;  lie  was  first  a 
Whig,  and  later  a  Republican.  His  eldest  son  was 
Jacob,  and  the  second  in  order  of  birth  was  Fred, 
the  father  of  our  subject.  The  latter  was  born 
in  1826,  in  the  place  where  his  son  Fred  B.  now 
lives,  and  received  a  common-school  education. 
Being  early  inured  to  farm  life,  he  adopted  that 
calling  for  his  Qwn,  and  at  one  time  owned  three 
improved  farms,  aggregating  six  hundred  acres,  in 
addition  to  which  he  possessed  other  real-estate 
properties  in  Manor  Township.  He  was  very  suc- 
cessful,  being  one  of  the  most  prosperous  farmers 
in  the  county,  and  during  the  existence  of  the 
Safe  Harbor  Iron  "Works  had  a  number  of  teams 
employed  there.  In  politics  he  was  a  Republican, 
and  stood  well  in  the  estimation  of  all.  A  mem- 
ber of  the  River  Brethren  Church,  he  endeavored 
to  do  the  right  at  all  times  an<l  to  follow  the 
teachings  of  the  Golden  Rule.  He  was  three  times 
married,  bj'  his  first  wife,  Anna,  having  six  chil- 
dren: Mary,  Deliah,  Fannie,  J^lizabeth,  Adeline 
and  Jacob.  His  second  wife  was  a  Miss  Benedict, 
and  they  had  two  children,  Frederick  and  Barbara 
Ann.  By  his  union  with  the  mother  of  our  sub- 
ject, Fred  Frey  had  three  children:  Anna,  Hie- 
stand  and  Jessie,  who  died  in  child liood.  The  fa- 
ther departed  this  life  at  the  age  of  seventy  j'ears, 
while  the  mother  is  still  living. 

Our  subject  received  his  education  in  the  public 
schools  of  CresweH,  where  he  remained  until  fif- 
teen years  qf  age.  On  his  father's  death  lie  re- 
turned to  the  homestead,  assisting  in  the  cultiva- 
tion of  the  same  about  four  years.  At  that  time 
he  went  to  the  west  and  visited  with  his  relatives 
in  Manitou,  Colo.  Then  returning  to  the  old  farm, 
he  took  charge  of  the  place  for  his  mother,  in  the 
capacity  of  manager,  and  faithfully  performed  the 
duties  in  connection  with  the  same  for  a  period  of 
one  year.  The  farm  which  he  now  owns  is  one  of 
the  best  in  the  township,  and  the  3'oung  man  has 
proved  his  ability  as  a  model  farmer  of  the  present 
day.  Like  his  forefathers,  he  abides  by  the  prin- 
ciples of  the  Republican  party,  to  which  he  gives 
his  warm  support. 

The  marriage  of  Mr.  Frey  and  Susan  Frantz 
took  place  October  18,  1893,  at  her  father's  home 
near  Millersville.    Mrs.  PYey  is  a  daughter  of  John 


Frantz,  a  prominent  agriculturist  and  dair3'raan 
of  this  county.  She  received  an  excellent  educa- 
tion, and  is  a  lady  of  marked  refinement  and  cul- 
ture. The  young  couple  are  well  received  in  the 
best  social  circles  of  the  place. 


PW.  HIK.STAND,  D.  D.  S.,  who  for  the  past 
ten  years  has  been  retired  from  active  pro- 
fessional life  at  his  home  in  Manor  Town- 
ship, was  for  nearly  thirty  years  an  active  practic- 
ing dental  surgeon  of  Millersville  and  vicinity. 
His  clients  were  scattered  throughout  I>ancaster 
and  neighboring  counties  over  a  wide  range  of 
territory.  His  labors  told  upon  his  health  in  la- 
ter years,  for  he  lias  always  been  a  close  student  in 
his  profession  and  has  kept  actively  in  touch  with 
all  the  improvements  and  discoveries  in  his  line. 
The  Doctor  is  a  son  of  Peter  and  Klizabeth  (Wis- 
ler)  Hiestand,  and  was  born  Deccuiber  15,  1831, 
near  Millersville,  in  Manor  Township.  The  fam- 
ily to  which  he  belongs  is  of  German  descent, 
his  ancestors  having  come  to  this  county  from 
Wittenberg,  sailing  from  Rotterdam  on  the  ship 
"Britania"  in  1731,  and  arriving  in  Philadelphia, 
whence  tliey  proceeded  to  this  county.  John,  the 
great-grandfather  of  the  Doctor,  was  one  of  the 
pioneer  settlers  and  farmers  of  Manor  Township, 
and  his  son  Peter  was  a  preacher  in  the  Dunkard 
Church.  He  was  born  in  1776,  and  died  at  the 
age  of  seventy-two  years.  A  successful  business 
man,  he  owned  a  fulling-mill  and  also  conducted 
a  farm,  his  home  being  on  the  Blue  Rock  Road  in 
Manor  Township.  His  wife,  Annie  (Lintner)  Hie- 
stand, was  born  in  1772, and  they  had  five  children: 
Peter,  Fann^^  Daniel,  Anna  and  Henry.  Fanny 
became  the  wife  of  John  Stchinan,  and  Anna  the 
wife  of  John  Fritz,  after  whose  death  she  married 
William  DeWitt. 

Peter,  the  father  of  our  subject,  was  boi-n  Au- 
gust 17,  1791,  and  died  January  8,  18.54,  having 
spent  his  entire  life  in  Manor  Township.     His  wife, 


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Elizabeth,  daugliter  of  Jacob  Wissler,  of  llic  same 
township,  was  l)oin  October  20,  1793,  and  died 
.laiuiary  8,  lUdS.  Hy  lier  niarriajjc  she  becjime  the 
mother  of  the  following  ciiildren:  Jacob;  Fannie, 
wife  of  Robert  Kvans;  Kli/.abetii,  JIi-s.  Abrani  Lan- 
dis;  Catherine,  wife  of  Henry  Fory;  Ann,  Mi's. 
Christian  Witmer;  John,  Henry,  Dr.  Peter  W., 
Benjamin  and  Kvaline  Frey. 

The  subject  of  this  sketch  was  born  on  the  old 
homestead  in  Manor  Township,  where  he  remained 
until  attaining  tiie  age  of  eighteen  years.  He  then 
began  an  apprenticeship  to  the  coach  making  busi- 
ness witii  his  brother  .lolin,  and  subsequently  learn- 
ed and  worked  at  pattern-making.  In  the  mean- 
time he  emi)loyed  his  leisure  moments  in  the 
study  of  <lentistry  wilii  Dr.  Josiaii  Martin,  of 
Strasburg,  this  county.  In  1856  he  began  the 
practice  of  his  profession  at  MillersviUe,  which 
continues  tf)  be  iiis  home  at  the  present  time. 
Great  advance  has  been  made  in  dentistry  during 
the  last  (juarter  of  a  century,  perhaps  more  ttian 
in  any  other  profession,  and  the  Doctor  has  not 
been  behind  his  brothers  in  discoveries  and  im- 
provements, and  w.as  one  of  the  foundei-s  and  pro- 
moters of  the  Harris  Dental  Association  of  Lancas- 
ter County,  which  was  organized  June  21, 1867,  and 
the  Slate  Dental  Association  was  also  formed  largely 
through  his  efiforls.  In  many  local  industries  the 
Doctor  has  also  been  active  both  with  his  influence 
and  means,  and  was  one  of  tlie  original  st<x'khold- 
ers  of  the  MiHcrsvillc  State  Normal,  having  been 
a  member  of  the  Hoard  of  Trustees  from  1856  to 
1866,  and  was  Treasurer  for  a  period  of  seventeen 
years.  As  Chairman  of  the  Committee  on  In- 
struction and  Discipline  from  the  organization  of 
the  institution,  he  served  for  nearly  forty  years, 
and  still  occupies  the  same  position,  and  has  been 
a  member  of  the  Finance  and  Executive  Commit- 
tees. Thus  it  will  be  seen  that  in  eveiT  possible 
way  he  has  furthered  and  fostered  this  important 
educational  institution.  For  live  years  he  leased 
and  controlled  the  Lancaster  and  MillersviUe  Street 
Railway,  which  was  in  an  embarrassed  condition 
until  he  placed  it  on  a  sound  financial  basis.  For 
a  number  of  years  he  devoted  considerable  atten- 
tion to  agriculture,  but  his  other  interests  gradually 
encroached  upon  this  branch  of  work,  though  he 


owns  a  farm  of  one  hundred  and  twenty  acres  in 
Manor  Township,  and  since  retiring  from  his  pro- 
fession has  devoted  much  of  his  time  ta  its  culti- 
vation, making  a  specially  of  raising  tobacco. 

The  wife  of  our  subject  was  formerly  Maiia, 
daughter  of  Christian  Habecker,  of  Manor  Town- 
ship, and  they  have  two  living.children:  Frank,  at 
home,  and  Ira,  a  graduate  of  the  Dental  Depart- 
ment of  the  University  of  I'ennsylvania.  lie  gradu- 
.ated  in  1884  and  is  now  practicing  his  profession 
in  MillersviUe.  He  married  Elizabeth  Yecker,  of 
Lancaster.  Lizzie,  the  only  daughter  of  the  Doc- 
tor, died  in  1863.  Our  subject  was  one  of  the  found- 
ers and  promoters  of  the  Conestoga  Hank,  of  which 
he  is  at  present  Vice-President  and  one  of  the 
stockholders.  In  his  political  opinions  he  is  a 
Republican  and  is  a  liberal  contributor  to  charit- 
able organizations. 


/^~>'  EORGE  M.  MYERS  is  the  accommodating 
\^^  and  very  popular  proprietor  of  the  Relay 
House,  at  the  corner  of  Prince  and  Wal- 
nut Streets,  Lancaster.  This  hostelry  is  well  kept 
up,  and  for  its  moderate  price  and  numerous  ad- 
vantages is  one  of  the  best  to  be  found  in  the  city. 
The  manager  has  been  running  the  same  about 
three  years,  but  during  this  short  time  has  made  a 
host  of  friends  among  his  customers,  who  always 
return  to  the  place  of  his  hospitality  whenever 
circumstances  permit. 

Mr.  Myers  was  born  in  Plicenixville,  Pa.,  March 
22,  1859,  and  his  father,  Rodger  Myers,  was  born 
in  Lancaster  in  1831.  The  paternal  grandfather, 
whose  given  name  was  Mathias,  was  likewise  a  na- 
tive of  this  cit3',  and  followed  his  trade  as  a  lock- 
smith on  Noith  Prince  Street.  During  the  .Semi- 
nole and  Florida  War,  he  went  into  the  service 
with  Captain  Downing.  His  death  occurred  at 
the  age  of  forty-five  years,  and  he  was  to  the  last 
a  faithful  member  of  the  Reformed  Church.  His 
wife,  Ann  Maria,  a  native  of  Lancaster,  was  the 


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daughter  of  George  Roth,  who  in  former  .years  ran 
a  hotel  on  the  site  of  the  Kela3'  House.  Rodger 
Myers  was  a  brick  layer  hy  occupation  and  a  con- 
tractor, later  becoming  a  furnace  builder.  For  fif- 
teen and  a-half  years  he  resided  at  Plirenixviile, 
where  he  had  cliarge  of  the  furnace  department, 
and  after  his  return  to  this  city  was  manager  of 
the  furnaces  of  the  Lancaster  Manufacturing  Com- 
pany, which  he  erected  on  the  same  plan  as  those 
of  the  Pennsylvania  Iron  Companj-.  After  a  cer- 
tain length  of  time  he  left  that  occupation  and  re- 
turned to  his  contract  and  building  work,  being 
still  in  that  calling.  His  wife,  who  was  before  lier 
marriage  Mary  Hard}',  was  born  in  Lebanon,  and 
was  reared  in  Reading.  She  became  the  mother  of 
seven  children,  six  of  whom  are  living,  and  was 
called  from  this  life  in  1886. 

George  M.  Myers,  who  was  the  eldest  child  of 
his  parents,  was  reared  in  Phoenixville,  and  was 
given  good  public  and  higli  school  advantages. 
He  came  to  this  place  in  1871,  and  in  his  early 
youth  spent  some  time  in  the  tobacco  business.  At 
the  age  of  nineteen  he  was  apprenticed  to  tlie 
brick  layer's  trade,  learuingalso  furnace  and  liouse 
building.  Going  to  Long  Branch,  he  did  consid- 
erable work  in  that  locality  in  partnership  with 
another  man,  and  built  the  Monmouth  Park  race 
course,  which  has  the  finest  track  in  the  world. 
Later  he  became  foreman  of  brick  work  on  bridges 

o 

and  arches  on  the  Trenton  cutoflf  of  the  Pennsyl- 
vania Railroad.  Prior  to  this,  however,  he  had 
been  for  two  years  a  Patrolman  of  the  police  force 
under  Mayor  Edgerly,  of  Lancaster.  In  Novem- 
ber, 1891,  he  became  proprietor  of  tiie  Relay- 
House,  and  is  still  engaged  in  running  this  popular 
hotel.  There  are  seventeen  rooms,  and  the  terms 
are  only  $1.50  per  day.  Everything  is  kept  up  in 
good  shape  and  in  a  neat,  clean  and  homelike 
manner. 

March  23,  1886,  Mr.  Myers  was  married  in  this 
city  to  Miss  Ida  Broom,  who  was  born  in  Phila- 
delphia, and  was  reared  to  womanhood  in  Lancas- 
ter. Her  father,  William  Broom  ,  who  was  a  plaster- 
er, was  in  the  Civil  W*r  for  three  years,  and  is  now 
deceased.  For  six  years  Mr.  Myers  was  the  Treas- 
urer and  Corresponding  Secretary  in  the  Brick 
Layers  Union,  Lancaster  Branch,  and  is  a  member 


of  tlie  Artisans  Assembly  No.  27.  Fraternally  he 
is  identified  with  the  Odd  Fellows,  Lodge  No. 
88,  K.  of  P.,  of  Inland  City  and  the  Uniformed 
Rank  K.  of  P.,  No.  7.  Politically  liis  sympathies 
and  votes  go  in  favor  of  the  Republican  party. 


OC4-»'H-i"H"H"H"i'l3F»'i''^^'*'8"i'»»'8''8''i'>0 


<rryr  MOS  McCALLISTER  is  one  of  the  oldest 
r — \  settlers  of  Conestoga  Townsiiip,  Lancaster 
County,  and  for  the  past  eight  years  has 
lived  a  retired  life.  He  is  of  Irish  descent, and  iiis 
grandfather,  Archibald  McCaliister,  who  was  born 
in  Canada,  emigrated  to  this  locality,  wiiere  he 
settled  in  the  last  ceutur}'.  He  was  a  tailor  liy 
trade  and  was  engaged  at  that  occupation  nearly 
all  of  his  life.  At  one  time  he  was  Superintendent 
of  the  County  Alms  House,  and  religiously  was  a 
member  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  Churcii.  In 
politics  he  was  an  adherent  of  the  principles  advo- 
cated by  the  Whig  party.  By  his  marriage  with 
Christiana  Hockman  he  had  six  children,  namely: 
Jacob,  Isaac.  John,  Elizabeth,  Susan  and  Christiana. 
His  death  occurred  in  the  year  1829,  after  a  long 
and  active  life. 

Jacob  McCaliister,  the  eldest  son  of  Archibald, 
was  born  in  Martic  Township,  and  later  became 
an  inhabitant  of  what  is  now  Pequea  Township. 
For  over  fifty  years  he  was  the  owner  of  a  good 
farm  in  that  township,  and  in  his  last  years  retired 
from  the  arduous  cares  pertaining  to  its  operation. 
By  his  marriage  with  Miss  Barbara  Suavely  he  has 
three  children:  Mary,  wife  of  Peter  Snevely;  Amos 
and  Nancy,  deceased.  Prior  to  the  formation  of 
the  Republican  party  he  was  a  Whig,  and-  subse- 
quently espoused  the  principles  of  the  latter  or- 
ganization, and  for  one  term  or  four  years  served 
as  County  Commissioner. 

The  subject  of  this  sketch  was  born  in  Cones- 
toga,  now  Pequea  Township,  December  3,  1817, 
and  received  a  common  school  education.  He  at- 
tended the  neighboring  district  schools  until  reach- 
ing the  age  of  fourteen  years,  when  he  engaged  in 


PORTRAIT  AND  BIOGRAPinCAL  RECORD. 


309 


aitriciiltural  pursuits,  and  to  that  occupation  has 
given  nearly  all  of  liis  time  and  enerijies  .since. 
The  farm  where  lie  has  made  Ins  home  (vr  so  many 
years  comprises  one  hundred  and  eiglit  acres,  on 
whicii  are  grown  year  by  year  good  harvests  wliich 
yield  a  substantial  income  to  the  owner.  The 
place,  one  of  the  best  in  the  township,  has  well 
built  fences,  barns  and  a  cf>mfortal)le  residence. 

In  December,  18  41,  Mr.  McCallister  was  united 
in  marriage  with  Fannie  Hess,  who  was  born  in 
this  neigliborhood,  and  by  this  union  a  family  of 
eight  children,  four  sons  and  four  daughters,  has 
been  born.  In  the  order  of  their  birth  they  are 
named  as  follows:  Jacob,  Isaac;  Barbara,  Mrs.  Dver- 
holtzer;  Mary,  Mrs.  Mann;  John;  Lizzie,  who  died 
in  childhood;  Amos  and  Susan. 

Like  his  father  before  him,  Mr.  McC'allister  sup- 
ports by  his  ballot  the  Republican  party.  Like  all 
true  patriots  he  is  interested  in  educational  affairs, 
and  believes  in  giving  the  best  possible  advantages 
to  the  children  of  the  rising  generation.  For  four 
terms  he  served  as  a  School  Director  in  Conestoga 
Township,  and  in  that  capacity  used  his  best  en- 
deavors to  secure  well  equijjped  schools  and  com- 
petent teachers.  In  religious  belief  he  is  a  member 
of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church.  His  life  is 
molded  on  the  precepts  of  the  Bible,  and  he  tries 
to  do  his  duty  b^-  his  fellow-men. 


JAC(  )R  LEONARD  SPRIOEL,  one  of  the  young 
and  enterprising  business  men  of  Lancaster, 
has  a  good  location  at  Nos.  301  and  303  North 
Lime  Street,  where  he  established  himself  in 
1890.  Though  his  business  career  covei-s  scarcely 
more  than  five  or  six  3'ears,  he  has  already  shown 
unusual  commercial  abilitj',  and  is  making  a  good 
success  of  his  large  confectionery  business.  He 
gives  emplo_vment  to  upwards  of  ten  persons  con- 
stantly, and  his  trade  is  rapidly  increasing. 

The  parents  of  our  subject  are  John   and  .Sarah 
Jane  (Simpkins)  Sprigel,  and  at  the  time  of  his 


birth,  which  occurred  September  13, 1866,  the  fam- 
ily were  making  their  home  in  Upper  Lcacock 
Township,  Lancaster  County.  The  founder  of  the 
Sprigel  family  in  this  portion  of  this  country  was 
one  Michael,  who  was  a  native  of  (iermany,  and 
in  his  boyhood  crossed  the  Atlantic,  settling  in 
New  York  State  near  the  Pennsylvania  line.  He 
learned  the  trade  of  weaving  near  Poughkccpsie, 
on  the  Hudson,  and  followed  that  calling  during 
his  early  life  in  the  vicinity  of  that  place.  Of  his 
two  sons,  the  elder  went  to  Ohio,  where  he  perma- 
nently settled,  while  the  younger,  Michael,  was 
the  grandfather  of  our  subject.  He  was  born  near 
Poughkeepsie,  and  like  his  father,  learned  the 
weaver's  trade,  which  he  followed  in  order  to 
obtain  a  livelihood.  Later  in  life  his  home  was 
near  E|)hrata,  in  this  county,  and  there  his  death 
occurred.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Reformed 
Church,  and  a  man  who  had  the  respect  of  his 
friends  and  neighbors.  For  his  wife  he  chose 
a  Miss  Troup,  of  English  descent,  and  to  them 
were  born  seven  children.  The  grandfather's  death 
occurred  when  he  was  about  sixty  years  of  age, 
while  his  wife  passed  away  when  in  her  fortieth 
year. 

John  Sprigel  was  born  near  Ephrata  about  1820, 
and  learned  the  carpenter's  trade  in  that  place. 
For  many  years  subsequently  he  was  a  resident  of 
Upper  Leacock  Township,  and  since  1876  has  lived 
in  Lancaster.  In  politics  he  is  a  Republican,  and 
socially  belongs  to  the  Odd  Fellows'  society  and 
the  Independent  Order  of  Red  Men.  To  himself 
and  wife  have  been  born  eight  children,  as  follows: 
Mary,  Mrs.  Kitzen;  John  Albert,  deceased;  .Sarali 
J.  and  Annie,  who  are  unmarried;  Charles,  deceased; 
J.  Leonard;  Elizabeth  and  Adam,  deceased.  The 
parents  are  honored  residents  of  this  cit}-,  and  are 
still  actively  interested  in  the  Reformed  Church, 
to  which  they  lielong. 

The  earl}-  years  of  our  subject  were  passed  on  his 
father's  farm  in  this  county,  where  he  received  an 
elementary  education  in  the  district  school.  Upon 
the  famil3''s  removal  to  Lancaster  he  became  a  stu- 
dent in  its  public  schools  and  afterwards  entered 
the  Keystone  Business  College  of  Philadelphia, 
where  he  laid  the  foundation  of  his  practical 
knowledge  of  commercial  affairs.     Soon  after  com- 


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pleting  his  studies  he  commenced  serving  an  ap- 
prenticeship in  the  confectionery  business  in  tlie 
Quaker  Cit3%  and  his  time  was  thus  occupied  for 
the  next  three  years.  After  some  time  passed  as 
a  journeyman  he  engaged  in  business  for  him- 
self in  Philadelphia,  where  lie  was  located  for  about 
a  year.  It  was  in  1890  when  he  came  to  Lancas- 
ter, and  in  the  few  years  that  have  passed  he  has 
met  with  good  success  in  his  undertakings. 

Mr.  Sprigel  is  a  member  of  Moravian  Sun  Lodge 
No.  99,  K.  M.;  belongs  to  Herschel  Lodge,  I.  O. 
O.  F.,  and  George  Shifter  Council  No.  117,  Jr. 
O.  U.  A.  M.  In  political  affairs  he  is  a  loyal  Re- 
publican, and  is  an  active  member  of  the  Citi- 
zens' Republican  Club.  April  7,  1880,  was  cele- 
brated the  marriage  of  Mr.  Sprigel  and  Miss  Kath- 
erine,  daughter  of  David  Iloyer,  of  Philadelphia. 
Mrs.  Sprigel,  who  is  highly  accomplished  and  well 
educated,  was  born  in  the  Quaker  City  and  there 
grew  to  maturity. 


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T~^  DWARD  T.  FRAIM  is  the  owner  and  pro- 
r^  C>  prietor  of  the  Keystone  Lock  Works  and 
is  engaged  in  the  manufacture  of  several 
kinds  of  padlocks  on  wiiich  he  has  patents.  He  is 
a  man  of  genius  and  is  one  of  the  very  few  pat- 
entees who  have  secured  a  fortune  by  means  of 
their  own  invention.  He  established  and  has  car- 
ried on  his  now  large  and  lucrative  manufacturing 
trade  and  has  a  fine  plant  at  No.  237  Park  Ave- 
nue, Lancaster.  Mr.  Fraim  was  born  in  this  city 
February  18,1857.  His  paternal  great-grandfather 
was  a  native  of  Scotland  and  was  one  of  the  early 
settlers  in  this  locality.  His  son  Miller, the  grand- 
father of  our  subject,  was  born  in  Lancaster  and 
was  a  successful  confectioner  until  his  death,  which 
occurred  here. 

Samuel  D.  and  Annie  E.  (Kuhns)  Fraim,  the 
parents  of  our  subject,  were  likewise  born  in  this 
place  and  here  grew  to  maturity.  The  father  was 
an  iron  founder  and  in  1857  removed  to  Dayton, 
Ohio,  where  he  worked  at  his  trade  and  later  estab- 


lished a  foundry  and  machine  shop  there,  being  a 
member  of  the  firm  of  Johnson  it  Fraim.  He  con- 
tinued actively  in  business  until  his  death,  in  De- 
cember, 1868, when  he  died  suddenly  in  the  prime 
of  life,  being  in  his  forty-first  j'ear.  His  wife  was 
a  daughter  of  Jacob  Kuhns,  a  native  of  Lancaster, 
who  in  the  early  days  was  a  distiller  and  later  be- 
came a  brick  manufacturer.  He  was  of  German 
descent, a  memberof  the  Reformed  Church, and  his 
death  occurred  in  Lancaster  when  he  was  about  sev- 
enty-two years  of  age.  The  mother  of  our  subject 
is  still  living,  making  her  home  in  Dayton,  and 
after  the  deatli  of  Mr.  Fraim  she  married  E.  J. 
Zalin,of  Lancaster,  who  died  some  eight  years  later. 
Of  her  four  cliildren,  one  is  a  daughter  and  the 
others  are  sons.  The  former,  Clara,  is  Mrs.  Van 
Horn,  of  Dayton;  Edward  T.  is  next  in  order  of 
birth;  Miller  W.  is  a  member  of  the  firm  of  Rosen- 
stein  &  Fraim,  of  this  city,  and  Parker  is  with  the 
same  firm. 

Edward  T.,  of  this  sketcli,  was  reared  in  Dayton, 
Ohio,  until  the  year  1875,  receiving  a  common 
school  education  and  attending  the  commercial 
college  of  that  place.  In  1875  he  came  to  this  his 
birthplace  and  served  a  four  years'  apprenticsliip 
to  the  jeweler,  E.  J.  Zahn.  After  finishing  the 
trade  lie  engaged  in  the  locksmith  business  and 
finally  secured  a  patent  on  a  padlock  in  1881, 
which  has  met  with  a  wide  sale.  For  some  j-ears 
he  was  engaged  in  partnership  with  his  brother 
Miller,  his  manufactory  being  situated  on  Cherry 
AUe^'.  In  1884  he  removed  from  Fulton  Street, 
where  he  had  been  situated  for  a  time,  and  en- 
gaged in  manufacturing  on  Park  Avenue,  where  he 
still  remains.  The  building  has  a  frontage  of  one 
hundred  and  twenty  feet,  is  thirty-four  feet  deep 
and  has  a  basement  and  two  stories.  The  foundry 
adjoining  is  40x60  feet  and  there  Mr.  Fraim  manu- 
factures brass  castings.  In  the  main  building  the 
basement  is  used  for  storage,  the  first  floor  .as  a  ma- 
chine shop,  shipping  room  and  office,  and  the  second 
floor  for  the  finishing  and  polishing  rooms.  Mr. 
Fraim  superintends  the  whole  business  in  its  various 
departments,  keeps  three  salesmen  on  the  road  and 
employs  in  the  shop  from  sixty-five  to  seventy-five 
men.  He  has  patented  about  a  dozen  locks  all  told, 
but  makes  a  specialty  of  his  padlock.     In  1888  his 


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Ill-other  witlidrew  from  tlip  firm  nnd  he  has  since 
carried  on  the  l)iisiness  alone,  constantly  enlarg- 
in»  it  and  finding  it  necessary  to  do  so  in  order 
to  meet  iiis  increase  in  trade. 

In  1877  Mr.  Fraim  was  married  in  this  cit}'  to 
Miss  liella  Fairer.  Mrs.  Fraim  was  born  in  tliis 
city  and  is  a  daugliter  of  Absalom  Fairer,  who  for 
years  was  keeper  at  the  court  lioiise.  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Fraim  have  become  the  parents  of  two  sons,  Sam- 
uel and  Walter,  and  their  pleasant  home  at  No. 
621  North  Duke  .Street  was  built  by  our  subject. 
He  is  a  Republican  politically,  also  a  member  of 
the  Kuyal  .\rcanum.  He  also  belongs  to  the  Hard- 
ware Club,  of  New  York  City,  in  which  manufact- 
urers and  dealers  in  hardware  are  interested.  He 
and  his  wife  attend  St.  Paul's  Reformed  Church, 
of  which  thev  are  valued  members. 


DAVID  STONE  RE'lTEW,  President  of 
the  Common  Council  of  Lancaster,  is  held 
in  good  repute  as  a  man  of  intelligence, 
uprightness  and  cordial  spirit.  He  is  very  prom- 
inent in  his  ward,  and  in  Februarj-,  1894,  was 
elected  on  the  Republican  ticket  to  the  Council 
by  the  largest  majority  ever  accorded  a  candidate. 
He  is  also  Superintendent  of  the  manufacturing 
department  of  the  Jacob  Ilarnish  Carpet  House  in 
this  city. 

Our  subject  was  born  in  this  county  in  West 
Earl  Township,  May  15,  18.37,  and  is  the  son  of 
Samuel  Rettew,  a  native  of  Chester  County,  this 
state,  and  in  turn  the  son  of  William  Rettew,  a 
farmer  of  English  and  French  descent.  The  great- 
grandfather of  our  subject  served  as  a  soldier  in 
the  Revolutionar3-  War,  in  which  conflict  he  ac- 
quitted himself  with  honor.  The  father  of  our 
subject,  after  his  marriage,  located  in  West  Earl 
,  Township,  where  he  engaged  in  farm  pursuits  until 
1852,  when  he  sold  his  estate  and  m.ade  his  home 
with  our  subject  until  his  decease  in  1876,  at  the 
age  of  sevent3'-two  years.     He  was  a  good  Chris- 


tian gentleman  and  a  devoted  member  of  the  Re- 
formed Church.  He  married  Miss  Su.san,  daughter 
of  David  Stone,  a  large  landowner  and  successful 
agriculturist  of  this  section.  Mr.  Stone  was  a  man 
prominent  in  politics,  and  at  one  time  served  as 
Auditor  of  Lancaster  County.  He  was  a  AVIiig,  and 
a  member  of  the  Reformed  Church,  in  the  faith  of 
which  he  departed  this  life  in  1862.  The  mother 
of  our  subject  died  in  1855,  beloved  by  all  who 
knew  her. 

The  parental  family  included  four  children,  of 
whom  David  S.  was  the  eldest.  He  was  reared  on 
his  father's  farm,  and  until  sixteen  years  of  .age  at- 
tended the  common  .schools.  He  then  entered  the 
woolen  mill  of  the  late  George  Levan,  whore  he 
learned  the  trade,  and  in  1864,  in  com|)any  with 
Solomon  GrofT,  bought  out  Mr.  Levan  and  ran  the 
business  for  eleven  years  with  fair  success.  At  the 
expiration  of  that  time  he  sold  out  and  purchased 
a  half-interest  in  a  general  merchandise  store  in 
New  Holland,  which  was  operated  under  the  firm 
name  of  Hull  it  Rettew.  This  partnership  existed 
for  two  years,  when  our  subject  disposed  of  his 
share,  and  in  1878  located  in  Lancaster.  In  the 
fall  of  1877  Mr.  Rettew  liad  been  elected  b^'  the 
Hoard  of  Prison  Inspectors  as  underkeeper  at  the 
county  prison,  which  position  he  lieid  for  two  years; 
he  then  entered  the  enii)lo3'  of  Ilarnish  cfe  Co.,  dry 
goods  and  carpet  manufacturers,  having  ciiarge  of 
the  carpet  department.  He  has  been  in  the  employ  of 
the  company  for  the  past  fourteen  years  and  gives 
perfect  satisfaction  in  discharging  his  duties  as 
Superintendent.  He  is  connected  with  the  Peo- 
ple's Building  and  Loan  Association  and  is  held  in 
the  highest  esteem,  possessing  the  confidence  of  all 
with  whom  he  has  dealings. 

David  Stone  Rettew  was  married  in  this  city 
in  1860  to  Miss  Susan,  daughter  of  Daniel  Man- 
ning, a  farmer  of  Manor  Township,  this  county. 
To  our  subject  and  his  estimable  wife  there  have 
been  born  four  children:  William,  engaged  in  the 
dry  goods  business  in  Norfolk,  Va.;  Sarah,  at  home 
with  her  parents;  Ella,  the  wife  of  A.  L.  Hornish, 
and  David,  at  home. 

In  1862  our  subject  enlisted  in  Company  B, 
Tenth  Pennsylvania  State  Militia,  and  with  his 
regiment    participated  in  the  Battle  of   Antietam. 


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On  the  expiration  of  liis  term  of  enlistment  he  was 
lionorably  discharged  and  returned  home.  In 
1890  he  was  elected  to  the  Common  Council  from 
the  Second  Ward  on  the  Republican  ticket,  and  in 
1893  was  made  President  of  the  Board,  and  was  re- 
elected to  the  same  office  the  following  year.  So- 
cially he  is  a  Mason,  belonging  to  Council  No.  19, 
Commandery,  No.  13  K.  T.,  and  Lodge  of  Perfec- 
tion. He  is  likewise  connected  with  Herschel  Lodge 
No.  123,  I.  O.  0.  F.,  and  Washington  Encampment, 
No.  11.  He  belongs  to  the  Knights  of  the  Mystic 
Shrine,  of  which  he  is  District  Deputy,  and  is  a 
member  of  the  Junior  Order  of  United  American 
Mechanics,  holding  membership  with  Lancaster 
Council  No.  912.  He  is  a  past  officer  and  member 
of  the  Committee  of  Law  and  State  Body  in  the 
Knights  of  Malta,  which  lie  has  represented  to  the 
Grand  Lodge.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Reformed 
Church  and  in  politics  is  a  true  blue  Republican. 


WILLIAM  J.  ZIEGLER  has  for  about 
twenty  years  been  an  emploj'e  of  the 
Philadelphia  &  Reading  Railroad  as 
agent  at  Lancaster.  From  his  earlj'  years  he  has 
been  engaged  in  railroading,  and  has  made  a  trust- 
worthy and  responsible  business  man.  He  was 
born  October  15,  1845,  at  Columbia,  Lancaster 
County,  being  a  son  of  John  and  Margaret  (Jen- 
kins) Ziegler,  who  came  from  old  families  and 
pioneers  of  this  locality,  and  were  much  respected 
citizens. 

The  great-grandfather  of  our  subject,  Francis 
Ottamor  Ziegler,  was  born  in  Alsace,  France,  in 
1750,  and  came  to  this  countr}-  with  Baron  Steuben, 
taking  part  in  the  Revolutionary  War  and  having 
the  rank  of  Lieutenant-Colonel.  Afterwards  he 
located  in  Lancaster,  where  he  married  Mary  Fran- 
ces Hook,  who  was  born  here  in  1760.  Mr.  Zieg- 
ler was  a  silversmith  by  trade  and  followed  his 
calling  in  Baltiujore,  and  later  in  Columbia,  where 
he  died  in  1800.     His  son  George,  the  grandfather 


of  William  J.,  of  this  sketch,  was  l)orn  in  Balti- 
more and  learned  the  cooper's  trade.  He  was  a 
member  of  the  Catholic  Church,  and  politically 
was  an  old  line  Whig.  By  his  first  wife,  Margaret 
Sloot,  he  had  eleven  children,  and  by  his  second  wife, 
Mary  Hoover,  had  three  children.  John  Ziegler, 
the  father  of  our  subject,  was  the  fourth  in  order 
of  birth  of  the  family  of  the  first  wife;  he  was  born 
February  3,  1816,  and  died  April  3,  1893.  July 
29,  1841,  he  married  Margaret  Jenkins,  and  their 
golden  wedding  was  celebrated  in  1891. 

The  boj'iiood  of  William  J.  Ziegler  was  passed 
at  the  place  of  his  birth,  where  he  received  a 
regular  school  education  until  thirteen  years  of 
age.  He  then  went  with  his  father  to  Cincinnati 
for  a  short  time  and  afterwards  to  Pittsburg,  where 
the  former  was  in  the  employ  of  the  Pittsburg,  Ft. 
Wayne  &  Chicago  Railroad  for  some  time.  Later 
the  youth  went  to  Baltimore,  becoming  an  opera- 
tor on  the  Northern  Central  Railroad,  and  served 
in  that  capacitj'  during  the  war.  It  was  a  very 
responsible  position  at  that  time,  but  he  discharged 
his  duties  with  discretion  and  fidelity,  being  later 
transferred  to  Manheim,  where  lie  was  in  the  era- 
ploy  of  the  Reading  &  Columbia  Railroad,  now  a 
branch  of  the  Philadelphia  &  Reading.  At  the 
expiration  of  five  ^-ears  he  worked  for  the  Hunt- 
ingdon &  Broad  Top  Railroad  at  Saxton,  Pa.,  for 
nearly  three  years,  and  during  that  time  he  con- 
tracted the  fever  and  ague  and  was  obliged  to  give 
up  his  place.  Upon  recovering  his  health  to  some 
extent  Mr.  Ziegler  came  to  Lancaster  and  was  made 
agent  of  what  is  now  the  Philadelphia  &  Reading 
Railroad.  This  place  he  has  ably  (illed  for  two 
decades,  and  is  considered  one  of  the  most  straight- 
forward and  business-like  agents  in  the  employ  of 
the  compaii}'.  He  is  also  at  present  in  charge  of 
the  United  States  Express  agency  at  this  point  and 
in  this  also  gives  good  satisfaction. 

January  10,  1871,  Mr.  Ziegler  married  Anna 
Elizabeth,  daughter  of  David  Wolf,  who  did  val- 
iant service  during  the  late  Civil  conflict,  and 
whose  life  paid  the  penalty  for-  his  patriotism  in 
the  Danville  Prison.  Prior  to  the  war  he  had  been 
a  successful  hotel-keeper  and  was  a  much  respected 
man.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Ziegler  have  had  six  cliildren: 
Mary  P.,  John  D.,  Harry  J.,  John  D.  (the  second  of 


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the  name),  Josephine  S.  and  Frank  A.  Both  boys 
who  bore  the  name  of  John  D.  have  passed  away, 
hut  the  other  members  of  the  family  are  still  under 
the  parental  roof  and  are  receiving  good  educa- 
tional advantages.  The  father  is  a  supporter  of 
the  Democratic  party,  and  Itas  been  active  in 
every  tiling  pertjiining  to  its  success.  With  his 
family  he  is  a  member  of  St.  Mary's  Catholic 
Church,  and  c<>iilrihules  to  worthy  benevolent  en- 
terprises. 


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<     T     S^IM.IAM    II.  UATK.MAN.    This  gentle- 

V/ V/'  man,  who  Is  one  of  the  oldest  and  most 
successful  painters  in  Lancaster,  has  had 
a  remarkable  experience  on  sea  and  land.  When 
a  young  man  he  served  for  three  and  one-half 
years  as  a  sailor  in  the  United  States  Navy  and 
for  a  period  of  twelve  years  w.is  on  the  waters, 
lie  has  been  a  resident  of  this  city  for  many  years 
and  has  contributed  to  tlie  general  welfare  of  the 
community,  who  hold  him  in  high  esteem. 

Born  in  Baltimore,  Md.,  .July  .5,  1H19,  our  sub- 
ject IS  the  son  of  William  L.  Bateman,  also  a  na- 
tive of  that  city,  as  was  also  the  grandfather,  Ben- 
jamin Bateman.  The  latter  was  a  teller  in  a  bank 
in  Baltimore  and  served  cHiciently  as  a  soldier  in 
the  War  of  1812.  The  great-grandfather  of  our 
subject  came  from  Kngland,  and  locating  in  Mary- 
land, became  prominent  in  local  affaii-s.  The  father 
of  our  subject  during  his  later  j'ears  came  to  Lan- 
caster, where  his  decease  occurred  at  the  age  of 
eighty-four  years.  He  also  fought  in  the  War  of 
1812  and  distinguished  himself  for  his  bravery. 
He  was  a  consistent  member  of  the  Methodist 
Episcopal  Church  and  a  wortlij'  and  influential 
citizen,  highly  respected  throughout  this  count}'. 
He  was  married  to  Miss  Catherine  Dallas,  also  a 
native  of  Baltimore  and  of  Scotch  descent.  She 
departed  this  life  near  her  native  city  in  1832,  at 
the  age  of  thirty-five  ^-ears. 

The  paienlal  family  included  two  sons  and  one 
daughter,  of  whom  our  subject  is  the  only  one  liv- 


ing. His  older  brother,  James  S.,  served  all  through 
the  late  war,  and  died  in  1891  in  Asbury  Park,  N. 
J.  William  H.,  of  this  sketch,  attended  the  public 
schools  of  Baltimore,  and  when  a  lad  of  sixteen 
years  left  home  and  went  to  sea  on  a  merchant 
vessel.  This  was  in  1835  and  his  first  trip  w.as 
made  to  London,  England.  He  h.is  visited  nearly 
every  port  of  importance  in  the  world  and  rose 
from  the  humble  position  of  cabin  boy  to  be 
chief  male  of  his  vessel.  In  183G  Mr.  Bateman 
enlisted  in  the  United  States  Navy  under  Commo- 
dore Dall.as,  a  relative  of  liis  mother's,  on  the  "C(m- 
stitulion."  He  was  afterwards  clianged  to  the 
vessel  commanded  by  Commodore  Scott  and  par- 
ticipated in  the  Seminole  War.  At  one  time  they 
put  .isliorc  an<l  aided  the  infantry  in  lighting  the 
enemy.  Mr.  Bateman  was  for  two  years  and  six 
months  on  land  in  Florida,  during  which  time  he 
was  Sergeant  of  his  company.  He  was  mustered 
out  of  service  in  the  navy  yard  at  Brooklyn,  from 
the  schooner  "Flurd"  and  in  1840  was  paid  off. 
Our  subject  then  returned  to  Baltimore,  whence  he 
went  to  New  York  and  engaged  to  sail  on  the 
ship  bound  for  Charleston,  S.  C,  of  wliidi  he  was 
made  chief  mate. 

In  August,  1847,  Mr.  Bateman  abandoned  the 
life  of  a  sailor,  and  coining  to  Lancaster,  h.as  been 
engaged  in  painting  ever  since  and  is  the  oldest 
workman  at  that  trade  in  the  city.  For  seventeen' 
years  he  was  in  partnership  with  Michael  McCul- 
lom,  but  after  its  dissolution,  continued  alone. 
He  h.as  been  called  upon  to  fill  contracts  in  this 
and  adjoining  counties  and  has  done  work  on 
many  of  the  large  and  important  buildings  in  this 
section,  including  the  new  almshouse,  several  col- 
lege buildings  and  St.  Paul's  Reformed  Church. 
He  gives  employment  to  fifteen  or  twenty'  men  and 
is  considered  an  expert  in  his  line. 

William  H.  Bitcman  w.as  married  in  1846  to  Miss 
Annie  Pontz,  a  native  of  this  city  and  the  daugh- 
ter of  George  Pontz,  an  old  settler  in  this  county. 
Mrs.  Bateman  died  in  Baltimore  in  1853,  while  in 
that  place  on  a  visit.  She  became  the  mother  of 
four  children,  three  of  whom  are  living:  William, 
Emily  and  Jacob.  Our  subject  was  again  married, 
the  lady  on  this  occasion  being  Miss  Mary  A. 
Daugherty,  and  to  them  were  granted  tiie  follow- 


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ing  children:  John,  Marg.aret,  Kate,  James,  Ella, 
Edward,  Walter,  Mary  and  Sella.  The  three  latter 
are  deceased.  Mrs.  Batemau  departed  this  life 
August  4,  1894. 

Our  subject  has  heen  prominent  in  school  affairs 
and  for  three  years  served  as  Director  from  tlie 
Seventh  Ward.  Socially  he  belongs  to  Lancaster 
Lodge  No.  67, 1.  O.  0.  F.,and  Washington  Encamp- 
ment No.  11.  He  is  a  devoted  member  of  the 
Methodist  Episcopal  Cluirch,  in  which  he  lias  lield 
otiicial  positions.  He  is  a  true  blue  Republican  in 
politics  and  always  votes  the  straight  ticket. 


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REV.  EDWARD  COOPER,  A.  M.,  M.  D., 
is  pastor  of  the  Presbyterian  Memorial 
Church  on  South  Queen  .Street,  Lancaster 
and  though  eighty  years  of  age  is  still  active  and 
a  worker  in  his  Master's  vineyard.  In  many  parts 
of  the  LTnitcd  Stales  he  has  a  wide  acquaintance 
among  prominent  and  well  known  men,  and  in 
whatever  community  his  lot  has  been  passed  his 
influence  has  been  only  felt  for  good.  Residing  at 
Atcliison,  Kan.,  during  the  years  when  the  grass- 
liopper  was  literally  a  burden,  he  assisted  in  the 
distribution  of  provisions  to  the  poor  and  needy 
in  that  afflicted  state. 

The  birth  of  our  subject  occurred  in  Rensselaer 
County,  N.  Y.,  in  1814,  and  his  father,  Christian 
C.,  was  also  a  native  of  the  same  county.  His 
paternal  grandfather,  whose  given  name  was  also 
Christian,  was  born  in  Germany,  and  became  a 
farmer  in  Rensselaer  County,  where  iiis  death  oc- 
curred. He  was  a  member  of  the  Dutch  Reformed 
Church,  and  some  of  his  brotliers  were  in  tlie 
Revolutionary  War.  Christian  C.  Coo[)er  was  in  the 
War  of  1812,  and  later  was  an  officer  in  the  New 
York  Militia.  His  wife,  who  in  her  girlhood  was 
Mary  Ensel,  was  born  in  Dutchess  County,  N.  Y. 
She  was  a  daughter  of   Captain  Ensel,  a  native  of 


Germany,  who  followed  the  sea  and  was  lost  in 
mid  ocean.  Mrs.  Cooper,  who  was  brought  up 
by  Anthony  Boucher  was  a  school-mate  of  Martin 
Van  Buren. 

Dr.  Cooper  of  this  sketch  is  the  eldest  of  seven 
children,  four  of  whom  are  living,  and  was  reared 
on  liis  father's  farm.  His  primary  education  was 
received  in  the  public  schools  of  the  day,  and  his 
higher  education  was  obtained  in  Fairfield  Acad- 
emy', the  New  Brunswick  (N.  J.)  College,  whicli  he 
left  in  the  Junior  3'ear,  and  Union  College  of  Sche- 
ncctad3',  N.  Y.,  from  wiiich  he  graduated  in  1839 
with  the  degree  of  B.achelor  of  Arts.  After  leav- 
ing college  he  engaged  in  teaching  at  Phelps,  On- 
tarif)  County,  N.  Y.,  while  pursuing  the  study  of 
law  with  Judge  Folyor.  He  took  charge  of  Cayuga 
Academy  at  Aurora,  and  subsequently  the  Water- 
loo Academy.  Both  of  these  institutions,  while 
he  was  Principal,  became  prominent  centers  of  ed- 
ucation and  commanded  a  large  patronage.  Dur- 
ing this  period  the  subject  of  this  sketcli  received 
the  honorarj'  degree  of  M.  A.  from  three  colleges. 

In  1845  he  was  prominent  in  a  state  convention 
of  teachers  held  at  Syracuse,  at  \vhich  the  New 
York  State  Teachers'  Association  was  formed,  of 
which  he  was  the  first  Corresponding  Secretary, 
and  editor  of  the  Teachers'  Advocate,  a  weekly 
paper  established  as  its  organ.  During  its  first 
year  it  gained  circulation  in  every  slate  of  the 
Union,  and  was  finally  merged  into  the  Quarterly 
Journal  of  Education  and  published  in  New  York 
City.  Mr.  Cooper  having  purchased  one-third  of 
the  Sj'racuse  Daily  Journal  became  its  editor  for 
some  years,  leaving  it  on  account  of  his  wife's  ill 
health  for  a  more  souliiern  climate.  For  two  years 
he  was  President  of  a  female  college  at  New  Al- 
bany, from  which  he  was  called  to  the  Presidency 
of  the  Odd  Fellows'  Female  College  in  Tennessee, at 
Paris,  and  was  there  ordained  a  minister  of  the 
Presbyterian  Church.  He  became  pastor  of  the 
church  in  Brownsville  and  Princi|)al  of  the  Female 
Institute,  one  of  the  most  flourishing  schools  in 
the  western  district  of  tliat  state.  He  was  active 
and  influential  in  the  canvass  for  the  first  conven- 
tion which  was  made  for  session,  but  the  majority 
was  against  that  ruinous  measure.  When  the 
second    convention   was   called,  his  congregation 


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was  regarded  as  decidedly  opposed  to  the  measure. 
It  was  deemed  best  to  get  him  out  of  the  way,  and 
Ceiicial  Pillow  sent  a  detachment  for  his  arrest. 
\V;iined  by  friends,  he  left  for  tlie  north  a  few 
houi-s  ahead  of  its  arrival,  reaching  Cincinnati  in 
safety,  and  received  a  cordial  welcome.  Being  very 
patriotic,  Dr.  Coojier  made  a  great  many  speeches 
and  succeeded  in  getting  manj'  recruits  for  the 
I'nion.  During  the  first  of  the  war  lie  was  pastor 
of  a  Presbyterian  Churcli  and  Principal  of  the 
academy  at  Monroe,  Butler  County,  Ohio,  and  in 
1863  was  commissioned  by  (iovernor  Brougli 
Chai)laiii  of  the  Kighlh  Oiiio  Cavalry.  Going 
south  to  Virginia,  he  was  from  that  time  all 
through  the  .'^hcnandoah  Valley  Campaign,  and 
participated  in  about  forty  buttles  and  skirmishes. 
In  August,  18G.i,  lie  received  an  honorable  dis- 
charge and  was  mustered  out  with  his  regiment. 

Returning  from  southern  battlefields  to  liloom- 
ingburg,  Fayette  County.  Ohio,  Dr.  Cooper  took 
charge  of  the  academy  and  church  of  that  place 
for  three  years,  after  wliicli  he  was  made  pastor 
of  the  First  Presb3'terjan  Church  at  Atchison, 
occupying  the  pulpit  for  abi)ut  nine  years  follow- 
ing, during  which  time  he  was  also  a  member  of 
the  Board  of  Directors  of  Highland  Univei-sit}', 
from  which  he  received  the  degree  of  I).  D.  Being 
called  to  Cincinnati  he  took  charge  of  the  Mission- 
ary Department  of  the  Presbyterian  Board  of 
Publications,  as  District  Secretary  for  five  synods, 
organized  the  work  and  continued  for  seven  years 
in  the  discharge  of  its  duties.  Going  next  to  St. 
Louis,  the  Doctor  became  editor  of  the  St.  Louis 
EvangelisU  a  paper  published  by  the  Presbyterian 
Newsi)aper  Companj-,  which  he  changed  from  a 
monthly  to  a  weekly  publication.  At  the  end  of 
five  years  the  company  bought  the  Mid  Continent, 
of  Kansas  City,  merged  the  two  papers  and  made  a 
grand  success  of  the  enterprise,  which  is  still  being 
carried  on  under  the  name  of  Mid  Continent.  After 
about  six  years  of  hard  editorial  work  he  sold  out 
his  interest  and  retired  on  account  of  ill  health. 
In  1891  he  came  to  this  city  to  rest  and  traveled 
some  in  the  east,  but  his  services  were  too  valuable 
to  be  long  unemployed,  and  he  was  unanimouslj- 
called  to  take  charge  of  the  Memorial  Presbyterian 
Church,  for  which  he  had  occasionally  preached. 


The  affairs  of  the  church  were  in  a  run-down  condi- 
tion, but  new  life  and  energy  have  been  infused  in- 
to its  workings;  the  building  has  been  remodeled 
and  a  fine  pipe  organ  placed  in  the  church.  The 
Sunday-school  numbers  two  hundred  and  seventy- 
five  pupils,  and  every  department  of  church  work 
is  in  a  nourishing  condition. 

Rev.  Mr.  Cooper  was  first  married  in  Fairfield, 
N.  Y.,  to  Miss  Mar\-  A.  Raymond,  by  whom  he 
had  a  family  of  six  children,  all  of  whom  have 
passed  to  the  better  land.  Tlie  present  wife  of  our 
subject,  whom  he  married  in  Lancaster,  was  Miss 
Louisa  B.  Bower,  a  native  of  Strasburg,  Pa.  Her 
energetic  and  faithful  services  in  the  church 
and  community  are  gratefully  appieciated.  Dr. 
Cooper  still  continues  to  write  for  church  and 
secular  journals,  and  being  well  versed  on  the 
current  affairs  of  the  day,  is  not  only  an  inter- 
esting writer,  but  an  entertaining  conversation- 
alist. Since  1845  he  has  been  an  Odd  Fellow  and 
helped  to  organize  the  Philade]|)hia  Lodge  in  Syra- 
cuse, and  is  a  member  of  Friendship  Lodge  No.  5, 
in  Atchisop,  Kan.  Formerly  a  member  of  Ransom 
Post,  (1.  A.  R.,  of  St.  Louis,  he  is  now  identified  with 
G.  H.  Thomas  Post  No.  84,  of  this  city.  A  Whig 
and  Abolitionist  prior  to  the  formation  of  the  Re- 
])ublican  party,  he  has  since  1856  been  a  stanch  sup- 
porter of  the  latter  organization,  but  never  ex- 
presses a  political  sentiment  in  the  pulpit.  His 
preacliing  is  expository  of  the  Scriptures  and  earn- 
estly- vivacious  in  style  of  delivery. 


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ISRAEL  P.  MAYER,  a  prominent  contractor 
and  builder  of  Lancaster,  is  a  native  of  this 
county,  having  been  born  in  Hempfield,  near 
Rohrerstown,  February  25,  1850.  He  is  the  son  of 
Henry  Mayer,  whose  birth  occurred  on  the  Ma3'er 
farm,  in  Manheim  Township  adjoining  the  city. 
Grandfather  .Jacob  Mayer  was  also  a  native  of 
Lancaster  County,  and  was  a  prominent  farmer  in 
his  community.     He  was  a  devoted  member  of  the 


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Mennonite  Church,  and  active  in  all  good  works. 
The  great-gran dfathei-  of  our  subject  owned  six 
hundred  acres  of  valuable  farming  land  adjoining 
the  city  of  Lancaster,  besides  a  vast  estate  of  one 
tiiousand  acres  in  Maryland.  He  had  four  sons 
and  three  daughters,  of  whom  three  sons  located 
in  tins  county,  and  the  remainder  of  the  family 
made  their  home  in  Maryland. 

Henry  Mayer  was  in  the  employ  of  the  Penn- 
sylvania Railroad  Company  for  a  number  of  years, 
having  charge  of  the  men  repairing  the  tracks. 
He  departed  this  life  March  17,  1884,  at  his  iiorae 
in  this  county.  Like  his  father  before  him  he  was 
a  consistent  member  of  the  Mennonite  Ciiuich.  He 
was  in  his  seventy -second  year  when  he  died,  and 
was  the  youngest  member  of  the  family,  his  broth- 
ers and  sisters  all  attaining  a  good  old  age.  He 
was  married  to  Aliss  Anna  Hoefgen,  born  in  Roh- 
rerstown,  this  county,  and  the  daughter  of  Sebas- 
tian Hoefgen,-  who  was  born  in  Switzerland  and 
came  to  America  when  a  young  man.  He  was  a 
nail  smith  in  the  above  place,  and  there  made  his 
home  until  his  decease.  The  mother  of  our  sub- 
ject is  also  deceased,  passing  awa3'  in  1882,  at  the 
age  of  sixty-seven  years.  She  was  a  member  of 
the  Lutheran  Church. 

The  parental  family  of  our  subject  included 
fourteen  children,  nine  of  whom  grew  to  mature 
years,  and  named  respectively:  Elizabeth,  Maria, 
Christian,  Abraham,  John,  Israel  P.,  Anna,  Samuel 
and  Emma.  During  the  late  war  Christian  served 
in  the  Union  ranks  as  a  member  of  Company  E, 
Seventy-ninth  Pennsylvania  Infantry,  as  Sergeant. 
His  regiment  formed  a  part  of  the  Army  of  the 
Cumberland,  and  Mr.  Mayer  remained  in  the  ranks 
for  three  years.  He  is  now  working  for  our  sub- 
ject, and  is  an  expert  carpenter.  He  is  prominent 
in  Grand  Army  circles  and  is  Colonel  of  Union 
Veteran  Encampment  No.  14. 

The  subject  of  this  sketch  was  educated  in  the 
common  schools,  and  when  eighteen  years  of  a«e 
was  apprenticed  to  learn  the  carpenter's  trade  in 
Landisville  with  a  Mr.  Bowers.  He  remained  with 
him  for  two  years,  and  after  the  first  eight  months 
received  ll  per  day.  He  was  in  the  employ  of 
different  parties  in  that  place  until  starting  in 
business  for  himself  in  1878.     He  has  been  very 


successful  as  a  contractor  and  builder  and  has 
erected  some  of  the  largest  stores  and  finest  resi- 
dences in  Lancaster,  among  them  being  Hotel  Lan- 
caster, Isaac  Diller's  store.  Major  Rohrer's  stoie. 
Green  Stone  Row  Terrace,  West  Chestnut  Street 
School,  and  the  residences  of  James  and  David 
Rose.  He  also  did  the  carpenter  work  on  the  First 
Methodist  Episcopal,  Church  and  the  Western 
Methodist  Episcopal  Church.  He  built  most  of  the 
residences  in  what  is  known  as  the  North  End, 
and  constructed  the  crematory  on  Swinburn  Island. 
Our  subject  was  married  in  Harrisburg  in  1871, 
to  Miss  Elizabeth  S.  Dietrich,  a  native  of  Landis- 
ville, and  the  daughter  of  .Samuel  Dietrich.  To 
them  has  l)een  born  a  daughter,  Anna  E.  In 
1884  Mr.  Mayer  was  elected  to  the  Common  Coun- 
cil, and  re-elected  for  several  years  successively, 
until  he  refused  to  hold  the  office  any  longer.  He 
is  an  attendant  at  the  First  Methodist  Episcopal 
Church,  and  in  politics  is  a  stanch  Republican. 


HENRYF.  EBEKMAN,  M.  D.,  is  a  successful 
practitioner,  and  a  native  of  Lancaster,  as 
were  his  father  and  grandfather  before  him. 
The  family  has  been  verj-  prominent  in  this  locality, 
and  in  former  generations  bore  alike  reputation  in 
the  Fatherland.  Our  subject  is  a  leading  Republi- 
can, and  in  February,  1894,  was  elected  City  Coun- 
cilman from  the  First  Ward,  running  at  the  head 
of  his  ticket.  For  three  terms,  extending  over  a 
period  of  three  years,  he  was  a  consulting  physician 
of  the  Lancaster  County  Hospital, and  has  built  up  a 
lucrative  and  extensive  practice  in  this  cit^'. 

The  Doctor's  paternal  grandfather,  John,  who 
was  a  man  of  considerable  genius,  made  the  large 
clock  for  the  court  house,  which  is  used  up  to  the 
present  day,  and  carried  on  business  at  No.  215 
North  Prince  Street.  His  father  was  a  native  of 
Ebermanstadt,  Germany,  and  on  coming  to  the  New 
World  settled  in  Lancaster,  where  he  worked  at 
his  trade,  which  was  also  that  of  watch  and  clock 
making.     Charles  F.,the  father  of  our  subject,  was 


FREDERICK  BUCHER. 


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born  at  No.  215  North  Prince  Street,  and  like  the 
two  generations  preceding  him,  learned  tlic  trade 
of  watoh-making.  For  a  few  years  lie  had  a  store 
on  North  Queen  Street,  but  afterwards  entered  a 
political  career.  He  was  appointed  a  letter  carrier, 
being  the  second  one  in  the  city,  and  afterwards 
was  made  clerk  in  the  County  Assessor's  olHce. 
When  the  Assessor's  oflice  was  merged  into  tlie 
United  States  Collector's  oflice,  he  became  the  first 
Deputy  Revenue  Collector  of  the  Ninth  Pennsyl- 
vania District,  working  with  C.  Wilc}'  arid  A.  J. 
Kauffman  until  Cleveland's  first  term.  Then  re- 
signing he  was  later  made  Deputy  Recorder  under 
Messrs.  Longenecker  and  E.  L.  Reinliold.  His  death, 
which  occurred  A|)ril  9,  1888,  was  from  the  effect 
of  typlK)id  fever,  and  at  that  time  he  was  in  his 
fifty-eighth  year.  He  was  a  strong  Republican, and 
a  very  active  worker  in  the  Moravian  Cliurch. 
His  wife,  Christina  Erisman  before  marriage,  was 
born  on  Chestnut  Street,  Lancaster,  and  is  a  daugh- 
ter of  Daniel  and  Mary  (Royal)  Erisman,  also  na- 
tives of  this  city.  The  former  was  a  contractor  and 
builder.  His  wife  is  still  living  at  No.  237  West 
Chestnut  Street.  The  motlier  of  the  Doctor  makes 
her  home  with  him,  and  of  her  six  children  only  two 
are  now  living,  tlic  other,  Naomi,  being  a  teacher 
in  the  city  schools. 

Dr.  Eberman  was  born  at  No.  241  West  Chestnut 
Street,  September  24,  1856,  and  here  grew  to  man- 
hood, graduating  from  the  iiigh  school  in  1874. 
He  began  his  medical  studies  with  old  Dr.  II.  E. 
Muelilenburg,  and  in  1876  entered  the  Medical  De- 
partment of  the  University  of  Pennsylvania,  from 
which  he  graduated  three  years  later  with  the  de- 
gree of  Doctor  of  Medicine.  In  order  to  gain  prac- 
tical experience,  he  was  for  the  following  j-ear  resi- 
dent physican  of  the  I51ockley,now  the  Philadelphia 
Hospital.  This  equipped  him  finely  for  his  future 
work,  and  in  1880  he  engaged  in  general  practice 
in  this  city,  his  office  now  being  at  No.  230  North 
Prince  Street.  He  numbers  among  his  clients  man}' 
of  the  best  families  of  the  place,  and  from  year  to 
year  his  abilitj-  is  becoming  more  generally'  recog- 
nized. A  true  Republican,  he  has  been  very  active 
in  the  affairs  of  his  part}',  and  for  seven  years  was 
clerk  of  the  Fire  Committee  of  the  Council. 

September  27,  1887,  Dr.  Eberman  married  Miss 
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Catherine  A.  Hostetter,  who  was  born  in  this 
county,  and  they  have  a  little  daughter,  Dorothy  F. 
Religiously  they  are  Moraviansand  members  of  that 
church.  Personally  Dr.  Eberman  numbers  many 
warm  iriends  in  all  circles,  and  as  he  is  very  good 
natured  and  of  a  hapjn'  disposition  his  companion- 
ship is  much  coveted.  He  is  very  fond  of  hunting 
and  fishing,  is  well  equipped  with  everything  nec- 
essary in  those  lines,  and  has  a  thoroughbred  bird 
dog. 

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FREDERICK  HUCHER.  Among  the  wor- 
thy German-American  citizens  of  Colum- 
bia is  this  gentleman,  who  has  been  a  resi- 
dent of  the  place  for  over  forty  years,  during  which 
time  he  has  become  actively  interested  in  its  wel- 
fare and  development  and  has  long  been  classed 
among  its  leading  merchants.  Since  1836  his 
time  has  been  devoted  to  his  real  estate  interests, 
and  as  he  has  built  many  houses,  he  has  literally 
been  thus  identified  with  the  material  growth  of 
the  place.  At  the  present  time  he  is  the  owner  of 
over  fifty  houses  which  he  rents,  besides  possessing 
a  number  of  lots  and  other  property  in  the  localit}'. 
On  the  18th  of  September,  1830,  Mr.  Bucher 
was  born  in  Deggmgen,  Wurterabeig,  Germany, 
being  a  son  of  .loseph  Max  and  Barbara  (Bernauer) 
Bucher,  the  former  of  whom  was  a  prominent  and 
well-to-do  merchant.  In  1853  our  subject  came 
to  America,  and  three  3'ears  later  was  followed  by 
his  brother  Christian;  and  Max,  another  brother, 
crossed  the  Atlantic  in  1858.  Both  of  these  broth- 
ers have  since  departed  this  life.  Soon  after  his 
arrival  Mr.  Bucher  located  at  Columbia  and  secured 
emplo^'ment  in  Rumple 's  hardware  store.  Later 
he  entered  the  employ  of  Henry  Phaler,  of  this 
pl.ace,  with  whom  he  remained  until  1860.  In  that 
year  he  associated  himself  in  business  with  J.  W. 
Cottrell,  and  finally,  in  1866,  embarked  in  the  gro- 
cery and  hardware  trade,  in  which  lines  he  contin- 
ued for  twenty  years.  In  1857  he  made  an  ex- 
tended tour  through  the  south  and  west,  with  the 
idea  in  view  of  finding  a  place  in  which  to  per- 
manently settle,  under  favorable  circumstances,  but 


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ultimately  returned  to  Columbia,  believing  that  no 
better  commercial  center  with  ^i-eater  future  inter- 
ests could  be  found  than  here,  and  the  wisdom  of 
his  decision  has  been  confirmed. 

In  1854  was  celebrated  the  marriage  of  Mr. 
Bucher  and  Louisa,  daughter  of  Michael  Bartsch, 
of  Chestnut  Hill,  Lancaster  County.  To  our  sub- 
ject and  wife  have  been  born  four  children:  Mary, 
Frederick,  Amelia  and  William.  The  family  have 
a  pleasant  home  and  enjoy  the  friendship  of  a  wide 
circle  of  friends.  The  youngest  son,  William,  is  a 
drug  clerk,  and  the  elder,  Frederick,  is  a  student 
in  the  Medical  Department  of  the  State  University 
of  Pennsylvania. 

Fraternally  our  subject  is  a  member  of  the 
Odd  Fellows'  society,  having  joined  Susquehanna 
Lodge  No.  80,  in  1856,  in  wliich  he  has  passed 
through  all  the  chairs.  Since  1874  he  has  been 
identified  with  the  Artisans'  Order  of  Mutual  Pro- 
tection, at  Columbia,  of  which  he  is  now  Master 
Artisan,  and  he  is  also  President  of  tlie  Columbia 
Rod  and  Gun  Club.  He  is  a  ver3-  active  Repub- 
lican, and  in  1894  was  elected  a  member  of  the 
Borough  Council  from  his  ward.  It  is  now  a  long 
time  since  Mr.  Bucher  was  placed  in  the  rank  of 
Columbia's  wealthy  men,  and  he  has  been  generous 
in  the  distribution  of  his  meaiis  for  the  public  good. 
He  is  a  Director  in  the  Keelej'  Stove  Works  of  this 
place,  for  a  number  of  years  served  as  Treasurer 
of  the  Columbia  Laundry  Machine  Company,  and 
was  Treasurer  of  the  New  York  Building  and 
Loan  Association  at  one  time.  In  1880  he  visited 
the  Fatherland  and  the  most  prominent  points  of 
interest  in  France,  Germany  and  Ital^'.  Although 
in  his  sixty-fourth  year,  he  retains  his  youthful 
activity  and  energy  of  both  mind  and  body  and 
is  affable  and  entertaining  in  conversation. 


AMUEL  M.  WRIGHT,  a  well  known  citi- 
zen and  retired  business  man  of  Millers- 
ville,  is  a  son  of  Thomas  and  Margaret 
(McCauley)  Wright,  and  was  born  September  8, 
1812,  near  Londonderry,  County  Donegal,  Ire- 
land.    His  father  was  of  English  and  his  mother 


of  Scotch  descent.  Having  lost  his  father  by 
death  at  a  very  early  age,  his  mother,  with  her 
three  children,  Samuel  M.,  Robert  and  Rebecca, 
emigrated  to  America  in  1822  to  join  her  father, 
who  came  to  this  country  in  1810  and  settled  in 
the  southern  part  of  York  County,  Pa.,  where  she 
lived  until  the  lime  of  her  death,  which  occurred 
in  1858,  at  the  age  of  seventy-five  years. 

The  subject  of  this  sketch  received  his  educa- 
tion in  the  private  schools  of  York  County  and 
Borough,  after  which  he  taught  school  for  eight 
terms.  He  taught  during  the  first  six  years  of  the 
existence  of  the  present  public  school  S3'stem. 
After  retiring  from  the  school  room  he  was  for 
several  years  connected  with  the  mercantile  busi- 
ness. From  1844  to  1850  he  was  bookkeeper  for 
the  Colenians  at  their  Castle  Finn  forge  in  York 
County,  Pa.  In  the  fall  of  1850  he  was  oflfered, 
and  accepted,  a  position  as  accountant  for  Reeves, 
Abbott  &  Co.,  at  their  Safe  Harbor  Iron  Works. 
He  remained  at  these  works  for  a  period  of  thirty- 
two  years,  during  which  time  he  filled  the  position 
of  bookkeeper,  cashier  and  general  manager.  In 
the  spring  of  1882  Mr.  Wright  retired  to  private 
life,  after  spending  so  many  3'ears  of  arduous  labor 
in   the  business  world. 

In  politics  our  subject  was  a  Henry  Clay  Whig, 
but  at  present  is  a  stanch  Republican  and  has  been 
since  the  organization  of  the  party,  and  has  served 
twentj'-five  years  as  School  Director  of  the  Safe 
Harbor  Independent  District  in  Conestoga  Town- 
ship. In  religion  he  has  always  been  a  Pi'esbyter- 
ian,  having  connected  himself  with  the  church  of 
that  denomination  in  Lower  Chanceford  Town- 
ship, York  County,  in  1836.  Socially  Mr.  Wright 
is  a  member  of  Conestoga  Lodge,  I.  O.  O.  F.,  of 
Safe  Harbor. 

Mr.  Wright  was  united  in  marriage  March  2, 
1852,  with  Miss  Susan  A.  Wright,  a  daughter  of 
Benjamin  and  Susanna  (Buckwalter)  Wright,  late 
of  Manor  Township,  by  whom  he  had  five  chil- 
dren, as  follows:  Thomas  C,  Benjamin,  William 
McCaulley,  Emma  R.  and  Robert, of  whom  Thomas 
C.  and  Emma  R.  survive  and  are  living  at  home. 
Thomas  is  at  present  engaged  in  preparing  the 
genealogy  of  his  mother's  family.  Mr.  Wright  de- 
parted this  life  in    1873,  aged    forty-nine   years. 


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Her  family  are  among  the  early  settlers  of  Lancas- 
ter Cdunly.  She  was  a  gianddaiighler  of  William 
and  Klizal)eth  (Barlram)  Wright  and  a  lineal  de- 
scendant of  .loliii  Cartlidgr,  who  took  up  land  in 
Manor  Township  in  1718. 

Our  subject  is  a  man  whose  entire  course  in  life 
has  been  in  every  respect  lionorable,  upright  and 
conscientious  and  lie  is  justly  entitled  to  the  respect 
of  his  associates  and  the  esteem  of  all  who  know 
him.  He  now  resides  in  the  vili.igeof  Millersville, 
to  which  place  he  removed  in  the  spring  of   1884. 


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FRANK  I5()W>LVN    for   several  years  lias 


been  engaged  in  the  cigar   box  manufactiir 


Q_^  ing  business  in  Lancaster,  and  has  built  ii|)  a 
remunerative  and  constantly  increasing  trade 
in  this  article,  his  business  now  amounting  to  from 
118,000  to  *20.000  per  annum,  and  this  has  been 
accomplished  during  a  short  period  of  four  years. 
In  politics  Mr.  Bowman  has  taken  quite  an  active 
part,  and  in  Febiuarv,  1891,  was  elected  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Common  Council.  In  the  fraternal 
circles  of  the  citj'  he  is  a  leading  member,  and  in 
many  industries  and  enterprises  which  have  greatly 
increased  the  standing  of  the  citv  he  has  given  his 
influence. 

A  son  of  John  M.  and  Catherine  (Obevly)  Bow- 
man, the  subject  of  this  biography;  was  born  July 
19,  1856,  in  Lancaster  Township,  of  this  county. 
His  paternal  grandfather,  whose  Christian  name 
was  Isaac,  was  a  native  of  Strasburg  Township, 
and  followed  farming,  also  building  and  contract- 
ing, in  that  locality  during  his  active  career,  which 
terminated  when  he  had  attained  his  seventy- 
seventh  year.  He  was  first  a  Whig,  and  subsequent- 
ly a  Republican.  By  his  marriage  with  Elizabeth 
Musser  he  had  eight  children:  John  M.,  Henry; 
Elizabeth,  who  died  at  the  age  of  eighteen  years; 


I    Isaac,  Joseph,  Amanda,  Anna,  and  Benjamin,  who 

has  passed  away. 
I        Our  subject's  father  was    born    in    Eden  Town- 
ship, this  county,  and  learned  the  tra<le  of  a  ma- 
1   chinist  in  the  liending  works,  and  was  also  a  saw- 
I   yer.    In  later  3'ears  he  devoted  his  time  to  carrying 
!    on  his    farm   in    Providence   Township,  a   tract  of 
ninety-two  acres.     He  is  a  stanch  supjiorter  of  the 
Republican    party,  and   religiously  was  a  member 
of    the    Mennonite    Church.     lie    has  been   twice 
married,  having  three  children  b^-  his  first  union: 
Anna,  J.   F.  and  Charles.     The  mother   of   these 
children  w.is  called  from   this  life   when  her  son, 
J.  Frank,  was  a  lad  of  onl^-  two  and  a-lialf  years, 
and  his  father  subsequently  married  Mrs.  Martha 
Starr,  neeBtireman.  Of  his  marriage  eight  children 
were  born,  as   follows:  Catherine,  Benjamin,  Ella, 
Martha,  E.,  Hays,  Ezra  and  Sallie. 

J.  Frank  Bowman  left  his  father's  home  when 
only  nine  years  old,  returning  during  the  winters 
in  order  to  attend  school  until  he  was  thirteen 
years  of  age.  when  he  went  away  iiermanently, 
and  for  the  succeeding  seven  years  worked  on 
farms,  or  at  whatever  he  could  find  to  do,  in 
order  to  obtain  a  livelihood.  He  then  assumed 
a  clerkship  in  a  tobacco  warehouse '  at  Harnish 
Station,  being  in  the  employ  of  Mr.  Harnish. 
To  tliat  gentleman  he  gave  his  faithful  services 
for  fourteen  ^-ears,  during  the  latter  part  of  the 
time  running  the  business  altogether.  Afterward 
coming  to  Lancaster,  he  took  a  position  as  solici- 
tor and  collector  for  the  firm  of  Levan  <fe  Sons, 
merchant  millers,  and  continued  with  them  for 
four  years.  Later  he  engaged  in  the  flour  and 
feed  business  in  this  city,  and  finall}',  in  1890, 
stai-ted  his  present  industry  at  Nos.  135  and  137 
North  Christian  Street.  This  plant, which  is  28x70 
feet  and  two  stories  in  height,  is  one  of  the  lead- 
ing concerns  of  the  cit}'  at  the  present  time,  and 
affords  emploj'ment  to  twelve  hands.  Mr.  Bow- 
man is  now  also  engaged  in  running  a  metal  edge 
box  shop  at  his  home,  No.  116  West  Orange  Street. 
The  products  of  these  manufactories  are  sold  in 
Lancaster,  Harrisburg,  and  many  other  cities  in 
the  eastern  part  of  the  state  and  Maryland.  From 
his  early  years  the  proprietor  has  been  possessed 
of. great  ingenuity  and  originality,  and  these  qual- 


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ities  have  been  very  useful  to  him  in  the  various 
departments  of  his  business.  He  is  truly  a  self- 
made  and  self-educated  man,  as  his  attendance 
at  school  was  very  limited,  and  he  was  obliged 
to  go  to  work  when  very  young.  Naturally  very 
studious,  Mr.  Bowman  has  succeeded  in  becoming 
well  posted  by  private  reading  and  practical  ex 
perience  in  the  battle  of  life. 

Politically  Mr.  Bowman  is  a  Republican,  has 
served  as  Judge  and  Inspector  of  Elections,  and 
was  President  of  the  Campaign  Club  preceding 
the  election  of  Rutherford  B.  Hayes.  Among  the 
civic  societies  to  which  Mr.  Bowman  belongs  are 
the  following:  Monterey  Lodge  No.  242, 1.  O.  O. 
F.;  Inland  City  Lodge  No.  88,  K.  of  P.;  Meridian 
Sun  Commandery  No.  99,  K.  of  M.;  Fulton  Castle 
No.  410,  K.  of  G.  E.;  Stevens  Council  No.  156, 
Sr.  O.  U.  A.  M.;  Lancaster  Council  No.  912, 
Jr.  O.  U.  A.  M.;  and  in  addition  to  whicli  he 
belongs  to  the  City  Literary  and  Social  Cub. 
Mr.  Bowman  was  married  August  3,  1886,  to  Miss 
Nanny  Walker,  and  they  have  tiiree  children: 
Chester  W.,  lidgur  Quay  and  David  B. 


HENRY  D.  ROIIRER  is  a  practical  florist 
and  one  of  the  proprietors  of  the  East 
End  greenhouses  so  well  known  in  Lan- 
caster and  hereabouts.  For  nearly  a  quarter  of  a 
centuiy  he  has  devoted  his  entire  time  and  inter- 
est to  the  cultivation  of  plants  and  market  vege- 
tables and  has  made  a  success  of  his  business  en- 
terprises. Until  the  spring  of  1894  he  engaged  in 
partnership  with  his  brother  A.  D.,  under  the  firm 
name  of  A.  D.  Rohrer  &  Bro.,  and  since  that  time 
has  carried  on  his  business  alone,  having  dissolved 
partnershii)  with  his  brother. 

The  birth  of  our  subject  occurred  in  East  Lampe- 
ter Township,  Lancaster  County,  March  3,  1847, 
his  parents  being  Abraham  and  Susan  (Denlinger) 
Rohrer,  who  were  likewise  born  in  this  township. 
The    paternal    grandfather,  Jacob   Rohrer,   came 


from  one  of  the  oldest  families  of  the  county,  his 
ancestors  having  originated  in  Switzerland  and 
being  of  German  descent.  The  Rohrers  first  set- 
tled in  Montgomery  County,  but  in  a  very  early 
day  located  in  Lancaster  County.  The  father  of 
Henry  D.  was  an  extensive  farmer  in  former  days 
near  Conestoga  Creek,  having  over  three  hundred 
acres  at  one  time,  which  he  divided  between  his 
children  on  retiring  from  active  life.  He  is  still 
living,  residing  on  a  portion  of  the  old  homestead, 
and  is  now  about  eighty  3'ears  of  age.  His  wife, 
who  was  a  daughter  of  Jacob  Denlinger,  has  reached 
the  ripe  age  of  eight3--two  years,  and  of  her  four 
sons  and  one  daughter  all  are  still  living.  The 
eldest,  A.  D.,  is  retired  from  active  business;  John 
lives  in  East  Lampeter  Township;  H.  I),  is  next  in 
order  of  birth;  Benjamin  lives  at  theold  home, and 
Annie  is  the  wife  of  Jacob  Landis,  of  Lampeter 
Township. 

Hem-}-  D.  Rolirer  was  reared  to  the  duties  of 
farm  life  and  had  common  school  advantages  in 
his  bo3'hood.  In  1870  he  bought  the  place  ad- 
joining that  of  ills  brotiier  Abraham  I).,  and  to- 
gether they  began  their  present  business.  As  the 
years  passed  they  found  it  necessary  to  continually' 
enlarge  the  capacity  of  their  greenhouses  and  they 
now  have  about  fort}',  covering  some  ninety  thou- 
sand square  feet.  These  are  heated  by  steam  with 
five  engines,  one  of  eight}'  horse-power,  two  of 
forty  and  two  of  twent}' horse- power,  and  cver}'- 
tliing  else  is  of  the  most  improved  modern  kind. 
The  location  of  the  greenhouses  is  on  East  King 
Street  adjoining  the  city,  where  the  brothers  own 
a  thousand  feet  frontage.  In  the  spring  of  1894 
Henry  D.  Rohrer  builta  new  plant  of  sixteen  green- 
houses on  the  Conestoga  Creek,  at  the  foot  of 
Orange  Street,  making  them  each  one  hundred 
feet  in  length,  and  gives  his  entire  attention  to 
growing  flowers  for  the  wholesale  trade  onl}'.  Mr. 
Rohrer  has  taken  quite  an  active  part  in  the  up- 
building of  the  city  and  in  public  improvements. 
He  owns  a  tract  of  sixteen  acres  which  he  opened 
and  graded,  besides  making  other  improvements. 
Cottage  Avenue,  which  is  one  of  the  most  beauti- 
ful streets  in  the  city,  running  from  East  King  to 
East  Orange  Street,  he  gave  to  the  public,  and  af- 
terward, in  connection  with  his  brother  and  Mr. 


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Ruuk,  opcncfl  and  gi-aded  Kast  Oranfje  Street  from 
the  city  limits  to  C'onestoga  Creek,  making  a  most 
beautiful  drive.  It  is  all  laid  out  in  fifty  foot  lots 
for  lesideiiees  only,  and  when  built  up  will  be  one 
of  the  finest  pt)rtions  of  the  city.  This  plat  is 
nicely  laid  out  and  trees  and  evergreen  hedges 
have  been  planted.  Mr.  Rohrer  erected  a  brick 
residence  on  Cottage  Avenue  which  he  has  sold, 
and  his  own  home  is  pleasantly  situated  on  East 
King  Street. 

In  this  cily  our  subject  was  married  in  1870  to 
Miss  Mary  Kreider,  whose  birth  occurred  in  Lampe- 
ter Townshi)).  To  this  worthy  couple  three  chil- 
dren have  been  born:  Abrarn  IC,  Harry  K.  and 
Ella.  Mi's.  Uohi-er  is  a  member  of  the  UbJ  Menuon- 
ite  Church  of  this  city  and  is  a  lady  of  excellent 
education  and  worthy  qualities. 

Since  the  organization  of  the  American  Florist 
Association  our  subject  has  been  a  member  of  the 
same  and  regularly  attends  its  meetings.  In  poli- 
tics he  votes  with  the  Republican  part}'.  Mr. 
Rohrer  has  under  his  personal  control  twenty-live 
greenhouses  built  on  the  most  improved  modern 
plans,  which  will  make  this  the  largest  plant  of  the 
kind  in  Lancaster  County. 

A.  D.  Rohrer  was  born  in  East  Lampeter  Town- 
ship in  1810,  and  on  his  father's  homestead  passed 
his  boyhood.  After  obtaining  a  good  common 
school  educjition  he  started  in  the  fiorist  business 
on  the  outskirts)  of  Lancaster,  beginning  on  a  very 
small  scale  with  only  one  greenhouse.  .Such  at- 
tention and  industry'  as  he  manifested  was  re- 
warded in  time  with  the  fine  business  whieh  is  now 
his.  lie  owns  a  tract  of  thirteen  acres  and  has 
built  four  residences  on  King  Street  and  one  on 
East  Orangfe  Street.  In  his  real-estate  venture  he 
has  been  as  successful  as  in  his  other  enterprises 
and  this  property  is  rapidly  rising  in  value  in  the 
market.  When  the  Lancaster  Electric  Railway  was 
started  Mr.  Rohrer  was  a  Director  in  the  same  and 
superintended  its  laying  out.  Likewise  in  Cones- 
toga  P.Trk  he  Ii.ts  alwaj's  been  greatly  interested 
and  also  in  the  West  End  Park,  and  to  his  efforts 
in  a  large  measure  are  due  these  beautiful  and  at- 
tractive bits  of  seenerj',  which  the  people  duly  ap- 
preciate. 

A.  D.  Rohrer  married  Miss  Barbara  Esbenshade, 


whose  birtli  occurred  in  Manheim  Township,  and 
of  their  union  has  been  born  one  child,  Willis.  Like 
his  brother,  A.  I),  is  a  true  Rei)ubliean  and  a  pa- 
triotic citizen.  He  is  a  member  of  the  American 
Florist  Association  and  makes  it  his  endeavor  to 
keep  thoroughly  abreast  with  the  times. 


P  HARES  W.  FRY,  a  dealer  in  and  manufac- 
turer of  leaf  tobacco  and  cigars,  was  born 
in  Millport,  Lancaster  County,  I'a.,  De- 
cember 24,  1845,  being  a  son  of  Samuel  Fiy.  He 
was  reared  in  his  native  town,  obtaining  his  educa- 
tion in  the  common  schools  until  ten  j-eavs  of  age, 
and  from  1855  to  1857  attending  school  at  Lititz. 
In  185U-60  he  was  a  student  in  the  normal  school 
at  Millersville  for  eighteen  months.  The  next 
two  years  of  his  life  were  spent  as  a  clerk  in  a 
general  store  at  New  Haven. 

During  the  Civil  War,  in  18G3,Mr.  Fry  enlisted 
in  the  Fiftieth  Pennsylvania  Regiment,  and  July 
20,  1864,  volunteered  in  Company  G,  One  Hun- 
dred and  Ninety-fifth  Pennsylvania  Infantry,  un- 
der Capt.  P.  L.  Sprecher.  He  served  in  Virginia 
and  West  Virginia  until  his  command  was  mustered 
out  at  Ilarrisburg,  November  4,  1864,  when  he  re- 
turned to  his  honie.  After  a  short  time  spent  as 
clerk  in  a  store,  in  1865  he  came  to  Lancaster,  en- 
tering the  employ  of  Lane  &  Co.,  dry -goods  deal- 
ers, with  whom  he  remained  seven  years.  In  1872 
he  engaged  in  the  wall  paper  and  window  shade 
business  at  No.  G3  North  Queen  Street,  and  from 
there  moved  to  No.  67  North  Queen  Street,  where 
he  remained  until  1886.  Disposing  of  the  busi- 
ness he  engaged  in  his  present  trade  with  bis 
brother,  M.  M.  Fry,  under  the  firm  name  of  M.  M. 
Fry  &  Bro.  The  partnership  continued  until  1890, 
when  our  subject  took  the  cigar  business,  which  he 
conducted  in  the  rear  end  of  their  warehouse.  He 
also  engaged  in  the  leaf  tobacco  trade.  In  1892 
he  located  at  his  present  place,  No.  119  North 
Christian  Street,  where  he  carries  on  business,  ag- 


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gregating  from  twelve  hundred  to  fifteen  hundred 
cases  per  annum. 

Our  subject  was  united  in  marriage  at  Safe  Har- 
bor, April  7,  1878,  with  Miss  Josepliiue  C,  daugh- 
ter of  Capt.  George  Hess,  who  was  liilled  in  the 
late  war.  By  this  marriage  tiiree  children  were 
born,  Howard  W.,  Emma  H.  and  Allen  C.  Our 
subject  is  counted  among  the  prosperous  business 
men  of  Lancaster,  and  among  other  interests  it 
may  be  mentioned  that  he  is  one  of  the  stockhold- 
ers of  the  People's  Building  and  Loan  Association. 
Politically,  he  is  a  firm  supporter  of  the  Republican 
party. 


JAMES  YOUNG  MITCHELL,  A.  M.,  D.  D.,  is 
the  second  oldest  resident  i)astor  in  Lancas- 
ter, and  has  charge  of  the  First  Presbyterian 
Church,  which  was  organized  in  1763.  The 
first  building  of  the  congregation  was  built  about 
1770,  and  continued  to  be  their  church  home  until 
1821,  when  it  was  enlarged,  and  in  1850  the  pres- 
ent walls  were  erected.  The  church  is  on  Orange 
between  Lime  and  Duke  Streets,  and  of  late  years 
has  been  remodeled,  and  is  now  one  of  the  finest 
structures  both  in  finish  and  style  in  the  state. 
Rev.  Dr.  Mitchell  is  a  very  popular  and  schol- 
arly gentleman,  who  has  been  prominent  in  his  de- 
nomination for  several  decades,  and  was  the  last 
Moderator  of  the  Historic  Synod  of  Philadelphia 
in  1881. 

The  birth  of  our  subject  occurred  in  Philadel- 
phia, Pa.  His  father,  James  Mitchell,  was  born  in 
County  Derry,  Ireland,  and  learned  the  linen 
weaver's  trade.  A  year  after  his  marriage  to 
Elizabeth  Young  they  came  to  America  and  set- 
tled in  Philadelphia.  Until  1857  the  father  en- 
gaged in  the  manufacture  of  cotton  and  woolen 
goods,  when  he  retired  from  active  cares.  He  died 
in  1881,  when  he  was  over  four-score  years  of  age, 
and  his  wife  only  survived  him  about  three  years. 
Though  their  parents   were  residents  of  Ireland, 


they  were  natives  of  Scotland.  Our  subject  is  the 
third  in  a  family  of  five  children,  two  of  whom 
are  living,  and  he  was  reared  in  Philadelphia, 
where  he  attended  the  high  school  for  three  years. 

The  collegiate  education  of  Rev.  Dr.  Mitch- 
ell was  commenced  at  Delaware  College  in  New- 
ark, Del.,  where  he  was  a  student  for  two  years, 
continued  in  Union  College  of  Schenectady,  N.  Y., 
from  which  he  was  graduated  in  1854  with  the 
degree  of  Baclielor  of  Arts,  and  in  1857  he  was 
graduated  from  the  Princeton  Theological  Semi- 
nary after  a  three  years'  course.  Union  College 
later  conferred  upon  him  the  degree  of  Master  of 
Arts,  and  m  1880  he  received  from  his  Alma  Mater 
the  degree  of  Doctor  of  Divinity.  After  gradu- 
ating from  the  Theological  Seminary  in  1857  he 
was  licensed  to  preach  by  the  Philadelphia  Pres- 
bytery, and  soon  accepted  a  call  to  the  church  in 
Pliillipsburg,  N.  J.,  and  while  there  the  church 
building  was  finished  and  its  debts  paid.  In  Jan- 
uary, 1862,  he  was  called  to  the  congregation  in 
Philadelphia,  in  which  he  was  reared  and  with 
which  his  parents  and  family  were  identilied. 
Among  his  church  members  were  Elders  with 
whom  he  had  |)layed  when  a  boy.  A  debt  of 
$8,000  on  the  church  was  paid  off  in  two  weeks 
under  his  able  management  and  earnest  efforts.  In 
1868  a  new  church  was  built  at  the  corner  of 
Franklin  and  Thompson  Streets  at  a  cost  of  ^100,- 
000.  This  church,  which  is  known  as  the  Temple 
Presbyterian,  is  only  two  squares  from  Dr.  Mitch- 
ell's birthplace,  and  he  continued  as  its  pastor  un- 
til 1876,  when  he  was  called  to  his  present  charge. 

In  September  of  that  year.  Dr.  Mitchell  removed 
his  family  to  Lancaster,  and  the  following  year  the 
church  was  remodeled,  a  ijipc  organ  introduced 
and  a  bell  hung.  In  1889  Robert  A.  Evans  built 
the  adjoining  memorial  chapel,  which  cost  123,000. 
During  the  year  1893  a  further  work  of  improve- 
ment upon  the  church  was  commenced,  and  about 
113,000  were  spent.  Walnut  pews,  a  new  organ, 
steam  heat  and  electric  lights  and  modern  con- 
veniences are  now  to  be  found  in  this,  one  of  the 
wealthiest  churches  in  the  state. 

In  October,  1858,  Dr.  Mitchell  was  married  in 
Easton.  to  Henrietta,  daughter  of  Peter  S.  Mich- 
ler,  who  was  at  the  time  President  of  a  bank  tliere. 


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Mi's.  Mitchell  was  born  in  EAston,and  was  educated 
in  seminaries  of  Massachusetts  and  New  York  City. 
Hy  iier  iii.irriage  she  lias  hecomo  the  mother  of  live 
children,  .lames,  A.  M.,  M.  D.,  who  was  graduated 
from  the  Franklin  and  Marshall  College  and  the 
Medical  Department  of  the  IViinsvlvania  Univer- 
sity, is  located  in  I'hiladelphla.  .Mary,  Mrs.  II.  H. 
Hoyt,  resides  in  Milwaukee,  Wis.,  where  her  hus- 
band is  an  attorney.  Martha  Itecame  the  wife  of 
Capt.  C.  J.  Crane,  of  the  Twenty-fourth  United 
States  Infantry,  who  is  now  stationed  at  Ft.  Baird, 
N.  Mex.  Warren,  a  civil  enjjineer  and  graduate 
of  the  University  of  Wisconsin,  is  emi>lo_\ed  by 
the  I'ennsylvania  Railroad,  and  Henrietta  lives 
with  her  parents  at  No.  34  North  Lime  Street. 

Dr.  Jlitchell  is  a  charter  member  of  Kensinjjton 
Commandery,  K.  T.,  of  I'hiladelphia.  In  former 
years  lion.  Tliaddeus  .Stevens  and  ex-l'rcsident 
James  Buchanan  were  pew  holders,  and  the  lat- 
ter a  member  of  the  P^ii-st  Presbyterian  Church. 
Rev.  Dr.  Mitchell  is  a  highly  cultured  and  finely 
educated  gentleman,  who  possesses  a  good  deliv- 
ery, and  has  an  earnest  manner,  which  claims  the 
attention  of  his  hearers. 


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JACOB  11.  LANDIS,  a  prominent  citizen  of 
.Millcrsville,  Lancaster  County,  has  been  re- 
tired from  active  cares  since  1880,  after  hav- 
ing lived  a  useful  and  bus^'  life  as  an  agri- 
culturist and  miller  in  Manor  Township.  The 
family  of  which  he  is  a  member  is  an  old  one  in 
this  county,  the  founder  of  the  branch  in  these 
parts  having  been  of  Swiss  nationalit\-.  He  was 
Benjamin  Landis,  who  in  1717  located  in  Man- 
heim  Township,  where  he  proceeded  to  develop  a 
tract  of  wild  land.  lie  was  married  to  Elizabeth 
Brackbill,  by  whom  he  had  two  sons,  Benjamin 
and  John.  The  latter,  born  June  9,  1786,  in 
Manheim  Township,  became  the  father  of  our 
subject,  and  when  nineteen  years  of  age  removed 
to  a  farm  in   Conestoga  Township,  which   is  now 


in  possession  of  his  son  Tobias.  The  same  year 
he  married  Elizabeth  Rudy,  and  l)v  her  had  tlie 
following  children:  .Mary,  ^Irs.  (lamher;  Benjamin; 
Anna,  Mrs.  Forry;  and  Fannie,  Mrs.  Weidler.  By 
a  second  marriage,  to  Anna,  daughter  of  Jacob  IIu- 
ber,  were  born  Susan,  now  deceased;  Betsey;  J.icob 
IL,  David,  Tobias  and  Magdalcna,  the  latter  of 
whom  liecame  the  wife  of  Rudolph  llerr,  but  has 
since  passed  away.  The  father  of  these  children  was 
a  man  of  great  enterprise  and  industry.  His  judg- 
ment was  alwaj's  considered  sound  and  his  inllu- 
ence  in  the  community  was  wholesome  and  bene- 
ticial.  In  18'J3  he  w.as  elected  Sui)ervisor  of  Con- 
estoga Township,  and  while  a  resident  of  Manor 
Township,  served  as  County  Commissioner.  In 
politics  he  was  first  a  Whig  and  later  a  Republican. 
A  devoted  member  of  the  Mcnnonite  Church,  he 
held  steadfast  to  the  faith  until  his  death,  August 
22,  1870,  when  in  his  eighty-fifth  year. 

Jacob  Landis  was  born  April  18,  1822,  on  his 
father's  farm  in  Conestoga  Township,  and  was 
only  four  years  old  when  his  parents  removed  to 
Manor  Township.  He  pursued  hisstudj' at  Lititz, 
and  also  at  a  select  school  in  Manheim  Township. 
After  becoming  thoroughly  familiar  with  the 
labors  pertaining  to  farming  he  started  an  appren- 
ticeship at  the  miller's  trade,  in  1841,  and  after 
learning  the  same,  assumed  charge  of  his  father's 
mill,  which  he  successfully  operated  for  several 
years.  In  1861  he  became  sole  proprietor  of  both 
the  mill  and  the  farm,  and  conducted  them  success- 
fully until  his  retirement  from  business  life  some 
fourteen  years  ago. 

February  26,  1852,  Mr.  Landis  married  Anna  S., 
daughter  of  David  and  .Susan  Ilerr,  of  Lancaster 
Township,  this  county.  Of  this  union  two  sons 
and  four  daughters  were  born :  John  II.,  who  married 
Miss  Betsy  Thoma;  Maiy  A.,  who  married  Cl.ay- 
ton  .S.  Wenger,  of  West  Earl  Township,  Lancaster 
County;  Susan,  Mrs.  Reist;  Lizzie,  who  became  the 
wife  of  H.  L.  Stehman;  Fannie,  deceased,  and 
David,  who  married  Miss  Ellen  Shell3'.  In  his  po- 
litical faith  Mr.  Landis  supi)orts  the  Republican 
party,  but  has  neither  sought  nor  desired  political 
honors.  Ever  a  great  friend  to  the  cause  of  edu- 
cation, he  is  a  Trustee  at  the  present  time  of  the 
Millcrsville  State  Normal  School   and    in    every 


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way  has  used  bis  influence  in  favor  of  advanced 
methods  in  educational  matters.  He  is  a  Director 
of  the  Farmers'  National  Bank  of  Lancaster,  and 
was  one  of  the  Managers  of  the  Lancaster  &  Mill- 
ersville  Street  Railroad.  In  his  many  investments 
and  different  business  enterprises  he  has  been  very 
successful  and  prosperous,  having  shown  great 
ability  and  foresight  in  the  management  of  his 
affairs.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Reformed  Church 
of  this  place,  with  which  he  has  been  connected  for 
many  years  as  an  active  worker.  Personally  he  is 
a  man  of  strict  integrity  and  true  wortli. 


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PROF.  CHRISTIAN  J.  BURGER  is  very 
prominent  in  musical  circles  in  Lancaster, 
being  leader  of  Burger's  Orchestra  and 
Burger's  Military  Band.  From  liis  early  years  lie 
has  been  noted  for  talent  in  this  art  and  was  a  lad 
of  only  twelve  years  when  he  took  the  first  prize 
for  violin  playing  out  of  a  class  of  six  hundred 
pupils.  From  the  time  he  was  ten  years  of  age  he 
has  given  his  earnest  effort  to  improve  in  this  line 
and  has  built  up  an  almost  national  reputation  for 
his  skill.  He  has  traveled  in  all  parts  of  the  coun- 
try with  different  companies  as  leader  of  orchestra 
and  at  one  time  was  with  Buffalo  Bill  in  the  Wild 
West  Show. 

Professor  Burger  was  born  in  Reading,  Pa.,  March 
27,  1859,  being  a  son  of  Christian  J.  and  Annetta 
(Kaul)  Burger.  The  father  was  born  in  Badon, 
Germany,  where  he  was  a  blacksmith  by  trade. 
When  a  young  man  be  came  to  this  country,  set- 
tling in  Reading,  where  he  engaged  in  making 
boilers  for  the  firm  of  Obert  Si  Sons.  At  the  age 
of  fifty-two  years,  in  1883,  he  departed  this  life  in 
that  city,  and  his  widow  now  makes  her  home  in 
Lancaster.  The  sketch  of  her  father.  Rev.  Permin 
Kaul,  may  be  found  in  another  portion  of  this 
work.  Professor  Burger  is  tiie  eldest  of  six  cliil- 
dren,  all  but  two  of  whom  are  living,  and  until  ten 


years  of  age  attended  the  Reading  public  schools. 
He  was  then  sent  to  Notre  Dame,  Ind.,  and  there 
took  up  music,  and,  as  previously  mentioned,  re- 
ceived high  honors  for  his  violin  work.  At  the  end 
of  three  years  he  was  apprenticed  to  a  jeweler  in 
Reading  and  completed  the  trade,  at  the  same  time 
spending  much  of  bis  time  on  music.  At  the  end 
of  four  years  our  subject  went  on  the  road  with  the 
Welsh  &  Hughes  Brooklyn  Minstrels,  witii  whom  he 
continued  one  season  as  leader  of  the  orchestra. 
The  following  year  be  traveled  witli  Haywood 
Brothers  as  leader,  and  then  for  two  sea.sons  went 
with  the  company  of  Agnes  Villa.  From  1881  to 
the  spring  of  1887  Professor  Burger  traveled  with 
the  Wild  West  Show  as  leader  of  the  band  and 
pla_ved  in  all  the  principal  cities  in  the  United 
States,  having  been  in  .San  Francisco  five  times.  In 
the  opera  house  in  Lancaster  the  Professor  was 
Director  for  two  3'carsand  later  traveled  with  Rus- 
sell's Comedians.  In  1881  Burger's  Orchestra  and 
the  Military  Band  were  organized  by  him  and  since 
that  time  he  has  had  a  steady  engagement  at  the 
Fulton  Opera  House  in  Lancaster,  the  orchestra 
being  composed  of  from  nine  to  fifteen  pieces,  and 
tlie  band  having  twenty-five  pieces. 

In  1883  our  suljject  organized  the  Lancaster 
OperaCompany,  which  gave  "Pinafore."  In  1890 
they  i)erfornicd  in  "Mikado,"  three  3'ears  later  re- 
turning to  "Pinafore,"  and  in  1894  presented  "Three 
Black  Cloaks."  This  company  was  well  drilled  and 
met  with  flattering  success.  In  the  line  of  composi- 
tion Professor  Burger  has  done  considerable,  mainl}' 
in  the  line  of  music  for  orchestra  and  bands,  and  he 
is  the  author  of  several  i)opular  marches  and  clever 
quadrilles  and  other  dances.  He  has  published 
music  to  a  certain  extent  and  many  of  his  produc- 
tions have  met  with  a  large  sale.  As  a  professor 
of  music  in  this  city  be  is  veiy  favorably  known, 
having  numbered  among  his  pupils  many  from  the 
best  families  in  Lancaster. 

In  1889  Professor  Burger  was  married  in  Lan- 
caster to  Miss  Emma  Stewart,  of  this  place,  and 
daughter  of  Thomas  Stewart.  The  father  was  for- 
merly engaged  in  farming  in  this  locality  and  was 
killed  by  the  cars  in  Philadelphia  when  in  the 
prime  of  life,  being  about  forty  years  of  age.  His 
wife,  formerlj'  Mary  Tangred,  was  horn  in  Lancas- 


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ter,  as  was  also  licr  father,  George  Tangred.  Mrs. 
lUirger  is  next  to  the  youngest  of  four  children, 
and  liy  her  marriage  has  become  the  mother  of  one 
child,  Christian  P.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Burger  are  mem- 
bers of  St.  Anthony's  Church.  Tlie  former  is  a 
Democrat  and  socially  is  a  charter  member  of  the 
Elk's  societ}'. 


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AMUEL  CHARLES  STEIGERWALT.     It 

is  a  plea.surc  to  the  biographer  to  head  this 
sket<'h  with  the  name  of  the  man  who  is  in 
every  sense  worthy  of  the  distinction  afforded  by 
honorable  mention  among  the  distinguished  citi- 
zens of  the  community  in  which  he  has  [lassed 
nearly  all  the  active  years  of  his  life.  Mr.  Steiger- 
walt  is  one  of  the  prominent  carriage-makei-s  of 
Lancaster,  in  which  business  he  has  been  engaged 
in  the  cit\'  since  1886. 

Henry  and  Mary  (Trisler)  Stcigcrwalt,  the  par- 
ents of  our  subject,  were  natives  of  Pennsylvania 
and  people  highly  respected  iu  their  community. 
For  a  fuller  history  of  this  worthy  couple  the 
reader  is  referred  to  the  sketch  of  M.  F.  Steiger- 
walt  on  anotlier  page  in  this  volume. 

When  ready  to  choose  an  occupation  in  life 
Samuel  C,  of  this  biography,  learned  the  trade  of 
a  carriage-maker  in  the  shops  of  Samuel  B.  Cox,  of 
this  city.  Soon  after  mastering  the  business  he 
went  to  Petersburg,  afterward  to  Neffsville  and 
later  to  Refton,  where  he  was  engaged  in  working 
as  a  carriage-maker.  In  1882  we  find  him  again  in 
his  native  cit}'.  He  opened  up  an  establishment 
of  his  own  on  Prince  Street,  where  he  carried  on  a 
thriving  business  for  two  years,  and  then  removed 
to  his  present  location  on  Queen  Street.  He  has 
a  large  shop,  manufactures  all  kinds  of  road  velii- 
cles  and  gives  employment  to  several  men.  He 
also  has  a  department  devoted  to  repairing  wagons 
and  carriages,  and  never  fails  to  give  satisfaction 
in  all  work  turned  out. 

In  political  relations  our  subject  is  an  ardent 
Republican.     He  belongs  to  St.  Paul's  Methodist 


Episcopal  Church  and  endeavors  to  aid  the  progress 
of  the  good  work  in  the  city.  During  the  late 
war  he  enlisted  in  the  Union  army,  offering  his 
services  ttie  same  month  Ft.  Sumter  was  fired  upon. 
He  was  mustered  into  Company  F,  First  Pennsj'l- 
vania  Infantry,  in  the  three  months'  call,  but  re- 
mained in  the  army  for  eight  months,  when  he  was 
discharged  at  Harrisburg,  this  state. 

The  lady  whom  our  subject  married  on  Christ- 
mas Da}',  18ti2,  was  Miss  Alice  Ryan,  a  sister  of  I. 
H.  Ryan,  whose  sketcli  will  be  found  in  this 
volume,  and  who  is  a  prominent  real-estate  dealer 
of  this  city.  To  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Steigerwalt  there 
were  born  eight  children,  namely:  Samuel  C; 
Albert  II.,  deceased;  IlerlxMt  H.,  a  private  detective 
in  the  employ  of  the  Pennsylvania  Traction  Com- 
pany; Benton  H.,  Oliver  I.,  Alice  M.,  Maude  S.  and 
Laura  K. 

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ROBERT  C.  McCULLEY  is  a  well  known 
and  respected  citizen  of  Lancaster,  who 
owns  and  operates  successfully  a  large  iron 
foundry,  and  is  the  oldest  foundryman  in  the 
county.  His  works  arc  situated  at  the  corner  OT 
North  Plum  Street  and  the  Pennsylvania  Railroad, 
and  he  makes  a  specialty  of  the  manufacture  of 
corn  and  cob  crushei-s  and  castings  requiring 
great  strength.  The  proprietor  is  a  thorough  mas- 
ter of  his  business,  to  which  he  has  given  liis  ener- 
gies and  strict  attention  for  his  entire  active  ca- 
reer, about  half  a  centurj-. 

The  birth  of  Mr.  McCullej'  occurred  in  Lancas- 
ter, July  13,  1828,  at  a  place  where  now  stands 
the  ticket  office  of  the  Pennsylvania  Railroad. 
His  ])aternal  grandfather,  Jacob,  was  born  in  Scot- 
land, and  he  it  was  who  changed  the  name  from 
its  original  spelling,  McCullough.  Our  subject's 
father,  Jacob,  was  born  in  Harrisburg,  and  was 
formerly'  a  manufacturer  of  soap  and  candles,  his 
business  location  having  been  on  the  site  of  the 
Pennsylvania  Railroad  station  before  the  road  was 
constructed.  He  died  in  this  city  when  sixty-one 
years  of  age.     He  was  a  wealthy  man  and  very  in- 


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fluential,  serving  at  one  time  as  a  member  of  the 
City  Council.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Trinity 
Lutheran  Cliurdi,  and  by  liis  union  with  Cazanna 
Bitner  had  six  cliildren  who  grew  to  maturity. 
One  of  the  sons,  James  T.,  was  for  three  years  a 
soldier  in  a  Pennsylvania  Regiment  during  the 
War  of  the  Rebellion,  and  died  in  Lancaster.  The 
maternal  grandfather  of  our  subject,  Jacob  Bitner, 
was  a  resident  of  York  County,  where  lie  followed 
the  carpenter's  trade,  and  afterwards  located  on 
North  Queen  Street,  Lancaster.  He  lived  to  a  ripe 
old  age,  being  in  his  ninety-first  year  at  tiie  time 
of  his  death,  while  his  wife  lived  to  be  ninety- 
three  years  old. 

When  fourteen  years  old  R.  C.  McCuUey  was 
apprenticed  to  learn  the  molder's  trade  at  a  foun- 
dry on  South  Queen  Street,  near  the  Conestoga 
Creek,  and  remained  tliere  for  two  years.  After- 
wards he  worked  in  PenueU's  Macliiue  Foundry, 
and  then  traveled  as  a  journeyman  in  the  south 
and  through  a  number  of  states.  For  some  seven 
years  he  was  situated  in  Pittsburg  and  in  Alle- 
gheny, but  finally  in  1858  returned  to  this  place. 
Embarking  in  business  on  AVatur  Street,  he  subse- 
quently purchased  the  site  of  the  old  iron  works 
on  Chestnut  between  North  Queen  and  Prince 
Streets.  For  twentj-  3'ears  the  firm  was  known  as 
Harberger  &  McCuUey,  and  thej-  built  up  a  fine 
business  and  remunerative  trade.  In  1883  our 
subject's  partner  withdrew  from  the  firm,  and  Mr. 
McCulley  has  since  continued  in  business  alone. 
The  same  year  lie  rented  a  portion  of  the  old  loco- 
motive works,  at  the  corner  of  North  Plum  Street 
and  the  Pennsylvania  Railroad,  and  makes  a  spe- 
cialty of  general  foundry  and  pattern  work.  The 
cob  cruslier  which  he  manufactured  has  met  with  an 
extended  sale,  and  over  three  thousand  are  in  act- 
ual use.  Mr.  McCulley  ships  his  products  to  every 
state  in  this  country,  and  also  sends  castings,  etc.,  to 
foreign  ports.  Employment  is  given  to  upwards 
of  twenty-five  hands,  and  the  best  machinery  is 
used  in  turning  out  the  articles  he  manufactures. 
At  times  he  has  cast  rolls  weighing  four  tons, 
cupola  caps  weighing  eight  tons,  and  other  ma- 
cliineiy  of  almost  incredible  size. 

Mr.  McCulley  owns  a  pleasant  home  at  No.  804 
Manor  Street,  also  one  in  Philadelphia,  two  cot- 


tages at  the  sea  shore,  and  some  fifteen  houses 
in  Lancaster.  In  1859  he  married  Miss  Mary, 
daughter  of  Allen  Magargil,  who  was  born  in 
Philadelphia.  The  latter  was  a  tanner  and  mer- 
chant in  the  Quaker  Cit^',  and  a  citizen  who  was 
greatly  respected.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  McCulley  have 
three  children,  all  of  whom  are  living,  namel}': 
Annie,  Martha  and  Emma,  the  latter  the  wife  of  E. 
S.  Halbach,  of  Lancaster.  Mrs.  McCulley  is  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Trinity  Lutheran  Church,  and  is  a  most 
estimable  lady. 

In  politics  our  subject  is  independent,  and  has 
served  for  three  years  as  a  member  of  the  Select 
Council  from  the  Eighth  Ward,  but  has  since  de- 
clined rcnomiiiation.  During  his  term  lie  was 
active  on  the  committee  which  had  in  charge  the 
construction  of  the  city  water  works,  and  he  has 
always  used  his  inQuencc  for  the  benefiting  of  his 
fellow-citizens. 


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MILTON  T.  HEKDER,  M.  D.,  an  able  phy- 
sician of  Millcisville,  received  a  fiuegen- 
eral  and  medical  education  and  is  a  stu- 
dent of  his  profession,  having  also  contributed 
articles  of  great  value  to  various  medical  jour- 
nals. For  several  generations  the  Reeder  fam- 
ily have  been  prominent  members  of  whatever  com- 
nninit}'  they  have  resided  in,  and  the  first  of  whom 
anything  definite  is  known  was  one  Henry  Reeder, 
who  came  to  the  United  .Stales  in  1810,  settling 
near  Hagerstowu,  Md.  Tliis  was  the  grandfather 
of  our  subject  and  he  became  owner  of  a  large  plan- 
tation. He  was  a  slave  owner,  but  freed  all  of  his 
slaves  prior  to  the  war.  He  successfully  carried 
on  his  plantation  near  Hagerstown  and  continued 
to  reside  there  until  his  death.  He  was  politically 
a  Whig  and  a  member  of  the  Presbyterian  Church. 
In  his  family  were  three  sons  and  one  daughter, 
Thomas,  Henry,  William  A.  and  Marj' A.     The  lat- 


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ter  married  J.  B.  Linch  and  afterward  became  the 
wife  uf  Juhu  Mall;  she  is  still  living  in  St.  Louis. 
Tlic  Hcedcr  family  is  noted  for  longevity,  and  our 
subject's  grandfather  died  at  au  extreme  old 
age- 
William  A.  Reeder.  the  father  of  our  subject,  re- 
ceived a  common  school  education  and  learned  the 
trade  of  cabinet-making,  to  which  he  devoted  him- 
self in  Ilagcrstown  and  Baltimore  and  still  later  at 
Clear  Spring,  Md.  In  KS.')6  he  removed  to  "Wells 
Valley-,  Fulton  County,  Pa.,  where  he  lived  for 
four  years,  then  selling  his  place  he  located  in 
Belfast  Township,  in  the  same  county,  where  he 
continued  to  reside  until  his  death.  lie  was  a  Re- 
publican and  a  member  of  the  Order  of  Red  Men 
and  the  .lunior  Order  of  I'niled  American  Me- 
chanics. Religiously  he  was  a  Baptist  of  the  old 
school  and  was  very  strict  and  upright  in  his  con- 
duct. His  wife  was  Mehitable  (Tanner)  Reeder, 
by  whom  he  had  two  sons  and  two  daughters: 
Milton  T.,  our  subject;  Sarah  A.,  .Mrs.  Stotz,  of 
Marietta,  Lancaster  County;  Mary  C.  and  .lacobT., 
of  Marietta.  The  father  of  these  children  was 
called  from  life  when  in  his  sixty-eighth  year. 

Dr.  .Milton  T.  Keeder  was  born  January  9,  1848, 
at  Clear  Spring,  Washington  County,  Md.,  and  re- 
ceived his  elementary  education  in  the  schools  of 
Fulton  County.  Later  he  attended  the  County  Nor- 
mal School  at  McConnellsburg  and  for  three  years 
studied  higher  mathematica  and  the  languages 
under  the  tutelage  of  Prof.  Charles  A.  Douglas,  a 
graduate  of  Yale.  In  1880  our  subject  graduated 
from  the  Bellevue  Medical  College  of  New  York 
City,  after  having  pursued  the  required  course  of 
study.  He  immediately  entered  upon  bis  profes- 
sional career  at  Millersville,  which  h.as since  been  his 
field  of  work.  During  the  fourteen  years  that 
have  since  elapsed  he  has  acquired  an  enviable 
reputation  as  a  man  of  ability  in  his  line,  and  his 
practice,  which  is  large  and  lucrative,  is  constantly- 
increasing.  A  man  of  much  more  than  the  ordi- 
nary intelligence  and  information,  he  is  a  ready 
and  interesting  convei-sationalist  and  writer,  and 
his  contributions  to  medical  periodicals  and  to  the 
science  are  looked  for  and  read  with  eagerness 
by  hosts  of  his  admirers  and  friends,  who  are  scat- 
tered   all    through    the   countr3'.     Fraternally  he 


holds  membership    with  Harrisonville  Lodge  No. 
710,  I.  O.  O.  F. 

On  the  16th  of  April,  1885,  Dr.  Reeder  was  mar- 
ried to  Miss  Mary  K.,  daughter  of  .lolin  Lenliardt, 
who  is  a  farmer  and  cooper  of  this  count}'.  Mrs. 
Reeder.  a  lady  of  culture  and  refinement,  graduated 
from  the  Millersville  Slate  Normal  in  the  Cl.ass  of 
'77.  The  Doctor  and  his  wife  have  many  friends 
in  this  locality  and  are  very  popular  in  social 
circles. 


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JOHN  II.  .lORDAN,  whose  sketch  we  now 
have  the  ple.isuie  of  |)resenting,  is  the  only 
safe  ex[)ert  in  the  city  of  Lancaster.  He  is 
carrying  on  a  lock  and  blacksmithing  estab- 
lishment, manufactures  iron  ladles  and  does  gen- 
eral jobbing,  making  the  re|)airing  of  safes  a  spe- 
cialty. His  honored  father,  W.  H.  Jordan,  who 
fought  bravely  as  a  Union  soldier  during  the  late 
war,  was  of  .Scotch-Irish  ancestry  and  w\'\s  orphaned 
by  his  father's  death  when  he  was  an  infant.  After 
having  completed  his  ai)prenticesliip  to  the  lock- 
smith's trade  under  a  Mr.  Bush,  he  located  in  Lan- 
caster, where  he  was  successfully  engaged  in  the 
manufacture  of  German  locks  until  his  decease. 
This  event  occurred  in  1876,  when  in  his  fifty- 
second  year.  He  was  a  Democrat  in  politics  and 
popular  in  his  neighborhood.  He  married  Sabina 
W^ise,  a  native  of  this  count}',  who  departed  this 
life  when  our  subject  was  only  four  yeare  of  age. 

During  the  late  war  W.  H.  Jordan  served  in 
Company  A,  Seventy-ninth  Pennsylvania  Infantry, 
for  eighteen  months.  He  participated  in  many  of 
the  hard  fought  battles  of  that  period,  performing 
the  duties  of  a  private  in  a  most  praiseworthy 
manner.  He  was  an  active  member  of  George  H. 
Thomas  Post  No.  84,  G.  A.  R.,  during  the  remain- 
der of  his  life. 

The  original  of  this  sketch  was  the  eldest  of  the 
parental  family,  comprising  three  children,  one  of 
whom  is  now  deceased.  Henry  H.  is  engaged  in 
the   laundry  business  on  East  King  Street  in  this 


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city.  John  H.  was  born  in  Lancaster  October  14, 
1855,  and  when  a  lad  of  fourteen  years  began 
learning  the  trade  of  a  locksmith  under  the  in- 
struction of  his  father  and  Henry  Young,  who  was 
his  partner.  Later  he  worked  as  a  journeyman  in 
this  city  and  Philadelphia,  and  in  1882  purchased 
Mr.  Young's  interest  and  he  has  since  successfully 
conducted  tlie  business  alone.  He  does  light  black- 
smith work,  has  two  fires  and  employs  several  men. 
As  before  stated,  he  is  the  only  safe  expert  in  the 
city  and  thus  is  always  kept  busy. 

The  marriage  of  our  subject  with  Miss  Rachel, 
daughter  of  Jolin  Keys,  was  celebrated  in  this  city 
in  the  fall  of  1876.  Mrs.  Jordan  was  born  in 
Pliiladelphia  and  is  a  well  educated  and  a  most  es- 
timable lady.  Her  father  served  during  the  late 
war  in  a  Pennsylvania  Regiment  and  was  killed 
at  the  battle  of  Weldon  Railroad.  He  was  a  very 
large,  strong  man  and  stood  six  feet  two  and  one- 
half  inches. 

To  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Jordan  there  were  born  three 
children:  William  D.,  engaged  in  the  dry-goods 
business;  Clara  L.  and  John  H.  Our  subject  and  iiis 
family  occupy  a  comfortable  residence  at  No.  333 
Chester  Street.  The  former  is  a  member  in  good 
standing  of  the  Trinity  Lutlieran  Church.  He  is 
a  Knight  of  Pythias,  belonging  to  Lodge  No.  88, 
and  in  politics  is  a  stanch  Democrat. 


iTY  MOS  D.  AILES,  Superintendent  of  the 
J  Y  Conestoga  Cork  Works,  is  the  oldest  prac- 
tical cork  man  in  Lancaster.  He  was  born 
in  the  city  of  Fairfield,  Lancaster  County,  April 
14,  1842.  His  father,  Amos  Ailes,  was  born  in  the 
same  place.  The  grandfather,  Amos,  a  farmer  by 
occupation,  was  of  Scotch-Irish  descent,  and  a 
soldier  in  the  War  of  1812.  Our  subject's  father 
was  a  blacksmitli  in  his  younger  days,  but  later  in 
life  removed  to  a  farm  in  Fulton  Township.     His 


mother,  Margaret  Cline  Wenditz,  was  born  in 
Strasburg,  of  German  descent,  and  died  at  Lan- 
caster, aged  seventy-two  j-ears.  Amos  D.  is  one 
of  a  famil3-  of  ten  children,  six  of  whom  are  now 
living.  Isaac  was  in  a  Maryland  battery  during 
the  Civil  War  and  now  resides  at  Lancaster.  Our 
subject  was  the  oldest  child;  he  was  reared  on  a 
farm,  obtained  liis  education  at  the  public  schools, 
and  in  August,  1862,  enlisted  as  a  member  of  the 
Thirteenth  Pennsylvania  Cavalry,  being  in  Com- 
pany C.  He  was  mustered  in  at  Philadelphia  and 
belonged  to  the  Array  of  the  Potomac,  and  partici- 
pated in  the  .Shenandoah  Valley  campaign.  He 
was  taken  prisoner  at  Fisher's  Hill  with  ten  otliers 
of  his  regiment  and  sent  to  Libhy  Prison.  After 
enduring  the  terrible  hardsliips  in  that  prison  for 
six  weeks,  he  was  sent  to  Belle  Isle,  and  after  two 
weeks  was  paroled,  and  finally  exchanged.  He 
then  joined  his  regiment  at  Winchester.  After 
Grant  took  command  he  was  at  the  front  until 
Lee's  surrender,  when  lie  was  sent  to  Raleigh,  N.  C, 
to  help  General  Sherman  and  was  mustered  out 
in  August,  1865,  after  which  he  took  a  course 
in  Bryant  &  Stratton's  Commercial  College  at  Phil- 
adelphia. The  next  eighteen  months  of  his  life 
were  spent  as  a  traveling  salesman  for  a  drug  house. 
He  traveled  by  team  through  Missouri.  In  1868 
he  was  married  at  Kansas  Cit^',  Mo.,  to  Miss  Flor- 
ence V.  Rayel,  the  daughter  of  Sir.  and  Mrs.  John 
Rayel,  who  owned  a  plantation  in  Tennessee.  After 
his  engagement  on  the  road,  he  returned  to  Seda- 
lia.  Mo.,  near  which  place  he  engaged  in  farming, 
and  there  remained  until  1873.  He  then  returned 
to  Lancaster,  and  two  years  later  embarked  in  the 
cork  business  with  a  Mr.  Cadwell,  for  whom  he 
kept  books  two  years, and  then  went  out  as  a  trav- 
eling salesman,  continuing  at  this  for  seven  years 
during  which  time  he  traveled  and  kept  the  books 
for  the  concern.  In  1882  the  business  was  de 
stroj'ed  by  fire,  but  the  good  will  of  the  concern 
was  sold  to  Gideon  Arnold,  and  our  subject  was 
employed  as  Superintendent  and  head  bookkeeper. 
The  works  now  employ  one  hundred  and  seventy 
hands  and  is  a  very  successful  plant.  Our  sub- 
ject has  erected  two  fine  residences  on  North  Lime 
Street,  and  one  near  North  Duke  Street.  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Ailes  are  the  parents  of  two  children,  Robert, 


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a  bookkeeper  in  Philadelphia,  and  Stella  6.,  Mrs. 
Edge,  of  Atlantic  Cit^-,  N.  .).  Mr.  Ailes  is  an  hon- 
ored member  of  Herseliel  Lodge,  1.  O.  O.  F.,  the 
Royal  Arcanum,  the  Arlii-aiis  and  the  Ancient  Or- 
der of  United  Workmen.  Politically,  he  is  a  Re- 
publican and  an  active  participant  in  local  and 
state  politics. 


DR.  II.  D.  KNIGHT,  a  well  known  dentist 
of  Lancaster,  was  born  in  Herkimer  Coun- 
ty, N.  Y.,  November  16,  1833,  the  son  of 
Rev.  .loshua  Knight,  a  native  of  Connecticut,  and 
the  grandsou  of  David  Knight,  who  w.is  of  ohl 
Puritan  stock.  Rev.  Mr.  Knight  was  graduated 
at  Carlisle,  Pa.,  and  was  pastor  of  the  Congre- 
gational Church  of  Sherburne,  from  which  plate 
he  went  to  Herkimer  County, and  in  1(S4()  removed 
to  Rome,  N.  Y.  For  a  time  he  conducted  a  drug 
business.  He  was  of  English  and  Scotch  ancestry, 
and  died  at  the  age  of  eighty-two  years. 

The  first  wife  of  Rev.  Mr.  Knight  wjis  Amanda 
Talcutt,  and  by  that  union  eight  children  were 
born.  His  second  wife,  our  subject's  raolher,  w.as 
Polly  Kenyon,  a  native  of  Connecticut,  who  died 
at  the  age  of  forty-seven  yeare.  This  marriage 
was  blessed  with  four  diildren,  of  wliich  only  one 
survives.  Reared  in  Vienna,  N.  Y.,  our  subject 
remained  on  the. farm  until  twenty  years  of  age. 
He  was  educated  in  Adams  Academ3-,  Jefferson 
County,  N.  Y.,  and  in  1854  began  the  study  of 
dentistry  at  Utlca,  N.  Y.,  under  Dr.  Alvin  Blakcslev, 
with  whom  he  remained  about  three  years.  After 
this  he  remained  awhile  in  Chicago  and  then  set- 
tled at  Rockton,  111.,  where  he  practiced  his  pro- 
fession. 

In  1860  Dr.  Knight  removed  to  Burlington,  Wis., 
where  he  practiced  until  he  enlisted  as  a  soldier 
in  the  Union  cause  under  Col.  E.  L.  Butrick,  of 
Milwaukee,  becoming  a  member  of  Company  D, 
Thirty-ninth  Wisconsin  Infantry.  His  lime  of 
service  was  spent  principally  at  Memphis,   Teuu., 


and  he  took  part  in  the  famous  raid  of  General 
Forrest.  He  was  mustered  out  in  October  and 
again  resumed  the  practice  of  his  i)rofession,  which 
he  pursued  until  his  licalth  failed,  when  he  sold  out. 

In  1868  Dr.  Knight  went  to  Elgin,  111.,  to  work 
In  tlie  watch  factory,  where  he  remained  seven  years 
in  the  cap.acity  of  assistant  foreman  in  the  jewel- 
ing depaitment.  September  16,  1875,  he  came  to 
Lancaster,  where  he  was  engaged  for  three  years 
with  the  .Vdams  A-  Perry  Walch  Co.,  but  six  months 
later  the  works  shut  down.  He  then  resumed  pro- 
fessional work.  In  1878  he  established  an  ollice 
for  himself  on  North  tjueen  Street,  and  later  re- 
moved to  No.  334  North  Queen  Street,  where  he  is 
now  located.  His  charming  home  residence  is  at 
No.  130  East  Chestnut  .Street.  He  has  a  large,  lu- 
crative practice  and  stands  high  among  his  fellow- 
men.  He  is  one  of  tlie  Directors  of  the  Lancaster 
General  Hospital,  belongs  to  the  Executive  Com- 
mittee and  is  one  of  the  charter  members. 

The  Doctor  was  married  in  Beloit,  AVis.,  to  Miss 
Hannah  Scoville,  who  was  born  in  Canada;  her 
patents,  however,  were  from  New  York  State.  She 
die<l  In  Lancaster,  after  which  our  subject  married 
Miss  Emily  C.,  daughter  of  the  late  George  Al- 
bright. Our  subject  is  a  member  of  George  H. 
Thomjis  Post  No.  84,  and  is  its  surgeon.  He  is  a 
consistent  member  of  St.  John's  Lutheran  Church, 
and  was  a  member  of  the  Board  of  Trustees  for 
some  three  j'e.irs.  He  belongs  to  the  Harris  Den- 
tal Association,  and  politically  is  a  stalwart  Re- 
publican. 


/^~y  EORGE  A.  MARSHALL,  senior  member  of 
^  T  the  wholesale  and  retail  hardware  firm  of 
Marshall  &  Rengier,  who  established  them- 
selves in  business  in  1873,  was  born  in  Lancaster 
July  7,  1847,  and  was  reared  and  educated  in  the 
citj'  of  his  birth.  When  thirteen  years  of  age  he 
coniincnced  to  learn  the  hardware  trade  with  Stein- 
man  &  Co.,  with  whom  he  remained  thirteen  years, 
becoming  head  salesman.  In  1873  Mr.  Marshall,  to- 
gether with  Albert  S.  Rengier,  left  the  ein|)loyment 
of  George  M.  Steinman  &  Co.,  hardware  dealers. 


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and  started  the  business  at  its  present  location, 
whicli  from  a  small  beginning  has,  tlu-ough  the  per- 
sistence and  good  business  management  of  its  pro- 
prietors, grown  to  its  present  proportions.  Tiiey 
now  have  a  building  32x140  feet  in  size,  three 
stories  high,  with  a  warehouse  32x60  feet,  two 
stories  high,  located  at  Nos.  9  and  11  South  Queen 
Street. 

Our  subject  was  married  October  30,  1879,  at 
Lancaster  to  Miss  Maria  L.  Good,  a  native  of  Lan- 
caster County.  She  is  a  daughter  of  John  B. 
Good,  an  attorney.  By  this  marriage  two  children 
have  been  born,  Ella  M.  and  Clara  C.  Mr.  Mar- 
shall is  a  member  of  the  Free  &  Accepted  Masons, 
as  well  as  (.f  the  chapter  and  commander3%  and 
is  Pastmaster  of  all  the  chairs.  He  also  belongs 
to  the  Odd  Fellows'  ordei'  and  to  the  Knights  of 
Pythias.  He  was  a  member  of  the  building  com- 
mittee that  constructed  the  first  Methodist  Church 
edifice,  which  cost  $83,000.  He  is  active  in  churcli 
and  Sunday-school  work,  and  was  librarian  for  ten 
years.     Politically  he  is  a  Republican. 

It  maj'  be  added  that  the  Good  family-  came  to 
Weaverland  in  1734  from  Germany,  and  were 
Mennonites.  There  were  two  brothers,  .Jacob  and 
Christian  Good.  The  latter  rciired  a  family  of 
seventeen  children,  six  sons  and  eleven  daughters; 
one  of  these  sons,  Jacob,  was  tlie  grandfiither  of 
John  B.  Good.  The  latter  was  born  in  Brecknock 
Township;  he  was  elected  Justice  of  the  Peace  in 
the  spring  of  1847,  and  was  twice  re-elected.  He 
was  also  a  surveyor,  and  followed  that  until  he 
located  in  Lancaster  in  the  spring  of  1858.  He 
also  practiced  law  during  the  last  years  of  his  life. 


THOMAS  PENDERGAST  is  the  proprietor 
of  the  American  Horological  Institute,  a 
technical  school,  which  has  a  strong  stafif  of 
instructors  and  is  one  of  the  important  local  in- 
dustries of  Lancaster.  It  was  established  many 
years  ago  in  Philadelphia,  and  its  reputation  as  a 
mechanical  training  school  in  its  specialties  is 
established  all   over  the  country.     Our  subject  is 


at  the  head  of  the  institution,  but  prior  to  taking 
charge  of  it  w.as  Superintendent  of  a  large  watch 
factory. 

Our  subject  was  born  in  Boston,  Mass.,  April  23, 
1847,  and  is  the  son  of  Pierce  Pendergast,  also  a 
native  of  that  state,  and  in  turn  the  son  of  John 
Pendergast,  who  w.as  born  in  Ireland.  He  was  an 
Orangeman,  and  upon  emigrating  to  the  United 
States  located  where  now  stands  South  Boston, 
Mass.,  where  he  carried  on  farm  pursuits.  In 
religion  he  was  a  consistent  member  of  the  Pres- 
byterian Church.  Tiie  father  of  our  subject  is 
now  living  in  Commonwealth,  a  suburb  of  Boston, 
where  he  was  the  proprietor  of  a  fine  market  until 
his  decease  in  1855.  He  married  Miss  Catherine 
Burke,  born  near  Soutii  Adams,  Mass.,  and  the 
daughter  of  Edward  Burke,  a  native  of  Ireland. 
Mrs.  Pendergast  is  still  living,  making  her  home  in 
Watertown,  Mass.  She  too  is  a  member  of  the 
Presbyterian  Church  and  is  seventy-eight  years  of 
age. 

The  parental  family  of  our  subject  included  five 
children,  all  of  whom  are  living,  and  Thomas  was 
the  eldest  but  one.  James  served  during  the  late 
war  as  a  member  of  the  Forty-fourth  Massachu- 
setts Infantry;  he  is  now  living  in  Chicago,  111., 
and  is  a  retired  manufacturer.  Pierce  B.,  Jr.,  an- 
other son,  is  a  commission  merchant  in  Boston; 
Frank  is  also  engaged  in  that  business  in  the  same 
city,  and  Mary,  the  only  daughter,  is  the  wife  of 
James  McDonald,  of  Boston. 

The  original  of  this  sketch  received  his  educa- 
tion in  the  public  schools  of  his  native  citj',  and 
in  August,  18G4,  ran  away  from  home  and  enlisted 
in  Company  K,  Fifth  Mass.achusetts  Infantry,  as  a 
drummer  boy.  In  that  capacity  he  participated  in 
the  battles  of  Kingston,  N.  C,  Whitehall  and 
Goldsboro.  In  the  latter  battle  he  was  wounded 
by  a  musket  ball  and  was onl3' enabled  to  crawl  off 
the  field,  where  he  was  picked  up  by  the  ambulance 
and  conve3'ed  to  the  hospital.  In  July,  1865,  he 
was  honorably  discharged,  and  returning  home,  was 
nursed  back  to  health  by  his  good  mother. 

When  full}'  recovered,  young  Pendergast  ap- 
prenticed himself  to  learn  the  watciimaker's  trade, 
receiving  for  his  first  pay  fifty  cents  per  week.  In 
1867  he  went  to  Elgin,  111.,  where   he  entered  the 


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watch  factory,  receiving  for  liis  salary  175  per 
inunlli.  Ills  ability  was  soon  recognized,  and  be- 
fore long  lie  was  placed  in  charge  of  a  department 
employing  four  hundred  and  twenty  men.  In 
1879  Mr.  Pendergast  went  to  Rockford,  111.,  and 
for  two  years  was  foreman  of  the  jewel  and  en- 
graving departmentsof  the  factory  there. 

In  1881  the  original  of  this  sketch  came  to 
Lancaster,  where  he  was  soon  offered  the  position 
of  foreman  of  the  engraving  department  of  the 
Lancaster  Watch  Company,  and  in  1892  was  given 
entire  charge  of  the  Keystone  Watch  Company, 
superintending  the  same  until  it  was  closed  in 
1893.  That  year  our  subject  went  to  Philadel- 
phia, and  buying  out  the  Ilorological  Institute, 
moved  it  to  this  city  and  has  since  conducted  it 
successfully,  having  as  many  as  sixty  pupils.  It 
occupies  large,  well  ventilated  quarters,  wherein 
the  students  are  tauglit  watchmaking,  engraving, 
jewelry  manufacturing,  watch  repairing,  etc.  An 
important  department  connected  with  the  insti- 
tute is  the  teaching  of  optical  science,  and  not  a 
few  of  llic  students  have  added  this  to  their  other 
branches.  The  discipline  is  as  strict  as  in  any 
other  school  or  college,  and  tiie  instructors  are  the 
best  to  be  fouijd  aiiywiiere. 

Our  subject,  wlio  has  had  twenty  years'  experi- 
ence in  the  great  Klgin  and  Wallliam  factories,  ex- 
ercises a  careful  supervision  over  the  institute. 
He  is  the  Dean  of  the  faculty,  the  Princijial  of 
the  school  and  undoubtecily  the  best  instructor  in 
the  country.  Ills  skill  as  an  engraver  and  watch- 
maker is  unrivaled,  and  many  beautiful  specimens 
of  Ills  work  are  evidence  of  this  fact.  Of  the 
eight  institutions  of  the  kind  in  America,  the 
American  Ilorological  is  known  as  the  "Old  Re- 
liable," and  under  its  present  management  its  fu- 
ture promises  to  be  a  brilliant  one. 

Thomas  Pendergast  was  married  in  1879,  in 
Elgin,  to  !Miss  Mary,  sister  of  Judge  Eugene 
Clifford,  of  Chicago.  She  became  the  mother  of 
three  children,  Eugene,  Madge  and  Fred.  She  de- 
parted this  life  in  1882.  The  second  union  of  our 
subject  occurred  in  1888,  at  which  time  IMiss 
Flora  Mingle  became  his  wife.  She  was  liorn  in 
Huntingdon  County,  this  state,  and  has  borne  lier 
husband  a  son,  David  Harold.     Socially  our  sub- 


ject is  a  Knight  of  Pj'thias,  belonging  to  the  lodge 
in  Elgin.  In  religious  affairs  he  belongs  to  the 
First  Presbyterian  Church,  an<l  in  politics  votes 
the  straight  Republican  ticket. 


AMUEL  GONTNER.  whose  Postoffice  ad- 
dress is  Safe  Harbor,  is  one  of  the  most 
highly  respected  citizens  of  Conestoga 
Township,  Lancaster  County.  His  father,  who  bore 
the  Christian  name  of  Daniel,  was  born  in  Lebanon 
County,  Pa.,  and  in  his  early  business  career  was  a 
currier  and  tanner.  Subsequently  he  abandoned 
that  trade  and  became  a  contractor.  From  there 
he  went  to  York  County,  Pa.,  where  under  his 
supervision  the  York  Furnace  was  constructed. 
During  the  War  of  1812,  he  was  a  member  of  the 
Light  Horse  Cavalry  and  at  all  times,  whether  in 
peace  or  war,  was  patriotic  and  read}'  to  surrender 
his  personal  interests  for  the  benefit  of  the  general 
public.  In  his  political  belief  lie  was  a  Republican, 
and  religiously  was  identified  with  the  Lutheran 
denomination.  During  his  last  years  he  was  en- 
gaged in  farming  in  Conestoga  Township  and 
then  lived  retired  from  active  cares  until  his  death, 
which  occurred  in  187.3.  His  first  wife  was  a  Miss 
Albright  and  bore  him  two  sons,  (leorgc  and  Will- 
iam. His  second  wife  bore  the  iiiaiden  name  of 
Caroline  Oaretl,  and  her  children  are  named,  Sam- 
uel and  .lohn. 

Samuel  Gontner  was  born  in  Shaeferstown, 
Lebanon  County,  Pa.,  November  10,  1821,  and 
there  passed  his  earl^-  years.  He  received  a  good 
common  school  education  in  Conestoga  Township 
and  also  in  the  schools  of  Lower  Chanford  Town- 
ship, Y'ork  County,  in  which  districts  his  father 
the  other  members  of  the  family  happened  to  be 
living.  On  leaving  school  at  the  age  of  nineteen 
years  he  devoted  his  energies  to  the  millwright's 
trade  and  after  learning  the  business  made  it  his 
principal  occupation  in  life.  By  means  of  his  inher- 
ited qualities  of  industiy,  perseverance  and  thrift 


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be  has  made  a  good  living  for  himself  and  family 
and  is  surrounded  with  the  necessities  and  comforts 
of  life.  For  the  past  fifty  years  he  has  made  his  home 
in  tliis  township  and  bears  an  excellent  reputation 
for  his  worthy  qualities  among  his  neighbors,  wlio 
have  I<nown  liim  for  3'ears  and  have  thus  had 
ample  opportunities  for  becoming  familiar  with 
his  abilities  and  traits. 

November  9,  1842,  Mr.  Gontner  was  married 
to  Miss  Mary  A.  Hess,  who  was  born  in  the  year 
1826  in  Manor  Township.  Mrs.  Gontner  is  a  lady 
of  amiable  disposition- and  has  been  a  true  wife  and 
loving  mother.  Eight  children  have  blessed  their 
home,  five  of  the  number  being  sons,  and  only  one 
of  the  family  circle  has  been  gathered  to  the  bet- 
ter land  by  the  angel  of  death.  In  tiie  order  of 
their  birth  they  are  as  follows:  Sarah  A.,  Mrs.  Hart- 
man;  Catherine,  deceased;  Abram,  .Tohn,  Aaron, 
Lizzie,  Charlie  and  Daniel.  In  his  political  views 
Mr.  Gontner  is,  like  his  fatlier  formerly  was,  a 
stanch  Republican. 


•^^ 


=*?»'* 


eHARLES  F.  NEWELL  will  form  tlie  sub- 
ject of  this  notice.  He  is  now  engaged  as 
a  paper  hanger  and  artistic  decorator  at 
Lancaster.  He  was  born  August  18,  1856,  at  West 
Philadelphia.  His  father,  Samuel  Newell,  was  born 
in  the  same  place,  as  well  as  his  grandfather,  who 
was  a  butcher  by  trade.  Our  subject's  father  was 
an  auger  manufacturer,  and  was  a  foreman  of  a 
large  shop  for  fifteen  years  prior  to  his  death, 
which  occurred  in  1860.  He  was  sixty  years  of  age 
at  the  time  of  his  death.  Politically,  he  was  a  Whig 
originally,  but  later  joined  the  Republican  party. 
In  religious  matters  he  was  a  member  of  the  Meth- 
odist  Episcopal  Church. 

Our  subject's  mother,  INIary  (Jenkins)  Newell, 
was  a  native  of  Philadelphia  and  of  Scotch-Irish 
descent.  She  still  resides  in  Philadelphia.  Of  her 
six  children,  four  are  now  living,  our  subject  being 
the  youngest.     His  brother  James  was  in  a  Penn- 


sj'lvania  regiment  during  tiie  Civil  War.  He  was 
a  politician  and  died  while  a  member  of  the  Legis- 
lature, in  1878,  aged  forty-four  years.  He  had 
been  a  member  of  that  body  for  ten  years  consec- 
utively'. 

The  subject  of  this  sketch  was  reared  in  AVest 
Philadelphia,  receiving  a  good  common-school  edu- 
cation. When  seventeen  3'ears  of  age  he  was  ap- 
prenticed to  learn  the  paperhanging  and  decorat- 
ing trade.  He  served  four  years  and  eight  months, 
after  which  he  traveled  from  place,  working  at 
his  trade,  visiting  various  parts  of  Pennsj'lvania 
and  Ohio.  In  1883  he  came  to  Lancaster,  and 
worked  at  his  trade  for  J.  D.  Morton  &  Co.,  and 
four yeais later  started  in  business  for  himself.  He 
then  became  a  partner  of  Francis  ]»rinkman,  under 
the  firm  name  of  Brinknian  &  Newell.  The  former 
died  in  188!),  when  his  son  William  l)ocanie  a  part- 
ner in  the  concern  at  No.  29  East  Orange  Street, 
but  in  Ai)ril,  1890,  the  business  was  located  at 
Nos.  13  and  15  East  Orange  Street,  where  a  large 
and  lucrative  business  is  conducted.  The  com- 
pany employs  fifteen  workmen,  and  they  do  all  O' 
the  railroad  work  between  Philadelphia  and  Har- 
risburg  for  the  Pennsylvania  Railroad  Company. 
Our  subject  is  superintendent  of  the  entire  business. 

Mr.  Newell  was  united  in  marriage,  at  Phila- 
delphia, in  1880,  to  Miss  Mary  Jackson,  a  native 
of  New  York  Cit^',  and  the  daughter  of  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Mathew  Jackson.  Politically  our  subject 
ainiiates  with  tlie  Republican  part}-.  He  is  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Odd  Fellows'  and  Elks'  lodges,  and  also 
belongs  to  the  Knights  of  the  Golden  Eagle  in 
Philadelphia. 


^^ 


f=j 


WILLIAM  O.  MARSHALL,  of  the  city 
of  Lancaster,  and  the  gentleman  who 
has  for  the  last  fifteen  years  been  Treas- 
urer of  the  School  Board,  and  who  is  now  actively 
engaged  as  a  boot  and  shoe  merchant,  comes  from 
an  honored  old  family.  He  was  born  in  Phila- 
delphia, October  12,  1840,  and  was  the  son  of  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  James  Marshall.     Our  subject's  Grand- 


HENRY   HARTLEY. 


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fatber  Marshall,  with  two  of  his  brothers,  came 
to  Lancaster  at  an  early  day.  Our  subject's  fa- 
ther was  a  slioemaker;  he  married  and  located  in 
Philadelphia,  in  whi<;h  city  he  worked  at  his  trade 
until  1844,  when  he  retiirne(l  to  Lancaster  and 
became  a  manufacturer  and  retailer.  In  1865  our 
subject  became  a  partner  of  his  father,  the  lirni 
name  being  J.  Marshall  it  Son.  He  is  the  eldest 
in  his  father's  family.  The  father,  who  is  seventy- 
eight  years  of  age,  has  been  an  active  member  for 
many  yeai-b  of  St.  .John's   Free   Kpiscopal  Church. 

Our  subject's  mother's  maiden  name  was  Maria 
Okeson,  a  native  of  I^ancaster,  and  the  daughter 
of  John  Okeson,  who  came  from  England.  The 
mother  died  at  the  age  of  seventy  years,  leaving 
a  family  of  six  children,  four  of  whom  are  living: 
William  O.,  Mary  A.,  Oeorge  A.  and  Lizzie  C. 
Our  subject  was  the  eldest  in  the  family,  and  ob- 
tained a  good  common-school  education.  At  the 
age  of  thirteen  he  was  apprenticed  to  learn  the 
printer's  trade.  He  served  five  years  and  then 
became  foreman  of  the  composing  room  of  the 
Evening  Exj^ress,  which  positK)n  he  held  for  two 
years,  at  the  end  of  which  time  he  entered  Frank- 
lin and  Marshall  College.  lie  remained  in  college 
three  years,  until  the  close  of  the  sophomore  year. 
It  will  be  remembered  that  that  was  during  the 
Civil  War  period,  and  he  enlisted  in  the  I'liion 
arm}-,  and  after  the  war  took  up  his  trade  on 
the  Express  and  other  journals.  His  present  boot 
and  shoe  business  is  located  at  No.  12  Center 
Square. 

In  1868  Miss  Mary  Richards,  the  daughter  of 
Luther  Richards,  of  Lancaster,  became  his  wife. 
Mr.  Richards  was  one  of  the  founders  of  the  Ex- 
aminer and  Herald.  By  the  above  marriage  two 
children  were  born:  Lillie  R.,  a  graduate  of  the 
high  school,  who  married  John  S.  Th.ackeray,  of 
Philadelphia,  and  Charles  L.,  also  a  graduate  of 
the  high  school,  and  now  a  bookkeeper. 

Our  subject  is  a  Republican  in  politics,  and  has 
served  two  years  on  the  Common  Council  from 
the  Third  Ward.  In  1877  he  was  elected  a  mem- 
ber of  the  School  Board,  and  two  years  later  he 
moved  into  the  Fifth  Ward  and  was  re-elected. 
In  1879  he  was  made  Treasurer  of  the  School  Board, 
and  has  held  that  position  ever  since.  He  is  also 
13 


the  Receiver  of  the  school  tax.  He  is  an  honored 
member  of  the  Masonic  fraternity,  belonging  to 
the  blue  lodge,  chapter,  ctiuncil  and  commandery, 
and  has  held  nearly  all  of  tiie  chairs,  and  was  at 
one  lime  Deputy  District  C.rand  High  I'riest.  He 
is  a  member  of  St.  John's  Free  Episcopal  Church, 
and  has  been  one  of  the  Vestrymen  for  thirty-five 
years. 


^B 


HENRY  HARTLEY.  This  popular  resi- 
dent of  Lancaster  occupies  the  respcmsible 
position  of  Chief  of  Police,  and  shows  a 
splendid  record  in  his  ollicial  capacity.  A  jovial, 
pleasant  genlleiiian,  whom  it  is  a  (ileasure  to  know, 
he  has  man}'  warm,  personal  friends,  nt>t  only  in 
the  city,  but  throughout  the  entire  county.  He  is 
greatly  interested  in  the  welfare  of  the  commu- 
nity, and  by  energy,  t.act  and  good  judgment  has 
greatly  promoted  the  material  welfare  of  the  place. 
He  deserves  prominent  mention  for  the  valiant 
service  rendered  his  country  during  the  late  war. 
While  fighting  gallantly  for  the  Union  he  was 
wounded  in  the  right  arm,  which  he  is  still  unable 
to  use. 

Our  subject  w.os  born  in  Lancaster,  Jul}'  24, 
1840,  and  is  the  son  of  (Hlbert  II.  Hartley,  a  na- 
tive of  this  county,  who  in  turn  was  the  son  of 
Nicholas  Hartley,  a  farmer  in  this  county,  and 
a  soldier  in  the  War  of  IH12.  The  latter  was  a 
member  of  the  Reformed  Church,  and  of  English 
descent.  Gilbert  Hartley  w.as  also  in  early  life  a 
tiller  of  the  soil,  but  in  1841  located  in  this  city, 
where  he  engaged  in  the  grocery  business  on  West 
King  Street.  He  was  the  proprietor  of  a  good  es- 
tablishment until  18.52,  when  he  sold  out  and  be- 
gan the  manufjicture  of  brick  at  Ilarrisburg  Pike. 
A  man  of  progressive  ideas,  he  was  the  first  in  this 
section  to  burn  brick  with  coal,  thus  reducing  the 
time  of  burning  from  five  to  two  days.  He  died 
in  January,  1863,  when  sixty  years  of  age.  He 
served  acceptably  one  term  as  Alderman,  and  was 
always  reliable  in  citizenship,  kindly  and  consid- 


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erate  in  neighborly  associations,  and  honorable  in 
his  dealings.  In  religious  belief  he  w.is  a  member 
of  Trinity  Lutheran  Church. 

The  mother  of  our  subject,  Mrs.  Margaret  (Zem- 
raer)  Hartley,  was  born  in  this  county,  and  was  of 
German  descent.  She  died  April  27,  1893,  when 
in  her  eightieth  year.  Five  children  of  the  pa- 
rental family  lived  to  mature  years,  of  whom  three 
are  now  living.  Henry,  of  this  sketch,  was  reared 
in  his  native  city,  and  received  a  good  education 
in  the  common  and  high  schools.  After  complet- 
ing his  studies  he  learned  the  brickraaker's  trade 
from  his  father,  at  which  he  worked  from  1854  to 
1859,  and  tlien  apprenticed  himself  to  a  Mr.  Born- 
ing  to  learn  the  trade  of  a  carpenter.  He  was 
with  him  on  the  outbreak  of  the  Civil  War,  and 
in  1861  enlisted,  but  was  unable  to  join  his  com- 
pany for  thirteen  weeks  on  account  of  sickness. 
Later  he  joined  Comp.-iny  K,  One  Hundred  and 
Twenty-second  Pennsylvania  Infantry,  and  was 
mustered  m  as  Corporal. 

With  his  regiment,  Mr.  Hartley  was  sent  to  join 
tlie  Army  of  the  Potomac,  and  i)articipated  in  the 
second  battle  of  Bull  linn,  Fredericksburg  and 
Chancellorsville.  Having  enlisted  in  the  nine 
months'  service,  his  term  expired  about  that  lime 
and  he  returned  home,  and  although  importuned 
by  his  friends  to  remain  there,  he  in  1863  joined 
Company  K,  Forty-ninth  Pennsylvania  Infantry, 
for  three  months.  In  the  fall  of  that  year  he 
again  tendered  his  services  to  the  Union  arni\'  for 
three  years,  and  was  mustered  into  Company  I, 
Ninety-third  Pennsylvania  Infantrj'.  He  was  soon 
promoted  to  be  .Sergeant,  and  remained  with  his 
regiment  until  discharged  at  the  close  of  the  war. 
He  participated  in  the  battles  of  Brandy  Station 
and  the  Wilderness  under  General  Grant, and  when 
transferred  to  Sherman's  command,  was  wounded  in 
the  hand  at  the  battle  of  Fisher's  Hill.  In  Decem- 
ber, 1864,  he,  as  a  member  of  the  Sixth  Army 
Corps,  occupied  the  front  rank  at  Petersburg,  and 
Marcli  25  at  that  place  he  was  wounded  in  the 
right  forearm.  Although  seriously  injured,  he 
walked  three  miles  with  his  knapsack  to  the  lield 
hospital.  April  22  he  was  given  a  furlough,  and 
returning  home,  was  on  the  sick  list  for  one  year. 
He  was  honorably  discharged  at  the  close  of  the 


-var,  in  May,  1865,  and  when  fully  regaining  bis 
healtli,  went  to  work  for  his  fatber-in-law,  Josiah 
Davish,  makin*  thresliing  machines. 

In  1878  Mr.  Hartley  was  elected  Assessor  of  the 
Fifth  Ward  on  the  Republican  ticket,  and  has  been 
re-elected  to  the  same  position  every  succeeding 
year  since.  In  1888,  under  Mayor  Edgly,  lie  was 
appointed  Sergeant  of  Police  for  a  term  of  two 
3'ears,  and  in  1894,  under  Mayor  E.  S.  Smeltz,  re- 
ceived his  present  appointment  of  Chief  of  the 
Police  Department. 

Henry  Hartley  was  united  in  marriage  October 
18,  1868,  in  this  city,  with  Miss  Annie,  daughter 
of  the  late  Joshua  Davish.  To  them  were  born 
two  children,  of  whom  tlie  elder,  Gilbert  Henry,  a 
high  scliool  graduate,  is  a  practical  printer,  and 
engaged  in  the  office  of  the  Examiner;  Blanche  re- 
sides at  home.  Socially,  our  subject  is  a  Knight 
of  Pythias,  and  belongs  to  the  George  H.  Thoni.as 
Post  No.  81,  G.  A.  R.  In  religious  affairs  he  is  a 
member  of  the  Trinity  Lutheran  Ciiurch.  He  is 
very  prominent  in  political  life,  and  takes  an  ac- 
tive part  in  the  Heiiublican  County  Committee 
and  the  Citizens'  Republican  Club,  of  which  he  is 
a  charter  member. 


J 


OHN  KENDIG,  Sk.,  one  of  the  progressive 
agriculturists  of  West  Lampeter  Township, 
Lancaster  County,  whose  postoflice  is  East 
Willow  Street,  now  owns  and  operates  the 
farm  which  was  formerly  tiie  propert3-  of  his 
fatlier.  Since  his  boyhood  lie  has  devoted  his  time 
and  attention  to  the  management  of  this  place, 
and  keeps  abreast  of  the  times  in  everything  re- 
lating to  agriculture.  In  all  his  dealings  with  his 
friends  and  neighbors  his  career  has  been  marked 
with  uprightness  and  justice,  which  have  won  for 
him  their  high  esteem  and  respect.  He  is  the 
grandson  of  George  Kendig,  who  in  the  eail^'  part 
of  this  century  was  engaged  in  farming  and  mill- 
ing in  West   Lampeter  Township.     His  farm  com- 


PORTltAlT  AM)  BlUCKAl'lIlCAL   liliCORD. 


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prised  about  fifty  acres,  and  from  that  property 
and  liis  null  lie  niacle  a  comfortable  living  for 
himself  and  family  and  became  quite  well-to-do. 
The  mills  which  he  operated  were  known  as  the 
I'ew  Mills,  and  farmers  from  all  parts  of  the  coun- 
ty nnd  vicinity  broufjht  their  grains  there  to  be 
ground. 

The  father  of  our  subject,  whose  Christian  name 
was  also  John,  was  the  son  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  George 
Kendig.  being  the  second  of  the  following  children, 
George,  .lohn,  Abram,  Martin,  Benjamin,  Daniel, 
Polly  and  Betsey.  The  two  last  named  are  now 
deceased.  The  grandmother's  maiden  name  was 
Eshleman.  On  arriving  at  his  maturity  our  sub- 
ject's father  married  Fannie,  daughter  of  Abram 
Herr,  a  wealthy  citizen  of  Lancaster  County.  To 
them  were  born  four  sons  and  three  daughters,  in 
order  of  birth  as  follows:  .lohn,  the  subject  of  this 
sketch;  Abram,  whose  death  occurred  when  he 
was  three  ^cars  of  age;  George;  Abram,  the  second 
of  the  name;  Elizabeth,  Mrs.  Herr;  Fannie;  and 
Barbara,  who  became  the  wife  of  Martin  Mylin. 

.lohn  Kendig  received  a  good  common  ^chool 
education  in  the  district  schools  of  Concstoga 
Township,  which  he  attended  quite  regularly  un- 
til arriving  at  his  eighteenth  year,  lie  was  born 
in  1815  on  his  father's  farm  in  West  Lampeter 
Township.  After  completing  his  primary  educa- 
tion he  attended  the  academy  at  Lititz,  this  coun- 
ty, for  about  eight  months.  From  his  boyhood  he 
had  given  much  of  his  time  to  assisting  his  father 
in  the  care  of  his  farm,  and  thus  was  early  inured 
to  the  duties  and  work  pertaining  thereto.  When 
he  left  school  he  engaged  in  farming  with  his 
brother-in-law  in  West  Lampeter  Township,  where 
he  remained  for  a  year.  For  the  two  years  follow- 
ing he  assisted  his  mother  in  the  care  of  the  home- 
stead, and  after  it  was  appraised  took  entire  charge 
of  the  place.  Since  that  time  he  has  given  his  best 
energies  to  the  development  and  cultivation  of 
the  farm,  and  has  succeeded  in  making  it  one  of 
the  best  in  the  community.  Everything  about 
the  place  shows  the  careful  attention  bestowed  up- 
on it  bj-  the  proprietor,  for  he  spares  neither  labor 
nor  time  in  keeping  things  in  first-class  order.  For 
a  period  of  sixty  3-ears  Mr.  Kendig  h.as  dwelt  in  this 
neighborhood  and  has  won  a  high  rei)utation  both 


for  his  financial  ability  and  for  the  manner  in 
which  he  discharges  his  duties  to  the  public  at 
large,  lie  has  many  sincere  friends  among  his 
neiglibf)rs,  who  esteem  him  highly  for  his  worthy 
qualities. 

March  1.5,  1842,  John  Kendig  was  united  in 
wedlock  with  Miss  Maria  Herr,  and  to  them  have 
been  born  eight  childrt'n,  four  sons  and  four 
daughters:  Francis  K.;  Ada,  who  became  the  wife 
of  Franklin  Barr;  Mary,  Mrs.  Herr,  Lizzie,  Alice, 
Martin,  Johp,  .Ir.,  and  one  who  died  in  infancy. 

In  his  political  affiliations  Mr.  Kendig  has  long 
supported  the  nominees  and  principles  set  forth  by 
the  Republican  party  and  takes  great  interest  in 
its  success. 


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15KA11AM   SCllEETZ  is  senior  member  of 
Scheetz  &  Co.,  makers  of  fine 

custom  shirts,  underwear,  collars  and  cuffs. 
lie  is  a  practical  and  experienced  shirt-maker,  and 
is  very  successful  in  this  business,  having  a  fine 
trade  in  the  city  of  Lancaster.  He  also  deserved 
prominent  mention  as  one  of  the  boj's  in  blue  dur- 
ing the  late  war. 

Our  subject  was  born  in  Lancaster  County,  near 
Pennville,  November  27,  1838.  which  was  also  the 
birthplace  of  his  father, Christian,  and  his  paternal 
grandfather.  The  latter  was  a  well-to-do  farmer 
in  that  locality,  and  of  German  descent.  He  was  a 
prominent  member  of  the  German  Baptist  Church, 
and  .active  in  all  good  works  in  this  community. 
The  father  of  our  subject  followed  the  trade  of  a 
cooper,  operating  shops  in  Millersville,  where  he 
has  a  successful  business  career.  He  died  in  1868, 
firm  in  the  faith  of  the  Lutheran  Church. 

Mrs.  Catherine  (Gray bill)  Scheetz,  the  mother 
of  our  subject,  was  born  near  Pennville,  this  coun- 
ty, of  German  descent.  She  is  still  living  at  the 
age  of  sevent3'-four  years,  residing  at  the  old  home. 
She  reared  a  family  of  five  children,  of  whom 
Abraham  was  the  eldest.     He  received  a  common- 


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school  education  in  Millcrsville,  and  wiien  only 
thirteen  years  of  age  began  to  earn  his  own  inonej^ 
by  deriving  in  the  grocery  store  of  J.  Buehler.  in 
Lancaster.  He  remained  with  that  gentleman  for 
some  time,  and  then  filled  the  same  position  for 
other  merclianls  until  going  to  Elizabeth  town, 
this  county,  where  he  obtained  a  situation  in  a 
general  store.  After  a  stay  of  two  years  in  that 
place,  he  returned  to  this  city,  where  he  clerked 
until  1861,  when,  in  the  fall  of  tliat  year,  he  en- 
listed in  Company  D,  One  Hundred  and  Twent^'- 
second  Penns3'lvania  Infantry.  He  first  saw  the 
smoke  of  battle  at  Bull  Run,  which  was  followed 
by  the  battle  of  Chancellorsville.  Young  .Scheetz 
very  soon  thereafter  was  taken  sick  with  typhoid 
fever  and  confined  in  the  hospital  for  three  months. 
When  fully  recovered  from  this  disease,  he  was 
afflicted  with  rheumatism,  and  being  unable  to  re- 
port for  duty,  received  his  honorable  disciiarge, 
and  was  mustered  out  of  service  in  1862. 

When  able  to  take  up  his  former  business,  our 
subject  went  to  Philadelphia  and  engaged  to  clerk 
in  a  dry-goods  establishment,  where  he  was  em- 
ployed for  several  years,  after  which  he  started  a 
small  store  on  his  own  account,  located  on  Race 
Street.  Mr.  Scheetz  returned  to  Lancaster  in  1864, 
where  he  opened  up  a  retail  dry-goods  establish- 
ment, wliich  he  operated  with  fair  success  for  five 
or  six  years.  He  then  sold  out  and  iigain  engaged 
as  clerk  until  1885,  when  he  began  the  manufacture 
of  shirts,  buying  out  the  stock  of  H.  B.  Siienk  & 
Co.  His  place  of  business  is  located  at  No.  6  West 
King  Street,  and  he  gives  employment  to  twelve 
men  and  women.  He  makes  a  specialty  of  the 
"Paragon"  and  "Perfection"  shirts,  and  also  makes 
all  kinds  of  fine  underwear.  He  disposes  of  bis 
goods  throughout  the  state  and  often  goes  upon 
the  road  himself  to  take  orders. 

Abraham  Scheetz  was  married  in  this  city  in  the 
fall  of  1860,  to  Miss  Louisa,  daughter  of  Junius 
P.  Marshall,  a  farmer  of  Chester  County,  this  state. 
Their  union  has  resulted  in  the  birth  of  two  chil- 
dren: Henry,  one  of  the  owners  of  the  Royal  Laun- 
dry Company  in  Allegheny,  this  state;  and  Mary 
A.,  who  is  now  deceased. 

Socially,  our  subject  is  a  member  of  Admiral 
Reynolds'  Post  No.  405,  G.  A.  R.,  and  in  politics 


he  is  a  true  blue  Republican,  casting  his  first  vote 
for  Abraham  Lincoln.  He  is  a  devoted  member 
of  St.  John's  Lutheran  Church,  and  is  active  in 
all  good  works  in  his  community.  Mr.  .Scheetz 
occupies  with  iiis  family  a  comfortable  residence  at 
No.  220  West  Orange  Street. 


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JOHN  S.  GRAHAM  is  a  member  of  the  Com- 
mon Councd  from  the  Nintii  Ward  in  Lan- 
caster and  for  many  years  has  lieeu  [jiominent 
in  progressive  movements  and  the  upbuild- 
ing of  the  city  and  county.  He  is  numbered  among 
the  successful  business  men  of  the  city,  where 
he  is  engaged  in  the  manufacture  of  horn  combs, 
buttons  and  ornaments,  being  the  only  one  in  tliis 
enterprising  branch  of  trade  in  the  citj'  and  one  of 
the  most  extensive  manufacturers  in  the  state.  In 
his  boyhood  he  was  initiated  into  the  business  and 
is  a  practical  workman  in  its  various  details.  The 
firm  with  which  he  is  connected  is  known  as 
Dana  Graham  &.  Sons,  and  their  goods  are  sold  in 
all   parts  of  the  country. 

The  paternal  grandfather  of  our  subject  was  a 
farmer  in  Massachusetts,  and  there  his  son,  Dana, 
was  reared,  his  birth  having  occurred  inTownsend 
Center,  of  that  state.  After  serving  an  appren- 
ticeship in  a  comb  manufactory,  the  latter  started 
in  business  in  Leomister,  Mass.,  with  Ciiarles  Joslin, 
with  whom  he  continued  for  three  years.  In  1850 
he  became  associated  with  John  Shaffner  and  at 
the  end  of  a  year  started  a  shop  in  this  city.  Peter 
Voris  liad  owned  a  similar  establishment  in  Lan- 
caster since  1835,  being  a  pioneer  in  the  business 
in  Pennsylvania.  The  machinery  of  the  new 
plant  was  brought  from  the  east  and  the  works 
were  run  by  steam  power.  A  good  building 
in  time  was  put  up,  some  34x50  feet  in  dimen- 
sions, adjoining  the  old  factory  of  40x63  feet. 
For  several  terms  the  senior  Mr.  Graham  served 
as  a  member  of  the  City  Council  from  the  Ninth 
Ward,  and   was  the  first  Alderman   elected   from 


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that  locality,  serving  for  live  years.  At  one 
time  he  was  in  the  State  Militin  during  the  war,  lo- 
cated at  Pt.  Deposit.  It  was  liis  priviie'rc  to  travel 
considerably  in  different  parts  of  the  United  Sijites, 
and  he  was  very  active  in  civic  societies,  being  a 
Knight  TiMiiiihir  Mason.  Past  ( Xlicer  and  niemher 
of  the  Eiicauipinent  of  Odd  Fellows,  anil  having 
served  in  an  ollicial  capacity  with  the  Senior  Or- 
der t)f  United  .Vnierican  .Mechanies.  After  a  very 
useful  and  busy  life  he  was  called  to  his  final  rest, 
Aprd  14,   18H8. 

The  Miothrr  of  .John  S.  (Jraharn  was  born  in  Ver- 
mont and  was  in  her  girlhood  Lucy  M.,  daughter 
of  Isaiah  Grant.  She  is  still  living  at  the  old  home 
and  is  .yet  active  in  the  work  of  .St.  .lohn's  Episco- 
pal Church,  to  which  she  belongs.  She  became  the 
mother  of  five  sons  and  live  daughters,  of  whom 
six  grew  to  manhood  and  womanhood  and  five  are 
still  living:  Linnie,  Mrs.  llersog,  of  Lancaster; 
Emma,  a  professional  nurse  and  graduate  of  Block- 
ley  Alms  Mouse,  of  Philadelphia;  John  S.,  of  this 
sketch;  Dana  H.,  Jr.,  and  G.  Allee. 

The  birth  of  our  subJL'cl  took  place  May  12,  1S57, 
in  Lancaster,  where  his  Iwyluiod  was  p.assed,  his 
time  being  largely  spent  in  the  public  schools.  He 
learned  the  business  which  he  now  follows  in  his 
father's  shops,  working  successively  in  every  de- 
partment and  becoming  familiar  with  every  branch. 
In  1881  lie  becauie  a  partner  in  the  business  since 
known  as  Dana  Graham  i  .Sons,  the  linn  having 
remained  the  same  since  the  death  of  the  father. 
The  factory  is  supplied  with  a  forty  horse-power 
boiler  and  a  twenty  horse-power  engine,  which  were 
made  in  Massachusetts  and  shiiiped  to  this  point. 
When  in  full  running  order  the  works  em ploj' some 
sixty-five  hands,  who  are  mainly  skilled  workmen 
and  who  turn  out  every  article  imaginable  made  of 
horn  and  in  demand  in  the  trade.  The  location  of 
the  place  is  at  No.  29  West  James  Street,  where  it 
was  located  in  18,51.  John  S.  Graham  was  married 
in  1878  in  Lancaster  to  Miss  Bertha  Snyder, 
also  a  native  of  this  city,  and  their  home  is  pleas- 
antly located  at  No.  .330  West  James  Street.  Four 
childien  grace  their  union,  their  names  in  order  of 
birtli  being:  James,  Ella,  Joseph  and  Katie.  It 
was  in  1893  that  our  subject  was  elected  to  the 
Council   for  the  first  lime  and  the  following  year 


was  re-elected  to  that  position.  During  this  time 
he  served  on  the  Fire  and  Parks  Committees,  and 
took  an  active  part  in  k)eal  legislation.  As  Foreman 
of  the  Grand  Jury  and  a  member  of  the  Petit  Jur- 
ies, his  services  have  several  times  been  in  demand 
and  he  is  well  known  as  a  true  and  tried  Repub- 
lican. A  member  of  Lodge  No.  43,  F.  &  A.  M.,  of 
Chapter  No.  43,  R.  A.  M.,  he  is  also  alliliated  with 
(Joodwin  Council  No.  19,  and  Lancaster  Cora- 
mandery  No.  13,  K.  T.  As  an  Odd  Fellow  he  is 
connected  with  Lancaster  Lodge  No.  67,  having 
served  in  these  various  orders  in  a  number  of  oflicial 
positions.  He  is  Past  Chancellor  of  the  Knight 
of  Pythias  Lodge,  having  been  Representative  to 
the  Grand  Lodjje. 


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HOMAS  MEYRICK  is  Chief  Engineer  for 
the  Penn  Iron  Company,  of  Lancaster,  and 
from  his  boyhood  manifested  marked  abilitj- 
and  genius  in  this  line  of  work.  He  was  born  in  Dan- 
ville, Monteur  County,  Pa.,  May  26,  1850.  His 
grandfather,  who  bore  the  same  Christian  name, 
was  born  in  Wales,  and  by  trade  was  a  boiler- 
maker.  He  emigrated  to  America,  where  he  re- 
mained for  two  years,  being  employed  in  Colum- 
bia, Lancaster  County,  but  finally  returned  to  his 
native  land,  where  his  death  occurred. 

Our  subject's  father,  Thomas  Meyrick,  was  also 
born  in  Wales  and  followed  his  father's  trade. 
On  coming  to  America  he  settled  in  Minersville, 
and  afterward  was  Chief  Engineer  in  Danville.  In 
the  fall  of  1862  lie  went  to  Columbia,  on  account 
of  losing  his  right  foot  after  an  accident  when  in 
charge  of  a  locomotive  going  on  an  excursion  trip. 
In  Kingston  he  had  charge  of  engines  and  boilers 
in  the  Edwards  Coal  Mines  and  acted  as  an  in- 
spector. He  is  a  thorough  and  practical  mechanic 
in  all  lines,  and  is  still  active  though  now  in  his 
seventy-fourth  year.  His  wife,  who  was  in  her 
maiden  d.ays  Martha  Southw.-iv,  was  born  in  Mon- 
mouthshire, England,  and   died    in  Kingston,  Pa., 


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in  1891,  when  about  seventy-two  years  of  age. 
Of  her  eleven  children  who  grew  to  maturity,  only 
five  are  now  living.  Religiously  the  father  is  a 
member  of  the  Episcopal  Church,  and  politically  is 
a   Republican. 

For  a  few  years  Thomas  Meyrick,  whose  name 
heads  this  sketch,  went  to  the  common  schools  of 
Danville,  but  when  only  nine  years  old  commenced 
running  an  engine  for  his  father,  being  thus  em- 
ployed for  about  six  months.  Some  time  later  he 
operated  an  engine  for  Groves  &  Bros.,  of  the  Mt. 
Toure  Iron  Works,  and  remained  in  their  employ 
and  that  of  their  successors  for  about  two  and  a- 
half  years.  Going  next  to  Sagebrook,  he  occu- 
pied a  like  position  until  1862,  when  he  went  to 
Columbia.  For  several  years  he  was  engineer  for 
the  iron  manufacturers,  Maitby  &  Case,  and  for 
some  time  was  Chief  Engineer.  Afterward  he 
was  employed  in  the  Susquehanna  Rolling  Mills 
as  Chief  Engineer,  and  while  there  overhauled  the 
Columbia  PMre  Engine.  We  next  And  him  in  New 
York  City,  where  for  two  years  he  was  Ciiicf  En- 
gineer for  Messrs.  Barnuni  &  Welch.  From  that 
time  until  1883  he  was  engineer  in  Edwards  Coal 
Mines  at  Kingston,  Pa.,  after  which  he  came  to 
Lancaster  and  succeeded  David  L.  Deen  as  Chief 
Engineer  of  the  Penn  Iron  Works,  a  position 
he  has  held  ever  since.  He  has  seven  engines 
under  his  inspection,  as  many  engineers,  and  thus 
a  very  large  responsibility  is  reposed  in  him,  which 
he  is  fully  able  to  carry  with  fidelitj'.  The  seven 
engines  aggregate  five  hundred  horse-power,  and 
though  Mr.  Meyrick  has  made  manj'  useful  dis- 
coveries and  applied  them  to  his  enifines  and  ma- 
chinery, he  has  never  taken  the  trouble  to  patent 
any  of  them.  He  has  been  very  fortunate  in  that 
he  has  never  had  an  accident  around  his  engines, 
but  this  is  due  to  his  extreme  carefulness  and 
fidelity  to  duty. 

In  1869  Mr.  Meyrick  was  married  in  Columbia 
to  Annie  Gilbert,  who  was  born  in  that  city,  and 
whose  father  was  known  as  Old  Ironsides,  being 
one  of  the  first  Constables  of  the  place.  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Meyrick  have  had  three  children,  Aaron, 
who  is  one  of  the  engineers  of  the  Penn  Iron 
Works;  May  and  Grant.  The  family  residence  is 
located   at  No.  611    East   Chestnut  Street.     Mrs. 


Meyrick  is  a  member  of  St.  John's  Lutheran 
Church  and  is  a  most  estimable  lady,  who  has  many 
warm  friends. 

In  politics  our  subject  is  a  straightforward  Re- 
publican. He  belongs  to  Blue  Cross  Castle  No. 
46,  Knights  of  the  Golden  Eagle,  and  is  identified 
with  Chickasalunga  Tribe  No.  39,  Order  of  Red 
Men,  in  Columbia.  He  also  is  a  member  of  Fulton 
Council  No.  10,  of  the  Order  of  Steam  Engineers, 
of  which  he  is  a  past  otBcer. 


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JOHN  L.  BRENNEMAN.  Among  the  hon- 
ored veterans  of  the  late  war  and  the  respect- 
ed citizens  of  West  Lampeter  Township,  Lan- 
caster County,  is  this  worthy  old  settler,  who 
comes  from  one  of  the  old  families  of  tlie  county. 
For  several  years  past  lie  lias  been  engaged  in  run- 
ning a  hotel  in  this  townsiiip,  and  has  met  with  a 
flattering  measure  of  success  in  this  enterjjrise. 
His  paternal  grandfather  was  an  extensive  farmer 
and  distiller,  owning  property  in  Slanor  Township. 
The  father  of  .John  L.  Brenneman,  who  bore  the 
name  of  Abram,  was  born  and  grew  to  manhood 
in  Manor  Township,  this  county,  and  in  his  earlier 
years  devoted  his  energies  to  running  a  woolen 
mill  and  a  saw  mill.  His  last  years  were  passed  on 
his  farm,  which  he  owned  and  operated  success- 
fully. Politically  he  was  a  Republican,  and  in  re- 
ligious faith  was  a  Dunkard.  On  arriving  at  man- 
hood he  was  married  to  a  Miss  Ilarnish,  and  of 
that  union  there  was  one  son,  Christopher,  who  re- 
sides in  Manor  Township.  His  second  marriage 
was  to  Barbara  Hertzler,  and  the3'  had  a  family  of 
twelve  children, of  whom  the  following  are  living: 
Abram;  John  L.,  our  subject;  Benjamin  H.,  Mary 
and  Elizabeth.  The  parents  are  both  now  deceased. 
The  subject  of  this  sketch  was  born  in  Manor 
Township  in  1843,  and  early  learned  farm  duties 
on    the   place    belonging  to  his  father.     His   life 


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passed  quite  uneventfully  during  bis  youth,  his 
time  being  divided  between  lending  liis  assistance 
to  Ills  faliier  in  tuirrving  on  the  lioineslead,  and  in 
attending  liie  di.>itrict  schools  of  that  locality.  He 
made  the  best  of  his  educational  facilities,  and  not 
content  with  such  advantages  as  he  received  in 
that  direction,  has  always  been  a  student  and  a 
great  reader.  When  eighteen  years  of  age  he  left 
school,  and  from  that  lime  forward  gave  his  prin- 
cipal alien  lion  to  farn)ing.  For  sonic  years  he  oper- 
ated a  place  on  shares,  as  he  had  no  capital  with 
which  to  embark  in  business,  and  during  this  time 
managed  to  lay  by  a  considerable  siuii  of  money,  with 
which  he  finally  purchased  a  farm.  For  fifteen  years 
subse(|ucnUy  he  was  employed  in  the  cultivalion 
and  improvement  of  lliis  piece  of  property,  which 
Ihrongh  his  effort*  became  very  valuable.  About 
lt*8l  he  decided  to  bninch  out  in  another  direction 
of  business,  Ix'coming  the  owner  of  a  hotel  near  Wil- 
low Street,  and  has  found  liis  lime  amply  taken  up 
with  the  proper  management  and  care  of  the  same. 
Travelers  who  lind  themselves  in  this  locality  are 
sure  of  good  entertainment  and  home  comforts  in 
this  hostelry.  Everything  about  the  pl.ace  is  neat 
and  clean  and  the  rooms  are  well  furnished.  .Since 
becoming  the  owner  of  the  hotel  Mr.  Rrcnneman 
li.is  made  substantial  improvements,  and  is  con- 
stantly devising  new  features  to  be  added  in  bet- 
tering the  property. 

.laiiiiary  l',»,  I87;3,  Mr.  Hrenneman  was  married 
to  Marj-  L.  Iluber, daughter  of  Levi  and  Catherine 
(Iveeports)  Huber.  They  were  born  in  this  county. 
The  father,  who  was  a  farmer  by  occupation,  was 
a  Justice  of  the  Peace  and  also  followed  surveying 
a  number  of  3'ears  in  this  count\'.  Mrs.  Brenne- 
man,  who  w.as  born  and  reared  to  womanhood  in 
West  Lampeter  Township,  is  a  most  estimable  lady 
and  worthy  helpmate  to  her  husband  in  every  sense 
of  the  word.  Two  sons  and  two  daughters  have 
come  to  bless  the  home  of  this  worthy  couple,  and 
in  the  order  of  birth  are  as  follows:  EInora,  Emma 
M.,  Clayton  0.  and  Edgar  L. 

In  1865  Mr.  Brenneman  was  in  the  service  of 
the  Government  in  the  War  of  the  Rebellion,  and 
served  for  eleven  months,  having  charge  of  the 
cavalrj'  horses.  Politically  he  is  a  Republican, 
having  cast  his  ballot  in  favor  of  its  nominees  since 


arriving  at  his  majority.  Being  courteous  and 
agreeable  to  his  patrons  and  neighbors,  he  readily 
makes  and  retains  friends,  who  esteem  liim  very 
highly  for  the  many  worthy  qualities  which  are 
among  his  characteristics. 


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MILES  L.  DANIS,  .M.  I).,  is  the  medical 
liireclor  tif  .St.  Joseph's  Hospital  and 
President  of  the  City  Pathological  .So- 
ciety, lie  has  been  in  active  pi-actice  for  about  a 
quarter  of  a  century,  and  since  1882  has  been  a 
resident  of  Lancaster,  becoming  one  of  her  lead- 
ing pliysicians.  Being  a  very  practical  man  in 
every  way,  and  a  genius  as  well,  he  has  the  honor 
of  having  been  the  founder  of  the  first  successful 
crematory  in  the  United  Stales,  this  being  located 
at  Lancaster.  His  attention  having  been  specially 
directed  toward  the  prevention  of  contagious  and 
infectious  diseases,  the  Doctor  has  also  designed 
a  hospital  for  this  class  of  patients,  which  is  con- 
structed on  a  simple  and  inexpensive  system  and 
is  a  departure  of  great  merit  and  practical  use. 
An  honored  veteran  of  the  late  war,  he  was  all 
through  the  service  and  took  [lart  in  many  of  the 
most  important  battles  and  engagements. 

Dr.  Davis  was  born  February  6,  1845,  in  Hunt- 
ingdon County,  being  a  son  of  Henry  Davis,  an<l 
grew  to  manhood  at  his  native  place;  he  entered 
the  common  schools,  and  later  attended  Petersburg 
Academy.  The  war  breaking  out  at  this  time  he 
entered  Company  C,  of  the  Nineteenth  Pennsyl- 
vania Cavalry,  and  afterward  returned  to  his 
studies  in  the  State  Normal  School,  at  Millersville. 
Subsequently,  in  1870,  he  graduated  from  the 
Bellevue  Medical  College  in  New  York  City,  and 
thence  he  went  to  Rohrerstown,  where  he  practiced 
for  four  years,  and  then  for  eight  years  was  located 
in  Millersville.  For  the  past  ten  years  he  has  been 
connected  with  St.  Joseph's  Hospital  as  Medical 
Director,  and  has  made  a  great  point  of  the  pre- 
vention of  diseases b}' sanitation.     At  the  World's 


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Congress  Auxiliary  he  presented  a  paper  on  this 
subject,  bringing  outtlie  features  of  his  contagious 
disease  liospital  scheme,  an  article  of  much  merit, 
which  justly  won  commendation.  About  1884 
the  attention  of  Dr.  Davis  was  turned  to  the  ques- 
tion of  erecting  a  crematory,  and  finding  the  one 
in  use  very  unsatisfactory,  devised  a  new  plan,  and 
under  his  supervision  one  modeled  on  the  same 
was  erected.  In  addition  to  this,  he  has  made 
plans  for  other  crematories  and  superintended 
their  construction  iu  Philadelphia,  Baltimore,  New 
York  and  smaller  cities. 

In  the  spring  of  1863  Dr.  Davis  enlisted  in  Com- 
pany I,  Nineteenth  Pennsylvania  Cavalry,  subse- 
quent to  his  tliree  months'  service  in  the  Fort}'- 
second  Pennsylvania  Militia,  at  which  time  he  was 
a  member  of  Company  B.  After  being  mustered  in 
al  Philadelphia  in  the  summer  of  1863  he  was  sent 
to  Camp  Stanton,  being  assigned  to  the  Grierson 
Cavalry  Division  of  the  Sixteenth  Army  Corps 
who  were  sent  in  pursuit  of  Morgan.  With  his 
regiment  lie  participated  in  battles  and  skirmishes 
innumerable  at  or  around  Cyprus  Swamp,  Bolivar, 
Guntown,  Big  Black,  Port  Gibson,  Grand  Gulf, 
Cold  Water,  Hurricaue  Creek  and  Oxford.  Next 
he  was  sent  to  Little  Rock,  Ark.,  and  then  by  way 
of  Cape  Girardeau,  Mo.,  under  Colonel  Karge,  to 
Independence,  Mo.,  where  he  took  part  in  tiie 
battle  of  tliat  name.  Later  he  was  in  the  engage- 
ments at  Marion,  Greensboro,  Pilot  Knf)b,  Osage 
and  Big  Blue.  Returning  to  Memphis,  lie  was  sent 
to  Nashville,  where  he  arrived  in  time  for  tlie 
battle  on  December  12,  and  thence  went  in  pursuit 
of  Hood  up  tlie  Tennessee  River.  In  the  severe 
fight  at  Hollow  Tree  Gap  he  took  part  iu  the  two 
sabre  charges  made  in  one  day.  In  February,  1865, 
the  regiment  was  consolidated  on  account  of  re- 
duced numbers,  and  embarked  for  New  Orleans 
under  command  of  Col.  Frank  Reeder.  They  were 
then  in  the  soutli  and  west  until  mustered  out,  and 
July  25,  1865,  met  and  defeated  a  detachment 
of  Gen.  Wirt  Adams'  command  at  Clinton,  La. 
The  Doctor  was  discharged  in  September,  1865,  be- 
ing then  a  Sergeant. 

In  Huntingdon,  Pa.,  our  subject  was  married 
March  16,  1871,  to  Miss  Laura  E.  Wilson,  a  native 
of  that  place,  and  they  have  four  living  children  : 


Harry  W.  and  Lizzie  A.,  who  are  students  at  the 
Millersville  Academy;  and  Laura  E.  and  Miles  L.,,Ir. 
Dr.  Davis  is  a  man  of  wide  education  and  ex- 
perience, and  by  means  of  correspondence  has 
come  into  contact  with  many  of  the  most  learned 
men  of  the  times.  A  skillful  surgeon  and  general 
practitioner,  lie  lias  never  neglected  his  private 
practice  in  his  widespread  studies  and  investiga- 
tions. He  is  an  honored  member  of  the  Lancaster 
City  and  County  Medical  Associations,  having 
been  Piesident,  Vice-President  and  Secretary  of 
these  societies  at  various  times,  and  being  also 
identified  with  the  State  Medical  and  the  City 
Pathological  Society  at  the  present  time,  acting  as 
President  of  the  latter.  A  true  blue  Republican, 
he  has  served  as  a  member  of  the  Select  Council  to 
fill  a  vacancy  for  part  of  a  term.  Fraternally  he 
is  a  Free  and  Accepted  Mason  and  belongs  to  the 
Lodge  of  Perfection,  Scottish  Rites.  Dr.  Davis  is 
also  a  member  of  George  II.  Thomas  Post  No.  84, 
G.  A.  R.,  and  belongs  to  the  Linnitan  Society,  a 
scientific  organization. 


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(TT^  ARON  B.  SHANK,  whose  postoflice  ad- 
/  \  dress  is  West  Willow  Street,  Lancaster 
County,  is  a  well-to-do  and  progressive 
farmer  of  Pequea  Township.  For  the  past  six 
years,  however,  he  has  devoted  his  time  to  the  leaf 
tobacco  business,  and  is  meeting  with  good  success 
in  this  industry.  He  comes  from  one  of  the  old 
and  honorable  families  of  the  county,  where  his 
ancestors  have  dwelt  for  several  generations.  Ilis 
paternal  grandfather,  Henry  Shank,  who  was  born 
and  reared  in  Pequea  Townshij),  followed  agricul- 
tural ijursuits  and  was  one  of  the  first  farmers  to 
raise  tobacco  in  this  county.  Prior  to  the  forma- 
tion of  the  Republican  party  he  was  a  Whig,  and 
later  united  his  influence  to  the  former  organiza- 
tion. By  his  marriage  with  Miss  Hoover  he  had 
twelve  children,  namely:  .lohn,  Henry,  Tobias, 
Jacob  and  Isaac  (twins),  Reuben,  Samuel,  Benja- 


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niin,  Mary  (Mrs.  Bowers), Susan,  Anna  (Mrs.  Ilerr) 
and  Uciijainin,  the  second  of  the  name. 

Tlie  falher  of  our  suhject,  Henry  II.  Shank,  the 
second  of  his  parents'  large  family,  in  his  early 
days  W.1S  exclusively  a  farmer,  but  suhse(iuently 
became  a  successful  merchant  of  Lancaster.  For 
a  long  term  of  years  he  was  a  .School  Director, 
and  before  his  business  affairs  engrossed  his  time 
»o  thoroughly  was  quite  a  politician  and  an  in- 
fluential Republican.  For  his  life  companion  he 
wedded  Ann.i  Rarr,  and  seven  children  came  to 
bless  their  union,  as  follows:  Aaron  B.;  one  who 
died  before  receiving  a  name;  Samuel  B.;  Henry 
H.;  Josiuli,  deceased;  David,  a  practicing  physi- 
cian, anil  Alpheus. 

The  birth  of  Aaron  B.  .Shank  took  place  on  his 
father's  farm  in  Poiiuca  Township  in  1840.  He 
received  his  rudimentary  educjition  in  tlie  district 
schools  of  the  vicinity  and  supplemented  this  with 
a  course  of  training  at  the  Mtitz  College,  of  Lititz, 
Pa.  When  he  was  only  seventeen  years  old  he  em- 
barked in  the  active  business  of  life  as  an  agricul- 
turist and  successfully  followed  that  vocation  for 
many  years.  In  his  present  enterprise  as  a  dealer 
in  leaf  tobacco,  he  is  doing  ver}'  well,  and  year  by 
year  is  making  a  greater  success  of  the  undertak- 
ing than  he  had  previously  accomplished.  Like 
all  true  citizens  of  this  great  Republic,  he  is  greatly 
interested  in  educational  aflfairs,  believing  that  in 
this  lies  the  solution  of  many  of  the  great  ditlicul- 
ties  and  problems  meu.icing  the  country.  For  that 
reason  he  has  endeavored  in  his  capacity  as  School 
Director  to  obtain  for  the  benefit  of  the  rising  gen- 
erations well  (pialified  teachers  and  inoderuly  equip- 
ped schools.  For  fifteen  years  he  has  acted  as  a 
School  Director,  being  relied  upon  by  his  friends 
and  neighbors  as  one  who  has  given  much  study 
and  thought  to  the  question. 

On  the  8th  of  .January,  1863,  a  marriage  was  cel- 
ebrated in  Pequea  Township  at  the  home  of  the 
bride's  parents.  Miss  Anna  Snaveij-  becoming  the 
wife  of  our  subject.  A  son  and  two  daughters 
have  blessed  their  union,  the  eldest  being  Benja- 
min S.,  and  the  daughters  Lizzie  and  Ida.  Their 
parents  have  given  them  good  educational  advan- 
tages in  every  direction  and  they  are  highly  es- 
teemed young  people  In  the  social  circles  of  their 


neighliorhood.  In  his  political  affiliation  Mr.  Shank 
is  an  ally  of  the  Republican  party,  as  w.ishis  father 
before  him.  As  a  result  of  his  industrious  habits 
and  correct  business  principles  he  has  succeeded  in 
making  a  good  livelihood  for  his  f.amily  and  is 
steadily  acquiring  a  competency  for  the  support 
of  his  declining  years. 


-<  "\  i)ILLLV.M  WOIILSFN,  a  successful  mer- 
^^  Y;'^  chant  and  commercial  man  of  Lancas- 
ter, is  proprietor  of  the  Wohlsen  Plan- 
ing Mill  on  Mulberry  Street.  He  has  fine  property, 
a  large  and  paying  business,  and  has  been  very  suc- 
cessful during  his  business  dealings  in  this  place, 
which  have  extended  over  a  quarter  of  a  century. 
The  birth  of  our  subject  occurred  in  Hanover, 
Germany,  near  the  city  of  Hamburg,  December  24, 
1847.  Ilis  father,  Peter  N.,  was  born  in  the  same 
place  and  was  a  brick  layer  by  occupation.  Dur- 
ing the  Revolution  of  1848  he  was  a  soldier  in  the 
service,  belonging  to  the  German  Army.  About 
1884  he  left  the  Fatherland  and  came  to  make  his 
home  with  his  son  William.  He  is  now  over  sev- 
enty years  of  age  and  is  still  hale  and  hearty.  His 
wife,  who  was  in  her  girlhood  Catherine  Oelrich, 
was  born  in  Hanover  and  is  now  also  making  her 
home  with  our  subject.  They  are  both  devoted 
adherents  of  the  Lutheran  Church,  in  the  faith  of 
which  they  reared  their  six  children.  Five  of  the 
number  came  to  America  and  four  are  still  living 
in  Lancaster.  Three  of  our  subject's  brothers  were 
formerly  builders  and  contractors,  but  one  of  them 
died  in  1893. 

William  Wohlsen  was  apprenticed  to  learn  the 
carpenter's  trade  when  sixteen  years  of  age  and 
followed  that  calling  until  starting  for  America. 
He  was  the  first  one  of  his  family  to  set  forth  to 
make  his  fortunes  in  a  new  land  among  strangers. 
He  took  passage  on  the  steamship  "Cimbria"  from 
Hamburg  to  New  York  City.  He  came  almost  di- 
rect to  this  city,  where  he  arrived  September   16, 


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1867,  and  for  a  year  worked  as  a  carpenter  for 
Adolph  Bash.  For  some  time  thereafter  he  was 
employed  by  different  parties,  and  finally,  in  1871, 
started  in  business  for  himself  and  continued  in 
this  line  for  just  twenty  years.  Since  1891  he  has 
given  his  attention  to  runninof  his  mill  and  to  the 
manufacture  of  sash,  doors  and  blinds.  He  built 
a  number  of  schoolhouses  and  store  buildings,  be- 
sides residences.  Tiie  last  of  his  efforts  in  tiiis  di- 
rection were  the  Morning  News  Building,  which  he 
erected  for  B.  J.  McGran,  and  the  store  of  J.  G. 
Haas,  on  East  Orange  Street.  In  1884  he  bought 
tiie  planing  mill  of  F.  O.  Sturgis,  has  enlarged  the 
building  nearly  twice  over  and  now  has  a  space 
60x110  feetand  two  stories  and  basement  in  height. 
The  factor^'  is  equipped  with  an  engine  of  sixty 
horse-power  and  improved  modern  machinery. 
Employment  is  afforded  to  about  fifty  men  and  his 
trade  is  steadily  increasing.  Mr.  Wohlsen  owns 
one  hundred  and  sixty-eight  feet  frontage  on 
North  Mulberry  Street,  the  numbers  running  from 
405  to  419,  inclusive.  He  holds  stock  in  the  Edi- 
son Electric  Light  Company  and  is  a  Director  in 
the  People's  Building,  Loan  and  Deposit  Company 
of  Chicago. 

August  1,  1869,  Mr.  Wohlsen  was  married  in 
this  city  to  Catherine  Klenck,  who  is  a  native  of 
the  same  locality'  as  her  husband.  To  tliem  have 
been  born  ten  ciiildren:  Mary,  wife  of  D.  Stuart 
Griffiths,  Clerk  in  the  Fulton  National  Bank;  An- 
nie; Harry,  who  is  in  business  with  his  father;  Will- 
iam, John,  Catherine,  Clarence  and  Frank.  Min- 
nie and  Emma  died  when  young. 

In  educational  affairs  Mr.  Wohlsen  has  always 
taken  great  interest,  and  in  1885  was  elected  a 
School  Director  from  the  Ninth  Ward.  He  has 
been  re-elected  and  is  now  serving  his  fourth  term. 
He  has  acted  on  different  committees,  those  which 
have  had  in  charge  the  night  schools,  furniture,  sup- 
plies, etc.  Fraternally  he  belongs  to  Lancaster  Lodge 
No.  43,  F.  &  A.  M.;  Lancaster  Chapter  No.  43,  R.  A. 
M.;  the  Council,  and  Commandery  No.  13,  K.  T., 
Lodge  of  Perfection.  In  1868  he  joined  the  In- 
dependent Order  of  Odd  Fellows  and  is  now  a 
member  of  Hebel  Lodge.  He  has  passed  all  the 
chairs  in  the  society  of  the  Seven  Wise  Men  and 
is  one  of  the  Red  Jacket  Tribe  No.  44,  Order  of 


Red  Men.  In  Zion's  Lutheran  Church  he  is  now 
serving  .as  President  of  the  Council.  In  political 
affairs  he  is  always  found  on  the  side  of  the  Re- 
publican party. 


HENRY  LIVELY,  who  is  a  first  class  book- 
keeper and  accountant,  residing  at  Lan- 
caster, was  born  October  29,  1841.  He  is 
a  son  of  Mathias  Lively,  born  in  Wtirtcmbcrg, Ger- 
man^'.  The  original  family  name  was  Laupiilan. 
He  married  his  first  wife  in  Germany,  and  emigrated 
to  America,  where  she  died,  after  which  lie  married 
his  second  wife.  He  followed  shoeinakingand  fann- 
ing for  a  liveliiiood,  departing  this  life  about  1869, 
aged  eighty-four  years  and  six  months.  Politi- 
cMy  he  was  a  Republican,  and  in  church  matters 
was  a  Lutheran. 

Our  subject's  mother's  maiden  name  was  Bar- 
bara Gcist,  a  native  of  Strasbiirg,  Pa.;  she  died  in 
1868,  aged  sixty-nine  years.  By  our  subject's  fa- 
ther's first  marriage,  there  were  three  children, 
all  of  whom  grew  to  majority,  but  are  now  de- 
ceased. By  his  second  marriage  he  reared  a  large 
farail}'  of  children,  only  two  of  wliom  survive,  our 
subject  being  the  younger.  He  was  reared  in 
Lancaster,  obtaining  a  liberal  education  in  the  pub- 
lic and  high  schools,  and  at  the  age  of  fourteen 
commenced  to  learn  the  dry-goods  business  with 
B.  B.  Marton  <k  Co.  He  is  a  graduate  of  the  Lan- 
caster Commercial  College,  from  which  institution 
he  graduated  in  1861,  after  which  he  was  employed 
as  diy  goods  clerk  and  bookkeeper,  and  was  en- 
gaged for  twenty-one  years  in  the  dry  goods 
house  of  J.  M.  Long  on  North  Queen  Street,  which 
business  he  had  charge  of  for  many  years,  and 
kept  four  complete  sets  of  books.  At  the  death 
of  Mr.  Long,  the  business  was  closed  out  and  our 
subject  was  made  Trustee  for  the  Hamilton  estate, 
which  Mr.  Long  has  handled  during  his  life  time. 
In  1882  he  became  agent  and  bookkeeper  for 
Swift's    Dressed    Beef   Packing   Compan}',   which 


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place  he  held  about  nine  luonths.and  in  1885  be- 
came Register  Cleik  in  the  Postolfice  under  II.  E. 
Slayni.iker.  He  resigned  his  Postolliee  position 
and  accepted  one  as  head  bookkeeper  and  soon 
afterward  became  Superintendent  and  Secretary  of 
the  Edison  Electric  lihitninatinjj  Company.  He 
is  an  expert  bookkeeper  .nnd  accountant,  and  has 
had  much  todoin  that  line  in  and  about  Lancaster. 
In  IHdt  he  was  married  at  l.aiic.ister  to  Miss 
Amanda  Stetler,  a  native  of  Norrlstown,  Pa.  By 
tliis  union  four  children  were  born,  Emma  B.,  now 
Mrs.  John  M.  Davidson,  of  Lancaster;  Nellie  L., 
Mrs.  George  McBain.of  Roanoke,  Va.,  a  dry  goods 
dealer;  Howard  L.,  an  electrician,  now  engaged  in 
the  electric  business  for  himself  at  No.  IHC  North 
Prince  Street;  and  Edward  A.,  also  in  the  elec- 
tric business  wiih  his  brother.  Our  subject  is  a 
worthy  member  of  the  Odd  Fellows'  order  and 
belongs  to  St.  James'  Episcopal  Church.  Politi- 
cally he  casts  his  vote  for  the  man  that  ho  deems 
most  fit  for  the  office,  irrespective  of  party. 


^m- 


irY~X  ANIEL  H.  (iRUBE,  or  "Dan,"  .as  he  is  f.i- 
I       I    miliarly  called  by  his  many  friends,  is  a    ' 
well  known  and  popular  business  man   of   ' 
Lancaster;  he  is  the  late  proprietor  of  the  Hiesler 
House,  and  is  now  living  retired.     One  of  the  na- 
tive sons    of  this    county,  whose    birth    occurred    [ 
in  Conovan   Township,  July  21,  1845,    he   comes   j 
from    one    of    the    old  and  respected  families  of 
Pennsylvania.     His  great-grandfather  on  the  pa-, 
ternal  side  was  a  lad  of  only  nine  years  when   he 
came  to  this  region  from  Switzerland  with  his  par- 
ents, who  were  Mennonites  religiously.     Our  sub- 
ject's grandfather,   Peter  Grube,  and  also  his  fa- 
ther, John,  were  natives  of  Dauphin  County,  and 
farmers  by  occupation.     Our  subject's  father  lo- 
cated  in  East  Earl  Township,  where  he  was  mar- 
ried, and   later  removed  to    Conovan  Township, 
there  operating  a  farm  of  seventy-four  acres  until 
his  death.     Like    his  ancestors  he  belonged  to  the 


Mennonite  Church,  and  was  a  Republican  in  poli- 
tics, serving  as  a  School  Director  at  one  time. 
His  wife.  Elizabeth  (Houder)  Grube,  came  from 
an  old  county  family,  and  was  born  in  Salisbury 
Township.  Her  uncle  was  a  soldier  in  the  War  of 
the  Revolution,  and  some  of  her  uncles  took  part 
in  the  War  of  1812. 

Daniel  H.  Grube  is  one  of  twelve  children,  seven 
of  whom  are  living.  (~)nc  of  his  brothers,  Martin, 
was  in  the  .Second  Connecticut  Regiment,  in  which 
he  enlisted  when  only  sixteen  years  of  age,  and 
while  in  the  service  received  a  nearly  fatal  wound 
through  the  body.  He  is  now  a  resident  of  Blue 
Ball,  East  Earl  Township,  there  running  a  hotel, 
and  engaging  in  the  packing  and  handling  of  to- 
b.acco.  Our  subject  received  common  school  ad- 
vantages, and  assisted  in  carrying  on  the  homestead. 
Fired  by  patriotic  enthusiasm,  he  enlisted  in  the 
service,  but  his  father  brought  him  back,  and  again 
in  May,  1863,  he  determined  to  enter  the  army, 
and  was  accordingly  assigned  to  Company  G, 
Fiftieth  Pennsylvania  Militia,  being  mustered  out 
in  the  fall  of  that  year.  Returning,  he  took  charge 
of  the  farm,  which  he  carried  on  until  the  spring 
of  1878,  raising  tobacco  and  live  stock  to  quite  an 
extent. 

In  1878  Mr.  Grube  went  to  Mechanicsburg,  be- 
coming proprietor  of  the  Mechanicsburg  Hotel, 
which  he  ran  for  about  a  year,  and  afterwards  for 
five  yeai-s  was  proprietor  of  the  New  Holland 
House,  and  for  two  years  of  that  time  also  ran  the 
Starr  House.  Having  been  very  successful  in  this 
venture,  he  next  took  charge  of  the  Styer  Hotel 
and  remained  therefor  five  years,  or  until  181)1, 
when  he  came  to  Lancaster,  buying  out  Joe  Bor- 
netz,  of  the  Hiesler  House.  His  lease  on  the  same 
expired  in  April.  1894,  and  since  thattinie  he  has 
been  retired  from  active  business. 

In  Churchtown,  September  29,  1864,  was  cele- 
brated the  marriage  of  Daniel  Grube  and  Miss 
Labora  Bickham,  a  native  of  that  village,  and  two 
of  their  children  lived  to  maturity,  Louisa,  .Mrs. 
Hull,  who  resides  with  her  father,  and  Alice.  The 
mother  was  called  from  the  shores  of  time  Septem- 
ber 25,  1893. 

In  civic  societies  our  subject  has  been  much 
interested,  belonging    to   the    lodge    of  the  Free 


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&  Accepted  Masons  of  Birdsborough,  of  which  he 
is  past  Master;  of  Chapter  No.  43,  R.  A.  M.;  of 
Council  No.  19;  Comniandery  No.  13,  K.  T.,  of 
Lancaster,  and  Perfection  Consistory,  Thirty-sec- 
ond Degree,  of  Pliiladelphia.  As  a  Grand  Army 
man  he  is  past  Commander  of  Admiral  Reynolds 
Post  No.  405,  and  is  an  Odd  Fellow,  a  member  of 
the  lodge  at  New  Holland,  and  the  Encampment. 
Ml'.  Grube  is  also  identified  with  the  Order  of 
Elks,  and  March  23,  1894,  was  a  delegate  to  the 
Philadelphia  Encampment  of  the  Grand  Army. 
In  politics  he  is  a  stanch  and  true  Republican. 


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<rpr   NDREW  R.  BYERLY,  A.  M.,  Ph.  D.,  is  a 

/ — \  member  of  the  faculty  of  the  Millersville 
Normal,  and  one  of  the  finest  scholars  of 
Lancaster  County.  He  is  well  liked  by  all  who 
know  him,  students  and  professors  alike,  and  he 
had  the  honor  of  delivering  the  baccalaureate  ser- 
mon to  the  graduating  Class  of  '94.  He  is  a 
gentleman  of  wide  research  and  deep  thought,  who 
by  the  years  of  arduous  study  he  has  devoted  to 
the  various  branches  in  which  he  is  interested,  has 
become  an  authority  on  these  subjects.  He  is  of 
German  descent,  his  paternal  grandfather,  Andrew, 
having  been  the  son  of  a  German,  who  with  a 
colony  of  about  three  thousand  came  to  this  coun- 
try from  the  Fatherland,  settling  in  Westmoreland 
County  at  a  very  early  day.  The  grandfather 
owned  a  large  tract  of  land  in  Westmoreland 
County,  and  at  the  time  of  his  death  left  large 
farms  to  each  of  his  sons  and  daughters.  He  was 
a  Democrat  and  held  a  number  of  offices  in  the 
county;  one  of  his  uucles,  Andrew,  was  a  pa- 
triot of  the  French  and  Indian  War.  By  his  wife, 
Christiana,  he  had  five  children;  among  them  be- 
ing Jacob  and  Andrew,  and  his  death  occurred 
when  he  was  over  ninety  years  of  age. 

Dr.  Byerly  was  born  July  6,  1833,  in  North 
Huntingdon  Township,  Westmoreland  County,  be- 


ing a  son  of  Adam  and  Mar3'  (Finley)  Byerl3^ 
The  former,  a  native  of  the  same  county,  spent  his 
entire  life  there,  and  cultivated  the  large  farm  of 
which  he  was  the  owner.  He  w.as  first  a  Whig  and 
later  a  Republican,  and  served  as  Supervisor  and 
in  other  local  offices.  In  religion  he  was  a  devoted 
adherent  of  the  Presbyterian  faith  and  was  a  man 
who  was  highly  respected  by  all.  His  family  com- 
prised six  sons  and  seven  daughters,  namely: 
Jane,  wife  of  Robert  Hannah;  Sarah,  who  married 
Nathan  Wiley;  William  F.;  Mary,  Mrs.  James  S. 
Guffy;  Rebecca  R.,  wife  of  John  Greenawalt; 
Martha,  deceased;  Jacob  R.;  John,  who  died  in  in- 
fancj';  Dr.  Andrew  R.;  Christina,  who  died  in 
girlhood;  Adam,  James  C,  and  l<;iiza  Ihay,  Mrs. 
Thomas  Peden.  The  father  of  this  family  died 
when  over  eighty  years  of  age. 

Dr.  Byerly  received  a  common  school  education 
in  North  Huntingdon  Townshij),  and  afterwards 
attended  the  Merrittstown  Academy  in  Union 
County.  Subsequently  he  was  a  student  in  Jeffer- 
son College,  and  in  1858  was  a  member  of  the 
first  class  to  graduate  from  Millersville  Normal 
School  in  the  Scientific  Department.  He  was  im- 
mediately made  a  member  of  the  faculty  of  his 
Alma  Mater,  and  has  remained  in  connection  with 
it  ever  since,  having  taught  mainly  in  the  Classical 
Department,  which  has  recently  been  abandoned, 
and  took  his  students  as  far  in  their  studies  as  do 
many  of  the  colleges.  Of  late  the  Doctor  has  de- 
voted his  time  and  attention  to  teaching  Greek 
and  Latin  and  bears  the  honor  of  being  the  oldest 
member  of  the  faculty.  A  man  of  genuine  but 
unassuming  worth,  his  students  are  always  his 
friends,  and  thej-  never  forget  the  genial  and 
kindl3'  Dr.  Byerly. 

In  August,  1862,  the  Doctor  raised  a  company 
in  and  near  Lancaster  with  Judge  Fell  and  Daniel 
II.  Herr.  This  company  became  known  as  Com- 
pany E,  and  the  Doctor  was  made  its  Captain,  Mr. 
Herr  being  First  Lieutenant.  Judge  Fell,  who 
was  then  a  student  in  the  Normal  of  Millersville, 
was  made  Second  Lieutenant  of  the  company, 
which  was  mustered  in  at  Lancaster,  and  served  in 
the  Third  Arm^-  Corps  of  the  Potomac.  They  took 
part  in  the  battles  of  Fredericksburg,  Monmouth, 
Chanceliorsville    and    numerous  other   skirmishes 


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and  engagements,  being  mustered  out  on  the  ex- 
pii'iition  of  tlicir  term  of  enlistment  at  Ilarrisburg. 
Dr.  IJyerly  is  a  Ko])ulilii-!\n  and  a  mciiiher  of  tlie 
lieurge  11.  Tliunias  Post  No.  84,  O.  A.  R.,  of  I.an- 
c.nster. 

May  20,  18(>.'i,  Dr.  liyerly  iiiairicd  Annie  K.  Her- 
sliey,  daughter  of  Joliu  11.  llershey,  of  I^aneaslcr 
County.  They  have  had  a  fanul}'  of  eiglit  chil- 
dren: John,  a  graduate  of  the  Miilersville  Normal 
and  now  at  Chester,  Delaware  County,  I'a.;  Mary 
and  Alice,  who  died  in  childhood;  Martha  M.,  a 
teacher  and  graduate  of  the  Millersvilli'  Normal; 
.lames  W.,  who  was  drowned  while  hulhiii"  in  the 
Susquehanna  River  in  1890;  Paul  R.,  Robert  C. 
and  Klliel.  Dr.  Hyerly  and  his  wife  are  members 
of  the  First  Presbyterian  Church  at  Lancaster,  in 
which  the  former  is  a  Rulinur  Elder. 


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EN.IAMIN  15.  MYl.lN  is  one  of  the  thrifty 
and  well-to-do  f:irmers  of  West  Lampeter 
Township,  Lancaster  County.  He  is  a 
very  active  Republican,  and  lias  at  different  times 
served  in  public  capacities,  discharging  his  duties 
with  promptness  and  lidelity.  Personally  he  bears 
a  high  reputation  for  honorable  and  upright  deal- 
ings with  his  fellow-men,  and  is  always  found  in 
the  front  ranks  in  works  of  improvement  and 
public  benefit. 

Our  subject  comes  from  one  of  the  old  and  re- 
spected families  of  this  locality,  and  his  paternal 
grandfather,  who  bore  the  Christian  name  of  Martin, 
formerly  owned  and  cultivated  the  farm  which  is 
now  in  the  possession  of  our  subject.  During 
nearly  all  of  his  life  he  followed  agricultural  pur- 
suits and  was  verj-  successful.  He  married  Eliza- 
beth Buckwalter,  by  whom  he  had  a  family  com- 
prising seven  children,  Daniel,  Benjamin,  Abram, 
Martin,  Elizabeth,  Betsy,  and  Mary,  who  married 
a  Mr.  Haverstick.     Elizabeth  became  the  wife  of 


Benjamin  Buckwalter.  Martin  Mylin  lived  to  a 
good  old  age,  his  death  occurring  in  1842,  when  he 
was  in  his  sevCnty-liflh  year. 

Daniel  Mylin,   the    father    of    our   ^ubject,    was 
reared    on  the    old   homestead,   now    in  the    pos- 
session of  his  son,  and  in  addition  to  general  farm- 
ing, has  made  a  specialty  of  raising  and  dealing  in 
fine  blooded  stock.     He  was  a  very  active  Repub- 
lican, was  much   interested   in   educational  affairs, 
I   and  several  limes  was  elected  to  serve  as    School 
I    Director  of  this  township.     By  his  marriage  with 
Elizabeth  Hess  he  had  a  family    of  four  children, 
in  order  of  birth  as  follows:  Eannie,  Benjamin  B., 
I    Elizabeth    and  Mary.     The  mother  of  these   cliil- 
i    dren  was  a  daughter  of  Henry  Hess,  a  wealthy  and 
infinenlial  citizen  of  Lancaster  County. 

Benjamin  B.  Mylin  obtained  his  primary  educa- 
tion in  the  schools  of  West  Lampeter  Townshjp, 
which  was  supplemented  by  a  term  of  three  months 
at  the  Mt.  J03'  Academy,  of  Mt.  Joy,  this  state. 
His  first  active  employment  in  life  was  on  the  farm 
where  he  w.as  born,  and  which  has  since  been  the 
scene  of  his  labor.  This  property  was  purchased 
from  William  Peiin  about  1G3G,  by  the  ancestors  of 
the  Alder  f.-wnily;  as  it  now  stands  there  are  about 
ninety  acres  within  its  boundaries  and  the  farm  is 
considered  one  of  the  best  in  the  township.  Our 
subject  has  recently  purchased  of  A.  8.  Mylin 
one  hundred  and  two  acres  of  land  that  was  pur- 
chased of  William  Penn  about  the  year  1G36; 
it  had  never  changed  hands  since  the  purchase  of 
Penn  till  September  26,  1894,  the  property  having 
been  handed  down  from  one  generation  to  another. 
It  is  especially  adapted  to  the  raising  of  fine  stock, 
and  the  owner  gives  considerable  of  his  time  and 
attention  to  this  branch  of  business.  The  farm  is 
well  improved,  having  good  fences  and  substantial 
buildings.  A  deep  well  and  small  creek  give  abun- 
dance of  water  for  stock  and  other  purposes,  and 
on  the  place  are  a  fine  orchard, numbers  of  beautiful 
shade  trees  and  everything  necessary'  for  the  com- 
fort and  convenience  of  the  family.  Mr.  Mylin 
is  a  practical  and  thorough  agriculturist,  who  gives 
his  personal  attention  to  every  detail  of  farm  work, 
and  takes  great  pride  in  keeping  everything  in  the 
best  repair. 

In  1857  Mr.   Mjlin  was  married    to  Miss  Mary 


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Good,  and  of  their  union  have  been  born  three  chil- 
dren, namely:  Lizzie  G.,  D.  Clayton  and  Emlin  B. 
The  parents  have  long  been  members  of  the  German 
Reformed  Church,  and  active  workers  in  the  or- 
ganization. As  previously  mentioned,  Mr.  Mylin 
has  been  active  in  local  political  affairs,  has  been 
several  times  a  School  Director,  and  for  one  term 
served  as  Township  Supervisor. 


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JOHN  E.  SCHUM  is  a  member  of  the  famous 
old  house  known  as  Philip  Schum,  Son  & 
Co.,  of  Lancaster,  which  was  established 
in  185ti,  and  since  that  time  has  been  en- 
gaged in  the  manufacture  of  quilts,  counterpanes, 
coverlets,  blankets,  carpets,  etc.  The  firm  do  a 
large  and  successful  business,  and  have  a  reputation 
the  country  over  for  the  finest  quality  of  goods  in 
their  line,  their  trade,  which  is  continually  en- 
larging, covering  almost  ever}'  section  of  the 
Union. 

John  E.  Schuni  was  born  in  this  city,  August  10, 
1846,  being  a  son  of  Philip,  a  native  of  Hesse- 
Darmstadt,  who  came  to  this  country  in  his  young 
manhood  and  here  learned  the  weaver's  trade. 
He  established  the  present  important  house  in 
1856,  being  first  engaged  in  weaving  quilts  and 
blankets;  in  time  the  manufacture  of  carpets  and 
similar  goods  was  begun,  and  later  the  dj-eing 
department  became  one  of  its  best  features.  In 
1874  the  enterprising  founder  added  the  coal  busi- 
ness to  his  other  enterprises  and  succeeded  beyond 
his  expectations  in  his  ventures,  becoming  quite 
well-to-do.  With  his  second  wife  he  was  riding 
across  the  Pennsylvania  Railroad  tracks  ,luly  9, 
1880,  and  they  were  accidently  killed,  he  being  then 
in  his  sixty-fourth  year.  For  many  years  prior  to 
his  death  he  was  active  in  the  work  of  the  Evan- 
gelical Church,  and  in  politics  he  was  a  stalwart 
Republican.  The  mother  of  our  subject  bore  the 
maiden  name  of  Anna  Margaret  Bond,  and  her 
birth   occurred  in  Hesse-Darmstadt.      Her  father. 


John  Bond,  a  native  of  Germanj',  was  a  school 
teacher,  and  later  became  a  minister  in  the  Luth- 
eran Church,  in  which  field  he  is  still  laboring. 
Mrs.  Anna  Margaret  Schum  died  F"ebruary  1,  1878, 
and  of  her  nine  children  who  grew  to  maturity 
only  six  arc  now  living.  The  seccmd  son,  Will- 
iam, was  in  the  Regular  United  States  Army,  be- 
ing a  member  of  Company  B,  Fourth  United  States 
Infantr3%  and  died  after  he  left  the  service. 

John  E.  Schum  was  reared  in  Lancaster,  attend- 
ing the  excellent  public  schools  of  this  city,  and 
then  for  three  terms  was  a  student  in  the  Union 
Seminar}'  at  New  Berlin,  Pa.,  after  which  he  grad- 
uated from  a  commercial  college  in  Philadelphia. 
With  his  father  he  learned  the  business  of  weav- 
ing and  kept  the  books  of  the  companj'  during  his 
vacations.  For  his  own  satisfaction  he  made  a 
study  of  the  German  language,  and  was  equally 
conversant  with  German  and  English.  In  the 
year  1863  our  subject  enlisted  as  a  private  in 
Compan\'  I,  Fiftieth  Pennsylvania  Infantry,  being 
mustered  in  at  Ilarrisburg,  in  response  to  the 
emergency  call,  and  served  at  Gettysburg  and 
along  the  Potomac  River.  On  his  return  Mr. 
Schum  went  to  Washington,  D.  C,  and  entered 
the  (lovernment  employ  as  a  member  of  the  Home 
Guard.  In  1864,  on  the  invasion  of  the  Capitol  by 
the  rebels,  he  took  u])  arms  against  the  enemy 
guarding  the  Government  Flour  Mills  on  the 
Potomac  on  the  night  of  April  5,  1865,  when  Lin- 
coln was  assassinated.  In  1878  John  E.  Schum  be- 
came a  partner  with  his  father,  and  in  time  Charles 
Ilolzworth  was  admitted  to  the  business.  The  part- 
ners both  thoroughly  understand  the  business  in 
which  they  are  engaged,  and  their  trade  is  ra|)idly 
growing  in  each  of  its  several  departments.  The 
premises  they  occup}'  are  central  and  extensive, 
the  machinery  used  is  modern,  and  they  furnish 
employment  to  a  large  number  of  skilled  workmen. 
In  addition  to  this  the  firm  owns  a  woolen  mill  at 
New  Milltown,  modernly  equipped  mills,  with  good 
water  power. 

In  Lancaster  in  1H67  Mr.  Schum  married  Miss 
Mary  J.  Hillis,  a  native  of  this  county,  and  daugh- 
ter of  Hugh  Hillis,  who  is  engaged  in  the  boot 
and  shoe  business  in  Philadelphia,  Pa.  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Schum  have  a  pleasant  home  at  No.  311  South 


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Prince  Street;  it  is  gladdened  by  the  presence  of 
their  four  children,  Lois  Alraa,  Carroll  A.,  Clifford 
L.  and  Claudius  M. 

For  some  five  or  six  years  Mr.  Schurn  has  served 
as  a  member  of  the  Town  Council  from  the  Fourth 
Ward,  liavin<5  been  elected  on  the  Rcpublic.Hn 
ticket,  and  for  four  yeai-s  was  a  member  of  the 
Select  Council  from  the  same  ward,  serving  on 
all  important  committees,  and  for  four  yeai-s 
was  Chairman  of  the  Fire  Committee.  He  is  a 
member  of  Monterey  Lodge  No.  242,  I.  ().  ().  V.; 
is  a  Knight  of  Pythias  and  a  member  of  lilue 
Cross  Castle  No.  46,  Order  of  the  Knights  of  the 
Golden  Eagle.  He  is  President  and  Past  Officer 
of  Lodge  Xo.  108,  B.  V.  H.  F..  of  which  he  is 
also  Tre.isurer.  Mr.  Schum  is  identified  with, 
and  is  also  numbered  among  the  membei-s  of  Rey- 
nolds Post  No.  405,  G.  A.  R.,  having  been  a  dele- 
gate and  re|iresentative  to  the  Encampment  at 
Philadelphia  and  many  other  places,  and  at 
present  is  Trustee  of  his  post.  Active  in  the 
work  of  the  church,  our  subject  holds  n)ember- 
ship  with  St.  Paul's  Methodist  Episcopal  Con- 
gregation; he  is  President  of  the  Hoard  of  Trustees 
and  couductji  a  large  Bible  chiss.  In  politics  he  is 
a  Republican  in  the  truest  and  best  sense,  and  in 
every  possible  manner  assists  in  the  upbuilding  and 
prosperity  of  this  city. 


REUBEN  SMITH  OSTER  &  BRO.  come  of 
one  of  the  ver^-  oldest  and  most  respected 
families  of  Lancaster  County,  and  are  pro- 
gressive business  men.  They  are  engaged  in  gen- 
eral blacksmith  work,  in  paving  and  in  artificial 
stone  work,  in  the  successful  accomplishment  of 
which  the}'  have  acquired  a  vcy  favorable  repu- 
tation. 

Reuben  Smith  Oster  was  born  in  Lancaster, 
which  has  since  been  his  home,  June  1,  1833,  being 
a  son  of  William  and  Elizabeth  (Major)  Oster. 
Both  parents  and  both  grandfathers  of  our  subject 


were  also  natives  of  this  city.  William  Oster,  the 
paternal  grandfather,  was  a  shoemaker  by  trade  and 
carried  on  a  shop,  doing  custom  work.  During 
the  War  of  1812  he  took  up  arms  in  the  defense 
of  !iis  country,  and  was  a  noteworthy  citizen.  His 
father,  Henry  Oster,  was  also  born  in  this  city,  on 
Mulberry  Street,  before  the  Revolutionary  War,  in 
whicii  he  participated.  He  was  of  German  descent, 
a  slioeinaker  by  tr.ide  and  a  member  of  the  Luth- 
eran Church.  The  maternal  grandfather,  Jesse 
.Major,  whose  birth  occurred  in  Lancaster,  passed 
his  entire  life  here,  engaged  in  the  hatter's  and 
furrier's  business.  He  married  a  Miss  Anthony, 
and  his  ancestors  were  Scotch. 

Our  subject's  father,  William  Oster,  was  a  black- 
smith, and  carried  on  his  business  b}'  the  side  of 
the  one  run  by  his  sons.  His  death  occurred  in 
1872,  at  the  age  of  sixty-one  yeai-s,  while  his  wife 
died  in  1855,  aged  forty-two  years.  The  mother 
of  William  Oster  was  a  daughter  of  Wilhelm  Smith, 
who  was  one  of  the  Hessian  soldiers  in  the  Revo- 
lutionary War.  He  was  taken  prisoner  at  Trenton 
and  was  brought  to  Lancaster,  being  held  for  four 
years  in  bondage,  and  serving  for  a  Mr.  Crough  in 
the  tanning  business;  after  his  release  he  followed 
his  trade  as  a  shoemaker.  William  and  Elizabeth 
Oster  became  the  parents  of  ninecliildren,  eight  of 
whom  grew  to  mature  years,  and  Reuben  S.  is  the 
eldest  of  the  family.  Henry  A.  was  in  the  Civil 
War,  in  the  I'ennsylvania  Reserves,  and  is  now  a 
blacksmith  in  this  state;  Jlary  A.  is  the  wife  of 
John  Evans,  of  Middletown,  Pa.;  Elizabeth  is  Mrs. 
Francisco,  of  this  city;  Margaret,  Mrs.  Cheney,  also 
makes  her  home  in  this  place;  Catherine  is  the  wife 
of  James  Fulton,  of  Baltimore;  William  Major  is 
in  partnership  with  his  eldest  brother,  and  Jacob 
is  foreman  in  a  blacksmith   shop   in   Philadelpiiia. 

Reuben  Smith  Oster  received  a  common  school 
education  in  this  city,  afterward  attending  the 
Philadelphia  Central  High  School  from  1844  to 
1850.  On  his  return  to  this  city  he  served  an  ap- 
prenticeship with  Andrew  McGinnies  for  four  years 
and  became  a  practical  workman.  F"or  a  time  he 
worked  at  journe_vinan  wages,  and  in  1857  started 
a  shop  with  his  father  on  the  location  of  the  pres- 
ent business.  In  August,  1861,  he  volunteered  in 
the  Government  service,  being  placed  in  theQuar- 


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termaster's  department  as  blacksmith,  and  followed 
tlie  Army  of  the  Potomac,  his  work  being  mainly 
on  wagons.  At  the  end  of  four  months  he  re- 
turned home  and  continued  in  business.  The 
shop  was  removed  in  1862  and  a  specialty  was 
made  of  building  railroad  cars  for  individual  firms 
until  the  father's  death  in  1872,  when  our  subject 
took  his  brotlier  William  into  partnership.  They 
formerly  manufactured  railroad  tools  and  cars  un- 
til crowded  out  by  the  larger  manufacturers.  Of 
late  years  the  firm  have  drifted  into  other  business 
ventures  and  have  been  quite  successful  in  placing 
granite  curbing,  crossing  stones,  steps  and  sills, 
Belgium  and  Asphalt  block,  cement  and  artificial 
stone  work,  cellar  floors,  etc.  They  employ  from 
twent^'-five  to  forty-five  hands,  doing  much  work 
in  the  city,  and  also  in  the  adjoining  counties. 
The  cement  used  in  their  work  is  all  imported 
from  England  and  Germany,  the  stone  from  Ft. 
Deposit  and  Hudson,  and  the  curbing  from  Maine 
and  Cape  May.  The  office  of  the  firm  is  at  No. 
324  North  Prince  Street. 

Formerly'  a  Whig,  Mr.  Oster  is  now  a  stanch 
Republican  and  was  a  member  of  the  City  Board 
of  Water  Commissioners  when  the  new  water  works 
were  built.  He  is  a  member  of  Lancaster  Lodge 
No.  67,  I.  O.  O.  F.;  Washington  Encampment  No. 
11,  and  the  Odd  Fellows'  Endowment  Association 
of  Alleglien}'  City.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Order 
of  Red  Men  and  the  Senior  Order  of  United  Amer- 
ican Mechanics,  belonging  to  Conestoga  Council 
No.  8,  in  which  he  has  been  an  officer  three  times, 
and  is  a  member  of  Lodge  No.  68,  K.  of  P. 
Rcligiouslj'  Mr.  Oster  holds  membershii)  with  St. 
John's  Lutheran  Church.  His  substantial  home 
is  at  No.  435  North  Water  Street. 

William  M.  Oster,  junior  member  of  the  firm  of 
R.  S.  Oster  &  Bro.,  was  born  in  Philadelphia,  Feb- 
ruary 18,  1848.  His  education  was  obtained  in 
the  public  and  high  schools  of  Lancaster,  and  in 
1862  he  commenced  learning  the  blacksmith's  trade 
with  his  father.  Subsequently  he  was  in  the  Lan- 
caster Locomotive  Works,  and  when  they  were 
completed  worked  for  some  time  for  the  Phila- 
delphia &  Columbia  Railroad.  Later  he  returned 
to  work  for  his  father  and  brother,  and  in  1872 
became  a  member  of   the  firm.     In   1876  young 


William  became  chief  mailing  clerk  in  the  Post- 
office  under  James  H.  Marshall,  continuing  until 
the  change  of  administration.  Since  that  tune  he 
has  been  engaged  in  business  with  his  brother, and 
has  shown  that  he  is  a  young  man  of  good  ability. 
September  19,  1872,  William  Oster  married  Miss 
Harriet  Witmc^-er,  who  was  born  in  Manheim  Town- 
ship, and  whose  father,  Frederick,  was  a  tinsmith 
there.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Oster  have  five  children: 
Reuben  .S.,  a  graduate  of  the  high  school  and  a 
bookKeeper  with  Osborn  &  Hartman;  Stella  W.,also 
a  graduate  of  the  high  school  and  now  engaged  in 
leaching  school  in  this  citj';  William  Ward,  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Class  of  '95  in  the  high  school;  Nellie 
and  Mary.  The  home  of  the  family  is  at  No.  520 
North  Duke  Street  and  they  attend  St.  John's 
Lutheran  Church.  Mr.  Oster  is  an  Odd  Fellow, 
belonging  to  Monterey  Lodge  No.  242,  and  Wash- 
ington Encanii)nient  No.  11.  Besides  these  he  is 
associated  with  the  Independent  Order  of  Odd 
Fellows'  Endowment  Society  t>f  Allegiien}-  City. 


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FREDRICK  ENGLE  was  born  in  Lan- 
caster on  the  nth  of  July,  1835.  His 
father,  Martin  M.,  was  a  caltinet-maker 
.and  wood  carver  by  trade,  and  established  a  busi- 
ness of  his  own,  married  and  died  in  early  life. 
Our  subject's  grandmother,  whose  maiden  name 
was  Catherine  Anne,  was  a  native  of  Lancaster 
and  her  father's  name  was  Conrad  Anne;  the 
latter  located  in  Lancaster  and  followed  farm- 
ing. Conrad  Anne's  wife  was  the  daughter  of 
John  Stockslagel,  who  settled  at  Lancaster  and 
reared  a  large  family  of  children.  Six  or  seven  of 
their  sons  fought  in  the  Revolutionary  War.  Our 
subject's  mother  died  at  the  age  of  sixty-five 
years,  having  reared  four  children,  our  subject 
being  the  eldest,  and  the  only  one  who  still  sur- 
vives. 

Mr.  Engle  received  a  common  school  education, 
and  worked  in  the  cotton   mills   until  seventeen 


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years  of  age,  at  which  time  he  was  apprenticed  to 
learn  the  trade  of  a  moulder,  after  which  he  went 
to  New  Orleans,  and  in  1857  wc)rkcd  at  his  trade 
in  that  city  about  six  niontlis;  lie  then  returned 
to  Lancaster,  where  lie  pursued  his  trade  un- 
til 1861.  when  he  enlisted  in  the  Tenth  Pennsyl- 
vania Infantry  as  a  member  of  Companj-  E.  He 
served  in  the  three  months'  call,  after  which  he  re- 
entisted  in  llie  Seventy-ninth  Pennsylvania  In- 
fantr}-  as  a  member  of  Company  K.  lie  served 
three  years  and  participated  in  all  the  battles  in 
which  his  rcfjiment  was  engaged.  He  was  mustered 
out  as  Sergeant  after  a  four  ycai-s'  service  for  his 
country.  During  the  whole  time  of  the  Civil 
War  he  was  never  sick  or  wounded  and  made  an 
excellent  soldier.  At  the  close  of  the  great  strife 
between  the  north  and  the  south,  he  wurked  in  the 
navy  yard  at  Philadelphia  until  he  was  retired  un- 
der Andrew  Johnson,  when  he  returned  to  Lan- 
caster. He  was  variously  engaged  until  1871, 
wiien  he  eng.iged  in  the  bottling  business  on  Rock- 
land .Street.  He  subsequently  built  two  residences 
and  purchased  the  bottling  works  of  John  Casper, 
the  oldest  bottler  of  the  city,  which  business  he 
has  greatly  extended  and  made  very  successful. 
He  bottles  mineral  water,  ale,  etc.,  and  runs  four 
wagons  throughout  Lancaster  County. 

In  1886  he  purchased  a  thirty-three  acre  tract 
at  the  foot  of  South  Prince  Street,  which  has 
proven  a  valuable  property.  Another  one  of  our 
subject's  enterprises  was  the  erection  of  a  large  ho- 
tel known  as  Eugleside  Hotel,  which  he  rents.  In 
1893,  the  Citizens  Electric  Light  Works  were  organ- 
ized and  he  became  a  stockholder.  He  also  owns 
a  gristmill,  provided  with  water-power  and  gas, 
producing  about  thirty  horse-power. 

Our  subject  was  married  at  Lancaster  to  Eliza- 
beth Suter,  a  native  of  the  same  place  and  the 
daughter  of  Rudolph  Suter,  a  shoemaker  by  trade. 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Engle  have  had  five  interesting  chil- 
dren: Rudolph,  who  died  at  the  age  of  twenty-four 
years;  Katie,  at  home;  Fred,  in  charge  of  the  bot- 
tling works;  Godfred,  attending  a  horological  in- 
titute,  and  Lewis,  at  home. 

Our  subject  is  a  worthy  member  of  Perfection 
Lodge  No.  43,  F.  &  A.  M.,  and  also  belongs  to 
the  Odd  Fellows.  He  is  numbered  among  the  old 
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veterans  of  the  late  war,  and  belongs  to  George 
II.  Thomas  Post  No.  84,  G.  A.  R.  Politically  he 
is  a  Republican,  and  in  religious  matters  is  identi- 
fied with  the  Reformed  Church. 


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JACOB  L.  FREY  is  the  oldest  leaf  tobacco 
dealer  in  the  city  of  Lancaster,  and  through 
his  untiring  industry  and  good  business  qual- 
ifications has  uccumulaled  a  handsome  com- 
petency. Of  his  early  life  it  may  be  said  that  he 
was  born  in  Lancaster  July  2'J,  1825.  His  father 
and  grandfather,  both  of  whom  bore  the  name  of 
.Jacob,  were  also  born  in  this  locality,  and  the  latter 
was  anu^ng  the  early  general  dealers  and  owned 
valuable  projierty  on  West  King  Street.  At  one 
time  they  kept  a  large  wholesale  establishment,  the 
goods  for  which  were  freighted  in  b}'  Conestoga 
wjigons,  as  this  was  long  prior  to  the  advent  of 
railroads.  The  family  is  of  German  origin.  Grand- 
father Frey  having  emigrated  with  a  brother  from 
Germany  and  settled  in  Lancaster  Count3\  In  re- 
ligious belief  he  was  a  member  of  the  German  Re- 
formed Church. 

Our  subject's  father  was  a  volunteer  in  the  War 
of  1812,  but  his  company  being  already  made  up, 
he  was  never  in  active  service.  Later  he  engaged 
in  general  merchandising  on  West  King  Street  and 
followed  the  retail  business  until  his  death,  in 
1869,  at  which  time  he  was  seventy-seven  yeai-s  of 
age.  When  the  Pennsylvania  Railroad  belonged 
to  the  state  he  was  the  accountant  for  that  great 
highway  S3"stem.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Com- 
mon Council  for  a  number  of  years,  and  in  wliat- 
ever  position  he  was  placed,  always  acquitted  him- 
self manfully.  In  religious  matters  he  was  an  ad- 
herent to  the  German  Reformed  Church. 

Our  subject's  mother,  whose  maiden  name  was 
Maria  Ilaverstick,  was  born  in  Lancaster  County, 
and  was  the  daughter  of  William  Ilaverstick,  a  na- 
tive   of    Philadelphia.     She    died    in    1876,  aged 


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eiglity-two  years.  By  her  marriage  to  Jacob  Frey 
the  following  nine  children  were  born  and  reared: 
Catherine,  widow  of  Jacob  King,  and  a  resident  of 
Lancaster;  William  H.,  residing  in  Milltown,  N.  J.; 
Annie,  the  widow  of  Isaac  Diller;  Jacob  L.,  the  sub- 
ject of  this  sketch;  Amanda,  who  is  tlie  widow  ol 
Jacob  Roth  and  resides  at  Marietta;  Maria,  Mrs. 
John  B.  Markley,  of  Lancaster;  Emiline,  Mrs.  John 
D.  Skiles,  of  Lancaster;  James  B.,  who  died  in 
March,  1894;  and  Adaline,  wife  of  Dr.  Fred  Gast, 
of  Lancaster. 

Within  the  environments  of  his  native  city  our 
subject  spent  his  early  life  attending  tlie  public 
schools  and  a  private  scliool,  also  assisting  his  par- 
ents. When  a  mere  boy  he  commenced  clerking  in 
his  father's  store,  learning  the  business  in  all  its 
details,  and  at  the  age  of  nineteen  years  he  engaged 
in  the  manufacture  of  cigars  on  his  own  account, 
beginning  in  a  small  way,  and  has  been  constantly 
engaged  in  the  tobacco  business  since  1854.  As 
early  as  1846  he  took  the  first  three  cases  ever  sent 
from  Lancaster  County  to  New  York  City,  and 
followed  that  line  of  work  from  time  to  time.  He 
manufactured  cigars  until  1884, and  had  in  his  em- 
ploy as  many  as  forty  men  at  one  time.  He  took 
out  the  first  license  for  the  manufacture  of  cigars 
in  his  county,  as  well  as  the  first  in  the  Ninth  Dis- 
trict of  Pennsylvania.  He  built  a  large  warehouse 
and  factory,  and  not  infrequently  packed  fifteen 
hundred  cases  per  annum.  Within  the  corporation 
of  Lancaster  he  owns  a  twenty-five  acre  tract  which 
is  constantly  being  improved  for  city  property 
purposes.  His  residence  atNos.  213-215  WestKing 
Street  is  on  the  site  of  the  old  homestead,  erected 
about  1827. 

July  28,  1851,  in  the  above  mentioned  residence, 
long  since  gray  with  age,  our  subject  was  united 
in  marriage  with  Miss  Caroline  Hanuni,  a  native  of 
Lancaster.  Her  father,  Joseph  Hanum,  was  born 
in  Germany,  but  came  to  Lancaster  at  an  early  day 
and  was  engaged  in  the  bakery  business  on  West 
King  Street.  By  this  union  the  following  named 
children  were  born :  Mrs.  Cecelia  Frey,  of  Lancaster 
County;  William,  who  died  in  boyhood;  Mrs.  Mary 
Rathbon,  of  Danville,  Va.;  Mrs.  Annie  Voorhees, 
of  Milltown,  N.  J.;  Emma,  Mrs.  Shaeffer,  who  died 
in  Lancaster;  Charles  H.,  a  boot  and  shoe  dealer  of 


Lancaster;  William  D.,  associated  with  our  subject; 
Ella,  James  F.  and  Lillie,  at  home. 

Politically  Mr.  Frey  has  always  affiliated  with 
the  Democratic  party  and  served  two  terms  in  the 
Common  Council  from  the  First  Ward  in  Lancas- 
ter, being  elected  on  the  Democratic  ticket,  not- 
withstanding the  fact  that  the  ward  was  Republi- 
can. He  is  a  consistent  member  of  St.  Paul's  Re- 
formed Church  and  stands  high  in  the  community 
in  which  he  lives.  In  looking  back  over  the  years 
of  a  well  spent  life,  he  has  the  satisfaction  of  know- 
ing that  he  has  in  a  measure  succeeded  in  reach- 
ing the  ambition  of  his  youthful  days.  As  he  ap- 
proaches the  sundown  of  life,  he  is  gradually 
retiring  from  active  business  and  will  from  this 
time  on  give  his  attention  to  his  real  estate  inter- 
ests. 


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(~X  AMUEL  M.  MYLIN  has  devoted  his  life 
^^j  almost  entirely  to  farming,  and  with  the 
result  that  he  is  now  numbered  among  the 
most  jirogressive  agriculturists  of  Pequea  Town- 
ship. He  is  highl\'  esteemed  by  his  friends  and 
neighbors,  who  have  frequently  called  upon  him 
to  serve  in  public  affairs.  Like  a  true  patriot  and 
good  citizen,  tiie  cause  of  education  finds  in  him 
a  friend,  and  for  one  term  he  served  as  a  School 
Director.  For  a  period  of  over  twenty  years,  he 
has  officiated  in  the  capacity  of  Justice  of  the 
Peace,  and  his  honorable  and  u[)right  methods  in 
all  the  walks  of  life  have  gained  for  him  much 
praise. 

Abram  Mylin,  the  paternal  grandfather  of  our 
subject,  was  born  July  30,  1775,  in  West  Lampeter 
Township.  Like  his  descendants,  he  was  a  farmer, 
following  that  occupation  for  many  years  upon 
the  property  owned  by  John  B.  Mylin,  in  West 
Lampeter  Township.  His  son,  Abram  B.,  the  fa- 
ther of  Samuel  M.  Mylin,  passed  the  main  part  of 
his  life  in  Pequea  Township,  and  from  his  early 
years  was  a  farmer.  On  arriving  at  manhood,  lie 
chose    for   his    wife    Miss    Elizabeth    Myers.      Of 


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their  niarriaije  fliree  srms  were  born:  Samuel  M., 
Franklin;  and  Abrain,  whose  death  occurred  on 
the  loth  of  March,  1878.  The  father  was  a  de- 
voted member  of  the  Old  Mennonite  Church,  and 
was  a  very  honorable  and  wortliy  man  in  every 
respect.  Politically  he  was  a  Whig,  and  was  ac- 
tively interested  in  his  party  affairs.  His  fellow- 
townsmen  elected  him  Supervisor  at  two  different 
times,  and  he  acquitted  himself  in  a  most  credit- 
able manner  of  all  the  duties  devolvin<2;  upon  him 
in  that  capacity.  As  a  supporter  of  educational 
affairs  he  is  zealous,  and  as  far  as  possible  lends  his 
assistance  to  progress  in  this  direction.  For  four 
terms  he  served  as  School  Director,  and  was  al- 
ways in  favor  of  obtaining  the  best  teachers  possi- 
ble and  in  giving  the  children  good  advantages. 

The  birth  of  .Samuel  M.  Mylin  occurred  Novem- 
ber 30,  1841,  in  Peqiiea  Township,  and  his  earl}' 
years  were  passed  upon  his  father's  farm.  Until 
attaining  his  sixteenth  year,  he  was  a  student  in 
the  common  school  of  the  neighborhood  during 
the  winter  seasons,  and  was  of  great  assistance  to 
his  father  in  general  farm  work.  Under  the  prac- 
tical training  of  the  latter,  he  became  conversant 
with  every  department  of  agriculture,  and  this 
knowledge  has  proved  most  valuable  to  him  in  his 
later  years.  The  farm  which  he  owns  and  culti- 
vates at  the  present  time  contains  fifty  acres, 
which  is  well  improved'  with  good  fences,  barns 
and  outbuildings. 

The  pleasant  and  thrift}'  home  of  Mr.  Mylin  is 
presided  over  by  his  estimable  wife,  who  was 
formerly  Miss  Mary  A.  Breneman,  to  whom  he  was 
married  in  November,  1870.  Three  sons  and  four 
daughters  have  come  to  bless  their  union,  and  in 
the  order  of  birth  are  as  follows:  Anna  L.,  Chris- 
tian B.,  Martha,  Samuel,  Frances,  Martin  and  Alice. 
Their  parents  are  giving  them  good  educational  ad- 
vantages, and  the  family  are  highly  respected  and 
well  thought  of  by  their  friends  and  neighbors. 

Mr.  Mvlin  uses  his  right  of  franchise  in  the  sup- 
port of  Republican  principles  and  nomiuees,  tak- 
ing a  very  active  and  interested  part  in  local  and 
National  politics.  He  is  a  strong  believer  in  the 
idea  of  protection  for  American  industries,  and  is 
a  man  who  is  well  informed  on  the  general  and 
current  affairs  of  the  day.     He  takes  the   leading 


local  newspai>ers  and  periodicals,  thus  keeping 
fully  abreast  of  the  times  in  matters  of  moment 
and  progress. 


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/^"V  HARRY  HRI.MMER,  who,  in  company 
V^y  with  his  brotlier,  .lohn  F.,  is  carrying  on 
the  business  of  a  liveryman  in  Lancaster, 
is  a  shrewd  business  man  and  is  making  a  success 
of  his  enterprise.  He  is  honorable  in  his  dealings 
with  his  fellow-inen,  and  is  regarded  with  a  due 
measure  of  esteem  by  those  about  him. 

Frederick  Brimmer,  the  father  of  our  subject, 
was  born  in  Germany,  and  emigrated  for  the  New 
World  when  a  lad  of  fourteen  years.  His  father, 
George  Brimmer,  was  also  born  in  the  Fatherland, 
and  came  with  his  family  to  the  United  Strifes  and 
spent  the  remainder  of  his  life  in  Lancaster.  The 
father  of  our  subject  was  reared  on  a  farm,  and 
when  old  enough  apprenticed  himself  to  learn  the 
trade  of  a  baker,  after  which  he  established  him- 
self in  business  on  Water  Street  in  this  cit}',  and 
later  on  North  (Jueen  Street. 

In  1872  Frederick  Brimmer  abandoned  the  occu- 
pation of  a  baker  and  started  in  the  livery  busi- 
ness, building  up  a  good  patronage  and  conducting 
the  business  until  his  decease  in  1887.  He  was  a 
member  of  the  Common  Council  from  the  Sixth 
Ward  on  one  occasion,  and  was  ever  found  to  be 
true  to  the  duties  and  responsibilities  imposed 
upon  him  in  that  official  position.  He  was  a  de- 
voted member  of  the  Trinity  Lutheran  Church,  in 
which  he  was  Elder  for  some  time.  He  was  mar- 
ried to  Miss  Christine  Poist,  also  a  native  of  the 
Fatherland,  who  came  to  America  with  her  father, 
Peter  Poist.     She  died  in  1861. 

The  parental  family  of  our  subject  included 
nine  children,  only  three  of  whom  grew  to  mature 
years,  and  two  are  now  living.  On  the  death  of 
his  first  wife  Frederick  Brimmer  was  married  to 
Harriet  Lively,  of  Philadelphia,  who  is  still  living 
in  Lancaster.  C.  Harry,  of  this  sketch,  was  the  eld- 
est of  the   famil}-,  and  his  brother  John  F.  is  en- 


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gaged  in  business  with  liim.  Tbe  latter  is  also 
engaged  in  dealing  in  leaf  tobacco,  which  is  found 
to  be  a  very  profitable  business  in  this  state. 

Our  subject  was  born  in  Lancaster,  November  4. 
1863,  and  was  educated  in  the  common  and  high 
schools  of  the  city.  Completing  his  education  at 
the  age  of  fifteen  years,  }'oung  Brimmer  learned 
the  baker's  trade  under  his  father,  working  with 
him  until  the  latter  quit  the  business,  when  he 
carried  on  the  bakery  alone  for  two  years.  At  the 
end  of  that  time  he  sold  out  and  engaged  with  his 
father  in  the  livery  business,  being  his  clerk  and  the 
manager  of  the  oflice.  On  his  death,  he  succeeded 
to  the  business  in  company  with  hfs  brother.  The 
stable  is  located  at  No.  153  North  Queen  Street,  and 
occupies  a  space  35x245  feet  in  size.  The  first  floor 
is  occupied  by  the  horses'  stalls,  tiie  second  floor  is 
used  for  storing  carriages,  and  the  third  for  sleighs. 
They  have  in  their  barn  about  fifty  head  of  horses 
and  a  splendid  assortment  of  all  kinds  of  rigs. 

The  original  of  this  sketch  was  married  in  1876 
to  Miss  Margie,  daughter  of  Benjamin  nenvvood,a 
shoe  manufacturer  of  this  city.  To  tiiem  have  been 
born  five  ciiildren,  Howard,  Daisy,  Charles,  Mary 
and  Clarence,  the  two  latter  being  twins.  The 
family  occupy  a  comfortable  residence  at  No.  145 
East  Chestnut  Street.  In  social  affairs  Mr.  Brim- 
mer is  a  member  of  the  Royal  Arcanum,  and  in 
religious  affairs  belongs  to  St.  Paul's  Reformed 
Church. 


TEVEN  J.  OWENS,  ex-City  Treasurer  of 
Lancaster,  now  an  extensive  dealer  in 
pianos  and  organs,  will  form  the  subject  of 
this  notice.  Of  his  early  career  it  may  be  said  that 
he  was  born  in  Uniontown,  Carroll  County,  Md., 
September  22,  1850,  and  is  the  son  of  Rev.  John 
C.  Owens,  a  native  of  Cecil  County,  Md.  Grand- 
father Owens  was  a  farmer  of  the  same  state,  and 
■was  of  Scotch-Irish  descent.  In  the  true  sense  of 
the  word,  our  subject's  father  was  a  self-made 
man;  in  religious  matters  he  was  a  Methodist,  and 


later  in  life  preached  for  the  Church  of  God.  In 
1862  he  removed  to  Mt.  Joy,  where  he  became 
pastor  of  that  church,  and  subsequently  preached 
at  numerous  places,  including  Altoona  and  Lan- 
caster. He  retired  from  the  ministry  in  1878  and 
died  in  1882,  aged  seventj^-seven  years. 

Our  subject's  mother,  whose  maiden  name  was 
Nancy  Miller,  was  a  native  of  Smithville,  Lancaster 
County,  Pa.  The  Millers  were  farmers  by  occupa- 
tion, and  were  of  German  descen.t.  The  mother 
still  lives  with  our  subject,  having  attained  the 
advanced  age  of  eighty-one  years.  There  were 
two  children  in  the  family,  our  subject,  Steven  J., 
and  Jennie  E.,  now  Mrs.  Luchenbach,  of  Lancaster. 

Steven  J.  Owens  spent  his  youthful  days  at 
various  places  attending  the  public  schools  until 
reaching  the  age  of  thirteen  years,  soon  after 
which  he  learned  telegraphi'  at  Mt.  Joy.  At  the 
age  of  fourteen  he  was  placed  in  charge  of  a  sta- 
tion at  that  point,  and  continued  with  the  Penn- 
sylvania Railroad  Company  at  Harrisburg,  Little- 
town,  Elizabethtown  and  other  points  until  1881, 
when  he  located  at  Lancaster  in  the  grocery  and 
fruit  trade,  which  line  he  followed  for  two  years. 
He  then  embarked  in  the  music  business,  locating 
at  No.  24  North  Queen  Street  in  a  building  15x90 
feet  in  dimensions,  in  which  he  carried  a  large 
stock  of  the  best  makes  of  pianos  and  organs. 

December  12,  1876,  marked  a  new  era  in  this 
man's  life,  for  upon  that  day  he  was  united  in 
marriage  to  Miss  Elizabeth  Greider,  a  native  of 
Lancaster  County,  and  a  daughter  of  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
B.  M.  Greider,  of  Mt.  Joy.  Two  children  bless  this 
union:  Lulu  and  Paul.  Politically  our  subject 
aftilintes  with  the  Democratic  party,  and  among 
the  local  offices  he  has  held  may  be  mentioned  that 
of  member  of  the  School  Board  from  the  Sixth 
Ward,  which  position  he  held  for  three  years.  In 
1892  he  was  elected  by  the  City  Council  as  Treas- 
urer and  Receiver  of  Taxes  for  Lancaster;  this  po- 
sition was  unsolicited  upon  his  part.  Through  his 
hands  passed  $450,000  during  that  year. 

Socially  Mr.  Owens  is  a  member  of  the  Masonic 
fraternity,  belonging  to  Lodge  No.  43,  F.  &  A. 
M.,  as  well  as  to  Perfection  Lodge,  Sixteenth  De- 
gree. He  is  an  acceptable  member  of  the  Church 
of  God;  has  held  official  positions  in  the  church, 


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and  was  Superintendent  of  the  Sunday-school  for 
six  years.  Our  subject's  residence  at  No.  COJ 
Nortli  Duke  Street  is  a  lmn<ls()nie  projicrty,  and 
cver\  lliinj;  about  the  i)reniises  jfjves  evidence  that 
both  himself  at\i\  his  wife  are  intelligent  people, 
who  hnve  thus  far  made  life  a  success  both  socially 
and  financially. 


I^+^I 


"s: 


JACOI?  S.  SMITH.  Keeper  of  the  Lancaster 
County  Prison,  h.is  made  a  good  record  while 
serving  in  that  important  position,  and  never 
during  his  experience  as  such  has  a  prisoner 
made  his  escape,  which  li.is  not  formerly'  been  the 
case.  For  nine  yeai-s  he  was  Assistant  Keei)er,  and  at 
the  end  of  his  present  term  he  will  have  served  a  like 
period  of  time  as  sole  Su|)erintendent.  He  is  an 
indefatigable  worker,  and  sees  to  the  improvement 
of  the  grounds  surrounding  the  prison,  which  bear 
marks  of  his  ability  as  a  landscape  gardener. 

Jacob  Smith  was  born  in  New  Holland.  Earl 
Township,  of  this  county,  February  10.  1828,  and 
his  father,  William,  a  native  of  Maryland,  was  a 
shoemaker  by  occupation,  and  after  his  removal  to 
New  Holland  served  for  one  term  .as  Constable. 
His  death  occurred  there  about  1877,  at  the  age  of 
eighty-four  years.  He  was  of  English  descent, 
and  up  to  the  time  of  his  death  was  a  very  active 
man.  His  wife.  Mar}',  was  born  in  Earl  Town- 
ship, being  the  daughter  of  Jacob  vShefifer,  also  a 
native  of  the  same  township,  who  followed  farm- 
ing. Mrs.  Smith,  who  became  the  mother  of  six 
children,  of  whom  four  survive,  died  when  about 
sixty-nine  j'ears  of  age.  The  parents  were  Luth- 
erans in  religious  belief. 

Jacob  8.  was  reared  in  New  Holland,  receiving 
a  common  school  education.  He  was  early  set  to 
work  on  a  farm,  and  learned  by  practical  experi- 
ence how  to  properly  conduct  agricultural  enter- 
prises. When  sixteen  years  old  he  was  appren- 
ticed to  learn  the  tailor's  trade  with  Daniel  Rudy, 
of    Hinkletown.     At    the    end    of    two   j'ears    he 


worked  at  various  other  places,  and  then  was  un- 
_der  instruction  in  Philadelphia  for  six  months. 
For  the  year  following  he  was  in  Mechauicsburg 
engaged  in  btisiness  for  himself,  thence  went  to 
North  Holland,  where  he  worked  as  a  merchant 
tailor  for  twelve  years  for  Diller,  Brubaker  <fe 
Co.  In  1867  he  received  the  appointment  to  act  as 
underkeeper,  being  chosen  b^'  the  Prison  Board, 
and  every  year  for  nine  years  was  re-appointed  to 
serve  in  that  capacity.  In  1876  he  retired  and  en- 
gaged in  the  hotel  business,  running  the  Sorrel 
Horse  Hotel  under  the  title  of  Smith  &  Eab}'  for 
a  year.  Afterwards  for  three  years  he  was  at  the 
Leopard,  and  for  a  like  period  of  time  ran  the 
County  House  Hotel.  Buying  a  farm  for  his  next 
venture,  he  kept  a  hotel  on  the  Striisburg  Pike 
three  and  a-half  miles  from  the  city,  the  property 
surrounding  the  same  comprising  forty  acres. 

In  the  spring  of  1887  Mr.  Smith  was  nominated 
as  a  candidate  for  Keeper  of  the  Prison,  and  was 
elected  in  the  fall  of  that  year.  In  Januaiy,  1888, 
he  took  possession  in  his  new  ollice,  faithfully  per- 
forming the  duties  thereto  for  his  allotted  term, 
and  in  the  spring  of  1890  was  again  up  for  elec- 
tion, and  received  nearly  all  the  votes  of  the  of- 
ficials. Once  more,  in  the  spring  of  1893,  he  was 
one  of  ten  persons  up  for  nomination  and  won  the 
victory,  receiving  a  majority  of  three  thousand  two 
hundred  and  thirtj^-eight  votes.  The  inmates  of  the 
prison  usually  number  from  one  hundred  to  one 
hundred  and  fift}-  persons,  and  under  the  system 
prevalent  here  they  are  put  to  work  at  useful 
trades,  being  engaged  in  the  manufacture  of  shoes, 
carpets,  nets  and  stockings,  besides  which  they 
make  their  own  clothes.  Mr.  Smith  takes  great 
pride  m  the  appearance  of  the  prison  grounds,  and 
has  a  line  hothouse.  An  active  worker  in  the  ranks 
of  the  Republican  partj-,  he  served  for  one  year  as 
Township  Assessor,  and  was  for  four  years  Tax  Col- 
lector in  New  Holland. 

A  marriage  was  celebrated  in  Slaterville,  March 
27,  1852,  by  which  Lavinia  Setley  became  the  wife 
of  J.  8.  Smith.  Both  she  and  her  father,  Samuel 
Setley,  were  natives  of  Reading  County,  Pa.  The 
latter  was  a  brick  manufacturer,  who  about  1840 
engaged  in  that  trade  m  New  Holland.  His  wife, 
Margaret  (Horaan)   Setley,  was  born  in  Reading, 


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and  both  passed  away  in  New  Holland.  Mrs. 
Smith  i.s  tlie  third  of  four  living  children  of  her 
father's  family,  and  by  her  marriage  has  become 
the  mother  of  four  children:  Belle,  Mrs.  Stacks, 
who  lives  with  our  subject;  Annie,  whose  death 
occurred  at  the  age  of  eighteen  j'ears  in  this  city; 
Holman  Strausburg,  Superintendent  of  the  coach 
works,  and  Albert,  who  is  in  the  postoffice  in  this 
city.  Mr.  Smith  is  a  member  of  Earl  Lodge,  I.  O. 
O.  F.,  the  Lancaster  Encampment,  and  is  associated 
with  the  Order  of  Red  Men.  In  religious  faith  he 
is  a  Lutheran. 


IMON  SHISSLER,  who  is  a  cigar  manufac- 
turer, and  conducts  a  large  retail  business 
in  this  line,  was  formerly  President  of  the 
Common  Council  of  Lancaster,  and  is  a  leading 
Democrat,  having  served  for  several  years  as 
Secretary  of  the  City  Democratic  Committee.  He 
is  an  active  and  enterprising  business  man,  coming 
from  good  old  German  stock,  to  whose  worthy 
and  sterling  characteristics  is  due  almost  entirely 
the  wealth  of  this  region. 

The  birth  of  Mr.  Shissler  occurred  in  Paradise 
Township,  of  this  county.  April  16,  1856,  and  he 
is  a  son  of  Jacob  and  Susan  (Snyder)  Shissler, 
natives  of  Manor  Township  and  Strasburg,  re- 
spectively. The  paternal  grandfather,  .John  Shis- 
sler, came  from  an  old  family  who  have  been  resi- 
dents of  this  county  for  over  two  hundred  years, 
and  his  birth  also  occurred  in  Manor  Townsiiip, 
where  he  died  at  a  good  old  age.  His  ancestors 
originated  in  Germany  and  were  devoted  adher- 
ents of  the  Lutheran  Church.  Jacob  Shissler,  the 
father,  was  a  cooper  by  trade  and  built  tiie  large 
distillery  near  Strasburg.  In  1858,  coming  to 
Lancaster,  he  took  charge  of  the  cooperage  shop 
owned  by  Philip  Baker,  and  served  in  that  capacity 
until  his  death  in  1868,  when  he  was  about  sixty- 
three  years  of  age,  his  birth  having  occurred  in 
1805.     On    his  father's  side    the  family    is    long 


lived;  our  subject's  grandmother  was  ninety-eight 
years  old  at  the  time  of  her  demise.  The  wife  of 
Jacob  Shissler  is  still  living  in  this  city  at  the  age 
of  seventy-eight  years,  and  is  a  member  of  Trinity 
Lutheran  Church.  The  father  was  previously 
married  to  a  Miss  Miller,  bj'  whom  he  had  seven 
children,  five  of  whom  were  sons,  and  four  of  the 
number  participated  in  the  Civil  War.  Jacob  was 
a  member  of  Company  I,  Seven ty-nintli  Pennsyl- 
vania Volunteers,  and  met  his  death  in  the  service, 
in  which  he  had  bravely  fought  for  about  three 
years.  Albert,  a  member  of  the  same  company' 
and  regiment,  was  a  Captain,  and  died  while  a 
prisoner  at  Andersonville.  Philip  and  Amos  were 
both  members  of  the  Fiftieth  Pennsylvania  JNIilitia, 
and  the  former  is  now  a  resident  of  Strasburg, 
his  brother  also  making  his  home  near  that  city 
The  own  brother  and  sister  of  Simon  Shissler  are. 
Anna,  Mrs.  Binkle}',  of  Philadelphia,  and  Harry,  of 
Lancaster. 

From  the  time  he  was  two  years  old  our  subject 
was  reared  in  this  city,  and  was  only  in  his  twelfth 
year  at  the  time  of  his  father's  deatli.  A  year 
later  he  commenced  an  apprenticeship  under  John 
Hull,  with  whom  he  remained  for  three  years,  be- 
coming a  [jractical  cigarmaker.  Later  he  was  a 
journeyman  with  Albright  &  Bros,  and  Metzger  & 
Wiley  until  1885.  At  that  time  he  received  an 
appointment  as  letter  carrier  in  the  Postottice  De- 
partment, which  he  served  for  four  years.  In 
June,  1889,  Mr.  Shissler  embarked  in  business  for 
himself  as  manufacturer  of  cigars  at  No.  52^ 
North  (^ueen  Street.  This  stand  is  one  of  the 
most  popular  cigar  stores  in  the  city,  and  here 
may  be  found  the  finest  goods  in  the  trade.  In 
the  rear  of  the  store  is  located  the  cigar  factory, 
where  seven  hands  are  kept  constantly  employed. 
Since  1869  Mr.  Shissler  has  been  engaged  in  the 
cigar  business  and  makes  a  specialty  of  the  finest 
grades,  employing  the  best  workmen  to  be  obtained. 

The  marriage  of  our  subject  was  celebrated  here 
in  1879  to  Miss  Alice  Anderson,  wiio  was  born  in 
Warren  ton,  Va.  Her  father.  Perry  Anderson,  was 
formerly  engaged  in  business  in  the  Old  Dominion 
and  retired  to  make  his  home  in  this  city  after 
the  war.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Shissler  have  a  substantial 
residencb  at  No.  1 19  Charlotte  Street,  and  are  the 


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]>areiiU  of  two  children,  HaiTj  and  Clyde.  Mrs. 
Sliissleris  a  member  of  the  Duke  .Street  Methodist 
Ki)isc(>))al  C'hiircli  and  is  a  lad}' of  great  refinement 
and  education. 

In  1890  Simon  Shissler  was  elected  as  a  member 
of  the  City  Council  from  the  First  Ward,  which  is 
Rf publican,  but  was  cariied  with  a  good  majority 
by  the  Democrats.  He  served  acceptably  for  one 
term,  and  in  1892  was  elected  President  of  the 
Council  by  a  large  majority.  As  such  he  served 
«.n  the  Special  Water  Committee,  which  in  1892 
placed  in  ojieration  the  ten  million  gallon  pumps. 
The  following  year  he  removed  to  the  Fifth  Ward, 
where  he  is  still  making  his  home.  He  belongs 
to  L(,)dge  No.  4.3,  F.  it  A.  M.,  and  is  also  afliliatcd 
with  the  Knights  of  the  Golden  Kagle,  the  Knights 
of  Malta  and  the  Junior  (^rder  of  American  Me- 
chanics. For  several  years  our  subject  was  Presi- 
dent of  the  Cigarniakers  Branch  of  the  Knights  of 
Labor,  and  was  Representative  and  Delegate  to 
llarrisburg  in  order  to  have  certain  laws  ])asscd  in 
the  interest  of  the  labor  organizations  of  this  cit}'. 


P 


HI  LIP  RUDY,  one  of  the  important  busi- 
ness factors  of  the  city  of  Lancaster,  en- 
g.iged  in  the  manufacture  of  and  retail 
trade  in  harness,  was  bom  in  Median icsburg,  Lan- 
caster County,  Pa.,  on  the  19th  of  February, 
1846.  He  is  the  son  of  Fellas  Rudy,  a  native  of  the 
same  county,  whose  father  was  of  German  descent, 
and  both  were  devoted  to  farming.  Our  sub- 
ject's father  was  a  stonemason  by  trade,  locating 
in  Lancaster  in  1851,  where  he  worked  at  that 
trade,  and  was  also  a  teamster  in  the  army  during 
the  late  war.  He  died  at  the  age  of  seventy-six 
years,  in  1890.  He  was  a  consistent  member  of 
the  German  Reformed  Church,  in  which  society  he 
held  numerous  otticia!  positions.  In  politics  he 
was  a  Republican.  Our  subject's  mother,  Anna 
Elizabeth  (Fenstennaker)  Rudy,  was  a  native  of 
Lanc.ister  County,  and   lived  on   a    farm  near  the 


cit3'.  She  passed  from  earth  in  1893,  aged  seven- 
ty-six years. 

Our  subject  is  one  of  a  family  of  nine  children, 
all  of  whom  grew  to  manhood  and  womanhood, 
and  seven  of  whom  are  now  living.  John  W.,  who 
was  a  soldier  in  the  War  of  the  Rebellion,  was  a 
member  of  the  One  Hundred  and  Twenty-second 
Pennsylvania  Regiment,  and  now  resides  at  Lan- 
caster. Henry,  who  w-is  also  in  tlie  army,  a  mem- 
ber of  the  One  Hundred  and  Ninety-tiflh  Penn- 
sylvania Regiment,  now  resides  at  Lancaster. 

Mr.  Rudy  w.as  reared  in  Lancaster,  and  educated 
in  the  public  schools  of  this  city.  At  the  age  of 
twelve  yeare  he  went  to  work  in  a  cotton  mill, 
and  four  years  later  was  ainircnticed  to  learn  the 
harness  and  saddlery  trade,  but  in  1864,  when  the 
Civil  War  cloud  threatened  the  life  of  the  nation, 
he  left  the  shop,  and  vt)lunteered  as  a  member  of 
Company'  G,()ne  Hundred  and  Ninety-fifth  Penn- 
sylvania Infantry,  and  was  mustered  in  at  Harris- 
burg  for  one  hundred  days,  after  which  he  re- 
turned to  the  harness  trade,  continuing  until  1868 
in  the  same  shop.  At  this  date  lie  engaged  with  a 
Mr.  Musser,  with  whom  he  was  employed  until 
1876.  when  he  engaged  in  business  for  himself, 
opening  a  shop  in  the  basement  of  a  building  at 
No.  241  North  Queen  Street.  In  1890  he  built  his 
present  commodious  quarters.  His  building  is 
34x74  feet,  three  stories  in  height.  The  first  floor 
of  this  building  is  provided  with  gl.iss  cases,  fifty 
feet  in  length,  extending  from  the  floor  to  the  ceil- 
ing, in  which  a  fine  display  of  his  goods  is  made, 
including  ready  made  harness  of  all  stj-Ies,  robes, 
horse  blankets,  turf  goods  and  horse  supplies. 
Seven  workmen  are  employed  constantly  in  this 
shop,  and  montli  bj'  month  the  business  is  increas- 
ing under  the  skillful  management  of  a  man  who 
is  thoroughly  acquainted  with  the  business  in 
which  he  is  engaged. 

Our  subject  was  united  in  marri.ige  in  October, 
1872,  to  Miss  Anna  Elizabeth  Sheer,  a  native  of 
Lancaster.  She  is  the  daughter  of  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
W.  C.  F.  Sheer.  Mrs.  Rudy's  father  is  a  retired 
confectioner.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Rudy  are  the  parents 
of  five  children:  Mary  E.,  William  Sheer,  Anna 
Grace,  Marian  F.  and  Philip  Harold. 

Mr.  Rudy  is  an  honored   member  of  the  Inde- 


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pendent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows,  as  well  as  of  Lodge 
No.  68,  K.  of  P.,  and  of  the  Endowment  Rank  of 
the  same  order.  For  sever.al  3-ears  he  has  also  been 
identified  with  the  Ancient  Order  of  United  Work- 
men and  Kniglits  of  tlie  Golden  P^agle.  He  is  an 
acceptable  member  of  the  Lutheran  Church,  in 
which  work  he  has  ever  taken  an  active  part,  and 
is  a  member  of  the  Church  Council.  Politically, 
Mr.  Rudy  believes  that  the  best  interests  of  the 
country  are  maintained  by  a  loyal  support  of  the 
Republican  party. 


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HENRY  A.  BRADY  is  senior  member  of 
Brady's  Lodged  Tool  Works,  this  business 
having  been  established  in  1805  bj-  his 
grandfather,  David  Brady,  thus  being  one  of  the 
oldest  industries  in  the  country.  The  firm  is 
known  as  William  Brady  &  Sons,  and  their  wares 
are  in  great  demand,  as  they  have  been  for  many 
decades,  and  the  work  put  forth  by  this  concern  is 
uniformly  excellent  in  quality  of  material  and  fine 
workmanship.  In  the  late  war  H.  A.  Brady  went 
to  the  defense  of  the  Union,  and  in  times  of  peace 
likewise  has  shown  himself  to  be  a  patriotic  and 
loyal  citizen. 

The  Internal  grandfather  of  our  subject,  David 
Brady,  was  a  son  of  Alexander  Brady,  a  native  of 
the  northern  part  of  Ireland,  who  came  in  the  last 
century  to  Lancaster  County,  and  was  a  soldier  in 
the  War  of  the  Revolution.  David  Brady  learned 
his  trade  from  Val  Hoffman,  in  this  locality,  and 
engaged  in  business  for  himself  in  Mt.  .Joy  in 
1824,  having  there  removed  his  works  from  Lan- 
caster. His  son  William  continued  the  business 
after  his  death,  in  1843.  Subsequently  he  built  a 
new  shop  and  introduced  steam  power,  increasing 
and  constantly  enlarging  the  works.  They  were 
destroyed  by  Are  in  1872  and  the  same  year  were 
rebuilt,  but  in  1875  it  was  found  best  to  remove 
the  plant  to  Lancaster.  In  1857  William  Brady 
was  the  first  to  manufacture   feed   cutter   knives. 


which  he  made  for  a  Harrisburg  firm,  and  in  time 
this  branch  of  the  industry  became  so  extensive 
that  thousands  were  sliipped  to  every  part  of  the 
United  States,  and  orders  from  single  houses  were 
often  for  seven  thousand  at  one  time.  On  this  ac- 
count the  firm  abandoned  making  edged  tools  and 
turned  their  attention  to  the  manufacture  of  heavy 
goods.  Henry  A.  being  taken  into  partnership  the 
firm  became  William  Brady  &  Son,  and  in  1875 
their  business  in  this  city  was  started  in  the  old 
Rifle  Works.  The  present  plan  wasstarted  in  1887, 
and  the  location  is  now  at  Nos.  309  and  311  North 
Cherry  Street,  a  two-story  brick  shop,  45x60  feet 
in  dimensions.  A  special  grade  of  iron  is  neces- 
sary in  their  trade,  and  besides  the  feed  cutter 
mentioned,  knives  from  six  to  twenty-six  inches  in 
length,  sheares,  corn  shellers,  etc.,  for  which  they 
have  large  sales,  are  made  here.  The  engine  is  of 
fifteen  horse-power  with  large  boilers.  Two  steam 
hammers  are  used  and  two  large  grindstones  6x10 
feet  in  dimensions,  with  other  modern  machinery, 
are  to  be  found  in  the  plant.  In  former  years  all 
the  pick-axes  in  use  in  this  part  of  the  country, 
and  also  axes  and  hatchets,  were  manufactured  by 
this  firm,  and  in  those  lines  they  still  maintain  a 
large  trade. 

Our  subject's  father  departed  this  life  March  4, 
1890,  being  nearly  seventy-two  years  of  age.  In 
politics  he  was  a  stanch  Republican,  and  religious- 
ly was  a  devoted  member  of  the  Union  Bethel 
Church  of  God.  His  wife,  Ann  (Johnston)  Brady, 
was  born  in  Virginia,  where  her  father  was  a  con- 
tractor and  builder.  Mrs.  Brady's  death  occurred 
in  1886,  and  of  her  large  family  of  twelve  children, 
only  two  sons  and  two  daughters  survive  to  mourn 
her  loss. 

Henry  A.  Brady  of  this  sketch  is  tbe  eldest  of 
his  father's  family,  his  birth  having  occurred  in 
Mt.  Joy,  June  1,  1841,  and  in  that  village  he  passed 
his  boyhood  in  attending  the  common  schools, and 
afterward  learned  his  father's  business.  In  Ma}^ 
1861,  he  volunteered  as  one  of  the  first  in  the 
United  States  Marine  Corps  for  a  term  of  four 
years.  He  was  at  once  sent  to  the  St.  Lawrence 
and  thence  to  the  Admiral's  headquarters  at  Key 
West,  Fla.,  !)eing  stationed  in  that  vicinity  for  two 
years  and  three  months,  during  which  time  he  had 


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an  attack  of  the  yellow  fever.  In  Marcli,  1862, 
lie  was  at  Ilaiiipton  Roads  witnessing  tlie  battle  he- 
twoiMi  the '"Monitor"  and  "Mcrrininc,"  and  in  .time 
of  that  year  became  connected  with  the  Kastein 
Gnlf  Squadron.  Later  being  sent  north  to  the 
Portsnioutli  Navy  Yards,  lie  was  there  stationed 
until  his  discharge  May  13,  1805,  being  mustered 
out  in  Monise  Navy  Yards  at  Portsmouth,  N.  H., 
as  Corporal.  Returning  home  he  entered  his  fa- 
ther's employ  in  US(J8,  being  taken  into  partner- 
shi|i. 

In  IHCG  Mr.  Hrady  was  married  at  Mt.  Joy,  to 
Miss  Susan  M.  .Shearer,  a  native  of  this  county, 
and  they  have  three  children,  Charles  B.,  a  prac- 
tical workman  in  his  fattier's  business;  Kdith,  wife 
of  E.  D.  Sprecher,  of  this  place,  and  Lyman  IL,  who 
is  engaged  in  merchandising  in  Philadel|)hia. 

Many  varieties  of  goods  manufactured  by  the 
firm  of  William  Hrady  Si  Sons  have  found  sale 
in  foreign  countries,  particularly  in  Brazil  and 
other  South  American  states,  which  import  cutlery, 
shcarcs  and  spears  to  a  large  extent.  A  brother  of 
our  subject,  W.  Scott  Brady,  is  now  a  partner  in 
the  firm,  with  which  he  has  been  so  connected  since 
1887.  He  is  a  tine  mechanic  and  a  thortmgh  work- 
man, having  learned  his  trade  in  his  father's  shop. 
lie  was  born  in  Mt.  Joy  in  1860,  and  is  numbered 
among  the  enterprising  young  business  men  of  the 
cit}'.  Our  subject  is  a  Republican  in  politics  and 
fraternally  belongs  to  Admiral  Reynolds  Post  No. 
40.5,  G.  A.  R.,  and  is  also  connected  with  the  Union 
Veterans'  Legion  No.  14,  of  which  he  is  a  charter 
member. 


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ROBERT  C.  SELDOMRIDGE,  who  is  named 
among  the  most  enterprising  merchants  of 
the  cit}'  of  Lancaster,  will  form  the  sub- 
ject of  this  notice.  He  was  born  in  Monterey,  this 
count}',  December  31,  1862,  and  is  a  son  of  B.  T. 
Seldomridge,  a  native  of  Lancaster  County,  born 
near  New  Holland.  Our  subject's  grandfather, 
Isaac  Seldomridge,  was  also  a  native  of  the  same 


county;  he  was  a  farmer  bj'  occupation,  in  religious 
matters  was  a  Lutheran,  and  died  at  the  age  of 
eighty-  years.  Our  subject's  father  learned  the  sad- 
dler's business,  and  established  himself  in  the  same 
at  Monterey  in  1860,  and  isstill  thus  engaged.  He 
has  always  been  an  active  man,  has  been  School 
Director  for  eighteen  years,  and  is  a  member  of 
the  German  Reformed  Church,  with  which  he  has 
been  identified  for  many  j'ears. 

Our  subject's  mother's  maiden  name  was  Sarah 
Bursk,  and  she  was  born  in  I'pper  Leacock  Town- 
ship, the  daughter  of  Robert  Bursk;  the  father 
was  a  native  of  Bucks  County.  The  Bursk  fam- 
ily trace  their  ancestry  back  to  the  time  when 
three  brothers  were  captured  by  the  Indians,  and 
one  of  the  number  lived  to  escape.  He  settled  in 
Bucks  County  and  had  three  sons;  one  of  these 
was  the  great-grandfather  of  Robert  Bursk.  He 
w.as  a  blacksmith  b}-  trade  and  followed  that,  to- 
gether with  fanning,  in  the  I'pper  Leacock  coun- 
try. He  died  aged  seventy-three;  he  was  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church. 

Our  subject  was  the  eldest  of  a  family  of  five 
children,  and  he  bad  the  advantages  of  the  com- 
mon school  system  of  that  dny.  In  1879  he  began 
clerking  in  Lancaster,  under  D.  S.  Bursk,  with 
whom  he  remained  twelve  years,  the  last  three 
years  of  which  he  was  the  manager  of  a  branch 
store  in  the  West  End.  In  18;)1  he  opened  his 
present  store  in  a  new  building,  the  same  being 
30x90  feet  in  size,  with  basement.  He  uses  the 
third  floor  of  his  building  for  storage  purposes. 
His  stock  is  a  complete  assortment  of  staple  and 
fancy  groceries.  He  is  an  importer  of  French  peas, 
mushrooms,  olives  and  olive  oil  from  France,  and 
all  of  his  canned  goods  bear  his  own  label.  Our 
subject  also  does  quite  a  wholesale  business,  and 
runs  two  delivery  wagons  regularly,  einplo3'ing 
from  eight  to  eleven  hands.  His  whole  attention 
is  paid  to  the  grocery  business,  of  which  he  has 
made  a  complete  success.  The  location  of  his  spa- 
cious store  is  at  Nos.  )  8  and  20  North  Queen  Street. 

Mr.  Seldomridge  was  united  in  marriage  June 
16,  1886,  at  Intercourse,  to  Miss  Ilariel  E.  Sample, 
the  daughter  of  Dr.  and  Mrs.  S.  R.  Sample.  Her 
father  is  an  old  jir-aclitioner  at  the  town  of  Inter- 
course.    Three  children  bless  the  home  of  our  sub- 


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ject  and  his  wife,  Edna  R.,  Florence  A.  and  Robert 
B.  Mr.  Seldom  ridge  is  a  member  of  the  Odd  Fel- 
lows' order,  including  Ridgley  Encampment  No. 
217,  and  Lancaster  Canton  No.  25.  He  is  also  an 
honored  member  of  the  Masonic  fraternity,  being  a 
member  of  Lodge  No.  476,  and  Perfection  Lodge,  as 
well  as  being  identified  with  Inland  City  Lodge  No. 
88,  K.  of  P.  In  matters  of  religion,  our  subject  is  a 
consistent,  active  member  of  the  Lutheran  Cliurch, 
and  in  politics  votes  the  Republican  ticket. 


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HENRY  F.  MYERS,  M.  D.,  is  one  of  the 
promising  young  [ih^'sicians  and  surgeons 
of  Lancaster,  and  those  who  arc  best  ac- 
quainted with  his  ability  and  the  work  he  has  ac- 
complished, confidently  predict  for  him  a  most  suc- 
cessful career,  and  judging  by  the  start  he  has  made 
tills  seems  bound  to  be  fulfilled.  He  is  a  young 
man  of  more  than  ordinary  intellect  and  informa- 
tion, and  is  prominently  identified  with  several 
medical  associations,  literary  and  political  societies. 
Dr.  Myers  was  born  in  this  city  June  10,  1870,  and 
comes  of  sturdj'  German  ancestors,  to  whose  ef- 
forts the  development  of  this  region  is  almost  en- 
tirely due.  His  father,  Paul  Myers,  was  born  in  Ger- 
many, and  when  only  two  years  old  was  brought  by 
his  parents  to  America,  and  reared  on  a  farm  in 
Hempfield  Township,  Lancaster  County.  During 
the  War  of  the  Rebellion  he  was  a  member  of  Com- 
pany I,  in  a  Pennsylvania  regiment,  and  after  the 
war  engaged  in  the  grocery  business  on  North  Queen 
Street  for  several  years.  He  is  now  engaged  in  op- 
erating his  small  farm  atWitraer's  Bridge,  near  the 
city,  and  is  toll  keeper  and  Superintendent  for  two 
and  a-half  miles  of  the  Lancaster  and  Williamston 
Turnpike  Company,  this  road  being  the  original 
Philadelphia  Pike.  Mr.  Myers  belongs  to  Admiral 
Reynolds  Post  No.  405,  G.  A.  R.,  and  is  a  leader  in 
his  neighborhood  in  the  ranks  of  the  Democracy. 
He  and  his  family  are  members  of  St.  Anthony's 
Catholic  Church.  His  wife,  who  was  born  in  Rohrers- 


town,  is  Mary  P.,  daughter  of  Stephen  Kern.  The 
latter  is  a  native  of  Germany,  and  a  farmer  of  this 
county.  To  Paul  M^'ers  and  his  wife  were  born 
six  children,  five  of  whom  are  living,  and  of  these 
Henry  is  the  eldest.  Charles  S.  is  a  graduate  of  the 
Dentistry  Department  of  the  University  of  Penn- 
sylvania, and  the  younger  members  of  the  family 
are  Mary  A.,  Albert  and  Clara  L. 

Dr.  Myers  graduated  from  the  Lancaster  High 
School  in  1889,  and  is  still  a  member  of  the  Alumni 
Association  of  that  institution.  Soon  after  gradu- 
ating he  took  up  the  study  of  medicine  under  Drs.  S. 
T.  (fe  M.  L.  Davis,  and  in  September,  1890,  entered 
the  University  of  Pennsylvania,  being  enrolled  in 
the  Medical  Department,  from  which  he  graduated 
June  16, 1893,  with  the  degree  of  Doctor  of  Medi- 
cine. For  about  two  months  after  leaving  school  he 
was  substitute  for  Dr.  S.  W.  Miller  in  Lancaster 
County  Hospital.  The  pleasant  and  central  office  of 
Dr.  Myers  is  now  located  at  No.  48  North  Prince 
Street,  and  he  is  rapidly  acquiring  a  fine  reputation 
as  a  general  practitioner.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Lan- 
caster City  and  County  Medical  Societies,  and  he 
still  devotes  much  time  to  his  further  improvement, 
both  in  theory  and  practice.  Like  his  parents  and 
other  members  of  the  family,  he  is  a  member  of  St. 
Anthony's  Catholic  Church,  and  is  a  member  of  St. 
Michael's  Beneficial  Society.  Since  attaining  his 
majority  he  has  been  an  active  and  zealous  Demo- 
crat, belonging  to  the  Young  Men's  Democratic  As- 
sociation, and  is  a  member  of  the  County  Commit- 
tee from  the  Fortieth  District. 


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JOSEPH  LONG,  of  Lancaster,  makes  a  specialty 
of  tin  roofing,  eave  troughs  and  similar 
work  in  this  line,  having  a  good  business 
and  giving  employment  to  upwards  of  a 
dozen  hands.  He  was  born  in  this  city  May  24, 
1857,  and  is  a  son  of  Fred  G.  and  Mary  (Gegg) 
Long.  The  former  came  from  Wurtemberg,  Ger- 
many,   in    1848,  when  in  his    twenty-ninth  year, 


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and  worked  as  a  journeyman  in  Ibe  Lancaster 
sliop^.  [lis  trade  was  that  of  a  inoldcr  and  uorc- 
niaker  and  lie  followed  tliis  callin":  at  different 
places  in  the  Altoona  car  shops  niiiniiu^  others,  and 
finally,  after  his  marriage,  settled  in  Lancaster. 
Later  he  was  engajjed  in  conducting  a  notion  store, 
but  prior  to  his  death  was  for  some  time  engaged 
in  the  insurance  business  with  the  Prudential  Life 
Insurance  Company.  He  w.is  a  Democrat,  and  in 
religion  was  a  Catholic,  belnnging  to  St.  Anthony's 
Congregation.  l?y  his  marriage  he  had  thirteen 
diildren:  Lewis;  .loscph;  Katie,  who  died  when 
young;  Mar\ ,  Frank  A..  .Amelia.  Katie,  the  second 
of  the  name,  who  is  also  deceased;  Katie;  Edie, 
Harry,  Albert  and  Rosa,  and  one  died  in  infancy. 
The  father  of  this  family  departed  this  life  May 
27,  1894,  aged  seventy-four  years. 

.loseph  Long,  of  this  sketch,  learned  the  tin- 
smith's trade  with  Mr.  Wallei-s,  of  Lancaster,  serv- 
ing an  apprenticeship  of  three  years.  Succeeding 
this  he  worked  as  a  journeyman  for  a  period  of 
twelve  years,  and  linally,  in  1888,  embarked  in 
business  for  himself.  As  there  are  few  engaged  in 
this  branch  of  work  in  the  city  lie  has  received 
a  large  patronage  and  is  making  a  success  of  his 
undertaking.  Politicalli'  he  is  a  Democrat,  but 
has  never  been  prevailed  upon  to  serve  in  an  olli- 
cial  capacity.  He  is  interested  in  the  Union  Build- 
ing <fe  Loan  Association;  the  Pennsylvania  Mutual 
Life  and  the  Mutual  Benefit  Life  Insurance  Com- 
panies, and  is  also  interested  in  fire  insurance 
companies. 

November  25,  1878,  Mr.  Long  married  Caroline 
Luiiike  and  they  have  had  eight  children:  Edward, 
deceased;  Lillie,  Charles, Mamie,  Johnny',  Alvicius, 
Fred  and  .Joseph.  They  are  members  of  .St.  An- 
thony's Catholic  Church,  and  Mr.  Long  is  a  mem- 
ber of  St.  Michael's  and  Leo  Catholic   Societies. 

On  the  maternal  side,  Joseph  Long  is  a  descend- 
ant of  Andrew  Gegg,  a  native  of  Baden,  Germany, 
who  followed  agriculture  and  served  in  the  Ger- 
man army  in  the  Napoleonic  Wars.  His  daughter, 
the  mother  of  our  subject,  came  alone  in  1854 
from  Baden,  German3',  locating  in  Lancaster,  and 
was  married  October  8,  1854.  Joseph  Long,  the 
paternal  grandfather  of  our  subject,  was  a  black- 
smith, and  lived  in  Wurtemberg,  Germany,  where 


he  died  when  a  young  man.  He  was  also  in  the 
German  army  and  participated  in  the  Battle  of 
Waterloo. 


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^Y~^  FRANK  BUCHMILLER.  This  enterpris- 
X  y  '"S  young  business  man  of  Lancaster  is 
engaged  in  the  manufacture  of  bronze, 
steel  and  iron  padlocks.  He  was  born  in  this  city 
August  8,  1860,  and  is  the  son  of  Robert  Buch- 
miller,  a  native  of  Prussia,  where  he  was  engaged 
as  an  edged  tool  maker.  On  coming  to  America 
when  a  young  man  he  immediately  located  in  Lan- 
caster, where  he  established  a  gun  and  cutlery 
house,  to  which  he  later  added  that  of  rifles.  He 
bore  the  distinction  of  being  the  lirst  rifle  manu- 
facturer in  this  section,  and  carried  on  a  profitable 
business  until  his  decease,  July  8,  1873,  when 
forty-nine  years  of  age.  He  was  a  Democrat  in 
politics  and  a  devoted  member  of  Trinity  Lutheran 
Church. 

Mrs.  Mary  A.  (Scheerer)  Buchmiller,  the  mother 
of  our  subject,  was  born  and  reared  in  Philadel- 
phia and  is  still  living,  making  her  home  with  D. 
Frank.  She  became  the  mother  of  six  children, of 
whom  the  following  three  are  living:  Emma,  the 
wife  of  John  T.  Todd,  living  in  Chester  Coun- 
ty, thi8  state;  W.  C,  agent  for  the  Adams  Express 
Company  in  this  citv,  and  our  subject,  who  was 
the  30ungesl  member  of  the  family. 

The  original  of  this  sketch  received  a  good  edu- 
cation, attending  first  the  common  and  then  the 
high  school  of  his  native  cit^-.  He  later  took  a 
course  in  the  commercial  college,  and  when  com- 
pleting his  business  education,  entered  his  father's 
shops  and  after  mastering  the  business  took  charge 
of  affairs.  Mr.  Buchmiller  is  a  practical  woi-kman, 
and  manuf.actures  all  kinds  of  padlocks,  many  of 
which  he  has  patented  himself.  His  place  of  busi- 
ness is  located  on  Market  and  Queen  Streets,  where 
he  has  two  shops,  one  130x18  feet  in  dimensions 
and  the  other  70x22  feet,  and  both  are  three  stories 
in  height.     They  contain  engines  run    during  the 


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winter  months,  but  in  the  summer  season  the  ma- 
chinery is  operated  with  electric  motors.  Our 
subject  gives  cmploj'ment  to  fort3-five  men,  and 
has  a  capacit}^  for  turning  out  two  hundred  dozen 
locivs  per  day. 

In  social  affairs  Mr.  Buchmiller  is  a  prominent 
Odd  Fellow,  belonging  to  Lodge  No.  67,  and  Wash- 
ington Encampment.  He  is  a  consistent  member 
of  Trinity  Lutheran  Church.  He  is  a  stanch  Demo- 
crat in  politics,  and  by  his  straightforward  and 
upright  dealings  has  won  the  universal  confidence 
of  the  people  in  his  community,  and  it  is  therefore 
with  pleasure  that  we  present  this  brief  sketch  of 
his  life  to  our  readers. 


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REUBEN  K.  SCHNADER,  for  a  period  ex- 
tending over  twenty  years,  has  been  a 
dealer  in  tobacco,  and  has  operated  a  fac- 
tory on  Grant  Street,  Lancaster.  lie  is  a  worthy 
representative  of  an  iionored  pioneer  family  of  this 
county,  to  which  his  great-great-grandfather  came 
in  the  early  part  of  the  eighteenth  century  from 
Germany,  locating  in  East  Earl  Township,  on  a 
farm  that  is  still  in  the  possession  of  his  descend- 
ants. His  son  Jacob,  the  great-grandfather  of  our 
subject,  was  sent  by  his  father  to  New  York  City 
to  purchase  a  gii-1  by  meeting  her  expenses  on  the 
voyage,  a  common  thing  in  those  days,  and  in  time 
the  young  man  married  her,  very  much  to  his  fam- 
ily's disgust,  and  therefore  he  was  compelled  to 
leave  home.  He  was  one  of  the  organizers  of  the 
Center  Lutheran  Reformed  Church.  During  one 
bleak  winter  one  of  his  children  died  and  he  buried 
it  in  the  then  rocky  spot  which  became  the  site  of 
the  church  and  burial  ground,  and  was  then  in  the 
wilderness.  He  located  four  miles  back  from  the 
Conestoga  River  in  a  dense  forest,  and  proceeded 
to  clear  a  farm  with  an  ax  and  to  make  a  little 
home  for  his  family.  There  he  remained  until  his 
death,  when  he  was  possessed  of  a  thousand  acres  of 
land.    At  the  age  of  se venty-fi  ve  years  he  was  again 


married,  being  dressed  in  a  fine  fashion  for  those 
days,  in  velvet  coat,  leather  breeches  and  with  sil- 
ver buckles  on  his  shoes.  He  was  born  in  1735, 
and  died  in  1829,  in  his  ninety-fifth  year.  His  son 
Baltzer,  the  next  in  line  of  descent,  was  born  in 
1765,  at  the  old  homestead  in  Breakneck  Township, 
and  lived  at  the  old  homestead  until  his  marriage 
with  Barbara  Kitzmiller,  when  he  removed  to 
Franklin  County,  and  there  learned  to  speak  the 
English  language.  He  engaged  in  agricultural 
pursuits  there  for  several  years,  and  then  returned 
to  become  the  owner  of  a  farm  of  two  hundred 
and  seventy  acres  in  the  township  where  he  was 
born,  his  residence  being  in  a  stone  house,  tlie  first 
of  the  kind  built  in  that  portion  of  the  count}'. 
This  building  is  standing  yet,  and  is  in  a  perfect 
state  of  preservation. 

The  parents  of  our  subject  were  Jacob  and  Lydia 
(Clime)  Schnader.  The  former  was  born  on  Christ- 
mas Day,  1800,  being  the  nintli  in  a  family  of  four- 
teen children.  To  himself  and  wife  were  born 
seven  children,  namely:  Sophia,  who  died  in  in- 
fancy; Davis,  Doris,  Reuben  K.,  William,  Levi  and 
Lydia.  Tlie  father's  death  occurred  November  13, 
1861,  while  his  wife,  who  died  January  11,  1878, 
was  nearly  seventy-two  3'ears  of  age. 

The  subject  of  this  sketch  was  born  August  16, 
1832,  near  wliat  is  now  Fairville,  East  Earl  Town- 
ship, of  this  count}',  and  attended  the  subscription 
school  of  the  district  until  fourteen  years  old. 
For  five  years  thereafter  he  made  his  home  on 
the  old  farm,  and  then  went  to  Clearfield  County 
to  prospect  for  lime.  Returning,  he  passed  two 
years  in  his  native  township,  and  in  company  with 
his  father  conducted  a  dry-goods  and  grain  busi- 
ness at  Fairville.  Afterwards  he  returned  to  Break- 
neck Township,  where  for  eight  years  he  devoted 
himself  to  farming.  About  1869  he  became  a  res- 
ident of  Lancaster,  and  identified  himself  with  the 
tobacco  business,  with  which  in  one  connection  or 
another  he  has  since  been  known.  In  this  trade 
he  employs  thirty  men,  and  has  built  up- a  large 
business  in  cigars  and  leaf  tobacco.  His  methods 
are  trustworthy  and  reliable,  and  his  customers 
know  that  he  is  to  be  depended  upon  to  keep  the 
letter  of  his  contracts. 

In  1855  Mr.  Schnader  married  Elizabeth  Killian, 


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and  two  children  have  been  born  of  their  union, 
Walter  R.  and  Albert  P.  The  elder  son  was  born 
September  3,  1858;  be  received  a  good  education 
both  in  the  district  scliools  and  in  those  of  this 
city.  For  several  years  he  has  iissisted  his  father 
in  his  business,  and  is  a  young  man  of  good  ability. 
June  21,  1882,  he  married  Clara,  daughter  of  Philip 
Schutn,  of  this  city.  The  younger  son  of  our  sub- 
ject, Albert  P.,  was  born  October  10,  1861,  and  is 
also  in  business  with  his  father,  and  is  enterprising 
and   industrious. 

Socially  Mr.  .Schnader  is  an  Odd  Fellow  and  a 
Knight  of  Pythias.  Politic.illy  he  is  a  Prohibi- 
tionist, and  for  six  years  served  as  a  School  Direc- 
tor in  this  place.  For  two  decades  he  has  been 
Sunday-school  Superintendent  of  the  Evangelical 
Church,  and  has  also  acted  as  one  of  its  Trustees. 
He  is  a  man  who  is  well  liked  and  has  the  sincere 
respect  of  all  who  have  come  in  contact  with  him- 


/^  IIRISTIAN  GCNZENIIAl'SER.  A  com- 
V~\/  pendium  of  the  biographical  sketches  of  the 
citizens  of  Lancaster  County  would  be  in- 
complete without  an  outline  of  the  above  gentle- 
man, who  has  gained  an  excellent  and  extended 
reputation  as  a  baker  and  is  one  of  the  leading  busi- 
ness men  of  Lancaster.  He  has  done  much  toward 
enhancing  the  prosperity  of  his  communit}-  in  em- 
barking in  this  enterprise,  and  b^'  his  unceasing  ap- 
plication to  business  has  secured  a  competency'. 

Our  subject  was  born  in  Wurtemberg,  German}', 
July  23,  1857,  and  is  the  son  of  Leonard  Gunzen- 
liauser,  also  a  native  of  the  Fatherland,  where  he 
followed  the  miller's  trade  until  his  decease  in 
early  life.  His  wife  prior  to  her  marriage  was 
Annie  Kaufman.  She  was  born  in  Wurtemberg, 
where  she  spent  her  entire  life,  dying  firm  in  the 
faith  of  the  Lutheran  Church. 

Of  the  parental  family  six  lived  to  mature 
years,  of  whom  our  subject  was  the  youngest  born. 
He  spent  the  first  fourteen  years  of  his  life  in  his 


native  land,  in  the  meantime  attending  the  model 
schools  of  that  country.  In  1872  he  embarked  on 
a  vessel  which  landed  him  in  New  York,  whence 
he  came  to  Lancisterand  immediately  apprenticed 
himself  to  Lawrence  Goos  to  learn  the  baker's 
trade.  He  remained  with  him  a  twelvemonth,  when 
he  did  journey  work  on  his  own  account  in  Phila- 
delphia and  New  Jersey'  for  ten  j'ears.  He  then 
established  a  business  of  his  own  and  for  two  j'cars 
carried  it  on  in  Lock  Haven,  Clinton  County.  At 
the  expiration  of  that  time  he  came  to  this  cit}', 
and  in  1883  bought  the  business  of  George  Goe- 
bel,  which  he  has  operated  ever  since.  It  is  lo- 
cated at  No.  231  West  King  Street,  and  contains 
all  the  improvements  and  conveniences  found  in  a 
first-class  esUiblisliment.  Mr.  Gunzenhauser  gives 
employment  to  ten  men  and  runs  three  wagons. 
He  is  the  sole  manufacturer  of  the  genuine  Vienna 
bread  in  the  city,  and  does  a  large  and  constantly 
increasing  business. 

The  original  of  this  sketch  was  mariicd  in  1881 
to  Miss  Katie  Scbaefer,  a  native  of  this  city,  and 
to  them  have  been  granted  three  children:  M:ir- 
gery,  Frank  and  Charles.  In  social  affairs  our 
subject  is  a  Knight  of  Pythias  and  is  a  member  of 
the  Maennerchor.  He  belongs  to  Zion's  Lutheran 
Church.  He  is  strictly  honorable  in  all  his  deal- 
ings and  is  therefore  kindlj'  regarded  by  all  with 
whom  he  has  to  do.  In  politics  he  votes  inde- 
pendently, but  is  a  believer  in  America  and  Amer- 
icans, and  advocates  their  attendance  at  the  polls. 


PETER  N.  WOHLSEN  is  classed  among  the 
intelligent,  keen  and  thoroughly  wide- 
awake business  men  of  Lancaster,  who  are 
contributing  very  materially  to  its  prosperity. 
Our  subject,  one  of  the  leading  contractors  and 
builders  of  the  city,  is  an  efficient  member  of  the 
School  Board,  representing  the  Seventh  Ward.    He 


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was  born  in  Hanover,  Germany,  August  24,  1858, 
and  crossed  the  Atlantic  when  a  lad  of  fifteen  years. 

The  father  of  our  subject,  Peter  N.  Wohlsen,  Sr., 
was  also  a  native  of  the  Fatherland,  of  whom 
further  mention  will  be  made  in  the  sketch  of 
William  Wohlsen,  a  brother  of  our  subject.  Peter 
N.,  of  this  notice,  was  ihe  fourth  in  order  of  birth 
of  the  parental  family  of  seven  children,  and  was 
reared  to  farm  pursuits  in  his  native  land.  He 
attended  the  common  schools  until  deciding  to 
emigrate  to  America,  leaving  home  in  the  fall  of 
1873  on  the  steamer  "Rhine,"  which  made  the  trip 
across  the  Atlantic  in  twelve  days. 

Young  Wohlsen  came  directly  to  Lancaster  and 
for  the  first  winter  attended  night  school  in  order 
to  become  acquainted  with  the  English  tongue. 
Wishing  to  learn  the  carpenter's  trade,  he  appren- 
ticed himself  to  his  brother  William,  who  was  al- 
ready established  in  business  in  this  city,  and  con- 
tinued to  work  for  him  for  four  and  one-half 
j'cars.  In  1877,  however,  he  went  west  to  Sterling, 
Rice  County,  Kan.,  where  he  remained  engaged 
at  his  trade  for  nearly  two  years, and  then  returned 
to  this  city  and  again  entered  the  en)ploy  of  his 
brother. 

In  1880  Peter  N.  Wohlsen  was  married  to  Miss 
Annie  S.,  daughter  of  Charles  Schwebel,  a  native 
of  ITesse-Darmstadt,  Germany,  and  a  tailor  by 
trade.  After  coming  to  America,  however,  he  be- 
gan doing  contract  work  in  sewers  and  for  three 
j'ears  was  Street  Commissioner.  For  fifteen  j'ears 
Mr.  Schwebel  served  as  Director  on  the  School 
Board,  and  departed  this  life  in  June,  1890.  His 
wife,  Mrs.  Maria  (Schlosser)  Schwebel,  was  also  a 
native  of  Germany,  but  was  reared  to  womanhood 
in  this  city. 

In  1883  our  subject  began  contracting  and 
building,  which  he  has  followed  with  more  than 
usual  success  ever  since.  His  first  partner  was  his 
brother-in-law,  Henry  Elsen,  with  whom  he  carried 
on  business  for  five  years,  but  since  that  time  h.as 
operated  alone.  He  has  a  thorough  knowledge  of 
materials  and  modes  of  usage  best  adapted  to  va- 
rious kinds  of  buildings.  He  has  erected  several 
rows  of  houses  in  the  city,  and  every  piece  of 
workmanship  which  he  undertakes  to  perform 
gives  entire  satisfaction.     At  the  present  time  he 


is  in  Yonkers,  N.  Y., engaged  in  finishing  the  resi- 
dence of  E.  K.  Martin  of  that  place. 

To  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Wohlsen  there  has  been  grant- 
ed a  family  of  five  children:  Elizabeth  C,  Charles 
A.,  Peter  N.,  .Jr.,  Edna  M.,  (deceased)  and  Lu- 
ther W.  Our  subject  has  always  been  interested  in 
school  affairs,  and  in  the  spring  of  1893  was  elected 
as  Diiector  from  his  district  for  a  term  of  three 
years.  In  politics  he  is  an  ardent  admirer  of  Re- 
publican principles  and  belongs  to  the  Republican 
Club  in  Lancaster.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Trinity 
Lutheran  Church,  to  the  support  oi  which  he  is  a 
liberal  contributor.  He  is  now  erecting  ten  build- 
ings for  himself  and  eight  for  Mr.  Mettfett. 


"I"  EVI  BAER,  a  farmer  of  East  Hempfield 
I  O  Township,  is  the  son  of  Martin  and  Mary 
Baer,  and  was  born  in  this  township,  Au- 
gust 30,  1836.  The  family  is  of  German  origin, 
the  first  representative  having  emigrated  to  Amer- 
ica about  the  year  1800  and  made  location  in 
Hempfield  Township.  Christian  Baer,  the  great- 
grandfather of  our  subject,  was  the  possessor  of  a 
fine  estate  in  this  county,  and  was  actively  con- 
nected with  the  Mennonite  Church.  The  maternal 
grandfather  of  Levi  was  also  a  large  landowner  in 
the  above  township,  and  like  most  of  the  residents 
of  this  section  belonged  to  the  Mennonite  Church. 
He  married  Miss  Anna  Hershey  and  by  her  became 
the  father  of  four  children. 

The  father  of  our  subject  was  likewise  born  in 
East  Hempfield  Township,  and  when  choosing  a 
vocation  in  life  became  an  .agriculturist,  in  which 
industry  he  was  more  than  ordinarily  successful, 
accumulating  over  three  hundred  acres  of  land, 
which  he  placed  under  the  most  a^iproved  methods 
of  cultivation.  He  at  all  times  supported  the 
principles  of  the  Republican  party.  In  religion  he 
w.as  a  member  of  the  Old  Mennonite  Church.  His 
wife  was  the  daughter  of  Henry  Baer,  and  to  them 
were  born  three  children,  of  whom  our  subject  was 


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tlie  eldest.  Sarah  is  the  wife  of  Dr.  .T.  W.  Hess,  o^ 
Lancaster,  and  Martin  11.  is  enjfaged  in  farming  in 
this  townsiiip.  The  fattier  died  in  1843.  at  the  age 
iif  thirt3'-six  years,  and  iiis  widow  was  afterwards 
married  to  Jacob  Hausman,  a  prominent  business 
man  of  Lancaster.  Hy  her  union  with  Mr.  Bans- 
man  she  has  a  son,  John  W.  B.,  who  also  makes  his 
home  in  the  city  of  I>ancasler. 

The  subject  of  this  sketch  received  a  thorough 
training  in  farm  work,  which  he  has  made  the 
business  of  his  life.  At  one  lime  he  owned  one 
hundred  and  fourteen  acres  of  the  liome  farm,  upon 
wliich  he  resided  for  twelve  yeai-s.  After  dispos- 
ing of  it  he  lived  in  dififerent  places  until  purchas- 
ing live  acres  of  his  previous  farm,  on  which 
he  erected  a  good  residence,  suitable  barns  and 
outbuildings,  and  has  lived  tiiereon  for  tiie  past 
thirteen  years. 

Our  subject  and  Miss  Salinda,  daughter  of  Henrj- 
Kaufman,  were  united  in  marriage  in  IS.'iS.  Their 
children  are  respectively:  Anna  >L,  the  wife  of 
Henry  Snavely,  a  druggist  of  Lancaster;  one  who 
died  in  infancy;  and  Harry  K.,  a  dentist  engaged 
in  practice  in  Lancaster.  In  politics  our  subject 
is  a  firm  adherent  of  the  principles  of  the  Republi- 
can party,  and  loyally  supports  its  platform  and 
measures.  He  is  a  worthy  and  exemplary  member 
of  the  Mennonite  Church,  and  contributes  liberally 
to  its  support. 


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JOHN  W.  DUTTEXHOFKR  is  a  dealer  in  leaf 
tobacco  in  Lancaster,  and  until  the  1st  of 
January,  1894,  was  a  member  of  the  firm  of 
H.  H.  Jliller  &  Co.,  having  been  a  partner  in 
that  well  known  concern  for  a  period  covering 
thirteen  years.  Since  this  connection  was  dissolved 
he  has  been  engaged  in  business  alone  and  is  mak- 
ing a  success  of  his  venture.  An  active  Republi- 
can, he  always  attends  elections,  and  in  every  pos- 
sible manner  tries  to  give  his  support  to  those 
measures  which  he  deems  for  the  good  of  the  ma- 


jority. He  was  born  July  31,  1854,  at  Columbia, 
Lancaster  County,  his  parents  being  John  G.  and 
Mary  (Sheibley)   Dutteniiofer. 

The  paternal  grandfather  of  our  subject  was  a 
native  of  (-Germany,  his  home  being  in  AVurtem- 
berg,  and  religiously  he  was  a  strong  adherent  of 
the  Lutheran  Church.  The  father  of  our  subject 
was  one  in  a  family  comprising  three  sons  and 
three  daughters,  and  his  l)irth  occurred  in  Witten- 
berg, where  he  received  a  good  common  school  ed- 
ucation, and  where  he  learned  the  trade  of  a  wheel- 
wright. This  tailing  he  followed  all  his  life  in  the 
United  States,  being  for  a  sliort  time  located  in 
York  County,  Pa.,  and  since  1881  has  made  his 
home  in  Lancaster.  He  came  from  Hanover  with  a 
brother,  and  for  six  years  was  engaged  iu  the  ore 
mining  business  in  York  County.  At  the  present 
time,  though  well  along  in  years,  he  is  still  work- 
ing at  his  trade  at  No.  313  Prince  Street,  doing  all 
kinds  of  heavy  wagon  work.  In  politics  he  sup- 
ports the  Heimblican  party,  belongs  to  Columbia 
Lodge,  Knights  of  Pythias,  and  is  a  member  of  the 
Lutheran  Church.  By  his  marriage  he  had  the 
following  children:  Kmma,  Mrs.  Samuel  Eisen- 
berger,  of  Harrisburg;  John  W.;  Charles,  a  cigar 
manufacturer  on  West  King  Street,  Lancaster;  Jo- 
seph, Kate,  Christian;  Harry,  a  carpenter  in  the 
Empire  State,  and  one  who  died  in  infancy. 

In  order  to  become  a  piactical  business  man  the 
parents  of  John  W.,  our  subject,  rightly  thought 
best  to  give  him  excellent  school  privileges,  and 
when  he  was  fifteen  years  of  age  he  started  in  bus- 
iness with  his  father  at  the  ore  mines  in  York  Coun- 
ty. He  remained  for  five  j-ears  in  charge  of  the 
large  trade  of  the  Pigeon  Hill  Mines,  and  after- 
wards was  at  Rock  Hill,  in  this  eount3-,  where  for 
a  time  his  father  was  engaged  as  a  wheelwright. 
Later  John  W.  Dutteniiofer  began  to  turn  his  at- 
tention to  the  growing  of  tobacco,  and  succeeded 
very  well  in  that  direction.  In  1881  he  started  in 
business  in  this  city  as  a  dealer  in  leaf  tobacco  in 
company  with  II.  II.  Miller,  which  partnership  con- 
tinued for  a  number  of  years,  being  then  dissolved 
by  mutual  consent.  Our  subject  is  enterprising 
and  progressive  in  his  business  nictliods,  bringing 
to  bear  upon  everything  which  he  undertakes  ex- 
cellent executive  ability  and  perseverance.     He  is 


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a  member  of  Lodge  No.  134,  B.  P.O.  E.,  and  re- 
ligiously be  is  connected  with  tlie  Lutlieran  de- 
nomination. On  tlie  14tli  of  .June,  1887.,  he  was 
united  in  marriage  witli  Miss  Katie,  daugliter  of 
William  G.  Gelzenlighter,  and  two  children  have 
come  to  bless  their  union,  their  names  being  Mary 
and  Howard. 


BENJAMIN  F.  GROFF,  D.  V.  S.,  has  a 
boarding  and  sales  stable  on  the  corner  of 
Mifflin  and  Christian  Streets,  being  the 
pioneer  in  tliis  line  of  business  in  Lancaster.  His 
birth  occurred  in  Lancaster  County,  in  the  village 
which  bears  the  curious  name  of  Bird  in  Hand, 
August  31,  1847,  his  parents  being  Benjamin  and 
Lydia  A.  (Tombow)  GroflE.  The  father  of  the  for- 
mer, Jacob  Groff,  was  of  German  ancestrj',  a  na- 
tive of  Lancaster  County,  where  he  followed  farm- 
ing on  arriving  at  mature  years.  Our  subject's 
father  was  a  celebrated  auctioneer  in  this  and  ad- 
joining counties,  and  also  followed  the  butcher's 
trade  to  some  extent.  In  old  age  he  retired,  mak- 
ing his  home  in  Lancaster  with  the  Doctor  until 
his  death,  at  tlie  age  of  seventy  years.  He  was  a 
member  of  the  Old  Mennonite  Church,  and  in  pol- 
itics was  a  Republican.  The  mother  was  the  daugh- 
ter of  William  Tombow,  who  was  born  in  Germany 
and  settled  on  a  farm  in  Bird  in  Hand  about  1800. 
Mrs.  Lydia  Groff  departed  this  life  in  the  last 
named  village  in  1862,  leaving  six  sons  and  six 
daughters,  who  are  all  yet  living. 

Dr.  B.  F.  Groff  received  good  school  advantages, 
and  in  August,  1864,  volunteered  as  a  member  of 
Nevins  Light  Artillery,  and  being  mustered  into 
service,  was  stationed  in  Philadelphia  until  the 
close  of  his  term,  one  year.  On  being  honorably 
discharged  June  6,  1865,  he  returned  to  the  pa- 
rental roof,  and  for  three  sessions  was  a  student  in 
the  Millersville  Normal  School.  AftervA-ards  he 
successfully  taught  school  for  six  terms  in  this 
county,  and  then  turned  his  attention  to  medical 


work.  With  Dr.  Binkley  he  pursued  his  studies 
for  two  years,  and  then  branched  into  veterinary 
surgery,  under  the  direction  of  Dr.  McClure,  of 
Philadelphia,  who  conducted  a  college  for  those 
desirous  of  becoming  versed  in  the  profession.  In 
March,  1872,  Dr.  Groff  returned  to  engage  in  prac- 
tice in  Earlville,  where  he  was  located  for  five 
years.  In  1877,  coming  to  this  city,  he  commenced 
his  practice,  and  is  one  of  the  most  successful  vet- 
erinary surgeons  in  the  county  and  perhaps  in  the 
state.  He  is  Secretary  of  McGrann's  Driving  Park 
Association  and  has  charge  of  the  track,  which  is 
of  the  half-mile  variety,  and  one  of  the  best  to  be 
found  in  Pennsylvania. 

The  marriage  of  our  subject  took  place  in  Stras- 
burg,  this  county,  in  1870,  to  Miss  Kate  Wisler,  a 
native  of  Kentucky.  The  lady  was  reared  to  wo- 
manhood in  Columbia,  and  is  a  daughter  of  Will- 
iam Wisler,  one  of  the  old  veterinary  surgeons  of 
this  city.  Dr.  and  Mrs.  Groff  have  eight  children: 
May,  William,  Bert,  Rebecca,  Park,  Elsie,  Cather- 
ine and  Stella.  The  eldest  son  is  a  traveling  sales- 
man, and  the  next  son  is  a  clerk  with  Slaymaker, 
Barry  <fe  Co.  Dr.  Groff  is  an  earnest  advocate  of 
Republican  principles  and  is  one  of  the  best  citi- 
zens and  most  public-spirited  men  of  the  county. 


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WILLIAM  WAITZ  is  one  of  the  prac- 
tical business  men  of  Lancaster,  being 
an  extensive  manufacturer  of  cigars, 
both  retail  and  wholesale,  and  also  has  a  large 
trade  in  leaf  tobacco.  He  keeps  one  salesman  con- 
stantly on  the  road,  and  employs  over  a  score  of 
hands.  A  native  of  Germany,  our  subject  was 
born  November  12,  1843,  in  the  province  of  Sax- 
ony. His  father,  William  Waitz,  Sr.,  was  a  na- 
tive of  the  same  country  and  learned  the  trade  of 
making  paper,  which  he  followed  for  some  years 
in  Hessen,  Germany.  In  1846,  with  his  wife, 
Louisa  (Harting)  Waitz,  and  his  four  children, 
Augustus,  Christiana,  William   and  Gustavus,  he 


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came  to  the  United  States  and  settled  in  Bethle- 
lieni,  Leliigli  County,  where  he  remained  for  about 
a  year,  being  engaged  in  selling  notit)ns  and  small 
wares,  and  afterward  for  a  year  and  a-lialf  was  a 
resident  of  Tremont,  Schuylkill  County.  For  about 
two  \ears  subsequently'  he  resided  in  Mahonoj' 
Plain,  and  for  a  short  time  taught  German  in  the 
schools.  Still  later  in  life  he  was  engaged  in  the 
business  in  Harrisburg,  which  was  his  home  for 
two  years,  and  in  1853  he  carried  on  a  junk  trade 
in  Lancaster.  Next  he  removed  to  New  Provi- 
dence 'rownship,  where  he  worked  in  a  psijier  mill 
until  going  to  Wheeling,  W.  ^'a.,  whore  he  carried 
on  a  junk  business  for  a  time.  .Vflcrward  he  made 
his  home  in  Alleghen\',  and  there  his  death  oc- 
curred in  18C7,  at  the  age  of  fifty-eight  years. 
He  was  a  Democrat,  and  religiously  was  connected 
with  the  Lutheran  Church.  After  coming  to  the 
United  States  his  three  j-oungcst  children,  Louisa, 
Sarah  and  Charles,  were  born,  and  the  mother  de- 
parted this  life  when  in  her  sixt_v-sixlh  year. 

William  Wailz  was  only  two  years  old  when 
brought  to  this  country,  and  received  very  meagre 
advantages  in  an  educational  way,  as  his  parents 
were  in  limited  circumstances,  his  only  chance 
being  to  attend  the  night  schools.  Until  reach- 
ing his  majority  he  helped  support  his  father's 
family,  and  then  began  learning  the  cigarmaking 
business,  doing  journeyman's  work  in  this  city 
and  other  [ilaccs  for  about  a  quarter  of  a  century. 
He  was  engaged  in  business  in  Wheeling,  W.  Va., 
Steubenville  and  Cleveland,  Ohio,  Pittsburg  and 
Allegheu}',  Pa.,  and  for  eleven  years  was  foreman 
for  Lewis  S.  Hartman  in  Lancaster.  In  1881  he  em- 
barked ill  business  on  his  own  account,  and  having 
thoroughly  mastered  every  detail  of  the  business, 
has  made  a  success  of  it  from  the  start,  having 
worked  from  a  small  beginning  up  to  his  present 
large  trade.  At  first  he  was  located  on  Market 
Street,  later  started  a  retail  store  at  his  factory,  and 
is  now  at  No.  5  North  Queen  Street  and  at  No.  249^^ 
West  King  Street,  his  retail  business  and  factory 
locations  respectively.  Commencing  with  only  one 
man,  he  gradually  increased  the  number  until  now 
some  sixteen  are  employed  in  the  different  depart- 
ments. For  seven  3'ears  his  retail  cigar  store  was 
at  No.  8  East  Orange  Street.  For  four  years  he 
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did  business  at  No.  103  North  Queen  Street,  where 
twenty-five  hands  were  emi)loyed  at  times. 

Mr.  Wait/,  is  a  member  of  the  American  Me- 
chanics' Building  Association,  and  also  of  the 
Home  lUiilding  Association.  He  is  a  Republican 
in  his  political  alliliations,  and  socially  belongs 
to  the  Seven  Wise  Men's  society;  to  Lodge  No.  68, 
K.  of  P.;  and  to  the  Kniglits  of  the  Golden  E.agle. 
Me  and  his  wife,  who  was  formerly  Miss  Mary 
Swenk,  are  members  of  the  Lutheran  Cliuich.  The}' 
were  married  .lune  12,  1867,  and  have  hail  five 
children:  Gertrude  F.,  Louisa,  Anna  Ma}',  William 
and  Herbert.  Theeldesl  daughter  became  the  wife 
of  Henr}'  Coho,  a  machinist. 


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JOHN  W.  KINAHD,  M.  D.,  is  one  of  the  suc- 
cessful medical  and  surgical  practitioners  of 
Lancaster  and  h.-\s  degrees  from  two  medical 
colleges.  Since  the  spring  of  1888  he  has  had 
his  otlice  at  No.  17  Fast  Walnut  Street,  and  num- 
bers among  his  patrons  many  of  the  best  families 
of  the  cit}'.  He  keeps  fully  abreast  of  advance 
and  discovery  in  the  line  of  iiis  profession;  he  is 
Medical  Examiner  for  the  Mutual  Life  Insurance 
Company  of  New  York  City,  for  the  Artisans' 
Order  of  Mutual  Protection,  and  the  Mutual  Re- 
serve Life  Association.  The  Doctor  is  the  son  of 
Simon  Kinard  and  grandson  of  Michael  Kinard, 
who  were  both  natives  of  York  Count}',  Pa.,  and 
his  great-grandfather,  who  was  a  native  of  Scotland , 
became  one  of  the  earl}-  settlers  and  farmers  of  the 
same  county.  For  several  generations  the  family 
have  been  numbered  among  the  agriculturists  of 
that  region  and  have  been  important  factors  in  its 
upbuilding.  Simon  Kinard  owned  a  farm  of  one 
hundred  and  twent}'  acres  near  Wrightsville,  which 
he  engaged  in  cultivating  until  his  death,  in  1886, 
at  the  age  of  fifty-six  years.  His  wife,  who  is  still 
living  on  the  old  homestead,  now  in  her  fifty-ninth 
year,  is  of  German  descent  and   before  her  mar- 


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riage  wasElizabetli  Olewiler.  (She  is  the  daughter 
of  Jacob  Olewiler,  who,  like  lierself,  was  boni  in 
York  County.  The  mother  of  Mrs.  Kinard,  wlio 
is  now  in  iier  eiglity-fourth  year,  is  still  active. 

In  a  family  of  six  sons  and  five  daughters  who 
grew  to  maturity  and  are  yet  living,  the  Doc- 
tor is  the  eldest.  He  was  born  February  15,  1858, 
at  Wrightsville,  York  County,  and  was  reared  on 
his  father's  farm.  Of  his  brothers,  George  C.  is  a 
physician  at  Lincoln,  this  county,  and  his  other 
brothers  are  all  school  teachers.  Until  fifteen  3'ears 
old  our  subject  attended  the  common  schools  of 
his  native  county,  and  after  a  short  time  spent  in 
an  academy,  engaged  in  teaching  school,  in  which 
calling  he  continued  for  six  3'ears.  During  the 
summers  he  was  for  five  sessions  a  student  in  the 
Millersvillc  Normal  School  and  then  took  up  the 
study  of  medicine  with  Dr.  Bugler,  of  East  Pros- 
'pect.  After  a  j'ear's  stud}'  with  that  gentleman 
he  was  under  the  tutelage  of  Dr.  Jacob  Hay,  of 
York,  and  in  1879  entered  the  University  of  Mary- 
land, at  Baltimore,  from  which  he  was  graduated 
in  1882  with  the  degree  of  Doctor  of  Medicine. 
For  the  next  five  years  he  engaged  in  practice  in 
East  Prospect  and  then  sold  out  to  Dr.  J.  A.  Stoner. 
Going  to  New  York,  he  entered  the  Bellevue  Hos- 
pital Medical  College,  and  received  the  degree 
of  Doctor  of  Medicine  upon  his  graduation,  March 
11,  1888.  Prior  to  entering  this  celebrated  col- 
lege, in  1885,  he  took  a  post-graduate  course  in 
Philadelphia  in  the  Polyclinic  College  and  College 
for  Graduates  in  Medicine.  In  thespringof  1888 
Dr.  Kinard  opened  his  office  in  Lancaster  and  has 
been  successful  in  his  profession.  While  at  East 
Prospect  he  was  a  School  Director  and  held  every 
office  from  an  Inspector  to  Chief  Burgess  up  to 
the  time  of  leaving  the  place,  when  he  resigned. 
Soci.ally  he  is  a  member  of  the  Independent  Order 
of  Odd  Fellows  and  is  a  Knight  of  the  Golden 
Eagle.  Religiously  he  is  a  Lutheran  and  holds 
membership  with  the  Grace  Evangelical  Church. 
In  his  political  convictions  he  is  a  Republican  and 
a  firm  believer  in  the  principles  upheld  by  that 
party. 

While  a  resident  of  East  Prospect  Dr.  Kinard 
was  married,  in  September,  1883,  to  Isabella,  a 
daughter  of  Jacob  Weidman,  who  was  a  farmer  of 


York  County.  Mrs.  Kinard  was  born  in  the  vil- 
lage of  York,  where  she  grew  to  womanhood.  Dr. 
and  Mrs.  Kinard  are  the  parents  of  a  little  son, 
Kerwin  W. 


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0ARL  REESE  EABY  is  one  of  the  most  suc- 
cessful young  lawyers  of  the  Lancaster 
Count}'  Bar  and  has  acquired  a  fine  repu- 
tation and  a  large  ])ractice  in  Lancaster,  where  he 
makes  his  home.  Mr.  Eaby  has  been  located  for 
several  years  at  No.  25  North  Duke  Street,  his  of- 
fice being  centrally  situated,  and  among  his  clients 
he  numbers  many  of  the  best  firms  and  business 
men  of  this  city  and  locality. 

For  a  number  of  generations  the  Eaby  family 
has  been  identified  with  the  history  of  Lancaster 
County.  The  ancestor  of  our  subject  known  to 
have  settled  in  this  section  was  Daniel  M.  Eaby,  a 
native  of  England,  who  passed  his  life  on  his  farm 
in  Bart  Township.  He  was  a  Whig  politically  and 
was  a  member  of  the  Knights  of  Pythias  and  at 
various  times  served  in  local  offices.  The  Reese 
family  were  of  English  origin  and  they  were  mem- 
bers of  the  Society  of  Friends.  The  subject  of 
this  article  is  the  son  of  George  W.  and  Rachel 
A.  (Reese)  Eaby.  The  former  received  a  good 
common-school  education  and  supplemented  the 
same  by  a  course  in  MillersviUe  Normal.  Subse- 
quently' for  many  years  he  engaged  in  teaching, 
meeting  with  success  in  his  profession,  and  during 
the  late  war  manifested  his  patriotism  by  entering 
the  service  in  the  defense  of  the  Stars  and  Stripes. 

The  birth  of  C.  R.  Eaby  occurred  in  Sadsbury- 
ville,  Chester  County,  this  state,  December  4,  1867, 
and  when  he  was  quite  young  he  came  to  Lancas- 
ter. In  this  city  he  acquired  his  early  education, 
graduating  from  the  Lancaster  Cit}-  High  School 
June  30,  1882.  In  order  to  further  equip  him- 
self for  the  battle  of  life  he  entered  the  Franklin 
and  Marshall  College,  where  he  remained  for  four 
years,  and  was  graduated  June  18,  1886.  He  then 
determined  to  enter  the  legal   profession   and  de- 


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voted  his  energies  to  acquiring  a  good  knowledge 
of  law,  and  when  only  twenty-one  years  of  age 
was  admitted  to  the  Rar,  March  4,  1889.  Prior  to 
this  he  liad  studied  in  tlie  otlice  of  Brown  it  llen- 
sel,  a  well  known  tirm  of  this  city,  who  gave  him 
good  instruction  and  a  fair  start. 

For  the  past  live  years  Mr.  Kabv  has  been  ac- 
tivel}'  engaged  in  practice  and  is  rapidly  making 
his  way  to  the  front  ranks  of  his  profession  in  this 
coninuinit^-.  In  political  faith  he  is  a  Rejjublican, 
and  has  served  as  County  Auditor,  having  been 
appointed  by  the  court.  Socially  he  is  a  member 
of  Lodge  No.  43,  V.  &  A.  M.;  Temple  Chapter 
No.  -248,  R.  A.  M.;  Lancaster  Lodge  No.  134,  Be- 
nevolent Order  of  Klks;  and  is  also  an  Odd  Fel- 
low, being  associated  with  llerschel  Lodge  No.  123. 
With  the  Junior  Order  of  United  American  Me- 
chanics he  is  identified,  being  associated  with  Shif- 
ler  Council  No.  177.  In  his  religious  faith  he  is  a 
Lutheran  and  is  a  member  of  the  Trinity  Congre- 
gation of  this  cit}'.  He  is  a  young  man  of  much 
more  than  ordinary  ability  and  learning  and  i)rom- 
ises  to  have  a  very  brilliant  career. 


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JOHN  REBMAN.  This  name  will  be  at  once 
recognized  as  that  of  a  gentleman  doing 
business  in  Lancaster  under  the  lirm  name 
of  J.  Rebnian  &  Son,  auctioneers  ami  dealers 
in  agricultural  im|)lements.  He  is  also  largely  in- 
terested in  real  estate  in  the  city,  and  is  prominent 
in  business  circles.  Our  subject  is  a  native  of 
Germany,  having  been  born  in  that  country  Oc- 
tober 12,  1838,  and  is  the  son  of  John  Fred  Reb- 
man,  also  born  in  the  Fatherland,  where  he  was  a 
contractor  and  builder  and  one  of  the  leading 
men  in  that  trade.  He  sjient  his  entire  life  in 
(lermany,  dying  at  the  age  of  seventy-two  years, 
firm  in  the  faith  of  the  Lutheran  Church. 
The  maiden   name  of  our  subject's  mother  was 


Christine  Reigert.  She  was  likewise  born  in  Ger- 
many and  died  at  the  age  of  thirty-one  years, 
leaving  four  children  who  grew  to  mature  j'ears, 
of  whom  our  subject  was  the  eldest.  Two  of  his 
sisters  are  living  near  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  and  the 
third  is  now  deceased.  John,  of  this  sketch,  re- 
ceived his  education  in  the  schools  of  Germany, 
and  when  a  lad  of  fifteen  years,  in  the  spring  of 
1854,  left  home  and  went  overland  to  Havre,  where, 
April  1,  he  embarked  on  a  vessel,  which  landed 
him  in  New  York  forty-two  days  later.  He  came 
immediately  to  Lancaster,  where  he  found  work 
on  a  farm  in  Ippcr  Leacock  Township,  six  miles 
from  this  city.  Three  years  later  he  learned  the 
blacksmith's  trade,  and  after  working  for  other 
parties  for  five  years  sUirted  in  business  for  him- 
self, manufacturing  cultivators,  wagons  and  car- 
riages. 

In  1870  our  subject  look  out  patents  on  two 
cultivators,  which  he  manufactured  until  1873, 
when  he  disposed  of  his  interests  in  that  line  and 
kept  a  hotel  at  Eden,  on  the  New  Holland  Pike. 
This  he  conducted  for  four  years,  and  then  en- 
g.iged  as  a  butcher,  running  a  good  market  for 
three  years.  In  the  meantime  Mr.  Rebman  be- 
came an  auctioneer,  and  has  followed  that  busi- 
ness to  the  present  time,  being  called  upon  to 
"cry  oflf"  goods  throughout  this  and  adjoining 
counties. 

In  the  year  1878  our  subject  established  himself 
in  business  in  this  city,  and  two  years  later  moved 
into  the  Northern  Market  House,  on  the  corner  of 
Walnut  and  North  Queen  Streets,  which  is  stored 
with  agricultural  implements,  and  he  carries  the 
fullest  line  of  farm  machinery  in  the  city.  He  is 
also  largely  interested  in  real  estate,  owning  much 
valuable  property  in  Lancaster,  which  he  disposes 
of  from  time  to  time  at  a  good  profit.  J.  Rebman 
&  Son  have  the  largest  trade  of  any  firm  in  this 
section,  selling  their  goods  in  this,  Berks,  Ches- 
ter, Franklin  and  York  Counties. 

The  subject  of  this  sketch  was  married  in  1859 
to  Miss  Priscilla,  daughter  of  George  Mearig,  a 
tailor  by  trade,  who  during  his  later  years  followed 
farm  pursuits.  He  was  a  Lutheran  in  religion, 
and  a  man  greatly  respected  in  his  communit}'. 
Mrs.  Rebman    died  March   12,  1892.     While  liv- 


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Ing  in  Manlieim  Township,  our  subject  was  ap- 
pointed by  Governor  lloyt  Justice  of  llie  Peace, 
holding  tlie  position  for  five  years. 

To  oui-  subject  and  his  estimable  wife  there 
were  born  twelve  children,  eight  of  whom  are  now 
living,  viz.:  Benjamin  F.,  Isaac  N.,  Lizzie,  John 
S.,  Bertha, Ella,  George  Washington  and  Walter  H. 
Isaac  N.  is  engaged  with  our  subject  in  business. 
He  was  educated  in  the  public  schools,  and  when 
quite  young  assisted  his  father  in  his  various  en- 
terprises. He  was  married  in  this  city  in  1887 
to  IMiss  Etta  Musser,  a  native  of  New  Holland, 
this  county,  and  to  them  have  been  born  two 
children,  Gertrude  M.  and  John  Cleveland.  In 
religious  affairs  Isaac  Rebmaii  is  a  member  of 
Grace  Lutheran  Church,  and  socially  is  a  Knight 
of  the  Golden  Eagle. 


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QUIRE     JACOB     GUNDAKER,    who     is 

now  serving  as  Alderman  from  the  First 
Ward  in  the  City  Council  of  Lancaster,  has 
made  a  very  satisfactory  public  official  in  the  va- 
rious positions  to  which  lie  has  been  called  from 
time  to  time.  The  birth  of  our  subject  occurred 
February  7,  1827,  at  his  father's  home  on  North 
Water  Street,  Lancaster.  His  paternal  grandfather, 
George  Gundaker,  was  born  in  Germany,  and  on 
coming  to  the  United  States  made  a  permanent  lo- 
cation in  Lancaster  County.  He  took  part  in  the 
War  of  the  Revolution,  as  did  also  one  of  his  sons, 
and  after  devoting  himself  during  his  active  years 
to  farming,  retired  and  p.assed  his  declining  years 
in  Lancaster  and  Chambersburg.  He  was  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Reformed  Church,  and  a  most  worthy 
and  industrious  man. 

George  Gundaker,  the  father  of  our  subject,  was 
born  in  Chambersburg,  Pa.,  in  1795,  and  became  a 
very  successful  and  thrifty  business  man.  He  owned 
a  distillery  in  Lancaster,  which  he  operated  until  he 
retired  from  commercial  pursuits.  For  many  years 
he  was  a  Court  Officer  and   Street  Commissioner. 


He  was  very  active  in  the  ranks  of  the  Democratic 
party,  and  his  death  occurred  when  he  was  in  his 
eighty-seventh  year.  His  wife,  who  was  born  in 
1797,  was  Mary,  daughter  of  George  Kuhns.  The 
father  was  a  native  of  the  county,  though  his  par- 
ents came  from  Germany,  and  in  former  years  he 
was  one  of  the  leading  brick  manufacturers  of  this 
locality.  After  rearing  a  famil}'  of  nine  children, 
all  but  two  of  whom  are  3'et  living,  Mrs.  Mary 
Gundaker  was  called  to  her  final  rest,  being  eighty- 
four  years  of  age.  Three  of  her  sons  participated 
in  the  late  war,  Emanuel  and  Abraham  enlisting 
in  Lancaster,  the  first  being  Lieutenant  of  the  One 
Hundred  and  Twenty-second  Pennsylvania  In- 
fantry, and  the  latter  being  a  private  soldier  in 
an  artillery  company.  Henry,  who  was  at  the  time 
a  resident  of  St.  Louis,  became  a  member  of  a  Mis- 
souri regiment. 

Squire  Gundaker  was  the  fourth  child  in  his  fa- 
ther's family,  and  received  common  school  advan- 
tages in  Lancaster,  where  he  was  reared.  At  the 
age  of  fourteen  years  he  was  apprenticed  to  learn 
the  butcher's  trade,  which  he  followed  for  three 
years  and  then  left  the  business.  He  next  became 
interested  in  railroading,  at  the  time  "hen  Penn- 
sylvania owned  the  State  Railroad.  From  1848 
to  1852  he  was  a  constable,  being  one  of  three 
officers  to  occupy  that  position  in  the  city,  and  for 
over  twenty  years  he  served  in  that  capacity  with 
few  intermissions.  In  1872  he  was  elected  Alder- 
man from  the  Fifth  Ward.  For  a  period  covering 
forty  3'ears  he  has  been  an  auctioneer,  and  is  still 
meeting  with  success  in  his  numerous  sales,  which 
he  carries  on  in  different  parts  of  the  city  and 
countj-.  In  1891  lie  was  once  more  elected  Alder- 
man, this  time  from  the  First  Ward,  and  has  his  s 
office  at  No.  14  North  Water  Street. 

In  Lancaster  a  marriage  was  celebrated  in  1847, 
by  which  Miss  Harriet  McCulley  became  the  wife 
of  Squire  Gundaker.  The  lady  was  born  in  this 
city,  being  a  daughter  of  John  McCulley.  Eleven 
children  came  to  grace  this  union,  all  but  one  of 
whom  grew  to  maturity,  though  only  six  are  now 
living.  They  are  as  follows:  Jacob,  a  carriage 
manufacturer  of  Denver,  Colo.;  George,  a  machin- 
ist and  mining  engineer  in  Montana;  Samuel,  a 
practical  machinist  and  boiler  inspector  of  Idaho, 


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his  home  being  in  Boise  City;  Ilnrry,  a  blacksmitli. 
who  is  also  a  resident  of  Boise  Cil\';  and  Mary  K.and 
Kmnia,  wlio  live  in  I^aiicasler.  The  failliful  wife 
and  niotlier  was  called  from  her  lionie  to  her  final 
rest  in  .June,  JSOi). 

In  his  social  relations  Sqnire  (iundaker  belongs 
to  the  Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows,  and  is 
a  nienilKTof  the  Lancaster  luicanipnient.  lie  num- 
bers many  warm  friends  in  this  citj',  where  he  has 
passed  his  entire  life,  and  on  account  of  his  enter- 
taining stories  and  reminiscences  of  former  years. 
and  his  fund  of  general  information,  is  a  very  en- 
tertaining convei"sationalist. 


HON.  KLIM  0.  SNYDER  is  one  of  the 
prominent  aTid  progressive  citizens  of 
Lancaster,  who  for  years  has  been  iden- 
tified with  its  development  and  prosperity.  In 
jiolitical  affairs  particularly,  he  has  been  very 
.ictive  in  serving  the  public,  and  for  two  terms 
w.as  a  representative  in  the  Pennsylvania  Legisla- 
ture from  this  district.  For  two  terms  he  was  a 
meml)er  of  the  City  Council  and  li.as  also  Ijeen  one 
of  the  Directors  on  the  School  Board  for  six  years. 
During  the  time  he  w.as  in  tlie  Legislature  he  was 
instrumental  in  securing  the  repeal  of  the  bill  of 
Sealer  of  Weights  and  Measures,  and  also  the  re- 
peal of  the  bill  passed  for  the  benefit  of  the  prison 
keeper,  thus  restoring  the  prison  to  the  entire  con- 
trol of  the  county.  In  every  wa^-  Mr.  Sn3'der  was 
•iggressive  in  presenting  the  claims  and  in  stand- 
ing by  the  rights  of  his  constituents.  For  several 
years  past  he  has  been  engaged  in  running  a  gro- 
cery and  provision  store  at  No.  507  West  Lemon 
Street,  where  he  has  a  good  trade. 

The  paternal  grandfather  of  our  subject,  Andrew 
Snyder,  was  born  August  17,  1733,  in  Switzerland, 
and  came  to  America  with  his  wife  prior  to  the 
War  of  the  Revolution,  in  which  he  enlisted,  and 
for  five  years  was  a  member  of  a  company  of  light 
horse  cavalry.     Later  he  returned   to    his   native 


land,  where  he  stayed  several  years,  but  embarked 
again  for  the  United  States,  and  on  his  arrival  was 
sold  to  a  man  of  this  country  to  pay  his  pjissage. 
Andrew  .Snyder  died  November  4,  181.5,  at  the  re- 
markably advanced  age  of  one  hundred  and  thirteen 
j'ears.  In  the  Revolutionary  War  he  received  a 
saber  wound  in  a  hand  to  hand  combat  in  the  battle 
of  Trenton.  In  religious  faith  he  was  a  Lutheran. 
He  was  twice  married,  the  grandmother  of  our 
subject  having  been  a  Miss  Peiefer,  of  Reamstown 
this  county,  and  they  had  tiiree  sons  and  two 
daughters. 

John  C.  Snyder,  our  subject's  father,  was  reared 
among  strangers,  and  in  boyhood  learned  the  car- 
penter's trade,  which  he  followed  for  a  livelihood. 
The  principal  ])art  of  his  life  was  passed  in  Stras- 
burgand  Paradise  Townships,  but  for  the  last  fif- 
teen years  of  his  earthly  career  his  home  was  in 
Columbia.  By  his  marriage  with  .lane  Givin,  he 
had  a  family  of  twelve  children,  namely:  Anna, 
Elini  G.,  John  W.,  Margaret,  Oliver.  Salome,  Mar- 
tha, Elmira,  Emma,  John  S.,  Edwin  and  Addie. 
'I'he  father,  who  was  a  Republican,  and  one  of  the 
oflicei-s  in  the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church,  died 
when  in  his  ninetieth  year,  but  his  wife  is  still 
living,  being  eight^'-four  years  of  age.  The  family 
is  noted  for  longevity',  and  a  brother  of  the  grand- 
father, Andrew  Snyder,  lived  to  be  one  hundred 
and  si.\  years  old. 

Elim  G.  Snj'der  was  born  October  27,  1832.  in 
Paradise  Township,  this  county,  and  was  educated 
in  the  district  schools  of  I'pper  Leacock  Township, 
which  he  attended  very  irregularly.  AVhen  nine 
years  old  he  went  to  live  with  David  Renno,  a 
farmer,  to  whom  he  gave  his  services  until  becom- 
ing of  age.  He  was  then  an  employe  of  the  imple- 
ment manufacturers,  II.  it  A.  Stoner.  in  Lancaster, 
remaining  witii  them  for  thirteen  years  and  becom- 
ing manager  and  salesman.  On  the  death  of  Abram 
.Stoner  he  was  made  a  member  of  the  firm,  the 
partnership  continuing  fortw0  3'ears.  At  the  end 
of  that  time  Mr.  Snyder  obtained  a  position 
with  George  M.  Steinman  <k  Co.,  and  was  for  sev- 
enteen years  in  the  employ  of  that  company.  In 
1882  he  embarked  in  the  grocery  trade  at  his  pres- 
ent location  and  is  doing  ver}'  well  in  this  line. 
He  is  veiy  industrious,  persevering  and  steady,  as 


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may  be  seen  readily  by  the  long  years  of  service 
which  he  gave  to  his  employers,  who  considered 
him  a  valuable  man,  and  since  opening  in  business 
for  himself  lie  has  brought  to  bear  upon  his  affairs 
the  same  sturdy  characteristics. 

Mr.  Snyder  has  been  twice  married,  the  first 
time  to  Susan  Craner,  December  24,  1857.  The 
lady  was  born  December  15,  1830,  and  died  Feb- 
ruary 15,1861.  On  the  11th  of  October,  1864, 
Mr.  Snyder  wedded  Susannah  S.  Howe,  whose  birth 
occurred  March  14,  1835.  Her  father  was  Daniel 
Rowe,  formerly  a  resident  of  Willis  Street,  Lan- 
caster. Mr.  Snyder  has  long  been  a  member  of 
the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church,  and  socially  is  a 
Mason,  belonging  to  Lancaster  Lodge  No.  43.  He 
is  Secretary  of  the  Conestoga  Mutual  Live  Stock 
Insurance  Company. 


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TOBIAS  LANDIS.  The  Landis  family  Is 
very  well  known  in  Lancaster  County,  as 
ancestors  of  the  present  generation  settled 
here  when  the  county  was  new  and  when  only 
Indians  with  a  few  white  settlers  were  the  iniiabit- 
ants.  For  about  two  hundred  3^ears  the3'  have 
been  actively  engaged  in  the  upbuilding  and 
progress  of  the  county,  which  they  have  literally 
helped  to  change  from  a  wilderness  to  a  garden 
spot.  The  subject  of  this  narrative  owns  and  oc- 
cupies one  of  these  homestead  farms,  which  has 
been  handed  down  from  remote  times,  and  which 
comprises  one  hundred  and  sixty-two  acres  in 
Pequea  Township,  the  nearest  postoffice  being 
Millersville.  This  farm,  though  never  given  up 
by  the  Landis  family,  has  been  since  1826,  a  period 
of  sixty-eight  years,  in  the  hands  of  tenants,  but 
nevertheless  has  been  so  well  conducted  and  super- 
vised that  it  is  one  of  the  best  farms  hereabout. 

Tobias  Landis  was  born  December  24,  1824,  in 
what  is  now  Pequea  Township,  near  Willis  Street, 
Conestoga.  His  parents  were  John  and  Anna 
(Hoover)  Landis,  who  removed  when  our  subject 


was  two  years  old  to  what  is  known  as  the  Landis 
Mills.  There  the  father  purchased  one  hundred 
and  four  acres,  and  on  this  farm  the  boyhood  of 
young  Tobias  was  passed,  and  from  his  early  years 
he  has  been  engaged  in  agricultural  pursuits.  He 
lived  on  the  same  old  homestead  from  1826  to 
1875.  Mr.  Landis  also  owns  a  farm  adjoining  the 
old  home  place,  a  tract  of  twenty-three  acres,  and 
in  addition  to  this,  he  is  the  proprietor  of  a  house 
on  Willow  Street,  is'hich  he  now  rents  to  tenants. 
The  Landis  familj-  is  fully  represented  elsewhere  • 
in  this  work,  particularly  as  regards  their  remote 
ancestors,  who  came  here  from  Switzerland.  His 
brothers,  Jacob  and  David,  are  also  elsewhere 
spoken  of  in  this  record.  In  his  political  convic- 
tions Mr.  Landis  is  a  Republican  and  actively  in- 
terested in  the  welfare  of  his  party.  He  has  served 
in  various  local  positions  of  honor  and  trust,  and 
is  a  stockholder  in  the  Willis  Street,  the  Marietta, 
the  Millersville  and  Lancaster,  the  New  Danville 
and  the  Beaver  Valley  Pike  Companies.  Follow- 
ing the  faith  of  his  forefathers,  who  were  perse- 
cuted and  obliged  to  leave  their  native  countr}', 
Switzerland,  on  account  of  their  religion,  he  holds 
membership  with  the  Old  Mennonite  Church.  Per- 
sonally he  bears  an  excellent  reputation  for  strict 
veracity,  upright  conduct  and  general  good  quali- 
ties, which  have  endeared  him  to  all  with  whom  he 
has  come  in  contact. 


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HARRY  H.  ALBRIGHT,  who  in  February, 
1894,  was  a|)pointed  Assistant  Postmaster 
under  John  E.  Malone,  in  Lancaster,  is 
one  of  her  enterprising  young  business  men.  He 
is  a  native  of  this  cit}^,  his  birth  having  here 
occurred  December  21,  1861.  He  is  of  German  de- 
scent, his  paternal  great-grandfather  having  been 
born  in  the  Fatherland.     His  grandfather.  George 


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II.  Albright,  lived  in  this  citj'  nearly  all  of  his  life, 
and  followed  the  carpenter's  trade.  Politically  he 
was  a  Deniocrat,  and  as  an  adhorcnt  of  the  Lu- 
,  tlieraii  denomination,  belonged  to  the  old  Trinity 
Church.  In  his  young  manhood  he  wedded  a  Miss 
llensel,  and  to  tliein  were  born  the  following  chil- 
dren: John  15.,  William  E.,  George  II.,  .Jr.,  Emily 
and  Christiana.  The  eldest  daughter  became  the 
wife  of  Dr.  Knight,  of  Lancaster,  and  the  younger 
was  the  wife  of  John  Ilnlbacli.  The  father  of  these 
children  departed  this  life  when  in  his  seventy- 
second  year. 

Our  subject's  father,  tieorge  II.  Albright,  w.as 
born  in  Lancaster,  August  14,  1833,  and  received 
a  common  school  education.  He  learned  the  har- 
ness-making and  saddler's  trade,  which  business  he 
has  always  followed,  but  at  the  present  time  is  liv- 
ing a  retired  life.  I'ntil  the  War  of  the  Rebellion 
broke  out  he  w.is  a  very  active  supporter  of  the 
Democratic  party,  but  since  that  tune  has  never 
voted,  lie  chose  for  his  wife  Miss  Sarali  E.  Black- 
burn, and  they  became  the  i)arents  of  si.K  children, 
namely:  George  II.,  William,  .Sarah,  Harry  II., 
Albert  K.  and  Mary  Caroline,  Mi"S.  George  Koeh- 
ler,  <>f  this  city.  Albeit  K.  is  a  printer  by  trade, 
and  Sarah,  the  third  in  order  of  birth,  became  the 
wife  of  Harry  l{inkly,also  a  resident  of  Lancaster. 
The  parents  of  this  faraiiy  are  still  living,  and  are 
respected  citizens  of  this  place. 

The  education  of  our  subject  was  obtained  in 
the  public  schools,  which  he  attended  until  reach- 
ing his  seventeenth  year.  F'or  the  next  seven 
years  he  was  employed  as  a  clerk  in  a  grocery 
business  with  Charles  W.  Pxkert.  For  a  period  of 
four  years  and  five  months  he  acted  in  thecap.acity 
of  letter  carrier  under  H.  E.  Slaymaker,  Postmaster, 
and  as  such  was  first  identified  with  the  postal 
service  of  the  cit3'.  Later  he  entered  the  emplo.y 
of  John  B.  Reilly  and  R.  A.  Malonc,  railroad  con- 
tractors, as  a  cleik  and  timekeeper.  In  the  early 
part  of  1894  lie  received  bis  appointment  to  his 
present  position  as  Assistant  Postmaster,  and  has 
discharged  the  functions  of  this  office  to  his  own 
credit  and  to  the  satisfaction  of  the  general  pub- 
lic. He  is  a  leading  young  Democrat,  and  has 
taken  active  interest  in   bis  party's  success. 

June  5,  1894,  Mr.  Albright  was  married  in  Mari- 


etta, Pa.,  to  Belle  S.,  daughter  of  Philip  Kline,  a 
respected  resident  of  that  pl.ace.  Mrs.  Albright 
was  born  in  Marietta  and  there  grew  to  wbman- 
liood,  receiving  an  excellent  education,  and  is  an 
accomplished  and  cultured  lady. 


^T  ICllAEL  F.  .STEIGERWALT  is  one  of 
I  the  |>rominent  and  induential  business 
men  of  Lancaster,  and  has  done  his  full 
share  toward  the  improvement  and  development 
of  his  community.  He  was  for  man3'  years  ac- 
tively engaged  in  business  in  the  city,  but  he  now 
gives  his  entire  attention  to  looking  after  his  pri- 
vate interests.  He  is  President  of  the  City  Board 
of  Health,  and  is  an  exceedingly  clever  and  .agree- 
able gentleman,  liberal  and  public-spirited. 

Our  subject  was  born  on  .South  Queen  Street, 
this  cit}-,  October  16,  1831, and  is  the  son  of  Henry 
Stcigerwalt,  whose  birth  occurred  at  the  same  place 
.September  30,  1801.  Grandfather  Frederick  Stei- 
gerwalt  w.is  also  a  native  of  this  city,  and  was  born 
near  Willow  Street.  He  worked  at  the  carpenter's 
trade  during  his  life,  and  died  when  a  3"0ung  man. 
Grandfather  Sieigerwalt  served  as  a  soldier  in  the 
War  of  1812,  and  in  religious  affairs  was  a  devoted 
member  of  the  Lutheran  Church. 

The  father  of  our  subject  learned  the  trade  of  a 
carpenter  early  in  life.  Like  his  honored  father, 
he  too  W.IS  a  member  of  the  Lutheran  Church,  and 
departed  this  life  in  1878.  He  was  married  to 
Miss  Mar3'  Trissler,  a  native  of  this  cit}'  and  the 
daughter  of  John  Trissler,  a  butcher  by  trade.  He 
was  also  the  possessor  of  what  was  known  as  Shad 
Island,  and  was  an  expert  fisherman  and  pigeon 
catcher.  Mr.  Trissler  served  in  the  War  of  1812, 
being  a  soldier  for  three  years.  He  was  a  member 
of  the  Moravian  Church,  and  died  in  1840.  The 
mother  of  our  subject  departed  this  life  when  three- 
score years  and  ten. 

The  parental  faraiiy  comprised  ten  children,  all 
of  whom  grew  to  mature  years,  and   five  are  still 


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living.  William  served  through  the  entire  Civil 
War  as  a  member  of  Company  K,  Sevent3'-ninth 
Pennsylvania  Infantry.  At  the  battle  of  Perry- 
ville  he  w.as  wounded  in  the  left  shoulder,  but  did 
not  leave  the  service.  He  is  now  deceased,  de- 
parting tliis  life  in  Lancaster  in  1885.  Samuel,  the 
next  in  order  of  birth,  was  in  the  nine  months' 
service.  Mich.ael  F.,  of  this  sketcli,  was  the  fourth 
of  the  family,  and  until  attaining  his  twelfth  year 
attended  the  subscription  school.  Then  fitting 
himself  to  make  his  own  way  in  the  world,  he  be- 
gan learning  the  carpenter's  trade,  serving  an  ap- 
prenticeship under  Micliael  and  Daniel  Erisman. 
Prior  to  reaching  his  majority  he  engaged  in  con- 
tracting and  building  on  his  own  account,  which 
business  lie  followed  for  a  time,  and  then  opened 
up  a  coal  yard  at  Reikert's  Landing,  which  he 
operated  until  1863.  At  the  same  time  he  worked 
a  stone  quarrj-  and  carried  on  a  good  business  as 
a  dealer  in  ice. 

In  1862  our  subject,  in  company  with  a  Mr.  Cox, 
engaged  in  the  manufacture  of  army  wagons,  oper- 
ating together  until  the  fall  of  1864,  when  Mr. 
Steigerwalt  purchased  the  propertj-  where  Norbeck 
now  is,  and  carried  on  tlie  business  alone  until 
1870.  That  year  he  disposed  of  his  interests  in 
this  line  and  began  contracting  and  building,  fol- 
lowing that  business  until  the  fall  of  1877,  when 
he  again  opened  up  a  coal  yard,  this  time  on  North 
Water  Street  under  the  firm  name  of  Steigerwalt  & 
Son.  In  1881,  however,  he  turned  his  half  of  the 
business  over  to  his  younger  son,  and  since  that 
time  hiis  given  his  attention  to  building  and  sell- 
ing houses.  He  has  erected  over  one  hundred 
houses  in  the  city,  all  of  which  he  has  disposed  of 
at  a  good  advance,  with  the  exception  of  fourteen 
which  he  still  has  in  his  possession. 

Our  subject  is  one  of  the  most  prominent  men 
in  the  city,  and  is  a  charter  member  of  the  Cones- 
toga  Bank,  of  which  he  is  still  Director.  He  was 
married  in  this  city  in  1852  to  Miss  Martha  Rock, 
also  a  native  of  this  county  and  the  daughter  of 
John  Rock,  a  potter  by  trade,  but  who  is  now  de- 
ceased. To  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Steigerwalt  have  been 
granted  four  children,  William  H.,  who  is  a  shoe 
merchant  at  No.  1015  Chestnut  Street,  Philadel- 
phia; Edwin   C.   and   Elmer,   engaged  in  the  coal 


business  in  this  city,  and  Bertha,  now  the  wife  of 
II.  T.  Hays,  Cashier  of  the  Orange  Growers'  Bank 
in  Riverside  County,  Cal. 

Mr.  Steigerwalt  was  elected  a  member  of  the 
Common  Council  in  1863,  and  also  filled  the  same 
liosition  from  the  Third  Ward  in  1884.  He  has 
been  President  of  the  Board  of  Health  for  many 
years,  and  for  a  period  of  twelve  years  has  been 
Trustee  of  the  Lancaster  Cemetery  Association. 
In  social  affairs  he  is  an  Odd  Fellow  of  good  stand- 
ing, witii  which  he  has  been  connected  since  1851. 
He  has  passed  all  the  chairs  in  that  order,  and 
has  been  Representative  to  the  Grand  Lodge  in 
Philadelpiiia.  He  is  also  a  Mason,  belonging  to 
Loxlge  No.  43.  As  a  citizen  Mr.  Steigerwalt  is  on 
the  side  of  every  social  and  moral  reform;  as  a 
neighl)()r  he  is  kind,  and  as  a  friend  stanch  and 
true.  The  poor  and  distressed  find  in  liim  a  cheer- 
ful helper,  to  whom  no  appeal  is  made  in  vain. 


PETER  DORSHEIMER  is  an  extensive  and 
successful  wholesale  liquor  merchant.  His 
store  is  located  centrally,  at  Nos.  150  and 
1 52  East  King  Street,  Lancaster,  and  he  make?  a  spe- 
cialty of  fine  domestic  and  imported  goods.  This 
gentleman  was  born  in  IIesse-Darmst.T,dt,  Jul3'  12, 
1840.  His  father,  Peter  Dorsheimer,  a  native  of 
the  same  locality,  was  a  laborer,  and  believing  that 
he  could  better  make  a  livelihood  in  the  United 
States,  set  sail  for  this  favored  land  May  5,  1860, 
by  way  of  Havre  and  New  York,  which  point  was 
reached  Jul}'  5.  With  his  wife  and  three  children 
he  continued  his  journey  to  this  county,  where  he 
located  on  a  farm  and  became  well-to-do.  In  later 
life  he  retired  from  business,  making  his  home  in 
this  city,  and  here  his  death  occurred  at  the  age  of 
eighty -two  years.  His  wife,  who  was  in  her  girl- 
hood Anna  M.  Jenner,  was  born  in  Hesse-Darm- 
stadt and  was  a  daughter  of  Philip  Jenner,  a  fine 
mechanic  and  a  highly  educated  man.  He  was  for 
years  engaged  in  the  manufacture  of  clay  stoves 


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and  in  similar  lines  of  production.  His  brother.  Dr. 
Edward  .lenner,  was  tlie  colcbraled  discoverer  of 
vaccination,  wliicli  lias  been  sucli  a  boon  to  man- 
kind in  the  prevention  of  thai  dread  disease,  small- 
pox. Mr*.  Dorsheimer,  who  came  from  a  wealthy 
as  well  as  renowned  family,  was  reared  in  the  faith 
of  the  Reformed  Church,  continuing  in  the  same 
until  her  death,  at  the  a<;e  of  seventy-six  years. 
She  was  the  mother  of  seven  children,  one  of  whom 
lives  in  Germany,  and  the  others  in  Lancaster 
County. 

The  subject  of  this  record  received  his  education 
in  his  native  land,  and  w.as  a  young  man  of  nine- 
teen ycai's  when  he  came  to  America  with  the  other 
members  of  the  family.  His  heart  has  always 
fondly  clung  to  the  Fatherland,  and  during  the 
past  eight  years  he  h.i's  made  four  trips  to  Germany. 
On  coming  to  Lancj»ster  County  he  obtained  eni- 
ploj-ment  on  a  farm,  devoting  himself  to  agricul- 
tural pursuits  for  about  five  years.  He  next  turned 
his  .ittention  to  the  hotel  business,  becoming  owner 
of  the  Shcmdon  House  in  Lancaster.  After  a  time 
he  went  to  Soudersburg,  but  later  returned  to  this 
place.  Becoming  identified  with  the  real-estate 
business,  he  bought  considerable  property  and 
erected  residences  on  the  same,  often  employing 
from  eighty  to  one  hundred  men  in  their  construc- 
tion. About  this  time  he  first  returned  to  Ger- 
many, where  he  remained  for  a  year,  and  on  coming 
back  to  this  state,  started  his  two  sons  in  the  build- 
ing business  in  Philadelphia.  Two  of  his  sons  are 
engaged  in  the  carriage  and  coach  business  at 
Coatesville,  and  two  others  are  in  the  same  line  of 
trade  at  the  Gap.  In  1887  Mr.  Dorsheimer  started 
in  the  wholesale  liquor  trade  in  Lancaster,  having 
a  fine  location  and  keeping  in  stock  the  best  brands; 
His  store  h.is  a  frontage  of  thirty-two  and  one-half 
feet  and  is  ninety-six  feet  in  depth,  and  this  space 
is  fully  occupied  b}-  his  bottled  goods. 

In  1860  our  subject  was  married  in  this  citv  to 
Miss  Anna  E.  Stauffer,  who  was  born  in  Berne,  on 
the  Rhine,  where  she  was  reared  until  attaining  her 
twentieth  year.  By  this  union  twelve  children 
have  been  born,  and  not  one  of  the  number  has 
been  summoned  by  the  hand  of  death.  In  or- 
der of  birth  they  are  as  follows:  Daniel,  Frank, 
Ada,  llarr^-,  George,  Mary,  John,  Lizzie,  Benjamin, 


Martin,  Garfield  and  Arthur.  Daniel  and  Harry 
are  in  business  at  the  Gap;  Frank  and  George  are 
located  in  Coatesville;. John  and  Martinarein  Phila- 
delphia; Lizzie  is  at  Reading;  Mary  resides  in  New- 
ark, N.  J.;  Benjamin  is  in  business  with  his  father, 
and  the  others  are  at  home.  The  parents  and  older 
membei-s  of  the  family  are  attendants  of  St.  Paul's 
Reformed  Church.  Politically  oursubject  is  an  ac- 
tive worker  in  the  ranks  of  the  Republican  party. 


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FRED  B.  FRKY  is  a  member  of  a  wealthy 
f.atnily,  who  have  long  been  noted  for  their 
ability  as  financiers  and  agriculturists  in 
Lancaster  County.  The  fine  farm  of  two  hundred 
and  fourteen  acres  which  he  owns  is  one  of  the 
best  in  Manor  Township,  and  the  larger  portion  of 
the  tract  is  under  cultivation.  Upon  it  are  vari- 
ous substantial  improvements  which  he  has  made 
since  becoming  its  proprietor.  Here  his  birth  oc- 
curred October  2,  185.5,  and  here  he  h.as  passed  al- 
most all  of  his  life,  the  place  having  formerly  be- 
longed to  his  father. 

Jacob  Frey,  the  paternal  grandfather  of  Fred 
B.,  was  born  and  reared  in  Manor  Township,  and 
devoted  his  attention  to  the  management  of  a 
farm.  In  politics  he  was  a  Whig,  and  in  religious 
mattei-s  was  a  man  of  sincere  Christian  faith.  Of 
his  family  of  eleven  children,  Fred,  our  subject's 
father,  was  the  eldest.  At  the  time  of  his  death, 
the  latter  was  one  of  the  most  extensive  farmers 
and  business  men  of  the  count3'.  He  owned  farms 
aggregating  over  seven  hundred  acres,  four  of  these 
adjoining,  and  one  of  one  hundred  acres  located  in 
Pequea  Township.  Besides  these  he  owned  a  house 
in  Manor  Township  and  other  property.  He  was  a 
self-made  man,  having  acquired  his  fortune  by  his 
qualifications  of  industr3-,  econom}'  and  persever- 
ance, and  he  never  abandoned  the  legitimate  lines 
of  trade,  holding  every  kind  of  speculation  in  ab- 
horrence. He  took  gre.'it  pride  in  stock-raising, 
keeping  the  best  grades.     Three  times  married,  his 


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first  wife,  Elizabeth,  bore  lum  seven  children.  His 
second  marriage  was  with  Fannie  Benedick,  and 
the}-  bad  two  cliildren,  Fred  B.,  our  subject,  and 
Barbara  Ann,  who  died  at  the  age  of  three  years. 
His  third  union  was  cliildless. 

The  earl}'  education  of  our  subject  was  obtained 
in  the  common  scliools  of  Manor  Township,  where 
he  pursued  liis  studies  until  reaching  the  age  of 
eighteen  years.  To  his  fatlicr  be  gave  his  assist- 
ance in  carrying  on  the  homestead  until  he  iiad 
attained  his  majority,  when  he  was  married,  but 
still  continued  to  make  liis  lionie  on  the  old  farm, 
which  he  operated  for  liis  father  until  becoming 
owner  of  the  propert}'.  This  farm  is  one  of  the 
most  valuable  and  finely  located  estates  in  the 
county,  and  the  air  of  tlirift  that  pervades  tiie 
place  reflects  credit  upon  tiie  owner. 

Mr.  Frey  was  united  in  marriage  witti  Miss  Alice 
Forre.y,  who  was  born  in  Manor  Township.  Her 
father,  Henry  Forrey,  is  one  of  the  leading  agri- 
culturists and  [irosperous  citizens  of  this  township. 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Frey  are  members  of  and  active  work- 
ers in  the  church,  and  are  a  worth}-  couple,  who 
strive  by  tlieir  upright  lives  to  exemplify  their 
religious  belief.  They  have  had  eigiit  cliildren,  as 
follows:  Irene,  Katie,  Antiss,  Forrey,  Ira,  Min- 
nie, Fannie  and  Lottie.  All  are  living  except 
Antiss,  who  died  at  the  age  of  two  years.  In  his 
political  affiliations  Mr.  Frey  is  a  very  strong  Re- 
publican, and  is  zealous  in  everything  pertaining 
to  the  welfare  of  his  party.  He  is  a  man  of  pro- 
gressive ideas,  and  is  in  favor  of  giving  to  the 
children  of  this  generation  the  best  possible  educa- 
tional advantages  that  they  may  be  fitted  for  the 
duties  of  life. 


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WILLIAM  T.  HOCH,  prescription  drug- 
gist, has  one  of  the  very  finest  busi- 
ness locations  in   Lancaster,  his  store 
being  situated  at  Zahms  Corner,  on  Penn  Square. 
The  proprietor  h.as  a  large  wholesale  as  well  as  re- 
tail trade   and  makes  a  specialty  of  many  reme- 


dies and  toilet  articles  which  he  manufactures  and 
prepares  himself.  He  is  thoroughly  conversant 
with  chemistry  and  is  a  practical  druggist  and 
prescription  clerk,  having  a  registered  certificate 
to  that  effect. 

The  birth  of  Mr.  Hoch  occurred  at  Blue  Fields, 
Mosquito  Coast,  Nicaragua,  December  24,  1865, 
His  father,  Rev.  J.  Hoch,  was  born  in  Switzerland 
and  was  ordained  in  London,  being  sent  as  a 
missionary  to  Central  Africa  by  the  Episcopal  de- 
nomination. On  account  of  poor  health  he  was 
obliged  to  resign,  and  returned  to  London,  whence 
be  came  to  America.  In  1859  he  went  as  mission- 
ary to  the  West  Indies,  where  he  was  activelj'  en- 
gaged in  work  for  about  ten  years.  On  his  death, 
in  1869,  his  remains  were  placed  to  rest  at  St. 
Thomas,  West  Indies.  He  had  married  in  Lan- 
caster Miss  Frances  Erisman,  a  native  of  this 
city.  Her  father,  Daniel,  was  also  born  in  this 
place,  followed  the  occupation  of  carpentering 
and  building,  and  was  a  large  contractor.  He 
was  a  member  of  the  Moravian  Church,  in  the 
faith  of  which  he  died  when  seventy-two  years  of 
age.  Mrs.  Hoch  is  still  living,  her  home  being  in 
Lancaster,  and  of  her  six  children  William  T.  is 
the  fourth  in  order  of  birth.  His  boyhood .  was 
principally  passed  at  St.  Kito,  in  the  West  Indies, 
until  1870,  when  with  his  mother  he  came  to  Lan- 
caster. 

For  some  years  Mr.  Hoch  was  a  student  in  Naz- 
areth Hall,  where  he  completed  the  scientific  course 
and  graduated  in  1881.  From  1882  to  1883  he 
pursued  a  special  course  in  chemistry  at  the  same 
institution,  and  in  the  last  named  year  became  a 
clerk  with  a  Lancaster  druggist.  On  the  4th  of 
November,  1889,  he  bought  out  II.  B.  Cochran 
and  started  in  business  for  himself  on  North  Queen 
Street.  March  15,  1890,  he  removed  to  his  pres- 
sent  location  and  has  a  very  large  general  trade. 
Among  the  preparations  which  he  compounds  we 
mention  a  few  which  are  universally  known  in 
this  locality  for  their  great  excellence:  Hoch's 
Chaptilla,  Cochran's  Cream  of  Roses,  Cochran's 
Corn  Cure,  Cochran's  Quinine  Hair  Tonic,  and 
others. 

November  2,   1892,  Mr.    Hoch    was  married   in 
Ft.  Washington,  Montgomery  County,  Pa.,  to  Miss 


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383 


Margarey  V.  Matlack,  who  was  born  in  Wood- 
bury, N.  J.,  and  the}^  have  one  child,  .loiin  M. 
Mrs.  lloch,  wiio  is  a  cultured  and  educated  lady, 
is  a  member  of  tlie  Kpiscojial  Church,  but  our  sub- 
ject is  identified  with  the  Moravian  denomination. 
Fraternally  he  belimgs  to  Lamberton  Lodge  No. 
476,  F.  &  A.  M.,  in  which  he  has  passed  all  the 
chairs,  in  his  political  aftiliations  he  is  a  Repub- 
lican and  is  <levoted  to  the  best  interests  of  his 
party.  He  is  public  si)irited  and  in  favor  of 
everything  which  will  i)romote  the  welfare  of  his 
fellow-citizen,  and  his  induenee  is  always  directed 
toward  this  end. 


JOHN  PONTZ,  who  in  former  years  w.is  Chief 
of  Police  in  Lancaster,  is  one  of  her  success- 
ful business  men,  being  proprietor  of  a  bot- 
tling works.  He  was  one  of  the  boys  in  blue 
who  went  to  the  defense  of  the  Union  in  1862, 
when  he  was  only  a  lad.  A  very  active  worker  in 
the  ranks  of  the  Democratic  party,  he  has  been  for 
years  a  member  of  the  Democratic  Committee  from 
the  Eighth  Ward,  and  in  everything  that  has  tended 
toward  the  progress  and  development  of  La^icas- 
ter  he  has  been  greatly  interested.  The  sixth  of  a 
family'  of  fourteen  children,  our  subject  was  born 
in  this  count}-  near  the  city  of  Lancaster.  August 
27,  1845,  and  is  the  youngest  of  five  brothers,  who 
were  in  the  Civil  War.  Mention  of  his  father, 
George  Pontz,  will  be  found  in  the  sketch  of  his 
brother,  Jacob,  which  is  published  in  this  volume. 
The  boj'hood  of  our  subject  was  passed  in  this  city, 
where  he  attended  the  public  schools  for  a  short 
time.  He  was  only  twelve  _vears  old  when  he  was 
apprenticed  to  George  Vogt,  now  of  Harrisl)urg, 
to  learn  the  cigar-maker's  trade.  He  worked  for 
that  gentleman  and  for  J.  L.  Frey,  of  West  King 
.Street,  until  1862,  when  he  enlisted  on  the  state 
call  for  aid  in  the  defense  of  Antietam  and  was 
then  out  for  about  a  month.  In  1864,  after  the 
rebels   had    burned  Chambersburg,  he  joined  the 


Lancaster  mounted  troops  organized  by  Captain 
Hebbel,  and  went  to  guard  the  crossroads  on  ac- 
count of  the  frequent  raids  of  the  enemy  in  that 
vicinity.  At  the  end  of  one  hundred  days  he  was 
mustered  out,  and  in  February,  1865,  on  the  last 
call  for  volunteers,  became  a  member  of  Company 
K,  of  the  Seventy-seventh  Regiment,  in  which  his 
brothers,  Adam  and  Jacob,  had  been  from  the  start. 
He  joined  the  regiment  near  Strawberrv  Plain  and 
served  continuously  with  them  until  mustered  out 
in  Victoria,  Tex.,  in  December  of  the  same  year. 
Returning  to  Philadelphia,  he  was  paid  off  and 
finally  discharged,  January  16,  1866.  For  the 
next  few  years  he  was  employed  as  a  cigar-maker 
in  different  parts  of  Pennsylvania,  Ohio,  Connec- 
ticut, Massachusetts,  Michigan,  and  one  winter  was 
in  Toronto,  Canada.  Iviibarking  in  business  for 
himself  in  1870  as  a  member  of  the  firm  of  Pontz 
A  Borger,  he  engaged  in  the  minufacture  of  and  re- 
tail trade  in  cigars  on  Center  Square,  in  this  city. 
On  the  expiiiition  of  six  years  the  partnershi|)  was 
dissolved  and  Mr.  Pontz  engaged  in  business  alone 
on  High  Street.  In  1877  he  was  appointed  Chief 
of  Police  by  Mayor  McGonigle  and  otiiciated  in 
that  capacity  until  February,  1880,  when  he  re- 
signed. His  duties  as  Chief  were  not  particu- 
larly agreeable,  as  he  had  a  great  many  factions  to 
contend  with,  and  he  finds  more  pleasure  and  in- 
terest in  attending  to  his  own  private  enterprises. 
Resuming  his  former  occupation,  he  opened  a  man- 
ufactoiT  on  Dorbert  Street,  where  he  remained  for 
a  time.  He  later  embarked  m  the  hotel  business,  as 
proprietor  of  a  house  on  Dorbert  Street,  one  on 
West  King  Street,  and  for  a  yeav  operated  a  hotel 
at  Mt.  Joy,  in  this  county. 

In  April,  1892,  Mr.  Pontz  started  a  bottling 
works  at  Nos.  524-528  Manor  Street,  where  he 
owns  two  buildings,  with  a  frontage  of  sixty-two 
feet  and  extending  back  to  La  Fayette  Street,  a 
distance  of  two  hundred  and  forty-five  feet.  In 
this  plant  are  bottled  all  kinds  of  beer,  porter, 
and  soft  drinks,  and  two  wagons  are  kept  con- 
stantly running  in  order  to  supply  customers'  de- 
mands. 

In  Lancaster  Mr.  Pontz  was  married  in  1869  to 
Margaret  Wolpert,  who  was  born  and  grew  to 
womanhood  in  this  place.     Her  father,  Peter  Wol- 


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pert,  who  was  a  manufacturer  prior  to  the  war,  en- 
listed in  the  P'lrst  Pennsylvania  Reserves;  he  was 
wounded  at  the  hattle  of  Antietam  and  died  on  the 
field.  Four  children  gr.ace  the  union  of  our  subject 
and  wife:  Harry,  who  is  in  business  with  his  father; 
Annie?:.,  wife  of  Charles  Feagley,  of  .Jersey  City; 
and  Florence  A.  and  Daisy  M.,  wlio  live  at  home.  In 
his  business  undertakings  Mr.  Pontz  has  displayed 
good  executive  ability  and  li.as  been  very  success- 
ful. Both  he  and  his  estimable  wife  have  hosts  of 
sincere  friends,  who  hold  them  in  the  highest 
esteem. 


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/"~y  EORGE  B.  BRESSLER,  of  Lancaster,  is  of 
yj^JJf  German  descent  and  one  of  the  best  known 
citizens  of  this  place,  being  at  the  present 
time  an  Alderman  from  the  Fifth  Ward.  In  the 
spring  of  1892  he  was  nominated  and  elected  to 
this  position  on  tiie  Republican  ticket  and  was 
commissioned  by  Governor  Pattison  in  the  follow- 
ing May  to  serve  for  a  term  of  five  jears.  He  at 
once  established  his  ottice  at  No.  329  West  King 
Street. 

The  great-great-grandfather  of  George  B.  Bress- 
ler  was  a  native  of  Germany,  who  came  to  the 
United  States,  settling  in  Lancaster  County.  The 
grandfather,  who  bore  the  Christian  name  of 
George,  was  born  at  Strasburg  and  was  reared  to 
agricultural  pursuits.  Quite  early  in  life  he  aban- 
doned farming  and  became  interested  in  the  iron 
industry.  Settling  in  Mill  Hall,  Clinton  County, 
Pa.,  he  operated  furn.ices,  manufacturing  pig  iron 
extensivel}-  until  the  war  came  on,  when  he  re- 
tired, his  death  occurring  in  1863.  The  father  of 
our  subject,  C.  H.  Bressler,  was  born  in  Mill  Hall, 
Clinton  County,  Pa.,  and  received  a  good  elemen- 
tary education.  Being  strongly  inclined  toward 
the  medical  profession  he  began  his  studies  in  that 
direction  and  graduated  from  Jefferson  Medical 
College  with  the  degree  of  Doctor  of  Medicine. 
From  1839  to  1849  he  w.as  a  practicing  physician 
in  Lancaster,  during  a  part  of  which  time  he  was 


associated  with  Ely  Parry,  who  was  a  practical  den- 
tist. There  he  became  proficient  in  dentistry,  after 
which  lie  devoted  his  time  to  the  practice  of 
dentistry  and  surgeiy,  then  removing  to  Centre 
County.  In  1854  he  went  to  York,  making  a 
specialty  of  denistry  and  surgical  cases  for  the  re- 
mainder of  his  business  career.  When  seventj'-four 
j'ears  of  age,  he  suffered  from  a  stroke  of  paralysis 
which  resulted  in  his  death.  In  former  years  he 
was  a  Whig  and  on  the  organization  of  the  Re- 
publican party  became  one  uf  its  stanch  adherents. 
At  one  time  he  was  a  candidate  for  Congress  from 
his  district  and  afterward  was  a  candidate  forCon- 
gressman-at-large.  In  1866  he  was  appointed  and 
commissioned  by  Governor  Curtin  as  Sheriff  of 
York  to  fill  a  vacancy  caused  by  the  death  of  the 
Sheriff.  In  the  work  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal 
Church  lie  was  very  active  and  was  a  man  of  sucli 
worthj'  qualities  that  he  was  highly  respected  by 
every  one.  His  wife,  Sarah  A.,  was  a  daughter  of 
Rev.  John  N.  Tonner,  a  minister  in  the  Method- 
ist HIpiscopal  Ciiurch,  who  died  at  Canton,  Ohio. 
Mrs.  Bressler  was  born  in  Bellefonte,  and  became 
the  mother  of  eight  children,  all  but  one  of  whom 
are  living.  She  departed  this  life  in  1868,  when  in 
her  thirtj'-ninth  year.. 

George  B.  Bressler  was  next  to  the  eldest  in  his 
father's  fainilj',and  was  born  in  Bellefonte,  Centre 
County,  Pa.,  April  23,  1867.  His  early  education 
was  obtained  in  the  schools  of  York,  Pa.  Af- 
terwards he  entered  an  academy  where  he  re- 
mained a  short  time,  and  at  the  age  of  seventeen 
years  entered  the  office  of  the  "True  Democrat," 
as  an  apprentice  to  the  printer's  trade.  There  he 
remained  until  June,  1869,  when,  coming  to  Lan- 
caster, ho  entered  the  employ  of  Messrs.  Piersol  & 
Geist  on  the  Evening  Express.  He  continued  act- 
tively  engaged  as  a  printer  until  1874,  when  he 
entered  the  Postoffice  service  as  a  clerk  under  Mrs. 
E.  H.  Hager,  later  acting  as  letter  carrier.  His 
time  was  devoted  to  this  work  until  September, 
1885,  when  there  occurred  a  change  in  administra- 
tion. His  next  employment  was  in  the  watch  fac- 
tory as  a  jeweler,  and  then  until  the  spring  of  1892 
he  was  agent  for  a  steam  laundry. 

On  the  13tli  of  August,  1874,George  B.  Bressler 
married  Miss  Ella  N.  Henry,  whose  birth  occurred 


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111  Lancaster.  Her  father,  Benjamin  Henry,  is  an  old 
anil  respected  early  settler  of  this  place.  To  our 
subject  and  his  wife  have  been  born  three  children: 
Klenor,  Charles  II.  and  .\nna  L.  Jlrs.  Bressler,  who 
was  reared  and  educated  in  tliis  city,  is  a  lady  of 
many  amiable  and  pleasin>;  qualities  and  is  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Mctliodist  Episcopal  Churcii. 


ROBERT  M.  MORROW.  Many  of  the  best 
l)ublic  buildings  and  private  residences  in 
Lancaster  give  evidence  of  the  skill  and 
ability  of  this  gentleman,  who  is  one  of  the  lead- 
ing contractors  and  builders  in  the  place.  Hon- 
orable and  upright  in  whatever  he  undertakes  to 
do,  he  merits  and  has  rccciveil  the  confidence  of 
those  who  know  him,  and  has  built  up  a  good 
reputation  in  his  business.  On  his  own  account 
lie  has  erected  several  residences  and  disposed  of 
them  to  good  advantage,  and  year  by  year  has  not 
only  made  a  good  living  for  himself  and  famil3-, 
but  by  industry  and  persistence  has  accumulated  a 
competency. 

Born  in  Centre  Mills,  Pen\v  County,  Pa.,  June 
17,  1823,  our  subject  is  a  son  of  Robert  Morrow, 
whose  birth  occurred  in  Franklin  County,  of  this 
state,  and  who  in  turn  was  a  son  of  James  Morrow; 
the  latter,  a  native  of  the  Kej-stone  State,  came  of 
an  old  family  here,  being  of  Scotch-Irish  descent. 
The  grandfather  was  a  successful  agriculturist  in 
Franklin  Count}-,  near  the  village  of  Concord, and 
there  he  resided  until  his  demise.  The  senior 
Robert  Morrow  was  a  tanner  and  currier  by  occu- 
pation. Near  Concord  he  w.is  for  some  time  en- 
gaged in  running  a  mill,  which  burned  down,  and 
after  that  event  he  became  foreman  in  the  mill  in 
Perry  County.  Afterwards  he  was  foreman  in 
a  tannery  at  Landisburg,  Perry  County.  At  odd 
times  he  taught  sciiool,  being  a  man  of  good  edu- 
cation and  general  culture.  His  death  occurred  in 
Landisville  when  he  had  attained  the  good  old  age 


of  eighty  years.  In  religious  faith  he  was  iden- 
tified with  the  Methodist  Episco|)al  denomination. 
Politically  he  was  first  a  Whig  and  later  a  Re- 
publican. His  wife,  Mary  (Moore)  IMorrow,  a  na- 
tive of  the  Emerald  Isle,  came  to  America  when  a 
child  will)  her  parents,  who  made  a  settlement  in 
Concord.  She  became  the  mother  of  four  daugh- 
ters and  two  sons,  of  whom  Robert  is  the  young- 
est, and  now  the  only  survivor.  The  mother  was 
called  from  this  life  in  1851,  when  about  sixty-four 
years  of  age. 

The  early  years  of  our  subject  passed  unevent- 
fully in  Perry  County,  his  time  being  s|)ent  on  the 
farm  and  in  tlie  tanyard,  and  a  portion  of  the 
year  in  the  common  school.  In  1842  he  was  ap- 
prenticed to  a  carpenter  for  two  years,  after  which 
he  did  journeyman  work  for  a  year,  and  in  1815 
went  to  Philadelphia.  On  the  expiration  of  a 
3'ear  he  returned  iioiiu',  where  he  continued  until 
1817,  and  in  the  spring  of  the  following  year  went 
to  Reading,  where  he  was  busil}'  engaged  at  his 
chosen  vocatifui  for  about  five  years.  March  30, 
1853,  Mr.  Morrow  ca'ne  to  Lancaster  and  be- 
gan his  contract  work,  taking  in  a  partner,  the  firm 
being  known  as  Swartzweilder  &  Morrow.  They 
also  started  a  sash  factory  on  South  Water  Street, 
and  for  twenty-five  3'ears  this  firm  continued  to 
gain  steadily'  in  the  confidence  and  good  will  of 
the  pulilic.  At  the  end  of  that  period  their  con- 
nection was  dissolved  and  Mr.  Morrow  lias  since 
continued  alone.  They  built  the  Children's  Home, 
the  main  building  at  Millersville  Normal,  the  Lan- 
caster High  School,  R.  E.  Fahnestock's  building, 
and  those  of  John  I.  Ilaitnian  and  John  R.  Dif- 
fenbachs,  besides  many  others  well  known. 

In  Reading  Mr.  Morrow  was  married  March  12, 
1850,  to  Miss  Sabina  Amanda  Swartzwelder,  whose 
birth  occurred  in  the  Reaqua  Valley,  this  county, 
and  who  was  called  from  this  life  in  1854.  The  sec- 
ond marriage  of  Mr.  Morrow  occurred  March  10, 
1857,  his  wife  being  Miss  Mary,  daughter  of  Henry 
Flick,  an  old  settler  of  this  city.  The  latter  was 
a  carpenter  and  contractor,  and  a  very  prominent 
man.  Mr.  Morrow  has  a  family-  of  three  children 
living,  one  having  passed  away.  Ella  is  now  the 
wife  of  Jacobs.  Bituer,  of  this  city;  Lillie  M.  is 
the  second  in   order  of   birth,  and  Bertha,  wife  of 


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B.  A.  Spindler,  of  Canton,  Ohio,  completes  the 
number.  The  residence  of  the  family  is  at  No.  131 
East  Lemon  Street. 

For  many  years  Mr.  Morrov/  has  been  President 
of  the  Board  of  Trustees  of  Dulte  Street  Methodist 
Episcopal  Church,  and  superintended  the  building 
of  that  edifice.  Also  much  interested  in  the  Sun- 
day-school work,  be  was  for  a  long  time  Superin- 
tendent. In  politics  he  is  a  stanch  Republican, 
and  for  several  terms  was  a  member  of  the  Com- 
mon Council, serving  on  different  committees,  and 
being  President  of  the  Board  for  one  term.  A 
member  of  the  Odd  Fellows'  society,  he  belongs  to 
Lancaster  Lodge  No.  67,  of  which  he  is  Past  Olli- 
cer,  and  is  a  member  of  Washington  Encampment 
No.  11. 


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WILLIAM  O.  FRAILEY.  Tiiis  promi- 
nent and  much  esteemed  citizen  of 
Lancaster,  is  Secretary  of  the  Home 
Mutual  Fire  Insurance  Company,  and  is  also  pro- 
prietor of  a  well  equipped  drug  store.  He  was 
born  in  this  city  August  14,  1859,  and  is  the  son  of 
Henry  L.  Frailey,also  a  native  of  Lancaster,  wliile 
his  father,  whose  name  was  Jacob,  was  born  in 
Schuylkill  County.  The  latter  fought  as  a  soldier 
in  the  War  of  1812,  and  spent  the  remaining 
years  of  his  life  in  this  city.  The  great-grand- 
tather  of  our  subject,  Hon.  Peter  Frailey,  was  born, 
lived  and  died  in  Schuylkill  County.  He  served 
*  as  a  soldier  in  the  Revolutionarj^  War  and  was 
elected  to  the  State  Legislature  from  his  county  in 
an  early  day. 

In  early  life  Henry  L.  Frailey  was  a  school 
teacher,  and  after  abandoning  that  occupation  was 
a  dealer  in  mineral  water,  and  subsequently  en- 
gaged in  the  real-estate  business.  He  was  for 
many  years  general  solicitor  and  inspector  for  tiie 
Lancaster  Home  Mutual  Fire  Insurance  Company, 
and  during  his  active  life  was  City  Assessor  for 
three  terms.  He  departed  this  life  April  9,  1890, 
when  in  the  sixty-third  year  of  his  age.     In   re- 


ligious affairs  he  was  a  member  of  the  Church  of 
God,  and  in  politics  always  voted  for  Republican 
candidates.  His  wife  prior  to  her  marriage  was 
known  as  Frances  Steinecke,  and  was  born  in  Sax- 
ony, Germany.  She  accompanied  her  parents  to 
America  when  only  six  years  of  age  and  is  still 
living  in  this  cit)',  having  passed  her  sixt3^-sixth 
birth  daj'. 

Of  the  parental  family  of  seven  children,  four 
are  now  living,  of  whom  our  subject  is  the  third 
in  order  of  birth.  He  received  his  education  in 
the  common  and  high  schools  of  his  native  city, 
and  in  1876  apprenticed  himself  to  learn  the  drug 
business  under  AVilliam  T.  Wylie,  with  whom  he 
remained  for  four  years,  and  then  going  to  the 
Quaker  City,  entered  the  Philadelphia  College  of 
Pharmacy,  from  which  he  was  graduated  in  1882. 
After  receiving  his  diploma  as  a  drujigist  he  re- 
turned to  Lancaster  and  for  three  years  clerked 
in  the  store  of  J.  R.  Kaufman.  In  1885  he  be- 
gan in  business  for  himself,  buying  the  stock  of 
goods  belonging  to  F.  J.  Burger,  and  three  years 
later  purchased  the  property.  He  has  since  remod- 
eled the  store,  which  is  located  on  the  corner  of 
East  King  and  Shippen  Streets,  and  now  has  one 
of  the  best  establishments  in  the  city.  The  build- 
ing is  three  stories  in  height,  and  the  store  has 
full  length  plate  glass  windows,  in  which  he  dis- 
plays his  goods  to  advantage.  He  h,as  an  elegant 
soda  fountain,  and  besides  the  various  medicines 
keeps  on  hand  a  varied  stock  of  trusses,  fancy  and 
leather  goods,  fishing  tackle,  etc.  He  manufac- 
tures his  own  tinctures,  and  has  a  preparation  of 
wine  of  iron  of  his  own  make,  which  sells  readily. 

In  1890,  on  the  death  of  his  father,  our  subject 
was  appointed  to  fill  the  vacancy-  and  has  been 
elected  to  the  position  of  Secretary  of  the  insur- 
ance company  each  succeeding  year.  The  com- 
pany was  organized  in  1861,  and  the  charter  was 
granted  by  a  special  enactment  of  the  Legislature. 
Since  1893  Mr.  Frailey  has  filled  the  positions  of 
Secretary  and  Treasurer  of  Washington  National 
Building  and  Loan  Association,  which  is  one  of 
the  reliable  institutions  of  the  city. 

In  1884  occurred  the  marriage  of  oui'  subject 
with  Miss  Lizzie,  a  daughter  of  Henry  Strobel,  a 
native   of   Tyrol,   Austria,  who  after  coming    to 


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America  was  a  brewer  in  Lancaster.  To  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Frailey  liave  been  born  the  following  named 
cliililrcn:  Henry  K.,  William  O.,  Jr.,  Frances  M.  E., 
Virj,Mnia  Edna  and  Charles  Joseph.  Socially  our 
subject  is  an  Odd  Fellow,  belonging  to  Lancaster 
Lodge  No.  67,  in  which  he  has  passed  all  the  chairs. 
He  is  a  devoted  member  of  the  First  Presbyterian 
Church,  and  being  a  good  musician,  slugs  in  the 
church  choir.  For  a  number  of  ^-ears  Mrs.  Frailey 
was  organist  at  St.  Mary's  Church  of  this  city.  In 
politics  he  is  a  believer  in  Republican  principles 
and  never  fails  to  cast  a  vote  for  the  candidates 
of  that  party.  He  is  a  memtier  of  the  Pennsyl- 
vania State  Pharuiaceulical  Association,  in  which 
be  takes  an  active  interest. 


iT^  MOS  CORNELIUS  ROTE,  a  veteran  of  the 
r  ~\  late  war,  and  one  of  the  most  worthy  citi- 
zens of  Lancaster,  lias  long  been  engaged 
in  the  uiiderlakiiig  business  in  this  city.  He  is 
identified  with  all  movements  relating  to  the  gen- 
eral good  of  the  public.  He  comes  from  one  of  the 
old  families  of  Lancaster  County,  hi»  ancestors 
having  been  of  English  descent  and  Moravians  in 
religious  faith.  His  great-great-grandfather  on  the 
paternal  side  lived  on  the  old  factory  road  and 
operated  the  lirst  cotton  niiil  in  the  county,  and 
Grandfather  Rote  followed  agricultural  pursuits. 
The  father  of  A.  C.  Rote,  (leorge  F.,  was  born  in 
this  cit}'  and  learned  the  chair-maker's  trade.  Later 
he  started  a  shop  of  his  own  on  South  Queen 
Street  and  in  time  became  one  of  the  laigcst  man- 
ufacturers of  furniture  in  the  city,  having  for 
a  branch  of  his  trade  the  undertaking  business. 
He  served  as  a  School  Director  and  as  a  member  of 
the  City  Council.  Like  his  forefathers,  he  was  a 
member  of  the  ^Moravian  Cliuich,  and  at  the  time 
of  his  death,  in  1872,  was  in  his  seventietli  year. 
His  wife,  who  was  before  her  marriage  Ann  Finke- 
bind,  was  born  in  this  county  and  was  also  brought 
up  in  the  creed  of  the   Moravian  denomination. 


Their  marriage  occurred  December  4,  1834.  Her 
death  occurred  in  1881,  when  she  was  about  sev- 
enty-one years  of  age.  Of  their  eight  children 
onl3'  five  are  living.  William,  who  died  in  Nash- 
ville, Tenn.,  in  1879,  was  a  soldier  in  the  late  war. 
Rebecca  is  deceased;  George,  who  was  wounded  at 
the  battle  of  Chancellorsville  and  who  was  a  Ser- 
geant of  Company  A,  of  the  One  Hundred  and 
Twenty-second  Pennsylvania  Infantry,  died  at 
Philadelphia;  Louisa  (Mrs.  Miller)  lives  in  Lan- 
caster; Amos  C.  is  next;  Jose|)h  T.  makes  his  home 
in  Cleveland,  Ohio;  James  B.  is  a  resident  of  Can- 
ton, Ohio.     Jacob  is  a  photographer  in  this  citj-. 

The  education  of  our  subject  was  obtained  in 
the  common  schools  of  this  city,  where  his  birth 
occurred  December  23,  1846.  He  was  still  pursu- 
ing his  studies  when  the  war  broke  out,  and  in 
August,  1862,  became  a  member  of  Company  B, 
One  Hundred  and  Twenty-second  Pennsylvania 
Infantry, enlisting  for  nine  months.  He  took  part 
in  the  second  battle  of  Bull  Run  and  the  bloody 
battles  of  the  Rappahannock,  Fredericksburg  and 
Chancellorsville.  The  term  of  his  service  having 
ex|)ired,  he  was  mustered  out,  but  in  tiie  fall  of 
1863  again  offered  himself  for  six  nionlhs  and  was 
placed  in  Comi)any  C,  Twenty-first  Pennsylvania 
Cavalry.  He  was  Orderly  Sergeant  on  General 
Kantz'  staff  until  he  was  mustered  out  July  II, 
1864.  Once  more  the  valiant  soldier  returned  to 
the  defense  of  the  flag,  re-enlisting  in  Company 
E.One  Hundred  and  Ninety-seventh  Infaiitiy, and 
was  sent  to  Rock  Island,  111.,  whore  he  remained 
until  November,  KSIil.  and  was  linally  mustered 
out  in  Philadelphia.  On  his  return  home  he 
rested  fora  time  from  his  labors, and  in  the  spring 
of  1865  he  was  about  to  offer  his  services  again, 
when  Richmond  w.as  taken  and  it  did  not  seem 
necessary. 

The  father  of  our  subject  having  retired  from 
the  manufacturing  business,  our  subject  continued 
the  same  until  his  father's  death,  when  the  four 
brothers  went  into  partnership.  Amos  is  now  the 
only  remaining  one  in  the  firm,  as  two  of  his 
brothers  are  deceased,  and  the  other  one  resides  in 
the  west.  Since  about  1884  Mr.  Rote  has  been  lo- 
cated on  the  corner  of  South  Queen  and  German 
Streets.     His  rooms  are  22x40  feet  in  dimensions, 


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and  he  carries  a  full  line  of  caskets  and  coffins  and 
everything  pertaining  to  the  business.  He  is  a 
practical  undertaker  and  enibalmer. 

In  this  city  Mr.  Rote  was  first  married  to  Anne 
E.  Hubert,  a  native  of  this  city.  She  died  leav- 
ing two  children,  Jolm  Franklin  and  Harry  Corne- 
lius, who  are  in  business  with  their  father;  and 
Elizabeth  R.,  the  eldest,  died  at  the  age  of  twenty- 
three  years.  The  present  Mrs.  Rote  was  formerly 
Mrs.  Mary  (Carpenter)  Roy,  whose  birth  took  place 
in  Lancaster. 

A  Rei)ublican  of  the  truest  stamp,  Mr.  Rote  is 
greatly  interested  in  the  welfare  of  his  party  and 
is  a  member  of  Admiral  Reynolds  Post  No.  405, 
G.  A.  R.,  of  whicii  he  is  a  charter  member.  Besides 
he  is  associated  with  the  Knights  of  Pythias  and 
the  Order  of  Red  Men.  A  man  of  sterling  worth 
and  upright  character,  he  is  one  of  the  pillars  of 
the  Moravian  Church. 


<  "\  S)  ILLIAM  L.  8T0RMFELTZ,  a  practical 
V/  \/  carpenter  and  builder,  is  a  member  of 
the  firm  of  J.  P.  Stormfeltz  &  .Son,  of 
Lancaster,  and  is  numbered  among  the  enterpris- 
ing young  business  men  of  this  city.  He  was  born 
April  12,  1866,  in  Lancaster,  being  the  son  of  J. 
P.  and  Sarah  Elizabeth  (Sener)  Stormfeltz.  The 
family  is  well  known  in  this  county,  in  which 
members  of  it  have  resided  for  over  a  century. 
The  paternal  grandfather  of  W.  L.,  whose  given 
name  was  Peter,  was  a  native  of  this  county,  born 
in  1799,  and  died  in  1886,  in  his  eighty-eighth 
year.  He  was  a  wagonmaker  by  trade,  following 
his  calling  on  the  Harrisburg  Pike,  near  the  city 
limits,  and  during  his  last  years  retired  from  ac- 
tive cares,  making  his  home  in  Lancaster,  where 
he  resided  for  fourteen  years.  He  was  a  member 
of  Trinity  Lutheran  Church  and  politically  was  a 
Democrat.     He  was  the  father  of  three  sons  and 


four  daughters,  and  was  a  man  who  merited  the 
respect  of  all. 

J.  P.  Stormfeltz  was  born  in  this  county  Novem- 
ber 5,  1829,  and  learned  the  carijenter's  trade  in 
Lancaster,  which  occupation  he  has  followed  dur- 
ing his  life  long  residence  in  this  jilace.  For  a 
number  of  years  he  engaged  in  making  building 
supplies  on  a  small  scale.  In  1868  he  started  the 
planing  mill  on  Water  Street;  this  was  consumed 
by  fire  two  j'ears  later,  and  was  an  entire  loss,  as 
there  was  no  insurance  upon  it.  A  year  later  he 
purchased  the  site  wiiere  his  present  sash,  door  and 
blind  factory  is  located.  This  is  a  substantial 
building  of  brick,  two  stories  in  height  and  45x70 
feet  in  dimensions,  and  his  business  in  this  line 
has  constantlj'  gi'own  until  he  often  employs  as 
many  as  twenty-four  men.  In  1886  he  branched 
into  the  coal  business,  employing  three  teams  and 
five  men,  and  in  these  varied  enterprises  he  has 
met  with  good  success.  A  stanch  Republican,  he 
has  served  as  a  member  of  the  City  Council  a  num- 
ber of  terms,  and  also  on  the  Select  Council.  He 
and  his  family  are  members  of  the  Trinity  Luth- 
eran Church,  whicli  he  has  served  as  Deacon  for 
several  years,  and  at  one  time  he  was  a  member  of 
the  Masonic  order.  His  first  marriage  was  with 
Miss  Tressler,  ard  by  his  union  with  Sarah  Sener 
he  had  three  children:  Clarence,  who  died  at  tiie 
age  of  twenty -eigiit  years;  William  L.  and  Emma. 
The  parents  reside  at  No.  224  North  Prince  .Street 
and  are  respected  citizens  of  tiic  place. 

The  early  years  of  W.  L.  Stormfeltz  were  p.assed 
in  the  public  schools  of  this  city,  which  he  attended 
until  seventeen  3'ears  old.  He  then  commenced  as- 
sisting Ids  father  and  learned  thecarpentcr's  trade, 
working  at  the  business  for  five  years.  Subse- 
quently he  went  to  California,  where  he  learned 
stair  construction,  and  was  employed  in  that  line 
for  five  years.  It  was  on  account  of  failing  health 
that  our  subject  went  to  the  Golden  .State  and 
there  he  soon  recovered.  Owing  to  his  brother's 
death  he  was  obliged  to  return  to  help  his  father 
in  business,  and  was  immediately  admitted  as  a 
partner  in  the  firm.  They  are  doing  an  extensive 
and  rapidly  increasing  business,  their  customers 
being  scattered  through  all  parts  of  the  county. 

On  the  15th  of    November,  1892,  W.  L.  Storm- 


LEVI   SENSEKIG. 


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891 


feltz  married  Miss  Alvira  F.  Keffer,  and  they  have 
a  little  son.  Richard  K.  Tlie  lady  is  a  daugiiter  of 
Prof.  Washington  Keffer,  a  music  teacher  of  this 
city.  The  pleasant  home  of  the  famdy  is  a  brick 
residence  located  at  No.  507  West  Walnut  Street. 
In  his  political  atlilialions  our  subject  is  a  loyal 
Republican,  and  in  religious  belief  is  connected 
with  the  Trinity  Lutheran  Church. 


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34.^.++<^^  •}-+++=^ 


■r  KVI  SENSKXIO.  This  name  is  a  very  fa- 
I  O  miliar  one  in  Lancaster  County,  as  mem- 
bers of  the  family  have  been  identified 
with  the  upbuilding  of  this  part  of  the  state  since 
the  pioneer  days.  Three  Itrothers  took  up  large 
tracts  of  land,  for  which  they  received  deeds  from 
William  Tenn.  their  propeity  being  situated  near 
New  Holland,  and  in  that  locality  their  descend- 
ants, with  few-exceptions,  have  lingered  ever  since. 
The  suliject  of  this  sketch  is  a  resident  of  Lancjis- 
ter,  having  for  raan3'  years  l)een  engaged  in  whole- 
sale dealing  in  cattle,  his  business  sometimes  hav- 
ing reached  nearly  *  1.000,000  per  annum.  At  the 
present  lime  his  trade  is  the  largest  in  Lancaster, 
and  he  owns  extensive  stock  yards  in  the  cit}'  lim- 
its, and  is  engaged  in  the  construction  (>f  an  ice 
manufacturing  plant  at  Reichart's  Landing,  which 
will  cost  upwards  of  ^25,000. 

John  Sensenig,  the  grandfather  of  our  subject, 
was  reared  and  lived  all  his  life  with  his  father  in 
E.ast  Earl  Township.  He  w.as  a  farmer  and  owned 
a  mill  in  addition  to  his  two  farms,  being  very 
successful  and  accumulating  considerable  wealth. 
In  politics  he  was  a  Whig,  and  his  descendants 
have  usually  adhered  to  that  part}'  and  to  its  suc- 
cessor, the  Republican  organization.  'J"he  great- 
grandfather of  our  subject  on  his  mother's  side 
w.as  a  commissioned  otHcer  in  the  War  of  the  Rev- 
olution, and  religiously  held  membership  with  the 
ISIennonite  Church.  Of  his  eight  children,  Martin, 
the  gian<lfalher  of  Levi,  died  Ma^'  25,  1863,  aged 
seventy-one  years. 

Christian    Sensenig,  the  father  of    our  subject, 
was  a  miller,  which  occupation  he  followed  all  his 
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life,  and  became  quite  well-to-do  by  his  dealings 
in  grain.  He  at  different  times  leased  various  mills, 
and  in  later  years  bought  the  Oabie  Mills  on  Con- 
estoga  Creek  near  Hinkletown.  His  death  occurred 
in  May,  1863.  By  his  marriage  vvith  .Susan  Rntt, 
he  had  fifteen  children:  John,  Levi,  Daniel,  Henry, 
George,  Isaac,  Christian,  Christian  (the  second), 
David,  Susannah,  Maria,  Mattie,  Elizabeth,  Lydia 
and  one  who  died  before  receiving  a  name.  Maria 
became  the  wife  of  John  K.  Sn3'der;  Mattie  mar- 
ried Martin,  a  brother  of  Professor  Sensenig,  and 
Elizabeth  became  the  wife  of  Samuel  Martin,  who 
was  at  one  time  Count3'  Treasurer.  The  parents 
of  this  family  were  members  of  the  Mennonite 
Church.  ■  Our  subject's  father  was  first  a  Whig  and 
later  a  Republican,  being  a  warm  friend  of  Tiiad 
Stevens. 

The  birth  of  our  subject  occurred  August  27, 
1834,  at  Martin's  Mills,  in  this  county.  His  early 
education  was  obtained  in  the  district  schools  of 
the  township,  but  owing  to  his  earnest  desire  to 
embark  in  commercial  pursuits,  he  left  his  studies 
at  the  age  of  fourteen  years,  and  entering  his  fa- 
ther's mill,  remained  tiiere  until  nearly  reaching 
his  majority.  Later  he  started  in  l)ii>iiiess  for  him- 
self, and  when  his  father  died,  [lurchased  tiie  mill 
[)roperly,  which  he  operated  for  one  year,  and  at 
the  end  of  five  years  disposed  of  it.  Subsequently 
he  carried  on  the  butcher's  business  until  April, 
1867,  when  he  took  charge  of  the  County  Prison 
as  .Steward,  holding  the  oHice  for  four  years.  At 
that  time  this  was  one  of  the  best  pa \'ing positions 
in  the  county.  In  polili&s  he  has  always  been  very 
active,  being  one  of  the  leaders  in  the  ranks  of  the 
Republicans  of  the  county. 

A  few  3-ears  after  the  close  of  the  war  Mr.  Sen- 
senig engaged  in  the  slock  business,  and  has  sold 
as  many  as  ninelj-six  car-loads  of  cattle  in  one 
week,  doing  as  large  a  business  in  stock  as  any  man 
in  this  portion  of  the  slate.  He  attends  the  New 
York,  Philadelphia  and  Pittsburg  markets,  and  also 
has  agents  in  Chicago  .and  western  [ioints.  In  his 
new  ice  manufacturing  plant  twenty  tons  of  first 
cl.ass  ice  can  be  made  every  twenty-four  hours,  and 
this  product  will  be  of  great  use  in  his  business. 
He  is  interested  in  real  estate,  owning  valuable 
property'  in  this  city,  and    also    in  the  surround- 


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ing  country.  Among  his  possessions  we  mention 
the  Leopard  Hotel,  the  stock  y.ards,  the  property 
on  which  his  ice  plant  is  situated,  three  residences 
in  New  Holland,  besides  a  hotel  and  store,  and 
many  others  on  Willis  Street  and  in  other  points. 

In  1855  Mr.  Sensenig  married  Catherine  Snyder, 
who  passed  away  at  the  end  of  a  3'ear.  Later 
our  subject  married  Emma  Hull,  and  they  have 
had  five  children:  Daniel,  an  attorney  of  this  city; 
Christ,  who  assists  his  father  in  his  large  business; 
Harry,  who  died  in  1894,  aged  twenty-three  years; 
Edwin,  whose  death  occurred  when  in  his  seventh 
year,  and  Lillie  G.,  at  home.  Daniel  Hull,  the  fa- 
ther of  Mrs.  Sensenig,  is  a  prosperous  farmer  of 
Earl  Township,  where  her  girlhood  days  were 
passed. 

Starting  'u  life  without  a  dollar,  Mr.  Sensenig 
is  a  thoroughly  self-made  man,  and  while  still  a 
boy  manifested  his  commercial  spirit,  first  invest- 
ing his  money  in  chickens  and  later  in  stock,  and 
in  this  manner  drifted  into  his  present  business. 
At  one  time  he  had  ten  buyers  out  on  the  road 
selecting  cattle  and  investing  for  him,  and  his 
business  has  increased  year  by  j'ear  at  a  most  mar- 
velous rate.  Socially  he  has  belonged  to  a  num- 
ber of  civic-  societies,  among  them  the  Order  of 
Red  Men  and  the  Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fel- 
lows, but  of  late  years  has  not  been  as  active  in 
llie  fraternities  as  formerly. 


©HARLES  S.  MURRAY  has  for  several  years 
been  prominent  in  railroad  circles  and  is 
considered  one  of  the  most  faithful  em- 
ployes of  the  Pennsylvania  Railroad.  Since  1880 
he  has  been  freight  and  passenger  agent  at  Colum- 
bia, and  has  under  his  supervision  in  both  the  de- 
partments some  thirty-tour  employes.  Mr.  Mur- 
ray was  born  at  Carlisle,  Pa.,  October  15,  1839, 
being  a  son  of  Charles  G.  and  Margaret  (Blair) 
Murray.  The  family  is  of  English  origin,  one 
William  Murray  having  come  to  the  United  Stales 


from  the  British  Isle  and  settled  at  Ft.  Du  Quesne, 
where  Pittsburg  now  stands,  prior  to  the  Revolu- 
tionary War.  Our  subject's  grandfather  was  born 
at  that  place  and  was  given  the  Christian  name  of 
George.  For  many  3'ears  he  followed  the  trade  of 
a  blacksmith  in  Carlisle,  and  lived  to  attain  the 
extreme  old  age  of  ninety-four  years.  In  politics 
he  was  a  Whig,  and  was  a  very  sincere  member 
of  the  Presbyterian  Church.  By  his  marriage  with 
Polly  Denny,  he  had  five  children:  William  B., 
George  L.,  Charles  G.  Joseph  A.  and  Priscilla. 

Charles  G.  Murray,  the  father  of  our  subject, 
was  born  at  Carlisle,  Pa.,  October  14,  1810,  and 
attended  the  schools  of  his  birthplace,  where  he 
received  a  good  education.  He  learned  the  trade 
of  plastering,  which  he  followed  for  some  time,  but 
later  in  life  engaged  in  the  real  estate  business. 
His  death  occurred  at  Carlisle,  which  had  been  his 
home  his  entire  life.  A  worker  in  the  ranks  of  the 
Whig  and  Republican  parties,  he  held  local  offices 
on  various  occasions  and  was  a  good  citizen  and 
a  much  respected  man.  In  church  work  he  was 
much  interested,  and,  like  his  father,  belonged  to 
the  Presbyterian  denomination.  He  was  born  in 
1810,  and  by  his  marriage  with  Margaret  Blair  had 
two  children:  C.  S.  and  Talbot  C. 

The  subject  of  this  sketch  pursued  his  studies  in 
the  public  schools  of  Carlisle  and  also  under  pri- 
vate instruction.  On  leaving  school  he  turned  his 
attention  to  the  dental  profession  and  practiced 
for  a  time  in  Mexico,  Mo.  Returning  east,  he  was 
located  for  about  five  years  in  New[)ort,  Pa.,  and 
finally,  in  1870,  embarked  in  railroading.  For  about 
two  years  he  was  agent  of  the  Pennsylvania  Rail- 
road at  Christiana,  and  was  then  transferred  to 
Middleton,  where  he  served  in  the  same  capacity 
for  eight  3'ears.  In  1880  Mr.  Murray  was  made 
Freight  Agent  at  Columbia,  and  on  the  expiration 
of  a  3car  was  also  given  charge  of  the  Passenger 
Department  at  this  place,  which  is  one  of  the  large 
business  centers  of  the  count3',  the  volume  of 
trade  passing  through  the  freight  dei)artment  be- 
ing very  extensive.  Mr.  Murra3'  is  a  member  of 
the  Mutual  Guarantee  Building  &  Loan  Associa- 
tion, and  is  a  stockholder  in  man3-  of  the  leading 
industries  and  enterprises  of  the  community.  Po- 
Iiticall3-  he  is  a  Democrat,  and  sociall}'  holds  mem- 


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liersliip  with  Newport  Lodge  No.  381,  F.  &  A.  M.; 
Artis.ins  Lodge  No.  20.  of  Columbia;  the  Quaker 
City  Association  of  Railroad  Men  «nd  the  Interna- 
tional Association  of  Ticket  Agents. 

March  15,  18G6,  Charles  .S.  Murray  and  Miss 
Anna  Casej-  were  united  in  marriage  at  the  home 
of  the  bride's  father,  Capt.  James  Casey,  in  Ilarris- 
burg.  Perry  County,  Pa.,  and  one  child,  a  son, 
Charles  E.  P.,  has  come  to  bless  their  union.  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Murray  arc  very  entertjiining  and  hospi- 
table people   and   make  friends  wherever  they  go. 


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eUARLES  EDGAR  ZORTMAN,  a  brief 
sketch  of  whose  life  now  claims  the  atten- 
tion of  the  reader,  occupies  the  important 
position  of  City  Regulator  of  Lancaster.  He  has 
ever  been  true  to  the  duties  and  responsibilities 
imposed  upon  him  in  his  oflicial  ca|)acity,  and  is 
thus  highly  regarded  by  all  with  whom  he  has  to  do. 

Our  subject  was  born  in  Littlestown,  Adams 
County,  this  state,  March  2,  llsTl,  and  is  the  son 
of  Jacob  Zortman,  a  native  of  Dauphin  County, 
this  state.  The  latter  was  for  many  years  engaged 
in  railroad  work,  but  after  his  marriage  he  re- 
moved to  Littlestown  and  established  a  hotel  busi- 
ness. After  being  thus  engaged  for  some  time  he 
took  up  his  abode  in  Gettysburg  and  after  a  stay 
there  of  two  ^ears,  went  to  Newport,  making  that 
place  his  home  until  188,5,  the  date  of  his  advent 
into  this  cit^-.  He  is  still  living  in  this  city  and 
is  engaged  in  keeping  the  railroad  restaurant  in 
the  depot.  He  is  also  interested  in  the  Ridley 
Park  Brick  Manufacturing  Con.pany  of  Philadel- 
phia, to  whicii  enterprise  he  gives  considerable  of 
his  time. 

The  mother  of  our  subject  in  her  maidenhood 
was  Ellen  E.  Haines,  a  native  of  Adams  Coun- 
ty. Her  father,  Cornelius  B.  Haines,  was  a  prom- 
inent man  in  Gettysburg,  being  a  school  teacher, 
surveyor,  etc.  He  departed  this  life  in  Lancas- 
ter  in    1891.     The    parental   family    of   our  sub- 


ject included  three  children,  of  whom  he  was 
the  youngest  child  and  only  son.  He  completed 
his  studies  in  the  Lancaster  High  School  in  1887, 
and  pa.ssed  the  examination  required  of  students 
desiring  to  enter  Princeton  College.  In  the  fall 
of  that  year  he  began  his  studies  in  the  scientific 
department  of  that  institution,  from  which  he  was 
graduated  in  1891  as  a  civil  engineer.  While 
there  he  was  a  member  of  tlie  American  Wiiig 
Literary  Society,  and  in  every  department  of  work 
acquitted  himself  with  honor. 

Immediately  after  leaving  college  our  subject 
was  taken  into  the  Assistant  Engineer's  office 
of  the  Delaware  Division  of  the  Philadelpiiia, 
Wilmington  A-  Baltimore  Railroad  Company  at 
Clayton,  Del.,  where  he  remained  until  December, 
1892,  when  he  entered  the  construction  depart- 
ment of  the  Pcnn^ylvania  Road,  with  headquarters 
at  Mifllin.  He  served  as  a  member  of  the  engin- 
eers' corps  until  .September.  1893,  when  he  re- 
turned to  this  city,  and  February  8  of  the  follow- 
ing year  was  elected  by  the  Council  to  fill  the  un- 
expued  term  of  Col.  S.  C.  Slaymaker,  who  had 
died.  On  the  exiiiration  of  the  term  he  was  re- 
elected, April  1,  and  is  still  the  incunibonl  of 
the  office.  Although  young  in  ^ears  he  is  thor- 
oughly competent  to  hold  the  responsible  office 
and  is  giving  perfect  satisfaction. 

In  soci.'il  affairs  Mr.  Zurtman  belongs  to  the  Be- 
nevolent I'rotectlve  Order  of  Klks  and  the  Junior 
Order  of  United  American  Mechanics,  and  in  re- 
ligious matters  is  a  member  in  good  standing  of 
St.  John's  Lutheran  Church.  He  is  an  ardent 
young  Republican  and  is  actively  connected  with 
the  Republican  Club. 


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REV.  JAMES  W.  MEMINGER,  A.  B.,  B.  Ok., 
is  P.astor  of  St.  Paul's  Reformed  Church, 
and  IS  one  of  the  prominent  clerg^'men  of 
Lancaster.     He  is  highly  cultured,  is  a  fine  orator 
and  lecturer,  and  his  work  in  this  city  has  been  re- 
markably   successful.     The   church  is  situated  at 


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the  corner  of  East  Orange  and  Duke  Streets,  and 
numbers  a  membership  of  about  six  hundred. 
Every  department  of  its  work  is  in  a  very  flour- 
ishing condition,  and  during  the  seven  years  of 
our  subject's  pastorate  tiie  membership  has  been  in- 
creased from  two  hundred  and  seventeen  to  about 
six  hundred. 

Rev.  Mr.  Meminger  was  born  in  Ickesburg,  Ferry 
County,  Pa.,  November  9,   1859,  and   his  father, 
James  G.,  was  a  native  of  the  same  county.     The 
family  is  of   Swiss  and  German  ancestry,  and  our 
subject's  great-grandfather,  Theodore,  was  an  ofD- 
cer  in   the  War  of   1812,  and  a  resident  of  South 
Carolina.     His  son,  Theodore  H.,  Jr.,  the  next  in 
the  line  of  descent,  was  born  in  that  state  and  when 
young  came  to  the  north.     For  some  time  he  was 
a    merchant   in    Philadelphia   and    afterwards  re- 
moved to  Perry  County,  where  he  became  a  large 
land  holder,  and  there  his  death  occurred  in  old 
age.     James  G.  Meminger  was  a  farmer  in  Perry 
County,  and  during  the  Civil  War  was  a  member 
of  the  Ninth  Army  Corps,  receiving  a  slight  wound 
at  Petersburg.     At  different  times  he  held  county 
offices,  and  his  death  occurred  in  the  fall  of  1892. 
His  wife,  Ellen,  was  a  daughter  of  S.  H.  Rice,  a 
contractor,  builder  and  architect  of  Perry  County. 
Mrs.    Meminger    is  still  living,  and   of    her    four 
daughters  and  two  sons,  our  subject  is  the  eldest. 
The  boyhood  days  of  the  latter  were  passed  on 
his  father's  farm,  and  he  prepared  himself  for  col- 
lege in  Tuscarora  Academy,  Juniata  County.     In 
1881  he  entered  the   Sophomore  Class  of  Ursinus 
College,  from  which  he  graduated  three  years  later 
with  the  degree  of  Bachelor  of  Arts.     He  then  en- 
tered   the  Theological  Seminary  at  Ursinus,  and 
graduated    therefrom   in    1886,  at  the  same  time 
graduating  from  the  National  School  of  Oratory 
in  Philadelphia,  receiving  the  degree  of  Bachelor 
of  Oratory. 

In  1886  Mr.  Meminger  was  ordained  to  the  holj' 
ministry  in  Chester  County,  Pa.,  and  for  a  year 
was  pastor  of  the  church  at  Vincent.  July  1,  1887, 
he  removed  to  his  present  charge,  where  his  efforts 
have  been  crowned  with  great  success.  As  a  lec- 
turer he  has  been  very  successful,  and  made  one  of 
the  three  centennial  addresses  in  the  Academy  of 
Music  at  the  last  general  synod,  which  convened 


at  Reading.  He  has  frequently  served  as  a  dele- 
gate to  conventions  and  synods  of  his  church  and 
stands  well  in  his  denomination. 

In  1891  was  celebrated  the  marriage  of  Rev. 
Mr.  Meminger  and  Florence  Hollingcr.  Slie  is  the 
daughter  of  Amos  H.  HoUinger,  a  leather  manu- 
facturer of  this  city.  She  is  a  graduate  of  Linden 
Hall  Seminary,  and  has  become  the  mother  of  one 
child,  James  II.  In  his  political  belief  our  sub- 
ject is  a  Re[)ublican,  and  fraternally  is  identified 
with  the  Odd  Fellows'  society. 


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AMUEL  F.  ROTE  is  a  man  much  respected 
in  business  circles,  and  one  who  by  strict 
morality  and  integrity  of  purpose  fur- 
nishes an  excellent  example  to  others.  He  is  at 
present  engaged  in  the  manufacture  of  corks  in 
Lancaster,  and  understanding  the  business  thor- 
oughly, is  making  of  it  a  success. 

Our  subject  was  born  in  Lancaster  Township, 
September  6,  1849,  and  is  the  son  of  Samuel  Rote, 
also  a.  native  of  this  county,  and  a  blacksmith  by 
trade.  He  was  engaged  in  the  manufacture  of  a 
shovel,  harrow  and  scraper  combined,  from  which 
he  reaped  a  good  income.  He  is  now  deceased, 
passing  away  April  8,  1887.  His  wife,  known  in 
iier  maidenhood  as  Susan  Miller,  was  likewise  born 
in  this  county,  and  the  daughter  of  Samuel  Miller, 
a  farmer  in  this  vicinity,  but  now  living  on  the 
factory  road  in  the  city  limits.  Mrs.  Rote  is  still 
living  and  resides  on  the  old  homestead.  She  is  a 
member  of  the  Mennonite  Church. 

The  parental  family  of  our  subject  included  nine 
children,  eight  of  whom  grew  to  mature  j'ears,  and 
all  are  living  with  one  exception.  Our  subject, 
who  was  the  eldest  of  the  household,  was  reared 
in  Lancaster  and  educated  in  the  public  schools. 
When  a  lad  of  fourteen  years  he  began  to  work  in  a 
cork  factory,  where  he  remained  for  a  time,  and 
then  worked  for  eighteen  months  at  the  black- 
smith's trade.     At  the  end  of  that  time,  however. 


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he  returned  to  the  factory  and  has  made  the  man- 
ufacluii'  i)f  cork  liis  hiisiiicss  ever  since.  He  was 
soon  promoted  to  be  overseer  of  the  work  rooms, 
ami  wlien  only  ei^liteen  years  of  age,  superin- 
tended llie  phifing  of  tiie  macliinery. 

In  tlie  spring  of  18K4,  Mr.  Uote  began  in  busi- 
ness for  himself,  and  l)eing  acquainted  willi  every 
detail  of  the  work,  we  predict  (or  him  a  suc- 
cessful future.  He  is  the  inventor  of  the  automa- 
tic, self- feed  cutting  machine,  in  which  he  sold  a 
one-half  interest  to  Levi  Landis,  and  after  secur- 
ing tlie  patent  sold  the  right  to  a  New  York  syndi- 
cate. He  has  also  invented  a  device  for  hand  cut- 
ting corks,  which  is  found  to  be  very  useful  in  his 
business.  Mr.  Rote  manufactures  a  fine  quality  of 
cork,  and  has  his  place  of  business  located  at  No. 
IIG  East  Vine  .Street. 

The  original  of  tliis  sketch  was  married  on 
Christmas  D.iy  1873,  to  Miss  Rachel  Sliaeffer.  a 
native  of  this  county,  and  to  them  has  been 
granted  a  family  of  live  children,  namely:  William, 
at  home;  Daisy,  working  in  the  caramel  factory; 
Bessie,  Walter  and  IJianche.  .Socially  our  subject 
belongs  to  the  Order  of  Red  Men  and  the  Mutual 
Reserve  Insurance  ('luiipany  <>t  New  York.  In 
[)olilics  be  is  an  ardent  Republican. 


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REV.  PERCY  J.  ROHOTroM,  A.  M..  is 
Rector  of  .St.  James'  Church  of  Lancaster, 
one  of  the  oldest  and  most  inQuential  con- 
gregations in  thecity.  He  is  also  President  of  the 
Board  of  Trustees  of  Yeate^  Institute,  and  is  Pres- 
ident of  the  Board  of  Trustees  of  the  Bishop  Bow- 
man Cbureli  Home.  Under  the  intelligent,  loving 
and  watchful  care  of  its  pastor,  every  department 
of  work  in  .St.  .lames'  Church  is  in  a  flourishing 
condition,  and  it  is  felt  to  be  a  power  for  good  in 
the  communit3'. 

The  early  j-cars  of  Rev.  Mr.  Robottom  were 
passed  in  New  York  City,  where  his  elementary 
education  was  obtained.     He  completed  his  liter- 


ary studies  in  Hobart  College  of  Geneva,  N.  Y., 
from  which  he  was  graduated  in  1881  with  the 
degrees  of  Bachelor  of  Arts  and  Master  of  Arts. 
The  next  two  years  he  was  on  the  force  of  the 
New  York  Tribune.  On  concluding  to  enter  the 
ministr}-,  he  pui-sued  his  studies  in  the  General 
Theological  .Seminaiy  of  New  York,  where  he  re- 
mained until  his  graduation  in  1886.  t)n  Trinity 
Sunday  of  that  year  he  was  made  a  Deacon  in  St. 
John's  Church,  Jersey  Cit^'.  by  Thomas  A.  Starkey, 
Bishop  of  Newark. 

The  first  parish  of  which  our  subject  took  charge 
was  that  of  Tioga,  Pa.,  where  he  went  in  March, 
1887,  having  also  under  his  supervision  a  number 
of  missions  in  the  surrounding  country.  After 
spending  two  very  pleasant  years  there,  he  was 
called  to  Christ's  Church  in  Towanda,  Pa.,  as  the 
successor  of  William  E.  Wright.  On  the  1st  of 
April.  1890,  he  preached  his  first  sermon  for  this 
congregation,  succeeding  Rt.-Rev.  Cyrus  E.  Knight, 
D.  D.,  LL.  D.,  who  had  olliciated  in  this  pulpit  for 
over  a  decade. 

St.  James'  Church  was  founded  m  1744,  when 
Rev.  Richard  Locke  look  charge  of  the  parish,  but 
the  present  title  of  the  church  was  first  given  in 
1753.  EoUowing  are  the  names  of  the  Rectors 
who  have  served  from  the  organization  of  the  par- 
ish up  to  the  present  time,  and  the  dates  of  their 
accession  to  the  charge:  Rev.  Richard  Locke,  1744; 
Rev.  Joseph  Craig,  1751;  Rev.  Thomas  Barton, 
1759;  Rev.  Joseph  Hulehius,  1783;  Rev.  Elisha 
Rigg,  1791;  Rev.  Joseph  Clarkson,  1799;  Rev.  W. 
A.  Muhlenberg,  1820;  Rev.  Levi  S.  Ives,  1826; 
Rev.  .Samuel  Bowman,  1827;  Rev.  J.  Isidor  Mom- 
bert,  1861;  Rev.  E.  S.  Watson,  1869;  Rev.  Cyrus 
F.  Knight,  1877;  and  Rev.  Percy  J.  Robottom, 
1890.  The  congregation  comprises  about  five 
hundred  members,  who  are  all  active  and  interested 
workers  in  the  various  charitable  and  religious  in- 
stitutions connected  with  the  church,  as  well  as  in 
its  regular  departments  of  activity.  Among  these 
outside  interests  are  St.  James'  Orphan  Asylum, 
under  the  supervision  of  Mrs.  J.  S.  Messersmith, 
President  of  the  Board  of  Managers;  the  Bishop 
Bowman  Church  Home,  of  which  Mrs.  William  P. 
Brinton  is  President  of  the  Board  of  Managers; 
St.  James'  Chapel,  on  the  corner  of  South  Lime  and 


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Locust  Streets,  and  Yeates  Institute,  which  has  the 
Rev.  Montgomery  R.  Hooper,  M.  A.,  as  head  mas- 
ter. The  benevolent  and  spiritual  worlt  carried 
on  in  the  parish  by  the  pastor  and  congregation 
of  St.  .lames'  Church  is  of  great  importance  and 
untold  benefit.  The  church  has  recently  been  re- 
modeled, and  many  improvements  made  in  the  in- 
terior arrangement. 

In  1887  Mr.  Robottom  married  Martha,  the 
youngest  daughter  of  .J.  C.  Kent,  a  resident  of 
Phillipsburg,  N.  J.,  who  was  for  some  time  Super- 
intendent of  the  Andover  Iron  Works,  also  Presi- 
dent of  the  American  Sheet  Iron  Company  and 
Director  and  Vice-President  of  the  First  National 
Bank  of  Philadelphia.  Tiie  young  couple  have 
been  blessed  with  four  children,  namely:  Kent, 
Frances,  Mary  and  William  K. 


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JONAS  F.  EBY.  Lancaster  h.-is  its  full  quota 
of  vigorous,  enterprising,  thoroughgoing 
business  men,  whose  popularity  is  based  both 
upon  tlieir  social  qualities  and  on  their  well 
known  integrity  and  business  activity.  None 
among  these  is  better  liked  by  those  who  have 
dealings  with  them,  than  the  gentleman  wliose 
name  heads  this  sketch,  and  who  is  carrying  on  a 
fine  trade  as  wholesale  commission  and  grain  mer- 
chant in  Lancaster  in  company  with  Mr.  P^shelman. 

Our  subject  was  born  in  Penn  Township,  this 
count}'.  May  1,  1853,  and  is  the  son  of  John  N. 
Eby,  also  a  native  of  Lancaster  County,  as  was 
also  his  father,  who  bore  the  name  of  Jonas.  The 
father  of  our  subject  was  a  farmer  by  occupation, 
and  also  dealt  extensively  in  horses,  having  many 
fine  animals  on  his  estate.  He  is  still  living,  al- 
though retired  from  active  work, making  his  liome 
at  No.  20  East  Walnut  Street,  this  city.  He  served 
for  many  years  as  Justice  of  the  Peace,  and  was 
ever  ready  to  aid  in  benevolent  work. 

Mrs.  Charlotte  (Becker)  Eby,  the  mother  of  our 


subject,  was  also  born  in  Penn  Township,  and 
reared  a  family  of  two  children,  of  whom  Jonas  F. 
was  the  elder.  His  sister,  Charlotte,  is  now  the 
wife  of  D.  H.  Engle,  of  Mt.  Joy.  The  original  of 
this  sketch  enjoyed  the  privileges  of  obtaining  a 
good  education,  and  remained  at  liome  until  two 
years  after  attaining  his  majority'.  He  was  then 
married,  and  located  on  the  farm  where  his  birth 
occurred  in  Penn  Township.  This  he  afterward 
sold,  and  purchased  one  hundred  and  thirty  acres 
in  Fulton  Township,  this  county,  which  he  later 
traded,  and  located  in  this  city.  Two  years  later 
Mr.  Eby  engaged  in  buying  and  selling  grain,  and 
buying  out  B.  B.  Hostter,  has  ever  since  continued 
shipi)ing  grain  on  the  Pennsylvania  Rt),ad.  In 
1892  he  added  feed,  hay  and  straw  to  his  grain 
business,  liaving  his  establishment  located  at  No. 
214  North  (Jueen  Street.  In  October,  1893,  he 
took  in  as  partner  a  Mr.  Eshelman,  and  the  firm 
is  now  known  as  Eby  &  Eshelman. 

The  marriage  of  our  subject  occurred  in  1875,  at 
which  time  Miss  Myra  L.  Weidler  became  his  wife. 
She  was  the  daughter  of  George  Weidler,  and  by 
her  union  with  Mr.  Eby  lias  become  the  mother  of 
two  children,  B.  Frank,  who  was  graduated  from 
the  high  school  in  1892,  and  now  a  student  at  Yale 
College,  and  Lillie  Ma\'.  The  family  occupy  a 
beautiful  residence  at  No.  432  North  Lime  Street, 
and  move  in  the  best  circles  of  society  in  thecit}'. 
Mr.  Eb}'  is  a  strong  Republican  in  politics,  and  be- 
longs to  the  Philadelphia  Commercial  Exchange. 
He  is  a  man  of  strong  convictions,  and  as  an  ear- 
nestand  public-spirited  citizen  commands  the  re- 
gard of  all  his  friends  and  neighbors. 


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T7>  DWARD  F.  FRAILEY,  Superintendent  of 
I  Cy  the  Lansing  Water  Works,  is  engaged  in 
the  manufacture  of  cigars.  While  living 
in  Philadelphia  he  was  a  member  of  the  Slate  Mil- 
itia for  seven  years, enlisting  in  1873  in  Company 
B,  First  Pennsylvania  National  Guards.  The  fol- 
lowing year  they  were  called  out  to  quiet  disturb- 


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ances  caused  by  a  strike  at  Susquehanna  Station. 
In  1877  the  Molly  Maguire  riots  occurred,  and 
two  years  later  the  "boys"  were  sent  to  Pittsburg, 
at  the  lime  of  the  railroad  riots. 

Our  subject  was  born  in  this  citj'  April  5,  1856, 
and  is  tlic  son  of  William  Krailey,  also  a  native  of 
this  place,  while  the  grandfather  of  our  subject 
was  born  in  Schuylkill  County.  The  brother  of 
the  latter-named  gentleman  was  State  Senator  from 
the  above  county,  and  the  great-grandfather  of 
our  subject,  Hon.  Andrew  Frailey,  was  Repre- 
sentative to  the  first  Legislature  which  met  in  Lan- 
caster. He  was  also  a  soldier  in  the  Revolution- 
ary War. 

Grandfather  .lacob  Frailey  was  a  coppei-smith 
by  trade,  and  served  as  a  soldier  in  the  War  of 
1812.  William  Frailey  was  a  comb  manufacturer, 
in  which  occupation  he  was  engaged  from  the  age 
of  ten  years.  He  has  passed  his  entire  life  in  his 
native  city  with  the  exception  of  one  year  spent 
in  Pittsburg.  He  is  still  engaged  in  business, and 
has  reached  the  age  of  seventy-four  years.  In 
politics  he  is  a  stanch  Republican,  and  has  voted 
for  the  candidates  of  that  party  since  its  organiza- 
tion. He  married  Miss  Leah  Greenawalt,  a  native 
of  Manor  Township,  this  county, and  a  member  of 
(irace  Lutheran  Church. 

The  parental  family  of  our  subject  included 
eight  children,  five  of  whom  are  living.  Edward 
F.  received  his  education  in  the  common  schools, 
and  when  a  little  p.ast  ten  years  of  age  began 
learning  the  trade  of  a  cigarmaker.  He  went  to 
Philadelphia,  and  after  spending  nine  years  thus 
occupied  in  that  city  returned  to  Lancaster,  where 
he  has  since  carried  on  a  profitable  business.  His 
establishment  is  located  at  No.  874  North  Queen 
Street,  and  Mr.  Frailey  does  a  wholesale  trade  in 
that  line  in  this  part  of  the  count3-. 

In  1889  Mr.  Frailey  was  elected  to  the  responsi- 
ble position  of  Superintendent  of  the  water  works, 
and  was  re-elected  each  succeeding  j'ear  until 
1892,  when  the  change  in  administration  caused 
him  to  lose  his  position.  He  then  engaged  in  the 
manufacture  of  cigars  at  the  old  stand.  In  April, 
1894,  he  was  re-elected  by  the  City  Council  to  till 
the  olflce  of  Superintendent  of  the  water  works. 
Our  subject  was  married  in  1880  to  Miss  Hager  S. 


Esbleman,  a  native  of  this  city  and  the  daughter 
of  Edward  Eshleman,  who  died  while  in  the  late 
war.  Three  children  have  been  the  result  of  their 
union:   William,  lilanche  and  Brunner. 

In  social  affairs  Mr.  Frailey  belongs  to  Lodge 
No.  68,  K.  of  P.,  and  to  Lancaster  Council  No. 
912,  Jr.  O.  U.  A.  M.  He  has  always  been  deepl3' 
interested  in  the  welfare  of  the  community,  and 
for  two  terms  served  efliciently  as  a  member  of  the 
Common  Council  from  the  Ninth  Ward.  He  is  a 
Republican  in  politics  and  a  member  of  the  Coun- 
ty and  Citv  Committees. 


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eHARLES  F.  ADAMS,  who  is  one  of  Lan- 
caster's popular  and  enterprising  young 
l)usincss  men,  is  justly  entitled  to  space  in 
this  connection  for  a  biographical  notice,  as  well  as 
something  concerning  his  candy  factory  and  whole- 
sale business.  He  was  born  on  the  22d  of  Septem- 
ber, 1871,  at  Lancaster,  and  is  the  son  of  B.  Frank 
Adams,  who  was  a  native  of  the  same  county. 
The  grandfather,  William  Adams,  was  born  in 
Germany  and  removed  to  Lancaster,  where  he 
died.  Our  subject's  father  w^as  a  wheelwright  by 
trade,  and  was  in  the  employ  of  the  Adams  Ex- 
press Company  for  twenty-six  years.  During  the 
Civil  War  he  worked  at  his  trade,  and  was  in  the 
Government  employ  for  four  j'ears  at  Washington. 
He  served  in  the  three  months'  call  of  President 
Lincoln  in  the  First  Pennsylvania  Infantry, and  as 
a  member  of  the  Regimental  Baud.  He  was  an  act- 
ive man  and  represented  the  Seventh  Ward  for  six 
3'ears  as  a  member  of  the  Common  Council,  being 
elected  on  the  Democratic  ticket. 

Our  subject's  mother,  whose  maiden  name  was 
Elizabeth  Haines,  was  born  in  Lancaster  and  was 
the  mother  of  six  children,  Charles  F.  being  the 
second  child.  He  was  reared  in  Lancaster,  where 
he  had  the  advantages  of  the  excellent  public 
schools,  and  was  graduated  from  Lancaster  Busi- 
ness   College   when  sixteen  years  of  age.     After- 


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ward  he  learned  his  trade  under  Joseph  R.  Roj^er, 
a  confectioner  on  West  King  Street.  He  re- 
mained witli  him  until  the  1st  of  February,  1891, 
when  he  began  tlie  manufacture  of  and  wholesale 
dealing  in  candy  at  No.  648  South  Queen  Street. 
He  soon  extended  his  business  and  was  compelled 
to  move,  April  8,  1893,  to  his  present  location, 
wliere  lie  has  a  building  35x35  feet,  two  stories  high, 
in  wliich  he  carries  on  his  business.  He  also  had 
an  excellent  retail  business  on  the  corner  of  Wal- 
nut and  North  Queen  Streets,  which  he  closed  out 
April  1,  1894.  He  manufactures  all  kinds  of  show 
case  goods,  doing  a  jobbing  business  which  ex- 
tends over  Pennsjivania,  New  York,  Maryland 
and  AVest  Virginia.  He  employs  five  traveling 
salesmen  and  one  who  looks  after  the  local  trade 
in  Lancaster.  At  the  present  writing  our  subject 
is  adding  to  his  building  and  is  enlarging  his  bus- 
iness so  as  to  be  able  to  meet  his  constantly  in- 
creasing business. 

While  our  subject  is  an  active  business  man  he 
has  chosen  that  "better  part"  and  is  a  consistent 
member  of  St.  Stephen's  Lutheran  Church,  of 
which  he  has  been  a  Deacon,  and  is  President  of 
the  Earnest  Workers'  Society.  Politically  he  is 
affiliated  with  the  Democratic  party. 


Tyv  DWARD    BARNHOLT,  proprietor  of   the 

r  CJ  bowling  alley  Iccated  in  the  Globe  Hotel, 
was  formerly  a  detective  of  no  mean  abil- 
ity, as  his  record  in  Lancaster  shows.  His  first 
duty  as  an  officer  was  when  he  was  detailed  at  Ft. 
Dick's  to  capture  .John  Atzerodt,  one  of  the  con- 
spirators in  the  killing  of  Abraham  Lincoln.  He 
is  a  clever,  large,  handsome  man,  and  very  popu- 
lar among  all  classes  in  the  city. 

Our  subject  was  born  in  Philadelphia,  Novem- 
ber 8,  184G,  and  is  the  sou  of  William  Barnholt, 
also  a  native  of  that  city,  wliere  his  birth  occurred 
in  1799.  Grandfather  George  Rarnholt  was  like- 
wise a  native  of  the  Quaker  City,  and  served  as  a 
soldier  in  the  War  of  1812.    The  father  of  our  sub- 


ject followed  the  trade  of  a  Initcher  in  his  native 
city  until  his  decease,  in  1864.  Tiie  lady  to  whom 
he  was  married  bore  the  maiden  name  of  Eliza- 
beth Springer,  a  native  of  Spring  Garden,  Phila- 
delijhia.  She  is  also  deceased,  passing  away  in 
1857. 

The  parental  family  of  our  subject  included 
twenty-four  children,  eighteen  of  whom  grew  to 
mature  years,  and  seven  are  living  at  the  present 
time.  Five  sons  participated  in  the  late  war. 
George  served  in  the  navy  from  1859  to  1877;  he 
is  now  deceased.  Frederick  was  a  member  of  the 
First  Pcnnsj'lvania  Regiment.  Dallas  was  a  mem- 
ber of  Sherman's  army;  Heniy  belonged  to  the 
Ninety-lifth  Pennsylvania  Regiment;  and  our  sub- 
ject, who  was  the  fourth  youngest  in  the  family, 
served  in  tlie  Two  Hundred  and  Thirteenth  Penn- 
sylvania Regiment. 

Edward  Barnholt  was  reared  in  the  city  of 
Philadelphia,  where  he  received  a  good  educa- 
tion in  the  public  schools.  Later  he  was  occupied 
in  teaming,  and  was  engaged  in  taking  provisions 
to  the  soldiers,  when  he  was  captured  on  one  oc- 
casion by  Kirby  Smith,  and  on  being  released 
went  to  Sandy  Hook,  thence  to  Washington,  wliere 
he  secured  another  team  and  went  over  the  same 
ground.  February  21,  1865,  our  subject  enlisted 
as  a  member  of  Company  H,  Two  Hundred  and 
Thirteenth  Pennsylvania  Infantry,  and  was  mus- 
tered into  Camp  Cadwalader.  He  was  at  Ft.  Dick's 
at  the  time  of  Lincoln's  assassination,  and  was  de- 
tailed by  the  captain  of  his  company  to  put  a  ball 
and  chain  on  one  of  the  conspirators,  Atzerodt, 
captured  by  Company  K,  Two  Hundred  and  Thir- 
teenth Infantry. 

Our  suljject  was  honorably  discharged  at  Phila- 
delphia, in  November,  1865,  where  he  was  engaged 
until  June,  1869,  training  horses.  That  year  he 
came  to  Lancaster,  still  emploj'ed  in  the  same 
business.  In  1883,  however,  he  was  appointed  on 
the  police  force,  and  after  a  service  of  four  3'ears 
was  placed  on  the  detective  force.  He  is  very 
shrewd  and  quick  to  act,  and  has  been  the  means 
of  bringing  to  light  the  perpetrators  in  many  a 
foul  murder. 

In  January,  1894,  Mr.  Barnholt  opened  the 
bowling  alley  in  the  Globe  Hotel,  which  he  is  op- 


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crating  at  the  present  time  with  wonderful  suc- 
cess, lie  was  married  in  this  city,  in  1871,  to 
Miss  Kiiiinn  Winters.  :i  native  of  this  city  and 
the  daiii^^hter  of  Cyrus  Winters,  a  prominent  mer- 
cliant  tailor.  Their  union  has  resulted  in  the 
birtli  of  eight  children:  William  S.,  Cyrus  W.  and 
Adam,  telegraph  operators;  John  !S.,  Hay  15.,  Mabel, 
Kmma  and  Helen.  In  politics  our  subject  is  a 
straightforward  Republican,  and  takes  a  great  in- 
terest in  the  success  of  his  |)arty.  lie  is  a  member 
of  Adam  Reynolds  Post  No.  405,  (J.  A.  R.,  of 
wliich  he  w.as  one  of  the  organizers. 


^^11()MAS  A.  DKKN  is  a  practical  electrician 
and  machinist  and  was  the  first  electri- 
cal engineer  in  Lancaster.  In  the  Grand 
Council  of  Pennsylvania  of  the  order  of  American 
Steam  Engineers  he  has  held  the  high  position  of 
Senior  Master  Mechanic  and  has  been  a  member  of 
the  organization  for  many  years.  He  was  a  charter 
member  of  Fulton  Council  No.  10  and  has  repre- 
sented the  same  in  tiie  Grand  Council  since  the 
formation  of  the  branch. 

Mr.  Deen  was  born  in  this  city  Ma^'  27,  1853, 
.and  is  a  son  of  Thomas  Deen,  also  a  native  of  this 
county,  whose  history  is  given  in  tliat  of  his  son. 
Squire  David  L.  Deen,  which  is  printed  elsewhere 
in  this  volume.  Our  subject  is  the  youngest  in 
his  fallier's  family  and  was  given  good  public  and 
high  school  advantages.  When  fifteen  years  old 
he  was  apprenticed  as  a  cabinet-maker  with  Major 
Ricksecker,  of  this  place,  and  remained  under  his 
instruction  for  some  five  months.  This  pursuit 
not  being  exactly  to  iiis  taste  he  tried  coacli-mak- 
ing  for  S.  B.Cox,  and  laterserved  a  full  aiipreutice- 
ship  as  a  machinist  for  the  firm  of  Heuple  <fe  Huber. 
Subsequently  he  worked  as  a  journeyman  and  was 
enipIo}'ed  in  the  mechanical  department  of  the 
Lancaster  Manufacturing  Company. 

In  1874  Mr.  Deen  became  Assistant  Engineer  at 
the  water  works,  where   his   brotlier  David  L.  was 


then  Chief,  and  for  the  next  three  years  he  con- 
tinued in  the  capacity  of  assistant.  Then  going 
to  Philadelphia  he  was  witli  tiie  Baldwin  Locomo- 
tive Works  until  the  fall  of  1876,  when  he  returned 
to  Lancaster.  The  next  two  years  were  passed  in 
the  employ  of  .Joseph  H.  Huber  and  the  next  year 
he  was  machinist  for  John  Best.  In  January,  1879, 
he  became  foreman  of  Turner  Bros.'  tobacco  ware- 
house. At  the  end  of  two  years  he  entered  the 
United  States  Electric  Lighting  Compau}-  on 
Church  Street,  where  he  was  for  five  years  Chief 
Engineer.  For  a  like  period  of  time  he  was  elec- 
trical engineer  for  the  Kdison  Electro  Illuminating 
Company.  Since  July,  1893,  he  has  been  in  busi- 
ness for  himself,  having  an  otiice  at  No.  44  East 
King  Street,  where  he  makes  a  specialty  of  all 
kinds  of  electric  wiring,  bell  work,  electric  light- 
ing, etc. 

In  1872  Mr.  Deen  married  Miss  Mary  Snyder, 
who  was  born  in  this  city,  and  here  has  spent  the 
main  portion  of  her  life.  She  is  a  daughter  of 
Henry  Snyder,  an  old  and  respected  citizen  of  this 
place.  To  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Deen  were  born  five  chil- 
dren: Frank  S.,  who  was  graduated  in  the  Class  of 
'94  from  the  Philadelphia  College  of  Pliarm.acy; 
Harry  D.,  a  practical  printer;  Edward  F.,  now 
learning  the  drug  business;  Arthur  M.  and  Cath- 
erine. The  famil}'  residence,  which  is  owned  by 
Mr.  Deen,  is  pleasantly  situated  at  No.  5  Locust 
Street.  In  religious  faith  our  subject  is  a  Presby- 
terian, but  his  wife  is  a  member  of  the  Trinity 
Lutheran  Church.  He  belongs  to  the  Kniglits  of 
Pythias,  and  in  politics  is  a  Republican. 


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OHN  H.  MISHLER,  a  prominent  native  of 
Pennsylvania  and  an  enterprising  and  pros- 
perous business  man  of  Denver,  was  born  on 
a  farm  in  East  Cocalico  Township,  Septem- 
ber 18,  1847,  and  is  a  son  of  Daniel  and  Catherine 
(Hagy )  Mishler.  The  father  and  grandfather  were 
both  farmers  and  were  born  and  reared  in  Penn- 
s^lvauia,  where  they  spent  their  entire  lives.    Dan- 


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POETRAIT  AND  BIOGRAPfflCAL  RECORD. 


iel  Mishler  became  the  father  of  six  children,  as 
follows:  Eliza,  the  wife  of  Henry  Houck,  a  farmer 
of  West  Cocalico  Township;  Maria,  who  died  in 
August,  1865;  a  son  who  died  in  infancy;  John  II., 
our  subject;  William  H.,  now  in  charge  of  the 
main  office  of  telegraphers  for  the  Philadelphia  & 
Reading  Railroad,  and  Mahlon  H.,  a  minister  of 
the  Reformed  Cliurch  at  Pottstown,  this  slate. 

Our  subject  was  reared  on  his  father's  farm  and 
was  educated  in  the  common  schools  of  this  vicin- 
ity. He  remained  on  the  homestead  assisting  in 
the  various  duties  thereon  until  he  was  sixteen 
years  of  age.  He  then  started  out  for  himself 
and  first  found  employment  as  brakeman  on  the 
Reading  &  Columbia  Railroad,  and  afterward  was 
made  conductor  on  a  freight  train,  which  position 
he  held  for  three  years.  When  only  nineteen  years 
of  age  Mr.  Mishler  took  a  trip  through  the  west 
and  settled  in  Cleveland,  Ohio,  for  a  time,  and 
while  there  served  on  the  police  force  in  the 
Eighteenth  Ward  for  five  years. 

In  1886  Mr.  Mishler  returned  to  Denver,  Pa., 
and  embarked  in  the  drug  business.  With  Dr.  I. 
B.  Hacker,  a  prominent  physician  of  this  place,  he 
started  a  drug  store  and  for  two  years  did  a  large 
and  lucrative  business.  At  the  end  of  that  time 
he  bought  out  his  partner,  and  has  since  ably  con- 
ducted the  store  himself.  He  is  well  known  and 
highly  respected  in  the  community  in  which  he 
lives,  and  has  the  confidence  and  esteem  of  all. 
Our  subject  has  never  cared  to  exchange  the  inde- 
pendent life  of  a  bachelor  for  the  uncertainties  of 
raatrimonj'. 

Politically  Mr.  Mishler  is  a  stanch  Republican, 
but  has  never  aspired  to  public  office.  Socially  he 
is  identified  with  a  number  of  lodges  and  societies, 
being  a  member  of  Chandler  Lodge  No.  227,  F.  & 
A.  M.,  of  Reading,  Pa.;  Baker  Chapter  No.  139,  R. 
A.  M.,  of  Cleveland,  Ohio;  Washington  Camp  No. 
13,  P.  O.  S.  of  A.,  of  this  city;  Reading  Command- 
ery  No.  42,  K.  T.;  Cocalico  Lodge  No.  408, 1.  O.  O. 
F'.,  of  Reamstown,  Pa.,  and  Standard  Lodge  No. 
46,  K.  of  P.,  of  Cleveland,  Ohio.  Mr.  Misliler  re- 
members Denver  when  there  were  but  three  houses 
in  tlie  place;  he  has  watched  its  upward  growth 
and  development  from  that  time  and  has  ever 
been  one  of  the  first  to  lend  a  helping   hand   in 


matters  of  public  welfare  and  improvement.  Mr. 
Mishler  is  a  man  of  good  business  ability  and  up- 
right character  and  fully  possesses  the  high  regard 
of  tlie  entire  community  by  whom  he  is  sur- 
rounded. 


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EV.  CHARLES   ELVIN  HAUPT,  A.    M., 

is  the  verj'  popular  and  efficient  pastor 
of  Grace  Lutheran  Church,  of  Lancaster. 
This  congregation  is  the  outgrowtli  of  the  old 
Trinity  Church,  and  the  present  structure  was 
erected  about  1872.  The  members  comprise  many 
of  the  best  and  most  prominent  people  of  this 
city,  and  the  Sunday-school  is  the  largest  in  the 
county.  The  pastorate  of  Rev.  Mr.  Haupt  has 
been  blessed  with  very  great  success  from  the 
first,  and  he  is  a  power  for  good  in  this  commu- 
nity. A  man  of  broad  and  liberal  views,  of  wide 
intelligence  and  research,  he  has  often  been  called 
upon  to  give  lectures  and  sermons  in  different 
cities,  and  in  order  to  advance  any  worthy  benev- 
olence or  enterprise  his  iiifiucnce  and  aid  are 
eagerly'  solicited. 

A  native  of  Ilarrisburg,  Pa.,  the  subject  of  this 
sketch  was  born  October  6,  1852.  His  paternal 
grandfather,  whose  Christian  name  was  Jacob,  was 
born  in  Baden,  German^',  and  came  to  America 
when  a  single  man.  Locating  in  Philadelpliia,  he 
became  a  wliolesale  grocer,  furnishing  supplies 
for  merchant  vessels  in  the  War  of  1812.  He  re- 
tired from  business  after  acquiring  a  substantial 
fortune,  and  while  traveling  from  New  York  to 
Albany  on  a  steamer  proceeding  up  the  Hudson 
River,  was  suddenly  taken  sick  and  died  before 
arriving  at  his  destination.  His  son,  Lewis  L., 
the  father  of  C.  E.  Haupt,  was  born  in  the  Quaker 
City,  where  he  received  a  good  education  and 
attended  the  high  school.  For  fifteen  years  he 
was  general  ticket  agent  of  the  Pennsylvania  Rail- 
road, resigning  his  position  in  order  to  engage  in 
the  coal  business  in  Philadelphia.  At  one  time 
he  was  President  of  a    life    insurance    company. 


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and  is  now  visilinsr  agent  and  one  of  the  offlcei-s 
of  the  House  of  Kcfuge.  lie  is  a  devout  Lutlieran 
in  religious  faith,  as  was  his  father  before  him, 
and  polilically  is  a  Republican.  During  the  war 
he  was  in  the  Sanitary  Coniaiission,  and  one  of 
his  uncles.  Gen.  Herman  Ilaupt,  now  of  St.  Paul, 
Minn.,  was  a  general  in  charge  of  an  emergency 
corps  in  Uie  Army  of  the  Potomac.  Though  in 
his  sixty-ninth  year,  Lewis  L.  llaupt  is  ver^-  act- 
ive, and  spends  all  of  his  time  in  traveling  in 
the  interests  of  the  House  of  Refuge. 

In  1849  our  subject's  father  was  united  in  mar- 
riage with  Louisa  C.  Keller,  who  was  born  in 
Carlisle,  Pa.  Her  father.  Rev.  Henjamin  Keller, 
was  a  native  of  Lancaster  County  and  a  very 
prominent  minister  in  tlie  Lutheran  Church,  hav- 
ing held  charges  at  Carlisle,  Gettysburg  and  Phila- 
delphia, in  which  latter  city  his  death  occurred. 
One  of  his  sons.  Rev.  Muhlenburg  Keller,  was 
founder  of  the  St.  James'  Church,  at  Reading, 
Pa.,  and  a  step-son,  Rev.  Dr.  Charles  W.  Sliacfer, 
is  President  of  Mt.  Airy  Theological  Seminary. 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Ilaupt  became  the  parents  of  three 
sons  and  two  daughters:  William  K.,a  Philadelphia 
banker;  Henry  K.,  a  jeweler  of  New  York  City; 
Fannie  G.  and  Mary  L.,  the  latter  .Mrs.  Conorroe, 
and  both  of  Philadelphia;  and  Charles  E.,  the 
eldest  of  the  family.  The  mother,  who  was  reared 
to  womanhood  in  Gettysburg,  is  still  living. 

The  early  education  of  our  subject  was  received 
in  the  public  schools  of  Phila<k'lpliia,  and  in  the 
year  1872  he  w.is  graduated  with  honors  from  the 
Univei-sity  of  Pennsylvania,  receiving  the  degree 
of  Bachelor  of  Arts,  and  subsequently  his  Alma 
Mater  bestowed  upon  him  the  additional  degree  of 
Master  of  Arts.  Three  yeai-S  later  he  was  gradu- 
ated from  the  Philadelphia  Theological  .Seminary, 
and  W.IS  ordained  at  Norristown  b3'  Dr.  Green- 
wald.  President  of  the  Synod.  The  latter  called 
him  to  be  his  assistant  in  Christ  Lutheran  Church, 
of  this  city,  and  in  that  capacity  he  served  until 
January,  1880,  when  he  accepted  his  present  charge. 
The  Grace  Lutlieran  Congregation  was  organized 
in  1874,  and  the  building  is  located  at  the  corner 
of  James  and  North  Queen  Streets.  There  are  now 
enrolled  nearly  seven  hundred  members,  and  all 
departments  of  church  work    are   in   a  flourishing 


condition.  In  January,  1888,  the  Emanuel  Mis- 
sion Chapel  was  established  at  the  corner  of  West 
Walnut  and  Prince  Streets.  The  Sunday-school  of 
the  Mission  numbers  one  hundred  and  thirt}'- 
five  pupils,  and  the  work  in  liiat  locality  is  meet- 
ing with  encouraging  success. 

January  15,  1878.  Mr.  Ilaupt  w.as  married  in 
this  city  to  Mary  M.  Geissinger,  who  was  born 
in  Huntingdon  County,  Pa.,  where  her  father,  who 
is  now  deceased,  was  a  prominent  farmer.  Our 
estimable  subject  and  his  wife  have  one  son, 
Charles  E.,  Jr.  In  his  pastoral  work  Mrs.  Haupt 
has  been  of  great  assistance  to  her  husband,  and, 
as  far  as  possible,  shares  his  duties  and  cares.  For 
some  time  Dr.  Haupt  was  Secretary  of  the  Lancas- 
ter Conference  of  the  Pennsylvania  Synod,  and 
for  some  years  h.is  been  President  of  the  City 
Bible  .Societ}-.  One  of  the  organizers  of  the  Lan- 
caster General  Hospital,  he  is  still  a  Director  in 
the  same  and  much  interested  in  its  prosperity-. 
In  political  faith  he  votes  with  the  Republican 
parly  on  questions  of  national  moment. 


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J0SF;PH  L01)ER,  a  successful  business  man  of 
Columbia,  was  born  March  10,  1846,  in  the 
village  of  Wertsburg,  Unterfianken,  Bavaria, 
Germany,  being  a  son  of  Nicholas  and  Jo- 
sephine (Baehnian)  Loder.  The  family  of  which 
he  is  a  member  was  one  of  the  oldest  and  most  in- 
fluential of  Bavaria.  His  paternal  great-grandfa- 
ther was  born  in  the  province  of  Hessen,  which, 
since  the  Napoleonic  Wars  has  been  included  in 
the  kingdom  of  Bavaria.  He  was  a  man  of  power- 
ful frame  and  stahvart  physique,  whose  unusual 
height  (six  feet,  seven  inches)  made  him  conspic- 
uous among  the  other  officers  who  served  under 
the  first  Napoleon.  In  religious  belief  he  was  a 
Catholic. 

The  paternal  grandfather  of  our  subject  bore  the 
name  of  Thomas  Loder,  and  followed  the  occupa- 
tion of  milling  in  Bavaria.     In  matters  of  a  public 


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nature  he  took  a  piominent  part,  and  during  the 
revolution  in  Germany  was  a  standi  loyalist.  For 
twelve  years  he  was  a  member  of  the  citj'  magis- 
tracy. By  his  marriage  were  born  four  sons,  Louis, 
Charles,  Valentine  (wlio  died  at  the  age  of  thirty- 
one),  and  Michael.  The  last-named  was  a  native 
of  Bavaria,  where  he  received  a  good  education. 
He  was  a  man  of  high  standing  in  his  community, 
and  was  respected  by  all  who  knew  him.  His  oc- 
cupation was  that  of  milling,  in  which  he  was  very 
extensively  engaged,  giving  employment  to  about 
one  hundred  and  forty  men.  Successful  in  his 
undertakings,  he  accumulated  a  valuable  property 
and  was  one  of  the  most  prosperous  men  of  his 
community.  In  his  views  he  was  aggressive,  and 
was  stanch  in  his  support  of  Republican  principles. 
F"or  twelve  years  he  was  a  member  of  the  City 
Council,  and  at  all  times  took  a  verj'  active  part 
in  municipal  affairs.  Like  his  father,  he  was  a  man 
of  massive  frame,  and  over  six  feet  in  height. 

In  the  family  of  Nicholas  and  Josephine  Loder, 
there  were  six  children,  namely:  Valentine,  Jo- 
seph, Henr}',  Anna,  Ida  and  Carrie.  The  father 
died  in  December,  1874,  at  the  age  of  sixty-three 
years;,  the  motiier  passed  away  in  1889,  when 
seventy-six.  Joseph  received  his  education  in  the 
public  schools  of  Bavaria,  spending  two  years  as 
a  student  in  a  grammar  school.  At  the  age  of 
twenty  years  he  was  drafted  into  the  army,  but 
did  not  see  much  active  service,  as  with  three  com- 
jDanions  he  left  German}-,  March  29,  1867,  and 
crossing  the  ocean  located  in  New  York  City. 
Having  learned  the  trade  of  a  stone  cutter,  he  se- 
cured emploj'inent  at  that  occupation,  in  which  he 
was  engaged  in  New  York  for  two  years,  and  after- 
ward in  Newark,  N.  J.,  for  seventeen  years.  From 
the  latter  city  he  went  to  Atlantic  City,  where  for 
eight  years  he  was  interested  in  the  bottling  busi- 
ness, and  also  conducted  a  hotel.  Next  we  find  him 
a  traveling  salesman  for  a  wholesale  house  in  Phil- 
adelphia, and  while  filling  this  position  he  learned 
that  the  Columbia  Brewery  was  for  sale.  He  in- 
vestigated the  matter  and  negotiated  for  the  prop- 
erty, which  he  has  since  owned.  Soon  after  its 
purchase  he  formed  a  partnership  with  John  Kaz- 
maier,  and  the  firm  of  Loder  &  Kazinaier  has  since 
conducted  a  general   business,  employing  fifteen 


men.     In  addition  to  this  enterprise,  Mr.  Loder  is 
also  a  stockholder  in  the  Columbia  Lace  Mill. 

In  i)olitics  a  Republican,  Mr.  Loder  has  taken  a 
deep  interest  in  the  welfare  of  his  party  and  the 
progress  of  the  city.  He  has  represented  the 
Tiiird,  Eighth  and  Ninth  Wards  in  the  City  Coun- 
cil, and  is  a  member  of  that  body  at  the  present 
time.  His  religious  affiliations  are  with  tlie  Cath- 
olic Church,  and  he  is  a  prominent  member  of 
Trinity  Catholic  Beneficial  Society.  May  3,  1867, 
he  was  united  in  marriage  with  Miss  Rosalie  Gras- 
nian,  and  unto  them  have  been  born  eleven  chil- 
dren, of  whom  eight  are  living,  namely:  And}', 
Joseph,  Rudoli)h,  William,  Charles,  Eva,  Caroline 
and  Tillie. 


RUFITS  HAROLD  ANDERSON,  who  is  en- 
gaged in  business  at  No.  48  East  King 
Street,  Lancaster,  has  a  confectionery  and 
ice  cream  parlor,  wliich  is  one  of  tlie  handsomest 
in  the  city.  Ilis  patrons  are  numbered  among  the 
very  best,  and  he  has  the  largest  trade  b}'  far  of 
any  person  in  a  similar  line  in  Lancaster.  In  the 
various  cnterjjriscs  and  improvements  that  are 
constantly  set  on  foot  in  this  ambitious  and  en- 
terprising place,  Mr.  Anderson  may  be  always  con- 
fidently relied  upon  to  give  his  influence  and  sub- 
stantial aid  to  the  promotion  of  such  ideas. 

The  birth  of  R.  H.  Anderson  occurred  May  17, 
1853,  at  Warrington,  Va.,  and  he  is  of  Scotch  and 
German  descent.  His  parents  were  John  Perry 
and  Mary  J.  (Lenneand)  Anderson.  The  f.atlier 
of  the  former  was  a  brick  manufacturer  in  tlie  Old 
Dominion,  and  was  a  Whig  politically.  He  died 
when  over  eighty  _years  of  age.  His  seven  chil- 
dren in  order  of  birth  were  as  follows:  Herod, 
Robert,  John  P.,  French,  Sumner,  Lucy  and  Mol- 
lie.  The  father  of  our  subject  was  also  a  native 
of  Virginia,  and  in  his  early  life  followed  the  car- 
penter's trade  and  engaged  in  contract  work  at 
Warrington.  Later  he  took  contracts  for  build- 
ings and  bridges  up  to  the  time  of  his  death,  which 


PORTRAIT  AND  BIOGRAPHICAL  RECORD. 


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Ofcurrpd  wliilc  he  was  stopping  at  Alexandria,  in 
1879,  as  tlie  result  of  the  black  snvallpox.  At 
times  during  the  winter  season  he  had  been  en- 
gaged in  the  nianufat'turc  of  ladies'  shoes,  and 
prior  to  his  marriage  had  lived  for  a  short  period 
in  Lancaster.  lie  was  a  Democrat,  and  served 
with  the  Warrington  rille-men  during  the  War  of 
the  Kebeilion.  Afterward  he  took  the  oath  of  alle- 
giance and  removed  to  Lancaster,  where  he  was 
located  for  awliile,  but  returned  to  Warrington, 
there  spending  the  remainder  of  his  life.  lie  was 
a  member  of  the  Presbyterian  Church,  and  when 
he  was  called  from  this  life  was  fifty-seven  \-ears 
of  age.  His  wife  died  in  1883,  aged  fifty-one 
years.  They  were  the  ])arentsof  the  following  chil- 
dren: William,  Charles  and  Thomas,  who  are  ma- 
chinists; Alice,  Webb,  Godfrey,  Waverl3';  Ralph, 
who  is  also  a  machinist;    Rufus  II.  and  Belle. 

At  the  age  of  eleven  years.  Hufus  Anderson  was 
thrown  upon  his  own  resources,  owing  to  the  desti- 
tution suffered  by  the  family  during  the  ravages 
of  the  Rebellion,  lie  entered  the  employ  of  a 
confectioner  at  Lancaster  as  an  apprentice,  and 
served  four  yeai-s  learning  the  business.  Until 
1888  he  continued  with  his  old  employer,  Samuel 
Demuth,  then  buying  out  his  business  at  No.  48 
East  King  Street.  This  building  is  10x120  feet  in 
size,  three  stories  in  height,  and  is  a  substantial 
brick  structure.  Mr.  Anderson  keeps  a  tine  line  of 
confectioner}^  and  similar  dainties,  running  an  ice 
cream  parlor  in  connection,  and  employing  about 
nine  clerks.  He  has  been  instrumental  in  securing 
lights  and  street  improvements  in  his  ward,  and  is 
serving  his  second  term  as  a  member  of  the  Cit}- 
Council  from  the  Third  Ward,  having  been  elected 
both  times  at  the  head  of  the  Republican  ticket. 
He  is  the  only  member  of  his  family  who  supports 
that  parly,  but  is  well  rooted  and  grounded  in  his 
political  convictions. 

August  17,  1872,  Mr.  Anderson  married  Emma, 
daughter  of  John  Snader,  and  they  have  one  child, 
a  daughter,  Daisy  Adelaide.  For  three  years  Mr. 
Anderson  has  been  Warden  of  the  Trinity  Luth- 
eran Church,  to  which  he  and  his  familj-  belong. 
Fraternally  he  is  a  member  of  Monterey  J^odge 
No.  242,  I.  ().  O.  F.;  Inland  City  Lodge  No.  88, 
K.  of  P.;  Shifler  Council;  Junior  Order  of  United 


American  Mechanics  and  of  the  encampment.  He 
is  entitled  to  great  credit  for  the  success  he  has 
made  in  life,  for  he  has  accomplished  this  unaided 
and  entirely  on  the  strength  of  his  inherent  quali- 
ties of  industry  and  perseverance  in  everything 
he  undertakes. 


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<  T  S^ILLIAM  HAYES  GRIKR.Superintend- 
X/Xy  ent  of  Public  Printing  for  the  state, 
and  publisher  of  the  Independent,  a 
weekly  newspaper  of  Columbia,  was  born  in  Mc- 
Ewensville,  Pa.,  in  the  year  1841.  His  grandfather. 
Rev.  John  Hayes  Crier,  was  a  native  of  Rucks 
County,  this  state,  and  was  born  in  1788.  He  was 
graduated  from  Dickinson  College  with  President 
James  Buchanan,  and  after  entering  the  ministry 
was  placed  in  charge  of  the  Great  Island  and  Jer- 
sey Shore  Circuit.  This  was  in  1814,  and  he  re- 
mained in  that  section  until  1854,  when  he  re- 
tired, after  having  been  a  minister  of  the  Gospel 
for  a  period  of  lift^'-six  j'^ears.  He  departed  this 
life  in  New  Jersey  Shore,  in  February,  1880,  at 
the  advanced  age  of  ninety-two  years. 

The  father  of  our  subject,  John  Haj'es  Grier, 
M.  D.,  was  born  in  Brandy  wine  Manor,  Chester 
County,  this  state,  in  1813,  and  when  attaining 
mature  years  was  graduated  from  Jefiferson  Medi- 
cal College.  He  practiced  first  in  McEwensville 
for  fifteen  j^ears,  and  in  1855  we  find  him  located 
in  Jersey  Shore,  whence  in  1859  he  removed  to 
Nippeuose  Valley,  five  miles  from  Jersey  Shore, 
where  he  still  lives. 

Our  subject,  who  is  the  eldest  son  of  the  Doctor, 
received  his  primary  education  in  the  public 
schools,  after  which  he  attended  the  academy  in 
McEwensville,  which  was  presided  over  by  Prof. 
C.  L.  Rynierson.  After  spending  four  years  in 
that  institution,  Mr.  Grier,  October  20,  1856,  was 
apprenticed  to  learn  the  art  of  printing  in  the  of- 
fice of  the  Jerse}'  Shore  Videtie.  He  remained  with 
that  paper  until  1868,  when  he  accepted  a  position 


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PORTRAIT  AND  BIOGRAPHICAL   RECORD, 


to  teach  school  in  Clinfon  County  for  a  terra  of 
four  months  at  ^25  per  month. 

In  the  year  1859,  after  closing  his  school,  young 
Grier  removed  to  Akron,  Oliio,  where  he  found 
employment  on  the  Akron  Democrat  and  remained 
there  until  1861,  when,  owing  to  the  impending 
war,  he  returned  to  Jersey  Shore,  and  again  began 
working  on  the  Videtle.  He  remained  there  until 
Ft.  Sumter  was  fired  upon,  when  he  enlisted  as  a 
private  in  the  Jersey  Shore  Rifles,  which  was  known 
as  Company  A,  Fifth  Pennsylvania  Regiment. 
They  were  assigned  to  the  Army  of  the  Poton)ac, 
and  passed  through  all  the  battles  of  that  division 
from  Dranesville  to  Cold  Harbor,  with  the  excep- 
tion of  Chancellorsville.  June  27,  1862,  our  sub- 
ject was  wounded  in  the  leg  at  the  battle  of 
Gaines  Mills,  Va.,  and  was  confined  for  six  weeks 
in  Ascension  Church  Hospital,  in  Washington, 
D.  C.  When  suflliciently  recovered,  be  rejoined 
his  regiment  and  [jarticipated  in  the  second  battle 
of  Bull  Run,  and  in  March,  1863,  was  promoted 
to  First  Sergeant,  and  June  4,  1864,  was  com- 
missioned Second  Lieutenant. 

Mr.  Grier  returned  home  in  the  year  1864,  on 
the  exiiiration  of  his  term  of  enlistment,  and 
became  foreman  of  the  printing  department  and 
associate  editor  of  the  Columbia  Spy,  remaining 
with  that  paper  until  October,  1866,  at  which 
time  he  lyvas  nominated  by  his  party  for  the 
Slate  Senate  against  his  old  Colonel,  Joseph  W. 
Fisiier,  but  was  defeated,  owing  to  the  fact  that 
his  party  was  in  the  minority.  Our  subject  after- 
ward founded  the  Columbia  Herald,  printing  the 
first  copy  on  a  hand  press.  He  continued  thus 
until  the  year  1870,  when  he  was  appointed 
traveling  agent  for  the  Columbia  Mutual  Fire  In- 
surance Companj'.  After  six  months'  experience 
iu  this  hue  Mr.  Grier  resigned,  and  until  1873 
successfully  conducted  a  job  printing  office  in  the 
city.  That  year  he  purchased  the  Herald,  and  was 
employed  in  its  publication  until  January,  1885, 
when  he  sold  out  his  enterprise. 

In  political  life  Mr.  Grier  has  long  been  active, 
serving  his  party  repeatedly  in  county  and  sena- 
torial conventions,  and  was  a  delegate  to  the 
national  convention  which  nominated  Samuel  J. 
Tilden.     He  served  as  a  member  of  the  state  com- 


mittee for  a  number  of  years,  and  for  a  period 
of  eighteen  years  was  on  the  county  committee, 
and  was  chairman  of  that  body  through  the  im- 
portant campaign  of  1874.  Residing  in  a  county 
where  his  party  is  in  the  minority,  he  has  done 
much  to  preserve  its  organization.  In  securing 
candidates  to  make  the  hopeless  fight,  he  was 
obliged  iu  1878  to  again  sacrifice  himself  when 
running  for  the  senatorship. 

In  1883  William  Ha^es  Grier  was  a  candidate 
for  Auditor  General,  when  many  distinguished 
men  were  brought  forward,  and  on  the  second 
ballot  Mr.  Grier  received  the  second  highest  vote. 
The  first  political  office  which  our  subject  held 
was  Assistant  Assessor  of  Internal  Revenue,  to 
wiiich  he  was  appointed  in  1866  by  President  John- 
son. He  was  subsequently  Clerk  of  the  Council  for 
two  years,  was  Tax  Collector,  and  was  appointed 
by  Gen.  William  McCandless,  Secretary  of  Internal 
affairs  in  1875,  as  Secretary  of  Bureau  of  Statis- 
tics. Mr.  Grier  has  frequently  served  his  fellow- 
men  in  many  minor  offices,  and  in  1876  was  elected 
School  Director  of  his  district  for  a  term  of  three 
years.  In  1881  he  was  Justice  of  the  Peace,  and 
in  1883  was  appointed  Superintendent  of  Public 
Printing  by  Governor  Paltison  to  fill  a  vacancy. 
On  the  expiration  of  the  term  he  was  re-appointed 
for  a  full  term,  from  July  1, 1885,  to  July  1,  1889, 
which  he  served.  In  1887  he  was  tendered  the 
office  of  Chief  of  the  Southern  Division  of  the 
Pension  Bureau,  but  declined. 

The  lady  to  whom  Mr.  Grier  was  married  in 
1865  was  Miss  Mary  E.  White,  who  died  in  1884, 
leaving  two  daughters,  the  elder  of  whom  is  mar- 
ried, and  the  younger  is  attending  school.  Our 
subject  is  a  Mason,  and  has  taken  both  the  blue 
lodge  and  royal  arch  degrees.  He  belongs  to  Orion 
Lodge,  I.  0.  O.  F.,  and  was  the  first  Noble  Grand 
of  the  lodge  instituted  in  1874.  He  is  an  active 
member  of  the  Grand  Armj-  of  the  Republic,  in 
which  he  has  been  Past  Commander  and  repre- 
sentative in  both  state  and  national  encampments. 
He  has  been  a  member  of  the  State  Editorial  As- 
sociation since  its  organization  in  1869,  and  in 
1888  was  President  of  the  same. 

The  lady  to  whom  our  subject  was  married  for 
his  second  wife,  in    1890,  was   Miss  Annie,  daugh- 


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ter  of  Gen.  William  Patton,  wliose  sketch  may  be 
found  on  another  page  iu  this  volume.  Mr.  Giier 
was  appointed  to  his  present  position  as  Superin- 
tendent of  Public  Printing  in  April,  1892. 


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0APT.  ELIAS  McMELLEN,  one  of  the  best 
known  citizens  of  Lancaster,  is  the  most 
prominent  and  successful  bridge  builder 
in  Lancaster  County.  His  paternal  grandfather, 
Robert  McMeilen,  was  a  native  of  the  North  of  Ire- 
land, and  emigrated  to  this  country  before  the 
Revolutionary  War,  and  took  an  active  part  in  the 
struggle.  He  settled  in  Lancaster  County,  Pa., 
and  was  engaged  in  farming.  Joseph,  a  son  of 
Robert  McMeilen,  was  a  stone  mason  by  trade,  and 
married  liarbara,  a  d:\ugliter  of  John  and  Barbara 
(Hess)  Derrcdinger,  both  of  whom  were  natives  of 
Lancaster  County,  and  of  German  descent.  Capt. 
Elias  McMeilen,  the  son  of  Joseph  and  Barbara 
(Derredinger)  McMeilen,  was  born  in  Conestoga 
Township,  Lancaster  County,  Pa.,  November  23, 
1838;  his  mother  was  left  a  widow  soon  after  his 
birth,  his  father  dying  in  1841,  at  the  early  age 
of  thirty-one  and  leaving  no  estate  whatever. 
Captain  McMeilen,  like  manj'  another  American 
youth,  was  the  architect  of  his  own  future,  and  he 
was  equipped  for  the  battle  of  life  only  by  such 
ordinary  common  school  education  as  the  outlying 
districts  of  his  day  afforded,  but  he  carried  into 
the  struggle  what  no  amount  of  academic  training 
could  supply  of  indomitable  pluck,  tireless  energy' 
and  a  determination  to  succeed.  These  qualities 
he  evinced  early  in  life  and  the  circumscribed  con- 
ditions of  his  home  being  uusuited  to  their  devel- 
opment, he,  at  the  age  of  fourteen,  started  into 
life  on  his  own  responsibilit}-,  being  apprenticed 
to  learn  the  carpenter's  trade.  In  the  spring  of  1853 
he  removed  to  Lancaster,  where  he  worked  for 
some  time  in  a  sash  factory,  and  subsequently  as  a 
journeyman  carpenter  at  bridge  building,and  then 
started  on  his  successful  career.     At    the   age  of 


twenty  he  received  the  contract  and  erected  a 
bridge  over  the  Chickies  Creek  at  Snavely's  Mill 
and  continued  bridge  building  until  September, 
1861,  when  he  enlisted  as  a  private  in  Companj' 
K,  Seventy-ninth  Kegiment,  Pennsylvania  Volun- 
teers, which  was  assigned  to  General  Negley's  bri- 
gade, and  become  a  part  of  the  Western  army.  He 
participated  in  the  battles  of  Bowling  Green,  Nash- 
ville, the  move  on  Chattanooga,  and  the  engage- 
ments of  thatcami)aign.  After  General  Bucll  took 
command  of  the  Western  army  hfe  was  with  his 
regiment  on  Buell's  famous  retrograde  movement 
through  Tennessee  and  Kentucky  to  Perryville, 
where  a  lierce  battle  w.as  fought  between  the  two 
armies,  after  which,  on  account  of  ill  health  from 
exposure  in  line  of  duty,  he  was  sent  home  on  fur- 
lough. Ill  the  winter  of  1862  he  was  subsequently 
mustered  out  of  the  Seventy-ninth  Regiment  of 
Pennsylvania  A'olunteers  as  Second  Sergeant  on  the 
surgeon's  certificate.  In  the  spring  of  1863  he  was 
commissioned  First  Lieutenant  of  Company  C, 
Tvvent3f-fiist  Pennsylvania  Cavalry,  which  was  a 
six  months'  regiment,  and  assigned  to  duty  in  the 
Shenandoah  Valley,  Va.  At  the  expiration  of  the 
six  months'  service,  and  on  the  re-organization  of 
the  regiment  at  Chambersburg  for  three  3ears'  ser- 
vice, he  was  authorized  b}-  Governor  Curtin  to  re- 
cruit a  company  and  was  commissioned  Captain  of 
Company  I,  this  being  the  color  company  of  the 
regiment.  During  the  re-organization  of  the  regi- 
ment he  was  appointed  recruiting  officer  with  of- 
fices at  Lancaster  and  llarrisburg.  After  return- 
ing with  the  regiment  to  the  army  of  the  Poto- 
mac, he  participated  in  the  battles  of  the  Wilder- 
ness, Cold  Harbor,  James  River,  and  at  the  siege 
of  Petersburg.  At  the  battle  of  Cold  Harbor  Com- 
pany' I  lost  two  color  bearers. 

In  August,  1864.  his  regiment  was  assigned  to 
General  Gregg's  Cavalry  Division,  Sheridan's 
Corps.  In  the  battle  of  Boynton  Plank  Road,  Va., 
on  the  27th  of  October,  1864,  he  was  shot  in  the 
left  leg;  after  recovering  he  returned  to  his  regi- 
ment at  Petersburg.  He  was  also  wounded  at 
Black  Water  Swamp  in  the  arm,  and  at  Dinwiddle 
Court  House  b3'  a  piece  of  shell  in  the  hip,  but  did 
not  leave  his  command.  He  participated  in  the 
last  charge  made   by  the  arm}'  of  the  Potomac  on 


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the  morning  of  Lee's  surrender  to  General  Grant 
at  Apiiomaltox,  Va.  After  the  surrender  the  regi- 
ment was  ordered  to  Lynchburg,  Va.,  from  where 
Captain  McMellen  was  sent  with  Companies  I  and 
G  to  Campbell  Court  House,  where  he  acted  as 
Provost  Marshal  for  some  time,  when  he  was  or- 
dered to  rejoin  his  command  at  Lynchburg,  where 
the  regiment  was  mustered  out  of  service  July  8, 
1865. 

Returning  to  Lancaster  after  the  war  he  resumed 
his  business  as  contractor  and  builder,  aud  at  the 
present  time,  1894,  is  successfully  carrying  on  the 
business.  Me  has  erected  both  iroii' and  wooden 
bridges  in  Lancaster  and  adjoining  counties,  and 
is  one  of  the  most  successful  bridge  builders  in 
eastern  Pennsylvania.  In  1876  he  purchased  the 
Exchange  Hotel,  East  King  and  Christian  Streets, 
and  in  1888  enlarged  and  entirely  remodeled  the 
building,  since  which  he  has  been  pro[)rietor.  His 
private  residence,  one  of  the  handsomest  in  the 
city,  is  at  No.  28  Elast  Vine  Street. 

Politically  Captain  McMellen  is  an  ardent  Re- 
publican. In  1869  he  was  elected  a  member  of  Se- 
lect Council  and  served  continuously  until  1879, 
when  he  was  elected  Prothonotarj-  of  Lancaster 
County,  and  served  with  acceptance  for  one  term 
of  three  years.  He  has  been  a  delegate  to  state 
and  county  conventions  on  several  occasions.  In 
1880  he  was  sent  as  an  alternate  from  Lancaster 
County  to  the  Chicago  convention  that  nomin- 
ated James  A.Garfield  for  the  Presideno3'.  In 
1892  he  was  re-elected  a  member  of  Select  Council 
and  again  in  1894;  he  is  on  the  street  aud  several 
other  important  committees.  He  beloum  to  Georo-e 
H.  Thomas  Post  No.  84,  G.  A.  R.,  and  is  a  member 
of  the  Twenty-first  Pennsylvania  Cavalry  Asso- 
ciation, and  of  the  Junior  Order  United  American 
Mechanics. 

When  the  Lancaster  Street  Railway  was  organ- 
ized he  was  one  of  the  first  promoteis.  and  was 
a  member  of  the  first  Board  of  Directors;  he  also 
is  a  stockholder  in  the  Lancaster  Traction  Com- 
pany, and  has  been  identified  with  many  local  in- 
dustries. 

Captain  McMellen  married,  September  21,  1866, 
Annie  E.,  daughter  of  Christian  and  Elizabeth 
(Markley)  Wenditz,  of  Lancaster,  who  was  born  at 


Chestnut  Level,  November  13, 1841;  her  father  was 
born  August  25,  1810,  at  Strasburg,  Lancaster 
Count}',  Pa.  Their  children  were  EUie  Minerva, 
Sarah  Elizabeth,  Joseph  Charles.  Walter  Elias  and 
James  Donald.  The  surviving  ones  are  Sarah  E., 
married  to  Maurice  M.  Denlinger,  a  practicing 
physician  of  Lancaster  County,  and  James  Donald. 
In>1850  the  mother  of  Captain  McMellen  mar- 
ried John  Kneezel,  of  Montgomery  County,  Pa. 
After  the  death  of  Mr.  Kneezel,  the  Captain's 
mother  made  her  home  with  him  at  the  Exchange 
Hotel,  where  she  died  January  7,  1894,  at  the  ad- 
vanced age  of  eighty-two. 


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MARTIN  D.Kfi;NDIG,  of  Manor  Township, 
owns  and  operates  a  good  farm,  compris- 
ing fifty  acres,  where  he  makes  a  speci- 
alty of  raising  tobacco,  and  keeps  a  fine  grade  of 
stock.  For  eight  years  he  has  been  Secretary  of 
the  Lancaster  County  Agricultural  Society,  and 
for  a  period  of  ten  years  was  Treasurer  of  the 
same  organization.  He  is  a  veiy  progressive 
farmer,  holding  advanced  ideas  on  the  subject  of 
agriculture,  and  Ur  many  years  was  a  member  of 
the  Tobacco  Growers'  Association,  of  which  he  was 
President,  and  is  still  a  member  of  the  Horticult- 
ural Society'.  Great  credit  is  due  to  Mr.  Kendig 
for  the  success  he  has  made  in  life.  His  father 
dying  when  he  w.as  quite  young,  he  was  early- 
thrown  upon  his  own  resources  and  obligeil  to 
abandon  his  studies  except  as  he  could  pursue 
them  by  himself.  He  made  the  most  of  his  oppor- 
tunities, however,  and  became  very  well  informed, 
and  at  one  time  studied  medicine  with  a  v'ew  to 
becoming  a  practitioner,  but  on  account  of  poor 
health,  abandoned  the  idea  to  follow  a  more  active 
life. 

The  parents  of  our  subject  were  Marti  nd 
Elizabeth  (Mellinger)  Kendig.  His  birth  occurred 
February  5,  1833,  on  the  farm  where  he  stiM  re- 
sides, and  that  of  his  father  took  place  May  1, 
1799,  in  Manor  Township,    near    Creswell.     I'lie 


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HENRY   GERHART. 


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latter  whs  a  fKriner,  owning-  about  seventy  acres, 
wliicli  he  engnged  in  cultivating  until  bis  -early 
death,  March  30,  1846.  He  was  a  member  of  the 
Mennonito  Ciiurcli,  and  was  a  Republican.  His 
family  comprised  tluee  sous  and  seven  daughters, 
Mary,  Klizabetli,  Susan,  Fannie,  Martin  D.,  John, 
Anna,  Sarah,  Isaiali  and  Klizabetli.  Five  of  the 
number  have  passed  away,  and  the  mother,  who  was 
boru  Marcli  1,  1806, died  when  in  her  eighty-sixth 
year. 

Martin  1).  Kendig  received  a  common  scliool 
education,  and  for  a  short  time  attended  the  Mill- 
ersville  Normal  and  the  Stasl)urg  Academy.  In 
1846  his  studies  were  interrupted  by  liis  father's 
death,  and  he  returned  to  assist  in  carrj'ing  on  the 
homestead,  which,  .is  previously  mentioned,  he  now 
owns,  lie  is  interested  in  e<Uicational  affairs,  and 
has  served  as  School  Director  of  Manor  Township, 
and  politically  is  a  Republican.  November  19, 
1885,  he  married  Fannie,  daughter  of  Martin  and 
Elizabeth  (Ilerr)  Dambach,  a  farmer  near  Colum- 
bia, who  had  a  family  of  seven  sons  and  live 
daughters,  and  it  is  worthy  of  note  that  this  fam- 
ily circle  is  still  unbroken.  In  order  of  birth  they 
areas  follows:  Mary,  .Susan,  John,  Fannie,  Martin, 
Henry,  Joseph.  Catherine,  Amos,  Adam,  David 
and  Lizzie.  The  mother  of  these  children,  who  is 
still  living,  is  a  member  of  the  Mennonite  Church, 
but  her  husband  departed  this  life  November  12, 
1875,  when  sixty-two  years,  one  month  and  twen- 
ty-one days  old. 


HENRY  GERHART,  one  of  the  sterling 
business  men  of  Lancaster,  h.is  been 
longer  steadily  engaged  in  his  calling, 
that  of  merchant  tailoring,  than  any  other  in  the 
city.  lie  is  a  thorough  and  trustworthy  tailor, 
and  endeavors  to  please  his  customers,  and  carries 
a  large  and  well  selected  stock  of  the  most  fash- 
ionable and  durable  goods  on  the  market.  He  was 
born  Novemiier  22,  1835,  in  Hesse-Darmstadt,  his 
parents  being  Daniel  and  Elizabeth  (Tiiies)  Ger- 
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hart.  The  former,  who  was  a  mercluant,  died  when 
his  son  Henry  was  only  about  a  j-ear  old,  and  on 
the  mother  devolved  the  care  of  his  bringing  up. 
This  worthy  lady  is  still  living,  being  a  resident  of 
Lancaster. 

The  boyhood  of  Henry  Gerhart  was  passed  in 
his  native  land,  where  he  secured  a  fair  general 
education,  and  was  apprenticed  to  learn  the  tail- 
or's trade.  In  1850  he  concluded  he  would  try 
his  fortunes  in  the  New  World,  and  took  passage 
in  a  sailing-vessel,  going  by  way  of  London,  and 
arriving  in  New  York  City  in  the  fall  of  the  year. 
After  working  for  a  time  as  an  apprentice  to  S. 
K.  Y.  Young,  he  continued  in  his  employ  for  a  time 
and  later  did  journeyman  work  until   1865. 

At  that  time  Mr.  Gerhart  embarked  in  business 
for  himself,  opening  a  shop  in  the  same  block 
where  he  is  now  situated.  Year  bj'  year  he  num- 
bered more  and  more  of  the  best  citizens  of  the 
place  among  his  customers,  for  his  workmanship  is 
of  the  best  and  he  carries  out  to  the  letter  all  con- 
tracts. For  a  number  of  years  he  has  been  located 
at  No.  46  North  Queen  Street,  where  he  occupies  a 
fine  store  22x130  f«et  in  dimensions.  He  carries 
in  stock  all  grades  and  (lualitics  used  in  the  trade, 
and  he  may  always  be  depended  upon  in  whatever 
he  says  in  regard  to  the  durability  and  qualities  of 
his  goods. 

Mr.  Gerhart  is  a  stockholder  and  Director  in 
the  Miienuerchor  Hall  Association,  of  which  he  is 
now  President,  and  was  one  of  the  original  foun- 
ders. He  is  also  a  Director  in  the  Home  Building 
&  Loan  Association,  and  has  been  active  in  every- 
thing pertaining  to  tiie  welfare  of  his  fellow-citi- 
zens and  the  development  of  the  best  interests  of 
the  community  in  which  he  dwells. 

The  pleasant  home  of  our  subject,  which  is  lo- 
cated on  West  Orange  Street,  was  erected  by  him 
in  modern  style  and  a  substantial  manner.  His 
marriage  was  celebrated  in  1866,  with  Miss  Mar- 
garet Wittlinger,  who  was  born  and  reared  in  this 
city,  and  who  was  called  from  this  life  in  Novem- 
ber, 1893;  she  left  one  child,  Henrj',  to  mourn 
her  loss.  Her  father,  John  Wittlinger,  was  in 
former  years  engaged  in  the  brewery  business  in 
Lancaster.  The  son,  Henry,  Jr.,  an  enterprising 
and    active   3'oung  business  man,    is   a    thorough 


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PORTRAIT  AND  BIOGRAPHICAL  RECORD. 


master  of  the  tailor's  trade,  and  is  now  in  business 
with  his  father. 

Our  subject  is  a  charter  member  and  pnst  officer 
of  Hebcl  Lodge  No.  599,  I.  O.  O.  F.,  and  was  one 
of  the  organizers  and  former  officers  of  tlie  Seven 
Wise  Men's  Society.  Politically  he  uses  his  influ- 
ence and  casts  his  vote  in  favor  of  Democratic 
nominees.  In  Zion's  Lutheran  Church  of  this  city 
he  has  long  held  membership,  and  is  now  an  Elder 
in  the  organization.  His  pleasant  and  genial  way 
of  dealing  with  his  customers  and  all  others  who 
may  come  in  contact  with  him,  is  the  means  of  his 
securing  many  sincere  friends. 


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T7>  MMANUEL  LANDIS  SNYDER,  instructor 
1^  C)  of  music  in  the  city  of  Lancaster,  is  organ- 
ist and  choir  master  in  the  Moravian 
Church  and  .Jewish  synagogue.  He  is  rapidly 
mounting  to  the  top  of  the  ladder  in  his  profes- 
sion, and  ranks  among  the  finest  musicians  in  this 
section.  Mr.  Snyder  was  born  in  Lancaster,  De- 
cember 21,  1869,  and  is  the  son  of  Martin  Snyder, 
a  native  of  Baden,  German}',  wheie  also  his  grand- 
father, George  M.  Snyder,  was  born  and  served  as 
a  soldier  in  the  German  army. 

When  emigrating  to  America,  the  grandfather 
located  with  his  family  near  Lancaster,  and  there 
made  his  home  until  his  decease.  Martin  Snyder 
was  educated  in  the  city  schools,  and  later  em- 
barked in  the  manufacture  of  cigars,  which  he 
followed  for  some  time,  and  then  abandoned  it 
in  order  to  engage  in  the  hotel  business.  Prior  to 
this  he  was  a  farmer.  He  is  now  residing  in  Mid- 
dletown,  where  he  is  running  the  Farmers"  Hotel 
with  fair  success.  He  is  a  strong  Republican  in 
politics,  and  a  man  prominent  in  his  community. 
Mrs.  Amanda  (Landis)  Snyder,  the  mother  of 
our  subject,  was  born  in  this  county,  and  was 
the  daughter  of  Emmanuel  Landis;  the  latter  was 
formerly  a  prominent  and  early  settler  of  Lan- 
caster County,  and  here  he  carried  on  farm  pur- 


suits. The  parental  family  included  six  chil- 
dren, of  whom  three  are  living.  Emmanuel  L. 
was  reared  in  his  native  county,  attending  first 
the  common,  and  later  the  high  school,  and  w.is 
graduated  from  the  latter  in  1888,  at  Manheim, 
this  county.  He  then  took  a  course  in  the  Lan- 
caster Business  College,  and  for  a  short  time  tilled 
a  position  as  bookkeeper.  Young  Snyder  then 
decided  to  devote  his  time  and  attention  to  the 
study  of  music,  and  engaged  to  take  lessons  from 
Professor  Bausman,  later  from  Professor  Benkert, 
and  afterward  from  E.  Wesley  Pyne.  It  was  his 
ambition  to  make  of  music  a  profession,  and  in 
1893  he  commenced  giving  instructions  in  instru- 
mental music,  having  his  studio  located  at  No.  26 
South  Prince  Street.  In  addition  to  this  he  makes 
a  specialty  of  directing  choirs  and  choruses,  and 
in  this  department,  as  in  instrumental  music,  he 
has  been  very  successful. 

Socially  Mr.  Snyder  is  a  prominent  Mason,  be- 
longing to  the  lodge  at  Manheim.  He  is  con- 
nected with  the  Oratorio  Society  of  Lancaster, 
which  he  is  serving  as  Librarian.  In  religious  af- 
fairs he  is  a  devoted  member  of  the  Episcopal 
Church,  and  is  a  Vestryman  of  St.  Paul's  Church, 
at  Manheim. 


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HRISTIAN  GAST,  who  is  now  living  re- 
tired from  active  business  in  Lancaster, 
has  been  very  successful  in  his  enterprises, 
and  is  justly  numbered  among  the  leading  citi- 
zens. In  1835  he  started  a  boot  and  shoe  manu- 
factory in  the  location  now  occui)ied  by  Martin 
Bros.,  and  conducted  his  large  trade  until  1868, 
wlien,  having  secured  ample  means  for  his  remain- 
ing years,  he  left  his  business  career  and  has  since 
passed  his  time  in  the  quiet  of  iiis  home. 

His  father,  Frederick  Gast,  was  a  native  of 
Prussia,  and  with  his  family  emigrated  to  the 
United  States  when  his  son,  Christian,  was  a  lad 
of  ten  ytars,  this  being  in  October,  1819.  He  was 
a  farmer  both   in  the   Fatherland   and  after  his  ar- 


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rival  in  this  locality.  In  addition  to  this  he  suc- 
cessfully conducted  a  shop  where  baskets  were 
manufactured.  He  was  first  a  Democrat  and  later 
a  Hepulilican,  and  in  the  work  of  the  Reformed 
Church  was  a  leading  man  and  an  Elder  in  this 
city.  His  death  occurred  at  the  age  of  eighty- 
three  3'ears,  and  that  of  his  wife  in  1852.  By  his 
marriage  with  Susan  Schmidt  he  had  seven  chil- 
dren: Henry,  Christian,  5Iargaret,  Conrad,  Philip, 
Elizabeth  and  Frederick.  These  are  all  deceased 
with  the  exception  of  our  subject  and  tlie  young- 
est of  the  family. 

Christian  Cast  was  burn  in  Prussia,  December  2, 
1808,  and  received  a  common  school  education. 
After  landing  in  Lancaster  he  was  bound  out  for 
a  long  period  to  learn  the  shoe-making  trade,  and 
worked  for  a  year  and  a-half  in  Philadelphia.  Re- 
turning then  to  this  city,  he  worked  at  his  trade 
until  his  marriage,  after  which,  in  1835,  he  started 
a  boot  and  shoe  manufactory  and  conducted  a 
merchant  business.  In  1868,  after  many  years  of 
successful  trade,  his  third  son  succeeded  him  and 
is  now  carrying  on  the  business.  For  three  years 
Mr.  Cast  was  a  Prison  Inspector,  and  for  two  years 
was  Treasurer  of  the  Board.  For  ten  years  he 
served  as  Treasurer  of  the  Poor  Board;  for  three 
decades  occupied  a  similar  position  in  tiie  Mechan- 
ics' Library,  and  for  many  j'ears  was  Treasurer  of 
the  Lancaster  Cemetery  Association.  Always  inter- 
ested in  educational  affairs,  he  was  one  of  the  lirst 
Trustees  of  Franklin  and  Marshall  College,  which 
he  was  instrumental  in  uniting  in  1852,  and  under 
the  new  organization  continued  as  a  Trustee  a 
number  of  years. 

October  14,  1830,  Christian  Gast  married  Maria 
P>ckert,  and  the  following  named  children  grace 
their  union:  Emanuel  S.,  Catherine,  Frederick  A., 
Albert  C,  William  H.,  Anna,  Mary  Ellen,  Samuel 
D.,  Charles,  and  Marja,  who  married  William  Wel- 
chans,  a  brother  of  the  noted  Dr.  Welchans.  Anna 
became  the  wife  of  Jacob  Martin,  and  Mary  Ellen 
and  Samuel  D.  died  in  infancy. 

Mr.  Gast  is  a  member  of  St.  Paul's  Reformed 
Church,  and  has  served  as  Deacon  and  Elder  in 
the  old  congregation,  and  since  the  organization 
of  the  church  with  which  he  is  now  identified  has 
also  been  an  Elder   in   the   same.     Having  joined 


the  Masonic  Lodge  in  1839,  he  is  its  oldest  mem- 
ber, and  at  the  time  that  the  half  centui-y  was  up 
he  received  a  medal  of  honor,  the  only  other  per- 
son to  be  so  remembered  in  this  district  being 
Christian  Widmyer.  Our  subject  is  also  connected 
with  Monterey  Lodge  No.  242,  I.  O.  O.  F.;  he  was 
at  one  time  active  in  all  the  temperance  societies 
and  formerly  was  Treasurer  of  the  Shoemakers' 
Association.  For  the  past  fifteen  years  he  has 
been  President  of  the  Home  Mutual  Life  Insurance 
Company-. 

William  H.  Gast,  the  son  of  Christian  and  Maria 
(Eckert)  Gast.  was  born  June  4,  1841,  In  this  city, 
and  attended  the  public  schools  until  reaching  his 
sixteenth  j'car,  when  he  was  apprenticed  to  the 
carpenter's  trade,  and  also  started  to  learn  the 
calling  of  a  shoemaker.  The  war  coming  on,  he 
enlisted  April  19,  1861,  in  Coini)any  K,  First  Penn- 
sylvania Regiment,  under  General  Patterson  and 
Captain  Ilembright.  He  was  sent  to  Virginia  and 
wjis  discharged  just  before  the  battle  of  Bull  Run, 
returning  from  his  three  months'  service  in  com- 
pany with  Edward  Duckmiller,  also  of  this  city. 
Tlie^-  had  both  contracted  the  typhoid  fever,  and 
the  unfortunate  comrade  of  Mr.  Gast  died  the  next 
day  after  his  return  home.  After  his  recovery, 
young  William  re-enlisted  for  nine  months  in  Com- 
pany F,  One  Hundred  and  Twenty-second  Regi- 
ment, and  was  assigned  to  the  Third  Division, 
Third  Brigade,  Third  Army  Corps,  and  took  part 
in  the  battles  of  Fredericksburg,  Chancellorsville, 
Chantilly  and  several  other  engagements.  After 
serving  his  full  time  he  was  mustered  out  at  Har- 
risburg.  May  16,  1863,  after  which  for  some  time 
he  worked  at  the  shoemaker's  trade,  but  his  health 
failed  him  for  a  time,  and  then  once  more  he  became 
a  soldier  in  the  ranks,  enlisting  for  three  years' 
service  February  2,  1864,  in  the  Heavy  Artillery, 
Third  Pennsylvania  Regiment,  being  placed  in 
General  Butler's  Eleventh  Army  Corps.  Mr. 
Gast  took  part  in  the  first  expedition  against  Fts. 
Fisher  and  Clifton,  on  the  Appomattox  River,  and 
took  part  in  man}'  small  engagements,  his  duties 
being  to  keep  the  James,  York,  Appomattox  and 
other  rivers  open  for  emergencies.  Later  his 
brigade  "as  placed  on  guard  duty  at  Fortress 
Monroe,  where  they  had  under  their  charge  Davis, 


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Mitchell  and  Clay,  and  at  that  place  he  was  mus- 
tered out,  July  11,  1865. 

The  first  business  venture  of  William  H.  Gast, 
after  his  return  from  the  south  was  as  a  grocer  at 
Mt.  Joy,  where  he  remained  for  three  years.  At 
the  end  of  that  time  he  returned  to  Lancaster, 
being  employed  by  his  father  in  the  boot  and 
shoe  business,  and  had  much  of  the  responsibility 
of  the  concern  upon  his  shoulders  until  1879, 
when  he  succeeded  to  the  whole  plant.  The  fac- 
tory was  removed  to  No.  19  North  Queen  Street, 
four  years  later  to  No.  105  North  Queen  Street, 
and  in  1890  to  No.  123  North  Queen  Street,  where 
it  has  been  ever  since.  This  industr}'  is  one  of 
the  oldest  in  the  city  and  a  considerable  fortune 
is  being  acquired  from  the  trade  by  the  proprietor. 

In  June,  1862,  William  II.  Gast  married  Susan 
Deitrich,by  whom  he  had  the  following  children: 
Harry  C,  Charles  E.,  Bertha,  William  S.,  Harvey 
and  Margie,  all  of  whom  are  unmarried  with  the 
exception  of  the  eldest.  A  Republican  in  politics, 
Mr.  Gast  is  a  Grand  Army  man,  belonging  to 
George  H.  Thomll  Post  No.  184.  Succeeding  his 
father,  he  became  Treasurer  of  the  Mechanics'  Li- 
brary, of  which  he  is  still  a  member,  and  religious- 
ly belongs  to  St.  Paul's  German  Reformed  Church. 


WILLIAM  NICHOLS  AMER.  There  are 
few  men  of  the  present  day  more 
worthy  of  honorable  mention  than  the 
subject  of  this  sketch,  who  is  one  of  the  oldest  and 
leading  dentists  in  the  city  of  Lancaster,  where  he 
has  been  engaged  in  business  since  April  1,  1856. 
A  native  of  Philadelphia,  our  subject  was  born 
August  19,  1834,  and  is  the  son  of  John  Amer, 
also  born  in  the  Quaker  City,  where  he  was  en- 
gaged as  a  manufacturer  of  silk  hats.  He  is  now 
living  retired  in  ^New  Brunswick,  N.  J.,  and"  in 
May  of  this  3'ear  reached  his  eighty-sixth  year. 
He  is  a  devoted  member  of  the  Methodist  Episco- 
pal Church,  and  a  man  prominent  and  active   in 


all  good  works.  His  wife,  who  prior  to  her  mar- 
riage was  Ann  Donahue,  was  also  born  in  Philadel- 
phia, and  departed  this  life  in  1861. 

The  parental  family  of  our  subject  numbered 
eleven  children,  eight  of  whom  grew  to  mature 
years,  and  seven  are  still  living.  William  N.  was 
the  third  in  order  of  birth,  and  passed  the  first  ten 
years  of  his  life  in  his  native  city,  when  he  re- 
moved to  Boston,  Mass.,  where  his  uncle.  Dr. 
Nichols,  who  was  a  prominent  dentist,  was  living. 
He  remained  with  him  for  many  years,  complet- 
ing his  education  in  the  high  school  of  Roxbury, 
Mass.,  and  tiien  took  up  tlie  profession  of  den- 
tistry as  his  life  work.  In  the  meantime  his  fa- 
ther had  located  in  Lancaster,  and  joining  him 
shortly  afterward,  he  commenced  his  studies  in  the 
office  of  Dr.  Wayland,  the  leading  practitioner  in 
the  city,  with  whom  he  remained  for  five  years, 
first  as  a  pupil,  later  as  assistant. 

April  1,  1856,  our  subject  started  in  business  for 
himself  on  the  southeast  corner  of  North  Queen 
and  Orange  Streets,  where  lie  remained  for  twelve 
years,  in  the  meantime  building  up  a  large  and  lu- 
crative practice.  In  1888,  however,  he  purchased 
his  present  office.  He  is  a  talented  dentist,  and 
ranks  iiigh  in  his  profession. 

May  29,  1856,  Dr.  Amer  and  Miss  Elizabeth  S., 
daughter  of  John  G.  Cooper,  were  united  in  mar- 
riage. Mrs.  Amer  was  born  in  this  cit3',  where  her 
father  was  one  of  the  old  and  prominent  mer- 
chants. She  is  a  lad}'  of  fine  education,  and  by 
her  union  with  our  subject  has  become  the  mother 
of  two  ciiildren:  Ernest  C„  engaged  in  the  freight 
dei)artment  of  the  Pennsylvania  Railroad;  and 
Bertha  I.,  at  home  with  her  parents. 

vSociall}'  the  Doctor  is  a  Mason  of  high  standing, 
and  is  Past  Master  of  Laraberton  Lodge  No.  476, 
which  he  has  also  served  as  Secretary  for  ten  years. 
In  religious  affairs  Dr.  Amer  is  a  devoted  member 
of  the  Moravian  Ciiurch,  and  in  politics  is  a 
straightforward  Republican,  having  cast  his  first 
vote  for  John  C.  Fremont.  Our  subject  is  al- 
ways ready  to  assist  in  all  progressive  movements 
and  enterprises  of  merit,  and  is  widely  known  as 
an  earnest  and  public-spirited  citizen.  In  1867 
he  was  prominent  in  the  organization  of  the  Har- 
ris Dental  Association  of  this  city,  of  which  he  was 


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Secretar}",  and  atone  time  President.  He  was  also 
instriiiiiculal  in  foiuKling  the  State  Dental  Associa- 
tion in  I'hilndelpliia,  aitlioiigli  lie  is  not  now  con- 
nected with  it.  The  Doctor  is  one  of  the  oriifinal 
members  and  organizers  of  the  old  Knipirc  Hook 
and  Ladder  Coni|)any  of  Lancaster,  and  lilled  the 
ottice  of  \'ice-President  for  fourteen  years,  or  un- 
til it  was  merged  into  a  salaried  department. 


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RKV.  CL.AHKNCK  K.  KliKR.MAN  is  |).v.tor 
of  the  Moiavian  Church  of  Lancaster,  and 
is  President  of  the  Moravian  Christian 
Lndcavor  I'nion  for  England  and  America.  He 
is  a  native  of  Pennsylvania,  having  been  born  in 
liethlehem,  July  17,  1863,  and  comes  from  one  of 
llie  best  old  families  in  this  section  of  the  state. 
The  founder  of  the  Kberinaii  branch  in  America 
came  from  Germany  in  1732,  this  man,  .lohannas, 
being  the  grcat-great-grand father  of  our  subject. 
His  grandfather,  the  next  in  descent,  William,  a 
missionary  of  the  Moravian  Church,  was  born  in 
this  city,  and  was  sent  to  Santa  Cruz,  West  Indies, 
where  he  remained  for  several  yeai-s.  On  his  re- 
turn to  this  city  he  occupied  a  prominent  position 
in  church  circles,  and  had  charge  of  church  prop- 
ert}'  at  Lilitz  and  Nazareth. 

The  father  of  our  subject,  Jacob  F.  Eberman, 
was  born  in  the  West  Indies,  and  studied  for  the 
ministry,  but  on  account  of  poor  health  was 
obliged  to  abandon  that  vocation.  Turning  his  at- 
tention to  another  trade,  he  resided  in  Betidehem, 
in  which  city  his  death  occurred  in  1879,  when  in 
his  fifty-fourth  year.  His  wife,  formerly  Cordelia 
Warner,  w.as  born  in  Bethlehem,  and  was  of  Scotch- 
Irish  descent.  She  w.as  a  daughter  of  John,  and 
grand-daughter  of  Massah  Warner,  both  likewise 
natives  of  the  Keystone  State.  .The  latter  was  a 
ferr3'man  on  the  Lehigh  River  before  the  bridge 
was  constructed  at  Bethlehem.  John  Warner  was 
the  first  manufacturer  of  combs  in  that  place,  and 
carried  on  the  business  successfully  for  yeai-s.     To 


Mr.  and  Mrs.  Jacob  Eberman  were  born  three  chil- 
dren, of  whom  C.  E.  is  the  second.  The  mother 
is  still  living,  her  home  being  at  Carbondale. 

The  boyhood  of  Clarence  Eberman  was  i)assed 
in  the  town  where  his  birth  occurred,  and  there 
his  early  education  was  obtained.  In  1878  he  was 
graduated  from  Nazareth  Hall,  and  soon  after- 
wards became  a  student  in  the  Moravian  College 
of  Bethlehem,  from  which  he  was  graduated  in  1884 
with  the  degrees  of  Bachelor  of  Arts  and  Bachelor  of 
Divinity.  The  same  year  he  was  ordained  in  Staten 
Island  by  Bishop  Reinke,  and  for  five  years  was  as- 
sistant pastor  of  the  Moravian  Church  on  that  is- 
land. In  1889  he  became  minister  in  the  Jay  Street 
Moravian  Church  of  Brooklyn,  N.  Y.  While  there 
he  served  .as  Secretary  of  the  Sund.ay  Observance 
Association,  and  with  A.  C.  Dixon  and  otliersdid 
valiant  service  in  cit^-  missionary  work.  In  Sep- 
tember. 1893,  Mr.  Eberman  was  called  to  take 
charge  of  his  present  congregation,  and  his  time  is 
more  than  full  in  meeting  the  pressing  demands 
upon  him  in  the  work  relating  thereto.  His  ability 
is  thoroughly  recognized,  and  h^a^as  a  good  repu- 
tation as  a  lecturer  on  social  purity  and  kindred 
topics.  He  is  one  of  the  representative  men  of 
his  church  in  Christian  Endeavor  work,  and  has 
attended  the  conventions  of  that  organization  of 
late  yeai"s.  He  is  President  of  the  Endeavor  Union 
for  America  and  England  in  his  denomination, 
and  is  greatly  interested  in  the  success  of  the  so- 
ciety. 

The  church  of  which  Mr.  Eberman  is  now  pastor 
is  one  of  the  oldest  in  the  state,  as  it  was  formed 
about  the  middle  of  the  last  century.  Count 
Zinzendorf,  then  the  head  of  the  LTnitas  Fratrum, 
on  his  visit  to  America  in  1742  came  to  this  coun- 
t3',  preaching  at  Lititz  and  in  the  old  court  house 
of  this  city.  He  was  asked  to  send  a  regular 
preacher  of  his  denomination  and  accordingly 
Rev.  Jacob  Lischj'  preached  frequently  here  dur- 
ing the  following  j'ear.  In  1744  a  Lutheran  minis- 
ter of  Lancaster  was  authorized  to  preach  to  the 
Moravians,  and  this  he  did  until  1746.  This  pas- 
tor, Rev.  Laurence  T.  Nyberg,  eventually  be- 
came a  minister  in  the  Moravian  Church.  An  ef- 
fort was  made  to  unite  all  the  German  speaking 
Protestants  in  the  state  into  an  Evangelical  alliance 


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at  this  time,  but  tliis  idea  was  finally  abandoned. 
At  one  of  tlie  sessions  held  by  the  Moravians  in 
the  old  court  house  a  mob  assailed  the  assembly 
with  a  shower  of  stones,  but  Bishop  Stangenberg, 
who  was  presiding,  rose  and  offered  a  fervent  and 
touching  prayer  in  behalf  of  their  enemies,  and 
the  mob  dispersed,  ashamed  and  abashed.  The 
same  jear,  1745,  the  congregation  was  organized, 
and  instead  of  building  upon  the  valuable  land 
which  they  owned  at  the  corner  of  Prince  Street 
and  Marion  Alley,  they  bought  property  on  Orange 
Street,  and  there  erected  a  plain  stone  building. 
The  other  land  was  afterwards  converted  into  a 
graveyard,  which  purpose  it  still  serves.  The  first 
resident  pastor  was  Rev.  Leonard  Schnell,  who 
came  in  1748,  and  the  same  year  Rev.  Richard 
Utley  also  worked  with  the  congregation.  The 
church  constantly  grew  in  numbers  and  strength, 
many  of  the  oldest  and  most  highly  respected 
citizens  joining  it,  and  from  that  day  until  the 
present  its  membership  has  ranked  high  in  the 
community.  It  was  not  until  1829,  under  the 
pastorate  of  Rev.  Charles  F.  Reichel,  that  wor- 
ship was  conducted  exclusively  in  the  English 
language.  In  1820  the  old  stone  church  was 
torn  down  on  account  of  being  too  small,  and  the 
brick  edifice  that  is  now  standing  was  built  upon 
the  same  site.  The  original  corner  stone,  curiously 
wrought  and  quaintly  ornamented,  was  carefully 
preserved  and  incorporated  in  the  present  structure. 
The  old  stone  parsonage  was  left  standing  and 
was  used  as  a  pastor's  residence,  lecture  room  and 
parochial  school  until  1852.  About  1868  the 
church  was  again  enlarged,  the  interior  entirely 
remodeled,  new  pews  and  pulpit  replacing  the  old 
ones;  stained  glass  windows  were  put  in,  a  new  or- 
gan, a  donation  from  George  K.  Reed  and  still  in 
use,  placed  in  the  building,  and  many  other  im- 
provements made.  In  1879  still  later  and  more 
modern  ideas  were  carried  into  effect,  the  pews 
were  upholstered,  and  many  convenient  and  orna- 
mental features  were  introduced. 

All  departments  of  the  Moravian  Church  are  in 
a  most  flourishing  condition,  and  special  atten- 
tion is  paid  by  the  officers  to  the  Sunday-school. 
Mr.  Eberman  is  a  strong  temperance  man,  and  his 
voice  is  always  to  be  heard   on  the  side  of  pro- 


gressive movements.  He  is  a  good  speaker,  hav- 
ing a  pleasing  delivery  and  manner,  which  readily 
chain  the  attention  and  interest  of  his  hearers. 
His  worthy  wife  is  a  faithful  helpmate  and  of 
great  assistance  to  him  iu  every  way.  In  the  free 
kindergarten  she  takes  a  prominent  and  inter- 
ested part,  and  to  her  is  due  a  large  measure  of  the 
success  which  it  has  attained. 


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JOHN  B.  KENDIG,  one  of  the  heavy  con- 
tr.actors  of  Lancaster,  will  form  the  subject 
of  the  following  notice.  He  was  born  June 
9,  1856,  in  the  city  of  Lancaster,  which  was 
his  father's  native  town  as  well.  His  grandfather, 
Martin  Kendig,  was  a  hotel  keeper  and  was  of  Ger- 
man descent.  Our  subject's  father  was  a  successful 
farmer  located  near  the  city,  and  later  in  life  fol- 
lowed excavating  and  the  construction  of  sewers, 
which  he  followed  until  his  death,  in  1884,  when 
he  was  sixty-two  years  of  age.  Our  subject's 
mother's  maiden  name  was  Eliza  Bachman;  she  was 
also  a  native  of  Lancaster,  and  was  the  mother  of 
six  children,  four  of  wiiom  are  living,  our  subject 
being  the  eldest  son.  .lohn  B.  was  reared  on  a 
farni  near  Rawlinsville  and  remained  there  until 
sixteen  years  of  age,  assisting  his  father  and  at- 
tending the  common  schools  until  he  attained  his 
majority,  and  after  his  father's  death  continued 
the  business  of  contractor  at  Lancaster,  where  he 
built  a  large  amount  of  sewerage.  He  is  constantly 
building  and  excavating  and  uses  ten  thousand 
perch  of  stone  per  year  and  is  noted  for  his  excel- 
lent work.  He  eraplo3'S  sixty  hands  and  twenty- 
five  teams  and  is  looked  upon  as  the  largest  con- 
tractor of  his  kind,  doing  the  principal  work  of 
the  cit^-  of  Lancaster. 

Mr.  Kendig  was  united  in  marriage  at  Lancaster 
in  1882  with  Miss  Lizzie  Brill,  a  native  of  Lancaster, 
daughter  of  Martin  Brill,  a  contractor  and  builder, 
who  was  born  in  Germany.  At  one  time  her  par- 
ents conducted  the  Lambe  Hotel  on  South  Queen 


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Street.  He  died  in  1859,  aared  thirty-four  years. 
Mrs.  Kendig's  iiiollier's  maiden  name  wiis  Cliar- 
lottc  Iledrick,  a  native  of  Germany,  wlio  died  a 
year  after  lier  iuisband's  death.  They  were  the  par- 
ents of  three  chihlren,  two  of  wliom  are  livinj;: 
Catherine,  Mrs.  Daniel  Clemmens, of  Lancaster,  and 
Mrs.  Kendig.  Onr  subject  and  his  wife  are  tlie 
parents  of  tlirpc  children:  l>ottie,  Daisy  and  Wal- 
ter. Politically,  Mr.  Kendig  is  a  Republican.  The 
family  attend  the  Trinity  Lutheran  Church,  of 
which  our  subject's  wife  is  an  acceptable  member. 


^"V  OLOMON  R.  .MOSS  is  one  of  the  worthy 
<^y^  (!erm.Tn-.\m('rican  citizens  of  Lancaster, 
liaving  his  business  headquarters  at  the 
corner  of  Prince  and  Lemon  Streets,  a  very  desir- 
able location.  He  is  a  gentleman  of  more  than  us- 
ual flnancial  ability,  and  during  the  lifteen  years 
that  he  has  been  in  the  wholesale  tobacco  trade  has 
built  up  a  wide  reputation  for  superior  goods  and 
excellent  business  methods,  and  has  always  had 
more  orders  than  he  could  fill. 

.S.  K.  Moss  is  one  of  four  children  born  to  Isaac 
Moss,  of  Germany.  He  was  born  in  Prussia,  in 
May.  18;)2,  and  received  his  education  in  the  pub- 
lic schools  of  Krankfort.  His  brothers,  Sigmond 
and  Herman,  also  live  in  Lancaster  and  are  en- 
gaged in  business  with  their  brother.  In  1872, 
then  twenty  j'ears  of  age,  he  came  to  the  United 
States,  and  for  a  time  was  a  clerk  in  a  dry  goods 
house  of  New  York  City,  but  soon  became  travel- 
ing salesman  for  several  of  the  largest  tobacco 
houses  of  the  metropolis.  After  becoming  con- 
versant with  the  trade,  he  was  for  eight  years  en- 
gaged in  the  manufacture  of  cigars,  in  Altoona,  Pa., 
and  was  quite  successful  in  the  enterprise.  In  1889 
Mr.  Moss  came  to  Lancaster  and  has  since  been  en- 
gaged as  a  manufacturer  of  cigars  and  dealer  in 
leaf  tobacco.  His  manufactory  employs  five  liun- 
dred  hands  and  is  one  of  the  largest  houses  in  this 
State.     The  business  of  this  house  amounts  to  over 


11,000,000  i)er  year.  Owing  to  the  phenomenal 
growth  of  the  business,  Mr.  Moss  is  now  building 
a  factory,  65x145  feel  in  dimensions  and  six  stories 
in  height,  whidi  will  be  completed  by  January  1. 
18;»5,  and  with  this  increased  capacity  will  lind  it 
necessary  to  employ  over  eight  hundred  persons. 
This  will  be  the  largest  f.actory  in  the  United 
States  and  only  the  best  grades  of  cigars  will  be 
made.  For  some  years  his  factory  has  been  at 
Nos.  36  and  38  West  Lemon  Street  and  at  Nos. 
409  to  415  Lancaster  Avenue.  The  tobacco  ware- 
house No.  7  is  on  the  Harrisburg  Pike,  and  was 
formerly  occupied  by  J.  G.  Zook.  The  agents 
employed  by  Mr.  Moss  sell  goods  manufactured 
by  him  from  the  Atlantic  to  the  Pacific  Oceans, 
and  .as  the  cigars  made  by  this  firm  give  universal 
satisfaction,  the  duplicate  orders  received  for  the 
products  of  his  establishment  are  beyond  compre- 
hension. 

In  1881  Mr.  Moss  married  Miss  S.  E.  Ryder,  of 
New  Haven,  Conn.,  and  they  have  two  children: 
Lester  R.  and  .Vlbert  C.  In  politics  Mr.  Moss  is  a 
stanch  Heiiublican.  He  is  also  interested  in  a 
number  of  other  enterprises  and  owns  various 
other  pieces  of  property  in  difTercnt  parts  of  the 
state.  Since  coming  to  Lancaster  he  has  purchased 
a  beautiful  residence,  in  which  he  resides,  at  No. 
709  North  Duke  Street.  His  fine  business  ability 
is  manifested  by  the  proportions  to  which  his  trade 
has  grown,  and  his  customers  know  that  they  may 
uniformly  rely  upon  his  integril}'  and  good  judg- 
ment. 

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JOHN  H.  BAUMGARDNER  is  General  Man- 
ager, Secretary  and  Treasurer  of  the  Lancas- 
ter Gas,  Light  and  P'uel  Company,  and  is 
also  junior  member  of  the  firm  of  Baumgard- 
ner  &  Co.,  dealers  in  coal.  Our  subject  is  a  prac- 
tical and  enterprising  commercial  man,  who  has 
been  very  successful  in  the  management  of  his 
business  affairs  and  is  prominent  in  local  circles- 
As  a  politician  he  ranks  high  with  the  Republicans, 
who    place  great  confidence  in  his  ability  and  in- 


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tegrity.  For  ten  terms  he  has  been  elected  to  the 
Common  Council  from  the  Sixth  Ward,  and  for 
one  year  served  as  President.  During  this  time 
he  lias  served  on  many  of  the  most  important  com- 
mittees, and  was  a  member  of  the  Special  Water 
Committee  while  the  new  plant  was  being  con- 
structed. He  bears  a  good  record  as  a  Council- 
man, having  been  longer  a  servant  of  the  public  in 
that  capacity  than  any  other  in  the  city,  and  his 
career  has  shown  the  wisdom  of  his  constituents  in 
making  him  their  choice. 

A  native  of  Lancaster,  our  subject  was  born 
April  23,  1843,  and  was  reared  in  this  place,  where 
he  attended  the  public  schools.  ,  In  1861  he  grad- 
uated from  the  high  school,  after  vvhicli  he  entered 
tlie  Polytechnic  College  of  Philadelphia,  pursuing 
a  course  in  mechanical  engineering,  and  after 
completing  the  same  received  the  degree  of  Me- 
chanical Engineer  upon  his  graduation  in  1863. 
Going  into  the  machine  shops  of  Bennett  &  Daugh- 
erty,  in  Philadelphia,  he  worked  as  a  tool  manu- 
facturer for  the  succeeding  two  years,  and  thence 
removing  to  Scranton,  worked  for  some  time  there 
at  his  trade. 

Coining  to  Lancaster  about  1866,  Mr.  Baum- 
gardner  engaged  in  the  coal  business  until  the 
gas  company  was  formed  in  1876,  and  from  the 
start  was  actively  interested  iu  the  work.  He  su- 
perintended the  building  of  the  plant  and  assisted 
in  placing  the  machinery.  This  company  is  famous 
as  being  the  first  to  manufacture  water  gas  to  any 
extent  in  the  United  States.  The  buildings  are  at 
the  foot  of  Andrew  Street,  where  the  company 
owns  about  four  acres.  Tlie  three  large  tanks  and 
machinery  have  a  capacity  of  five  hundred  thou- 
sand cubic  feel  of  gas  per  day,  and  their  pipes  reach 
all  parts  of  the  city.  In  1881  this  company  bought 
out  the  Lancaster  Gas  Company,  and  they  now 
have  a  capital  stock  of  $200,000  as  incorporated. 
The  coal  office  of  the  Baumgardner Company  is  at 
No.  129  Nortii  Queen  Street  and  they  have  an  ex- 
tensive trade. 

In  1875  a  marriage  was  celebrated  in  this  city 
by  which  Miss  Florine  Meixell  became  the  wife  of 
our  subject.  She  was  born  in  this  city  and  is  a 
daughter  of  Andrew  Meixell,  who  is  in  the  freight 
department  of  the  Pennsylvania  Railroad.     Three 


children  were  born  to  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Baumgardner, 
namely:  Thomas,  Susan  and  John.  The  family 
residence,  at  No.  139  East  Walnut  Street,  was 
erected  by  our  subject  and  is  a  commodious  and 
pleasant  home.  Socially  he  is  a  member  of  Lara- 
berton  Lodge  No.  476,  F.  <fe  A.  M.,  and  is  a  mem- 
ber of  St.  John's  Lutheran  Church,  being  Presi- 
dent of  the  Board  of  Trustees  and  a  member  of  the 
Building  Committee.  The  father  of  our  subject, 
Tliomas  Baumgardner,  a  native  of  York  County, 
Pa.,  is  represented  elsewhere  in  this  volume,  as  is 
also  his  brother  Henry,  a  member  of  the  coal  firm. 
Mr.  Baumgardner  was  one  of  the  incorporators  of 
the  present  street  railway  system,  which  was  incor- 
porated in  1884.  He  served  as  the  first  Treasurer 
of  the  company  and  built  the  first  street  railway  of 
the  Lancaster  City  Street  Railway  Company.   . 


WILLIAM  D.  SPRECIIER  is  probably 
the  oldest  business  man  of  Lancaster, 
and  came  lieie  when  the  place  num- 
bered barely  eight  thousand  inhabitants.  He  has 
a  very  pleasant  substantial  brick  residence  at  No. 
519  North  Duke  Street,  and  owns  much  valuable 
real  estate  in  this  city  and  county.  His  business 
location  is  at  No.  31  East  King  Street,  where  he 
started  in  the  farm  and  implement  trade  in  1859 
on  a  small  scale,  and  has  gradually  increased  his 
quarters  as  his  trade  has  continued  to  enlarge.  At 
the  end  of  two  years  he  built  an  addition  of 
seventy  feet,  one  story  in  height;  some  time  later 
he  built  a  warehouse  two  stories  in  height,  and 
has  since  at  different  times  also  extended  his  es- 
tablishment. He  now  occupies  a  plant  32x245  feet 
in  dimensions,  four  floors,  and  a  small  fifth  story 
32x70  feet  in  dimensions.  In  ihe  various  depart- 
ments of  his  business,  employment  is  given  to  eight 
clerks,  and  two  delivery  wagons  are  kept  con- 
stantly- in  the  service.    Besides  dealing  in  all  kinds 


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i)f  agrioultural  iniplcnieiiL^  and  farmers'  sup|)lies, 
lie  makes  a  specialty  of  field  and  jraiden  seeds. 

Tlie  .Sprechei-  famih-  is  of  Gennaii  descent,  and 
they  have  long  been  niimljered  anioiiii  the  pioneers 
of  this  county.  George,  the  paternal  grandfather 
of  our  subject,  was  born  at  New  Holland,  but  his 
father  emiorrated  from  German^'  to  this  country  in 
company  with  two  brothers,  and  became  the  owner 
of  twelve  hundred  acres  of  land  in  Virginia,  while 
the  otliers  settlec)  in  Lebanon  County.  Five  of  his 
sons  became  preachers  and  distinguished  them- 
selves in  the  Lutheran  Church.  The  grandfather 
of  our  subject  purchased  a  large  tract  of  land  in 
New  Holland  Township,  only  three  acres  of  whicli 
had  been  cleared,  and  tlierc  he  continued  to  reside 
until  his  death.  He  was  a  Wliig,  and  like  his  fore- 
fathers, was  a  great  worker  in  the  Lutlieran  Church. 
He  was  married  and  had  a  family  of  ten  children: 
William,  Solomon,  Lewis.  George,  John,  Philip  and 
three  daughters.  The  father  of  these  children  died 
when  in  his  eighty-fifth  year. 

Philip  Sprecher,  the  father  of  our  subject,  was 
born  and  reared  on  his  father's  farm  in  New  Hol- 
land Township,  and  in  turn  became  an  agricultur- 
ist, having  from  boyhood  been  familiar  with  farm 
work.  In  time  he  became  the  owner  of  two  farms 
comprising  about  two  hundred  and  ten  acres,  and 
was  very  successful  in  running  the  same.  On  ar- 
riving at  man's  estate  he  married  Jliss  Rucbacl 
Diller,  who  died  when  her  son,  our  subject,  was 
only  seven  years  of  age,  and  he  was  therefore  sent 
to  his  grandfather's  to  reside.  He  was  born  JIarch 
28,  1828,  in  New  Holland,  where  he  received  his 
early  education.  When  quite  a  young  lad  he  en- 
tered a  hardware  store  and  engaged  in  business  at 
the  age  of  fourteen  years,  as  a  member  of  the  firm 
of  George  D.  Sprecher  A:  Bro.  For  a  number  of 
years  they  carried  on  trade  at  the  large  store  now 
occupied  by  Reilly  Bros.  &  Raub  on  Queen  Street, 
but  sold  out  in  1859.  At  that  time  our  subject 
started  the  business  whicli  he  has  ever  since  carried 
on  at  his  present  location. 

Mr.  Sprecher  owns  a  farm  of  two  hundred  and 
thirty-four  acres  in  Pequea  Township,  where  a  spe- 
cialty is  made  of  raising  hay,  and  sometimes  eigh- 
ty-eight acres  are  devoted  to  that  product.  About 
fifty  acres  of  land  are  valuable  on   account  of  the 


limestone  deposits,  and  the  farm  is  one  of  the  best 
in  the  locality.  As  a  stockh^ilder  in  the  Slrasburg 
Pike  and  one  of  the  original  promoters  of  the 
Street  Car  Railway  in  Lancaster,  a  stockholder  in 
the  Farmers'  National  Bank  of  Lancaster,  as  well 
as  in  many  other  enterprises,  Mr.  Sprecher  has 
been  very  (jrominent  for  years.  He  first  voted  for 
Buchanan  and  has  been  a  Republican  since  the  or- 
ganization of  the  part}'.  Religiously  he  is  a  Luth- 
eran and  has  been  an  official  member  of  his  church. 
Our  subject  has  been  twice  married,  his  first 
wife  having  been  Mary,  daughter  of  Jacob  Fran- 
ciscns,  and  to  them  were  born  the  following  chil- 
dren: Frank,  a  member  of  his  father's  firm;  Ella, 
wife  of  Thomas  C.  Wiley,  and  Florence,  at  homo. 
After  the  death  of  his  first  wife,  Mr.  Sprecher  mar- 
ried Martha,  daughter  of  Isaac  Lewis  of  Piermont. 
A  daughter,  Lillian,  has  been  born  of  this  union. 
The  ))lcasant  residence  of  the  family  is  surrounded 
b}'  a  large  and  well  kei)t  lawn  with  shrubbery. 


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JACOB  PONTZ  IS  engaged  m  the  manufacture 
of  brick  at  Charlotte  Street  and  Hairisburg 
Avenue,  Lancaster.  He  is  a  very  successful 
business  man,  and  in  company  with  his 
brother  Adam  owns  much  valuable  propert3'  in 
the  city  and  elsewhere.  He  is  one  of  the  honored 
veterans  of  the  Rebellion,  in  which  he  rose  from 
the  ranks  to  the  position  of  First  Lieutenant.  His 
service  was  of  a  most  arduous  nature,  and  though 
he  took  part  in  scores  of  important  battles  and  en- 
gagements, was  never  wounded. 

The  paternal  grandfather  of  our  subject,  George 
Pontz,  was  a  native  of  Germany,  who  came  to 
America  in  his  young  manhood.  For  several  years 
he  was  engaged  in  teaming  between  the  cities  of 
Lancaster,  Philadelphia,  Baltimore  and  Pittsburg, 
having  an  office  on  Prince  between  Orange  and 
Chestnut  Streets.  His  death  occurred  in  this  city 
when  he  had  reached  a  good  old  age.  He  was  reared 


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in  the  faith  of  the  Lutheran  Church,  to  which  he 
always  adhered.  His  son,  our  subject's  father, 
George  Pontz,  Jr.,  was  born  in  this  city,  and,  like 
him, engaged  in  teaming,  both  for  himself  and  other 
parties.  As  a  lad  of  only  fourteen  years  he  often 
made  trips  alone  to  Pittsburg, driving  six  horses, 
and  frequently  being  gone  for  four  weeks  at  a  time. 
His  death  occurred  in  1889,  when  he  was  nearly 
eighty-one  3'ears  of  age.  His  wife,  Elizabetii, 
was  a  daughter  of  Adam  Muskeness,  and  both 
were  natives  of  Lancaster.  The  father  was  a 
blacksmith  by  trade  and  took  part  in  the  War  of 
1812.  Mrs.  Pontz  died  when  in  her  fifty-fifth  year, 
and  of  her  fourteen  children  all  but  two  grew  to 
maturit}-.  Eight  sons  and  two  daughters  still  sur- 
vive. Harry  is  a  residentof  California;  A.Jack,  who 
lives  in  Massachusetts,  is  a  cigar  manufacturer; 
George,  Jacob,  Adam,  David  and  John  were  all 
members  of  the  Seventy-seventh  Pennsylvania 
Regiment  during  the  late  war. 

The  birth  of  Jacob  Pontz  took  place  November 
8,  1838,  in  this  place,  and  here  he  was  reared  to 
manhood.  When  fifteen  years  old  he  was  appren- 
ticed under  William  Cox  as  a  coachsmith  and 
learned  the  business,  which  he  worked  at  in  Lan- 
caster and  also  at  White  Horse  Hotel,  of  this  coun- 
ty, until  the  war.  In  October,  1861,  he  enlisted  in 
Corapanj-  K,  Seventy-seventh  Pennsylvania  In- 
fantry, and  was  assigned  to  the  Army  of  the  Cum- 
berland, being  lirst  under  General  Buell  and  later 
under  Generals  Sherman  and  Thomas.  In  com- 
pany with  his  regiment  he  took  part  in  the  battles 
of  Shiloh,  Stone  River,  Liberty  Gap,  Chickamauga, 
siege  of  Chattanooga,  Mission  Ridge  and  others, 
and  then  veteranized,  returning  home  on  a  thirty 
days'  furlough.  Going  south  again,  he  actively 
engaged  in  the  following  battles:  Dalton,  Resaca, 
New  Hope  Church,  Chattahoochee  River,  Peach 
Tree  Creek,  Atlanta,  Marietta,  Jonesboro,  Love 
Joy  Station,  Spring  Hill,  Franklin,  Nashville  and 
many  others.  In  the  spring  of  1865  he  was  at 
Bull's  Gap  and  then  fell  back  to  Nashville,  being 
later  sent  by  boat  to  New  Orleans  and  Texas  to  pro- 
tect the  frontier.  At  Victoria  he  was  mustered  out 
in  December,  1865,  and  returned  home  the  next 
month.  After  the  organization  of  his  regiment 
he  was  made  Corporal,  then  Third  Sergeant  and 


Orderly  Sergeant  for  two  and  a-half  j^ears,  and  was 
later  commissioned  First  Lieutenant  of  Company 
K,  by  Governor  Perkins,  in  April,  1865. 

For  some  time  after  the  close  of  the  war  Mr. 
Pontz  worked  at  his  trade  in  New  Holland,  and 
in  the  year  1868  engaged  in  the  brick  business 
in  tiiis  city.  His  brother  Adam  joined  him  in 
1870  and  the  firm  continued  in  business  as  A. 
Pontz  &,  Bro.  until  1885,  when  it  was  dissolved  by 
mutual  consent,  each  brother  taking  one  of  the 
two  brick  yards.  These  are  situated  on  the  Har- 
risburg  Pike  and  East  Chestnut  and  Rank's  Road, 
and  each  yard  is  equipped  with  a  brick  machine 
and  modern  appliances.  Both  pressed  and  hand- 
made brick  are  here  made  in  large  quantities  and 
find  ready  sale.  A  twenty-five  horse-power  en- 
gine is  located  in  each  yard,  having  a  capacit}'  of 
fortj'-eight  thousand  brick  per  day.  Jacob  Pontz 
owns  thirteen  acres  of  land,  and  with  his  brother 
has  another  tract  of  three  and  a-half  acres.  Of 
residence  property  he  owns  four  .acres  on  East 
Chestnut  Street,  eight  acres  in  another  portion  of 
the  cit}',  and  his  fine  homestead  with  a  frontage 
of  two  hundred  feet  at  the  corner  of  James  and 
Charlotte  Streets.  In  partnership  with  his  brother 
he  owns  seventeen  houses,  three  of  which  were 
erected  at  the  yards.  His  brick  manufactory  em- 
ploys from  sixty-six  to  seventy  hands,  who  are 
kept  busj'  in  supplying  the  three  kilns.  The 
yards  have  a  siding  from  the  Penns^'lvania  and 
from  the  Pittsburg  &  Reading  Railroads.  He  has 
erected  an  additional  yard,  with  a  capacity  of  fifty 
thousand  brick  per  day. 

In  New  Holland  occurred  the  marriage  of  Jacob 
Pontz  and  Miss  Emma  E.  Palmer,  who  was  born 
in  that  locality.  Four  children  have  blessed  this 
union,  namely:  May,  Lillian,  Ethel  and  Nellie. 
Mrs.  Pontz  is  a  member  of  the  Reformed  Church 
and  a  most  agreeable  and  hospitable  lady. 

For  the  past  nine  years  Jacob  Pontz  has  been 
a  member  of  the  School  Board  from  the  Ninth 
Ward  and  has  served  as  Chairman  of  the  commit- 
tee on  furniture  and  appointments.  An  active 
Democrat,  he  has  been  a  member  of  the  County 
Committee  for  twelve  years  and  is  now  one  of  the 
city  committee.  Socially  he  is  a  Director  in  the 
Maennerchor  Association  of  this  city.     At  John- 


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sonville,  Tenii.,  Company  K.  of  which  lie  was 
Lieulenant,  presented  liim  with  a  sword  in  recog- 
nition of  his  services  in  1865,  and  this  he  prizes 
most  liighly.  Our  subject  is  a  Director  of  the 
huildin":  and  loan  association. 


FRANK  X.  IIINDKN,  a  prominent  business 
man  of  Lancaster,  has  been  engaged  in 
paving  the  streets  of  the  city  for  twenty 
years  past,  and  has  taken  contracts  for  building 
the  City  Water  Works,  and  smaller  pieces  of  work. 
A  native  of  this  city,  he  was  born  May  10,  1850, 
his  parents  being  Frank  and  Teressa  (Hentz)  Ilin- 
den. 

The  paternal  grandfather  of  the  subject  of  tliis 
article  was  a  native  of  Sweitz,  Germany,  and  his 
son,  Frank,  was  a  native  of  tliesame  locality'.  The 
latter  received  a  liberal  education  in  the  German 
schools,  and  in  his  jouth  learned  the  cabinet- 
maker's trade,  which  he  followed  in  the  Father- 
land, but  after  coming  to  this  country  with  his 
wife  and  four  children,  devoted  his  time  mainly 
to  agricultural  pursuits,  and  at  the  time  of  his 
death  was  a  resident  of  this  cit^-.  He  was  a  mem- 
ber of  St.  Joseph's  Catholic  Church,  and  connected 
with  its  beneficial  organizations.  Before  leaving 
his  native  land  he  served  in  the  German  wars  with 
Napoleon,  and  on  coming  to  the  United  .States  en- 
tered the  ranks  of  the  Democratic  party.  By  his 
marriage  he  had  six  children,  of  whom  our  subject 
was  the  fifth  in  order  of  birth,  the  others  being 
Mary,  wife  of  Jacob  Allen,  now  deceased,  and 
formerly  a  sail  maker  in  Philadelphia;  Rose,  wife 
of  Harry  P.  Pratt,  a  wholesale  cigar  dealer  in  Phil- 
adelphia; Teressa,  who  is  unmarried;  Joseph,  also 
engaged  in  cigar  business  in  Philadelphia,  and 
William,  who  died  in  earl^'  manhood. 

Frank  X.  Hinden  received  a  good  common 
school  education  in  this  city,  and  his  father  d^-ing 
when  he  was  quitp  j'oung,  he  was  thus  thrown 
upon  his  own  resources,  having  to  make  his  own 
livelihood.     He  found  employment  in  the  Cones- 


toga  Cotton  Mill  No.  3,  where  he  remained  for  a 
short  lime,  and  then  for  several  jears  worked  at 
various  industrial  pursuits.  At  the  age  of  twenty- 
two  years  he  commenced  working  for  the  city  on 
public  structures,  and  since  that  time  has  carried 
on  general  contract  work  on  a  small  scale.  From 
time  to  time  his  business  was  enlaiged,  until  he  is 
now  one  of  the  largest  in  his  branch  of  work  in 
the  cit3\  He  has  succeeded  through  his  individual 
and  unassisted  effort^?,  having  made  the  best  of  his 
advantages,  and  gradually  worked  himself  into 
prominence  and  a  position  of  affluence.  At  times 
he  has  employed  as  many  as  one  hundred  and 
seventeen  men,  and  in  his  dealings  with  them,  as 
well  as  with  his  superioi's,  he  has  ever  manifested 
traits  of  honor  and  veracity.  A  man  of  more  than 
usual  ability,  he  has  succeeded  fur  beyond  his  ex- 
pectations, and  is  justly  numbered  among  the 
leading  citizens. 

September  28,  1872,  Mr.  llinden  was  united  in 
marriage  with  Miss  Elizabeth  Prior,  by  whom  he 
has  had  a  family  of  seven  children:  Harry  F., 
William  .1.,  Lillie  F.,  Frank,  Teressa,  Clarence  and 
Rosanna.  The  family  are  members  of  St.  Joseph's 
Catholic  Church,  and  are  well  received  in  the  best 
social  circles  of  the  place.  In  his  political  faith, 
Mr.  Hinden  uses  his  right  of  franchise  in  favor  of 
the  Republican  party. 


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eHRISTIAN  LEFEVER.  Among  the  pub- 
lic-spirited citizens  and  well-to-do  farmers 
of  West  Lampeter  Township  is  this  worthy 
old  settler,  who  has  devoted  his  life  to  the  occupa- 
tion in  which  he  is  now  engaged.  In  his  younger 
days  he  served  for  three  terms  as  School  Director, 
and  for  a  like  number  of  terms  acceptably  filled 
the  position  of  Township  Auditor.  His  fellovv-citi- 
zens  and  friends  also  secured  for  him,  about  1865, 


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the  important  position  of  Prison  Inspector  of  Lan- 
caster County.  In  these  official  capacities  he  ac- 
quitted himself  greatl3'  to  his  own  credit  and  to 
the  satisfaction  of  all  conceined,  as  in  whatever  he 
undertakes  he  brings  to  bear  the  same  unfaltering 
integrit}'  and  uprigiitiiess  of  purpose  that  charac- 
terize his  every  relation  with  his  fellows. 

Henry  Lefever,  the  father  of  our  subject,  was, 
like  the  son,  a  farmer  by  occupation,  and  became 
quite  wealthy  as  the  result  of  his  industry  and  per- 
severance. At  one  time  he  was  the  owner  of  three 
valuable  farms  which  comprised  about  two  hundred 
acres,  and  were  provided  with  substantial  fences, 
buildings,  etc.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Old  Men- 
nonite  Church  and  followed  the  teachings  of  the 
Golden  Rule  during  his  entire  life.  When  looking 
about  for  a  companion  and  helpmate  he  chose  Miss 
Elizabeth  Hess, 'who  was  born  and  reared  in  Lampe- 
ter Township,  and  whose  education  was  obtained 
in  the  schools  of  the  district.  By  this  union  two 
children  were  born,  namelj^:  Christian  and  Adam 
F.  In  his  early  life  the  father  was  a  member  of  the 
Democracy,  but  later  was  an  adherent  of  the  Re- 
publican party. 

A  native  of  Lampeter  Township,  Christian  Le- 
fever's  birth  occurred  November  24,  1823.  His 
primary  education  was  obtained  in  the  district 
schools  in  the  vicinity  of  his  father's  farm,  which 
he  attended  until  attaining  the  age  of  eighteen 
years.  Not  satisfied  however  with  those  advantages, 
he  has  become  largely  self-educated  through  pri- 
vate study  and  extensive  reading.  When  a  boy 
he  was  trained  by  his  industrious  father  in  the  work 
of  a  farm,  and  it  is  not  strange  that  when  he  ar- 
rived at  maturity  he  concluded  to  adopt  the  busi- 
ness for  his  life  occupation. 

In  October,  1863,  Mr.  Lefever  married  Miss  An- 
nie Houser,  who  was  born  and  grew  to  womanhood 
in  West  Lampeter  Township.  To  them  have  been 
born  three  sons  and  two  daughters,  who  in  order 
of  birth  are  as  follows:  E^lizabeth,  Mrs.  Guntner; 
Jacob  H.,  now  deceased;  Annie  M.,  who  departed 
this  life  in  1880;  H.  F.,  who  married  Frances 
Harnish,  and  Christian  E.,  who  died  in  the  year 
1889.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Lefever  are  members  of  the 
Old  Mennonitc  Cliurch  and  are  never  found 
wanting  when  benevolent  and  church  work  needs 


their  assistance.  In  1861  our  subject  was  drafted 
into  the  army,  but  as  his  home  affairs  at  that  time 
required  his  attention  and  presence,  he  sent  a  sub- 
stitute in  his  stead,  keeping  him  in  the  army  for 
some  three  years. 


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ISAAC  H.  RYAN,  until  recently  a  resident  of 
West  Lampeter  Township,  is  now  a  citizen  of 
Lancaster,  having  been  engaged  in  a  general 
real-estate  and  insurance  business  for  several  years, 
and  since  November,  1888,  having  his  headquar- 
ters at  No.  29  East  Orange  Street.  Mr.  Ryan 
comes  of  a  worthy' and  honored  family  of  Pennsyl- 
vania, where  they  have  been  residents  since  early 
Colonial  d.a^'s.  Our  subject's  great-grandfather 
was  bound  out  to  a  man  in  Chester  County,  while 
his  parents  went  with  Braddock's  army  to  Pitts- 
burg during  the  French  and  Indian  War,  and  never 
afterward  were  heard  from  by  their  relatives.  The 
grandfather  of  Isaac,  whose  Christian  name  was 
John,  was  a  farmer  b3'  occupation,  and  a  resident 
of  what  is  now  Strasburg  Township,  this  count}'. 
His  father  for  many  years  was  a  teamster  on  the 
old  road  known  as  the  King's  Highway,  between 
Philadelphia  and  Pittsburg.  He  was  a  great  advo- 
cate of  Masonry,  and  his  death  occurred  when  he 
had  reached  the  age  of  seventy-five  years,  while 
that  of  his  wife  took  place  when  she  was  in  her 
ninetieth  }'ear.  Their  family  comprised  five  chil- 
dren: Townsend,  John,  Jose,  Isaac  K.  and  Lydia, 
the  latter  of  whom  became  the  wife  of  John  Car- 
penter. 

The  father  of  our  subject,  Isaac  K.  Ryan,  was 
born  near  Strasburg,  in  Providence  Township,  this 
county,  and  was  a  man  of  good  business  ability, 
though  his  educational  privileges  were  not  of  the 
best.  During  his  entire  life  he  devoted  his  time 
and  attention  to  agricultural  pursuits,  and  was 
very  active  in  public  and  educational  affairs,  be- 
ing one  of  the  School  Directors  who  elected  Dr. 


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Wickcrsliam,  the  first  County  SuperiDlendent  of 
this  county.  On  attaining  to  man's  estate,  Mr. 
Ryan  married  Magdaline  Lea  Sandoe.  and  their 
union  was  blessed  witii  seven  children,  who  in  or- 
der of  birth  were  as  follows:  Alive,  wife  of  S.  C. 
Steigerwall;  Martha  H.,  who  married  C.  R.  Mac- 
kuse,  a  marble  cutter  of  Lancaster;  .lose  .1.,  assist- 
ant engineer  of  cotton  mill  No.  3,  of  Lancaster; 
M.  L.,  who  died  in  his  eighth  year;  Isaac  H.;  S.  C, 
Mrs.  While,  of  this  city,  and  G.  L.,  also  a  resi- 
dent of  Lancaster.  The  mother  of  these  children 
lived  until  October,  1884,  when  she  was  called 
from  tliis  life,  being  in  her  sixty-sixth  year.  The 
father  was  active  in  the  ranks  of  the  Hepul)lican 
part}',  and  before  its  organization  was  a  Whig. 
For  many  years  he  served  as  Trustee  and  Steward 
of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church,  and  is  now 
making  his  home  in  Lancaster. 

Isaac  H.  Ryan  was  born  October  8,  1819,  in  Stras- 
burg,  and  remained  with  his  father  on  the  farm 
until  thirl3'-one  years  of  age.  His  education  was 
interrupted  at  a  very  earl^'  age,  as  on  account  of 
his  eyesight  he  was  obliged  to  leave  school,  which 
he  had  attended  for  onl}-  two  years.  On  starting 
out  in  life  for  himself  he  came  to  this  place  and 
opened  a  seed  and  agricultural  implement  business 
on  North  Queen  Street.  Later  he  sold  out  this 
enterprise,  and  for  a  short  time  was  engaged  in 
the  ice  business.  In  January,  1887,  he  embarked 
in  the  real  estate  business  on  South  (^ueen  Street, 
and  at  the  end  of  a  j'earand  a-half  removed  to  his 
present  office  on  Orange  Street,  where  he  is  en- 
gaged in  buying  and  selling  property,  collecting 
rents,  and  attending  to  insurance  and  similar  lines 
of  business.  He  is  vcrj'  liberal  in  the  support  of 
churches  and  benevolences,  and  uses  his  right  of 
franchise  in  favor  of  the  Republican  party. 

In  1880  a  marriage  ceremonj-  was  celebrated 
in  Lancaster  by  which  Miss  Mary  M.,  daughter  of 
Jacob  Sweigart,  became  the  wife  of  Mr.  Ryan. 
Three  children  grace  their  union,  their  names  in 
order  of  birth  being  as  follows:  Harry  S.,  Chester 
K.  and  Beatrice  L.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Ryan  are  mem- 
bers of  the  Duke  Street  Methodist  Episcoiial 
Church,  in  the  work  of  which  they  are  active.  On 
the  maternal  side  Mr.  Ryan  is  of  German  and 
French  descent,  his  grandfather  having  emigrated 


from  Germany  and  made  a  location  in  Paradise 
Township,  this  count}-.  From  the  P'rench  race  Mr. 
R3'an  doubtle-ss  inherits  his  polite  and  hospitable 
manner,  which  is  inseparable  from  his  generalcliar- 
acter.  lie  numbeis  man}'  devoted  friends  and  .ac- 
quaintances in  this  localitN',  who  cherish  for  him 
nothing  but  good  will  and  respect. 


B  FRANK  CONNER,  of  Colurnhia,  Lancas- 
ter County,  is  a  member  of  the  Siipplee 
Steam  f^ngine  Compan}',  of  which  he  is 
President.  The  shops  are  located  at  the  corner  of 
Fourth  and  Manor  Streets,  and  there  may  be  found 
all  kinds  of  bl.ost  furnace  and  rolling  mill  castings, 
in  addition  to  the  celebrated  Supplee  Steam  En- 
gine and  Columbian  Boiler.  The  latter  is  a  sj'stem 
for  heating  houses  or  public  buildings  with  steam 
or  hot  water,  which  is  known  to  be  the  healthiest 
and  most  sitisfactory  of  all  methods  used  in  mod- 
ern heating.  Mr.  Conner  was  born  December  25, 
1853,  near  Mauch  Chunk,  Carbon  County,  Pa., 
being  a  son  of  James  M.  and  Sarah  A.  (Horn) 
Conner.  The  father  of  the  former  came  from 
Ireland  in  boyhood  and  settled  in  Poughkeepsie, 
N.  Y.  He  married  and  had  five  children,  Daniel, 
James,  Josei)li,  Henry,  and  Martha,  who  married 
Colonel  Hyde.  The  father  wiis  a  carpenter  by 
trade,  but  in  later  years  engaged  in  running  his 
farm  in  Dutchess  County,  N.  Y.  His  son,  James 
M.,  was  born  in  Poughkeepsie,  N.  Y.,  in  1811;  he 
received  a  common  school  education,  and  was  a 
man  of  more  than  ordinary  intellect.  For  some 
years  he  followed  the  carpenter's  and  s.addler's 
trades  in  his  native  city,  and  afterwards  removed 
to  Tro}',  N.  Y.,  where  many  of  the  family  are  still 
living.  Subsequently  he  engaged  in  farming  in 
Carbon  Count}\  While  a  resident  of  Nesquehon- 
ing,  that  county,  he  was  made  Chief  of  Police.  Act- 
tive  in  the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church,  he  was  in- 
strumental in  building  two  houses  of  worship  in  Car- 
bon County.     At  one  time  he  supported  the  Know- 


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Nothing  parly,  hut  later  was  a  Republican,  and 
held  seveial  offices.  He  was  a  School  Director  and 
greatl_y  interested  in  educational  affairs.  He  was 
a  man  who  was  highly'  esteemed  in  tlie  community 
where  he  dwelt,  was  active  in  the  encouragement 
of  worthy  entei-prises,  and  was  a  contractor  in  the 
old  Carbon  Iron  Company.  By  his  marriage  with 
Sarah  Horn,  the  father  of  our  subject  had  twelve 
children:  Martin,  Nathan,  Margaret,  Abiah,  Vir- 
ginia, Mary  J.,Hattie,  Emma  B.,  Frank,  Sarah,  Ida 
and  Belle.  The  mother  of  these  children  is  still 
living  in  Perryville,  but  the  father  died  Novem- 
ber 13,  1867,  in  his  fifty-fifth  year. 

B.  Frank  Conner  after  completing  his  public 
school  education  took  the  mechanical  and  scien- 
tific course  at  Cooper's  Institute  in  New  York 
City,  and  gave  his  time  particularly  to  chemistry 
and  metalurgv-  After  leaving  school  he  learned 
the  machinist's  trade  at  Perryville,  which  he  fol- 
lowed at  various  places  in  Carbon  County  and 
New  York  City  for  eleven  years,  and  tiien  assumed 
charge  of  the  machinery  at  Perryville.  For  twelve 
years  he  was  in  charge  of  different  blast  furnaces, 
and  lastly  in  the  employ  of  the  Chestnut  Hill  Iron 
Company  at  Columbia  until  it  was  closed,  in  June, 
1892.  In  the  fall  of  that  year  he  became  connected 
with  the  firm  of  which  he  is  still  a  member,  and_ 
runs  a  general  foundry,  which  gives  employment 
to  about  forty  men.  Mr.  Conner  is  a  member  of 
the  Columbia  Iron  Company,  the  Columbia  and 
Donegal  Street  Railroad,  and  the  Columbia  and 
Ironville  Street  Railway.  He  is  a  stockliolder  in  the 
lace  mill  in  this  place,  and  is  a  Director  in  the  Wilson 
Laundry  Machine  Company.  In  the  Hcmetite  Ore 
mines  in  York  County  which  he  operates,  twenty 
men  are  employed.  In  real  estate  Mr.  Conner  is  also 
considerably  interested,  being  a  member  of  land 
companies  in  Nebraska  and  South  Dakota,  called 
respectively  the  Interstate  Townside  Company  of 
Nebraska,  and  the  Egmont  Townsite  Company, 
and  is  the  owner  of  a  tract  of  four  hundred  acres 
in  Lehigh  County,  this  state.  He  is  interested  in 
the  water  company  of  Richland,  Lebanon  County, 
Pa.,  and  is  a. member  of  the  American  Institute  of 
Mining  Engineers. 

March  30,  1877,  Mr.  Conner  married  Martlia 
J.  Fifer,  and  two   daughters  and  three  sons  have 


blessed  their  marriage,  their  names  in  order  of 
birth  being  as  follows:  Eva,  James,  Jacob,  Frank 
and  Martha.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Conner  are  members 
of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church,  of  which  the 
former  is  a  Steward  and  Secretary  of  the  official 
board. 

Ever  interested  in  educational  matters,  oursub- 
ject  has  served  as  a  member  of  the  School  Board 
and  IS  still  acting  in  that  capacity.  At  one  time 
he  was  Burgess  of  Coplay,  Lehigh  County,  and  is 
an  ardent  Republican,  being  a  member  of  the  Gilt 
Edged  Republican  Club  and  its  First  Vice-Presi- 
dent. He  is  a  Mason,  belonging  to  Williamson 
Valley  Lodge  in  Berks  County,  and  in  Perryville 
was  a  member  of  Washington  Camp  No.  117,  P.  O. 
S.  of  A. 


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JEREMIAH  RH''E,  who  has  a  real-estate  and 
fire-insurarice  agency  at  No.  32^  South  Duke 
Street,  Lancaster,  is  one  of  the  most  successful 
and  popular  business  men  of  this  city.  A 
man  of  great  public  spirit  and  enterprise  and  one 
of  the  ardent  Republicans,  it  was  most  fitting  that 
his  fellow-citizens  should  elect  hiru  to  serve  as  Al- 
derman, wliich  was  done  in  Februar3',  1894.  In  a 
number  of  very  important  corporations  Mr.  Rife 
has  been  one  of  the  prime  movers,  and  is  much  in- 
terested in  mining  and  milling  operations  in  Colo- 
rado, being  Secretary  in  two  different  extensive 
companies. 

The  birth  of  Jeremiah  Rife  took  place  in  Earl 
Township,  Lancaster  County,  in  1841,  and  in  the 
same  house  his  father,  Samuel,  was  also  born.  The 
paternal  grandfather,  Samuel,  was  an  agriculturist, 
whose  death  occurred  when  be  was  in  his  eighty- 
fourth  year,  on  his  farm  in  Earl  Township.  Sam- 
uel Rife,  Jr.,  is  still  living,  being  engaged  in  farm- 
ing to  some  extent,  though  he  has  practically 
retired  from  active  cares,  and  still  lives  on  the  old 
homestead  in  Earl  Township.  His  wife,  Elizabeth, 
was  born  in  Leacock  Township,  this  county,  and  is 
a  daughter  of  Samuel  Slieaffer,  an  agriculturist. 
Seven  children  were  born  to  Mr.  and    Mrs.   Rife, 


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and  the  subject  of  this  narrative  is  the  eldest  of 
tlic  family'  and  the  onlj'  one  whose  home  is  in  this 
city.  His  boyhood  was  passed  on  his  fatlier's  farm, 
and  his  dutiful  assistance  was  given  to  his  parents 
until  he  reached  early  manhood.  In  addition  to 
general  school  advantages  he  was  for  a  time  a  stu- 
dent in  the  Millersville  Normal,  and  in  1859  he 
began  teaching  in  the  home  district,  and  to  that 
work  he  devoted  the  next  seven  years  of  his  life. 

It  was  in  1865  that  Mr.  Rife  came  to  Lancaster 
and  for  three  years  he  carried  on  a  grocery  trade 
on  East  King  Street.  In  1868  he  engaged  in  the 
insurance  business  at  his  present  oflicc,  being  a 
member  of  the  lirm  of  Rife  iV-  Kauffman  until  1886. 
Since  that  year  he  has  been  in  business  alone,  and 
has  built  up  a  wide  reputation  as  a  man  of  excel- 
lent business  capacity  and  sterling  worth.  Among 
the  companies  which  he  represents  are  the  Home, 
Pha'nix.  Westchester  of  New  York;  the  .\mcrican 
andGirard,  of  Philadelphia;  the  Hartford,  of  Hart- 
ford, Conn.;  the  Royal,  of  Liverpool;  the  Trans- 
Allaulic,  of  Germany,  and  the  Travelers  Life  and 
Accident,  of  llarlf(»i(l. 

In  1888  the  Lancaster  Mining  and  MillingCom- 
pany,  operating  in  LaPlata  County,  Colo.,  was  in- 
corporated with  a  ca[)ital  stock  uf  >!lO(t,000.  Mr. 
Rife  was  one  of  its  organizers,  and  is  a  leading 
stockholder  as  well  as  Secretary  of  the  concern. 
With  the  Mt.  Lewis  Mining  and  Milling  Company, 
of  LaPlata  County,  Colo.,  he  occupies  a  like  posi- 
tion. This  comiiany  was  incoiporated  in  the  spring 
of  1893  at  ¥600,000,  and  Mr.  Rife  spent  sometime 
at  the  plant  in  the  fall  of  that  year.  The  office  and 
headquarters  of  these  two  organizations  are  at  No. 
3  South  Duke  Street,  Lancaster.  In  politics,  Mr. 
Rife  is  a  Republican  of  no  uncertain  stamp,  and 
socially  belongs  to  Inland  Cil\'  No.  88,  K.  of  P., 
of  which  he  is  Past  Chancellor;  Inland  City  Divis- 
ion No.  7,  U.  R.  K.  of  P.,  and  to  the  order  of  Red 
Men.  Of  the  latter  society  he  belongs  to  Ee- 
shalikonee  Tribe  No.  22,  of  Lancaster,  and  is  Past 
Sachem  and  Keeper  of  Wampum. 

In  Lancaster  County*  Mr.  Rife  was  married  in 
1864  to  Miss  Weidlcr,  who  w.as  born  in  LTpper  Lea- 
cock  Townshi]),  and  four  of  the  seven  children 
born  of  their  marriage  are  stili  living.  Martin,  the 
eldest    in   order  of   birth,  is   engaged  in    business 


with  his  father.  In  the  Lutheran  denomination 
Mr.  Rife  holds  membership,  belonging  to  the  Holy 
Trinity  congregation,  of  which  he  is  now  serving 
as  one  of  the  Vestr^'.  Active  and  upright  in  his 
ever^'  relation  to  his  fellow-men,  Mr.  Rife  has  won 
for  himself  the  confidence  and  good-will  of  all 
with  wliom  he  has  been  thrown  in  contact,  and  h.as 
long  been  considered  one  of  the  most  worthj^  cit- 
izens of  his  native  place. 


DAVID  B.  LANDIS,  President  of  the  Cones- 
toga  National  Bank,  is  a  very  wealth^'  and 
respected  citizen  of  Lancaster.  He  is  a 
member  of  the  lirm  of  D.  B.  Landis  &  Son,  of  Lan- 
caster, and  is  extensively  concerned  in  grain  and 
milling  enterprises.  The  Landis  family  is  a  very 
old  and  honorable  one  in  this  county,  and  their 
history  is  given  in  detail  elsewhere  in  this  volume. 
The  paternal  grandfather  of  our  subject  was  of 
English  descentand  was  born  in  this  county,  where 
he  engaged  in  farming. 

Benjamin  Landis,  the  father  of  our  subject,  was 
born  in  East  Lampeter  Township,  and  became 
quite  well-off,  owning  live  farms,  which  he  ojwr- 
ated  until  he  retired  from  active  cares.  He  died 
about  1873,  aged  sevenl\'-one  years.  He  was  a 
School  Director,  Township  Supervisor  and  a  lead- 
ing Republican  of  his  ncighliorliood.  He  married 
Miss  Mary,  daughter  of  David  Buckwalter,  of  East 
Lampeter  Township.  Her  father  was  born  in  the 
same  township,  being  a  Mennonite  of  German  de- 
scent, and  one  of  liis  sons  was  a  minister  in  that 
denomination.  He  w.as  a  successful  farmer  and 
owner  of  considerable  property.  After  a  wedded 
life  of  sixt^'-five  years  his  wife  died,  in  1886,  and 
his  death  occurred  at  the  age  of  eighty-eight  years. 
To  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Landis  eleven  children  were  born, 
eight  of  whom  are  living. 

The  birth  of  D.  B.  Landis  occurred  January  13, 
1830,  in  Upper  Leacock  Township,  of  this  county, 
and  he  lived  on  his  father's  farm   until  twenty- 


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seven  years  of  age,  when  the  property,  comprising 
one  luindred  and  seventeen  acres,  fame  into  his 
possession.  From  1857  to  1867  he  operated  the 
farm  and  did  considerable  business  in  stock.  In 
1867  he  bought  a  mill  on  Mill  Creek,  three  miles 
from  Lancaster,  which  had  a  capacity  of  fifty  bar- 
rels of  flour  per  day  and  which  he  ran  for  six 
years.  He  then  sold  out  and  engaged  in  the 
brewing  business  at  Lititz  for  the  next  twelve 
years.  His  home  during  this  period  was  near  Lan- 
caster, where  he  owned  a  farm  of  twenty-four 
acres.  Abont-this  time  he  bought  t!ie  old  Landis 
Mill  on  Mill  Creek,  and  also  bought  another  mill 
property  still  further  up  the  river,  and  ran  liotii 
mills  for  three  years,  then  selling  the  u|)per  one. 
In  1878  he  purchased  a  warehouse  on  Water  and 
Lemon  Streets,  Lancaster,  and  then  embarked  in 
the  grain  business.  He  has  an  elevator  witli  a  ca- 
pacity of  one  hundred  car  loads  and  has  buyers 
here  and  in  the  west.  He  deals  in  all  kinds  of 
grain,  making  shipments  to  Pliiladelphia,  New  York 
and  .Jersey  City.  The  celebrated  old  Landis  Mill 
is  still  in  his  possession,  though  he  now  rents  it. 
He  is  the  owner  of  the  Quarry  ville  Mill,  which  lie 
refitted  with  steam  rollers  and  modern  appliances, 
and  which  lias  a  capacity  of  one  hundred  barrels 
of  flour  per  day.  The  firm  to  which  our  subject 
belongs  has  the  largest  business  in  grain  in  the 
county,  and  his  son  is  the  general  manager  of  the 
concern.  In  1889  Mr.  Landis  assisted  in  organ- 
izing the  Conestoga  National  Bank,  was  elected  its 
President  at  the  start  and  as  such  has  continued. 
Tins  institution  was  incorporated  at  •tl25,000  and 
in  July,  1891,  the  capital  slock  was  increased  to 
$200,000.  At  that  time  the  bank  was  removed  to 
the  present  building  at  tiie  corner  of  Queen  and 
Kiug  Streets.  The  Vice-President  is  P.  W.  Heisti- 
ant,  of  Millersville,  and  the  Cashier  is  A.  K.  Hos- 
tetter.  Mr.  Landis  was  for  eiglit  years  a  Director 
in  tlie  Fanners'  Bank,  and  owns  much  property 
and  many  residences  in  this  vicinity,  in  addition 
to  five  hundred  acres  of  land  in  Conawago  Town- 
ship, which  he  rents. 

In  1857  David  B.  Landis  married  Martha  Groff, 
who  was  born  in  the  same  township  as  liimself  and 
who  was  a  daughter  of  Daniel  Groff,  an  old  settler 
and  miller  of  the  locality.     Mr.  and   Mrs.  Landis 


have  one  child,  Clayton  G.,  who  is  in  partnership 
with  his  father.  The  family  residence  is  on  East 
King  .Street,  where  they  are  surrounded  by  every- 
thing which  goes  to  make  a  home  of  refinement 
and  culture. 

Mr.  Landis  is  a  loyal  Republican  and  was  School 
Director  of  East  Lampeter  Township  for  three 
3'ears.  He  was  twice  elected  Director  of  the  Poor 
and  was  President  of  the  Board  for  one  term.  He 
was  for  ten  years  a  Director  in  the  Inquirer  Pub- 
lishing Compan}',  now  known  as  the  Wickersham 
Publishing  Compan}'.  As  a  member  of  the  First 
Presbyterian  Church  Mr.  Landis  is  one  of  its 
Trustees,  being  Chairman  of  the  Board  and  is  on 
the  Building  Committee. 


^=m^-^m^ 


JOSEPH  S.  ZOOK.  a  successful  contractor  and 
builder,  residing  in  the  city  of  Lancaster, 
who  is  a  member  of  the  Common  Council, 
was  born  in  Cumberland  Count}',  Md.,  No- 
vember 11,  1850.  His  father.  Christian  Zook,  was 
born  in  I^eacock  Township,  Lancaster  County,  in 
1825.  The  grandfather  was  also  born  in  the  same 
county,  and  was  an  old-fashioned  farmer.  This 
family  trace  their  ancestry  back  to  Switzerland. 
For  further  particulars  concerning  the  ancestry  of 
the  Zook  family,  see  the  biographical  sketch  of 
.L  Gust  Zook.  Our  subject's  father  was  married 
in  Cumberland  County  and  was  a  contractor  and 
builder,  and  March  3,  1870,  returned  to  Lancaster, 
engaging  in  the  same  line  of  work.  He  died  in 
April,  1891,  and  was  an  exemplary  member  of  the 
Mennonite  Church.  His  good  wife,  the  mother  of 
our  subject,  was  Catherine  (Steiner)  Zook,  a  na- 
tive of  Cumberland  Count}',  and  the  daughter  of 
Deitrich  Steiner,  a  native  of  the  same  county,  and 
a  farmer  by  occupation.  They  reared  a  family  of 
eight  children,  seven  of  whom  grew  to  their  ma- 
jority, our  subject  being  the  eldest  now  living. 
He  was  reared  midst  the  scenes  of  his  childhood, 
and  there  received  his  education  in  the  common 
schopls;  he  also  learned  the  carpenter's  trade.     He 


JOHN   A.   BURGER. 


PORTRAIT  AND  BIOGRAPHICAL  RECORD. 


427 


remained  at  home  until  1870,  and  then  came  to 
Lancaster,  and  in  liie  year  187t  became  a  partner 
of  iiis  father  as  a  carpenter  and  buildci-,  and 
in  1881  succeeded  to  the  business.  lie  has  been 
an  extensive  builder  fur  himself  and  for  others. 
In  1883  he  erected  seventeen  two-story,  man- 
sard roof,  brick  residences  facing  on  two  streets, 
and  a  year  later  sold  a  large  number  of  them.  The 
same  year  he  built  eighteen  residences  on  East 
Hamilton  and  Frederick  Streets,  and  also  had  many 
side  contracts.  Subsequently  he  built  forty-three 
residences  for  himself  on  Court  Street.  In  181)3 
he  built  fifteen  residences  on  First  Street  and  sold 
all  of  them  before  the}-  were  completed.  He  has 
averaged  about  thirty-five  residences  for  a  number 
of  years,  and  now  owns  fifty  residences  in  Lancas- 
ter. His  shop  is  located  in  the  rear  of  No.  340 
Frederick  Street. 

Miss  Anna  M.  Krauskoff  became  our  subject's 
wife.  She  was  a  native  of  Lancaster,  and  died 
leaving  one  child,  Ralph  W.  For  his  second  wife 
Mr.  Zook  married  Louisa  A.  Strain p,  who  was  born 
in  Lancaster.  By  this  marriage  they  have  one 
child  living,  Maude  E. 

Politicallj-  our  subject  is  a  Republican,  and  has 
served  five  terms  as  a  member  of  the  Council  from 
the  Sixth  Ward,  being  elected  in  1888  by  a  large 
majority.  He  has  been  Street  Committeeman  and 
held  other  city  offices.  He  is  a  member  of  the 
Citizens'  Club  and  Young  Men's  Club. 


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J-i"i"f+f 


JOHN  A.  BURGER  is  one  of  the  most  exten- 
sive contractors  and  builders  in  Lancaster, 
and  has  of  late  years  associated  his  son  in 
business  with  him  nnder  the  firm  name  of  John  A. 
Burger  &  Son.  He  has  for  years  had  a  large  and 
remunerative  trade,  and  has  become  wealth}'  by 
his  own  well  directed  efforts  and  business  enter- 
prises. He  has  been  a  resident  of  Lancaster  Coun- 
t}-  since  1849,  and  has  followed  his  present  occu- 
pation for  forty-two  years. 

Mr.  Burger    is  a  native  of  Allendorf,  Prussia, 
Ijorn  December  20,  1828.    His  father,  Philip  Adam 
Burger,  whose  birth  occurred  in  the  same  province, 
18 


was  an  agriculturist,  and  to  that  calling  devoted 
his  entire  life.  He  lived  and  died  in  the  Protest- 
ant faith.  Ills  wife,  Elizabeth  .Seelbach  before  her 
marriage,  was  born  in  the  same  locality,  and  be- 
came the  mother  of  five  children,  only  two  of 
whom  are  living,  and  they  are  residents  of  Lan- 
caster County. 

Our  subject  was  reared  in  his  native  land,  where 
he  received  a  good  education.  At  the  age  of  thir- 
teen and  a-half  years,  he  was  apprenticed  to  learn 
the  carpenter's  trade,  and  worked  for  his  master 
two  and  a-half  years.  He  managed  to  escape  the 
military  draft  and  worked  as  a  journeyman  car- 
penter. For  a  year  he  was  employed  in  Dussel- 
dorf-on-thc-Rliine.  In  the  spring  of  1849  he  left 
his  home  on  the  sailing-vessel  leaving  Bremen  Feb- 
ruary 24,  and  landing  in  New  York  City  on  the 
1st  of  May.  For  about  three  weeks  he  worked  in 
the  metropolis,  and  then  came  to  Lancaster  Coun- 
ty, working  for  B.  B.  Martin,  in  Millersville.  In 
1852  he  became  a  contractor  and  builder  for  him- 
self, and  for  eighteen  years  was  emploj'ed  in  erect- 
ing barns  and  residences  for  the  settlers  of  ISIanor, 
Lancaster  and  other  townships.  He  was  very  am- 
bitious and  energetic,  often  putting  up  four  build- 
ings during  a  spring.  He  erected  the  largest  barn 
in  the  county,  a  two-story  building  90x120  feet  in 
size  on  the  farm  belonging  to  Christian  B.  Herr. 

In  1869  Mr.  Burger  came  to  settle  permanently' 
in  Lancaster.  Among  other  buildings  which  he 
has  erected  are  two  of  the  largest  schoolhouses 
and  four  other  school  buildings,  four  market 
houses  situated  in  the  eastern,  southern,  western 
and  center  of  the  town.  Two  churches,  man}'  ware- 
houses, store  and  office  buildings  show  marks  of 
his  handiwork,  and  the  Trust  Company's  and  Peo- 
ple's Banks  are  as  fine  as  can  be  found  in  the  state. 
A  number  of  the  residences  of  leading  citizens 
were  built  by  our  subject,  and  among  them  we 
mention  those  of  John  Keller,  John  D.  Skiles,  B. 
B.  Martin,  B.  F.  Eshleman,  William  Spreachers,  D. 
P.  Locher  and  George  Spreachers;  also  the  Stejih- 
ens'  house.  From  the  fall  of  1875  until  the  fol- 
lowing year,  his  time  was  fully  occupied  in  Phila- 
clelphia,  where  he  erected  fifteen  buildings  for  the 
Centennial.  Moreover,  he  built  the  large  opera 
house  on   Broad   Street,  Affenbach's  Garden  and 


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the  dwelling  of  Mr.  Lockard,  Superintendent  of 
the  Pennsylvania  Railroad.  Uuring  that  summer 
he  had  in  his  employ  about  five  hundred  men,  and 
the  superintendence  of  so  many  buildings  in  course 
of  construction  at  the  same  time  told  severely  o.i 
his  hcaltli.  Since  that  time  he  has  taken  life  more 
moderately,  and  has  not  attemi)ted  such  ambitious 
and  far  reaching  affairs.  He  built  the  place  known 
as  the  Burger  Block,  in  which  he  still  owns  five 
buildings,  and  also  other  property  in  different 
parts  of  the  city.  In  1889  he  took  in  his  son 
Adam  N.  as  a  partner  in  the  business.  They  have 
built  an  industrial  school  in  Port  Deposit,  Md., 
and  have  under  contract  the  Soldiers'  Or()han 
School  at  Scotland,  Franklin  County,  Pa. 

In  Millersville,  Mr.  Burger  was  married  in  1852 
to  Elizabeth  Neff,  who  was  born  in  Baden,  Ger- 
many. Her  father,  Christof  Neff,  died  in  this  city. 
Mr.  and  Airs.  Burger  became  the  parents  of  five 
children,  of  whom  the  three  eldest  are  deceased. 
Frances  lives  at  home;  Adam  N.,  who  was  educa- 
ted in  the  Normal,  and  for  two  years  was  a  stu- 
dent in  the  Franklin  and  Marshall  College,  mar- 
ried Miss  Anna  C.  Miller,  and  has  two  sons,  Rob- 
ert and  Charles.  Mrs.  Burger  was  called  from 
this  life  June  1,  1893. 

For  the  past  nine  years  Mr.  Burger  has  been  an 
Elder  in  ZIon's  Lutheran  Church,  where  he  is  an 
active  member.  He  belongs  to  Germania  Lodge 
No.  168,  while  his  son  is  identified  with  the  same 
order,  though  belonging  to  a  different  lodge.  Po- 
litically he  is  a  Republican.  For  a  number  of 
years  he  was  a  Director  in  the  Lancaster  Home 
Mutual  Fire  Insurance  Com|)any,  and  has  been 
greatly  interested  in  whatever  has  tended  toward 
the  development  of  this  place. 


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"•i'****^^ 


FREDERICK  AUGUSTUS  GAST,  D.  D.,  is 
professor  of  Hebrew  and  Old  Testament 
Theology  in  the  Theological  Seminary  of 
the  Reformed  Church  in  the  United  States  at  Lan- 
caster, and  is  a  scholar  whose  reputation  is  very 
extended.  He  is  an  authority  on  these  branches  of 
research,  to  which   he  has  devoted  a  large  portion 


of  his  life,  and  years  of  most  arduous  study.  As 
a  member  of  the  London  Society  of  Biblical  Archie- 
ology.  and  of  the  Society  of  Biblical  Exegesis,  he 
has  been  i^rominently  identified,  and  has  often 
contributed  articles  of  great  merit  to  the  "Old 
Testament  Student,"  to  the  "Reformed  Church 
Quarterly"  and  many  other  periodicals.  Since 
January,  1872,  Dr.  Gast  has  been  connected  with 
the  Theological  Seminary  in  his  present  capacity, 
and  has  been  a  witness  and  assistant  in  its  surpris- 
ing growth  and  progress. 

A  native  of  Lancaster,  Dr.  Gast  was  here  born 
October  17,  1835,  being  a  son  of  Cliristiau  Gast, 
who  was  born  in  Germany  in  1808  and  is  still  liv- 
ing. The  grandfather,  Frederick,  a  native  of  the 
Fatherland,  brought  his  family  to  America  about 
1817,  settling  in  this  city.  In  Germany  he  had 
followed  farming,  but  after  coming  to  the  New 
World  engaged  as  a  basketmaker.  Christian  Gast 
was  reared  to  manhood  in  Lancaster,  and  learned 
the  shoemaker's  trade.  In  1835  he  embarked  in 
business  for  himself  as  a  manufacturer  and  retail 
shoe  dealer,  being  the  oldest  in  the  trade,  which  he 
continued  for  many  years,  or  "until  he  retired.  A 
member  of  the  Reformed  Church,  he  has  been  an 
Elder  for  over  half  a  century;  for  3'ears  has  been 
one  of  the  Trustees  of  the  Lancaster  Cemetery 
Association,  and  active  in  many  local  industries. 
He  assisted  in  organizing  the  Mutual  Life  Insur- 
ance Company  of  this  place,  of  which  he  has  been 
a  Trustee,  and  is  a  local  officer  of  the  Mechanics 
Library,  which  he  helped  to  found.  Formerly  a 
AVhig,  he  is  now  an  active  supporter  of  the  Repub- 
lican party.  His  wife,  Maria,  was  a  daughter  of 
Jeremiah  Eckert,  who  was  born  in  Schuylkill  Coun- 
ty, Pa.,  and  in  boyhood  came  to  this  city.  He  was 
a  carpenter  and  architect,  having  a  great  reputa- 
tion as  a  stair  builder,  and  traveled  in  all  parts  of 
the  slate  working  at  that  employment.  He  was  of 
German  descent,  was  a  soldier  in  the  War  of  1812, 
and  died  in  1858,  when  over  seventy  j'ears  of  age. 
Mrs.  Gast,  who  is  now  in  her  eighty- third  year,  be- 
came the  mother  of  ten  children,  seven  of  whom 
grew  to  maturity,  but  only  five  are  now  living. 
Three  of  her  sons  enlisted  in  the  late  war.  Eman- 
uel, who  died  in  1875,  went  out  on  the  first  call, 
enlisting  for  three  months;  Albert,  a   member  of 


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tlie  Seventy-ninth  Pennsylvania  Infantry,  was 
wounded  in  an  engagement,  but  recovered  and 
served  until  the  close  of  the  Rebellion.  After- 
wards he  engaged  in  tlie  confectionery  business,  in 
which  he  continued  until  he  was  accidentally  killed 
on  the  railroad  in  1892.  William,  who  succeeded 
to  his  father's  business,  enlisted  for  nine  months' 
service  in  a  Pennsylvania  Regiment  under  Colonel 
Franklin. 

Graduating  from  the  Lancaster  High  School  in 
1853,  Frederick  A.  Gast  entered  the  Fresiinian 
Class  of  Franklin  and  Marshall  College,  this  being 
the  year  that  the  two  institutions  were  united.  In 
1856  the  young  man  was  graduated  with  the  degree 
of  Bachelor  of  Arts,  and  three  years  later  the  de- 
gree of  Master  of  Arts  was  conferred  upon  him- 
In  1877  the  college  of  Waynesburg  gave  him  the 
degree  of  Doctor  of  Divinity.  In  1856  he  entered 
the  Theological  Seminary  at  Mercersburg,  wliere 
he  remained  for  a  year,  and  for  the  succeeding 
year  had  charge  of  the  Mt.  Dempsey  Academy  in 
Perry  County.  After  a  j-ear  as  Principal  of  the 
Lebanon  High  Schools  he  was  ordained  at  New 
Holland  in  1859,  having  charge  of  the  congrega- 
tion until  the  spring  of  1865.  At  that  time  he 
w.as  a()pointed  Chaplain  of  the  Forty-fifth  Pennsyl- 
vania Regiment  b^-  Governor  Curtin,  and  went 
to  Petersburg,  serving  until  the  close  of  the  war, 
and  was  mustered  out  at  Alexandria  in  July,  1865. 
In  September  following  he  went  to  Franklin  Coun- 
ty, being  pastor  of  congregations  at  Loudon  and 
St.  Thomas  for  the  next  two  years.  It  was  in 
September,  1867,  that  he  was  made  Rector  of  the 
P'ranklin  and  Marshall  Academy,  which  later  had  on 
its  staff  Drs.  Gerhard,  pastor  of  Reading;  Schaeffer, 
State  Superintendent  of  Education,  and  Peters, 
President  of  Heidelberg  College.  From  1872  to 
1873  he  was  tutor  of  the  Seminary,  and  since  Oc- 
tober of  the  latter  year  has  held  the  chairs  of  He- 
brew and  Old  Testament  Theologj-.  The  number 
of  students  of  this  well  known  institution  is  over 
five  times  as  large  as  when  he  first  became  con- 
nected with  the  seminary,  and  great  progress  has 
been  made  in  the  system  of  instruction  and  in 
every  department  of  the  work. 

In  1857  Professor  Gast  was  married  in  tliis  city 
to  Adelina,  daughter  of  Jacob  and  Maria  Frey. 


The  father  is  a  representative  of  the  early  settlers, 
and  in  former  years  was  engaged  in  freighting. 
The  pleasant  home  of  our  subject,  which  he  owns, 
is  situated  at  No.  233  North  Mary  Street.  In 
politics  Professor  Gast  uses  his  franchise  in  favor 
of  the  Republican  part^'. 


HKNRY  K.  TRUST.  In  this  sketch  we  pre- 
sent to  the  attention  of  our  readers  a 
short  record  of  the  life  history  of  a  man 
who  is  well  known  in  the  city  of  Lancaster.  He 
is  one  of  the  most  experienced  tobacco  inspectors 
in  the  state,  and  is  at  present  agent  and  inspector 
for  F.  C.  Linde,  Hamilton  &  Co.,  of  New  York 
City.  He  has  made  this  business  the  study  of  a 
lifetime,  and  has  worked  his  way  up  from  the  bot- 
tom to  the  top  round  of  the  ladder. 

Our  subject  was  born  in  this  city,  January  12, 
1854,  and  is  the  son  of  John  Trost,  a  native  of 
Russia.  The  father  came  to  America  when  a  lad 
of  fourteen  3'ears,  locating  immediately  in  Lancas- 
ter, where  he  engaged  in  fruit  growing,  owning  at 
one  time  a  large  estate  of  four  hundred  and  seven- 
ty-four acres.  He  was  an  active  member  of  the 
Catholic  Church,  and  died  when  seventy-eight 
years  of  age. 

The  mother  of  our  subject,  Mrs.  Margaret  (Gable) 
Trost,  was  likewise  born  in  this  cit}'  and  is  still 
living,  making  her  home  on  the  old  homestead. 
She  reared  a  familj'  of  four  sons  and  two  daugh- 
ters, of  whom  our  subject  was  the  fourth  in  order 
of  birth.  He  received  his  education  first  in  the 
common  and  later  in  the  high  schools  of  his  native 
city,  after  which  he  learned  the  shoemaker's  trade. 
He  followed  this  only  a  short  time,  when  he  en- 
gaged in  the  tobacco  business,  working  in  the  ware- 
house, where  he  was  later  promoted  to  foreman  of 
the  establishment.  He  afterward  was  in  the  em- 
ploy of  Flmanuel  Hoffman  &  Son,  of  New  York, 
with  whom  he  remained  as  buyer  and  receiver  un- 


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til  1876,  the  year  lie  was  made  tobacco  inspector. 
For  many  years  he  was  the  inspector  for  tiie  larg- 
est tobacco  house  in  New  York,  and  is  the  old- 
est and  most  experienced  in  tiiis  line  of  business 
in  this  city. 

Henry  R.  Trost  was  married  in  1879  to  Miss 
Susan  A.  Auxcr.  a  native  of  this  city,  by  whom  lie 
has  become  the  father  of  six  children:  John  H., 
Charles  H.,  William  R.,  Gertie  B.,  Myre  E.  and 
Clarence  A.  Religiously  our  subject  is  a  member 
of  St.  Mary's  Catholic  Church,  and  in  politics  is 
independent.  Socially  he  is  a  member  in  high 
standing  of  the  Royal  Arcanum,  and  is  an  office 
holder  in  his  lodge.  His  rebidence  is  located  at 
No.  118  South  Queen  Street,  and  his  place  of  busi- 
ness at  No.  167  North  Queen  Street. 


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AMUEL  SHAUB  is  one  of  the  wortliy  old 
settlers  of  Strasburg  Township,  of  which 
he  has  been  a  resident  for  about  half  a  cen- 
tury, and  though  well  along  in  years,  still  contin- 
ues to  operate  his  homestead.  The  Shaub  family 
have  been  for  many  generations  numbered  among 
the  best  agriculturists  of  the  county,  and  have  been 
identified  with  this  immediate  locality  for  over  a 
century. 

The  paternal  grandfather  of  Samuel  Shaub, 
whose  Christian  name  was  Henry,  was  a  very 
wealthy  agriculturist  of  West  Lampeter  Township 
and  followed  the  lifelong  occupation  of  farming. 
He  was  an  influential  member  of  the  Old  Mennon- 
ite  Church,  and  was  a  loyal  and  patriotic  citizen. 
He  married  Miss  Barbara  Heir,  and  had  a  family 
comprising  seven  children.  His  son,  Henry,  Jr., 
the  father  of  our  subject,  was  born  in  West  Lam- 
peter Township,  and  on  arriving  at  man's  estate, 
married  Miss  Elizabeth  Denlinger,  who  died  leav- 
ing three  children,  all  of  whom  are  now  dead.  Af- 
terward he  was  married  to  Mary  Eckman.  He  died 
while  in  the  prime  of  life,  being  fifty-five  years  of 
age.     Like  his  father  before  him,  he  made  his  live- 


lihood by  tilling  the  soil,  and  owned  a  valuable 
farm  in  Providence  Township.  He  took  great 
pride  in  keeping  liis  farm  under  good  cultivation 
and  well  stocked,  and  was  a  very  practical  business 
man.  To  himself  and  wife  were  born  six  children: 
Henry,  Abram,  Martin,  Susan,  Samuel  and  Jacob. 
Susan  became  the  wife  of  John  Martin. 

The  subject  of  this  biography  was  born  in  Prov- 
idence Township,  on  his  father's  farm,  March  17, 
1816.  In  the  usual  manner  of  farmer  boys,  his 
time  was  spent  until  he  had  attained  his  majority. 
He  assisted  in  the  cultivation  of  the  homestead, 
and  in  this  way  acquired  a  knowledge  of  farming, 
which  has  been  of  the  utmost  use  to  him  in  his  sub- 
sequent life.  During  the  winter  terms  of  school 
he  was  a  student  for  twelve  years  in  the  district  of 
which  he  was  a  resident.  When  twenty  j'ears  old 
he  began  farming  on  his  own  account  in  Provi- 
dence Township,  and  there  remained  for  nine 
years,  owning  a  good  property  in  that  locality. 
He  then  removed  to  Strasburg  Township,  making 
a  settlement  upon  the  farm  which  he  has  since  cul- 
tivated and  now  owns. 

Mr.  Shaub  has  been  twice  married,  his  first  union 
being  with  Mary  Miller,  who  was  called  from  this 
life  in  October,  1874.  Their  two  children.  Mary 
and  Aldus,  have  gone  to  join  their  mother  in  the 
better  land.  The  present  wife  of  our  subject  was 
before  her  marriage  Lizzie  Hostetter,  and  their 
only  child,  Amos,  lives  with  them  in  their  pleasant 
home.  Religiously  Mr.  Shaub  is  identified  witii 
the  Old  Mennonite  Church,  to  which  his  father  be- 
longed, and  in  his  political  convictions  is  affiliated 
with  the  Republican  party. 


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ENRY  F.  ANDREWS.  For  considerably 
more  than  half  a  century  this  honored  old 
settler  has  been  identified  with  the  devel- 
opment and  prosperity  which  are  such  a  prominent 
features  of  Lancaster  County,  within  whose  limits 
he  has  passed  his  entire  life.  Since  reaching  his 
majority  lie  has  followed  the  business  of  a  jeweler 
and  has  a  well  eqipped  store  in  Strasburg. 

The  father  of  our  subject.  Rev.  Jacob  Andrews 


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was  born  in  East  L.impeter  Township  in  tiie  year 
17'.)7.  In  his  early  manhood  lie  followed  coverlet 
weaving  in  Manor  Township,  after  which  he  oper- 
ated a  farm  in  Paradise  Township,  which  he  sold 
and  retired  from  active  cares  in  1863.  lie  w.is  a 
Republican  after  the  party  was  formed,  for  a  num- 
ber of  years  serving  .is  Tax  Collector  of  his  town- 
ship and  for  many  years  was  Auditor  of  West 
Lampeter  Township.  He  was  a  very  active  worker 
in  the  Old  Mennonite  Church  and  w.as  ordained  to 
preach  the  Gospel  in  1856.  He  married  Kannie, 
daughter  of  Henry  Funk,  a  wealthy  citizen  of  Lan- 
c.aster.  Tc)  this  worthy  couple  were  born  two  sons, 
Henry  F.  and  .Jacob.  The  father  died  in  l.s73,aiid 
his  wife's  death  occurred  in  1882. 

Henry  F.  Andrews,  of  whom  we  write,  was  born 
in  Manor  Township  October  5,  1832.  His  boyhood 
was  passed  on  his  father's  farm  and  lie  gave  his 
assistance  dutifully  to  his  father  iov  many  years. 
His  education  was  obtained  in  the  public  schools 
of  Fast  Kaiii|)eter  Township,  within  the  limits  of 
which  the  family  was  then  living.  On  leaving 
school  the  young  man  became  interested  with  his 
lather  in  carrying  on  the  homestead  and  continued 
to  work  at  that  business  until  he  reached  his  ma- 
jority. As  his  tastes  were  not  in  the  direction  of 
agriculture  he  dec'ded  to  learn  a  trade,  and  at  last 
made  up  his  mind  to  become  a  watchmaker  and 
jeweler.  This  occupation  has  been  his  been  his 
business  from  that  time  up  to  the  present  and  he 
has  succeeded  in  making  a  good  livelihood  for  his 
family.  In  addition  to  his  regular  business  he 
p.iys  a  great  deal  of  attention  to  fitting  spectacles 
and  keeps  a  good  line  of  optical  sujjplies.  He  also 
is  local  agent  for  several  kinds  for  sewing  machines 
and  sells  the  majority  of  those  which  are  purchased 
in  this  region. 

November  7,  1861,  Mr.  Andrews  married  Annie 
L.  Kreider,  by  wlK)ra  he  has  had  nine  children: 
Barbara,  who  became  the  w'ife  of  II.  Frank  Mowery; 
Fannie,  now  Mrs.  L.  L.  Kreider,  .Jr.;  Mary,  wife  of 
Ezra  H.  Mellinger;  Esther,  deceased;  John  K.;  An- 
nie E.,  deceased;  Henry  F.,.Jr.;  .Jacob  K.  and  Charles 
T.,  deceased.  Mrs.  Andrews  was  born  December 
17,  1841,  being  a  daughter  of  the  well  known 
farmer,  Rev.  Tobias  Kreider,  a  minister  in  the  Old 
Mennonite  Church.    Mr.  Andrews  has  always  been 


a  promoter  of  good  schools  and  the  best  educa- 
tional facilities  to  be  obtained  for  the  children  of 
his  district,  and  for  a  period  of  eighteen  years  has 
been  one  of  the  .School  Directors  in  the  borough 
of  .Strasburg.  Politically  he  deposits  his  ballot  in 
favor  of  Republican  nominees. 

The  paternal  grandfather  of  our  subject,  who 
bore  the  Christian  name  of  Peter,  learned  the 
weaver's  trade  in  his  young  manhood,  which  call- 
ing he  followed  for  a  number  of  j'ears.  Later  in 
life  he  took  up  farming  and  became  the  owner  of 
a  well  improved  tract  of  land  in  East  Lampeter 
Township,  his  farm  comi)rising  about  nineteen 
acres.  He  w.os  an  old  line  Whig  and  was  a  man 
who  was  greatl}-  respected  by  all  with  whom  he 
came  in  contact.  A  family  of  six  children  was 
born  to  him  and  his  wife,  as  follows:  Peter,  .Jo- 
seph, Daniel,  .Jacob,  Esther  and  Elizabeth.  In  girl- 
hood Mrs.  Andrews  was  known  as  Magdalene 
Hosier. 


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0HARLES  W.  BREUNINGER.     The  wealth 
and   exalted  position  of  Lancaster  Coun- 
I  ty    among  her  sisters  in    the    state  is  al- 

most entirely  owing  to  the  industrious  German 
colonies,  who  have  from  time  to  time  located 
within  her  limits,  and  who  have  in  eveiy  wa}' 
developed  her  resources.  Among  the  natives  of 
j  the  Fatherland  who  have  cast  in  their  lots  with 
1  the  inhabitants  of  this  favored  region  is  the  sub- 
ject of  this  sketch,  who  from  his  boyhood  has 
been  identified  with  the  county's  welfare.  For 
the  past  eight  years  he  has  been  operating  a  bakery 
in  Strasburg.  He  is  master  of  his  trade,  which  he 
has  followed  for  a  number  of  years  successfully. 

The  paternal  grandfather  of  our  subject,  John 
Breuninger,  made  his  life  work  that  of  a  tanner, 
and  died  in  Germany.  He  had  a  family  of  four 
children,  Jacob  J.,  Elizabeth,  Caroline  and  August. 
The  eldest  of  the   family,  Jacob  J.,  the  father  of 


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our  subject,  was  born  at  Sieglingen,  Wurtemberg, 
Germany,  Julj'  2,  1818.  He  learned  the  tanner's 
trade,  at  which  calling  lie  worked  for  about  forty- 
five  years.  He  was  quite  a  prominent  man,  and 
was  a  Councilman  in  Brackenheim,  Germany,  and 
religiously  was  identified  with  the  Lutheran  de- 
nomination. For  his  wife  he  chose  Caroline  Eber- 
bach,  by  whom  he  had  six  children,  Louisa,  wiio 
married  A.  Saalbach;  August,  Mary,  Emanuel, 
Charles  W.  and  Herman. 

The  birth  of  Charles  W.  Breuninger,  of  whom 
we  write,  occurred  in  Brackenheim,  Germany,  Au- 
gust 29,  1858.  For  some  seven  years  he  attended 
the  excellent  schools  of  his  native  town,  and  re- 
ceived a  good  education  in  his  mother  tongue.  In 
the  year  1871,  he  bade  adieu  to  the  friends  of  his 
youth  and  set  sail  for  the  United  States.  He  pro- 
ceeded direct  to  Pittsburg,  Pa.,  where  in  order 
to  obtain  a  knowledge  of  English  he  attended 
school  for  about  four  months.  He  worked  as  a 
printer  in  the  same  citj'  for  the  next  three  j'ears, 
and  for  a  period  of  four  years  was  emplo3'ed  by  a 
book  and  publishing  house  in  the  same  place.  Then 
going  to  Philadelpliia  he  worked  for  two  years  in 
the  employ  of  a  publisliing  house,  and  at  the  end 
of  this  time  abandoned  the  trade.  Going  to  Coates- 
ville,  Chester  County,  Pa.,  he  learned  tlie  baker's 
business  with  his  brother,  wliere  he  remained  for 
three  years  in  that  locality.  For  a  year  and  a-half 
he  was  in  partnership  with  his  brother,  P^^manuel, 
and  after  tiieir  connection  was  dissolved  he  came 
to  Strasburg,  and  bought  out  the  baking  establish- 
ment of  John  F.  Hull.  For  the  past  eight  years 
he  has  operated  this  plant  and  has  made  a  success 
of  his  business  venture. 

Though  not  a  member  of  any  church  organiza- 
tion, Mr.  Breuninger  is  one  of  the  Trustees  of  the 
Presbyterian  Church  of  this  borough.  Socially  he 
is  a  member  of  the  Masonic  order,  belonging  to 
Lodge  No.  564,  of  Coatesville.  A  very  active 
worker  in  the  ranks  of  the  Republican  party,  he 
has  been  chosen  by  his  fellow-citizens  to  be  their 
representative  in  the  town  council,  and  has  served 
in  that  capacity  for  six  consecutive  years,  receiv- 
ing high  commendation  for  his  fidelity  to  the  best 
interests  of  all  concerned.  At  the  present  time  he 
is  the  President  of  the  honorable  body,  and  his  in- 


fluence is  safely  relied  upon  for  the  promotion  of 
local  enterprises  and  improvements.  September 
20,  1886,  Mr.  Breuninger  was  united  in  marriage 
with  Catherine  Finkbohner,  and  of  their  union 
have  been  born  four  children,  namely:  Mary,  Carl, 
George  and  Walter. 


JOHN  HOFFMAN  HIGH,  ex-City   Treasurer 
and  ex-Sheriff  of  Lancaster,  makes  his  home 
in  the  city  of  tiiat  name,  where   he  is  a  pop- 
ular oflicial  and  prominent  resident.     He   is 
a  native  of  this  county,  having  been  born  in  New 
Holland,  November  2,  1836,  and  is  the  son  of  Jacob 
High,  also  a  native  of  Lancaster  County. 

The  High  family  are  of  Swiss  origin  and  the 
patronymic  was  originally  spelled  Hoch.  J.acob 
High  worked  as  a  linen  weaver  until  his  marriage, 
when  he  abandoned  that  occupation  and  began 
farming.  He  owned  a  good  estate  in  East  Earl 
Township,  where  he  was  residing  at  the  time  of  his 
decease,  when  eighty-six  years  of  age.  His  wife, 
formerly  Miss  Susan  Hoffman,  was  the  daughter 
of  Jacob  Hoffman,  a  farmer  in  East  Earl  Town- 
ship, and  a  member  of  the  Mennonite  Church,  with 
which  religious  body  the  parents  of  our  subject 
were  also  connected.  Jacob  High  was  a  School 
Director  for  many  years,  and  in  politics  was  first  a 
Whig  and  later  a  Republican. 

Our  subject  was  the  eldest  but  one  in  the  pa- 
rental family  of  three  sous  and  one  daughter,  and 
obtained  his  education  in  the  district  school  near 
his  home.  He  remained  under  the  parental  roof 
until  attaining  his  majority,  and  then,  ready  to 
establish  a  home  of  his  own,  was  married  to  Miss 
Maria  M.  Renninger,  born  in  East  Earl  Township, 
and  the  daughter  of  Jonas  Renninger,  a  farmer  by 
occupation.  Young  High  immediatel3- began  fann- 
ing on  his  own  account,  and  purchasing  a  tract  of 
land    upon    which   the  village  of  Spring  Grove  is 


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now  located,  set  himself  arduously  about  the  work 
of  its  improvement.  He  later  laid  out  twelve 
acres  of  his  farm  in  a  small  township, and  erecting 
a  store,  carried  on  a  large  business  as  general  mer- 
chant, doing  ^20,000  worth  of  business  each  j'ear. 
Mr.  High  also  established  two  mail  routes  in  the 
vicinity  and  was  the  first  Postmaster  of  the  place, 
occupying  the  position  for  ten  or  twelve  years. 
During  this  time  he  continued  his  mercantile  busi- 
ness with  remarkable  success,  and  in  the  spring  of 
1881  was  the  successful  candidate  for  the  otlice  of 
Sheriff,  being  elected  over  his  opponent  by  a  major- 
ity of  one  thousand  votes.  December  20  of  that 
year  he  moved  into  the  city  of  Lancaster  with  his 
family,  and  was  the  incumbent  of  the  ollice  of 
Sheriff  until  January,  1885.  During  that  time 
there  were  nine  murder  trials  tried  in  the  courts, 
and  besides  these  desperate  men.  Sheriff  High  cap- 
tured innumerable  burglars  and  desperate  charac- 
ters of  every  sort.  He  was  very  shrewd  in  dealing 
with  criminals  and  succeeded  in  capturing  Isaac 
Bussard  in  Chicago  and  bringing  him  back  to  this 
state,  lodging  him  in  the  penitentiary. 

After  the  expiration  of  his  term  of  otlice,  in 
1885,  Mr.  High  lived  retired  from  any  kind  of  bus- 
iness for  two  years,  when  he  began  the  niauuf.ac- 
ture  of  steam  radiators  in  company  with  Dr.  M. 
L.  Herr  and  F.  H.  Hare.  The  business  was  later 
incorporated  as  the  Lancaster  Steam  Radiator 
Company,  with  a  capital  stock  of  l!35,000.  Mr. 
High  was  Superintendent  and  Treasurer  of  the 
Company  until  IHilO,  when  he  disposed  of  his  in- 
terest in  the  concern.  In  1893  he  was  elected  to 
the  otlice  of  City  Treasurer  by  the  Council,  and  his 
long  experience  as  a  business  man  and  politician 
is  a  source  of  great  value  to  iiim.  He  is  popular 
with  all  with  whom  he  associates,  and  having 
gatliered  a  never-ending  fund  of  anecdotes,  is  never 
more  interesting  than  when  relatingsome  story  of 
his  experience  as  an  official.  Mr.  High  and  his 
family  occupy  a  comfortable  home  at  No.  533  Duke 
Street,  and  besides  this  residence  our  subject  owns 
property   in  East  Earl  Township. 

Mr.  High  is  one  of  the  Directors  of  the  Northern 
National  Bank,  with  which  he  has  been  connected 
since  its  organization.  To  our  subject  and  his 
estimable   wife  there  have  been  born  live  children, 


of  whom  onl3'  two  daughters  are  living:  Alice  C, 
the  wife  of  J.  B.  Eslileman,  of  Ephrata,  and  Carrie 
M.,  now  the  wife  of  Fred  Pfeifer,  of  this  city.  In 
politics  our  subject  is  a  Republican,  and  has  been 
active  in  the  interests  of  his  party  for  twent^'-one 
years.  Holigiously  he  is  connected  with  the  Re- 
formed Church  and  aids  in  the  various  phases  of 
church  work. 


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Crx  BRAHAM  L.  THOMAS.  Genial  manners 
/ — \  and  strict  integrity  of  purpose  are  traits 
of  character  that  invariably  make  a  man 
popular  throughout  the  community  in  which  he 
resides,  and  certainly  such  has  proved  to  be  the 
case  in  the  history  of  Mr.  Thom.as,  who  is  num- 
bered among  the  most  popular  citizens  of  Lancas- 
ter County.  His  judgment  is  excellent,  and  he 
possesses  a  large  amount  of  mechanical  genius. 
He  bears  the  distinction  of  being  one  of  the  oldest 
iron  merchants  in  the  United  States,  and  is  at 
present  a  member  of  the  firm  of  Anne  &  Thomas, 
of  Lancaster. 

The  original  of  this  sketch  was  born  in  Stafford- 
shire, England,  August  3,  1835,  and  is  the  son  of 
Thomas  Thomas,  a  native  of  Gloucestershire, 
where  he  was  a  manufacturer  of  tin  plate,  and  died 
at  the  age  of  tifty-four  years,  (irandfalher  John 
Thomas  was  likewise  born  in  that  shire,  and  fol- 
lowed the  above  business  for  many  years.  He 
lived  to  the  advanced  age  of  ninetj'-five  ^ears. 

Mrs.  Phebe  (Lester)  Thomas,  the  mother  of  our 
subject,  was  a  native  of  England,  and  the  daughter 
of  John  Lester,  manager  of  iron  works  in  Tipton, 
England;  he  died  when  in  his  eighty-first  year. 
Mrs.  Thomas  was  accidentally  killed  in  1858.  She 
was  an  active  member  of  the  Bloomfield  Methodist 
Episcopal  Church. 

The  parental  family  of  our  subject  included 
seven  children,  of  whom  three  are  living.  Thomas 


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L.  is  a  wealthy  iron  merchant  of  Tipton,  England, 
and  Phebo  married  Joseph  P'uHwood,  and  is  also 
living  in  her  native  land.  Abraham  L.  attended 
the  common  schools  of  his  shire,  and  after  com- 
pleting his  education  began  learning  the  iron  busi- 
ness, working  in  the  rolling  mills.  He  commenced 
at  the  very  beginning,  and  was  promoted  from 
time  to  time  until  he  was  made  Superintendent  of 
the  mills. 

In  1863  the  original  of  this  sketch  decided  to 
come  to  tlie  New  World,  embarking  on  the  steamer 
"City  of  Cork."  On  arriving  in  this  country  he 
went  to  Allentown,  where  he  was  made  Superin- 
tendent of  an  iron  plant,  which  position  he  held 
for  two  years,  and  for  the  years  intervening  be- 
tween that  time  and  1870  was  Superintendent  of 
Tamaqua  Rolling  Mills.  That  year,  however,  he 
was  made  President  and  Superintendent  of  the 
.Schuylkill  County  Cast  Steel  Company,  controlling 
that  plant  for  two  years,  when  he  went  to  Ham- 
burg, and  for  two  years  filled  the  same  position 
for  a  fli-m  there. 

In  1877  Mr.  Thomas  came  to  Lancaster,  and 
was  soon  placed  in  charge  of  the  Penn  Iron  Works 
as  Superintendent  until  1883.  The  following  year 
he  formed  a  partnership  with  Mr.  Anne,  and  the 
firm  have  been  in  existence  since  that  time  and  are 
known  throughout  this  portion  of  the  state.  Mr. 
Thomas  is  held  in  high  esteem  by  the  citizens  of 
his  community,  both  for  his  present  success  and 
for  his  energy  in  so  nobly  conquering  the  obstacles 
that  stood  between  him  and  wealth. 

The  marriage  of  Mr.  Thomas  and  Miss  Maria 
Thompson  was  celebrated  in  England,  July  14, 
1861.  The  lady  was  born  there  and  was  the 
daughter  of  John  Thompson,  a  contractor.  Mrs. 
Thomas  departed  this  life  in  1877,  the  same  year 
the  family  came  to  this  city.  She  left  at  her  de- 
cease six  children,  Anne  M.,  now  the  wife  Alders 
C.  Hershock;  Thomas  J.,  engaged  in  Ijusiness  with 
our  subject;  Ada  E.,  now  Mrs.  John  W.  Anne; 
Florence  L.  and  Berta  A.,  at  home  with  their  fa- 
ther; andAmy  E.,  now  deceased. 

Socially  Mr.  Thomas  is  a  Mason,  belonging  to 
Lodge  No.  238,  at  Tamaqua.  He  is  a  consistent 
member  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church  and  in- 
terested in  religious  matters.     In  politics  he  is  an 


ardent  and  influential  Republican.  In  1893  Mr. 
Thomas  made  a  trip  to  England,  visiting  his  old 
home  and  his  many  friends  and  relatives.  He  was 
accompanied  on  the  journey  by  his  daughter,  Mrs. 
Anne. 


r~y  APT.  WI LLIAM  D.  STAUFFER,  ox-Mayor 

^^/  of  Lancaster,  and  an  extensive  wholesale 
and  retail  hat  dealer,  was  born  in  Earl 
Township,  on  the  20th  of  March,  1840.  Ilis  fa- 
ther, John  Stauffer,  was  born  in  .Salisbury  Town- 
shi|),  Lancaster  County.  The  grandfather,  John, 
was  a  native  of  the  same  place  as  his  son,  and  the 
great-grandfather  was  born  in  Germany,  on  the 
Rhine;  he  was  there  married,  but  subsequently 
settled  in  this  county,  in  East  Lampeter  Township. 
He  had  two  brothers,  Jacob  and  Henjamin,  who  set- 
tled in  Pennsylvania,  in  Montgomery  and  Bucks 
Counties  resi)ectivel3'.  They  were  all  millers  by 
trade.  Our  subject's  great-grandfather  builtamill 
which  he  operated  for  many  years,  and  also  carried 
on  an  extensive  farm  consisting  of  six  hundred 
acres,  which  he  purchased  from  William  Penn. 
Our  subject's  grandfather  purchased  a  farm  in  Sal- 
isbury Township,  which  he  improved.  His  wife's 
maiden  name  w.as  Sarah  De  Shung.  She  w.as  a  Bap- 
tist in  her  religious  faith.  Her  grandparents  were 
born  in  France,  and  emigrated  to  this  country  with 
their  family,  locating  in  Philadelphia,  the  father 
being  an  importer  of  chinaware. 

Our  subject's  father  was.  reared  in  Salisbury,  and 
was  a  farmer  and  surveyor  b}'  profession,  and 
followed  it  throughout  his  life.  Late  in  life  he 
moved  to  Earl  Township,  near  New  Holland,  where 
he  led  a  retired  life,  and  finally  settled  in  the  vil- 
lage ot  New  Holland,  where  he  died  in  1882,  aged 
eighty-one  years.  The  family  were  Presb\terians. 
Our  subject's  mother,  Elizabeth  (Wenger)  Stauffer, 
was  born  near  Bird  in  Hand,  Leacock  Township, 
and  was  the  daughter  of  Jacob  VV^enger,  who  died 
upon  his  farm.     Captain  Stauffer's  mother  still  re- 


PORTRAIT  AND  BIOGRAPHICAL   RECORD. 


435 


sides  with  lier  daughter  Josephine,  in  the  village 
of  New  Ilulland,  in  her  cighty-fDiirtii  year.  Tlie 
parents  of  our  subject  reared  a  family  of  seven 
children^,  live  sons  and  two  daughters.  Theodore 
W.,  wlio  served  in  tiie  .Second  Pennsylvania  Heavy 
Artillery  as  First  Lieutenant,  now  resides  in  Phil- 
adelphia and  is  a  hardware  merchant;  J.  New- 
ton served  as  First  Sergeant  in  the  late  war,  in  the 
One  Hundred  and  Ninety-lifth  Regiment,  and  is 
now  a  hardware  merchant  in  Lancaster;  Isaac  M. 
is  a  railroad  engineer,  residing  in  .Springfield,  Mo. 
The  eldest  and  youngest  children  are  deceased. 
Our  subject,  the  fourth  eldest  in  the  family,  was 
reared  in  New  Holland, and  received  his  education 
in  the  public  schools  in  that  village. 

In  .March,  185G,  Captain  Stauflfer  came  to  Lan- 
caster, where  he  worked  in  a  hardware  store,  re- 
maining in  that  line  of  business  until  the  breaking 
out  of  the  Hcbcllion.  and  M.ay  6,  18(51,  he  enlisted 
in  the  Union  Guards  of  Lancaster,  which  company 
was  mustered  into  the  United  States  service  as 
Company  B,  First  Regiment  Penns^'lvania  Re- 
serves, and  remained  for  a  i)criod  of  three  years. 
He  was  promoted  from  time  to  time,  finally  reach- 
ing the  rank  of  Captain.  He  participated  in  some 
of  the  heaviest  engagements  of  the  war.  including 
the  seven  days'  Peninsula  campaign  under  McClel- 
lan,  second  battle  of  Bull  Run.  South  Mountain,  An- 
tietam,  Fredericksburg,  Gettysburg,  and  others  of 
historic  note.  After  the  battle  of  Gettysburg  he 
was  in  the  Mine  Run  expedition  under  General 
Mead.  When  the  Army  of  the  Potomac  was  re- 
organized and  the  spring  campaign  opened  May  4, 
1864,  and  wlien  General  Grant  took  comniand.our 
subject  took  part  in  the  battle  of  the  Wilderness, 
Spottsylvania  Court  House,  Bethesda  Church  and 
Cold  Harbor.  He  remained  until  the  close  of  the 
war,  receiving  an  honorable  discharge.  It  should 
be  said  in  this  connection,  however,  that  when  he 
returned  home  for  the  first  time  after  serving  three 
3xars,  he  assisted  in  raising  a  company  for  the 
One  Hundred  and  Ninet3'-fifth  Regiment  and  was 
made  its  First  Lieutenant.  November  1,  1864, 
he  re-enlisted  in  the  field  for  one  jear,  and  was 
made  First  Lieutenant  of  Comjianj'  C,  of  the  same 
regiment,  from  which  position  he  was  promoted  to 
Captain  of  Company  H,  One  Hundred  and  Ninety- 


fifth  Regiment.  For  five  months  he  served  as  Ad- 
jutant of  his  regiment,  when  he  w.as  detailed  as 
Aide  de-Camp  and  Assistant  Adjutant  General  on 
the  staff  of  Gen.  W.  II.  Seward,  Jr.,  son  of  Pres- 
ident Lincoln's  Secretary  of  State.  He  was  finally 
mustered  out  of  the  service  with  his  company  at 
Washington,  D.  C,  on  the  31st  of  January,  1866. 
He  made  a  most  excellent  soldier  and  saw  much  of 
real  hardship  and  exposure. 

After  his  return  from  army  life  Captain  Stauffer 
became  Chief  Deputy  to  the  Prothonotary  of  the 
Court  of  Common  Pleas  of  Lancaster  County,  and 
in  the  autumn  of  1869  w.as  elected  to  the  office  of 
Prothonotary  and  served  until  December,  1872. 
The  following  spring  he  made  an  extended  trip 
through  the  west,  visiting  Kansas  and  Colorado. 
In  political  matters  he  has  always  been  very  ac- 
tive. He  was  elected  Mayor  of  the  city  after  a 
hard  fought  battle  in  the  fall  of  1873,  with  a  ma- 
jority of  thirty-one,  and  w.is  re-elected  in  Febru- 
ary, 1875,  by  a  majority  of  four  hundred  and 
eighty-four  votes,  when  the  Democratic  majority 
of  the  city  was  over  five  liundred.  His  term  of 
office  expired  in  October  of  1877,  at  which  time  he 
engaged  in  the  real  estate  and  insurance  business, 
and  served  as  Deputy  Revenue  Collector  under 
Thomas  C.  Wiley,  but  resigned  that  position  to  en- 
gage in  the  wholesale  and  retail  hat  business  under 
the  firm  name  of  .Stauffer  ct  Co.  The  business  oc- 
cupies three  floors  of  a  building  22x103  feet  in 
dimensions,  located  at  Nos.  31  and  33  North  Queen 
Street. 

Our  subject  was  united  in  marriage  November 
9,  1869,  with  Miss  Sarah  D.  Strickler,  daughter  of 
Cyrus  and  Catharine  Strickler,  residents  of  Colum- 
bia. By  this  union  five  children  were  born,  all  of 
whom  are  living  and  bear  the  names  of  Celeste  B. , 
William  R.,  James  D.,  John  W.  and  Jeanette  C. 

Mr.  Stauffer  has  been  a  member  of  the  School 
Board  for  many  3'ears  and  was  the  youngest  Pro- 
thonotarj'  and  Mayor  ever  elected  in  the  city  of 
Lancaster.  He  is  an  honored  member  of  the  Ma- 
sonic order,  having  attained  to  the  Knight  Tem- 
plar Cnmmandery.  He  is  also  a  member  of  the 
Odd  Fellows'  society,  and  is  prominent  in  the 
Grand  Army  of  the  Republic.  He  has  served  as 
Post  Commander  of  Gen.  George  H.  Thomas  Post 


436 


PORTRAIT  AND  BIOGRAPfflCAL  RECORD. 


No.  84,  G.  A.  R.,  and  is  a  member  of  Pennsylvania 
Comraandery  Military  Order  of  the  Loyal  Legion. 
In  religious  matters  our  subject  is  identified  with 
the  Presbyterian  Cliurch.  Politically  he  is  a  Re- 
publican. 


t5*^F 


J  FREDERICK  SENER  is  a  very  successful 
business  man  of  Lancaster,  and  is  undoubt- 
edly one  of  the  most  influential  residents 
of  the  county.  He  is  President  of  the  North- 
ern National  Bank  and  a  member  of  the  firm 
known  as  G.  Sener  &  Sons,  dealers  in  lumber  and 
coal.  Tlie  family  is  a  very  honored  and  respected 
one  in  tliese  paits,  where  they  have  been  located 
for  several  generations. 

The  great-grandfather  of  J.  F.  Sener,  Gottlieb 
Sohner,  came  from  Germany,  setting  sail  for 
Philadelphia  in  the  good  ship  "Fane"  from  Rot- 
terdam and  landing  October  17,  1749.  On  the 
18th  of  September,  1750,  he  was  married  in  Lan- 
caster by  the  Lutheran  pastor,  Handschuh,  to 
Maria  Barbara  Klein,  and  there  were  born  to  them 
eight  sons  and  daughters.  P"or  a  livelihood  he 
followed  the  carpenter's  trade.  His  fifth  child, 
Johannes,  was  born  in  Lancaster,  Pa.,  October  7, 
1765,  and  died  .July  11,  1814.  He  married  Cath- 
arine Rung,  who  was  born  Ma}'  20,  1770,  and  died 
November  21,  1851.  She  was  the  third  child  of 
Heinrich  and  Anna  Maria  (Nicholai)  Rung.  Her 
grandparents  were  Wilhelm  Rung  and  wife,  An- 
geuosa,  on  the  one  side,  who  came  from  Grimburg, 
Darmstadt  to  Lancaster  about  the  year  1755;  on 
the  other  side,  Johann  Dies  Nicholai  and  wife, 
Elizabeth,  who  came  from  Eliburg,  Nassau,  about 
the  same  time.  Nine  children  blessed  the  union 
of  Johannes  Sener  and  wife;  John  ( first-born, 
1798),  who  married  Ann  Maria  Fick;  Godlieb 
(1800),  the  father  of  our  subject;  Jacob  ( 1802), 
bachelor;  Catharine  (1804),  married  to  Christopher 
Hager;  Frederick  (1806),  bachelor;  George  (1807); 
Henry  (1808);  Sophia  ( 1809),  the  last  three  dying 
in  infancy,  and  Elizabeth  or  Eliza  (1810),  widow 


of  Samuel  Miller,  who  (1894)  is  the  only  survivor. 
The  name  was  originally  written  Sohner  and  for 
convenience  sake  was  changed  to  the  present 
orthography. 

The  father  of  our  subject,  Godlieb  Sener,  was 
born  on  North  Prince  Street,  Lancaster,  Pa.,  April 
23,  1800.  Until  1848  he  followed  the  trade  of 
edged  tool  making,  having  a  shop  on  North  Prince 
Street.  Subsequentlj-  he  purchased  a  lumber  busi- 
ness from  his  two  brothers,  Jacob  and  Frederick, 
who  had  established  it  in  1833  on  the  Conestoga 
Creek,  and  the  following  year  located  the  yards  on 
the  present  site.  In  1855  he  added  a  retail  coal 
business  and  the  firm  then  took  its  present  title. 
One  of  his  sous,  William  Z.,  who  was  for  years 
President  of  the  I^phrata  Bank,  is  now  a  partner 
of  our  subject.  Formerly  he  was  largely  interested 
in  many  enterprises,  among  which  were  the  Hamil- 
ton Watch  Company,  of  this  city,  and  the  Ephrata 
Water  Works.  In  1863  the  father  started  a  lum- 
ber, coal  and  slate  yard  at  Ephrata  which  his  sons 
carried  on  until  April,  1894.  Tiie  death  of  God- 
lieb Sener  occurred  January  11,1877.  He  was  a 
devout  supporter  of  the  Lutheran  Church,  being  a 
member  of  Trinity  congregation.  He  served  as  a 
member  of  both  Common  and  Select  Councils  from 
the  First  Ward,  being  elected  b}'  the  Republicans. 
His  wife,  Rebecca  Zahm  before  her  marriage,  was 
born  in  this  city.  She  is  a  daughter  of  Godfried 
Zahm,  also  a  native  of  this  city,  who  was  engaged 
in  brush  manufacturing  until  his  death,  which  oc- 
curred in  his  eighty-sixth  year.  The  Zahm  family 
came  to  this  country  at  a  very  early  day,  locating 
in  Bethlehem,  Northampton  County,  whence  the^- 
came  to  this  neighborhood.  Mrs.  Sener's  grandfath- 
er, Mathias  Zahm,  was  born  in  Nazareth  and  died  in 
this  city  in  his  eighty-sixth  year.  Seven  children 
were  born  to  our  subject's  parents:  Henry  M.,  who 
died  in  1884,  and  Edward  A.,  who  responded  to  the 
emergency  call  during  the  late  war  and  died  in 
1880,  both  of  whom  were  members  of  the  firm  of  G. 
Sener  &  Sons  and  Sener  &  Bros.,  Ephrata;  Cecelia, 
Mrs.  Goodell;  Elizabeth,  Mrs.  Stormfeltz;  J.  Fred- 
erick; Mar3',  Mrs.  Rumple,  of  Brooklyn,  N.  Y., and 
William,  a  partner  with  our  subject.  Harry  and 
Edward  were  both  practical  business  men.  The 
mother  of  these  children,  who  is  an  adherent  of 


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437 


the  Lutheran  faith,  is  still  living,  heinfj  now  in  her 
eigiity-lifth  year. 

The  early  years  of  .1.  Frederick  Sener  were 
passed  in  this  city,  wliere  he  had  good  public  and 
high  school  privileges.  When  fifteen  years  old, 
or  in  April,  1848,  he  went  to  work  in  the  lumber 
yard  and  became  thoroiiglily  familiar  with  every 
department.  On  attaining  liis  majcirity  his  father 
took  him  into  the  (inn  and  he  has  since  been  con- 
nected therewith.  C)f  late  jears  the  yards  have 
been  greatly  enlarged  and  many  improvements 
made.  They  cover  one-fourth  of  a  block  on  the 
corner  of  Prince  and  Walnut  Streets,  and  the  coal 
odice  is  at  the  same  location.  The  firm  deals  in 
Schuylkill  and  Wilkes  Bane  anthracite  coal,  of 
which  they  make  a  specialty,  and  have  a  very  ex- 
tensive trade. 

August  10,  1885,  the  Northern  National  Bank 
was  organized  and  from  its  start  Mr.  Sener  has 
been  its  President.  The  capital  stock  of  this 
concern  is  ?!  125,000,  and  it  is  one  of  the  most  solid 
financial  institutions  of  the  state.  Its  N'ice-Presi- 
dent  is  J.  L.  Brubaker,  and  E.J.  Ryder  is  the  cash- 
ier. Fraternally,  Mr.  Sener  is  a  charter  member 
and  Past  Master  of  Lamberlon  Lodge  No.  476, 
F.  (fe  A.  M.,  and  also  belongs  to  Chapter  43,  R.  A. 
M.,  and  to  the  Knight  Templar  Comniandery,  No. 
13.  He  is  a  true  and  tried  Republican,  who  is 
greatly  interested  in  furthering  the  best  interests 
of  his  parly.  In  religious  faith  he  is  a  Lutheran, 
being  a  member  of  the  Board  of  Trustees  of  Grace 
Cbuich. 

The  first  marriage  of  J.  Frederick  of  this  sketch 
was  to  Kate  J.,  daughter  of  Peter  Hamilton,  both 
natives  of  tills  county.  The  lady  was  a  descend- 
ant of  the  original  Andrew  Hamilton,  who  laid  out 
and  owned  much  of  this  city.  Mrs.  .Sener  died 
about  four  years  and  nine  months  after  her  mar- 
riage, leaving  one  child,  Charles  M.,  who  lived  to 
be  nearly  twelve  years  of  age.  In  April,  1868, 
Mr.  Sener  married  Elizabetii  Keller,  who  was  born 
and  reared  in  Lancaster,  and  is  a  daughter  of 
Joiin  A.  Keller  (son  of  Adam  Keller,  one  of  the 
worthy  early  settlers),  who  followed  the  business 
of  saddlery.  Two  children  have  been  born  to 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Sener:  Frank  K.,  who  is  in  business 
with  his  father,  and  Rosa  A.     The  family  residence 


is  a  beautiful  place  in  the  suburbs,  the  grounds 
covering  five  and  one-fourth  acres  (on  Lititz  turn- 
pike) known  as  Ermosa  Vista. 

lu  tracing  the  ancestry  of  Mrs.  Sener,  who  comes 
from  a  very  old  and  honored  family  of  Lancas- 
ter County,  we  find  that  her  great-great-grand- 
father, .lohann  Peter  Keller,  was  a  native  of  Ger- 
many, who  came  to  America  prior  to  1760,  settling 
in  this  county,  where  he  died.  Ilis  wife,  Anna 
Maria,  likewise  a  native  of  the  Fatherland,  died 
in  this  city  January  6,  1782.  Their  two  children, 
Carl  Andrew  and  Johann  Adam,  were  born  in 
Germany.  The  elder,  whose  birth  occurred  July 
14,  1750,  married  Barbara  Bigler,  who  was  born 
August  9,  1755.  The  former  died  in  1805  and 
the  latter  in  1831 — both  in  Lancaster.  They  had 
ten  children,  the  second  of  whom,  Adam,  was  born 
September  28,  1776,  and  married  F^lizabeth  Schaef- 
fer,  who  was  born  in  1786,  and  of  their  union 
thirteen  children  were  born.  The  second  of  the 
family  was  John  Andrew  Keller,  the  father  of 
Mrs.  Sener.  He  married  Harriet  Tressler  and  both 
passed  their  entire  lives  in  this  city.  Theireleven 
children  were  as  follows:  Samuel,  deceased;  Ben- 
jamin, deceased,  who  married  Miss  Leibley;  Will- 
iam A.,  who  married  JIary  A.  Smith,  of  Philadel- 
phia; Clara,  deceased;  John  A.,  who  married  Anna 
Carrigan;  lilizabeth,  who  is  next  in  the  order  of 
birth;  Kale,  deceased;  Harriet  M.;  Ella,  wife  of 
David  Early;  Emanuel,  deceased,  and  Charles  B., 
who  married  Harriet,  daugliter  of  Lieut.  D.  H. 
Leche,  of  Baltimore. 


■I*  m  at^l^Mfa 


HENRY  MARTIN,  engaged  in  business  in 
Lancaster  under  the  name  of  the  Henry 
Martin  Brick  Machine  Manufacturing 
Company,  is  the  inventor  of  this  economical  ma- 
chine, which  is  used  all  over  the  world.  Several 
have  been  recently  sent  to  the  West  Indies  and  to 
Sagua  la  Chica,  Cuba.  Tlie3'  are  used  at  Bangkok, 
Siam;  Dundee,  New  Zealand;  Finland,  Russia,  and 
are  doing  a  great  work  iu   saving  labor.     Ilenry 


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Martin  is  a  very  practical  man  and  a  genius  in 
more  ways  tliau  one.  lie  is  also  tiie  inventor  of 
llie  rack  and  pellet  system  of  drying  brick. 

A  native  of  England,  our  subject  was  born  in 
Derbyshire,  in  1832,  and  was  reared  and  educated 
in  Staffordshire.  He  is  the  son  of  George  INIartin, 
born  in  Derbyshire,  and  a  mechanic.  The  mother 
of  our  subject  died  when  he  was  an  infant,  and 
from  the  age  of  thirteen  years  he  has  made  his  own 
way  in  the  world.  He  had  eight  brothers  and  sis- 
ters, four  of  whom  are  living  at  the  present  time. 
Henry  learned  the  trade  of  millwright  and  carpen- 
ter under  liis  father,  after  which  he  went  to  work 
in  the  largest  brickyard  in  England,  remaining 
thus  employed  until  he  was  seventeen  j-ears  old- 
Here  it  was  that  he  gained  his  first  knowledge  of 
brickmaking,  brick  yard  supplies,  clay  grinding, 
tempering  machines,  etc.,  and  how  well  he  turned 
his  knowledge  to  account  will  be  learned  later  on. 

When  a  lad  of  seventeen  years,  our  subject  en- 
tered a  builders'  establishment  in  Birmingham, 
England,  remaining  there  three  years,  during 
which  time  he  mastered  the  carpenter's  trade. 
Going  to  Liverpool  at  the  end  of  that  time  he  be- 
gan working  in  a  more  extensive  establishment, 
and  there  laid  the  foundation  for  his  success  in 
life.  Instead  of  idling  away  his  evenings  he  took 
a  course  of  instruction  from  teachers  employed 
by  the  Young  Men's  Christian  Association,  among 
his  studies  being  drawing  and  mathematics,  in 
which  he  was  deeply  interested  and  made  marvel- 
ous progress,  becoming  in  a  short  time  an  expert 
at  architectural  and  mechanical  drawing. 

In  1858,  in  company  with  friends,  young  Martin 
left  home  and  crossed  the  Atlantic  for  the  New 
World.  Eor  a  time  he  worked  at  his  trade  of  car- 
penter in  Boston,  Mass.,  after  which  he  went  to 
Hartford,  Conn.,  and  was  there  married.  On  the 
outbreak  of  the  Civil  War  his  wife,  Annie  Wood, 
died,  leaving  a  son,  George  H.,  who  is  now  a 
member  of  the  Henry  Martin  Company.  He  too 
is  a  practical  maciiinist.  On  the  death  of  his  wife 
our  subject  entered  the  Springfield  Armory,  re- 
maining until  the  close  of  the  war,  and  while  there 
made  the  models  for  his  first  good  brickmak- 
ing machine.  Leaving  Springfield,  he  went  to 
New   York  and    associated  himself  with  others  in 


the  manufacture  of  the  machines.  Those  inter- 
ested with  him  were  engaged  in  the  commission 
and  lumber  business,  and  lost  all  their  possessions 
in  the  panic  of  1873,  owing  our  subject  123,000. 
He  was  thus  left  with  but  $10  in  the  world,  but 
possessing  pluck  and  courage, and  through  the  aid 
of  friends,  he  was  enabled  to  continue  in  business. 

About  this  time  Mr.  Martin  came  to  Lancaster 
and  again  engaged  in  the  manufacturing  business 
with  only  partial  success.  He  was  married  in  this 
city,  and  leaving  his  family  here,  traveled  about 
introducing  his  machines  throughout  the  country. 
He  continued  thus  occupied  until  1876,  when  the 
orders  began  to  pour  in  and  at  last  be  made  money. 
Mr.  Martin  then  purch.ased  property  and  opened 
up  a  brickyard,  in  the  meantime  his  business  in- 
creasing rapidly.  He  continued  to  invest  in  real  es- 
tate, until  to-day  he  is  the  largest  tax  payer  in  Lan- 
caster. The  management  of  his  business  being  too 
large  for  him  to  take  care  of,  our  subject  organized 
the  Henry  Martin  Brick  Machine  Company,  with  a 
capital  stock  of  $150,000.  The  members  of  the  firm 
are  Mr.  Martin  and  his  sons;  they  are  stirring  busi- 
ness men  and  have  grown  up  in  the  atmosphere  of 
brickmaking  machinery.  William  R.  Martin  is 
the  capable  business  manager,  and  is  thoroughly 
posted  in  all  matters  directl}'  or  indirectly  con- 
nected with  this  industry.  The  brickmaking  ma- 
chine is  operated  by  steam  power  and  has  improve- 
ments that  our  subject  has  been  adding  for  many 
years  as  experience  has  tested  them.  The  firm  al- 
so design  and  locate  entire  plants  for  the  manu- 
facture of  brick,  test  the  clay  and  fit  up  the  yards 
to  manufacture  any  and  all  kinds  of  clay  that  can 
be  worked  successfully. 

Henry  Martin  was  married  a  second  time,  the 
lady  on  this  occasion  being  Miss  Alice,  daughter 
of  James  Prangley,  a  brickmaker  of  this  city.  She 
departed  this  life  in  1892,  leaving  the  following 
named  children:  AVilliam  R.,  Herbert  P.,  Alice  H. 
and  James  P. 

Our  subject  has  built  seven  large  tobacco  ware- 
houses, owns  the  warehouse  on  the  corner  of 
North  Duke  and  West  Chestnut  Streets,  and  Mar- 
tin's Hall,  and  has  erected  a  large  plant  212x50  feet 
in  size  on  Charlotte  Street,  which  they  will  soon 
occupy,  it  being  one  of  the  largest  and  most  com- 


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439 


plete  plants  in  the  state,  besides  thirty-two  resi- 
dences. His  own  beautiful  dwelling  is  located  on 
West  Chestnut  Street.  Mr.  Martin  is  interested 
in  the  Ridley  Park  Brick  Company,  of  which  he  is 
President,  and  owns  a  large  farm  in  Wabaunsee 
County,  Kan.  In  1883  he  returned  on  a  visit  to 
his  native  land,  and  while  there  came  to  the  con- 
clusion that  the  United  States  was  good  enough 
for  him  to  live  in.  Socially  he  is  a  prominent 
Mason,  belonging  to  the  Council  and  Lodge  of 
Perfection.  In  politico  he  is  a  true  blue  Republi- 
can, and  is  greatly  interested  in  the  success  of  his 
party. 


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PUOF.  CARL  MATZ,  Principal  of  the  Mul- 
berry School, and  Professor  of  vocal  music 
in  the  public  schools  of  Lancaster,  is  also 
Professor  of  (ierinan  in  the  Girls'  High  School. 
Being  very  musically  inclined  and  a  fine  performer, 
he  is  much  in  demand  as  a  teacher,  and  is  leader  of 
the  Maenncrchor  and  is  organist  and  director  of 
the  choir  in  Ihe-Trinitj-  Lutheran  Church.  He  is 
recognized  as  the  leading  German  scholar  of  Lan- 
caster and  is  a  composer  in  a  musical  way  of  no 
small  note.  A  number  of  times  he  has  given  ben- 
efit concerts,  and  in  three  which  were  given  for  St. 
Josejih's  Hospital  >!l,700  was  cleared.  Since  1872 
he  has  been  conductor  of  the  well  known  organiza- 
tion, the  Maennerchor,  of  which  he  was  previously 
for  many  years  a  member,  and  under  his  instruc- 
tion they  have  given  the  oratorio"St.  Paul,"  "The 
Belle,"  the  Eighty-fourth  Psalm,  and  others  of  in- 
terest. 

Professor  Matz  was  born  in  Brussow,  Branden- 
burg, Germanj',  November  20,  1846,  his  father  be- 
ing Carl  Matz,  a  native  of  Grynhoff  Pomeria.  The 
paternal  grandfather,  Otto,  was  born  in  the  same 
locality  and  was  a  master  glass  blower.  Carl  Matz, 
Sr.,  who  followed  the  merchant  tailoring  business, 
is  now  residing  in  Dartmouth,  Westphalia,  with  a 
daughter.  He  is  eighty-two  years  old  and  is  still 
active  in  the  Lutheran  Church.    His  wife,  who  <1ied 


in  1891,  aged  sixty-eight  years,  was  Louisa,  daugh- 
ter of  Heinrich  Porath,  a  butcher  and  hotel  keeper 
in  Brussow.  The  Professor  is  one  in  a  family  of 
fourteen  children,  only  three  of  whom  grew  to 
maturity.  He  received  a  superior  education,  and 
in  1863  entered  Real  Seminary  at  Koepnic,  to  pur- 
sue a  musical  course  of  study,  and  was  graduated 
therefrom  in  1866  as  an  organist  and  conductor. 
He  received  a  diploma  as  a  teacher  and  obtained 
the  highest  honors  of  his  class.  He  was  especially 
gifted  as  an  organist,  playing  the  grand  pipe  or- 
gan with  ease  and  ability.  Later  he  took  another 
course  of  instruction  and  obtained  degrees  at  the 
Royal  Music  School  of  Berlin,  where  he  passed 
severe  examinations.  For  about  two  years  he 
played  the  fine  organ  in  Mejzo,  Brandenburg. 

In  1868  Professor  JIatz  had  intended  to  go  to 
Valparaiso,  South  America,  there  to  take  a  position 
in  a  school  of  music,  and  he  also  had  another  pf)- 
sition  opened  as  a  teacher  of  the  German  embassa- 
dor's children  in  Constantinople,  but  refused  these, 
coming  instead  to  the  United  States.  He  left  Bre- 
men in  the  steamship  "Herman"  and  arrived  in 
New  York  Cit3-  after  a  ten  days'  voj'age.  For 
four  weeks  he  remained  in  the  metropolis  and  re- 
ceived a  number  of  good  offers,  but  came  to  Lan- 
caster, where  he  accepted  a  position  as  Principal 
of  Zion's  Lutheran  Parochial  School,  and  was  or- 
ganist in  the  church  until  1873,  when  he  resigned. 
Next  the  Professor  was  given  the  position  of 
Principal  of  German  in  the  public  schools^of  this 
citj-.  F'or  some  time  he  was  organist  in  St.  John's 
Lutheran  Church,  then  occupied  a  like  position  in 
St.  James'  Episcopal  Church,  and  since  1890  has 
been  leader  and  organist  of  the  choir  in  Trinity 
Church.  From  1873  to  1887,  he  was  Principal  of 
German  in  the  public  schools  when  the  sj'stem  was 
changed,  being  divided  into  grades. 

Our  subject  has  continued  for  years  Principal  of 
the  Mulberry  School,  which  is  a  twelve-room 
building  with  six  hundred  and  forty  pupils  and 
thirteen  teachers,  and  he  teaches  German  in  the 
grammar  and  secoiidarj'  departments.  Since  1887 
he  has  been  Professor  of  vocal  music  in  iiis  own 
and  the  high  schools,  and  also  gives  instruction  to 
private  pupils. 

In  1868  Professor  Matz  was  married  in  Germany 


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to  Miss  Maria  Fielin,  a  native  of  the  Fatherland, 
and  they  have  had  two  children,  Adelle  and  Ella, 
both  graduates  of  the  high  school.  The  former 
studied  for  two  years  at  the  Royal  Academy  of 
Music  at  Berlin,  from  which  she  was  graduated 
with  honor,  and  is  an  artist  of  great  ability. 

In  social  circles  Professor  Matz  is  gladly  wel- 
comed and  contributes  greatly  to  the  entertainment 
of  his  friends.  He  is  an  Odd  Fellow  and  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Artisans'  Lodge.  He  has  composed  sev- 
eral popular  pieces  of  music,  and  has  arranged  and 
written  music  for  Professor  McCaskey  in  his  series 
of  nine  books  of  song  published  by  the  Franklin 
Square  Library.  In  politics  he  uses  his  influence 
and  ballot  in  favor  of  the  Democracy. 


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FREDERICK  B.  DAGEN,  a  resident  of 
Pequea  Township,  has  made  a  success  of 
his  agricultural  pursuits,  and  has  also 
made  a  success  of  running  a  steam  thresher,  hav- 
ing each  fall  all  the  work  in  this  line  he  can  at- 
tend to.  Enterprising  and  progressive  in  his 
ideas,  "he  is  not  confined  to  the  old-fashioned 
methods,  but  is  in  touch  with  new  discoveries  and 
well  accredited  modern  plans  of  work. 

The  Dagen  family  was  founded  in  tliis  country 
in  1816  by  the  grandfather  of  our  subject,  who 
bore  the  Christian  name  of  Casper.  He  was  a  na- 
tive of  Germany,  and  participated  in  some  of  the 
wars  of  the  Fatherland.  He  learned  the  shoem.a- 
ker's  trade,  which  he  followed  to  some  extent  dur- 
ing a  large  share  of  his  life.  In  religion  he 
adhered  to  the  German  Reformed  faith,  and  en- 
deavored to  put  in  practice  in  his  daily  life  the 
teachings  of  that  denomination.  His  wife  bore  the 
maiden  name  of  Maria  Shively,  and  four  children 
comprised  their  family,  Jacob,  Maria,  Lizzie  and 
Frederick. 

The  younger  son  of  Casper  Dagen  was  Freder- 


ick, who  became  the  father  of  our  subject.  He  was 
born  in  German  Switzerland,  October  26,  1812, 
and  was  only  four  years  of  age  when  brought  by 
his  parents  to  America.  He  was  reared  to  man- 
hood in  Pennsylvania,  and  learned  the  trade  of  a 
stone  mason,  which  he  followed  for  many  years. 
Afterward  he  turned  his  attention  to  farming, and 
made  a  success  of  this  vocation,  which  he  followed 
up  to  the  time  of  his  death,  April  26,  1891.  In 
boyhood  he  united  with  the  German  Reformed 
Church,  with  which  he  was  identified  during  his 
entire  life.  His  right  of  franchise  he  used  in  favor 
of  the  Republican  party,  and  in  everything  per- 
taining to  the  public  welfare  was  a  patriotic  and 
a  good  citizen.  He  and  his  wife,  whose  maiden 
name  was  Anna  Otto,  had  nine  children,  namely: 
Anna  M.;  Barbara,  who  became  the  wife  of  Ben- 
jamin Radcliff;  Frederick  B.,  Elizabeth,  Jacob  (de- 
ceased), Benjamin,  Edward  (deceased),  Abrara  and 
Jacob  (second). 

A  native  of  West  Willow  Township,  Frederick 
B.,  of  this  sketch,  was  born  on  his  father's  farm, 
November  22,  1851.  His  early  education  was  ob- 
tained in  the  common  schools  of  the  township, 
but  he  has  never  ceased  being  a  student,  and  has 
kept  abre.ist  of  the  times  by  means  of  private  study 
and  general  reading.  When  sixteen  years  of  age 
he  left  his  school  books  to  learn  the  spinning 
trade,  which  he  followed  for  five  years.  As  that 
branch  of  business  was  not  congenial  to  him,  he 
relinquished  the  trade,  and  from  that  time  for- 
ward has  devoted  his  energies  to  farming.  In  this 
vocation  he  has  met  with  distinct  success  and  has 
become  well-to-do.  Becoming  the  owner  of  a 
steam  threshing  machine,  he  has  made  a  goodly 
sum  in  its  operation,  and  carries  this  on  in  connec- 
tion with  his  regular  farm  duties.  Politically, 
like  his  father,  he  is  a  Republican.  At  two  differ- 
ent times  he  has  been  elected  by  his  friends  and 
neighbors  to  serve  as  Township  Supervisor,  and 
discharged  the  duties  of  the  position  in  an  able 
and  capable  manner. 

October  4,  1877,  occurred  the  marriage  of  Mr. 
Dagen  and  Miss  Elvina  S.  Frick,  who  was  born 
and  reared  in  West  Lampeter  Township.  This 
marriage  has  been  blessed  by  the  birth  of  three 
daughters  and  one  son,  namely:   Emma,  Charles, 


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441 


Annie  and  Amanda.  The  parents  are  regular  at- 
tendants and  members  of  the  ticrman  Reformed 
Church.  In  religious  and  benevolent  enterprises* 
they  are  always  interested,  doing  what  they  can  to 
relieve  the  needy  and  worthv  poor,  and  thus  ex- 
emplify the  precepts  of  Christianity. 


TRl'MAN  I).  SHHRTZP:R.  who  is  an  exten- 
sive dealer  in  leaf  t^tbacco  and  is  engaged 
in  the  manufacture  of  cigars,  is  a  member 
of  the  firm  of  Sliertzer  ife  Co.,  who  conduct  their 
trade  at  No.  210  North  Duke  Street,  Lancaster. 
Mr.  Shertzcr  is  one  of  the  enterprising  and  prac- 
tical young  business  men  of  this  city,  possessed  of 
good  executive  ability,  and  is  making  a  success  of 
his  enterprisss. 

October  31,  1858,  at  Washington,  Lancaster 
Count_v,  occurred  the  birtli  of  Truman  Sliertzer, 
who  is  a  son  of  Cyrus  and  Ellen  (Douglas)  Shert- 
zer.  The  family  is  a  pioneer  one  in  these  parts 
and  for  sevei-.il  generations  they  have  been  farmers 
in  Manor  Township.  There  David  Sherlzer,  the 
grandfather,  was  iKirn,  and  during  his  lifetime  pur- 
sued agriculture  and  also  carried  on  a  distillery  in 
Washington,  where  he  owned  a  good  farm.  lie 
was  a  member  of  the  Church  of  God,  in  the  faith 
of  which  he  died  in  1871,  when  be  had  attained 
the  .age  of  eighty-two  years.  A  good  citizen,  he 
was  active  in  the  sup])ort  of  the  Democr.icy.  By 
his  marriage  with  Mary  Dunkle  he  had  sixteen 
children,  the  two  eldest  d3'ing  in  infancy,  and  the 
others  in  order  of  birth  are  as  follows:  .Jacob,  Fan- 
nie, Samuel,  John,  Mary,  Ann,  David,  Susan,  Eliza- 
beth, Cyrus,  Catherine,  Eli,  Benjamin  and  Milton. 
Catherine  was  the  twin  sister  of  our  subject's  fa- 
ther, Cyrus.  Mrs.  Marj-  .Shertzer  died  in  1873,  at 
the  age  of  seventy-nine  years. 

Cyrus  Shertzer  attended  the  schools  of  Wash- 
ington until  .about  eighteen  3'cars  old,  giving 
much  of  his  time  to  his  father  in  the  management 
of  the  farm,  and  he  continued  to  reside  under  the 


parental  roof  until  his  marriage.  For  about  thirty 
years  he  was  a  pilot  and  engaged  in  rafting  on  the 
Susquehanna  River.  Later  in  life  he  engaged  in 
farming  in  Conoy  Township,  of  this  county,  where 
he  became  the  owner  of  Ilaldeman  Island,  and  for 
eleven  years  he  was  engaged  in  agricultural  pur- 
suits, at  the  end  of  which  time  he  disposed  of  his 
farm  and  came  to  Lancaster,  where  he  has  been  as- 
sisting his  son  in  business.  For  six  years  he  was 
a  School  Director  of  Washington  and  is  a  Repub- 
lican. Both  he  and  his  wife  are  members  of  the 
Church  of  God.  Their  marriage  w.as  celebrated 
January  15, 1858, and  they  have  had  two  children, 
Truman  D.,  and  Cora  IL,  wife  of  William  J.  Sny- 
der, of  Lancaster.  Mrs.  Shertzer  is  a  daughter  of 
James  Douglas,  formerly  of  Washington. 

In  his  vouth  our  subject  attended  the  schools  of 
his  native  towu  and  later  went  to  Millersville 
Normal  School.  In  order  to  furtlier  equip  him- 
self for  business  life  he  entered  Kastman's  Com- 
mercial College,  being  graduated  therefrom  in  the 
Class  of  '84.  F"or  several  years  thereafter  he  as- 
sisted his  father  in  running  his  farm,  but  in  1891 
embarked  in  the  tobacco  business  at  No.  31  East 
Chestnut  Street.  In  April,  1894,  he  removed  to 
his  present  location  and  has  built  up  a  large  trade 
in  tobacco  and  cigars. 

One  of  the  workers  in  the  ranks  of  the  Repub- 
lican party.  Mr.  Shertzer  is  a  member  of  the  Young 
Men's  Club  of  this  city  and  belongs  to  Orion 
Lodge,  1.  O.  O.  F.,  at  Columbia.  In  religious 
faith  he  has  ado|)ted  that  of  his  father,  being  a' 
member  of  the  Church  of  God. 


T7>  LIAS  B.  ESBENSHADE  is  engaged  in  gen- 
r^  (^  eral  farming  and  stock-raising  on  his  de- 
sirable farm,  which  is  situated  in  Slras- 
burg  Township.  The  family  have  been  residents 
of  this  count}'  for  several  generations,  and  have 
been  noted  for  their  sterling  qualities  and  high 
princii)les.  The  paternal  grandfather  of  our  sub- 
ject, Dane  L.  Esbenshade,  whose  birth  occurred  in 


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Germany,  emigrated  to  the  United  States,  set- 
tling in  this  county  in  1736.  He  was  a  tanner  by 
occupation,  following  that  trade  for  some  sixty 
years,  after  which  he  retired  to  pass  in  quiet  his 
declining  years.  Religiousl}',  he  was  a  member  of 
the  Old  Mennonile  Church,  and  came  with  a  colony 
of  that  denomination  to  found  homes  in  the  new 
land  of  liberty.  He  married  Elizabeth  Lefever, 
and  to  them  were  born  fourteen  children. 

The  father  of  our  subject,  who  bore  the  Christian 
name  of  Samuel,  was  born  in  Leacock  Township, 
of  this  county,  August  1.5,  1806,  and  after  ar- 
riving at  maturity,  engaged  in  farming  in  Paradise 
Township,  where  the  remainder  of  his  life  was 
passed.  The  farm  which  he  operated  was  in  his 
possession  and  managed  by  him  for  a  period  ex- 
tending over  sixty-two  3ears.  He  was  a  very  suc- 
cessful agriculturist,  always  kept  good  stock,  and 
became  well-to-do.  He  retired  from  his  arduous 
cares  in  1873,  and  his  death  occurred  1894.  He 
was  a  Republican  after  the  formation  of  that  party, 
prior  to  which  he  was  a  Whig.  He  never  held  any 
ofiice,  however,-  finding  his  time  fully  occupied 
in  caring  for  his  farm  and  in  providing  for  the 
wants  of  his  large  family.  A  man  of  integrity  and 
justice,  he  adhered  closely  to  his  religious  convic- 
tions as  a  member  of  the  Old  Meniionite  Cliurch, 
and  his  character  and  dealings  with  his  fellows 
were  above  reproach.  He  married  p]lizabeth  IIow- 
ery,  and  seven  sons  and  three  daughters  were  born 
to  them,  their  names  being  as  follows:  John  H., 
Annie,  Amos;  Elizabeth,  who  became  the  wife  of 
David  Ronk;  Sophia;  Daniel,  deceased;  Samuel 
F.,  deceased;  Elias,  Abram  H.,  and  Isaac,  who  has 
passed  from  this  life. 

Elias  B.  Esbenshade  was  born  in  Paradise  Town- 
ship, on  his  father's  old  homestead,  October  8, 
1846.  He  attended  the  schools  of  the  township, 
during  the  winter  terms  until  seventeen  years  of 
age,  and  during  the  summers  gave  his  service  to 
his  father  m  the  care  of  his  property.  After  leav- 
ing school,  he  continued  to  be  employed  on  the 
home  farm  until  he  was  twenty-six  years  old.  He 
had  been  reared  to  practice  the  qualities  of  thrift 
and  industry,  and,  having  regularly  laid  aside  a 
large  share  of  his  earnings,  he  now  found  himself 
able  to  become  a  laud-holder  on  his  own  account. 


and  purchased  the  farm  which  has  since  been  his 
propertj',  and  on  which  he  is  still  living.  This  is 
,  well  located  in  Strasburg  Township,  and  under  his 
toil  and  attention  has  been  made  a  model  place  in 
every  respect.  The  owner  has  taken  great  pride 
in  keeping  a  high  grade  of  stock  and  in  making 
improvements  on  his  farm. 

(Jctober  30,  1872,  Mr.  Elsbenshade  married  Fran- 
ces Hoover,  who  was  born  and  reared  in  this 
county.  Nine  cliildren  have  come  to  bless  their 
union,  their  names  being  as  follows:  Willis  C, 
Enos  A.,  Lizzie  V.,  Milton  H.,  Anna  F.,  Alice  E., 
Laura  C,  John  M.  and  Ada  K.;  Laura  C.  has  been 
summoned  by  the  death  angel,  but  the  other  mem- 
bers of  the  family  circle  are  still  under  the  parental 
roof. 

In  his  political  belief,  Mr.  Esbenshade  is  an  ar- 
dent Republican  and  is  very  patriotic,  holding  his 
own  interests  secondary  to  that  of  his  country. 
For  two  terms  he  served  as  Auditor  of  his  town- 
ship, meeting  the  requirements  of  the  position  in 
a  very  creditable  manner.  Like  his  forefathers, 
he  is  an  adherent  of   the  Old   Mennonite  Church 


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JOSEPH  HOSTETTER  comes  from  a  line  of 
sturdy  and  industrious  farmers  who  have 
witnessed  the  upbuilding  and  development 
of  Strasburg  Township,  and  has  not  been  in- 
active in  the  accomplishment  of  this  result.  The 
farm  which  is  now  owned  by  our  subject  has  been 
handed  down  from  father  to  son  for  several  gen- 
erations and  his  birth  occurred  on  the  old  home- 
stead which  has  since  been  the  scene  of  his  life's 
labors. 

Abram  Hostetter,  the  paternal  grandfather  of 
our  subject,  was  born  in  Manor  Township,  of  this 
county,  and  during  his  entire  life  was  a  tiller  of 
the  soil.  He  was  long  numbei-ed  among  the  well- 
to-do  farmers  of  Strasburg  Township  and  was  a 
member  of  the  Old    Mennonite   Church.     By  his 


H.   M.   ENGLE. 


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union  with  Elizabeth  Buckwalter  five  children 
were  born:  Barbara,  who  became  tlie  wife  of 
Abrani  Ilerr;  David;  Elizalietii,  Mrs.  Hoover;  Su- 
san, who  is  deceased;  and  Martha. 

The  birth  of  David  Hostetter,  our  subject's  fa- 
ther, occurred  in  this  townsliip  April  12.  1808. 
His  earl^v  years  were  passed  on  his  father's  old 
farm,  which  was  subsequently  deeded  to  him  as 
the  only  sou.  He  made  a  success  of  carrying  on 
his  farm  and  to  his  original  property,  comprising 
one  hundred  and  eighty-five  acres,  he  afterwards 
added  another  farm  of  forty-two  acres.  He  was 
politically  a  Whig  but  never  held  office,  finding 
his  time  fully  occupied  in  the  management  of  his 
])rivate  enterprises  and  the  care  of  his  large 
family.  He  was  twice  married,  his  first  wife  being 
Esther  Bossier,  who  became  the  mother  of  one 
child,  a  daughter,  Hettie,  Mrs.  Sensenich.  The 
second  wife  of  Mr.  Hostetter  was  formerly  Cathar- 
ine-Miller,  and  ten  children  graced  their  union: 
Abram,  Jacob,  David  M.,  two  who  died  in  infanc\', 
Joseph,  Elizabeth  (Mrs.  8haub),  Catherine,  John 
(deceased),  and  Amos.  The  father,  who  was  a 
member  of  the  Old  Mennonite  Church,  died  in 
1872,  aged  sixty-four  years. 

The  birth  of  Joseph  Hostetter,  our  subject,  occur- 
red in  Strasburg  Township,  on  the  20tli  of  March, 
1839.  From  his  early  j'ears  industrj-  and  thrift 
were  among  his  marked  characteristics  and  his 
worthy  father  gave  him  the  benefit  of  good  training 
in  all  practical  methods  pertaining  to  farm  work. 
For  nearly  fourteen  years  during  the  school  terms, 
he  was  a  student  iu  the  township  and  has  always 
been  a  great  reader,  thus  becoming  well  informed 
on  general  affairs  and  current  events.  At  the  age 
of  twenty  years  he  became  activel\-  engaged  in  ag- 
ricultural pursuits  on  the  old  homestead  which  has 
been  his  home  up  to  the  present  day.  This  farm  is 
well  improved  and  under  a  good  state  of  cultiva- 
tion. Abundant  harvests  are  annually  gathered  and 
bring  in  to  the  fortunate  owner  a  good  and  steady 
income.  Mr.  Hostetter  has  always  taken  great  pride 
in  keeping  his  farm  in  a  thrifty  and  neat  condition 
and  on  his  place  there  may  at  all  times  be  found  a 
fine  grade  of  stock.  Preferring  the  independence  of 
a  single  man  he  has  never  married.  In  politics  he 
espouses  the  platform  of  the  Republican  party  and 
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helps  by  his  ballot  in  the  election  of  its  nominees. 
For  three  terms  he  served  efficiently  as  Assistant 
Assessor  of-  Strasburg  Township  and  for  three 
terms  hms  acted  in  the  capacity  of  School  Director. 


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HENRY  M.  ENGLE  is  a  man  who  stands 
high  iu  agricultural  circles  and  holds  ad- 
vanced ideas  on  progressive  and  experi- 
mental farming.  In  many  respects  he  is  a  model 
agriculturist.  He  believes  in  intensive  rather  than 
extensive  farming,  and  his  experiments  in  fruit 
growing  and  gardening  have  been  lemarkably  suc- 
cessful. An  induentinl  citizen  of  Marietta,  he  is 
well  known  throughout  this  county,  where  he  has 
made  his  life  long  home,  and  is  also  prominent  in 
agricultural  and  horlieulluial  circles  throughout 
the  state. 

Born  in  Conoy  Township,  tiiis  count3-,  April  11, 
1819,  our  subject  is  the  son  of  Henry  and  Hannah 
(Myei-s)  Engle.  He  is  of  Swiss  descent,  his  paternal 
great-grandfather,  Ulricli  Englc.  having  emigrated 
from  Switzerland  to  the  United  States.  Jacob, 
grandfather  of  our  subject,  of  the  River  Brethren 
Church,  of  which  he  remained  a  member  until 
death,  was  one  of  the  founders  and  the  first  minis- 
ter of  that  body.  Henry  Englc,  Sr.,  was  a  fuller  in 
the  woolen  mills  of  Baiiil)ridge,  and  also  followed 
farm  pursuits,  residing  on  Conoy  Creek  one  mile 
from  Bainbridge.  His  family  consisted  of  twelve 
children,  as  follows:  Jacob,  who  died  young;  Henry 
M.,  Mary,  John,  Jacob,  Martha,  Daniel,  Michael, 
twins  who  died  unnamed,  Annie  and  Jesse.  The 
father  died  at  the  age  of  sixty-seven,  and  the  mo- 
ther when  thirty-eight. 

After  completing  the  studies  of  the  district 
schools,  our  subject  began  farm  work,  remaining 
with  his  father  until  his  marriage.  He  then  pur- 
chased one  hundred  and  twenty  acres,  his  present 
property,  where  he  engaged  in  general  farming, 
market  gardening,  fruit  raising  and  the  nursery 
business.     Finally  he  sold  a  portion  of  the  place, 


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and  about  1864  commenced  the  improvement  of 
his  present  property.  He  then  sold  his  live  stock 
and  farming  implements,  and  now  devotes  his  es- 
pecial attention  to  the  nurser_y  business,  fruit  rais- 
ing and  floriculture.  The  land  is  in  the  highest 
state  of  cultivation  and  every  acre  is  made  to  pro- 
duce the  best  possible  results. 

In  politics  Mr.  Engle  was  first  a  Whig,  but  after 
the  disintegration  of  that  party  became  identified 
with  the  Republicans.  He  now  gives  his  support 
to  the  Prohibition  party,  in  the  welfare  and  suc- 
cess of  which  he  is  deeply  interested.  For  a  time 
he  served  as  School  Director.  In  the  sessions  of 
1871-72  he  represented  his  district  in  the  State 
Legislature.  For  man}' years  he  held  membership 
in  the  Good  Templars  and  Patrons  of  Husbandry 
at  Marietta,  being  prominently  connected  with 
these  organizations  until  they  disbanded.  In  re- 
ligious belief  he  is  connected  with  the  River 
Brethren  Church. 

The  first  marriage  of  Mr.  Engle,  December  19, 
1839,  united  him  with  Elizabeth  Breneiuan,  and 
they  became  the  parents  of  eight  children,  namely: 
Enos,  Mary,  Uriah,  Anna,  two  that  died  in  in- 
fancy, Anna  and  Ezra.  By  his  second  wife,  Liz- 
zie Musser,  one  child  was  born, Horace,  now  a  res- 
ident of  Virginia.  The  present  wife  of  Mr.  Engle, 
whom  he  married  in  1875,  was  formerly  Miss  Fan- 
nie Nissley.  Their  nine  children  were  Lizzie,  who 
died  in  childhood;  Ella,Harvey,Abbie  and  Henry, 
all  of  whom  died  of  diphtheria;  Jennie,  Samuel, 
Elmer  and  Emma. 

Associated  with  Levi  S.  Reist,  Hiram  Engle  and 
Alexander  Harris,  our  subject  organized  the  Lan- 
caster Horticultural  Society,  afterward  merged  in- 
to the  Agricultural  and  Horticultural  Society.  Of 
this  he  has  served  as  President  for  a  longer  period 
than  any  other  man.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Amer- 
ican Pomological  Society,  which  meets  biennially 
at  various  places  throughout  the  country.  In  the 
organization  of  the  State  Board  of  Agriculture  he 
was  a  prominent  factor,  and  was  the  first  delegate 
sent  by  the  Lancaster  County  Society  to  the  State 
Board.  In  the  welfare  of  these  various  associa- 
tions he  lias  taken  a  warm  and  active  interest,  and 
has  contributed  not  a  little  to  their  success.  To 
the  promotion  of  the  local  and  state  agricultural 


interests,  he  has  been  a  large  contributor,  and  is  in- 
fluential in  agricultural  interests  and  enterprises. 

Among  his  fellow-citizens  Mr.  Engle  has  exerted 
considerable  influence,  and  is  justly  regarded  as 
one  of  the  representative  men  of  Marietta.  As  an 
instance  of  his  influence,  he  recalls  a  visit  paid  him 
by  Tobias  Martin,  who,  inspecting  the  farm  and 
sampling  some  choice  varieties  of  fruit,  was  so 
charmed  with  the  business  that  he  at  once  embarked 
in  it  for  himself.  He  was  very  successful,  accumu- 
lated wealth,  and  now  lives  in  Kansas  in  the  enjoy- 
ment of  an  ample  fortune.  He  was  one  of  the 
chief  promoters  of  the  Children's  Home  at  Hills- 
boro,  and  has  largely'  aided  other  humane  institu- 
tions in  the  west,  being  a  man  of  influence  and 
widely  extended  poi)ularitv. 

This  is  but  one  instance  of  the  influence  exerted 
by  Mr.  Engle  among  those  with  whom  business  or 
social  relations  have  brought  him  in  contact.  He 
enjoys  the  esteem  of  all  who  know  him,  and  is  re- 
garded as  a  business  man  of  superior  ability  and 
success. 


eHARLES  H.  LOCHER  is  a  leading  busi- 
ness man  and  prominent  banker  of  Lan- 
caster, being  a  member  of  the  firm  of  D.  P. 
Locher  &  Sons,  a  well  known  banking  institution 
in  this  county.  In  all  the  local  enterprises  he 
takes  great  interest  and  has  promoted  in  a  most 
substantial  way  many  industries  which  have  be- 
come very  successful  largely  through  his  instru- 
mentality. 

The  grandfather  of  Charles  H.,  whose  Christian 
name  was  Jacob,  was  a  tanner  and  currier  in  Mary- 
land, in  addition  to  which  he  owned  a  large  farm 
on  the  Hagerstown  pike,  one  hundred  and  twelve 
acres  of  which  is  still  in  the  possession  of  the  fam- 
ily. The  great-grandfather  of  the  latter  was  a  na 
tive  of  Switzerland,  who  early  became  a  resident 
of  Virginia  and  the  direct  descendants  removed  to 
Maryland.  Grandfather  Jacob  Locher  participated 


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in  the  War  of  1812,  enlisting  from  Manland.  At 
an  early  day  lie  came  to  Lancaster  County  and 
finality  engaged  in  the  leather  trade  in  Harrisburg, 
where  lie  died  at  the  age  of  sixty-seven  j-care.  Mis 
wife  came  from  the  respected  and  old  Maryland 
family  who  bore  the  patronymic  of  Grove,  and 
her  father  was  an  extensive  farmer  in  that  state. 
She  departed  this  life  in  1871,  aged  seventy-three 
years. 

David  P.,  tbe  father  of  Charles  H.,  was  born  on 
the  beautiful  Potomac  River,  in  JLnyland,  and  with 
Lis  fatlier  learned  the  business  of  carrying  on  a 
tannery.  On  coming  to  this  city  he  built  a  tan- 
nery on  South  Prince  Street  which  he  operated  for 
two  3-ears  and  then  erected  a  larger  structure  on 
Water  Street,  which  he  carried  on  during  the 
war  and  until  1868.  In  1876  he  bought  a  tanyard 
on  South  Prince  Street,  extending  the  business  and 
enlarging  the  plant  until  the  income  derived  there- 
from was  very  considerable.  This  business  he  op- 
erated until  liis  death,  which  occurred  February  11, 
1884,  at  the  age  of  flft3^-seven  years,  and  since 
that  time  his  sons  have  carried  on  the  business. 
Ill  addition  to  the  tanneiy  Mr.  Locher  owned  a 
good  farm  in  Manheim  Township,  a  tract  of  some 
one  hundred  and  twenty  acres,  well  improved 
with  good  fences  and  buildings.  This  property  is 
still  in  the  family.  In  the  year  1870  he  started  the 
bank  in  partnership  with  his  son  Charles  II.,  and 
in  1872  built  the  fine  building  occupied  l)y  the 
same.  In  addition  lo  his  various  otiier  business 
ventures  he  raised  fine  stock  extensively,  taking 
great  interest  in  his  herd  of  blooded  .lersey  cattle. 
In  this  city  he  had  a  fine  stable  well  equipped 
with  good  horses,  and  was  the  onl}-  man  in  this  lo- 
cality to  drive  a  four-in-hand,  his  horses  being  of 
the  Ilambletonian  breed.  In  November,  1848, 
David  P.  Locher  married  Clementine  M.,  daughter 
of  Robert  Evans,  both  natives  of  Lancaster,  and 
in  this  city  Mr.  Evans  engaged  in  merchandising 
for  manj-  \ears,  in  f.ict  until  his  death,  which 
occurred  in  the  prime  of  life.  Mrs.  Locher  sur- 
vives her  husband,  living  at  her  pleasant  residence 
on  East  King  Street.  Religiously'  she  is  a  devoted 
member  of  the  Presbjterian    Church  of  this  city. 

Charles  II.,  of  this  sketch,  is  one  of  four  chil- 
dren, all  sons,  his  brother  Robert  being  engaged  in 


the  tannery  business  in  this  city  in  company  with 
liie  youngest  of  the  family,  Clement  E.  The  other 
brother.  Grove,  is  a  manufacturer  in  Philadelphia. 
All  the  i)rothers  except  Charles  H.  are  engaged  in 
running  the  two  tanyards  in  the  cit}'  of  Lancaster. 
Charles  II.  is  a  native  of  Pottsville,  and  was  born 
October  21,  1849,  and  was  reared  in  this  city.  His 
parents  returned  to  Lancaster  in  1850.  After  ac- 
quiring a  primary  education  he  entered  the  high 
school  ami  .icademy,  after  which  he  became  a  clerk 
with  the  banking  firm  of  Evans,  McEvoy  &  Co. 
This  occurred  when  he  was  sixteen  years  of  age, 
and  w!»s  only  an  interruption  to  his  studies,  to 
which  he  later  returned.  In  1870  he  went  into 
partnership  with  his  father,  becoming  the  successors 
of  Evans,  McEvoy  &  Co.,  in  their  banking  busi- 
ness. This  partnership  existed  until  the  death  of 
the  fatlier,and  in  1872  the  concern  was  moved  into 
the  new  bank  building,  four  stories  in  height, 
which  was  built  expressly  for  the  business.  After 
the  death  of  the  senior  Mr.  Locher, Charles  II.  and 
his  brother  Robert  became  administrators  of  the 
estate  and  since  that  time  they  have  owned  all  the 
stock,  the  name  of  the  firm  continuing  as  before. 
The  brothers  also  operate  the  Conestoga  Oak  Tan- 
nery and  the  Park  Run  Tannery,  which  turns  out 
only  harness  leather.  This  is  a  fine  plant  and  has 
been  greatly  improved  of  late  years,  but  the  first 
tan  bfttli  built  is  still  in  its  boundary.  Mr.  Locher 
is  one  of  the  incorporators  of  the  City  P^lectric 
Light  and  Power  Company  and  Secretary  of  the 
same,  and  occupies  a  similar  position  in  the  Lan- 
caster Hotel  Company,  being  the  largest  interested 
party. 

In  1872,  at  New  Brighton,  our  sul)ject  married 
Miss  Lila  S.  Reno,  who  was  born  in  Beaver  Coun- 
ty, Pa.,  and  reared  to  womanhood  in  Pittsburg. 
Her  father,  Eli  Reno,  owned  a  farm  and  was  also 
engaged  in  steamboatiug.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Locher  are 
the  parents  of  five  children:  David,  who  is  a  clerk 
in  the  bank  with  which  the  father  is  connected; 
Mira,  James,  Lila  and  Robert.  The  famil3'  occupy 
a  fine  residence  on  South  Queen  Street. 

In  1887  Mr.  Locher  laid  out  an  addition  to  Har- 
risburg. a  tract  of  thirteen  acres  which  is  now 
built  up,  having  been  sold  at  a  good  figure.  In 
June,   1894,  he   bought  the  Lancaster   &  Quarry- 


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ville  Railroad  at  a  public  sale  for  $300,000,  paying 
cash.  In  September,  1894,  he  reorganized  the 
road,  was  elected  President  and  in  connection  with 
a  board  of  directors  operates  the  line.  It  is  a 
standard  gauge  road,  and  has  connection  with  the 
Pennsylvania  and  Reading  hnes.  In  his  politics 
Mr.  Locher  is  a  stanch  Republican  and  is  a  man  of 
great  public  spirit,  whose  influence  is  only  re- 
quired in  order  to  make  various  undertakings  both 
of  a  public  and  business  character  become  a  grand 
success. 


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<rpr  BBOTT  K.  SPURRIER  is  now  serving 
/ — \  as  Alderman  of  the  Fourth  Ward  in  Lan- 
caster, having  been  elected  to  that  posi- 
tion term  after  term  since  1876  and  having  made 
a  good  record  in  this  difficult  and  exacting  place. 
He  is  a  very  .active  Republican  politician  and  for 
eleven  consecutive  years  was  Chairman  of  the 
City  Executive  Republican  Committee,  at  the  end 
of  which  time  he  sent  in  his  resignation.  On  sev- 
eral occasions  he  has  been  a  delegate  to  state  con- 
ventions, and  was  alternate  delegate  in  1880  at  the 
Chicago  Convention  which  nominated  James  A. 
Garfield  for  the  Presidenc}'.  As  an  Alderman  he 
holds  a  commission  from  Governors  Hartranft, 
Hoyt,  Pattison  and  Beaver. 

The  birth  of  our  subject  occurred  in  this  city 
on  North  Queen  Street  June  13,  1846,  and  his  fa- 
ther, whose  given  name  was  George,  was  also  born 
in  this  city.  His  grandfather,  William  Atwell 
Spurrier,  was  born  in  Bristol,  England,  and  when  a 
young  man  came  to  America,  in  1814.  As  the  war 
was  then  raging  between  the  two  countries  he  re- 
mained in  Nova  ScoLia  until  after  the  treaty  of 
peace  was  effected.  Then  going  to  Philadelphia 
he  resided  there  for  a  year,  and  in  the  spring  of 
1817  with  his  wife  and  six  children  came  to  Lan- 
caster. By  tr.ade  lie  was  a  tailor  and  followed 
that  vocation  after  his  arrival  here.     He  was  very 


prominent  in  the  Presbyterian  Church,  serving  as 
chorister.  Before  leaving  his  native  land  he  be- 
came connected  with  the  Masonic  order  and 
reached  the  Thirty-third  degree,  being  a  member 
of  Lodge  No.  43,  of  Lancaster.  His  death  resulted 
from  a  paralytic  stroke  about  1835. 

Our  subject's  father  learned  the  tailor's  trade 
and  conducted  a  business  of  his  own  at  the  corner 
of  East  King  and  Christian  Streets.  For  two  and 
a-half  years  he  was  the  Warden  of  the  County 
Alms  House,  and  died  while  acting  in  that  posi- 
tion October  10,  1882,  being  in  his  sixty-third 
year.  He  was  a  leading  Odd  Fellow,  and  Past 
Officer  of  Lancaster  Lodge  for  years.  Moreover 
he  was  Secretary  of  the  Encampment  and  belonged 
to  the  Odd  Fellows'  Indemnity  Society.  Until 
1860  he  was  a  Democrat,  after  which  he  became  a 
Republican.  For  a  quarter  of  a  century  he  was 
an  Elder  in  the  Reformed  Church  and  a  charter 
member  of  the  Second  Church,  of  Lancaster.  He 
was  one  of  the  originators  and  stockholders  in  the 
Lancaster  Cemetery  Association.  His  wife,  for- 
merly Margaret  Flick,  was  born  here,  as  was  also 
her  father,  Henry  Flick,  a  very  extensive  con- 
tractor and  builder  of  German  descent  and  Luth- 
eran faith.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Spurrier  had  seven  chil- 
dren, but  only  two  are  now  living,  our  subject  and 
his  sister  Margaret.  Their  mother  is  a  resident  of 
No.  531  North  Lime  Street. 

A.  K.  Spurrier  was  reared  and  educated  in  the 
public  schools  of  this  city.  June  25,  1863,  he 
enlisted  in  Company  K,  Forty-seventh  Pennsyl- 
vania Militia,  and  was  in  the  service  three  months, 
the  term  of  his  enlistment.  In  the  spring  of  1864 
he  re-enlisted  in  Company  K,  One  Hundred  and 
Eighteenth  Infantry,  and  being  assigned  to  the 
Army  of  tlie  Potomac,  took  part  in  the  battle  of 
the  Wilderness  and  engagements  prior  to  the  tak- 
ing of  Richmond.  After  participating  in  the 
Grand  Review  he  received  an  honorable  discharge 
at  Washington,  May  10,  1865.  Returning  home 
he  continued  his  studies  for  two  years  in  W.  H. 
Davis'  Academy.  The  next  four  years  were 
passed  as  a  clerk  with  the  firm  of  Bair  &  Clarkson, 
bankers,  and  after,  that  firm  dissolved  partnership 
he  was  for  three  years  in  the  employ  of  the  bank- 
ing firm  of  Bair  &  Shenk.     With  his  pnactical  ex- 


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perience  lie  felt  confident  that  he  was  enabled  to 
conduct  a  bankinjj  and  brokerage  business  for 
himself  and  started  out  bravely-  to  carry  out  plans 
in  that  direction,  but  the  panic  of  1873  proved  too 
much  for  the  young  enterprise  and  he  was  obliged 
to  leave  the  field.  Until  February,  1875,  he  was  a 
cleik  in  the  Mayor's  oflice  under  Capt.  W.  D. 
Stauffer  and  was  then  elected  Alderman  for  five 
years.  From  that  time  until  the  present  he  has 
been  re-elected  on  the  expiration  of  each  five  years' 
term,  though  at  times  it  has  been  a  close  question 
between  the  two  political  parties.  In  addition  to 
liis  regular  duties  he  does  conveyancing  and  simi- 
lar work. 

October  12,  1871,  Mr.  Spurrier  was  married  in 
this  city  to  Miss  Ellen  C.  Pearsol,  who  was  born 
and  reared  in  Lancaster.  Her  father,  John  H. 
Pearsol,  was  one  of  the  proprietors  of  the  Lancas- 
ter jBccpress,  which  he  established  and  which  is  now 
known  as  the  Examiner.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Spurrier 
have  two  living  children:  Anna  P.  and  William 
Atwcil.  They  are  members  of  the  Presbyterian 
Church  and  are  widely  esteemed  by  a  wide  circle 
of  friends.  Socially,  our  subject  belongs  to  Mon- 
terey Lodge  No.  242,  I.  O.  O.  F.,  and  to  the  Order 
of  Red  Men. 


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WILL  W.  CLEAVER  is  proprietor  of  the 
largest  men's  furnishing  establishment 
in  the  city  of  Columbia.  He  is  the  son 
of  David  C.  and  Elizabeth  L.  (Fenner)  Cleaver, 
and  was  born  July  22,  1871,  in  Philadelphia.  The 
first  representative  of  the  family  in  America  came 
from  Germany,  and  located  in  New  Hampshire, 
whence  he  afterward  came  to  this  state  and  made 
settlement  in  Columbia  County. 

John  Cleaver,  the  grandfather  of  our  subject, 
acquired  a  good  education  and  became  a  successful 
teacher.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Methodist  Epis- 
copal Church,  which  he  often  served  in  the  capac- 
ity of  preacher  in  his  neighborhood.     John  Clea- 


ver reared  six  children,  namely:  Richard,  Sarah, 
Tassie  (deceased),  Jessie,  George  and  David  C.  He 
lived  to  the  advanced  age  of  ninety  years,  passing 
away  in  1867  or  1868.  His  wife  was  in  her  sev- 
enty-ninth year  when  called  hence. 

The  father  of  our  subject  was  likewise  given  a 
good  common-school  education,  and  his  father 
dying  soon  after  the  removal  of  the  family  to  the 
Quaker  City,  young  David  was  obliged  to  earn  his 
own  living,  and  began  clerking  in  a  wall  paper 
establishment.  lie  followed  this  business  for  a 
period  of  thirty  years,  when  he  abandoned  it  and 
began  building  and  dealing  in  real  estate.  He  fol- 
lowed this  branch  of  business  from  18G4  to  1873, 
and  during  that  time  had  built  over  seven  hun- 
dred bouses,  which  he  disposed  of  as  soon  as  com- 
pleted. In  his  real-estate  trade,  however,  he  con. 
tinned  until  1888,  the  year  in  which  he  retired 
from  business,  and  made  his  home  in  a  beautiful 
residence  on  the  corner  of  Mineteenth  and  Spring 
Garden  Streets,  Philadelphia.  He  owns  much  val- 
uable property  in  Philadelphia,  nnd  is  considered 
one  of  the  moneyed  men  of  the  cit}'.  In  politics  he 
votes  with  the  Republican  party,  which  he  served 
in  the  City  Council  for  a  period  of  fifteen  years. 
He  is  a  very  po|)ular  man  in  his  community,  and 
prominentlj-  identified  with  the  Methodist  Episco- 
pal Church. 

The  parental  family  included  five  children: 
Clarence,  Edwin  and  Horace,  deceased;  Will,  of 
this  sketch,  and  Bessie.  The  mother  died  Septem- 
ber 12,  1892,  when  in  the  fifty-first  year  of  her 
age.  Will,  of  this  sketch,  completed  his  studies  in 
the  public  schools  of  Philadelphia  in  1887,  after 
which  he  took  a  course  in  the  business  college  of 
that  cit}'. 

When  ready  to  start  out  in  life  on  his  own  ac- 
count, our  subject  began  working  in  the  freight 
department  of  the  Pennsylvania  Railroad,  remain- 
ing in  this  capacity  for  two  years.  In  1890  we  find 
him  located  in  Columbia,  and  shortly  after  com- 
ing here  he  formed  a  partnership  with  C.  C.  Root. 
These  gentlemen  purchased  the  business  of  M.  P. 
Root,  and  conducted  a  good  business  as  hatters 
and  men's  furnishers  until  1892,  when  Mr.  Cleaver 
purchased  bis  partner's  interest  in  the  store,  and 
continued  alone  for  a  year  at  the  old  stand.    April 


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15,  1893,  he  purchased  the  property  which  he  now 
occupies,  and  after  remodeling  it,  moved  his  stock 
of  goods,  and  now  has  the  largest  and  one  of  the 
finest  establishments  in  the  cit\'.  He  does  an  im- 
mense business,  and  gives  constant  employment  to 
five  clerks. 

In  his  political  relations  our  subject  follows  in 
the  footsteps  of  his  honored  father,  and  is  a  Re- 
publican. Socially  he  is  prominently  identified 
with  the  Masonic  order,  and  is  connected  with  the 
Methodist  Episcopal  Church.  He  is  very  public- 
spirited,  and  is  interested  in  many  of  the  impor- 
tant enterprises  of  the  city.  He  was  married  on 
the  23d  of  January,  1894,  to  Miss  Sarah,  daughter 
of  Henry  Mullen,  formerly  Postmaster  of  Colum- 
bia, but  now  a  resident  of  Philadelphia. 


BRUNO  ASTRICH  is  the  senior  member  of 
the  firm  of  Astrich  Bros.,  proprietors  of 
the  Ladies'  Palace  of  Fashion,  in  Lancas- 
ter, which  beautiful  store  is  one  of  the  most  popu- 
lar business  emporiums  in  Lancaster.  The  broth- 
ers are  successful  merchants,  and  spare  no  effort  to 
please  their  customers.  The  subject  of  this  narra- 
tive is  a  truly  self-made  man,  having  worked  his 
way  up  by  the  exercise  of  his  own  natural  talents 
and  perseverance.  He  commenced  his  career  as  a 
cash  boy,  was  gradually  promoted  to  clerk  and  su- 
perintendent, and  finally  embarked  in  business  for 
himself,  in  which  venture  he  has  met  with  great 
success. 

Bruno  Astrich  is  a  native  of  Germany,  having 
been  born  in  Plesclien,  Posen,  Prussia,  December 
27,  1853,  in  which  province  his  parents,  Abraham 
and  Henrietta  (Ettinger)  Astrich,  were  also  born. 
The  former  was  a  merchant  of  good  ability,  and 
both  he  and  his  wife  are  now  deceased.  They 
were  the  parents  of  four  children,  of  whom  Bruno 
is  the  eldest,  and  Louis,  his  partner,  next  in  order 
of  birth;  Herman  is  a  merchant  in  Harrisburg,  Pa., 
and  Lena,  wife  of  Dr.  Michaelsohn,  is  still  a  resi- 


dent of  Posen.  Our  subject  attended  the  excellent 
schools  of  his  native  land  until  18G8,  being  also  a 
student  in  the  gymnasium  in   Posen. 

When  about  fifteen  years  of  age  our  subject  left 
his  native  land,  being  the   first   of   the   farail3-   to 
come  to  the  United  States.     His  journey  was  made 
by  way  of  Bremen  and  New  York  City,  and  after 
arriving  in  that  metropolis,  he  became  a  cash  boy 
in  his  uncle's  store  on  the  Bowery.     This  firm  was 
the  well  known  one  of  A.  &  R.  Ettinger.  dealers  in 
fancy  goods.     With  him  Bruno  Astrich  remained 
until  1870,  when   another  maternal  uncle  opened 
a  dr^'-goods  store  on  Washington  Street,  Hoboken, 
N.  J.,  and    with  him  he  was  employed  as  a  clerk, 
finally   being   made  Superintendent  of  the  whole 
concern,   in    which   capacity  he  acted  until  1880. 
His  brother   Louis,   who  emigrated  to  the  United 
States  in  1871,  was  Assistant  Superintendent  with 
our  subject,  and  in  1880  they  decided  to  go  into 
partnership.     Coming  to  Lancaster  in  the  spring 
of  that  year,  they  opened  a  store  at  No.  13  East 
King  Street,  doing  a  general  dry-goods  and  mer- 
chandise business,  and   there  remained    for   nine 
years.     At  that  time  they  removed  to  their  present 
location  at  Nos.  115  and  117  North  Queen  Street, 
which  building  was  erected  for  them.     This  is  one 
of  the  best  blocks  in  the  city,  being  32x245  feet  in 
dimensions,  and   the  three  floors  of  this  and  the 
basement  are  occupied  by  the  various  departments 
of  Astrich    Bros.'  extensive  store.     The  basement 
is    used    for   machinery,  heating   apparatus,    etc., 
the   first  floor  for  the  miscellaneous  departments 
of  their  retail   business;    the  second  floor  for  the 
suits  and   coats,  and  the    third    for  storage    and 
ware-rooms.     Every   modern    improvement  to  be 
found  in  the  stores  of  the  great  cities  may  here  be 
also  found,  such  as  elevators,  electric  lights,  steam 
heat,  electric  cable  cash  system,  etc.     On    the  first 
floor  tliere  are  eight  incandescent  arc   lights  run 
b^'    an     electric   motor.     Millinery,    notions    and 
everything   usually   found    in  a  first  class  depart- 
ment store  is  here  kept  in  great  variety'.     In  May, 
1893,  the  partners  started  a  branch  store  on  Locust 
Street,  which  is  superintended  by  Isaac  Strauss. 

Bruno  Astrich  was  married  in  1885  in  this  city, 
to  Miss  Amelia  Strauss,  a  daughter  of  Joseph 
Strauss;  she  was  born  and  reared  to  womanhood 


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in  [.ancaster.  Two  daugliters  liave  been  born  to 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Aslricli,  who  are  called  resiiectively 
P^telle  and  Gertrude.  The  pleasant  home  of  the 
family  is  situated  at  No.  70.5  North  Duke  .'^lreet. 
Socially  our  subject  is  a  member  of  the  Royal  Ar- 
canum, is  ex-President  and  Monitor  of  the  Sons 
of  the  Covenant  Independent  Order  of  Bnai  Hrilh. 
For  live  years  he  has  been  President  of  the  Con- 
gregation Gates  of  Heaven.  He  was  one  of  the 
organizers  and  is  now  Secretary  of  Harmony  Club, 
one   of   the  finest  social  organizations  in  the  city. 


<:T^  dam  DKLLET  is  one  of  the  native  sons  of 
/ — \  Lancaster,  coming  from  an  old  and  honored 
family,  which  has  been  identified  with  the 
city's  welfare  from  a  very  early  day.  In  a  num- 
ber of  otlicial  capacities  he  has  served  acceptably 
and  well,  and  in  December,  1889.  was  appointed 
by  Governor  IJeaver  to  act  as  Alderman  from  the 
Ninth  Ward,  to  fill  the  vacancy  caused  by  the  res- 
ignation of  George  W.  Piiikerton.  In  the  follow- 
ing spring  he  was  regularly  elected  Alderman  to 
serve  for  a  term  of  five  years,  and  has  his  head- 
quarters at  No.  418  North  (.^ueen  Street. 

'Squire  Dellet  was  born  Maj-  24,  1841,  being  a 
son  of  Adam  and  Susan  (Iluber)  Dellet,  both  na- 
tives of  Lancaster.  The  paternal  gnindfalher,  a 
native  of  France,  came  to  this  city  at  an  earl}- 
period,  and  followed  his  profession  of  an  architect 
until  his  death.  The  maternal  grandfather,  Peter 
Huber,  who  was  born  iu  Lancaster,  was  of  German 
descent.  In  order  to  make  a  livelihood  he  fol- 
lowed the  occupation  of  a  butcher,  and  lived  to 
attain  a  good  old  age.  Adam  Dellet,  Sr.,  was  a 
prominent  railroad  contractor  and  did  considerable 
construction  work  on  the  State  and  Pennsylvania 
Railroads.  He  was  foreman  of  a  construction  de- 
partment and  made  a  success  of  his  underUik- 
ing.  He  continued  engaged  in  contract  work 
until  his  death,  which  resulted  from  cholera, 
which    was  then    epidemic.      At  the   time   of    his 


death,  in  September,  1855,  he  was  fulfilling  a  large 
contract  in  Pittsburg.  Politically  he  was  a  Dem- 
ocrat, and  later  became  identified  with  the  Know- 
Nothing  party.  At  one  time  he  served  as  High 
Constable,  but  for  the  most  part  his  time  was 
so  fully  occupied  with  his  business  interests  that 
he  declined  to  accept  public  oflice.  His  wife  died 
when  about  eighty-seven  years  of  age,  and  of  her 
thirteen  children,elcven  are  still  living:  Adam,  Jr., 
being  the  ninth  in  order  of  birth. 

The  education  of  our  subject  was  obtained  in 
the  public  and  high  schools  of  Lancaster,  and  on 
completing  his  studies  he  worked  for  a  time  in 
a  daguerreotype  gallery;  he  then  served  an  ap- 
prenticeship to  the  printer's  trade  with  the  gentle- 
man who  was  known  as  "Jolly  Jack"  Heistand.M. 
C.  After  becoming  familiar  with  the  trade,  young 
Dellet  was  placed  in  charge  of  the  job  department 
of  the  Examiner  oflice,  and  with  an  intermission 
of  about  a  year,  when  he  was  in  the  war,  contin- 
ued as  a  printer  in  the  same  office  until  1888,  when 
he  retired.  In  1862  he  volunteered  as  a  member 
of  Company  E,  One  Hundred  and  Seventy-eighth 
Pennsylvania  Infantry,  and  was  mustered  in  as 
Sergeant  at  Harrisburg  for  nine  months'  service. 
Going  with  his  regiment  to  the  south,  he  was  sta- 
tioned mainly  on  guard  duty  at  Yorktown  and 
Williamsburg.  In  August,  1863,  he  was  mustered 
out  of  the  army  of  Harrisburg.  and  at  once  re- 
turned to  Lancaster.  In  1862  Mr.  Dellet  married 
j;iizabeth  Knight,  who  was  born  in  England,  but 
was  only  five  years  old  when  her  father,  Thomas 
Knight,  brought  her  to  America.  The  latter,  now 
deceased,  was  a  gardener  by  trade.  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Dellet  became  the  ))areiits  of  seven  children:  Annie 
O.,  Mrs.  AVilliam  Aldrich,  of  Lancaster;  Samuel  G., 
a  printer  in  the  office  of  the  Examiner;  Jennie  J., 
Mrs.  J.  Frank  Sweeton;  Minnie  M.,  Mrs.  H.  G. 
Pinkerton;  John  O.  L.,  now  emplo^-ed  with  the 
Pennsylvania  Iron  Works;  Emma  B.  and  Joshua  L. 

Governor  Geary  appointed  Mr.  Dellet  to  serve 
as  Bank  Assessor  for  Lancaster  Count}'  in  1877, 
and  that  year  he  made  the  regular  assessments  and 
reports  in  a  most  creditable  manner,  winning  high 
commendation.  A  Republican  of  tue  stanchest 
kind,  he  has  been  a  member  of  the  County  Com- 
mittee and  the  Lancaster  City  Executive  Commit- 


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tee,  frequent!}'  being  sent  as  a  delegate  to  conven- 
tions of  the  party.  Socially  he  is  identified  witli 
Admiral  Reynolds  Post  405,  G.  A.  R.,  of  which  he 
has  been  a  member  for  many  years. 


HENRY  B.  ESBENSHADE.  The  substan- 
tial and  well-to-do  citizens  of  Binkley's 
Bridge  have  no  better  representative  than 
our  subject,  who  stands  among  the  keen,  progress- 
ive, business-like  farmers  and  stock-raisers  who 
are  so  ably  conducting  the  agricultural  interests 
of  this  part  of  the  county.  He  is  the  son  of  Jacob 
and  Maria  (Binkley)  Esbenshade,  and  was  born  in 
Manheim  Township,  Lancaster  County,  November 
8,  1844. 

The  ancestors  of  our  subject  were  of  German 
extraction.  Peter  Esbenshade,  the  grandfather, 
emigrated  from  the  Fatherland  when  a  young  man, 
and  spent  the  rest  of  his  life  in  this  count}',  dying 
in  1845.  He  was  a  shoemaker  by  trade,  but  in 
later  life  engaged  in  agricultural  pursuits,  in  which 
occupation  he  was  very  successful,  amassing  over 
two  hundred  acres  of  excellent  farming  land, 
divided  into  three  farms.  A  Whig  in  politics,  he 
took  a  lively  interest  in  the  welfare  of  his  commu- 
nity. He  married  Mrs.  Elizabeth  (Howry)  Le- 
fever,  and  to  them  were  born  four  sons,  Henry, 
Jacob  and  David  (deceased),  and  Joseph,  a  retired 
farmer  living  in  this  count}'. 

The  father  of  our  subject  started  out  in  life  a 
poor  man,  and  for  the  first  five  years  after  leaving 
home,  lived  on  one  of  his  father's  farms.  In  1830 
he  purchased  property  in  this  township,  to  which 
he  added  from  time  to  time  as  his  means  would 
allow,  until  at  his  decease  he  was  the  possessor  of 
eight  valuable  farms  in  different  parts  of  the  coun- 
ty, aggregating  over  seven  hundred  acres.  He 
was  one  of  the  wealthiest  men  in  Lancaster  Coun- 
ty, being  worth  ^260,000,  besides  §30,000  which 
he  had  already  divided  among  his  children.  He 
was  a  stanch  Republican  in  politics,  and  was  a  man 
greatly  honored  and  respected  in  his  community. 
Often  he  was  called  upon  to  act  as  administrator 


in  the  settlement  of  valuable  estates,  among  them 
being  that  of  Daniel  Brubaker,  one  of  the  substan- 
tial residents  of  this  county. 

The  parents  of  our  subject  were  married  Janu- 
ary 5,  1832.  Mrs.  Esbenshade  was  the  daughter 
of  David  Binkley,  brother  of  the  builder  of  the 
bridge  which  now  bears  the  family  name,  and 
which  was  tiie  first  to  span  the  Conestoga  River. 
Their  union  resulted  in  the  birth  of  thirteen  chil- 
dren: Elizabeth,  Christian  B.,  Barbara,  Susan,  Ja- 
cob, Maria,  Henry,  David,  Amanda,  Isaac,  Peter, 
Anna  and  John. 

.  The  subject  of  this  sketch  was  the  recipient  of  a 
good  education  gained  iu  the  public  schools,  and 
has  followed  farm  pursuits  all  iiis  life.  Having 
surmounted  all  difficulties  witli  the  energy  charac- 
teristic of  him,  he  is  now  one  of  the  wealthy  and 
large  landowners  of  Lancaster  County,  having  in 
his  possession  three  hundred  and  forty  broad 
and  well  cultivated  acres.  He  is  a  member  of  the 
Reformed  Church,  and  his  political  sympathies  are 
with  the  Republican  party. 

December  20,  1866,  Mr.  Esbenshade  married 
Miss  Adeline,  daughter  of  Jacob  Weidler,  a  pros- 
perous farmer  of  this  township.  To  them  were 
granted  five  children, namely:  Ada, wife  of  Abram 
Kreider,  residing  in  East  Lampeter  Township; 
Minnie;  Noah,  decea>ed;  Harvey  and  Henry.  Mr. 
Esbenshade  is  at  all  times  and  in  all  ways  inter- 
ested in  worthy  causes,  and  never  fails  to  give  his 
influence  for  the  good  of  the  community  of  which 
he  forms  a  leading  member.  A  popular  man,  es- 
teemed for  his  integrity  and  nobleness  of  pur- 
pose, he  ranks  high  among  the  citizens  of  the 
county. 


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HRISTIAN  B.  ESBENSHADE  is  a  repre- 
sentative of  an  old  family  of  this  county, 
and  is  numbered  among  its  wealthy  farm- 
ers and  stock-raisers.  In  Manheim  Township,  of 
which  he  is  one  of  the  leading  citizens,  his  name  is 
held  in  honor  and  respect.  He  is  the  son  of  Jacob 
and  Maria  (Binkley)  Esbenshade,  and  was  born  on 


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the  old  homestead  in  the  above  township,  Februar}' 
28,  1834. 

Peter  Esbeiisiiado,  the  grandfather  of  our  sub- 
ject, was  boru  iu  IIesse-l)ainist;idt,  Germany,  Au- 
gust 17,  1763,  and  emigrating  to  the  United  States, 
settled  in  Lancaster  County-,  Pa.,  where  he  died 
July  20,  1845.  lie  was  a  shoemaker  b}'  trade, 
which  occupation  lie  followed  for  some  time  after 
coining  hitlier,  but  the  later  years  of  his  life  were 
devoted  to  agricultural.  In  this  vocation  he  was 
very  successful,  and  at  the  time  of  his  decease  left 
three  good  farms,  aggregating  over  two  hundred 
.acres  of  well  cultivated  land.  In  political  matters 
he  was  a  Whig.  Soon  after  coming  to  AmcricJihe 
married  Mrs.  Elizabeth  (Howry)  Lefever,  a  widow 
with  three  sons,  Daniel,  George  and  .John,  who  are 
now  deceased.  Their  union  resulted  in  the  birth 
of  four  sons,  Henry,  Jacob  and  David,  all  of  whom 
are  deceased,  and  Joseph,  a  retired  f.irmer  living 
in  Lancaster  County. 

Jacob  Esbenshade,  the  father  of  our  subject,  was 
born  on  the  old  home  farm  in  Paradise  Township, 
January  18,  1805,  and  after  receiving  a  good  edu- 
cation remained  at  home  until  re.iching  his  twenty- 
fifth  year,  when  he  commenced  farming  on  one  of 
his  father's  estates.  About  1830  he  purchased  the 
property  in  Manlieim  Township  which  is  now 
owned  by  his  son,  our  subject.  He  started  in  life 
comparatively'  a  poor  man,  but  bj'  industry  and 
economy  kept  adding  to  his  property'  until  at  one 
time  he  had  in  his  possession  six  good  farms  in 
Lancaster  County,  aggregating  in  all  about  six 
hundred  acres.  He  was  regarded  as  one  of  the 
wealthiest  farmers  in  this  section,  but  being  ver}' 
reticent  regarding  his  business  affairs,  even  his  own 
family-  did  not  know  his  worth  in  dollars  and  cents 
until  after  his  death.  In  politics  he  was  a  stanch 
Republican,  and  was  the  recipient  of  various  posi- 
tions of  honor  and  trust.  He  was  frequently  called 
upon  to  act  as  administrator  in  the  settlement  of 
valuable  estates,  and  acted  as  such  for  the  family' 
of  Daniel  Brubaker. 

On  the  r)th  of  January,  1832,  Jacob  Esbenshade 
married  Maria,  daughter  of  David  Binkley,  a  miller 
of  Binkley's  Bridge.  To  them  were  born  the  fol- 
lowing-named children:  Elizabeth,  Christian  B., 
Barbara,  Susan,  Jacob,  Maria,  David,  Henry,  Peter, 


Amanda,  Isaac,  Anna  and  John.  The  husband  and 
father  died  November  10,  1884;  his  good  wife  pre- 
ceded him  to  the  better  land,  passing  from  earth 
March  19,  1875*. 

The  subject  of  this  sketch  was  reared  on  the 
home  farm  and  educated  in  the  public  schools,  re- 
maining at  home  until  reaching  his  thirty-second 
year,  when  he  located  upon  the  farm  he  is  at  pres- 
ent occupying.  He  was  engaged  in  its  cultivation 
for  eight  years,  when  he  returned  home,  but  in 
1880  again  took  up  his  residence  on  his  beautiful 
estate,  where  he  is  engaged  in  mixed  husbandry. 
He  is  also  the  proprietor  of  a  farm  in  Providence 
Township,  which  is  under  a  good  state  of  cultiva- 
tion and  is  occupied  by  tenants. 

Mr.  Esbenshade  h.as  always  manifested  a  deep  in- 
terest in  the  welfare  of  this  community,  and  he 
has  been  Director  and  Treasurer  of  the  Northern 
Market  House  in  Lancaster  for  some  time,  and  is 
also  stockliolder  in  the  Lanciisler  and  Kphrata 
Company.  At  all  times  and  in  all  places  he  h.is 
shown  himself  to  be  a  loyal  citizen,  and  is  well  re- 
garded by  his  fellow-townsmen. 


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<rr^  LBERT  SMITH  is  a  very  practical  and 
r — \  progressive  farmer  of  Providence  Town- 
ship, Lancaster  County,  and  in  addi- 
tion to  operating  his  farm  he  has  for  a  quarter 
of  a  century  been  engaged  in  selling  farm  machin- 
ery and  implements,  and  has  made  considerable 
money  from  sales  of  phosphates  and  fertilizers. 
He  is  one  of  the  native  sons  of  this  county,  within 
whose  limits  his  entire  life  has  been  spent.  John 
Smith,  our  subject's  paternal  grandfather,  was  also 
a  farmer  in  Strasburg  Township.  He  married  a 
Miss  Carpenter  and  had  a  family  comprising  four 
sons  and  two  daughters,  namely:  .John,  Gable, 
Abraham;  George  F.,  the  father  of  our  subject; 
Susan,  who  became  the  wife  of  Isaac  Hull,  and  Sal- 
lie,  who  married  Henry  Kendig.  George  Smith 
was  born  in  Strasburg  Township,  and  iu  his  early 


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business  career  kept  a  hotel,  to  whicb  he  added 
farming  in  his  native  township,  and  devoted 
liis  energies  to  carrying  on  his  farm  up  to  tiie  time 
of  his  death.  He  was  politically  a  Whig,  but  was 
never  an  office  seeker.  He  married  Miss  Mary 
Winters,  the  daughter  of  Christopher  and  Eliza- 
beth Winters  (this  name  was  formerly  Wiuter- 
himer),and  of  their  union  four  children  were  born: 
Henry  W.,  John  C,  George  W.  and  Albert  E.  The 
father  of  this  family  passed  from  this  life  in 
1830,  while  still  in  the  prime  of  manhood,  as  he 
was  only  forty-flve  years  old  at  tlie  time  of  his 
demise. 

Albert  Smith,  of  whom  this  is  a  brief  life  his- 
tory, was  born  at  McCall's  Ferry,  in  Martic  Town- 
ship, of  this  county,  .Tuly  24,  1818.  His  early 
education  was  obtained  in  the  old-fashioned  sub- 
scription schools  of  Smithville,  Providence  Town- 
ship, where  he  was  a  student  until  he  liad  reached 
his  seventeenth  year.  Then  being  desirous  of  mak- 
ing his  own  livelihood  he  secured  a  position  as 
a  clerk  in  a  mercantile  business  in  Smithville,  and 
was  employed  in  that  capacity  for  nearly  two 
years.  Returning  then  to  the  business  with  which 
he  was  most  thoroughlj"  conversant  from  expe- 
rience, he  began  farming  in  Providence  Township. 
For  a  period  of  twenty-two  years  he  carried  on  a 
farm  in  Martic  Township,  and  later  became  the 
owner  of  a  place  in  the  township  of  Providence. 
His  present  farm  comprises  about  one  hundred  and 
seventy-tiYe  acres,  and  upon  the  homestead  there 
are  good  improvements  in  the  shape  of  fences, 
barns  and  outbuildings.  The  home  of  the  family 
is  pleasant  and  commodious  and  everything  about 
the  place  is  kept  in  a  neat  and  business-like  man- 
ner. For  years  Mr.  Smith  has  sold  the  main  part 
of  the  farm  machinery  used  in  this  portion  of  the 
country,  and  derives  a  good  income  from  that 
venture  as  well  as  from  his  sales  of  phosphates  to 
his  neighbors. 

In  his  early  manhood,  Mr.  Smith  was  a  member 
of  the  Masonic  order,  being  affiliated  with  Lodge 
No.  157,  of  Drumore  Center.  He  holds  member- 
ship with  the  German  Reformed  Church,  and  is  an 
active  worker  in  the  same,  giving  liberally  of  his 
means  to  its  support.  In  politics  he  deposits  his 
vote  for  Democratic  nominees,  and  though  he   has 


had  many  opportunities  to  hold  official  positions 
has  uniformly  declined  the  honor,  as  he  has  al- 
ways been  without  desire  to  act  in  a  public  capac- 
ity. 

In  1856  Mr.  Smith  was  married  to  Susan  Ey- 
man,  a  native  of  Providence  Township,  Lancaster 
County,  and  they  have  had  five  daughters  born  to 
them,  the  eldest  of  whom,  Mary,  is  deceased,  and 
the  others  are;  Linda,  Emma,  Laura  and  Ella. 


T7>  LIPHALET  ORAM  LYTE,  Pii.  D.,  A.  M., 
r^  CS  of  Millersville,  has  been  eminently  success- 
ful as  an  educator  for  a  period  extending 
over  a-quarter  of  a  century,  and  is  very  popular 
throughout  the  state  as  an  institute  instructor.  In 
1887  he  was  elected  Principal  of  the  State  Normal 
School  of  this  place,  and  has  devoted  himself  to 
the  improvement  of  all  its  departments  and  to 
still  further  elevating  the  standard  of  the  institu- 
tion, which  has  long  borne  a  high  reputation.  Dr. 
Lyte  has  almost  grown  up  with  the  Normal,  hav- 
ing been  a  student  and  teacher  in  it  since  his  boy- 
hood, with  few  interruptions,  and  is  therefore  more 
than  ordinarily  interested  in  its  progress. 

The  birth  of  our  subject  occurred  in  Bird  in 
Hand,  Pa.,  June  29,  1842,  and  his  early  years  were 
passed  in  assisting  his  father  to  carry  on  his  nurs- 
ery and  garden,  and  during  the  winter  he  attended 
the  public  schools.  It  was  while  he  was  preparing 
for  college  that  the  War  of  the  Rebellion  came  on, 
when  he  offered  his  services  in  the  defense  of  the 
Flag,  and  for  three  years  was  faithful  and  efficient. 
At  the  battle  of  Chancellorsville,  he  received  a 
wound,  from  the  effects  of  which  he  has  never  en- 
tirely recovered.  He  went  out  in  a  regiment  of 
infantry  as  a  private  soldier,  but  soon  won  pro- 
motion and  held  a  commission  is  a  battery  of  light 
artillery.  In  a  number  of  great  battles  fought  by 
the  Army  of  the  Potomac,  he  was  actively  inter- 
ested, and  belonged  to  that  division  of  the  service 
until  the  close  of  the  war.     Returning  to  his  home 


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457 


Dr.  Lytc  oontiiuied  his  studies  and  tauf^lit  in  tlie 
district  schools  of  his  native  county  for  two  years, 
subsequently  entering  the  Pennsylvania  State  Nor- 
mal School  of  Millersville,  from  which  he  was  giad- 
uatcd  in  18C8,  and  later  completed  the  scientific 
course.  He  was  at  once  elected  a  member  of  the 
faculty  as  Professor  of  rhetoric  and  bookkeeping, 
and  later,  for  many  years  lilluil  the  chair  of  peda- 
gogy and  Knglish  grammar.  The  Franklin  and 
Marshall  College  conferred  upon  him  the  degree 
of  Master  of  Arts  in  1878,  and  also  that  of  Doctor 
of  I'hilosophy  in  1887.  The  same  year  he  entered 
upon  iiis  duties  as  Principal  of  the  Normal  School, 
in  which  he  had  successfully  taught  from  the  time 
of  his  graduation.  The  number  of  students  en- 
rolled continues  to  be  greater  year  by  year  and 
largely  in  excess  of  any  similar  institution  in  the 
state.  At  the  same  time  the  course  of  study  has 
been  extended  and  the  school  has  been  made  more 
distinctively  a  teachers'  institute  than  ever  before. 
Of  late  a  gymnasium,  library  building,  one  for 
physical  science  and  mechanical  arts  and  various 
other  structures  have  been  erected  which  will  add 
greatly  to  the  efliciency  of  the  school. 

The  special  studies  and  interests  of  Dr.  Lyte 
have  led  him  along  the  branches  of  language,  phil- 
osophj'  and  pedagogies,  and  he  is  the  author  of  a 
series  of  text-books  on  language,  one  on  book- 
keeping and  several  on  music.  On  educational 
and  literary  subjects  the  Doctor  is  a  popular  lec- 
turer, being  the  possessor  of  well  matured  and  ad- 
vanced ideas  on  all  topics  connected  with  public 
education  as  well.  In  addition  to  his  duties  as 
Principal,  he  fills  the  chair  of  ps^-cliology  and 
logic.  In  1891  he  was  made  President  of  the 
Pennsylvania  Teachers'  Association  and  is  a  life 
member  of  the  National  Educational  Association. 
For  a  number  of  years  he  has  served  as  a  Director 
of  the  National  Association  and  is  Vice-President 
of  the  Council  of  Education  connected  with  that 
bod^'.  He  is  also  a  memberof  the  American  Acad- 
emy of  Political  Science. 

Fraternally  Dr.  Lyte  is  a  Mason  of  the  Thirty- 
third  degree,  that  distinction  having  been  con- 
ferred upon  him  in  1885.  He  also  belongs  to  the 
Loyal  Legion,  the  Grand  Array  of  the  Republic 
and  the  Society  of   the  Sons  of  the   Revolution. 


Dr.  r.yte  has  many  practical  plans  for  the  further 
development  of  the  Normal  and  hopes  to  still  keep 
increasing  its  renown  as  an  educational  center.  He 
has  a  genuine  love  for  the  institution  with  which 
he  has  been  so  long  connected,  and  for  that  rea- 
son has  continually  declined  to  consider  the  ac- 
ceptance of  positions  which  might  be  esteemed 
more  important  and  which  were  certainly  more  de- 
sirable from  a  financial  point  of  view. 

In  March,  1872,  occurred  the  marriage  of  Dr. 
Lyte  and  Mary,  daughter  of  Dr.  Isaiah  Mc  Junkin, 
of  Philadelphia.  Two  children  have  been  born  of 
this  union,  Louis  and  Gilbert.  Dr.  Lyte  and  his 
wife  are  members  of  the  Episcopal  Church  and 
have  man^-  sincere  and  devoted  friends  in  all  cir- 
cles of  their  acquaintance.  In  manner  the  Doctor 
is  very  affable  and  courteous,  and  by  his  students, 
though  firm  and  an  excellent  disciplinarian,  is  be- 
loved and  respected. 


3^^ 


WALTER  S.  BARE,  a  successful  business 
man  of  the  cit3'  of  Lancaster,  is  just- 
ly entitled  to  space  in  this  connec- 
tion. He  is  a  packer  and  dealer  in  leaf  tobacco. 
Born  in  Bareville,  Pa.,  on  the  3d  of  October,  1857, 
he  is  a  son  of  the  late  Dr.  A.  S.  and  Eliza  (Ann) 
Bare.  The  years  of  his  boyhood  were  spent  in 
Cincinnati,  Ohio,  to  which  place  he  returned  in 
1872,  residing  in  the  family  of  his  uncle,  Martin 
Bare,  a  prosperous  merchant  of  that  city.  There 
he  received  an  excellent  education. 

In  1880  Mr.  Bare  became  superintendent  of  the 
large  edged  tool  works  at  Hamilton,  Ohio.  The  bus- 
iness of  this  concern  rapidly  increased,  the  prod- 
ucts finding  a  large  sale  in  the  west  and  south. 
In  1887  he  came  to  Lancaster  and  engaged  in  the 
tobacco  business,  becoming  a  partner  in  the  firm  of 
Jacob  Wolf  &  Co.,  and  remaining  in  that  connec- 
tion until  the  firm  was  dissolved  in  1889.  He  then 
established  himself  in  business  at  No.  34  East  Grant 
Street,  where  he  still  carries  on  trade  in  all  grades  of 
doraesticand  imported  tobaccos.     By  careful  atten- 


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tion  to  business,  and  b3'  energy  and  square  dealing, 
he  has  built  up  a  very  large  trade. 

At  Browusville,  Fayette  County,  Pa.,  December 
12,  1888,  Mr.  Bare  was  united  in  marriage  with 
Miss  Mary,  daughter  of  J.  Nelson  Snowdon,  who 
carried  on  a  large  business  as  a  boat  builder  at 
Pittsburg  and  Browusville.  Politically,  Mr.  Bare 
is  a  stanch  Republican.  His  religious  connections 
are  with  St.  James'  Episcopal  Cliurch.  He  is  re- 
garded as  one  of  Lancaster's  most  popular  and  suc- 
cessful business  men,  both  he  and  his  estimable 
wife  having  the  respect  of  all  who  kuow  them. 


(@. 


CTr  DOLPHUS  S.  VILLEE.  The  subject  of 
/ — \  tliis  sketch  is  well  known  in  Lancaster  as 
one  of  the  overseers  in  the  Farnum  Cotton 
Mills.  Our  subject's  grandfather  was  once  Gov- 
ernor of  Paris,  at  a  time  when  the  name  was  spelled 
de  Ville.  His  son,  Herman  W.,  who  was  born 
in  Paris  in  1789,  was  a  graduate  of  the  military 
school  and  was  a  prominent  attorney,  well  known 
in  the  history  of  France.  He  joined  the  array  in 
1805,  and  was  at  the  battle  of  Austerlitz,  where 
Napoleon  won  one  of  his  greatest  victories,  some 
relics  of  which  our  subject  has  now  in  his  posses- 
sion. He  also  has  a  pair  of  solid  silver  S[)urs  used  by 
his  father  at  the  battle  of  Waterloo,  also  his  sword. 
He  followed  the  Eagles  of  the  Empire  into  Spain 
and  Portugal,  being  connected  with  the  artillery 
as  Captain,  in  the  conflict  of  1812  against  Russia, 
and  was  at  the  burning  of  Moscow.  In  1814,  after 
Napoleon  had  been  sent  as  an  exile  to  Elba,  he 
took  the  oath  of  allegiance  to  the  new  king,  Louis 
XVIII.  After  Napoleon  was  sent  to  St.  Helena, 
Villee,  with  others,  was  forced  to  leave  France.  In 
1815  he  went  to  England  and  from  there  he  went 
to  the  West  Indies.  In  1820  he  came  to  America, 
bringing  with  him  135,000  and  landing  at  Phila- 
delphia.    From  there  he  went  to  Reading,  where 


he  engaged  in  the  printing  and  publishing  busi- 
ness, including  French,  English  and  German  pub- 
lications. .Subsequently  he  started  a  newspaper 
at  Lancaster  and  opened  a  large  book  store.  He 
was  a  friend  of  President  James  Buchanan.  Af- 
ter losing  all  of  his  property  by  going  on  other 
people's  bonds,  he  removed  to  Lewisburg,  where 
he  kept  a  tavern,  and  from  there  moved  to  Mil- 
ton, but  after  a  short  sojourn  In  that  place  we 
find  him  conducting  a  hotel  in  Suubury,  Nor- 
thumberland County.  Later  he  lived  in  another 
part  of  the  count^',  where  he  taught  school,  and 
died  in  1842.  He  established  the  Postofflce  at 
Harders  Church,  but  his  commission  as  Postmaster 
came  after  his  death.  In  politics  he  was  a  Demo- 
crat and  was  noted  as  a  campaign  speaker.  He 
spoke  French,  German,  Italian  and  Spanish  flu- 
ently. He  belonged  to  the  German  Reformed 
Church. 

Our  subject's  mother,  Matilda  Regina  (Strein) 
Villee,  was  married  October  26, 1828;  she  was  a  na- 
tive of  Lancaster,  and  the  daughter  of  John  Jacob 
Strein,  who  was  born  in  German^',  and  settled  in 
Lehigh  County,  Pa.  He  engaged  at  teaching,  but 
in  1805  located  in  Lancaster,  the  old  residence  be- 
ing on  South  Duke  Street.  He  engaged  as  organ- 
ist and  teacher  in  Trinity  Lutheran  Church  for  a 
period  of  about  thirty'  years.  He  died  at  Lancas- 
ter aged  seventy-seven  years.  The  mother  also 
died  there  aged  sixty-seven  years.  The  family  of 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Villee  consisted  of  six  children,  five 
o^  whom  reached  their  majority,  and  three  are 
still  living:  Sarah,  Mrs.  Samuel  Greiner,  of  Lancas- 
ter; Mary  B.,  the  widow  of  George  W.  Brown,  of 
Lancaster;  Adolphus  S.,  the  subject  of  this  sketch; 
Herman,  who  was  in  the  Fiftieth  Pennsylvania  In- 
fantry, and  is  now  deceased;  and  John  Henry,  a 
salesman  in  Philadelphia,  who  went  to  California  in 
1856  by  the  way  of  Panama.  He  traveled  through 
Oregon  and  Washington  and  went  to  New  Mexico, 
but  has  not  been  heard  from  since  1861. 

The  subject  of  this  sketch,  the  third  child  in 
order  of  birth,  was  born  in  Lancaster  on  the 
24th  of  Maj',  1832,  but  was  reared  in  Northum- 
berland County  until  past  sixteen  years  of  age. 
He  there  attended  the  schools  common  to  that  day 
and  age,  but  at  that  time  his  father  died  and  he 


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was  compellecl  to  work  on  a  farm,  going  to  school    ' 
twenty-four  days  each   winter    for   three  winters. 
When  fifteen  years  of  age   he   liegan  school  teach-   I 
ing   in    his   home  district.     He  also  clerked   in  a 
Postotlice  for  a  time.     In  1848  he  again    went  to 
work  on  a  farm,  continuing  until  he  came  to  Lan- 
caster, and  in   March,   1849,  commenced   working 
in  cotton  mill  No.  1  to  learn  the  weaving  trade, 
the  wages   at  that  time  for  an  apprentice  being 
fifty  cents  per  day.     He  continued  in  this  mill  un- 
til 18.50,  when  he  was  engaged  in  cotton  mill  No. 
2,  where  he  was  assistant  foreman.     April  7,  1865, 
he  was  promoted  to  be  overseer  of  tlic  weaving  de- 
partment.    It  should  be  staled  in   tliis  connection 
that  during  the   first   j-ear  of  the  Civil   War  he 
went  into  the  service  as  wagon  master  of  a   train 
under  General  Hanks,  in   tlie  Shenandoah   N'alley, 
and  remained  until  February,  1862,  when  his  train 
was  broken  up  and  transferred.     After  he  was  re- 
tired, he  returned  to  his  home,  believing  the  war 
to  be  nearly  over,  but  in    1863,  being  impressed 
Willi  the  thought  that  it  was  his  duly  to  help  sup- 
press the  Retiellion,  he  volunteered  in  the  Fiftieth 
Pennsylvania  Infantr}'  as  a  member  of  Company 
I.     After  the  battle  of  Gettysburg,  he  did   guard 
duty  about  ten  weeks  and   was  mustered  out  the 
last  of  August,  1863.     After  his  return    he  again 
entered  the  cotton  mill   with   which   he   has   since 
been  connected.     He  is  Secretary  of  the  People's 
Building  &  Loan  Association,  helping  to  organize 
that   institution,  and  has  been  one  of  its  directors 
from  its  start.     It  now  has  a  capital  of  *218,0()0. 
Our  subject  was  married  at  York,  on  the    11th 
of    April,  1852,  to  Miss  .lulia  A.  T.    Hammond, 
a  native  of    Prince  George's   County-,    Md.     .She 
was  the  daughter  of  George  Hammond,  who  was 
born  in  Massachusetts,  and   died   in   Grafton,  W. 
Va.     Our  subject's  wife  died  December  3,  1889,  in 
her  fifty-ninth  year;  she  was  a  devout  member  of 
the  Lutheran  Church.     Eight  of  their  eleven  chil- 
dren grew  to  manhood  and  womanhood:  Herman 
W.,  a  machinist;  Julia  A.  M.,  Mrs.  Hutchinson,  of 
Lancaster;  Charles  A.  D.,  who  is  the  assistant  fore- 
man  under  our  subject;  George  Edwin,  who  died 
when  an  infant;  Henr}'    Locher,  who  died  at  the 
age  of  thirty-two   j'ears,  at  Congers,  N.  Y.,  June 
10,   1893,  and  was  in  the  employ  of  the  "Review 


of  Reviews;"  Mary  Elizabeth,  the  widow  of  Will- 
iam A.  Tobias,  who  resides  with  our  subject;  Edgar 
Lincoln,  wlio  died  at  the  age  of  five  years;  Sarah 
Katie,  who  died  aged  six  years  and  six  months; 
Emma  Harriet,  a  graduate  of  the  high  school,  liv- 
ing at  home;  Bertha  Greenwold,  now  Mrs.  John  A. 
Sprenger,  of  Lancaster;  and  John  Walter  L,  musi- 
cian and  piano  tuner. 

Mr.  Villee  is  an  honored  member  of  Lodge  No. 
88,  K.  of  P.;  he  was  a  charter  member  of  the 
lodge,  and  w.as  its  first  Secretarj'.  He  was  District 
Deputy  for  several  years.  He  belongs  to  the  Can- 
as-sa-te-go  Tribe  of  Red  Men,  and  is  Past  S.acliem. 
He  is  also  a  member  of  the  Artisans'  Order  of 
Mutual  Protection,  and  of  Admiral  Reynolds  Post 
No.  405,  G.  A.  R.  Both  he  and  his  estimable  fam- 
ily are  identified  with  Trinity  Lutheran  Church, 
and  in  politics  he  has  been  a  Republican  ever  since 
the  days  of  John  C.  Fremont. 


JOHN  J.  JEFFRIE;.S,  representing  Cullman 
Bros.,  of  New  York,  in  their  tobacco  trade, 
was  born  in  Lancaster,  August  18,  1851.  His 
father,  Levi  Jeffries,  was  born  in  llie  same 
county.  His  grandfather,  John  J.  Jeffries,  was 
born  in  Chester  County.  He  was  a  mason  by 
trade.  In  1816  he  located  at  May  town,  and  died 
at  the  age  of  ninety-one  years,  in  1885.  Politic- 
ally he  was  a  Democrat,  and  voted  for  James 
Monroe.  He  was  of  Scotch-Irish  descent,  and  be- 
longed to  the  Reformed  Church.  The  great-grand- 
father came  from  Scotland  to  Chester  County. 
The  father  of  our  subject  was  a  stone  ma.son  b}' 
trade,  and  went  west  when  a  young  man,  but  later 
returned  to  Lancaster  and  engaged  in  laying  brick, 
continuing  in  the  same  for  many  3'ears.  He  met 
with  an  accident  at  Reading  by  falling  down  in- 
side of  a  smokestack,  forty-five  feet  high,  breaking 
both  of  his  legs.  He  died  at  Lancaster,  February 
22,  1885,  aged  sixt3'  years.  The  mother,  Cather- 
ine Shindel,  also  a  native  of  Lancaster,  and  the 


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daughter  of  Peter  Shindel,  who  was  a  cigar  man- 
ufacturer, still  lives  in  Lancaster,  her  age  being 
seventy-one  years.  The  family  are  members  of 
the  Lutheran  Church. 

Our  subject,  the  only  child,  was  reared  in  Lan- 
caster, and  there  had  the  advantage  of  good 
scliools.  Me  learned  the  trade  under  his  father, 
working  with  him  from  1866  to  1882.  He  was  in 
company  with  his  father  several  years  prior  to  tlie 
hitter's  death.  Having  had  experience  in  packing 
tobacco,  in  1883  he  was  employed  as  the  repre- 
sentative of  Cullman  Bros.,  with  whom  he  has 
been  associated  ever  since. 

From  a  business  point  of  view  our  subject  has  been 
unusually  successful,  and  now  owns  several  fine 
residences  in  Lancaster.  He  was  united  in  marriage 
in  1870  with  Miss  Lou  Gates,  who  was  born  in  Ches- 
ter County,  Pa.,  and  is  tlie  daughter  of  Emanuel 
Gates, ashoe  manufacturer.  By  this  union  five  chil- 
dren were  born:  William,  Edward,  Charles,  Frank 
and  Lottie.  Mr.  Jeffries  takes  an  active  part  in 
all  public  matters,  is  a  member  of  the  School 
Board  from  the  P'ifth  Ward,  and  belongs  to  the 
Artisans'  Order  of  Protection.  Politically  he  is 
an  active  worker  in  the  Democratic  partj'.  His 
wife  is  a  member  of   St.  Paul's  Reformed  Church. 


DAVID  E.  MAYER,  a  well  known  and  re- 
spected citizen  of  Strasburg,  has  served 
as  Supervisor  of  the  township  for  seven 
terms,  and  has  been  one  of  the  School  Directors  for 
six  terms.  He  is  very  active  in  politics,  being  a 
stanch  Republican .  For  three  terras  he  served  as  In- 
spector of  Elections,  and  for  three  years  was  Clerk 
of  the  Election  Board,  and  in  addition  to  those 
offices  has  held  that  of  Judge  of  Elections  for  one 
term.  March  29,  1894,  he  was  appointed  to  serve 
as  County  Commissioner,  and  is  still  acting  in 
that  capacity.  His  career  as  a  public  man  has 
been  marked  with  ability  and  fidelity  to  affairs 
coming  under  his  jurisdiction,  and  he  has  given 
entire  satisfaction  to  his  constituents. 

Christian   Meyer,  the  grandfather  of   our   sub- 


ject, in  the  early  part  of  this  century  was  a  lead- 
ing settler  of  this  locality.  By  trade  he  was  a 
blacksmith,  which  occupation  he  followed  for  a 
number  of  years,  and  then  began  milling.  He  in- 
vested a  large  sum  of  money  in  land  situated  in 
West  Lampeter  Township,  but  never  was  to  any 
extent  engaged  in  agriculture.  In  pt)litics  he  was 
an  adherent  of  tlie  old  Whig  party.  He  married 
Miss  Mar}'  Miller,  and  seven  children  graced  their 
union,  namely:  Isaac,  Leah  (Mrs.  Hcrr),  David, 
Jacob,  John,  Hattic  (Mrs.  Hildebrand),  and  Na- 
thaniel. 

The  eldest  in  the  last  named  family,  Isaac  Mayer, 
was  born  in  West  Lampeter  Township,  and  in  his 
boyhood  worked  on  a  farm.  For  about  twelve 
years  he  was  emplo3ed  b}'  a  neigiiboring  agricult- 
urist, and  subsequently  with  the  sum  he  had  suc- 
ceeded in  laying  aside  bought  a  farm  in  Strasburg 
Township,  and  to  its  cultivation  gave  his  atten- 
tion for  the  next  thirty  years,  after  which  he  lived 
a  retired  life  until  his  death.  Politicall}'  he  was 
a  Whig,  and  on  the  formation  of  the  Republican 
part  J' became  identified  therewith.  He  was  School 
Director  of  Strasburg  Townsliip  for  two  terms, 
and  was  a  member  of  the  Old  Meiinonite  Church. 
In  the  year  1836  he  was  united  in  marriage  with 
Mary  Hoover,  by  whom  he  had  a  family  of  three 
sons:  Christian,  now  deceased;  David  E.  and 
Isaac  II. 

The  nativit}-  of  David  E.  Mayer,  the  subject  of 
this  article, occurred  in  West  Lampeter  Township, 
August  4,  1838.  He  received  such  school  advan- 
tages as  were  afforded  b}'  the  district  schools  of 
the  neighborhood,  which  he  attended  until  reach- 
ing his  eighteenth  year.  His  life  was  passed  un- 
eventfully, his  father  training  him  in  the  duties 
pertaining  to  the  operation  of  a  farm,  and  with 
him  he  continued  to  make  his  abode  until  his  fa- 
ther's death,  in  1877.  In  that  year  he  embarked 
in  business  for  himself  on  the  home  place,  and  has 
made  a  specialty'  of  raising  vegetables  and  all 
kinds  of  berries,  etc.,  for  the  Lancaster  market. 
He  has  been  very  successful  in  this  enterprise,  his 
laud  being  fertile  and  well  adapted  to  the  pur- 
pose for  which  it  is  used.  The  owner  has  mani- 
fested good  ability  in  a  financial  way,  and  has 
acquired  a  snug  little  fortune  through  his  indus- 


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trious  and  persevering  efforts.  He  has  never  mar- 
ried, preferring  to  live  an  independent  life  and  lias 
kept  "bachelor's  hall.  His  friends  and  neighbors, 
who  have  known  him  as  man  and  boy  for  over 
half  a  century-,  think  highly  of  him,  for  he  is  a 
man  of  sterling  integrity  and  honest  worth. 


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JOHN  F.  RRTMMKR.  It  affords  us  pleasure 
to  place  before  our  readers  an  outline  of  the 
history  of  this  gentleman,  who  is  one  of  the 
enterprising  and  substantial  business  men  of 
Lancaster,  where  he  is  the  proprietor  of  a  finely 
equipped  livery  stable,  which  he  is  carrying  on  in 
connection  with  his  brother,  C.  II.  Brimmer.  Our 
sucject  is  also  engaged  in  the  leaf  tobacco  business, 
and  b^'  carefully  attending  to  details,  has  accumu- 
lated a  handsome  competence. 

A  native  of  this  city,  our  subject  was  born  in 
August,  1855.  lie  is  the  son  of  Frederick  Brim- 
mer, of  whom  a  fuller  history  will  be  given  in  the 
sketch  of  C.  II.  Bii miner,  on  another  page  in  this 
volume.  John  F.,  of  this  sketch,  was  the  youngest 
member  of  the  parental  family,  and  obtained  his 
education  in  the  city  schools.  When  old  enough 
he  learned  the  trade  of  a  baker,  and  in  1872  start- 
ed in  business  with  his  brother,  they  operating  to- 
gether as  bakers  until  1876,  when  John  F.  and  a 
Mr.  Feltnian  established  a  tob.acco  business,  buy- 
ing for  a  New  York  house.  The}'  continued  this 
for  two  years  when  Mr.  Brimmer  began  work- 
ing on  a  salar)',  being  in  the  employ  of  different 
firms  in  New  York  and  California  until  the  ^-ear 
1881.  The  following  year  he  began  in  business 
wi-th  C.  G.  bhubert,  which  connection  was  dissolved 
two  years  later.  He  then  formed  a  partnership 
with  G.  C.  Kienbussh,  of  New  Y'ork;  the  latter 
took  care  of  the  business  in  New  York,  while  Mr. 
Brimmer  had  the  management  of  the  house  in  Lan- 
caster. They  operated  togethei  until  1887,  when 
our  subject  engaged   in  the  tobacco  trade  on   his 


own  account.  He  has  two  buildings  devoted  to  the 
storage  of  that  article,  whose  capacit}'  combined 
is  three  thousand  cases.  Mr.  Brimmer  buys  the 
tob.icco  in  the  bundle  from  the  producers  and 
packs  and  inspects  it  himself.  During  the  busy 
season  he  gives  employment  to  sixty  men. 

In  connection  with  the  business  already  men- 
tioned, Mr.  Brimmer  is  interested  with  his  brother 
C.  H.  in  a  livery  stable,  and  is  a  stockholder  in  the 
Hamilton  Watch  Company,  of  which  he  is  alsoa  di- 
rector. He  also  has  money  invested  in  the  Helvetia 
Leather  Company  and  is  a  stockholder  in  the  Union 
Building  and  Loan  Association.  Mr.  Brimmer  has 
invested  a  large  amount  of  capital  in  real  estate 
in  Charlestown,  W.  Va.,  and  also  owns  considerable 
property  in  Lancaster.  His  beautiful  residence  is 
located  at  No.  140  North  Duke  Street.  He  is  now 
building  a  fine  residence  at  the  corner  of  Mari- 
etta and  President  Avenues,  which  is  surround- 
ed by  two  and  one-half  acres  of  ground  and  forms 
one  of  the  most  attractive  spots  in  the  cit3'. 

The  marriage  of  Mr.  Brimmer  and  Miss  Mary 
M..  daughter  of  Herman  Miller,  \vas  celebrated  in 
1879.  They  have  iiad  born  to  them  two  children, 
John  R. and  Elizabeth.  In  social  affairs  our  sub- 
ject belongs  to  the  Royal  Arcanum.  He  is  a  true 
Christian  and  an  active  member  of  the  First  Pres- 
byterian Church.  In  politics,  he  was  reared  a 
Democrat  and  has  been  a  follower  of  that  party 
ever  since. 


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DANIEL  R.  MrCORMlCK,  M.  D.,  is  one  of 
the  leading  and  successful  j^oung  physi- 
cians whose  field  of  practice  is  in  Lancas- 
ter, of  which  city  he  is  a  native.  A  member  of  the 
leading  medical  associations  of  the  county  and 
state,  he  takes  an  active  part  therein,  keeps  thor- 
oughly posted  on  all  the  latest  discoveries  and  is 
constantly  extending  his  knowledge  of  the  frater- 
nity to  which  he  belongs.  Educational  ideas  and 
affairs  in  this  city  have  few  more  enthusiastic  sup- 
porters than  the  Doctor,  who  has  been  a  member 


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of  the  School  Board,  and  at  one  time  was  President 
of  the  organization. 

The  father  of  our  subject  was  born  in  Philadel- 
phia and  came  to  J.ancasterin  its  early  days,  being 
for  some  time  engaged  in  contract  work.  Taking 
up  the  study  of  medicine,  he  entered  the  Philadel- 
phia University,  from  which  he  was  graduated,  and 
tlien  devoted  himself  to  the  practice  of  his  profes- 
sion here  until  he  was  called  from  this  life,  in 
1869.  He  bore  the  same  Christian  name  as  his  son 
of  whom  we  write,  and  by  his  marriage  with  Mary 
A.  Reutter  nine  children  were  born, all  but  three  of 
whom  are  yet  living.  Mrs.  McCormick  is  still  a 
resident  of  Lancaster,  her  home  being  with  her 
son. 

After  receiving  a  good  public  school  education, 
our  subject,  who  completed  the  high  school  course 
in  187,5,  entered  the  drug  business,  and  during  the 
intervals  of  his  work  studied  medicine,  his  tutor  be- 
ing Dr.  J.  O.  Boyd.  In  1882  he  was  graduated  from 
the  Jefferson  Medical  College  with  the  degree  of 
Doctor  of  Medicine.  He  next  pursued  a  special 
course  in  chemistry,  after  finishing  wliicli  he  became 
a  partner  of  Dr.  Boyd  in  his  practice.  In  1883  the 
latter  died,  and  since  that  time  our  subject  liiis  car- 
ried on  the  practice  alone.  When  the  St.  .Joseph's 
Hospital  was  started  Dr.  McCormick  was  made  one 
of  the  medical  staff,  and  served  as  such  for  two 
years.  For  four  years  past  he  has  been  a  member  of 
the  Lancaster  Board  of  Health,  and  is  President  of 
the  Board  of  Examining  .Surgeons  for  Pensioners, 
having  been  appointed  in  the  spring  of  1893.  As 
formerly  stated,  he  is  a  member  of  the  Lancaster 
City  and  County  and  the  State  Medical  Societies. 
Formerly  he  was  Vice-President  and  is  still  asso- 
ciated with  the  Pathological  Societj^ 

An  active  worker  in  the  ranks  of  the  Democracy, 
Dr.  McCormick  has  for  years  been  a  member  of 
the  County  Democratic  Standing  Committee;  was 
Secretary  of  the  County  (.'ommiltee  at  one  time, 
and  h.as  often  been  chairman  of  various  county 
and  city  conventions,  being  also  a  delegate  to  the 
state  conventions  of  his  party.  Foremost  in  edu- 
cational affairs,  the  Doctor  has  used  bis  influence 
to  the  best  of  his  ability  in  the  promotion  of  good 
schools  and  the  best  teachers  to  be  obtained.  For 
ten  years  he  was  a  member  of   the  City  School 


Board,  of  which  he  was  President  for  two  terms, 
and  during  this  time  nearly  all  of  the  modern 
school  buildings  were  erected.  As  a  member  of 
the  Finance  Committee  his  suggestions  and  recom- 
mendations were  consequently  regarded  as  most 
important,  and  he  used  wise  discretion  in  the  dis- 
bursement of  the  people's  money  and  in  the  or- 
ganization of  the  Lancaster  school  S3'stem,  which 
is  justly  considered  very  complete  and  satisfactory. 


/^~V  SAMUEL  FLICK  is  one  of  the  largest 
Vj  T  contractors  and  builders  in  Lancaster,  and 
has  always  had  as  nuich  work  on  hand  as 
he  could  well  attend  to.  His  work  gives  the  best 
of  satisfaction,  and  he  is  in  great  demand,  for  he 
gives  his  personal  attention  to  ever}'  detail  and  is 
thoroughly  reliable  .and  strictly  business-like  in 
his  methods.  He  is  a  native  of  this  city,  having 
been  born  here  April  16,  1854,  and  his  life  has 
been  passed  within  the  city  limits. 

The  paternal  grandfather  of  our  subject,  Henrj' 
Flick,  lived  on  West  King  Street  when  Lancaster 
was  a  small  village.  He  was  a  successful  carpenter 
and  builder  in  his  day,  having  erected  some  of  the 
Conestoga  Cotton  Mills  among  other  structures  in 
this  locality.  He  was  a  Whig  in  politics  and  a  man 
much  respected  in  the  community'.  In  his  family 
were  the  following  children:  Henry,  George,  Fred, 
William,  Mrs.  R.  M.  Morrow,  Mrs.  Charles  Ames, 
Margaret  Spurrier,  Mrs.  Brilhart  and  .Lacob.  The 
parents  of  our  subject  were  Henry  and  Eliza- 
beth (Smith)  Flick.  The  father  of  our  subject 
was  born  in  this  city,  where  he  learned  his  fa- 
ther's business  and  followed  the  trade  all  his  life. 
In  former  years  he  was  a  Whig,  and  after  the  or- 
ganization of  the  Republican  party  became  its  firm 
adherent.  He  was  called  from  his  labors  in  May, 
1882,  when  he  had  reached  the  age  of  sixty-five 
years,  but  his  wife  survived  him  for  ten  years,  dy- 
ing in  April,  1892,  in  her  seventy-third  year.  Of 
their  five  children,  the  eldest,  Frederick,  is  a  car- 
penter, and  the  others  in  order  of  birth  are  as  fol- 
lows: Henry,  Charles,  G.  Samuel  and  Mary  C. 

Mr.  Flick,  of   this  sketch,  attended  school  only 


SAMUEL  NISSLY. 


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until  thirteen  years  of  age,  when  he  became  clerk 
in  a  hat  store,  remaining  there  for  four  years, 
but  on  account  of  his  health  he  abandoned  the 
business  and  worked  for  three  j'cars  at  the  carpen- 
ter's trade.  For  ten  years  succeeding  that  he  was 
foreman  for  Philip  Dinklcbergcr,  wlio  died  in  1886. 
Since  that  time  Mr.  Flick  has  been  carrying  on 
business  on  his  own  account,  and  among  other 
buildings  wiiieh  show  his  handiwork  are  Springer's 
Brewery,  the  handsome  residence  of  Mr.  Senor,  the 
Lancaster  Caramel  Factory,  which  he  remodeled, 
besides  many  others.  He  erected  a  wing  on  the 
Watch  Factory,  and  has  tilled  many  other  contracts 
of  less  importance.  Heemploj's  upwards  of  twelve 
men,  attends  strictly  to  hi?  affairs,  and  the  success 
which  has  blessed  his  efforts  is  owing  to  his  ener- 
getic and  business-like  methods.  Socially  he  is 
connected  with  Lancaster  Lodge  No.  67.  I.  ().  ().  F., 
Washington  P^ncampment  No.  110,  Fulton  Castle 
No.  210,  Knights  of  the  Golden  Eagle,  and  belongs 
to  the  I'niled  Friends  Life  Insurance  and  the  Mu- 
tual Reserve  of  New  York  City.  Though  lie  has  al- 
ways refused  to  serve  in  an  official  capacity,  he  is 
a  stalwart  Republican  and  is  interested  in  the  wel- 
fare of  his  party. 

April  15,  1879,  Mr.  Flick  was  united  in  marriage 
with  Ladel  Ladora,  daughter  of  Martin  Leber,  of 
this  county.  They  have  had  a  son  and  daughter, 
William  II.  and  Mar^-  C,  but  the  little  girl  was 
called  from  their  home  by  the  angel  of  death  when 
only  ten  years  of  age. 


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AMUEL  NI.SSLY.  The  subject  of  this 
sketch  is  one  of  the  oldest  and  most  hon- 
ored citizens  of  Weidmanville.  For  over 
fift^-  years  he  has  held  the  office  of  .Surveyor,  and 
for  almost  the  same  length  of  time  has  served  as 
Justice  of  the  Peace  with  satisfaction  to  the  entire 
communit}'.  He  is  a  native  of  Pennsylvania,  and 
was  born  in  Lancaster  County,  May  29,  1815.  His 
parents.  Henry  and  Catherine  (Martin)  Nissly,  were 
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also  natives  of  the  same  state.  The  grandfather  of 
our  subject  was  a  native  of  Lancaster  County  and 
was  born  in  1759. 

The  family  originally  came  from  Switzerland, and 
was  numbered  among  the  pioneer  settlers  of  Lancas- 
ter County.  .Jacob  Nissly.  the  founder  of  the  fam- 
ily' ia  America,  emigrated  to  this  country  early  in 
the  eighteenth  century,  settling  upon  property  in 
Pennsylvania  which  his  descendants  have  contin- 
ued to  occupy  to  the  present  day.  The  father  of 
our  subject  was  born  .luly  12,  1783,  and  became  a 
prominent  farmer  of  Chiy  Township.  In  1807  he 
married  .Miss  Catherine  .Martin,  a  daughter  of  Pe- 
ter and  Catherine  (Flickinger)  Slartin,  her  father 
being  a  farmer  of  the  same  county.  Their  union 
w.os  blessed  wtlh  nine  children,  all  of  whom  were 
born  in  Claj-  Township,  Lancaster  County,  and 
four  are  now  living.  Tlicy  were  named:  Peter, 
Martin  and  Henry,  all  deceased;  Samuel,  our  sub- 
ject; Elizabeth;  .lolin,  deceased;  Catherine,  Anna, 
and  Isaac,  deceased.  The  father  of  the  family 
passed  away  in  1869,  at  an  advanced  age. 

Our  subject  was  reared  on  his  father's  farm  and 
received  his  education  in  the  common  schools  of 
his  native  place.  When  eighteen  years  of  age  he 
went  to  Lititz  to  learn  the  cabinet-maker's  trade, 
which  took  two  yeai-s.  Afterward  he  worked  three 
years  in  the  same  pLace,  and  then  returned  to  the 
farm  and  carried  on  his  tra^e  there  for  two  years. 
In  1840  he  learned  land  surveying  under  the  guid- 
ance of  his  uncle,  Peter  Martin,  and  in  this  occu- 
pation he  has  since  continued. 

In  1850  Mr.  Nissly  was  elected  Justice  of  the 
Peace  and  has  been  re-elected  every  five  years 
since.  He  is  President  of  the  Lincoln  National 
Bank,  and  hits  been  a  member  and  Director  of  the 
Northern  Mutual  Life  Insurance  Compan3'  since 
its  organization  in  1844.  He  has  served  as  Secre- 
tary' and  Treasurer  of  the  same  for  some  time,  and 
is  the  President  of  the  company  at  the  present  time. 

Politically  Mr.  Nissly  is  a  Republican,  but  was 
originally  an  old-line  Whig,  having  cast  his  first 
Presidential  ballot  for  William  Henry  Harrison 
in  the  year  1840.  Catherine  (Martin)  Nissly,  the 
mother  of  our  subject,  was  a  daughter  of  Peter 
Martin,  conveyancer  and  Justice  of  the' Peace  of 
Weidmanville.     He  was  commissioned  Justice  of 


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the  Peace  for  Cocalico  and  Elizabeth  Townships 
by  Gov.  Thomas  Mifflin  in  1791  and  held  that  of- 
flce  until  1835.  John  Martin,  the  original  Martin 
of  this  family,  emigrated  from  Virginia  and  lo- 
cated in  Ephrata,  Pa. 

Mr.  Nissly  never  married,  preferring  the  life  of 
single  blessedness  to  tlie  uncertainties  of  matri- 
mony. He  is  a  liberal-spirited  and  progressive  man 
and  has  the  best  interests  of  his  locality  at  heart. 
He  gives  his  support  to  all  worthy  public  enter- 
prises, and  does  all  in  liis  power  to  advance  the 
general  welfare.  lie  is  always  faithful  to  every 
trust,  and  whether  in  business,  official  or  social 
life,  he  is  ever  an  honorable,  upright  man,  wortliy 
the  high  esteem  in  which  he  is  held. 


DAVID  L.  DEEN,  a  leading  Republican  poli- 
tician of  Lancaster,  is  Clerk  of  the  Com- 
mon Council,  and  is  Alderman  from  the 
Sixth  Ward,  having  his  office  at  the  corner  of 
North  Queen  and  Walnut  Streets.  For  a  number 
of  years  he  has  served  as  Clerk  of  the  Common 
Council.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Republican  Coun- 
ty Committee,  and  for  a  number  of  years  was 
Chairman  of  the  Republican  City  Committee. 

The  paternal  grandfather  of  David  L.,  James 
Deen,  was  born  in  Ireland,  and  with  his  parents 
and  two  brothers  came  to  Lancaster  County,  lo- 
cating on  what  is  now  the  Evans  Farm.  Later  he 
removed  to  Juniata  County,  where  he  bouglit  a 
farm,  and  continued  to  make  his  home  thereon  un- 
til his  death,  which  occurred  when  over  eighty 
years  of  age.  He  was  a  much  respected  and  hon- 
ored member  of  the  Presbyterian  Church.  His 
parents  were  born  in  Scotland,  and  removing  to 
the  northern  part  of  Ireland,  resided  there  for  a 
few  years.  Thomas  Deen,  the  father  of  our  sub- 
ject, was  born  in  Lancaster,  Pa.,  and  after  his  mar- 
riage to  Catherine  B.  McGlinn,  in  Lancaster,  made 
this  city  his  headquarters,  though  he  was  a  travel- 
ing salesman  for  a  dry  goods  Arm  in  Philadelphia 


until  the  war.  He  offered  his  services  and  was 
made  sutler  for  the  First  and  Second  Pennsyl- 
vania Reserves.  He  died  in  1862  in  Philadelphia, 
aged  fifty  years.  His  wife  was  a  daughter  of  An- 
thony McGlinn,  who  was  a  carpenter  and  builder, 
and  also  an  undertaker  in  this  place.  For  one 
term  he  was  Coroner  of  Lancaster  County,  and 
his  death  occurred  about  the  year  1871,  when 
he  was  in  his  eightj'-eighth  year.  He  was  of 
Irish  descent,  and  a  Catholic  in  religion.  Mrs. 
Deen  died  in  the  year  1882.  Six  children,  three  of 
wliom  died  in  infancy,  preceded  her  to  the  better 
land.  Those  living  are,  William  M.,  a  retired  con- 
tractor and  builder,  who  was  in  the  Seventy-ninth 
Penns3'lvania  Infantry  until  disabled  at  the  battle 
of  Green  River;  Thomas  A.,  who  is  a  machinist  and 
electrical  engineer,  and  David  L.  His  brother, 
James  A.,  of  the  Tenth  Pennsylvania  Infantry, 
was  one  of  the  first  soldiers  of  this  state.  His  life 
was  offered  on  the  altar  of  his  country's  liberties, 
as  he  died  at  Ciiambersburg  on  the  22d  of  May, 
1861.  The  parents  were  ineml)ers  of  tiie  Presby- 
terian Church,  and  the  father  was  a  Democrat  un- 
til tiie  war,  when  he  affiliated  with  the  Republican 
party. 

David  L.  Deen  was  born  in  the  city  of  Lancas- 
ter M.ay  12,  1847,  and  attended  the  public  schools. 
His  father  died  when  he  was  a  lad  of  fourteen 
years,  and  he  then  obtained  employment  in  a  gro- 
cery owned  by  John  D.  Skiies,  with  whom  he  re- 
mained for  two  years  and  a-half.  He  next  learned 
the  machinist's  trade  in  the  Lancaster  Locomotive 
Works,  serving  an  apprenticeship  of  liiree  years. 
For  eight  months  he  was  in  the  shops  of  tiie  Penn- 
sylvania Railroad  at  Pittsburg,  and  later  was  in 
those  of  Coneraaugh  and  Johnstown  and  the  Re- 
nova  and  Baldwin  Locomotive  Works.  Returning 
to  Lancaster,  he  was  employed  in  the  Conestoga 
Cork  Works  for  about  three  years,  having  charge 
of  the  machinery.  For  six  years  and  a-half  he 
was  Cliief  Engineer  of  tlie  city  water  works  of 
this  place,  and  then  for  four  years  was  Chief  En- 
gineer of  the  Penn  Iron  Works.  In  1884  he  was 
elected  by  the  City  Council  for  one  j'ear  as  a  Street 
Commissioner.  In  the  spring  of  the  next  year  lie  was 
elected  Alderman  from  the  Sixth  Ward,  and  after- 
ward was  appointed  to  fill  a  vacancy  of  about  three 


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montlis.  In  May  he  received  liis commission  from 
Governor  I'attison,  and  in  1890  was  re-elected,  iiis 
commission  being  given  by  Governor  Beaver. 

In  1879  Mr.  Deen  ra.arried  Maggie  Seilh,  who  was 
born  in  Philadelphia,  hut  was  reared  in  Lanc.ister. 
They  have  liad  three  children:  William  1..,  Mary 
K.  and  Charles  V.  The  eldest  son  is  a  druggist  in 
Philadelphia,  and  a  graduate  of  the  Philadelphia 
College  of  Pharmacy,  and  will  soon  be  in  the 
druggist's  business  in  Lancaster.  The  pleasant  resi- 
dence of  the  Deen  famil}'  is  located  at  No.  525 
Kast  Chestnut  Street.  Since  1868  our  subject  has 
been  a  member  of  the  Knights  of  Pythias  and  is 
Past  Chancellor.  For  one  term  he  was  P'oreman 
of  the  Grand  Jury,  and  for  some  time  was  a  mem- 
ber of  the  American  Order  of  Steam  Engineers. 
He  is  Secretary  of  the  Lancaster  County  and  Pro- 
tective Association,  and  has  been  at  various  times 
influential  in  assisting  new  organizations  and  en- 
terprises. He  is  a  gentleman  of  social  disposition, 
and  is  very  fond  of  hunting. 


JOSEPH  K.  GOODELL,  of  the  firm  of  Joseph 
H.  Goodell  &  Co.,  heavy  dealers  in  coal  and 
lumber  in  the  city  of  Lancaster,  was  born  in 
Washington  County-,  N.  Y.,  near  Granville, 
June  22,  1821.  His  father,  Joseph  Goodell,  was 
born  near  Salem,  Mass.,  and  the  grandfather,  Jo- 
seph, as  well  as  the  great-grandfather,  whose  name 
was  also  Joseph,  were  natives  of  the  same  locality, 
and  were  farmers  by  occupation.  Joseph  Goodell, 
the  great-great-great-giandfather,  was  a  member 
of  the  family  of  Robert  Goodell,  who  settled  near 
Danvers,  Mass.,  in  1G34,  coming  from  England 
about  that  date.  The  family  were  of  Puritan  stock, 
and  were  of  the  Congregational  faith. 

Our  subject's  father  was  a  soldier  in  the  War  of 
1812;  he  was  a  cabinet-maker,  which  trade  he 
learned  in  the  town  of  Keene,  N.  H.  After  the  close 
of  the  War  of  1812  he  returned  to  Granville, N.  Y., 
and  soon  engaged  in  the  manufacture  of  furniture, 


and  later  removed  to  Waterford,  N.  Y.,  where  he 
engaged  in  the  same  line  of  business.  We  next  And 
him  located  at  Cohoes,  N.  Y.,  where,  in  company 
with  others,  he  constructed  a  sawmill  and  con- 
ducted a  very  successful  business.  His  next  field 
of  operation  was  at  Bridgeport,  Conn.,  where  he 
operated  a  veneering  mill,  it  being  the  first  of  that 
kind  of  machinery  operated.  After  a  successful 
business  life,  lie  retired  and  traveled  through  dif- 
ferent parts  of  the  country.  His  wife  passed  from 
the  scenes  of  this  life  at  Plainfield,  N.  J.,  and  he 
died  in  Lancaster,  Pa.,  aged  eighty-nine  years.  In 
religious  matters  he  was  a  Presbyterian,  and  in 
politics  he  was  identified  with  the  Whig  party. 

Oursubject's  mother's  maiden  name  was  Melinda 
Wilnioth;  she  was  a  native  of  Massachusetts;  and 
died  at  the  age  of  sixty-two  years,  having  reared 
a  family  of  five  children,  three  of  whom  are  living, 
our  subject  being  the  eldest. 

Joseph  R.  Goodell  was  reared  in  the  Empire 
State,  where  ho  obtained  a  good  common  school 
education.  At  the  age  of  fourteen  he  embarked 
on  life's  ocean  for  himseif,  going  to  New  York 
City,  where  be  secured  a  position  as  clerk.  He  re- 
mained in  one  >tore  for  ten  years.  In  1847  he 
took  steamer  for  the  Pacific  (Jcean  to  Callao,  South 
America.  After  his  return  by  way  of  Cape  Horn, 
in  1849  he  took  another  voyage,  going  around 
Cape  Horn,  and  touched  at  Panama,  and  from 
there  sailed  to  San  Francisco;  during  this  voyage 
he  saw  much  of  the  ocean  world.  While  in  the 
vicinity  of  Murders'  Barr,  he  inu  a  stationary  en- 
gine in  a  sawmill  for  eighteen  montlis,  and  in 
1854  returned  to  New  York  City,  b}'  way  of  the 
Nicaragua  route.  After  his  trip  abroad,  he  settled 
down  at  his  old  business  again,  in  the  year  1869 
locating  for  himself  on  Washington  Street,  Lan- 
caser,  in  his  present  business,  and  becoming  a 
member  of  the  firm  of  McComsey  &  Co.;  in  1877 
he  succeeded  his  partner,  since  which  time  the 
firm  name  has  been  Joseph  R.  Goodell  &  Co.  Be- 
sides a  very  large  lumber  trade  this  firm  handles 
twenty  thousand  tons  of  coal  per  annum.  Aside 
from  his  regular  business,  our  subject  has  over  a 
score  of  residences  throughout  the  city  which  he 
rents;  fifteen  of  these  he  built  himself. 

Ouc  subject  formed  the  acquaintance  of  his  wife, 


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whose  maiden  name  was  Celia  Sener,  in  Philadel- 
phia, and  they  were  mairied  at  Lancaster,  October 
16,  1860.  She  is  the  daughter  of  Jlr.  and  Mrs.  G. 
Sener.  He  and  his  estimable  wife  are  the  par- 
ents of  two  children:  J.Edward,  who  was  grad- 
uated with  the  Class  of  '94,  from  Franklin  and 
Marsliall  College;  and  Mary,  at  home.  Political- 
ly our  subject  is  a  Republican,  and  has  always 
taken  an  active  part  in  the  public  welfare  of  his 
county  and  state;  he  has  been  elected  tliree  times 
as  a  member  of  the  Common  Council  from  the 
Ninth  Ward  of  his  city,  and  has  held  numerous 
other  local  offices.  He  is  an  honored  member  of 
the  Masonic  and  Odd  Fellows'  fraternities,  and  is 
an  acceptable  member  of  Grace  Lutheran  Church. 
Our  subject  is  a  living  example  of  what  one 
man  can  accomplish  by  beginning  life  in  a  proper 
manner,  with  an  ambition  to  achieve  success. 
Whether  as  a  clerk  in  New  York  Cit}',  working  on 
board  an  ocean  steamer,  running  a  sawmill,  or 
digging  gold  with  the  famous  old  "Forty-niners" 
in  California,  or  in  his  counting-room,  making 
large  sales  of  lumber  and  coal,  he  is  the  same  care- 
ful, considerate  person,  of  whom  the  world  has 
none  too  many. 


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JAMES  W.  DOWNEY,  a  member  of  the  firm  of 
Downey  Bros.,  builders  and  manufacturers, 
was  born  in  this  cityin  1845.  He  is  the  son 
of  David  Downey,  whose  birth  occurred  in 
the  North  of  Ireland  in  1819,  and  the  grandson  of 
Samuel  Downey,  who,  on  emigrating  with  his 
family  to  America,  located  in  this  county,  where 
he  was  the  proprietor  of  a  good  farm,  and  resided 
until  his  death,  in  1856. 

The  father  of  our  subject  was  a  shoemaker  by 
trade,  but  during  the  later  years  of  his  life  engaged 
in  dealing  in  stock,  shipping  to  Philadelphia.  He 
was  a  member  of  the  First  Presbyterian  Church, 
and  died  in  1872.  In  politics  he  was  a  decided 
Democrat,  and  for  several  terms  served  as  a  mem- 


ber of  the  Common  Council  from  the  Ninth  Ward. 
He  was  married  tO'Eliza  J.  Downey,  his  second 
cousin,  who  was  also  a  native  of  this  city,  and 
who  died  March  1,  1892,  when  in  the  sixty-eighth 
j'ear  of  her  age. 

TLie  parental  family  of  our  subject  included  six 
children,  three  sons  and  three  daugliters,  of  whom 
James  W.  was  the  oldest  member.  He  was  edu- 
cated in  the  public  schools  and  would  have  grad- 
uated with  the  Class  of  '63  had  it  not  been  broken 
into  by  the  Civil  War.  He  belonged  to  tlie  mil- 
itary cadets  of  Lancaster,  under  Captain  Young, 
and  in  1864  enlisted  in  Company  E,  Fiftieth  Penn- 
sylvania State  Militia,  with  the  three  months'  men. 
On  the  expiration  of  his  term  of  enlistment,  he 
again  offered  his  services  to  his  country,  and  was 
mustered  in  as  Lieutenant  in  a  company,  enlisting 
for  nine  months.  He  was  not  permitted  to  go  to 
the  front,  however,  his  father  compelling  him  to 
stay  at  home. 

In  18C4  Mr.  Downey  went  to  Pliiladelphia  and 
was  taken  into  the  firm  of  J.  G.  Rouse  &  Co., 
dealers  in  carriage  hardware  and  trimmings,  their 
place  of  business  being  located  on  the  corner  of 
Fourth  and  Arch  Streets.  In  1889  he  disposed  of 
his  interest  in  tlie  business,  and  returning  to  this 
city,  engaged  in  trade  with  his  brother,  Charles 
E.,  under  the  title  of  Downey  Bros.  Tliey  bought 
the  old  carriage  bolt  works,  wliich  they  converted 
into  a  shop  for  tiie  manufacture  of  carriage  wood- 
work. It  is  two  stories  in  height,  33x164  feet  in 
dimensions,  containing  storehouse,  drying  rooms, 
etc.  Their  shop  is  supplied  with  a  fifty  horse- 
power engine, and  all  the  machinery  necessary  for 
the  successful  carrying  on  of  their  business.  They 
manufacture  all  kinds  of  shafts,  poles,  spokes, 
hubs,  bows,  etc.,  used  in  making  carriages.  Since 
the  summer  of  1890  the  brothers  have  operated  a 
sawmill  in  Baltimore  County,  Md.  It  is  a  port- 
able structure,  and  can  be  moved  upon  the  timber- 
l.aud  which  they  purchase  in  different  portions  of 
the  county,  and  manufacture  the  oak,  ash  and 
other  varieties  of  lumber  on  the  ground.  Downey 
Bros,  ship  the  product  of  their  factory  to  all  points 
in  the  United  States  and  Canada. 

Our  subject  was  married  February  16,  1875,  in 
Edge  water  Park,  N.  J.,  to  Miss  Ella  F.,  daughter 


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of  Davis  W.  McClellan,  a  native  of  Philadelphia, 
wlieiv  lie  was  engaged  in  contracting  and  building. 
To  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Downey  there  have  Iieen  born 
three  children,  William  II.,  Frank  D.  and  Marian  G. 
In  social  affairs  our  subject  is  a  prominent  Ma- 
son, holding  inerahership  with  Lodge  No.  369,  in 
Philadelphia.  He  also  belongs  to  Robert  Morrison 
Lodge  No.  29,  I.  O.  O.  F.,  in  the  same  city,  in 
which  he  has  passed  all  the  chairs.  He  is  a  mem- 
ber of  the  First  Presbyterian  Church,  and  in  poli- 
tics is  an  unswerving  Democrat. 


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JOHN  C.  BALDWIN.  Among  tlie  worthy  old 
settlers  and  respected  citizens  of  Strasburg 
Townsliip  is  this  gentleman,  who  has  been  a 
witness  of  and  has  assisted  in  the  prosiierity 
and  <levelopment  of  this  region.  In  his  earlier 
days  he  was  a  very  active  |)olitician  and  has  fre- 
quently been  called  upon  by  his  friends  and  neigh- 
bors to  serve  in  public  positions  of  responsibility 
and  honor. 

Our  subject's  paternal  grandfather,  who  bore  the 
given  name  of  Anthony,  was  a  member  of  the  So- 
ciety of  Friends,  and  p.assed  his  entire  life  in  the 
state  of  Delaware.  B3'  occupation  he  was  a  man- 
ufacturer of  buckskin  gloves  and  breeches.  He 
married  a  lady  of  English  descent,  Mary  Harland 
by  name,  and  by  their  union  twelve  children  were 
born,  in  order  of  birth  as  follows:  Worthel,  Will- 
iam, Robert,  George,  .losciih,  Harland,  Hezekiah 
Thomas,  Stephen,  Rachel,  Filizabeth  and  JMary. 

The  father  of  our  subject,  Anthony  W.,  was 
born  in  Delaware,  April  25,  1784,  and  in  his  earlj- 
manhood  went  to  Chester  Count\-,  Pa.,  where  he 
learned  the  trade  of  clock  and  watch  making. 
On  coming  to  this  county,  which  he  did  in  the 
first  j-ears  of  this  century,  he  worked  at  his  voca- 
tion in  New  Holland  and  was  for  one  year  in  Stras- 
burg with  the  Hoff  family.  Later  he  settled  in 
Lampeter,  where  be  engaged  in  business  for  him- 
self, and  followed  his  trade  successfully  there  up 


to  the  time  of  his  death,  which  occurred  in  1857. 
lie  was  a  Whig,  and  during  his  last  3'ear  of  life  be- 
came affiliated  with  the  Republican  party.  He 
married  Maria  Bowman  and  by  her  had  a  family 
of  fifteen  children.  John  C,  Eliza,  Mary,  Anthony 
W.,  Levi,  and  William  were  all  that  grew  to  ma- 
turity. 

The  birth  of  .lohii  C.  Baldwin,  who  was  the  eld- 
est of  his  father's  large  familv,  occurred  in  New 
Holland,  this  county,  November  1,  1808.  He  at- 
tended the  schools  of  West  Lampeter  Township 
for  onl^'  thirteen  months  in  all,  which  was  the  ex- 
tent of  his  advantages.  To  his  own  efforts  he 
owes  his  education,  for  he  was  thrown  upon  his  own 
resources  and  learned  the  trade  of  clock  and  watch 
making,  which  business  he  followed  for  some  time. 

Mr.  Baldwin  has  served  as  Township  Supervisor 
and  Assessor  and  has  also  been  a  School  Director 
on  different  occasions.  He  was  elected  Clerk  of 
the  Orphans  Court  in  Lancaster  in  1863  and  as 
such  served  for  three  years.  In  religious  belief 
he  is  a  Mennonite. 

On  the  9th  of  March,  1841,  was  celebrated  the 
marriage  of  ,lohn  C.  Baldwin  and  Elizabeth  Herr,  a 
native  of  Providence  Township,  Lancaster  County, 
and  by  her  marriage  she  has  become  the  mother 
of  ten  children:  Mary  E..  who  became  the  wife 
of  Henry  Shaub;  Adeline,  who  married  Amaziab 
Baldwin;  Henrietta,  now  Mrs.  Frank  S.  Hoak; 
Alpheus,  Elizabeth,  Elrnyra,  Benjamin  F.,  John  C, 
Jr.,  Martin  and  William. 


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DR.  JAMES  P.  WICKERSHAM,  one  of  the 
distinguished  educators  of  Penns\ivania, 
is  worthy  of  special  mention,  for  he  has 
left  his  impress  upon  the  times.  He  was  born  in 
Newlin  Township,  Chester  County,  Pa.,  March  5, 
1825,  and  after  a  long  and  useful  life  died  in  Lan- 
caster, March  25,  1891.  He  was  a  son  of  Caleb  and 
Abigail  (Pyle)  Wickersham,  and  was  descended 
from  a  long  line  of  honorableancestors,  among  the 
best  of  the  Society   of  Friends,  early  settlers  in 


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eastern  Pennsylvania.  He  was  trained  from  child- 
hood in  tlie  tenets  of  their  belief,  and  early  learned 
the  high  appreciation  of  all  tlial  is  good,  and  de- 
testation of  evil.  His  father,  a  farmer,  was  a  man 
of  strong  convictions  and  intellect,  and  his  mother 
took  delight  in  training  her  children  to  habits  of 
industry  and  self-reliance.  His  primary  education 
was  obtained  in  country  schools,  after  which  he 
entered  Unionville  Academy,  and  there  among  his 
fellow-students  were  such  men  as  Bayard  Taylor, 
Hon.  J.  Smith  Futhey  and  others  who  became  prom- 
inent m  after  years.  When  only  fifteen  years  old, 
Mr.  Wiekersham  took  charge  of  a  school,  and  in 
1845,  then  only  twentj'  3'ears  old,  was  induced  to 
become  Principal  of  the  Marietta  Academy.  At 
the  time  it  had  been  his  intention  to  read  law  at 
West  Chester,  but  his  parents,  as  members  of  the 
Society  of  Friends,  opposed  his  entering  the  legal 
profession,  and  urged  his  acceptance  of  the  posi- 
tion in  the  Marietta  Academy,  which  he  finally 
accepted.  This  school,  which  had  met  with  great 
reverses,  was  held  in  a  rented  room,  and  comprised 
only  twent}'  pui)ils.  He  succeeded  so  well  that  in 
1852  there  was  a  membership  of  over  one  hun- 
dred pupils,  who  pursued  their  studies  in  a  fine 
building  of  which  the  Principal  was  the  owner 
and  which  had  a  library  comprising  over  five  hun- 
dred volumes.  December  25,  1847,  Mr.  Wicker- 
sham  married  Emerine  I.  Taylor,  one  of  his  early 
schoolmates;  she  was  a  young  woman  higlih'  gift- 
ed, a  devoted  Christian,  and  a  loving  and  faith- 
ful helpmate  to  her  husband.  He  remained  Prin- 
cipal of  the  academy  until  the  spring  of  1854,  and 
while  there  was  very  active  in  organizing  the 
Lancaster  County  Educational  Society,  of  which 
he  became  President. 

In  1854  Dr.  Wiekersham  was  one  of  the  dele- 
gates from  the  last-mentioned  society  to  the  Ameri- 
can Association  for  the  Advancement  of  Educa- 
tion at  their  meeting  in  Newark,  N.  J.  He  was 
on  the  committee  for  the  first  County  Institute, 
being  one  of  its  first  Vice-Presidents.  When  the 
Pennsylvania  State  Teachers'  Association  con- 
vened in  1853,  he  was  very  earnest  in  his  advocacy 
of  a  memorial  to  the  Legislature,  praying  for  the 
appointment  of  a  State  Superintendent  of  Public 
Schools,  and  to  create  the  otiice  of  County  Super- 


intendent. The  following  year  the  Legislature 
passed  the  Act  providing  for  a  County  Superin- 
tendent, and  the  Doctor  was  elected  to  fill  this 
position  with  a  salary  of  $1,500.  Too  much  can- 
not be  said  in  praise  of  the  pioneer  work  done  by 
him  for  the  best  interests  of  the  schools  of  this 
county.  In  Harrisburg,  July  12,  1854,  occurred 
the  first  meeting  of  County  Superintendents,  and 
the  Doctor  was  very  active  in  the  transaction  of 
work  done  by  this  meeting.  During  his  entire  oc- 
cupancy of  the  post  of  County  Superintendent  he 
was  at  the  fiont  of  various  educational  institutes 
and  meetings,  and  in  the  spring  of  1855  held  a 
Normal  Institute  at  IMilieisville,  of  which  he  was 
Principal,  and  was  later  appointed  to  serve  per- 
manently as  sucii  by  the  Trustees.  In  order  to 
take  this  position  he  resigned  his  office  of  County 
Superintendent  in  the  fall  of  1856,  and  several 
times  had  conferred  upon  him  in  the  years  which 
followed  high  positions,  such  as  President  of  the 
State  Teachers'  Association,  etc.  During  the  sum- 
mer of  186.3  he  raised  a  company  of  soldiers,  many 
of  whom  were  students  in  the  Normal,  and  he  was 
elected  Colonel  of  the  Forty-seventh  Regiment. 
In  1866  Gov.  Andrew  G.  Curtin  appointed  the 
Doctor  State  Superintendent  of  Schools  of  Penn- 
sylvania, and  he  was  re-appointed  by  Governors 
Geary,  Hartranft  and  Ilo.yt,  serving  his  state  for 
fourteen  years  and  a-half  in  that  capacity. 

Dr.  Wiekersham  was  the  author  of  several  very 
able  works,  among  these  being  one  on  "School 
Economy"  and  another  on  "Methods  of  Instruc- 
tion." They  were  rapidly  introduced  into  the 
best  institutions  of  learning  in  this  country,  and 
have  been  translated  into  Spanish,  French  and 
Japanese.  He  had  the  degree  of  Master  of  Arts 
conferred  upon  him  by  Washington  (Pa.)  College, 
and  his  degree  of  Doctor  of  Laws  came  from  La- 
Fayette  College.  On  account  of  his  able  service  as 
Superintendent  of  Public  Schools  he  became  very 
popular,  and  when  his  nomination  came  up  for 
confirmation  in  the  Senate  for  a  second  term,  it 
was  unanimous,  everj'  one  of  the  Senators  voting 
in  his  favor.  During  the  session  of  1867  he  was 
instrumental  in  securing  the  passage  of  the  Act, 
one  section  of  which  gives  the  Board  of  Directors 
the  right  of  "Eminent   Domain"  in   the  selection 


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of  grounds  for  school  buildings,  and  another  sec- 
tion provides  that  teachers'  institutes  sliall  be  held 
ill  every  county, and  the  coninion wealth  is  required 
to  aid  them  tinancially.  Many  oilier  important 
provisions  regarding  elections  of  superintendents, 
teachers'  certificates  and  other  matters  of  great 
moment  in  the  eduuational  world  were  introduced 
in  this  bill,  llic  cfTect  of  which  has  been  far-reach- 
ing and  of  incalculable  jioud.  In  every  possible 
way  the  Doctor  supervi>cd  and  counseled,  planned 
and  executed  reforms  and  made  many  visits  to 
every  county  in  the  state  during  his  term  of  ollice. 
Great  interest  (vas  aroused  by  his  intelligent  and 
earnest  presentation  of  topics  under  discussion  in 
educational  meetings  at  county  institutes  and  else- 
where. 

In  1870  Dr.  Wickcrsliam  became  joint  owner  of 
the  "Pennsylvania  .School  .loiirnal,"  with  Prof. 
John  P.  McC.iskey,  and  its  circulation  and  useful- 
ness were  greatly  increased.  By  an  Act  of  Legis- 
lature the  Soldiers'  Orphans'  Schools  were  i)laced 
in  his  hands  and  remained  there  until  he  retired 
from  ollice.  In  fie(iuciil  conferences  with  the 
President  of  the  convention  that  framed  the  Con- 
stitution of  1S74,  Dr.  Wickersham  appeared  before 
their  committees  and  in  other  ways  advanced  his 
views  as  to  the  educational  provisions  which  he 
thought  the  Constitution  should  contain.  Many 
of  these  plans  were  subsequently  (»rried  into  effect. 
In  1876  at  the  Centennial  celebration  at  Philadel- 
phia, the  Keystone  State  made  a  creditable  show- 
ing in  tlie  Educational  Department  which  was 
under  his  management,  and  for  iiis  labor  much 
credit  was  given  to  him  both  at  home  and  abroad. 
In  1867  the  Minister  from  the  Argentine  Republic 
spent  some  time  in  the  state  studying  its  meth- 
ods of  managing  schools,  and  endeavored  to  get 
the  Doctor  to  resign  his  iiosition  and  become  Su- 
perintendent of  the  public  schools  of  his  coun- 
try. After  the  Centennial  the  Doctor  decided  to 
visit  Europe  in  order  to  study  systems  of  educa- 
tion, and  was  appointed  Commissioner  by  the  Gov- 
ernor of  the  state,  making  his  oHicial  report  in 
1878.  President  Arthur  appointed  him  Minister 
to  Denmark  on  account  of  his  distinguished  serv- 
ices and  he  at  once  repaired  thither,  assuming  the 
duties  of  the  office,  but  on  account  of   his  wife's 


poor  health  he  resigned   the  charge.     In  1886  he 
issued  from  the  press  of  the  Inquirer  Printing  and 
Publishing  Company,  of    which  he  was  President, 
'•A  History  of  Education  in  Pennsj'lvania,"  a  very- 
valuable  work  of  nearly  seven  hundred  pages. 

While  in  no  sense  a  politician,  Dr.  Wickersham 
was  an  earnest  Republican.  After  the  war  he  was 
a  candidate  for  Congress  from  this  district,  and 
many  of  his  friends  were  anxious  to  see  him  serv- 
ing as  Governor  of  the  state.  He  was  also  in- 
terested in  Franklin  and  Alarshall  College,  of  which 
he  was  a  Trustee,  the  Farmers'  National  Bank,  the 
State  Insane  Asylum  at  Harrisburg,  and  he  was  a 
member  of  the  Lancaster  City  School  Board.  Fra- 
ternally he  belonged  to  Lodge  No.  43,  F.  &  A.  M., 
and  to  Post  No.  84,  G.  A.  R.  In  every  walk  of 
life  his  chief  aim  was  to  do  what  he  could  to  bene- 
fit humanity,  and  he  was  conscientious  and  intelli- 
gent in  carrying  out  his  convictions  of  dut3% 


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J  HAROLD  WICKERSHAM,  of  Lancaster,  son 
of  the  above,  is  President  of  the  Wickersham 
Printing  and  Publishing  Company,  which 
was  instituted  by  his  father.  This  concern 
was  organized  in  1873,  with  a  capital  stock  of 
|i65,000,  and  May  1.  1891,  the  name  was  changed 
to  its  present  style.  It  is  one  of  the  large  enter- 
prises of  the  city,  and  they  have  a  large  business  in 
publishing  books  and  pamphlets,  and  in  their  bind- 
ery and  electrotyping  departments.  The  office  is 
situated  at  No.  53-55  North  Queen  Street,  which 
building  is  owned  by  the  company. 

The  birth  of  our  subject  occurred  in  Marietta, 
Pa.,  February  24, 1856,  and  his  boyhood  was  passed 
at  Millersville  and  in  Lancaster,  where  he  received 
good  public  and  high  school  advantages.  He  was 
graduated  from  the  latter  in  1872  and  at  once 
entered  the  Freshman  Class  of  Franklin  and  Mar- 
shall College,  where  he  remained  for  three  years. 
The  next  two  years  were  passed  in  Yale  College, 
and  in  1877  he  received  from  that  institution  the 


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degree  of  Bachelor  of  Philosophy  on  his  gradua- 
tion. On  beginning  hisactive  life  work  he  entered 
the  old  //7gMMW  Printing  and  Publishing  Company 
in  a  subordinate  position,  and  by  his  enterprise 
and  ability  steadily  worked  his  way  upward  until 
he  was  made  general  manager,  a  position  he  has 
held  ever  since.  After  his  father's  death  the  name 
of  the  company  was  changed  to  the  one  it  goes  by 
now,  and  our  subject  was  made  its  President.  Em- 
ployment is  given  to  about  eighty  persons,  and 
the  business  transacted  by  the  firm  brings  in  a 
large  income.  They  have  a  regular  book  otflce 
and  ten  large  book  presses.  The  building  which 
is  occupied  by  the  company  is  owned  by  the  same 
and  is  four  stories  in  height;  it  has  a  frontage  of 
forty  feet  and  a  depth  of  one  hundred  and  forty- 
four  feet.  Mr.  Wiekersham  is  a  Director  in  the 
Farmers'  National  Bank  and  also  a  Director  in  the 
Lancaster  Gas  Light  and  Fuel  Company. 

The  pleasant  home  of  our  subject  was  erected  by 
him,  and  is  situated  at  No.  505  North  Duke  Street. 
He  was  married  m  Ft.  Wayne,  Ind.,  in  1880,  to 
Miss  Jessie,  daughter  of  John  Hough,  formerly'  an 
attorney,  but  now  deceased.  In  his  political  faith 
our  subject  uses  his  ballot  in  favor  of  the  Republi- 
can party.  As  a  business  man  he  lias  shown  good 
ability  and  is  numbered  among  the  best  citizens 
of  Lancaster. 


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BENJAMIN  F.  W.  URBAN,  M.  D.,  a  vete- 
ran of  the  late  war,  has  been  an  official  or 
deputy  at  the  court  house  longer  than 
any  other  man  in  Lancaster  County  and  has  had 
much  experience  as  clerk  of  the  sessions,  being 
very  familiar  with  the  county  records.  The  Doc- 
tor comes  from  an  old  family  of  Pennsylvania 
their  ancestry  being  traced  back  for  many  gener- 
ations. Three  brothers  of  the  name  came  to  Amer- 
ica from  Lombardy  and  Venice  by  way  of  New  Or- 
leans and  Baltimore,  and  they  were  the  founders 
of  the  American  branch.  The  grandfather  of  the 
Doctor,  whose  Christian   name    was   Joseph,   was 


born  in  Conestoga  Township,  where  he  followed 
farming,  as  had  his  forefathers  for  generations. 
His  death  occurred  when  he  was  nearly  eighty-five 
years  of  age.  His  son,  Joseph  R.,  was  born  in  tiie 
same  township,  and  for  forty  years  was  a  success- 
ful school  teacher,  botli  before  and  after  the  com- 
mon school  s^'stem  was  inaugurated.  At  various 
times  he  served  as  Tax  Collector,  Assessor  and  in 
local  oHices,  and  politically'  was  first  a  Whig  and 
later  a  Republican.  His  death  occurred  when  he 
had  reached  the  ripe  old  age  of  eighty  years. 
When  young  he  united  with  the  Methodist  Epis- 
copal Church  as  a  convert  from  the  Lutheran 
Cliureh  and  became  a  class  leader  and  preacher,  es- 
tablishing Sunday-schools  in  diiferent  places  and 
being  a  great  worker  in  llie  southern  and  central 
part  of  the  county.  A  strong  anti-slavery  man, 
he  was  one  of  the  conductors  on  the  Underground 
Railroad  s^'steni. 

Jose|>h  R.  Urban  married  Elizabeth  Sourbeers,  a 
native  of  the  same  township  as  himself.  Her  fatliei', 
Conrad,  was  a  farmer  and  cooper  by  trade,  and 
lived  to  a  very  old  age.  The  Doctor  is  one  of 
seven  boys,  six  of  whom  served  in  the  late  war. 
Abncr  now  resides  in  western  Ohio;  Alfred  E.,  who 
was  in  the  One  Hundred  and  Ninety-fifth  Penn- 
sylvania Regiment,  on  his  return  became  a  con- 
tractor in  Columbia,  where  his  death  occurred; 
Amos,  also  of  the  One  Hundred  and  Ninety-fifth 
Pennsylvania,  was  a  prominent  builder  and  owner 
of  a  planing  mill  in  this  city,  where  he  passed  his 
last  years;  Joseph  R.,  who  was  in  the  Ninth  Penn- 
sylvania Cavalry,  is  now  interested  in  the  Harris- 
buig  Iron  Mills;  John  W.,  of  the  First  Pennsyl- 
vania Reserves,  was  wounded  at  White  Oak  Swamp, 
being  a  prisoner  for  eleven  months,  in  later  years 
he  wrote  the  work  entitled  "Battle  Field  and 
Prison  Pen,"  and  is  now  a  resident  of  Conestoga. 
Rev.  Abram  L.,  now  an  Episcopal  minister  at 
Scrantou,  Pa.,  was  only  a  boy  during  the  fore  part 
of  the  war,  but  enlisted  and  served  as  soon  as  he 
had  reached  the  regulation  age. 

Dr.  Urban,  of  this  .sketch,  who  was  next  to  the 
3'oungest  of  his  parents'  family,  received  a  general 
education  in  Conestoga,  where  he  was  reared,  and 
in  the  spring  of  18G2,  when  fifteen  years  old,  vol- 
unteered   his   services   and   became  a  member  of 


W.  E.  LANT. 


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Company  D,  First  Pennsylvania  Reserves,  being 
imistered  in  at  PIm'nixville,  Pa., as  a  private.  At 
the  expiration  of  two  years  be  was  made  a  Hospi- 
Uil  Stewart,  serving  as  such  until  the  close  of  the 
conllict.  He  tooiv  part  in  the  battles  of  Fredericks- 
burg, Rappahannock  and  (Gettysburg  and  in  all  of 
the  engagements  of  the  Third  Brigade  until  the 
capture  of  Richmond.  He  w.is  never  awa^'  from 
his  regiment  nor  was  he  ever  wounded,  but  in  the 
spring  of  1865  he  was  taken  witli  malarial  fever 
and  lias  sufifcred  from  its  effects  ever  since,  his 
physical  ct)ndition  having  been  practically  poi- 
soned. He  was  mustered  out  in  .June,  1865,  and 
returned  home.  After  taking  up  his  studies  for  a 
lirae  young  Urban  was  examined  and  took  the  best 
second  grade  certificate,  after  which  he  taught  for 
three  terms  in  his  native  township.  Then  with 
Dr.  P.  S.  dinger  he  began  the  study  of  medicine, 
and  in  1867  entered  the  University  of  Pennsyl- 
vania. He  graduated  two  years  later  with  the  de- 
gree of  Doctor  of  Medicine. 

The  Doctor  began  his  professional  practice  in 
Conestoga,  where  he  remained  for  four  years,  and 
in  the  spring  of  1873  became  Deputy  Clerk  of 
the  Quarter  Sessions  with  his  brother,  .John  W. 
I''or  three  yeai-s  he  was  in  the  department  under  A. 
S.  Clair,  and  in  the  fall  of  1878  was  elected  Clerk 
of  the  Quarter  Sessions  on  the  Republican  ticket. 
He  ably  filled  that  responsible  place  from  .January, 
1879,  to  .January,  1882,  when  his  term  expired. 
Afterwards  he  was  eng.aged  in  the  drug  business 
and  built  a  store  at  No.  312  South  Queen  Street 
and  there  he  continued  for  several  years,  also  start- 
ing a  dry  goods  business.  In  the  year  1888  he  was 
made  Deputy  Clerk  for  Mr.  Killian,  Clerk  of  the 
Quarter  Sessions,  and  in  1890  was  again  elected  to 
the  latter  position,  his  term  running  until  .January, 
1894.  M.  S.  Fr3',  the  present  incumbent,  made 
him  his  deputy,  and  thus  it  is  about  sixteen  years 
that  he  has  been  either  Clerk  or  Deputy  Clerk,  the 
longest  to  hold  an^'  similar  position  in  this  portion 
of  the  state. 

In  September,  1868,  the  marriage  of  Dr.  Urban 
and  Kate  A.  Hess  was  celebrated  in  Conestoga  Cen- 
ter, where  the  ladj'  was  born  and  where  her  father, 
.Jacob  Hess,  was  an  old  settler,  blacksmith  and  ag- 
riculturist.    Nine  children    have  been  born  to  our 


subject  and  wife,  Mary  A.;  James  C,  formerlj-  a 
pharmacist  and  now  a  plumber;  Uilla  L.,  a  liook- 
keeper;  Frank  G.,  an  architect;  Bertha  Iv.,  who  is 
now  clerking;  Emma  C,  Edna  M.,  Mabel  F.  and 
Harold  H. 

Socially  Dr.  Urban  is  a  member  of  I^amberton 
]  Lodge  No.  476,  F.  <fe  A.  M.,  is  an  Odd  Fellow  and 
a  member  of  Admiral  Reynolds  Post  No.  405,  G. 
A.  R.  Besides  the  organizations  mentioned  he  is 
identified  with  the  Union  Veteran  Legion  and  the 
Artisans'  Order  of  Mutual  Protection.  For  six 
years  he  was  connected  with  the  old  Lancaster 
Planing  Mill  in  company  with  his  brother  Amos 
and  Henry  Burger,  and  was  formerly  interested  in 
the  promotion  of  many  local  industries.  A  stal- 
wart Republican,  he  has  been  a  member  of  the 
County  Committee  from  his  ward.  Religiously  he 
IS  one  of  the  Trustees  of  St.  Paul's  Methodist  Epis- 
copal Church,  is  Secretar}-  of  the  Board  and  has 
been  Sunday-school  Superintendent. 


Sii-^-i^l 


i.'S^So' 


WILLIAM  E.  LANT  is  a  retired  busi- 
ness man  and  one  of  the  liberal  and 
public  spirited  citizens  of  Lancaster. 
He  was  born  in  Blairsville  and  is  of  F''rench  de- 
scent. His  paternal  grandfather,  Scott  Lant,  who 
was  one  of  the  early  architects  and  builders  in 
Center,  Ohio,  built  the  First  Catholic  Church  in 
that  place,  and  the  first  mass  celebrated  in  Cin- 
cinnati took  place  in  his  house,  in  which  he  had 
built  an  altar. 

The  father  of  our  subject,  Edward  Lant,  was  a 
native  of  Hamilton  Count}',  this  state,  and  his  fath- 
er having  died  when  he  was  quite  young,  he  was 
early  obliged  to  make  his  own  way  in  the  world. 
He  learned  the  painting,  graining  and  decorating 
trade,  becoming  proficient  in  the  various  branches 
of  the  art.  His  residence  for  some  years  was  in 
Ohio,  after  which  he  removed  to  Pittsburg.  Later 
he  located  in  Blairsville,  where  he  continued  in 
business  until  his  death,  at  the  age  of  sixty-five 
years.  His  wife,  Elizabeth  (McAfee)  Lant,  was 
born  in  Unity  Township,  Westmoreland  County, 
near  the  village  of  Latrobe.     She  w.as  of  Irish  par- 


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entage.  Her  father  was  born  on  the  Emerald  Isle, 
and  on  his  removal  to  America  engaj^ed  in  farming 
in  Unity  Township  until  his  deatli. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Edward  Lant  became  the  parents 
of  nine  children,  four  of  whom  are  living.  Two 
brothers,  .James  and  John,  participated  in  the  War 
of  the  Rebellion,  and  the  latter  was  a  prisoner  for 
several  months  in  Libby  Prison.  At  the  present 
time  he  is  making  his'  home  in  New  York  State. 
James  departed  this  life  at  his  home  in  Akron, 
Ohio.  The  mother  of  these  children  died  when 
about  sixty  years  of  age. 

William  E.  Lant  is  the  third  in  his  parents'  fam- 
ily, his  birth  taking  place  in  1840.  In  company 
with  his  father  he  learned  his  trade,  and  for  a  time 
subsequently  was  engaged  in  railroad  contracting. 
For  three  3'ears  lie  was  with  Patrick  McAvoy, 
King  of  the  Irish  of  Philadelphia  and  the  most 
prominent  contractor  of  the  Penns3'lvania  Railroad 
system.  Afterward,  Mr.  Lant  turned  his  attention 
to  various  pursuits,  coming  to  Lancaster  in  1871. 
For  some  years  he  was  engaged  in  the  manufacture 
of  picture  frames  on  North  Queen  Street,  but  now 
he  has  retired  from  active  bu.siness,  being  indepen- 
dently well  off  and  having  enough  to  occupy  his 
time  in  looking  after  his  property  investments. 

In  1871  the  subject  of  this  sketch  married  Miss 
Julia  M.  Dunn,  who  was  born  in  Ireland  and  came 
in  her  childhood,  with  her  parents,  to  Penns}-!- 
vania.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Lant  have  reared  a  family 
of  four  children.  They  are  faithful  and  consist- 
ent members  of  St.  Mary's  Catholic  Church  of  this 
city.  On  political  questions  our  subject  favors 
the  Democratic  party,  to  which  he  has  always 
given  his  active  support.  He  is  a  man  who  is  well 
and  favorably  known,  tliough  in  manner  he  is 
very  quiet  and  unassuming. 


JAMES  SPEIRS  occupies  the  important  posi- 
tion of  Superintendent  of  the  Ashley  & 
Bailey  Co.  silk  factory,  which  gives  em- 
ployment to  three  hundred  hands.  Mr.  Speirs 
learned  the  business  in  Scotland,  and  having  fol- 
lowed it  his  entire  life,  is  an  expert  in  his  line.  He 


is  the  son  of  Hugh  and  Agnes  (Hayburn)  Speirs, 
and  was  born  in  Ayrsliire,  Scotland,  on  the  3d  of 
.January,  1844.  The  paternal  grandfather  of  our 
subject  was  a  weaver  by  trade  in  Scotland  and 
spent  his  entire  life  in  that  business  there.  He 
was  a  devout  member  of  the  Presbyterian  Church, 
in  the  faith  of  which  he  reared  his  children,  eight 
in  number.  He  belonged  to  no  social  or  benevo- 
lent orders.  Hugh  Speirs,  the  father  of  our  sub- 
ject, came  to  America  in  1870,  being  accompanied 
on  the  journey  by  his  wife  and  family.  They  made 
their  home  for  a  short  time  in  Canada,  and  at  the 
end  of  two  years  we  find  them  located  in  Pater- 
son,  N.  J.,  where  the  father  was  emploj'ed  at  silk 
weaving,  in  which  business  he  was  a  practical  work- 
man. He  resided  in  New  Jersey  until  his  decease, 
which  occurred  in  1888.  He  w.as  a  stanch  Repub- 
lican in  politics,  and  in  religion,  like  his  fatlier  be- 
fore him,  was  connected  by  membership  with  the 
Presbyterian  Church. 

The  parental  familj^  included  the  following 
named  children,  of  whom  James,  of  this  sketch, 
was  the  eldest  member:  William,  John,  Samuel, 
Hugh,  Robert,  Rachel,  Agnes  and  Maria.  The  orig- 
inal of  this  sketch  followed  the  occupation  of  a 
silk  weaver  in  Scotland,  which  business  he  had 
learned  under  the  instruction  of  his  father,  and 
prior  to  engaging  in  liie  same  was  given  a  fair  ed- 
ucation in  the  schools  near  his  home.  He  emi- 
grated to  America  in  1866,  locating  at  once  in  Pat- 
erson,  thence  went  to  Philadelphia,  where  lie  was 
for  twelve  j'cars  in  the  employ  of  Thornton  & 
Son.  He  then  returned  to  Patcrson,  where  he 
remained  for  seven  years  employed  in  the  silk  busi- 
ness. Later  he  came  to  Columbia  and  became  con- 
nected with  the  Ashley  &  Bailej'  Company,  for 
whom  he  worked  a  twelvemonth,  and  from  1879 
was  employed  by  different  mills  until  1893.  In 
May  of  that  year  he  was  made  Superintendent 
of  the  above  company,  which  important  position 
he  is  now  holding.  The  mill  is  one  of  the  largest 
in  the  state  and  gives  emplo^'ment  to  four  hundred 
and  fifty  hands.  Mr.  Speirs  is  discharging  the 
duties  devolving  upon  him  as  Superintendent  in 
a  very  able  and  satisfactor3'  manner,  having  been 
thoroughly  trained  in  the  business  himself. 

In  1874  James  Speirs  and  Miss  Diana,  daughter 


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of  William  Swan,  of  IMiiladelphia,  were  united  in 
niarriiijrt'.  The  six  cliildien  born  of  their  union 
are:  Ivlizahetli,  Miigh,  .lames.  Martha,  Diana  and 
William.  Our  subject  votes  the  Republican  ticket 
on  every  election  day.  lie  is  known  and  respected 
for  the  honesty  and  .sincerity  of  his  character,  and 
has  the  friendship  of  the  best  men  in  the  com- 
munity. 


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DANIEL  F.  GulIN,  who  makes  his  home  in 
Columbia,  Lancaster  County,  is  an  hon- 
ored veteran  of  the  late  war,  having  served 
for  nearly  four  years  in  the  .\rmy  of  the  Potomac, 
and  with  his  regiment  participated  in  many  of 
the  most  hardly  fought  battles  of  the  conllict.  He 
is  an  active  Republican  and  was  elected  from  the 
Third  Ward  to  the  position  of  Assessor,  though 
the  usual  Democratic  majority'  is  over  one  hun- 
dred and  thirty.  In  1877  he  started  the  Colum- 
bia brick  yards  at  the  corner  of  Eighth  and  Lo- 
cust Streets,  one  of  the  successful  enterprises  of 
this  place.  The  capacity  of  the  same  is  about 
twenty-one  thousand  bricks  per  day,  or  two  and 
a-half  million  per  annum.  All  kinds  of  building, 
paving  and  pressed  brick  are  here  manufactured, 
and  employment  is  given  to  thirty  men  all  of  the 
time. 

The  (John  famil}'  is  of  German  origin,  and  our 
subject's  paternal  grandfather  was  a  native  of 
York  County,  Pa.  He  owned  a  farm  comprising 
over  two  hundred  acres  in  Chansford  Township. 
Politically  he  was  a  Whig  and  a  patriotic  citizen. 
He  married  Elizabeth  Tome  and  had  seven  chil- 
dren, Andrew,  Henry,  Daniel,  Fannie,  George, 
Samuel  and  John  B.  He  died  when  about  eighty- 
eight  years  of  age,  while  his  wife  lived  to  attain 
the  extreme  old  age  of  ninety-two  years. 

George  Gohn,  the  father  of  Daniel  F.,  was 
born  in  York  County-  on  his  father's  old  farm,  and 
learned  the  trade  of  tanning,  which  he  followed 
for  about  forty  5'ears.  When  he  was  eighteen 
3'ears  old  he  came  to  Columbia,  and  he  with  his 


brother  Andrew  was  one  of  the  earliest  settlers  of 
the  place.  In  1852  he  went  into  the  brick  busi- 
ness here,  which  calling  he  follovved  until  retiring 
from  the  firm  in  1869.  He  died  in  1887,  aged 
sixty-nine  years.  He  was  a  Township  Trustee,  a 
Republican,  and  a  faithful  member  of  the  Lutheran 
Church.  He  was  three  times  married,  his  first 
union  being  with  Nancy  Sweeney,  who  died  in 
1849,  when  only  thirty-four  years  old.  They  had 
five  children :  Daniel,  our  subject;  James  K.,  Annie, 
Susan  and  .Mary.  By  his  second  wife,  who  was 
Mrs.  Mary  (Strohman)  Glatz,  he  also  had  five 
children:  George,  Elizabeth,  Agnes,  Sarah  and 
Mary,  all  deceased  with  the  exception  of  Elizabeth. 
After  the  death  of  Mrs.  Mary  Gohn,  the  father 
wedded  Klizabeth(Keesey)  Shaffer. 

Daniel  F.  Gohn  was  born  on  Christmas  Day, 
1839,  at  Columbia,  and  received  a  |)ublic  school 
education,  after  which  he  engaged  in  teaching  for 
a  time.  When  he  returned  from  his  armj- service, 
he  was  for  a  year  in  Trenton,  Ohio,  where  he 
learned  the  brick-making  business.  He  next  went 
to  Louisiana,  where  for  a  period  comprising  about 
a  year  he  was  boss  on  the  levee  construction 
work,  and  then  went  to  St.  Louis,  where  he  was  em- 
ployed for  three  years  at  various  occupations. 
In  1869  he  came  to  Columbia  and  started  a  brick 
manufactoiy  on  his  own  account.  He  has  good 
financial  ability,  has  made  a  distinct  success  of  his 
undertaking,  and  is  a  stockholder  in  various  build- 
ing enterprises  in  the  city.  He  belongs  to  the 
Grand  Army  of  the  Republic,  being  identified  with 
General  AVelsh  Post  No.  118,  and  is  identified  with 
Tribe  No.  39,  I.  O.  O.  of  R. 

May  30,  1865,  Mr.  Gohn  wedded  Martha,  a 
daughter  of  Fred  Lambert,  who  was  born  in  Baden, 
German}',  and  became  a  resident  of  Chestnut  Hill, 
Pa.  Our  subject  married  for  his  second  wife  Ro- 
seama  (Bartle)  Kauffman  in  May,  1870.  Six  chil- 
dren grace  this  union:  Catherine,  who  married 
F>ank  Schlotthaur,  a  butcher  of  Columbia:  Georgia 
wife  of  George  Miller,  of  this  place,  who  is  a  boiler 
maker;  Anna,  Mrs.  .Jacob  Eicker,  of  York  County, 
Pa.;  Charles,  Daisy  and  Lucia. 

On  the  5th  of  May,  1861,  Mr.  Gohn  enlisted  in 
Corapan\'  K,  of  the  Fifth  Pennsylvania  Reserves, 
infantry  service,  and  became  a  part  of  the  Army 


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of  the  Potomac.  In  the  following  year  he  fought 
in  the  battle  of  Mechaniesville,  and  then  fol- 
lowed in  rapid  succession  llie  engagements  of 
Gaines  Hill,  Charles  City  Cross  Roads,  Malvern 
Hill,  second  battle  of  Bull  Run,  Glendale  and  South 
Mountain,  in  all  of  which  he  did  valiant  service. 
In  the  last  named  battle  he  received  a  severe 
wound,  a  musket  ball  entering  his  arm,  and  he 
was  obliged  to  leave  the  field.  As  soon  as  possible 
he  returned  to  his  regiment  and  with  them  was  en- 
gaged in  the  battle  of  Mine  Run.  July  2,  he  was 
in  the  Second  Brigade  under  General  Fisher  on 
Big  Round  Top,  Gettj'sburg,  and  in  the  battle  of 
the  Wilderness  he  was  wounded  in  the  lower  part 
of  his  leg  by  a  musket  ball.  Though  his  injuries 
have  occasioned  him  much  suffering  and  trouble, 
he  has  never  applied  for  a  pension.  He  was  fi- 
nally discharged  March  14,  1864,  and  returned 
home. 


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/^  EORGE  R.  AVELCHANS,  M.  D.  Few  phy- 
V  T  sicians  and  surgeons  in  Lancaster  County 
rank  higher  than  the  gentleman  whose 
history  we  will  proceed  to  trace,  and  for  a  quarter 
of  a  century  he  has  been  engaged  in  practice  in 
the  city  of  Lancaster,  where  he  is  accounted  one  of 
the  most  influential  citizens.  He  is  surgeon  for 
the  Pennsylvania  Railroad,  is  one  of  the  staff  at 
the  General  Hospital  in  this  citj',  and  is  consult- 
ing surgeon  at  St.  Joseph's  Hospital.  A  man  of 
very  extensive  reading  and  information,  he  is 
prominent  in  Masonic  circles  and  has  written  a 
fine  and  creditable  history  of  the  old  Lodge  No. 
43,  to  which  he  belongs. 

Tlie  birth  of  our  subject  occurred  in  this  city 
January  3,  1845,  his  parents  being  Joseph  and 
Mary  (Gundaker)  Welclians.  The  former  was  born 
in  this  county  and  is  a  sou  of  Reuben  Welcbans, 
whose  birth  occurred  either  in  this  or  York  County, 


and  who  was  engaged  in  the  cabinet-making  and 
general  furniture  business.  His  wife,  who  was 
from  Maytown,  bore  the  maiden  name  of  Mary 
C.  H.aines,  and  had  a  brotlier  in  the  Legislature. 
Reuben  Welchans  served  in  tlie  War  of  1812  and 
lived  to  receive  a  pension,  dying  at  the  age  of 
eighty-five  years,  while  his  wife  lived  to  reach  her 
eighty-eighth  year.  He  was  of  German  descent  and 
was  a  member  of  the  Reformed  Church. 

Joseph  Welchans,  the  Doctor's  father,  was  a 
wholesale  tobacconist  and  a  dealer  in  Lancaster, 
being  one  of  the  early  wholesale  merchants,  and 
continued  in  business  many  years,  making  a  good 
success  of  the  same.  He  was  born  in  1819  and  de- 
parted this  life  in' 1876,  aged  fifty-seven  years. 
Prior  to  the  war  he  was  a  Democrat,  but  subse- 
quently became  affiliated  with  the  Republican  par- 
ty. Both  he  and  his  wife  were  consistent  mem- 
bers of  the  German  Reformed  Church.  The  latter 
was  the  daughter  of  George  Gundaker,  a  native  of 
this  county,  and  a  contractor  by  occupation.  He 
served  in  several  local  offices,  having  been  Super- 
visor in  the  city  of  Lancaster.  His  death  occurred 
as  a  result  of  an  accident,  which  occurred  in  1881, 
his  ago  being  then  about  eighty-six  years.  Ills  fa- 
ther was  of  an  old  Pennsylvania  family,  who  were 
adherents  of  the  German  Reformed  Ciiurch.  The 
Doctor's  mother  is  still  a  resident  of  this  cit^'  and  is 
now  in  her  seventy-fourtii  year.  Her  ten  children 
all  grew  to  mature  years  and  eight  of  tlie  num- 
ber are  living.  William  died  in  Denver,  Colo., 
and  Edward,  deceased,  was  formerly  a  resident  of 
Lancaster.  Samuel  H.,  of  this  city,  became  Second 
Sergeant  of  Company  H,  One  Hundred  and  Twen- 
ty-second Pennsylvania  Infantiy,  during  the  late 
war.  A.  C.  is  interested  in  the  building  of  eleva- 
tors and  makes  his  home  in  this  city.  The  others 
in  order  of  birth  are  as  follows:  Charles  A.,  Mary 
E.,  Kate  V.,  Joseph,  Jr.,  and  J.  Howard. 

Dr.  Welchans  was  reared  in  Lancaster  and  grad- 
uated from  the  high  school  in  1861,  after  which 
he  went  to  Piiiladelphia  and  finally  was  a  clerk  in 
a  drug  store.  AVhile  there,  in  1863,  he  volunteered 
on  the  emergency  call,  becoming  a  member  of 
Company  A,  Gray  Reserves  of  Philadelphia,  under 
Captain  Keizer.  On  his  return  he  entered  the  Phila- 
delphia College  of  Pharmacy,  and  in  1864  returned 


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to  this  city,  beginning  the  study  of  medicine  un-  | 
der  Dr.  .lohn  L.  Atlee.  In  the  fail  of  that  year  he  ' 
entered  the  University  of  Pennsylvania  and  grad- 
uated in  March,  1867,  with  the  degree  of  Doctor 
of  Medicine.  After  an  extended  tour  through 
the  west  he  settled  down  to  engage  in  practice 
and  has  since  then  been  actively  and  remunera- 
tively employed.  From  1881  to  1886  he  was 
Treasurer  of  the  United  States  Board  of  Pension 
Examiners  and  was  one  of  the  visiting  physicians 
to  the  Lancaster  County  Hospital  for  several  terms- 
Several  times  he  has  taken  post-graduate  courses  at 
the  Polyclinic,  and  makes  a  specialty  of  surgery 
cases.  He  is  one  of  the  Trustees  of  the  Children's 
Home  of  this  city.  As  Assistant  Surgeon  under 
Dr.  Atlee, Dr.  Welchans. acted  for  the  Pennsylvania 
Railroad,  and  on  the  death  of  liis  preceptor,  in 
1886,  he  succeeded  to  the  position. 

In  .January.  1869,  the  Doctor  married  Miss  Em- 
ma E.  Weber  and  they  have  two  children.  William 
H.,  who  graduated  from  the  Lancaster  High  School 
and  Franklin  and  Marshall  College,  is  now  Chief 
Clerk  in  tlio  llainilton  Watch  Factory  of  this  city; 
and  A.  Lillian  is  at  home. 

The  ottice  of  our  subject  is  at  No.  35  Orange 
Street,  while  his  residence  is  at  No.  404  North  Duke 
Street.     He  belongs  to  the  City,  County,  State  and 
American   Medical    Associations,    having    been    a 
charter  member  of  the  Lancaster  City  Pathological 
Society.     He  served  as  Treasurer  and  President  of 
the  County  Medical   .\ssociation.     He   is  a  very 
active   member  of   the  Masonic  fraternity,  having 
attained  his  Thirty-second  degree  .June  7,   1881, 
.and   was   Worshipful  Master  in  1875.     Since  1876 
he  has  served   on   the    Ciiai  ity   Committee   and   is 
Past  High  Priest  of  Chapter  No.  43,  R.  A.  M.     He 
is  Past  Thrice  Illustrious  Master  of  Goodwin  Coun- 
cil  No.   19,  and   is  Past  Comniander  of  Lancaster 
Commandery  No.  13,  K.  T.     In  1885  and  the  four 
succeeding  years,  he  was   division  commander   for 
the  counties  of  Lancaster  and  York.     At  the  Cen- 
tennial anniversary  of  the  lodge  the  Doctor  deliv- 
ered a  historical  address  and  afterwards  compiled 
a  work  relating  to  the"  History  of  Lodge  No.  43,  " 
a  volume  of  some  three  hundred  pages,  which  took 
years  of  hard  work,  as  it  comprises  biographies   of 
each  Past  Master  and  is  invaluable,  as  it  contains 


the  history  of  the  organization.  Moreover  the 
Doctor  belongs  to  the  Philadelphia  Consistory  of 
the  Thirty -second  degree  and  is  a  niember  of  the 
Corresponding  Circle  Lodge  C^uatuor  Curonati  No. 
2076,  at  London,  England.  With  Lulu  Temple, 
Mystic  Shrine  of  Philadelphia,  he  is  ideiUilied,  and 
with  Lancaster  Lodge  No.  67, 1 .  O.  O.  F.,  and  Wash- 
ington Encampment  No.  11.  In  politics  he  votes 
the  Republican  ticket. 


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iT^  LEXANDER  S(;iIULTZ  for  the  past  four- 
f — \  teen  years  has  been  engaged  in  operat- 
ing his  well  improved  farm  in  Str.asburg 
Township.  For  many  years  he  has  been  a  leader 
in  the  ranks  of  the  Democratic  party,  and  has  rep- 
resented his  townsmen  in  the  Strasburg  City  Coun- 
cil  frequently. 

The  father  of  our  subject,  who  bore  the  Christian 
name  of  Lawrance,  was  born  in  Germany  and  emi- 
grated to  this  country  at  a  verj^  earl}-  day.  For  a 
time  he  was  engaged  in  the  stationery  business  at 
York,  Pa.,  but  later  removed  to  a  point  on  what 
was  called  the  Baltimore  Peach  Bottom  Road,  in 
York  County,  where  he  kept  a  hotel  up  to  the 
time  of  his  death.  He  became  quite  well-to-do  and 
was  justl}'  esteemed  a  reliable  and  upright  man  in 
all  dealings.  He  married  Miss  Elizabeth  Keen,  and 
had  a  famil}^  of  six  ciiildren. 

The  birth  of  Alexander  Scluiltz  occurred  -Jauu- 
'    ary  3,  1817,  in  the  city  of  York.     On  arriving  at 
suitable  years  he  commenced  attending  the  public 
I   schools  and   was   a  student   also    in    the    country 
schools  of  York  County  until  thirteen  years  old. 
I    He  was  early  obliged  to  earn   his  own  livelihood, 
and  worked  for  the  Hrm  of  Philip  &  .Samuel  Small 
in    the  general  mercantile  business  for  about  two 
3^ears.     Returning    to   York,   he    learned  the  tin- 
smith's trade  with  George  F.  Stein,  and  in  May, 
1838,  we  find  him  in  the  employ  of  Jacob  Gable,  Sr., 
with  whom  he  remained  for  tlie  next  two   years. 
Embarking  then  iu  business  for  himself,  he  followed 


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his  trade  for  a  quarter  of  a  century  in  Strasburg. 
By  this  time  possessing  ample  means  to  pass  in 
comfort  his  remaining  years,  he  abandoned  active 
business  cares,  turning  over  his  trade  to  his  son. 
He  had  always  lived  a  very  active  life,  and  finding 
it  irksome  to  do  without  occupation,  he  invested 
some  of  his  means  in  an  improved  farm  of  seventy 
acres,  situated  in  Strasburg  Township.  This  pur- 
ch.ase  was  made  in  1880,  and  since  that  time  Mr. 
Schullz  has  found  great  pleasure  in  the  cultivation 
of  his  farm. 

Religiously  our  subject  iiolds  merabersliip  with 
the  Lutheran  denomination,  and  socially  belongs 
to  Lancaster  Lodge  No.  43,  F.  &.  A.  M.,and  Lodge 
No.  13,  K.  T.  In  everything  of  public  interest  he 
is  actively  concerned  and  has  done  all  in  his  power 
to  promote  the  prosperity  of  the  neighborhood  in 
which  he  makes  his  abode. 

In  January,  1844,  Mr.  Schultz  wedded  Annie  A. 
McCoy,  who  was  a  native  of  this  county',  where 
she  grew  to  womanhood.  To  this  estimable  couple 
has  been  born  a  family  of  three  sons  and  a  daugh- 
ter, and  in  the  order  of  their  births  areas  follows: 
Ellis  I.,  Austin  P.,  Edwin  L.  and  Mary  A.  Tiiese 
children  have  become  useful  and  honored  members 
in  the  several  places  in  vvhich  they  reside,  and 
are  much  respected  by  all  who  know  them.  Mr. 
Scliullz  has  always  borne  an  enviable  reputation 
for  honorable  and  upright  conduct,  and  h.as  many 
sincere  friends. 


e  APT  .JOHN  L.  WRIGHT,  at  present  Post- 
master of  Columbia,  was  appointed  to  that 
responsible  position  in  June,  1890.  He  is 
also  prominent  in  Grand  Army  circles  in  the  city, 
having  rendered  his  country  efficient  service  dur- 
ing the  late  war  as  a  member  of  the  Fifth  Penn- 
sylvania Reserves. 

Our  subject  is  the  son  of  John  L.  and  Ann 
(Evans)  Wright,  and  a  grandson  of  the  founder  of 
Columbia,    He  was  born  October  1,  1838,  in  this 


city,  where  three  of  his  sisters  still  make  their 
home.  He  first  attended  the  private  schools  of  Co- 
lumbia, then  Professor  Wire's  school  at  Westf'hes- 
ter,  this  state,  after  which  he  became  a  student 
in  the  Chestnut  Hill  Academy,  Philadelphia,  con- 
ducted by  Gen.  Joshua  Owens,  and  was  graduated 
from  that  institution  several  years  later.  The 
Wright  family  were  among  the  earliest  settlers  of 
Pennsylvania. 

After  completing  his  education  our  subject  en- 
tered the  employ  of  the  Pennsylvania  Railroad 
Company,  remaining  in  their  ofHce  on  the  corner 
of  Thirteenth  and  Market  Streets,  Philadelphia, 
for  three  years.  At  the  expiration  of  that  time  he 
located  on  proijert^-  near  Columbia,  and  for  the 
following  two  years  was  engaged  successfully  in 
cultivating  the  soil.  He  again  worked  for  the 
Pennsylvania  Railroad  as  baggagemaster  for  seven 
years,  after  which  he  became  connected  with  the 
Supplee  Engine  Company  in  this  cit3',  by  whom 
he  w!is  emploj'ed  for  the  following  five  years. 
His  health  becoming  impaired,  Mr.  Wright  .again 
took  up  the  occupation  of  an  agriculturist  near 
Columbia,  owning  an  interest  in  sixty-five  acres  of 
valuable  land  within  the  city  limits,  on  which  he 
lived  for  eleven  years.  In  June,  1890,  he  was  ap- 
pointed to  his  present  responsible  position,  the 
duties  of  which  he  is  discharging  in  a  manner 
highly  satisfactory  to  all  concerned. 

In  politics  Mr.  Wright  is  a  tnw  blue  Re|)ubli- 
can,  believing  that  party  to  be  in  the  right.  On 
the  outbreak  of  the  Rebellion,  April  27,  1861,  he 
enlisted  in  the  Fifth  Pennsylvania  Regiment,  Com- 
pany K,  which  was  one  of  the  first  three  3'ear  regi- 
ments sent  out  of  the  state.  During  his  period  of 
enlistment  he  participated  in  the  following  hard- 
fought  engagements:  Antictam,  where  he  was  Com- 
mander of  the  Second  Brigade  of  Pennsylvania 
Militia,  being  detailed  by  General  Reynolds;  and 
the  battle  of  the  Wilderness  where  he  received  the 
commission  of  Brevet-Captain,  and  later  the  title  of 
Captain,  for  meritorious  conduct  at  the  battle  of 
Spottsylvania  Courthouse.  Our  subject  served  dur- 
ing his  army  experience  as  Second  and  First  Lieu- 
tenant, and  was  mustered  out  of  service  with  the 
commission  of  Captain.  He  participated  in  the 
seven  days'  fight,  and  at  Gettysburg,  Fredericks- 


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burg.  Mine  Run,  and  during  a  service  of  three  j-ears 
was  never  seriously  wounded  or  taken  prisoner. 
Captain  Wrij^lil  was  mustered  out  at  llarrisburg, 
ra.,,Iunc  16,  1864. 

Our  subject  is  prominently  identified  with  Grand 
Army  circles  in  this  city,  and  is  Past  Commander 
of  Ger.eral  Welch  Post  No.  118.  He  was  married 
August  17,  1862,  to  Miss  Mary,  daughlei  of  An- 
drew Bciter,  of  Columbia,  and  to  Iheni  have  been 
born  eijj;ht  children.  Eleanor  is  the  wife(,>f  Henry 
Z.  Staraan;  Mary  is  deceased;  Anna  E.  married 
Charles  AV.  Wilson,  and  resides  in  this  city;  .John 
is  deceased;  Andrew  B.  is  engaged  as  machinist  in 
Columbia;  .Samuel  H.  is  deceased;  aud  Sarah  G.and 
Bessie  are  at  home. 


REV.  CHARLES  L.  FRY.  A.  M.,  is  pastor  of 
Trinity  Lutheran  Church,  the  oldest  and 
largest  organization  in  Lancaster,  its  mem- 
bership numbering  nine  hundred  and  sixty  per- 
sons, and  its  present  structure  having  been  erected 
a  century  and  a  third  ago.  The  congregation  was 
first  formed  about  1738,  and  tiieir  building  was 
put  u|)  in  1761,  though  it  has  of  course  been  altered 
and  remodeled  at  various  times  since.  Rev.  Mr. 
Fry  is  very  near  to  the  hearts  of  his  people,  and 
has  spared  no  efl'ort  in  building  up  every  de- 
partment of  church  work  and  has  been  an  inspi- 
ration to  the  young  people  especially. 

Rev.  Mr.  Fit  comes  from  a  family  prominent 
in  the  annals  of  the  church  and  state  in  eastern 
Pennsylvania.  His  grandfather,  ex-Senator  Fry, 
commonly  known  as  "Honest  Jacob  Fr^',"  was 
born  iu  Montgomer}'  Couuty  and  was  a  general 
merchant  and  farmer  at  the  Trappe.  He  was  fre- 
quently in  county  positions,  served  iu  the  Legis- 
lature, and  for  two  terms  was  State  Senator  from 
this  state,  and  though  a  candidate  for  Treasurer, 
did  not  succeed  in  obtaining  the  nomination.  His 
father,  Jacob  Fry,  Sr.,  was  of  German  descent  and 
a  Lutheran.     The  father  of  our  subject,  Prof.  Ja- 


cob Fry,  D.  D.,  was  born  at  the  Trappe,  in  Mont- 
gomei'i'  County',  graduated  from  Inion  College 
at  Schenectady,  N.  Y.,  and  was  a  student  in 
the  Theological  Seminary  of  Gettysburg,  and  en- 
tered his  ministry  in  Carlisle,  where  he  remained 
for  eleven  years.  For  twenty-nine  3'ears  past  he 
has  had  a  charge  in  Reading,  Pa.,  and  is  pastor  of 
the  old  Trinity,  which  has  a  membership  of  twelve 
hundred  persons,  the  largest  P^nglish-r.,utheran  con- 
gregation in  the  world.  He  is  also  professor  of 
homiletics  aud  practical  theology  at  the  IaiHi- 
eran  Theological  Seminary  at  Philadcl|)hia,  and 
though  sixty  years  of  age  is  extremely  active  in 
church  aflfaii-s.  His  wife,  who  before  her  marriage 
was  Lilie  J.  Wattles,  was  born  in  Gettysburg. 
Her  father,  Harvey  Wattles,  was  formerly'  a  resi- 
dent of  Massachusetts.  Ten  children  graced  the 
union  of  Rev.  Jacob  and  Lilie  Fr}',  and  seven 
of  the  number,  two  sons  and  live  daughters,  yet 
survive.  Rev.  Frank,  the  other  son,  is  pastor  of 
Grace  Luthei'an  Church  of  Pethlehem,  Pa. 

Rev.  Charles  L.  Fry  was  born  at  Carlisle,  Pa., 
October  21,  1858,  and  attended  tiie  public  and 
high  schools  of  Reading,  graduating  from  the 
latter  in  187.5.  Three  years  later  he  received  the 
degree  of  Bachelor  of  Arts  from  the  Muhlenburg 
College  at  Allentown,  and  afterward  was  made 
Master  of  Arts.  In  1881,  after  a  three years'  ccjurse, 
he  graduated  from  the  Theological  Seminary  at 
Philadelphia. 

In  September,  1881,  our  subject  was  called  to 
Trinity  Church  as  assistant  to  Dr.  Green wald,  and 
upon  his  death,  in  1885,  Mr.  Fry  succeeded  to  the 
pastorate.  In  189.3  the  church  was  greatly  im- 
proved and  remodeled,  a  new  pipe  organ,  steam 
heat  and  electric  lights  were  added,  though  the 
building  in  the  main  stands  as  it  was  when  erected 
in  the  last  century-.  There  is  not  a  crack  in  the 
walls,  and  the  same  old  seats  are  retained.  In 
1876  a  chapel  was  built,  the  upstairs  of  which  is 
used  for  Sunday-school  purposes,  and  the  remain- 
der for  meetings  of  church  societies,  lectures,  etc. 
The  church  structure  is  located  on  South  Duke 
Street,  on  the  site  where  the  lirst  United  States 
Congress  met. 

The  marriage  of  Rev.  Mr.  Fry  was  celebrated 
June  9,  1891,  to  Miss  Laura  F.  Housekeeper,  who 


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was  born  in  the  Quaker  City,  and  has  become  the 
mother  of  two  children:  Henry  Jacob,  and  Charles 
Luther.  Her  father,  H.  M.  Housekeeper,  was  for- 
merly a  contractor  and  builder,  but  is  now  living 
retired.  The  parsonage  is  at  No.  37  South  Duke 
Street. 

On  many  occasions  Mr.  Fry  has  lectured  and 
has  often  been  called  upon  to  deliver  baccalaureate 
discourses.  He  is  interested  in  University  Exten- 
sion and  was  the  first  Chairman  of  a  local  center 
at  Lancaster.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Board  of 
Managers  of  tlie  Pennsylvania  Chautauqua  and 
several  times  has  attended  the  National  convoca- 
tions. He  is  also  one  of  the  Board  of  Directors  of 
the  Oratorio  Society  and  is  a  member  of  various 
literary  clubs.  He  has  contributed  to  the  press 
and  college  publications  and  one  time  was  asso- 
ciate publisher  of  the  "Christian  Culture."  The 
summer  of  1891  he  went  with  his  young  wife  to  Eu- 
rope, visiting  Holland,  Belgium,  Switzerland,  Ital}', 
France  and  Great  Britain,  and  on  his  return  was 
tendered  a  public  reception,  in  which  all  denom- 
inations participated. 


JAMES  STEWART  (deceased).  The  Stewart 
family  to  which  our  subject  belongs  is  of 
Irish  origin,  his  father,  who  bore  the  Chris- 
tian name  of  .John,  having  been  born  in 
County  Antrim,  L'elnnd.  He  was  reared  .as  a 
farmer,  and  on  coming  to  America  located  in  St. 
John's,  New  Brunswick,  where  he  turned  his  ener- 
gies to  dealing  :n  live  stock.  Later  he  came  to 
Pennsylvania,  becoming  the  owner  of  land  in 
Daujihin  County,  and  was  one  of  the  extensive 
farmers  and  stock-raisers  of  that  locality.  His  fa- 
ther was  a  native  of  Scotland,  but  removed  to  Ire- 
land, where  he  lived  many  years.  The  wife  of  the 
grandfather,  Barbara,  was  born  in  Ireland,  and  was 
a  daughter  of  Donald  McAllister,  who  was  a  farmer 
in  St.  John's.  John  Stewart,  Sr.,  departed  tliis 
life  when  about  seventy  years  of  age.     One  of  his 


sons,  the  Hon.  John  Stewart,  was  at  one  time  in 
the  State  Legislature  as  a  Representative  from 
Dauphin  County.  James  Stewart  was  born  Feb- 
ruary 2,  1826,  m  the  same  county,  near  Harris- 
burg,  in  Powl's  Valley,  and  on  arriving  at  ma- 
ture years  became  one  of  the  leading  farmers  and 
stock  men  of  the  state.  He  was  one  of  the  first  to 
go  from  Pennsylvania  to  Texas  for  the  purpose  of 
bringing  cattle  overland  in  droves  of  several 
thousand.  He  personally  superintended  several  of 
these  undertakings,  riding  all  day,  and  at  night 
sleeping  on  blankets  with  his  saddle  for  a  pillow, 
and  he  often  related  many  interesting  incidents  of 
that  period,  this  being  about  1856. 

It  was  in  1861  that  James  Stewart  came  to  Lan- 
caster to  establish  a  stock  yard,  a  need  which  had 
been  long  felt  in  this  part  of  the  state.  For  many 
j'ears  subsequently  he  did  an  extensive  business  in 
cattle,  and  also  dealt  in  baled  hay,  which  he  raised 
on  his  farm  near  East  Ilempfield,  seventy-five  acres 
being  devoted  to  its  cultivation.  There  he  also 
had  twenty-five  acres  given  up  to  tobacco  raising; 
but  these  varied  interests  were  yet  not  enough  to 
fully  employ  the  mind  of  this  ambitious  man,  and 
among  the  many  other  concerns  in  which  he  was 
identified  were  a  coal  yard,  which  he  sold  out  about 
1884;  and  flagg  stone  quarries  in  Luzerne  County, 
which  he  operated  for  years,  and  which  supplied 
much  of  the  stone  used  in  this  city.  About  1869 
he  took  contracts  for  the  stone  work  on  the  Ben- 
nett's branch  of  the  Pen ns3' Ivan ia  Railroad  and  on 
the  bridge  across  the  Susquehanna  River  at  Nan- 
ticoke  and  one  at  AVilkes  Barre.  In  1881  and  1882 
he  took  contracts  on  the  Shenandoah  Valley  Road 
for  fifteen  miles, from  Jordan's  Furnace  to  the  Nat- 
ural Bridge  in  Virginia,  l-'or  grading  the  site  of  the 
car  shoi)S  at  Roanoke,  Va.,  he  was  given  a  contract, 
and  also  for  large  pieces  of  work  on  the  North- 
western Railroad  and  on  the  Baltimore  ifeOhio.  At 
the  time  of  his  death  Mr.  Siewart  had  begun  work 
on  the  double  track  of  the  latter  at  Washington, 
D.  C,  and  in  company  with  his  son  Charles  had 
received  authority  to  construct  fortj'  miles  of  road 
between  Monroe  and  M.adieon,  Wis.  In  1866  he 
went  to  Mexico  to  manufacture  ties  for  the  Vera 
Cruz  &  Mexican  Railroad,  but  finally  sold  out  to 
the  Government  and  returned  home.     It  was  while 


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going  on  an  inspection  tour  in  Wisconsin  that  he 
was  thrown  from  iiis  buggy  during  a  runaway-  He 
sustained  severe  injuries  from  skull  fracture,  which 
resulted  in  his  death  after  a  few  houi-s.  The  da3' 
of  this  unfortunate  occurrence  was  November  28, 
IH1S6.  It  had  been  his  intention  to  associate  with 
him  all  of  his  sons  in  this  Wisconsin  Railroad  con- 
tract, the  largest  he  had  ever  undertaken.  In  city 
affairs  he  was  very  active  for  guod  and  was  much 
interested  in  the  Irish  movement,  often  Vaising 
money  to  assist  Parnell.  He  was  a  strong  Demo- 
crat, and  though  ho  usually  declined  municipal 
honors,  served  for  several  terms  .is  a  member  of 
the  Common  and  Select  Councils  from  the  Second 
Ward.  When  the  Kast  Knd  Street  I{:iilway  Com- 
pany was  organized  he  was  made  President  of  the 
concern.  Religiously  he  was  a  Catholic  and  one 
of  the  pillars  in  St.  Mary's  Church. 

In  Lancaster  the  marriage  of  .lames  Stewart  was 
celebrated  in  1854  with  Charlotte  McGovern,  who 
was  born  in  Lancaster.  Her  father,  John  Mc- 
Govern, was  a  native  of  Ireland,  who  came  to 
America  when  very  young  and  settled  on  a  farm 
in  Ka.st  Ilemptield,  where  now  stands  the  village 
of  McGovernville,  which  was  named  in  his  honor. 
He  owned  several  large  farms  and  was  a  successful 
railroad  contractor  on  the  Pennsylvania  road.  His 
death  occurred  a  number  of  yeai-s  ago  at  his  home. 
B}^  her  marriage  she  became  the  mother  of  seven 
children,  all  of  whom  are  living:  Charles  E.,  a 
resident  of  Westminster,  Md.;  John  J.;  Robert  D., 
of  this  city;  James,  a  wholesale  coffee  buyer  in  Bra- 
zil; Joseph  B.,  of  Lancaster,  and  Mary  and  Bessie, 
who  are  at  home. 


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REV.  CHARLES  B.  SHULTZ,  D.D.,  is  Prin- 
cipal of  Linden  Hall  Seminary,  which  is 
located  in  Lititz.  This  position  he  has 
held  since  1892,  his  time  having  previousl}'  been 
passed  in  regular  pastoral  work  in  Ohio,  New  York, 
Lancaster  and  Bethlehem.  He  was  ordained  in 
the  Moravian  Church  in  1864,  and  for  the  past 
thirty  years  has  been  very  active  and  efficient  as  a 
minister  of  the  Gospel.  In  1879  he  was  sent  as  a 
delegate  to  the  general  synod,  whicii  convened  at 
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Hennhut,   Germany,   and  is  a  distinguished    and 
honored  representative  of  his  denomination. 

Dr.  Shultz  is  a  sou  of  Bishop  Henry  A.  and  Re- 
becca (Bagge)  Shultz,  his  birth  having  occurred  in 
Salem,  N.  C,  April  30,  184  L  His  father,  who  was 
born  in  Surinam,  South  America,  February  7, 1806, 
was  brought  to  the  United  Slates  by  his  parents  in 
childhood,  and  was  educated  in  Moravian  schools 
and  theological  seminaries.  He  was  pastor  of  a 
number  of  churches  in  North  Carolinaand  in  Penn- 
sylvania, and  at  one  time  was  located  at  Bethle- 
hem. In  1864  he  was  elected  Bislio|),  which  office 
he  held  until  his  death.  He  was  married  in  April, 
1832,  to  a  daughter  of  Charles  F.  Bagge,  a  promi- 
nent business  man  of  Salem,  N.  C,  and  a  uierabcr 
of  the  State  Legislature  at  one  time.  1  lis  father, 
Traugott  Bagge,  was  born  in  1729  in  Sweden, and  in 
1768  he  was  married  in  Yorkshire  to  Rachel  Nicol- 
son.  Soon  afterward  they  set  sail  for  the  United 
States,  locating  in  .Salem,  where  he  became  a  promi- 
nent man,  and  was  sent  to  repre.sent  his  district  in 
the  first  State  Legislature.  He  was  vvell  acquainted 
with  Washington,  Franklin  and  other  noted  men 
of  those  times.  The  death  of  his  wife  occurred  in 
1797,  and  his  own  occurred  three  years  later. 

To  Bishop  Henry  Shultz  and  his  wife  were  born 
four  sons  and  two  daughters,  tliiee  of  the  former 
dying  in  childhood.  The  dtuighters  are  Mrs.  Mary 
Leinbach  and  Mrs.  Susan  Brickenstein,  whose  hus- 
band was  Principal  of  Linden  Hall  Seminary  for  a 
number  of  years.  In  1851  Bishop  Shultz  married 
for  his  second  wife  Klizalielh  WoUe,  of  Detlileliem, 
who  is  still  living  in  that  phice.  By  that  union 
were  born  four  children,  and  those  surviving  are 
Prof.  Frederick  T.,  Princi|)al  of  the  academy  and 
schools  of  Penn  Yan,  N.  Y.;  Gertrude,  wife  of  Rev. 
Mr.  Moench,  pastor  of  the  Moravian  Church  of 
Lititz,  and  Elizabeth,  who  is  an  art  student  in 
New  York  Cit3'. 

The  "education  of  Dr.  Shultz  was  obtained  in 
Nazareth  Hall,  and  in  the  Moravian  Theological 
Seminai'y  of  Bethlehem.  Later  it  was  his  privilege 
to  stud3'  in  the  schools  of  the  Old  AVorld,  as  he  at- 
tended for  some  time  the  universities  of  Tuebin- 
geu  and  Berlin,  Germany.  His  work  in  the  edu- 
cational field  has  been  very  extensive  and  far- 
reaching,  as  he  has  labored  in  England,  Minnesota 


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and  Pennsylvania.  He  bas  also  been  connected 
temporarily  with  the  editorship  of  the  periodicals 
of  the  Moravian  Church.  Under  his  auspices  the 
Linden  Hall  Seminary  is  receiving  fresh  impetus 
as  an  educational  center.  The  honorary  degree 
of  Doctor  of  Divinity  was  conferred  on  liim  by 
the  Board  of  Directors  of  Ursinus  College  at  its 
annual  meeting  in  1894. 

September  4,  1866,  was  celebrated  the  marriage 
of  our  subject  and  Miss  M.  Isabel,  daughter  of 
Charles  Lange,  of  Bethlehem.  Pa.,  and  of  their  un- 
ion were  born  six  children,  four  of  wliom  are  liv- 
ing, as  follows:  Mary  I.,  wife  of  L.  R.  Levering, 
of  Fairfield,  111.;  Esther,  Grace  and  Paul,  the  latter 
a  student  in  the  Moravian  College  in  Bethlehem 
at  the  present  time. 


JOHN  F.  GIRVIN   is  engaged   in   farming  on 
seventy  acres  of  land   located   on   the  New 
Holland  Pike,  eight  miles  from  the  citj-  of 
Lancaster.     He   is   the  son    of  Samuel    and 
Eliza  (Diffenbaugh)  Girvin,  and  was  born  in  East 
Lampeter  Township,  Lancaster  County,  April  25, 
1850. 

Robert  Girvin,  the  grandfather  of  our  subject, 
was  born  in  1770,  and  came  from  Ireland  over  one 
hundred  years  ago  and  located  in  Strashurg  Town- 
ship, this  county,  where  he  followed  farming  on 
an  extensive  scale.  He  was  well-to-do  in  this 
world's  goods,  and  religiously  was  trained  in  the 
faith  of  the  Presbyterian  Church,  to  the  doctrines 
of  which  he  adhered  until  his  death.  He  was  married 
in  the  above  township  to  Miss  Mary  Smith,  and  to 
them  were  born  the  following-named  children: 
John,  William,  Isaac,  James,  Daniel,  Samuel,  Eliza 
and  Margaret.  Tlue  grandfather  died  April  16, 
1861,  at  the  remarkable  age  of  ninety-one  years. 

Samuel  Girvin,  the  father  of  our  subject,  was 
born  on  the  old  homestead,  in  Strasburg  Township, 
in  1800.  He  received  as  good  an  education  as 
could  be  obtained  in  that  early  day  near  his  home, 


and  remained  in  his  native  place  for  some  time 
cultivating  a  farm.  Later,  however,  lie  took  up 
liis  abode  in  East  Lampeter  Township,  where  he 
owned  a  sixt3'-acre  tract  of  land.  Several  years 
after  his  marriage  he  took  up  the  study  of  civil 
engineering  and  did  considerable  surveying  in 
this  county.  He  located  the  Strasburg  Railroad, 
running  from  Lemon  Place  to  Strasburg  and  con- 
necting with  the  Pennsylvania  Road.  Like  his 
ancestors  Samuel  Girvin  was  a  Democrat  in  poli- 
tics, and  a  member  of  the  Presbyterian  Church. 

The  father  of  our  subject  was  married  to  Miss 
Eliza,  daughter  of  Henry  Diflfenbaugii,  in  1834. 
The  father  of  Mrs.  Girvin  was  a  farmer,  also  a  con- 
tractor and  builder  of  some  note  in  this  locality', 
and  was  well-to-do  financially.  The  parental 
household  numbered  three  sons  and  three  daugh- 
ters, of  whom  Daniel  is  living  retired  in  the  city 
of  Lancaster;  Elizabeth  is  the  wife  of  Hiram  Es- 
benshade,  a  farmer  of  this  county;  Salina  was  the 
next  in  order  of  birth;  Robert  is  deceased;  and 
John  F.  is  the  youngest  member  of  the  family. 
The  father  died  in  1855,  and  the  mother  passed 
away  in  1891,  at  the  age  of  eighty-four  years.  She 
belonged  to  tlie  Mennonite  Church. 

The  original  of  this  sketch,  after  receiving  his 
education  in  the  common  schools,  engaged  in  farm- 
ing in  East  Lampeter  Township,  on  his  father-in- 
law's  estate.  In  1889,  however,  lie  became  the 
proprietor  of  his  present  farm,  coini)risiiig  seventy 
acres,  and  in  addition  to  its  cultivation  he  is  en- 
gaged in  picking  leaf  tobacco.  Mr.  Girvin  is  in- 
terested in  the  success  of  the  Republican  party, 
for  whose  candidates  he  always  votes,  and  was 
elected  on  that  ticket  in  1894  to  the  School  Board. 

November  21,  1877,  John  F.  Girvin  and  Miss 
Mary,  daughter  of  Isaac  Weaver,  a  farmer  of  this 
township,  were  united  in  marriage.  The  three 
children  born  of  their  union  are  Edna,  Willis  and 
Robert.  Mrs.  Girvin  is  a  consistent  member  of 
the  Reformed  Church,  in  the  faith  of  which  she  was 
reared. 

Robert  Girvin,  a  brother  of  our  subject,  was 
formerly  a  substantial  farmer  of  Virginia.  June  6, 
1881,  while  on  his  way  home  from  Winchester, 
whither  lie  had  gone  on  business,  he  was  met  by  an 
acquaintance  who  stopped  him  and  climbed  up  on 


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liis  horse.  As  they  traveled  along  the  man  com- 
inenceil  lii  ing  a  revolver,  and  although  requested 
to  cease  doingso  by  Mr.  Girvin.  did  not  stop  until 
he  was  shot  in  the  back,  from  the  effects  of  which 
he  died  two  days  afterward.  The  man  was  tried 
and  acquitted  on  the  grounds  of  accidental  shoot- 
ing, but  the  friends  of  Girvin  areconlidcnl  it  grew 
out  of  a  political  feud,  he  being  a  stanch  Republi- 
can, while  the  majority'  of  the  citizens  of  his  com- 
munity were  strong  Democrats. 


MIl.TON  G.  SWAN,  Superintendent  of  the 
Marietta  Manufacturing  Company,  is  the 
son  of  George  and  Charlotte  (Gillette) 
Swan,  and  was  born  in  Cattaraugus  County,  N. 
Y.,  September  JO,  1855.  His  father,  likewise  a  na- 
tive of  Cattaraugus  County,  there  spent  the  days 
of  youth  and  early  manhood,  receiving  the  benefit 
of  a  common  school  education.  Ado|)ting  a  life 
vocation,  he  chose  that  of  agriculture,  which  for 
many  j^ears  he  conducted  upon  a  very  extensive 
scale.  At  one  time  his  landed  possessions  aggre- 
gated eighteen  hundred  .acres  of  land,  the  larger 
portion  of  which  w.as  placed  under  good  cultiva- 
tion. In  addition  to  the  tilling  of  the  soil,  he 
dealt  extensively  in  wool,  in  which  line  he  met 
with  distinct  success.  He  made  a  specialty  also  of 
the  raising  of  gram  and  hops.  To  the  supervision 
of  his  farm  he  gave  his  personal  and  undivided  at- 
tention, which  doubtless  accounted  for  his  extra- 
ordinary success.  During  the  harvest  season  he 
employed  as  manj-  as  sixt^'  men. 

In  addition  to  farming,  George  Swan  also  en- 
gaged in  a  private  banking  business,  being  Presi- 
dent of  a  bank  at  Avon,  Livingston  County,  N.  Y. 
He  continued  both  as  agriculturist  and  banker  un- 
til somewhat  advanced  in  years,  when,  having  ac- 
cumulated a  sufficient  competency,  he  retired  from 
active  business  cares,  and  now  lives  in  a  pleasant 
home  at  Pavilion,  Genesee  County,  N.  Y.  The 
comforts  with  which  he  is  surrounded  10  the  twi- 


light of  his  life  have  been  secured  by  his  energy, 
industry  and  sound  judgment  in  his  business  trans- 
actions. While  he  has  gained  material  success,  he 
has  also  gained  that  which  is  even  better,  the  re- 
spect and  confidence  of  his  fellow-men.  As  a  Re- 
publican, he  has  always  taken  an  active  interest  in 
political  matters  and  has  held  a  number  of  local 
offices,  in  which  he  has  rendered  satisfactorj'  ser- 
vice to  his  constituents.  Educational  matters  also 
received  his  warm  interest,  and  he  was  a  fr'end  ot 
the  public  scliool  system  and  one  of  its  promoters 
in  his  vicinil}'.  Though  he  cannot  now  take  the 
active  interest  in  public  affairs  that  he  was  wont 
to  do  in  days  gone  by,  he  is  still  ready  to  co-oper- 
ate with  schemes  for  local  advancement,  and  is  a 
public-spirited  citizen.  Socially  he  affiliates  with 
the  Masons.  His  first  wife,  our  subject's  mother, 
died  in  1888,  at  the  age  of  forty-eight  years. 
Three  children  were  born  of  this  union,  namely: 
(ieorgiana,  wife  of  Dr.  E.  A.  Clapp,  a  practicing 
physician  of  Livonia,  IJvingston  County,  N.  Y.; 
Myron  and  Milton  (twins),  the  former  of  whom 
died  at  the  age  of  twenti'-four. 

After  completing  the  studies  of  the  common 
schools  of  his  native  town,  our  subject  entered  the 
Yeates  Polytechnic  Institute,  where  he  prepared  for 
college.  Instead,  however,  of  taking  a  collegiate 
(;ourse,  he  embarked  in  business,  entering  his  fa- 
ther's bank  as  clerk,  and  afterward  bj'  promotion 
becoming  cashier,  in  which  capacity  he  served  for 
seven  years.  The  con  linemen  t  of  the  office  not 
proving  congenial  to  his  health,  he  was  obliged  to 
retire  from  the  work.  He  then  embarked  in  tlie 
manufacturing  business  at  Lancaster,  Pa.,  making 
a  special!}'  of  blacksmith  and  railroad  supplies. 
The  business  was  afterward  removed  to  Columbia, 
where  it  was  operated  under  the  name  of  the  Col- 
umbia Agricultural  Works  for  four  years.  In  1891 
a  stock  company  was  formed  and  the  business  was 
removed  to  Marietta,  the  name  being  changed  to 
the  Marietta  Manufacturing  Company.  They  man- 
ufacture agricultural  implements  and  blacksmith's 
tools,  also  election  furniture.  As  many  as  seventy 
men  are  eiiiplo3ed  when  the  works  are  in  full  op- 
eration, and  the  enterprise  is  one  of  the  most  im- 
portant of  Marietta. 

While  at  no  time  an  aspirant  for  office,  Mr.  Swan 


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takes  a  commendable  interest  in  party  matters 
and  is  a  stanch  advocate  of  Republican  principles. 
March  27,  1881,  he  was  united  in  marriage  with 
Miss  Elizabeth,  daughter  of  Jacob  Maurer,  of  Lan- 
caster, and  two  children  bless  their  union,  George 
M.  and  Harry  M. 


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F 


RANCIS  X.  ZIEGLER,  one  of  the  native 
sous  of  Columbia,  Lancaster  County,  Pa., 
is  one  of  her  prominent  citizens  and  old 
settlers,  as  his  birth  occurred  here  April  9,  1817, 
and  he  has  always  continued  to  make  his  home  in 
this  city.  For  the  remarkably  long  period  of 
forty-six  years  he  has  been  manager  of  the  tele- 
graph office  in  this  place,  and  since  March  31, 1857, 
has  also  been  the  agent  for  the  Adams  Express 
Company  here.  In  1888  he  prepared  a  series  of 
articles  for  the  Columbia  Herald,  which  were  duly 
published  in  its  columns,  and  furnished  a  very 
complete  and  interesting  account  of  the  early  days 
and  inhabitants  of  Columbia. 

The  Ziegler  family  originated  in  Alsace,  France, 
now  under  the  German  Government.  The  grand- 
father of  our  subject  was  born  in  that  countr}',' 
November  16,  1750,  his  Christian  name  also  being 
Francis,  and  in  1777,  in  company  with  Baron  De 
Steuben,  he  came  to  the  United  States.  Arriving 
at  Portsmouth,  N.  H.,  he  received  a  commission  to 
serve  in  the  Revolution,  and  at  Yorktown  did 
valiant  service  and  also  in  other  engagements. 
He  finally  settled  in  Baltimore,  Md.,  where  he  con- 
tinued to  reside  until  1798,  and  then  went  to 
Lancaster,  subsequently  removing  to  this  city, 
where  he  died  in  1800.  He  was  a  Jeffersonian 
Democrat  and  a  member  of  the  Catholic  Church. 
His  wife,  Mary  (Huck)  Ziegler,  died  December 
26,  1825,  aged  sixty-five  years,  and  by  her  mar- 
riage she  was  the  mother  of  nine  children. 

John  Ziegler,  the  father  of  our  subject,  was  bom 
in  Baltimore,  June  15,  1785,  and  received  a  good 
education,  becoming  a  great  reader  and  student. 
He  learned  the  carpenter's  trade,  to  which  he  de- 
voted his  active  life.  Like  his  ancestors,  he  was  a 
member  of  the  Catholic  Church,  and  in  politics 
voted  with  the  Democratic  party.     His  wife,  Maria 


(Lechler)  Ziegler,  was  born  January  14,  1798,  and 
survived  until  October  26,  1891.  Her  fatiier, 
Henry,  was  born  in  Berks  County,  Pa.,  February 
27,  1748,  and  died  in  1835.  By  trade  he  was  a 
manufacturer  of  leather  bi-eeches,  and  for  a  period 
of  thirteen  years  was  a  door  keeper  of  the  State 
Assembly,  and  for  a  long  time  served  as  Under 
Sheriff  of  Lancaster  County.  His  wife  bore  the 
maiden  name  of  Julia  Rizer,  and  came  from  an  old 
Philadelphia  family;  she  was  born  June  29,  1765, 
and  died  May  8,  1840. 

Francis  X.  Ziegler  attended  the  public  and  sub- 
scription schools  of  Columbia  in  an  early  day,  and 
had  for  one  of  his  teachers  Eli  H.  Thomas,  a  vet- 
eran of  the  War  of  1812.  On  completing  his 
schooling,  the  young  man  became  Princiiial  of  the 
grammar  school  of  this  place,  serving  in  that 
capacity  for  two  years,  during  the  sessions  of  1852 
to  1854  inclusive.  At  tiie  same  time  he  held  a 
position  as  manager  in  the  telegraph  office,  which 
he  entered  in  the  fall  of  1848  and  h.is  since  held. 
In  his  official  duties  lie  has  proved  to  be  very 
trustworthy,  and  his  superiors  have  appreciated 
his  fidelity.  Since  1860  he  has  been  interested  in 
insurance  associations  representing  different  life, 
accident  and  fire  companies.  For  four  years  he 
was  editor  of  the  Columbia  Herald,  which  he 
managed  with  great  ability. 

January  14,  1838,  Mr.  Ziegler .  married  Jane  P., 
daughter  of  Richard  Martin,  of  Philadelphia,  who 
w.as  born  in  England.  Nine  children  were  born  of 
this  marriage:  Catherine  C,  Joseph  C,  Maria  J., 
Agnes  Virginia,  Richard,  Francis  E.,  Clement, 
Euginie  Elizabeth  and  Mary  Frances.  The  mother, 
who  is  still  living,  was  born  April  21,  1817. 
Joseph  C,  the  eldest  son,  is  a  celebrated  artist  in 
Paris,  and  is  vvorking  with  the  noted  Bonat.  In 
his  political  faith  Mr.  Ziegler  is  a  stanch  Democrat. 


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JOHN  F.  INGRAM  has  a  large  and  lucrative 
business  as  a  contractor  and  builder,  having 
his    home   in    Strasburg,  Lancaster  County. 
During    the    late  War   of  the  Rebellion    he 
served   as   a    member   of   Company  I,  Twentieth 
Pennsylvania  Cavalry,  and  was  mustered  out  af- 


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ter  a  service  of  six  months,  on  the  7th  of  January, 
18G4.  lie  is  a  stanch  Repul)lican,  and  has  acted 
in  Ihe  cspacities  of  .Iiulgc  of  Kleclions,  Inspector 
of  Elections  and  as  Borough  Assessor  at  various 
times.  For  some  nine  years  he  was  a  member  of 
the  School  Board  of  the  borough  of  Strasburg  and 
in  various  ways  has  l)een  identilied  with  the  up- 
building and  progress  of  this  locality. 

.lames  Ingram,  the  father  of  our  subject,  was  a 
niiihvright  and  followed  that  occupation  for  over 
half  a  century  in  Providence,  Paradise  and  West 
Lampeter  Townships,  of  tliis  county.  Politically 
he  was  a  Democrat  and  a  public  spirited  man.  He 
married  Miss  Sarah  M3'ers,  and  to  them  were  born 
eleven  children:  Mary,  Margaret,  Sarah  E.,  John 
F.,  Amanda,  Anna  L.,  Milton  .1.,  William  II.,  Amos, 
Frank  E.  and  Harry  E.  The  three  daughters,  Sarah, 
Amanda  and  Anna,  and  .Milton  J.,  the  seventh  of 
the  family,  are  deceased. 

The  birth  of  J.  F.  Ingram  occurred  in  Provi- 
dence Township,  Mai-ch  7,  184,5.  During  his  youth 
he  attended  the  schools  of  West  Lampeter  Town- 
ship and  completed  his  studies  when  about  eigh- 
teen years  of  age.  For  the  next  two  years  he  en- 
gaged at  general  farm  work,  but  fcs  he  did  not 
seem  cut  out  for  that  branch  of  business  he  com- 
menced working  at  the  carpenter's  trade.  After 
seven  years  spent  in  that  occupation  he  began 
building  and  taking  contracts  for  himself,  and  has 
been  successfully  engaged  in  this  business  ever 
since.  Notwithstanding  the  sharp  competition 
among  the  innumerable  builders  and  contractors 
of  tins  county  he  secures  a  large  number  of  paying 
contracts  each  year  and  does  a  lucrative  business. 
He  is  noted  for  his  workman-like  and  reliable 
manner  of  erecting  structures,  and  many  of  the 
fine  and  costl3'  dwelliughouses  of  this  and  adjoin- 
ing counties  stand  as  monuments  of  his  handi- 
work. On  account  of  his  known  abilitj-  he  was 
called  at  one  time  to  New  Jersey,  where  he  erected 
a  large  barn  in  Bergen  County,  on  the  West  .Shore 
Railroad,  which  was  completed  in  less  ihan  four 
weeks. 

On  Christmas  Day  1866,  Mr.  Ingrain  married 
Miss  Lizzie  Binkley,  who  was  born  and  grew  to 
womanhood  in  this  county.  Six  children  have 
graced  their   union:     Cora  S.,  Bertha  A.,  one  who 


died  in  infancy.  Pearl  S.,  Park  B.  and  Earl  J.  The 
home  of  the  family  is  a  comfortable  and  substan- 
tial one,  and  they  take  great  pleasure  in  extend- 
ing its  hospitality  to  their  neighbors  and  many 
friends.  Mr.  Ingram  h.as  always  held  a  warm  place 
in  his  heart  for  the  (irand  Ami}'  boys  and  holds 
membership  with  Strasburg  Lodge  No.  406. 


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HENRY  C.  MILLER.  a  successful  and  lead- 
ing business  man  in  Rhorerstown,  is  the 
|)roprietor  of  a  flourishing  gristmill,  and 
commands  the  liest  trade  as  a  dealer  in  coal  and 
feed  in  the  ])lace.  He  was  born  in  East  llempfield 
Township,  Lancaster  Countv,  March  2,  1850,  and 
is  the  son  of  Andrew  and  Susan  Miller. 

The  grandfather  of  our  .subject,  who  also  bore 
the  name  of  Henry,  was  one  of  the  large  land- 
owners of  this  county,  where  be  was  born  and  spent 
his  entire  life.  He  w.as  a  devoted  member  of  the 
Mennonite  Church,  and  all  who  knew  him  re- 
spected him  for  the  faith  which  he  so  earnestly  up- 
held. He  married  a  Miss  Shenck,  and  to  them 
was  born  a  family  of  six  children:  Andrew,  Henry, 
John,  Jacob,  Adeline,  and  Anna,  who  was  the  wife 
of  Philip  Ilotteustein,  now  deceased. 

The  father  of  Henry  C,  of  this  sketch,  was  also 
born  in  this  township  in  the  3'ear  1812,  and  re- 
ceived a  fair  education  in  the  districtschools.  Like 
his  honored  father,  he  too  followed  agricultural 
pursuits  and  owned  a  valuable  tract  of  two  hun- 
dred broad  acres  in  this  count}'.  In  politics  he 
was  a  Republican  after  the  formation  of  the  party, 
but  never  desired  oftiee,  content  to  use  his  in- 
fluence in  a  quiet  way,  and  upheld  the  principles  of 
his  part}'  in  a  loyal  manner. 

Mrs.  Miller  was  the  daughter  of  Jacob  Greider, 
a  fanner  of  this  township,  and  by  her  union  with 
the  father  of  our  subject  reared  a  family  of  seven 
children,  as  follows:  Elizabeth,  Phares,  Adeline, 
Clara,  Annie,  Andrew  and  Henry  C.  The  husband 
and  father  died  March  28,  1861,  and  was  followed 


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to  the  better  land  several  years  later  bj'  his  good 
wife,  who  passed  away  in  July,  1892,  when  in  her 
sixty-sixth  year.  Mrs.  Miller  was  also  a  member 
of  the  Mennouite  Church. 

The  original  of  this  sketch  was  reared  on  his  fa- 
ther's farm,  received  a  thorough  training  in  all 
the  duties  performed  by  farmer  boys,  and  at  the 
same  time  attended  school  in  the  neighborhood. 
When  starting  out  for  himself  he  engaged  in  agri- 
culture and  continued  to  cultivate  a  good  estate 
until  1885,  when  lie  purchased  a  grist  mill  in  the 
township,  and  in  1890  added  thereto  the  business 
of  a  coal  and  feed  merchant,  succeeding  Jacob 
Mauk  in  the  latter  enterprise.  Mr.  Miller  is  mak- 
ing a  good  success  of  this  undertaking.  He  mani- 
fests a  commendable  interest  in  all  that  pertains 
to  the  welfare  of  the  community',  and  is  known 
and  respected  for  the  iionest^^  and  sinceritj'  of  his 
character.  He  still  has  in  his  possession  forty-two 
acres  of  land  finely  cultivated. 

November  9,  1875,  Mr.  Miller  and  Miss  Elenora, 
daughter  of  William  Binkley,  late  of  this  town- 
ship, were  united  in  marriage.  To  them  has  been 
born  a  daughter,  Alice.  Our  subject  is  a  strong 
Republican  in  politics,  firmly  believing  in  the 
principles  of  the  party  which  receives  his  vote. 


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AMUEL  F.  FKEY.  Many  of  the  prominent 
citizens  of  this  county  are  self-made  men. 
From  poverty  and  obscurity  they  fought 

their  way  in  life's  battles  to  prominence  and  honor. 

In  their  lives  and  success  is  found  demonstrated 

the  old  proverb  that 

"The  gown  is  but  the  guinea's  stamp. 
The  man's  a  man  for  a*  that." 

A  volume  of  the  biographies  of  representative 
self-made  men  would  be  incomplete  without  a 
sketch  of  Mr.  Frey,  who  strikingly  illustrates  tlie 
force  of  well  directed  energy,  steadfast  purpose 
and  never  ceasing  effort  for  the  accomplishment 
of  noble  results,  and  the  overthrow  of  those  obsta- 
cles that  beset  the  progress  of  every  youno-  man 


who,  unaided  and  alone,  starts  out  to  combat  with 
life's  stern  realities. 

The  family'  of  which  our  subject  is  a  member 
has  been  long  and  honorably  connected  with  the 
history  of  Pennsylvania,  whither  the  original  rep- 
resentatives came  from  Germany.  Our  subject's 
great-grandfather,  Abram  Frey,  was  an  ordained 
clergyman  of  the  Evangelical  Association,  and  was 
connected  witli  the  itinerary  service  for  many 
years,  until  called  from  labor  to  reward,  at  the  ad- 
vanced age  of  seventy-five  years.  His  son,  Sam- 
uel, was  born  in  Union  County,  Pa.,  was  a  farmer 
by  occupation,  in  religion  a  member  of  the  Evan- 
gelical Church,  and  in  politics  was  identified  with 
the  old  line  Whig  party.  He  married  Anna  Bow- 
man, and  they  became  the  parents  of  two  sons  and 
one  daughter,  all  deceased,  namely:  Abram,  Anna 
and  .Samuel,  of  whom  the  daughter  married  Abram 
First,  of  Harrisburg,  Pa.  Grandfather  Frey  died 
in  Union  County  at  the  age  of  forty-nine  years, 
and  his  vvife  passed  away  at  Florin,  Lancaster 
County,  January  7,  1879,  aged  seventy-four  years. 

The  father  of  our  subject,  Rev.  Abram  Frej%  was 
born  in  Union  County,  Pa.,  November  14,  1823. 
He  was  a  man  of  superior  intelligence,  a  school 
teacher  in  early  life,  but  afterward  a  minister  in 
the  Evangelical  Association.  He  filled  pulpits  at 
various  points  in  Lancaster, Lebanon,  Burks,  Mont- 
gomery and  Dauphin  Counties,  continuing  thus 
engaged  for  eight  years,  until  his  death,  April  23, 
1859,  at  the  early  age  of  thirty-six  years.  In  con- 
nection with  his  ministerial  work,  he  was  exten- 
sively engaged  in  the  manufacture  of  coverlids  and 
counterpanes  at  Mt.  Jo}',  of  which  enterprise  Jo- 
seph Classley  was  Superintendent  and  general  man- 
ager. In  politics  he  was  a  Whig  until  the  disinte- 
gration of  that  party,  after  which  he  affiliated  with 
the  Republicans. 

The  marriage  of  Rev.  Aljram  Frej'  and  Miss 
Mary  Fauby,  which  took  place  July  3,  1845,  was 
blessed  by  the  birth  of  three  sons  and  three  daugh- 
ters, namely:  Martha,  wife  of  Joseph  Heineman, 
of  Philadelphia;  Abram, a  talented  and  well  known 
artist  of  Washington,  D.  C;  David,  who  died  at 
the  age  of  eleven  years;  Samuel  F.,  of  this  sketch; 
Lizzie,  wife  of  Dr.  N.  A.  Saylor,  of  Philadelphia, 
and  Emma,  Mrs.  O.  G.  Hull,  of  Kansas  City,  Mo. 


PORTRAIT  AND  BIOGRAPHICAL  RECORD. 


491 


The  mother  of  these  children,  now  seventy-three 
years  of  age,  makes  lier  home  will)  our  Mibject  in 
Marietta. 

Near  IJioomfield,  I'a.,  in  .luniata  Townsliip.  Fer- 
ry County,  our  subject  was  born  December  I(), 
1852.  For  some  time  he  wasa  student  in  tlie  pub- 
lic schools  of  Ml.  Joy,  but  left  school  at  the  age  of 
sixteen  to  prepare  for  business.  February  1,  1868, 
he  apprenticed  himself  to  Henry  S.  Meyers,  of  Ml. 
.Joy,  to  learn  the  trade  of  a  cabinet-maker  and  un- 
dertaker, remaining  thus  employed  for  three  and 
one-half  years.  January  3,  1872,  he  went  to  Ma- 
rietta, and  finding  a  suitable  opening  here,  he  at 
once  embraced  the  oppoi'tunity  of  embarking  in 
business.  His  modest  capital  of  $800  he  had  saved 
by  close  economy  and  hard  work,  during  extra 
time  allotted  him  when  apprenticed,  and  during 
his  school  days.  Renting  a  small  cabinet  shop  and 
ware-room  in  the  Welclians"  Building,  he  boughta 
stock  of  furniture  and  funeral  supplies.  Success 
rewarded  him  from  the  first. 

To  accommodate  the  increasing  demands  of  his 
business,  Mr.  Frey  was  compelled  to  move  to  larger 
(piarters.  In  1887  he  purchased  the  old  Roath 
properly  in  the  heart  of  the  business  centre  of  the 
city,  and  tearing  down  the  building  he  erected  the 
substantial  structure  in  which  he  now  does  business. 
It  is  of  brick,  three  stories  in  height,  the  store  25x80 
and  the  house  25x61  feet  in  dimensions,  the  entire 
frontage  being  fifty  feet.  Under  the  store  is  a  base- 
ment, making  four  ware-rooms  25x80  feet  in  dimen- 
sions. The  store  is  stocked  with  a  complete  assort- 
ment of  furniture  of  modern  styles,  and  all  grades  of 
carpets.  There  is  another  building  on  the  same  lot, 
in  which  are  kept  caskets, hearse  and  other  funeral 
supplies.  Both  the  dwelling  and  the  store  are  fil- 
led out  with  all  modern  improvements,  heated 
witli  steam  and  lighted  by  gas,  a  Roj'al  gas  ma- 
chine having  been  placed  in  the  building.  In  ad- 
dition to  this  property  Mr.  Frey  is  interested  in 
other  real  estate  and  in  the  improvement  of  prop- 
erty', also  is  interested  in  farming  in  the  upper  part 
of  the  county. 

Politically  our  subject  is  a  Republican,  and  in 
religions  faith  adheres  to  the  doctrines  preached 
by  his  ancestors,  being  a  devoted  member  of  the 
Evangelical    Church   at    Mt.   Joy.     September    5, 


1876,  he  married  Anna  H.,  eldest  daughter  of  Rev. 
John  B.  Longenecker,  now  of  Florin,  Lancaster 
County.  They  are  the  parents  of  five  children, 
named  Samuel  L.,  Anna  L.,  Myra  L.,  Cora  L.  and 
Wilbur  L.  The  success  which  Mr.  Frey  has  met 
with  in  business  is  richly  merited,  for  he  is  a  man 
of  great  industr^^  perseverance  and  energy. 


•H 


ENRY  WESTERMAN.  Among  the  thriv- 
ing establishments  of  which  Columbia 
possesses  her  due  proportion  may  be  luim- 
bered  the  meat  market  of  the  gentleman  whose 
name  introduces  this  sketch.  It  was  established 
several  3'ears  ago,  and  during  tiiis  time  has  grown 
in  popularity  and  its  proprietor  has  acquired  a  fine 
reputation  as  a  man  possessed  of  business  tact  and 
honor. 

Our  subject  is  the  son  of  Leopold  and  Anna 
(Wagoner)  Weslerman, and  was  born  in  Lancaster, 
on  the  26th  of  September,  1856.  For  a  full  history 
of  the  parents  the  reader  is  referred  to  the  sketch 
of  our  subject's  brother,  John  Weslerman,  found 
on  another  page  of  this  volume. 

Henry  Weslerman  was  educated  in  the  schools 
of  his  native  place  in  Iowa,  where  his  parents  lived 
fur  a  lime,  and  when  fifteen  years  of  age  began  to 
make  his  own  way  in  the  world,  his  first  work  be- 
ing to  drive  a  team  in  Columbia.  This  he  fol- 
lowed for  two  years,  when  he  apprenticed  himself 
to  learn  the  butcher's  trade  in  the  shop  of  George 
W.  Wyke,  of  this  city.  He,  however,  completed 
his  knowledge  of  the  business  under  the  instruc- 
tion of  his  brother  John,  who  is  the  proprietor  of 
a  large  market  in  Columbia. 

Young  Weslerman  for  three  years  had  charge  of 
his  uncle's  farm  in  this  county,  which  he  man- 
aged in  a  very  satisfactory  and  highlj'  profitable 
manner  until  his  marriage,  at  the  age  of  twenty- 
two  years.  He  then  abandoned  farm  life,  and  with 
his  bride  removed  into  the  city,  when  he  purchased 
a  building  and  opened  up    a  meat  market  at    his 


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present  stand.  Tliis  structure  has  since  given  wa}' 
to  a  brick  building  40x56  feet  in  dimensions  and 
two  stories  in  lieiglit.  Mr.  Westerman  is  a  Director 
in  tlie  Central  National  Bank  in  tills  city,  with 
which  he  has  been  connected  ever  since  its  organ- 
ization in  1888jand  is  also  a  Director  in  tlie  Wil- 
son Laundry  Machine  Company.  He  stands  fore- 
most among  the  prominent  business  men  vfiio  have 
contributed  so  largely  to  the  financial  prosperity 
of  this  part  of  the  county.  In  politics  Mr.  West- 
erman is  a  Democrat  and  belongs  to  the  Lutheran 
Church. 

The  marriage  of  our  subject  with  Miss  Alice, 
daughter  of  Cornelius  C.  Beck,  was  celebrated  in 
Dccemljer,  1878,  and  to  tliem  has  been  granted  a 
family  of  six  children:  Charles  B.,  Jennie  A.,  Bes- 
sie, Harr}',  Zana  and  Cornelius. 


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HERMAN  F.  WOHLSEN.  Tlie  name  of 
Wohlsen  is  known  and  respected  through- 
out Lancaster  County  as  belonging  to 
some  of  its  best  residents.  The  present  represent- 
ative of  the  family  is  one  of  the  most  successful 
young  contractors  and  builders  of  Lancaster,  and 
is  both  liberal  and  enterprising.  lie  was  born 
across  the  water  in  Germany,  July  25,  1861,  and 
is  the  son  of  Peter  N.  Wohlsen,  of  whom  a  more 
extended  notice  will  appear  in  the  sketch  of  our 
subject's  brother,  AVilliam,on  another  page  in  this 
book. 

The  parental  family  included  seven  children, 
of  whom  four  are  now  living.  Herman  F.  re- 
mained in  his  native  land  until  1879,  in  the  mean- 
time being  given  a  good  education  in  the  model 
schools  of  that  empire.  After  deciding  to  come  to 
America  he  embarked  on  the  steamer -'Oder,"  which 
was  twelve  days  in  crossing  the  Atlantic.  Young 
Wohlsen  after  landing  in  New  York  made  his  way 
directly  to  this  city,  where  he  engaged  in  the  car- 
penter trade  witii  his  brother  and  attended  night 
school  until  becoming  thoroughly  conversant  with 


the  Pviiglish  language.  The  brothers  continued  to 
operate  together  for  three  years,  when  our  subject 
went  to  Baltimore  and  for  the  following  three 
years  carried  on  a  good  business  in  that  city  as  a 
carpenter.  At  the  end  of  that  time  he  returned  to 
Lancaster  and  was  made  foreman  of  his  brother's 
shop  for  four  years. 

In  1890  Mr.  Wohlsen  began  contracting  and 
building  on  his  own  account  and  has  erected  some 
of  the  finest  residences  in  the  city,  among  them 
that  of  H.  S.  Williamson,  W.  H.  Haynes,  S.  H. 
Reynolds  and  A.  D.  Ailes.  He  also  remodeled  tlie 
Presbyterian  Church  and  built  the  chemical  works 
at  Harrisburg.  Mr.  Wohlsen  is  occupying  with 
his  family  a  beautiful  residence,  located  at  No.  429 
Green  Street,  and  also  built  and  owns  three  other 
dwellings  on  Christian  Street.  He  is  tiie  [jossessor 
of  considerable  real  estate  in  the  city,  and  intends 
in  the  near  future  U>  build  on  six  lots  on  Dauphin 
Street. 

To  our  subject  and  wife  have  been  born  four 
children:  Laura,  Carrie,  Herman  and  Helen.  In 
religious  matters  our  subject  is  a  devoted  member 
of  the  Lutheran  Church.  He  is  in  favor  of  all 
measures  wiiicli  have  for  their  object  the  better- 
ment of  his  cominiinily,  and  in  politics  never  fails 
to  cast  a  vote  for  Repul)lican  candidates. 


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/^OL.  WILLIAM  B.  FORDNEY  was  iiorn 
V^y  on  Chestnut  Hill,  Lancaster  County,  April 
14,  1807.  His  ancestors  came  from  the  line 
between  France  and  Switzerland,  and  lived  on 
North  Queen  Street  before  the  Revolutionary 
War.  When  he  was  three  years  old  his  parents 
moved  to  Lancaster,  and  with  the  exception  of 
four  years  spent  at  Allegheny  College,  he  spent 
his  entire  life  in  the  city  of  Lancaster.  He  read 
law  with  President  James  Buchanan  and  was  ad- 
mitted to  the  practice  of  law  in  1829,  shortly  after 


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495 


President  Jackson  look  his  seat.  He  received  his 
uiililary  title  from  (iovenior  Wolf,  luuler  whom  lie 
served.  When  Colonel  Fordney  first  practiced  law 
at  L.ineaster,  that  Bar  had  among  its  members  law- 
yers of  national  reputation,  including  ex-President 
Buchanan,  William  Nurris,  .lames  Hopkins,  Moul- 
ton  Rogers  ( afterward  a  supreme  judge ),  and 
many  other  legal  lights.  One  of  the  early  cases 
he  tried  was  the  celebrated  Cobler  murder,  the  de- 
fendant being  charged  with  killing  a  Hebrew  ped- 
dler. The  body  had  seventeen  wounds  on  it,  and 
notwithstanding  these  wounds,  the  coroner's  ph^-si- 
cian  was  about  to  make  an  autopsy  of  the  head  to 
ascertain  the  cause  of  death!  The  trial,  however, 
resulted  in  the  conviction  of  Cobler,  and  his  exe- 
cution followed  in  due  time. 

With  the  exception  of  two  terms  as  prosecuting 
attorney.  Colonel  Fordney  never  held  or  sought 
office.  He  was  nominated  for  Congress  by  the 
Democratic  party,  but  declined.  Ho  practiced  law 
forty  years  and  w.is  one  of  the  most  brilliant  legal 
advocates  and  able  counselors  Pennsylvania  ever 
possessed.  During  the  last  twenty  j-ears  of  his 
life  he  lived  retired  in  the  cit3'  of  Lancaster, 
where  he  died  in  his  eiglit3--third  year,  in-.Iulj', 
1889.  Of  his  domestic  relations  it  may  be  said  in 
this  connection  that  he  w.as  married  November  1, 
1837,  to  Miss  Ellen  Jenkins,  who  was  born  in  Lan- 
caster in  June,  1813.  She  was  the  daughter  of 
Hon.  William  Jenkins,  a  native  of  the  same  place. 
He  was  a  successful  attorney  at  law  and  died 
in  the  city  of  his  birth.  The  family  were  origin- 
ally from  Wales,  but  emigrated  to  America  two 
hundred  years  ago,  and  were  the  first  settlers  at 
Churehtown,  where  they  built  and  operated  iroi» 
forges,  and  many  members  of  the  family  were 
in  the  Colonial  wars.  Their  children  are:  Mrs. 
Samuel  H.  Reynolds,  Thomas  P.  Fordney,  AVill- 
iam  J.  Fordney  and  Mrs.  William  H.  Potter.  In 
social  circles,  for  more  than  half  a  century,  there 
was  no  more  conspicuous  figure  than  Colonel  Ford- 
ney. Of  handsome  and  imposing  figure;  of  ple.is- 
ing,  but  dignified  and  courteous  bearing,  with  a 
great  fund  of  humor  and  replete  with  reminiscen- 
ces, he  w.as  the  center  of  a  large  circle  of  friends 
and  acquaintances.  He  was  a  warm  friend  of 
Simon  Cameron,  so  active  in  the  history  of  Penn- 


sylvania for  a  generation.  He  was  a  loving  hus- 
band, father  and  grandfather  of  children  who  re- 
vered and  fondly  loved  him.  The  family  were 
members  of  St.  James'  Episcopal  Church. 


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HARRY  M.  BLACK,  M.  D.,  of  Strasbuig,  is 
in  the  enjoyment  of  an  extensive  prac- 
tice and  li.as  been  very  successful  in  his 
chosen  professiou.  He  keeps  fully  abreast  of  the 
times  and  recent  discoveries  in  the  medical  world 
by  taking  the  leading  journals,  kee()ing  up  his 
studies,  and  by  attending  tiie  medical  societies  to 
which  he  belongs.  He  is  examiner  for  the  North- 
western Life  Insurance  Company,  for  the  Mutual 
Benefit  Life  Insurance  Companj'  of  New  Jersey, 
the  New  York  Mutual  and  the  Equitable  Life  In- 
surance Companies  of  New  York,  and  the  Mutual 
Life  Association  of  Pennsylvania, and  is  examining 
phj'sician  on  pension  cases.  He  is  a  leader  among 
local  politicians  and  members  of  the  Democrac3% 
being  identified  with  the  Young  Men's  Democratic 
Club  of  Paradise. 

William  Black,  the  jjaternal  grandfather  of  the 
Doctor,  was  a  drover  and  dealer  in  stock,  in  which 
lines  of  business  he  made  a  good  fortune.  He 
married  Nancy  McLoj',  and  they  had  seven  chil- 
dren, the  eldest  of  whom,  William,  is  the  Doctor's 
father,  and  the  others  in  the  ordvjr  of  their  birth 
are  as  follows:  Jane,  who  married  Dr.  Martin; 
Annie,  Ross,  Mary,  Thomas  A.  and  John. 

William  Black  was  born  in  the  borough  of  Stras- 
burg,  August  2,  1823,  and  followed  the  same  vo- 
cation as  did  his  father.  He  was  a  dealer  in  all 
kinds  of  live  stock  and  was  a  stock  broker.  Fol- 
lowing in  his  father's  footsteps  in  the  question  of 
politics  also,  he  was  a  Democrat, and  for  a  number 
of  years  was  Councilman    of  Strasburg.      For  a 


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period  of  a  term  or  so  he  served  as  School  Direc- 
tor, and  educational  advancement  found  in  him  a 
warm  supporter.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Presby- 
terian Church,  to  which  denomination  his  wife  al- 
so belongs.  B'raternally  he  is  identified  with  Stras- 
burg  Lodge  No.  3G1,  I.  O.  O.  F.,  in  which  he  has 
passed  all  of  the  cliairs.  By  his  marriage  with 
Eliza  A.  McAllister,  he  became  tlie  father  of  three 
children:  Harry  M.,  the  subject  of  this  narrative; 
Harriet  C,  who  became  the  wife  of  William  B. 
Bishop,  and  William  R.,  who  died  in  infancy. 

Dr.  Black  was  born  in  tlie  borough  of  Stras- 
burg,  July  2,  1852,  and  received  his  primary  edu- 
cation in  the  public  schools  of  the  district,  where 
he  was  a  student  until  nearly  sixteen  years  of  age. 
For  a  year  and  a-lialf  after  leaving  his  school  work 
he  engaged  in  cai-pentering,but  on  account  of  poor 
health,  was  at  the  end  of  that  time  obliged  to  leave 
active  work,  and  did  little  for  the  next  year.  In 
the  fall  of  1872  he  took  up  the  study  of  medicine, 
and  for  the  following  year  read  under  the  direc- 
tion of  Dr.  J.  A.  Groff.  In  the  fall  of  1872  he  en- 
tered the  Jefferson  Medical  College,  where  he  took 
a  year's  course  of  study,  after  which  he  returned  to 
this  place,  and  again  was  under  the  tutelage  of  his 
former  preceptor.  In  the  fall  of  1875  he  returned 
to  Pliiladelpliia  and  was  graduated  from  the  Jeffer- 
son Medical  College  in  that  year  with  the  degree 
of  Doctor  of  Medicine.  In  Ma3'  of  the  same  year, 
he  opened  an  office  In  this  place  which  has  since 
that  time  been  the  scene  of  his  labors.  He  has  been 
very  successful  in  building  up  a  good  practice  and 
is  popular  and  well  liked  by  all.  He  is  a  member 
of  the  Lancaster  Couuty  and  State  Medical  Socie- 
ties. He  is  an  interested  member  of  several  civic 
societies,  belonging  to  Strasburg  Lodge  No.  361, 
I.  O.  O.  F.,  of  whicli  he  is  Past  Grand,  and  is  also 
a  member  of  the  Grand  Lodge  of  Pennsylvania. 
He  belongs  to  the  William  Pitt  Encampment  of 
Odd  Fellows  of  Paradise. 

In  1886  Dr.  Black  married  Carrie  E.  McCord, 
who  was  born  and  reared  in  the  city  of  Middle- 
town,  Dauphin  County,  Pa.  The  lady,  who  is  well 
educated  and  has  always  moved  in  the  best  social 
circles,  is  the  daughter  of  Joseph  McCord,  a  promi- 
nent business  man  and  liquor  merchant  of  Middle- 
town.     Dr.  and  Mrs.  Black  have   become  the  par- 


ents of  three  children,  a  son  and  two  daughters: 
William,  who  was  named  in  honor  of  his  paternal 
grandfather;  Maria  E.  and  Annie. 


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ON.  EMANUEL  D.  ROATH.  The  history 
of  Lancaster  County  would  be  truly  in- 
complete did  not  the  name  and  history 
of  this,  one  of  her  most  honored  citizens,  appear 
in  its  annals.  Mr.  Roath  is  a  veteran  of  the  War 
of  the  Rebellion,  in  which  he  did  most  valuable 
and  commendable  services  for  upwards  of  four 
years,  during  whicli  time  in  addition  to  the  usual 
perils  and  privations  of  army  life  he  had  also  the 
misfortune  to  fall  into  the  enemy's  hands,  being 
held  for  over  six  montlis  in  captivity.  For  two 
terms  he  has  efficiently  served  as  a  Representative 
from  this  district  to  the  Pennsylvania  Legislature, 
having  been  first  elected  in  1857  and  later  in  1867. 
During  his  last  term  he  was  on  the  Military  Com- 
mittee and  as  such  was  one  of  the  authors  of  the 
Military  bill  which  established  the  present  National 
Guard  of  Pennsylvania.  He  was  also  on  the  Com- 
mittees of  Agriculture  and  Corporation  and  is 
author  of  the  Desertion  bill.  In  1867  and  for  the 
term  succeeding  he  was  very  active  in  the  House 
and  was  one  of  the  leaders  of  the  Republican  party. 
The  birth  of  Mr.  Roath  took  place  in  the  city  of 
Lancaster,  October  4,  1820.  His  ancestors  have 
been  residents  of  this  county  for  three  generations, 
and  his  great-grandparents  on  both  sides  of  the 
family  were  natives  of  Baden,  Germany.  On  the 
paternal  side,  three  brothers  came]to  this  locality, 
one  settling  near  Lancaster,  one  going  to  Ephrata 
and  the  other  locating  in  the  lumber  regions  of  the 
state.  The  maternal  grandfather  was  a  farmer  and 
extensive  land-owner.  His  property,  which  wassit- 
uated  along  Chickies  Creek  between  what  is  known 
as  Chickies  Mill  and  Mt.  Joy,  has  been  handed  down 
from  father  to  son  until  the  present  time.  Jacob 
Roath,  our  subject's  father,  was  born  in  Lancaster, 
and  there  followed  his  trade  of  tailoring.  He  died 


PORTRAIT  AND  BIOGRAPHICAL  RECORD. 


497 


in  early  manhood,  not  Laving  readied  two  score 
yeai"s  wiien  claimed  by  death.  He  was  one  of  Gen- 
eral Laf.'iyctte'.s  escorts  from  Paoli  to  Lancaster  and 
was  a  member  of  General  Ilamlinght's  Company-, 
tlie  Lancaster  "Phalanx."  Like  his  father,  he  was 
a  memlier  of  the  Hefornied  t'huroli  and  in  politics 
was  a  Democrat.  IJy  his  marriage  with  Susannah 
Shirenian  he  had  four  children,  three  of  whom  arc 
deceased.  They  were  as  follows:  John,  Knianuel 
D.,  Jacob,  and  Philip  15.  and  were  all  in  the  mili- 
tary service,  John  as  a  member  of  the  One  Hun- 
dred and  Kijjlileenlli  Pennsylvania  Infantry ;  Jacob, 
Lieutenant  of  Comiian}'  B,  Forty-liftli  Pennsyl- 
vania Infantry,  Veteran  Voluuteei-s,  and  Philip  as 
a  member  of  Company  K.  One  Hundred  and  Sev- 
enth Pennsylvania  Infantry,  under  command  of 
our  subject. 

The  boyhood  of  Hon.  Mr.  Hoath  was  passed  in 
Maytown  and  near  Marlella  and  he  received  his 
education  in  the  public  schools  of  that  locality  and 
in  the  academy  at  Ship|)ensburg.  lie  taught  school 
for  some  years  and  during  intervening  periods  also 
worked  on  the  farm.  About  1854  he  was  elected 
Magistrate  of  Marietta  and  h.as  continued  in  that 
oIKce  up  to  the  present  time,  having  been  elected 
eight  times.  In  1861  he  was  appointed  Captain  of 
Company  E,  t)ne  Hundred  and  Seventh  Pennsyl- 
vania Veteran  Infantry,  by  Governor  Curtin.  Go- 
ing to  the  front  he  was  assigned  to  the  Second  Di- 
vision of  the  First  .\rmy  Corps, commanded  by  Col. 
John  F.  Reynolds,  and  took  part  in  the  engage- 
ments of  South  Mountain,  Antietara,  Chancellors- 
ville,  Fredericksburg,  Mine  Run,  Rappahannock, 
the  second  battle  of  Bull  Run  and  many  others,  in- 
cluding that  of  Gettysburg.  In  that  famous  en- 
counter with  the  enemy  and  in  nearly  all  of  the 
engagements  mentioned  Mr.  Roath  was  in  command 
of  the  regiment  and  for  his  meritorious  services  was 
subsequently  brevetted  Major,  Lieutenant-Colonel 
and  finally  Colonel.  On  the  Weldon  Road  he  was 
taken  prisoner  by  the  rebels  and  conveyed  first  to 
Libby,  then  to  Salisbury',  then  to  Danville  and  later 
returned  to  Libby  Prison.  After  1867  Mr.  Roath 
continued  in  the  duties  of  Magistrate  and  convey- 
ancer. He  has  always  taken  a  very  active  part  in 
county  politics,  his  opinion  and  authority  having 
great   weight  therein.     For  twelve  j^ears  he  has 


been  School  Director  and  at  all- times  lias  devoted 
himself  to  the  best  interests  of  the  borough. 

In  1848  occurred  the  marriage  of  Mr.  Roath  and 
Susan  R.,  daughter  of  Samuel  Hippie,  now  deceased, 
and  formerlj-  of  Marietta.  Of  this  union  two  chil- 
dren, George  and  Anna,  were  born.  The  mother 
died  in  1853  and  Mr.  Roath  was  married  in  1858 
to  Harriet  C.  Young.  This  lady  was  a  daughter  of 
John  Young,  now  deceased,  and  in  former  years  a 
resident  of  Marietta  borough.  To  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Roath  were  born  Charles  Emanuel  and  Barsina  II. 
The  former  has  been  called  from  this  life  and  the 
devoted  wife  and  mother  died  in  December,  1892. 

For  half  a  century  Mr.  Ro.ath  has  been  identified 
with  the  Odd  I'dlows'  society,  for  more  than  twen- 
t3'-one  years  was  a  Represent:itive  to  the  Grand 
Lodge  and  lias  held  all  the  oflices  in  his  home 
lodge.  He  is  also  Past  Master  of  Ashara  Lodge, 
held  in  Marietta,  F.  &  A.  M.  and  belongs  to  the 
Royal  Arch  Masons  and  Knights  Templar.  He  is 
Past  Commander  of  the  Grand  Army  Post  of  this 
place  and  is  ex-Slate  Counselor  of  the  American 
Mechanics'  organization.  Religiously,  lie  holds 
membership  with  St.  John's  Episcoi)al  Church  of 
Marietta,  of  which  he  is  Warden.  His  life  has  been 
most  exemplary  and  has  been  unostentatiously  de- 
voted to  upholding  and  promoting  the  best  inter- 
ests of  his  fellows. 


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(Tpr  RNOLD  HAAS,  of  Lancaster,  is  one  of  the 
/ — \  industrious  and  enterprising  business  men 
of  the  place,  and  for  years  has  been  propri- 
etor and  owner  of  the  Northern  Market  Hotel,  at 
Nos.  323  to  328  North  Queen  Street.  He  has  made 
many  very  material  improvements  upon  this  struc- 
ture since  he  came  in  possession  of  it,  and  bj-  his 
good  business  methods,  the  courteous  treatment  of 
his  patrons,  and  the  neat  way  in  which  everything  is 
kept  about  the  hotel,  receives  a  large  patronage. 
He  has  become  quite  well-to-do  in  thoroughly 
legitimate  and  honorable  lines  and  has  invested 


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PORTRAIT  AND  BIOGRAPHICAL  RECORD. 


his  income  to  goo4  advantage.     A  self-made  man 
in  tlie  truest  sense  of  the  word,  he  has  had  his  own 
way  to  make  in  the  world  aud  lias  fought  the  bat- 
tle of  life  bravely,  coming  off  conqueror  over  ad- 
verse circumstances.     Though  disappointments  and 
losses  have  come  to  him  as  to  all,  lie  h.as  been  un- 
daunted and  has  pursued  the  even  tenor  of  his  way. 
Arnold  Haas  was  born  September  21.  1831,  in 
Grube,  Switzerland,  and  his  pareuts,  John  B.  and 
Anna  (Engyele)  Haas,  were  natives  of  the  same 
country.   .The  former  resided  all  his  life  at  Grube, 
where  he  was  Postmaster  for  years    and    kept    a 
general  provision  store.     In   1847  he  served    for 
two  months  in  the  Swiss  Army.     By  his  marriage 
he  had  only  one  child,  the  subject  of  tliis  narrative, 
and  he  was  called  from  this  life  at  the  age  of  sixty- 
seven  years.     He  was  a  conscientious  and  just  man, 
holding  membership  with  the  Reformed   Church. 
Arnold  Haas  received  a  good  education   in  his 
native  land,  and  on  completing  his  studies  served 
a    regular    apprenticeship    at    the   weaver's  trade. 
This  calling  he  followed  for  several    years,   and 
was  married  in  1861,  Ave  3'eais  after  which,  with 
his  wife,  he  crossed  the  Atlantic  and  located  in 
Philadelphia.     In  tliat  city  for  a  period  of    two 
years  he  worked  at  his  trade  and  tlien   became  a 
resident  of  Jefferson  Countj',  Neb.,  where  he  re- 
mained for  three  years  engaged  in  the  cultivation 
of  a  farm  comprising  one  hundred  and  sixty  acres. 
In  1871   Mr.  Haas  went  to  Chicago,  and  there 
met  with  severe  losses  at  the  time  of  the  great  fire 
of  that  year.     Soon   afterward  he  returned   to  the 
Quaker  City,  where  he  obtained  employment    for 
two  years,  and  in  1874  he  permanently  settled  in 
Lancaster,  which  has  for  the  past  twent}'  j'ears  been 
his  place  of  abode.     For  some   four  years  he   was 
proprietor  of  the  Tremont  House,  and  in  1878  be- 
came the  owner  of  the  hotel    which   he   has   since 
conducted.     The  standard  of  this  hostelry  he  has 
raised  materially,  has  placed  another  story  on  the 
building  and   otherwise  enlarged  and  remodeled 
the  same,  in  addition  to  which  he  has  built  a  good 
stable. 

In  his  native  land  Mr.  Haas  was  united  in  mar- 
riage October  7,  1861,  with  Miss  Anna  Naf,  a 
native  of  the  same  country,  and  she  has  proved  a 
valuable  companion  and  helpmate  to  her  husband 


in  the  journey  of  life.  In  religious  faith  Mr.  Haas 
is  a  member  of  the  Reformed  Church,  and  socially 
is  connected  with  the  Masonic  order.  He  uses  his 
right  of  franchise  in  favor  of  the  Democratic  i)arty, 
and  manifests  a  commendable  public  spirit,  holding 
that  the  good  of  the  majority  is  to  be  consid- 
ered in  preference  to  that  of  a  few. 


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FRANK  KLINE,  M.  D.,  is  a  prominent 
young  physician  of  Lancaster,  who  h.is 
a  wide  and  extensive  practice,  and  wlio  is 
frequently  called  upon  to  give  expert  testimony 
on  insanity  cases.  He  has  made  a  special  study  of 
various  kinds  of  mental  derangement,  and  has  been 
so  placed  in  his  professional  work  and  career  that 
he  has  had  fine  opportunities  to  become  conver- 
sant With  tbis  branch  of  disease.  For  a  year  he 
was  resident  physician  in  the  Insane  Asylum  and 
Alms  House  of  the  county,  and  in  September,  1890, 
was  appointed  Superintendent  in  charge  of  the 
Hospital  and  Insane  Asylum,  which  position  he 
held  until  New  Year's  Da^-  of  1893,  when  he  re- 
signed to  engage  in  private  practice,  and  since  that 
time  has  had  his  office  at  No.  32  North  Prince 
Street. 

Dr.  Kline  was  born  in  the  town  of  Union  De- 
posit, Dauphin  County,  Ma^'  23,  1863,  and  his  fa- 
ther, whose  Christian  name  was  Henry,  was  a  na- 
tive of  Manheim,  Lancaster  County.  His  paternal 
grandfather,  Jacob  Kline,  was  an  agriculturist  of 
Dauphin  County  and  also  of  this  county.  He  was 
a  member  of  the  United  Brethren  Church,  in  the 
faith  of  which  he  died  in  1879,  aged  eighty-one 
years.  Henry  Kline  was  a  stock  dealer,  and  was 
the  owner  of  a  farm  in  P^ast  Hanover  Township, 
Dauphin  County.  He  died  in  October,  1893,  of 
typhoid  fever,  at  the  age  of  sixty-three  years.  In 
his  political  faith  he  was  a  Democrat,  as  are  all  his 
sons  with  the  exception  of  our  subject,  who  has 
been  a  Republican  since  casting  his  first  vote. 

The  Doctor's  mother  bore  the  maiden  name  of 
Ellen  L.  Keller,  and  she  was  born  and  reared  near 


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Union  Depasit,  Dauphin  Countj',  being  the  daugh- 
ter c>f  Michael  Keller,  who  was  born  in  the  same 
locality,  and  was  a  farmer  by  occupation.  Her 
brothers,  Drs.  D.  C.  and  II.  K.  Keller,  were  prac- 
ticing physicians  at  Union  Deposit  for  fortj'-nine 
and  twenty-six  years  respectively.  Mrs.  Kline  be- 
came the  mother  of  six  children,  all  hut  one  of 
whom  are  still  living.  George  K.  is  a  teacher  in 
Grantville,  Pa.;  Harry  S.  is  a  stock  dealer  and  resi- 
dent of  SliellsviUe,  Pa.;  Sadie,  who  lives  in  Ann- 
ville,  this  state,  is  the  wife  of  Albert  Irabodcn.  and 
Milton  C.  makes  his  home  in  Palmyra,  Lebanon 
Count}',  in  which  town  the  mother  is  now  living, 
being  in  her  sixtj'-third  year. 

The  boyhood  of  Dr.  Kline  w.is  passed  on  the 
farm  where  he  was  born,  and  he  received  limited 
advantages  in  the  common  schools.  From  his 
twelfth  year  he  was  for  six  jears  a  stock  dealer, 
being  almost  constantly  in  the  saddle.  He  then 
attended  the  Normal  School  at  Annville  for  one 
term,  after  which  he  took  an  examination  <>iven 
1)3'  the  County  Superintendent  at  Jlilton,  and  was 
one  of  seven  out  of  a  class  of  seventeen  that  were 
awarded  certificates.  He  taught  school  for  the 
next  three  years,  and  during  this  time  also  took  a 
course  in  penmanship  at  Michaels'  Business  Col- 
lege near  Delaware,  Ohio.  Afterward  he  studied 
medicine  with  his  two  maternal  uncles,  and  in 
1886  entered  Jefferson  Medical  College,  from  which 
two  years  later  he  received  the  degree  of  Doctor 
of  Medicine.  He  is  truly  self-made,  owing  his 
education  almost  entirely  to  his  perseverance  and 
determination.  He  worked  his  own  viay  through 
college,  starting  with  a  sum  of  ¥50,  and  great 
credit  is  due  him  for  his  enterprise.  On  first 
commencing  his  practice  he  was  associated  with 
Dr.  Blough  for  six  months  in  Elizabethtown,  Lan- 
caster County,  and  then  for  a  year  was  at  May- 
town.  The  position  of  resident  physician  at  the 
Lancaster  County  Hospital  then  being  open,  he 
was  one  of  twelve  applicants,  and  was  appointed 
to  the  place  in  October,  1889,  serving  until  Sep- 
tember of  the  next  year,  when  he  was  made  Super- 
intendent of  the  Hospital  and  Insane  Asylum. 
.January  1,  189.3,  he  resigned  that  place  to  engage 
in  general  practice,  and  has  built  up  a  large  client- 
age in  this  city.     He  belongs  to  the  Lancaster  City 


and  County  Medical  Societies,  to  the  Pathological 
Society  of  Lancaster,  of  which  he  is  a  charter  mem- 
ber, and  is  also  identified  with  the  State  and  Amer- 
ican Medical  Associations. 

November  14,  1893,  Dr.  Kline  was  married  in 
Elizabethtown  to  Miss  Jennie  M.,  daughter  of  Dr. 
II.  K.  Blough,  who  at  one  time  was  a  member  of 
the  Stale  Legislaluie.  Mrs.  Kline  was  born  in 
Elizabethtown,  and  is  a  member  of  the  United 
Brethren  Church.  In  the  spring  of  1893  Dr.  Kline 
was  appointed  lleallli  Commissioner,  and  is  an 
executive  ollicer  on  the  Board.  He  belongs  to 
the  Young  Men's  and  Citizens'  Republican  Clubs, 
and  is  one  of  the  leading  young  men  of  iiis  party 
in  this  place.  He  is  also  a  member  of  the  .luiiior 
Order  United  American  Mechanics,  and  of  all  the 
Masonic  bodies  in  the  city. 


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AMUKL  M.  SELDOMRIDGE  is  one  of  the 
most  prominent  residents  of  Lancaster 
County  and  is  at  present  engaged  in  the 
mercantile  business  at  Farmersville,  of  which  place 
he  is  also  Postmaster.  He  has  been  prominent  in 
political  circles  his  entire  life  and  the  incumbent 
of  important  positions  for  over  thirty-live  years. 
He  is  the  son  of  Saimiel  and  Elizabeth  C.  (Weiler) 
Seldomridge,  and  was  born  in  what  is  now  known 
as  the  Jacob  Musser  farm,  near  Bird  in  Hand, 
December  17,  1831. 

The  Seidomridges  were  among  the  original  set- 
tlers of  this  county.  Andrew  Zeltonrich,  as  the 
name  was  first  spelled,  was  one  of  the  sturdy,  lib- 
ertj'  loving  sons  of  Switzerland,  and  emigrated  to 
America  in  1735.  He  immediately  located  in 
Pennsylvania  and  took  a  land  warrant  for  two 
hundred  and  fourteen  and  one-half  acres  of  land 
lying  in  Earl  and  Leacoclc  Townships.  He  died 
in  1760,  leaving  a  son  and  daughter,  George  and 
Eve.  The  original  Seldomridge  was  a  member  of 
the  Reformed  Church  and  was  instrumental  in  the 


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organization  of  that  denomination  in  Earl  Town- 
ship. 

George  Seldom  ridge,  after  the  death  of  his  fa- 
ther, continued  to  occupy  the  old  homestead,  and 
from  him  is  descended  a  large  number  of  Lancas- 
ter County's  most  thrifty  and  successful  farmers. 
Members  of  the  family  are  living,  some  in  Vir- 
ginia, others  in  Ohio,  Indiana  and  other  parts  of 
the  west. 

Samuel  M.  Seldomridge,  the  subject  of  this 
sketch,  spent  his  boyhood  andyouth  on  a  farm  and 
obtained  his  education  in  the  schools  of  the  neigh- 
borhood. When  a  lad  of  fifteen  years  he  left 
home,  his  only  capital  being  strong  hands  and  will- 
ingness to  work.  His  first  employment  was  in  the 
store  of  J.  L.  &  L.  S.  Robinson,  of  Intercourse,  re- 
ceiving as  his  salary  $40  per  year.  In  1848,  when 
Messrs.  Robinson  sold  their  establishment  to  B.  F. 
Hall,  young  Seldomridge  was  retained  as  clerk, 
continuing  in  that  eap.acity  until  1856.  In  the 
above  year  our  subject  was  married  to  Miss  Sarah, 
daughter  of  Daniel  Soope,  a  well-to-do  agricultur- 
ist of  Upper  Leacoek  Township,  and  the  following 
year  purchased  a  store  from  Isaac  Roland  located 
in  Earlville.  This  he  carried  on  successfully  for 
two  3'ears,  when  he  saw  a  good  opening  in  Far- 
mersville  and  removed  hither,  and  now  has  one 
of  the  best  equipped  stores  in  this  portion  of  the 
county  and  is  doing  a  large  and  paying  biisinests. 
The  store  which  he  occupies  is  a  three  story  struct- 
ure, 32x80  feet  in  dimensions,  and  is  stocked  with 
a  full  line  of  general  merchandise,  such  as  sells 
readily  in  both  village  and  country  homes.  He 
does  about  ^^36,000  worth  of  business  annually, 
and  in  addition  to  handling  dry  goods  and  grocer- 
ies, is  an  extensive  packer  of  leaf  tobacco,  in  which 
branch  of  business  he  has  been  engaged  since  1878. 

During  the  war,  knowing  that  prices  would  ad-  ] 
vance,  Mr.  Seldomridge  invested  his  surplus  capi- 
tal in  a  large  stock  of  goods,  such  as  his  experi- 
ence taught  him  would  be  in  demand,  and  conse- 
quently realized  a  handsome  profit  on  his  money. 
He  bears  the  reputation  of  (>aying  the  highest  price 
for  country  produce,  which  he  ships  direct  to  New 
York,  and  as  an  honest,  upright  business  man,  he  is 
greatly  respected  in  his  community.  Mr.  Seldom- 
ridge is  disposed  to  look  on  the  bright  side  of  life, 


is  joll}'  and  good  natured,  and  aside  from  partici- 
pating in  public  affairs,  gives  his  undivided  time 
to  his  business  interests. 

Our  subject  is  a  Republican  in  politics  and  has 
represented  his  party  ou  numerous  occasions  as  a 
delegate  to  the  varjous  conventions.  He  is  thor- 
oughly trusted  in  every  department  of  business 
and  has  often  been  called  upon  to  settle  large  es- 
tates. In  1858  he  was  elected  Township  Clerk, 
which  office  he  has  filled  uninterruptedly  ever 
since.  In  1859,  under  James  Buchanan,  our 
subject  was  appointed  Postmaster,  and  as  in  the 
other  office,  has  been  the  incumbent  of  the  position 
to  the  present  time.  Mr.  Seldomridge  was  elected 
Director  of  the  Farmers'  National  Bank  of  Lan- 
caster in  1877  and  was  made  Vice-President  in 
1881.  He  is  the  possessor  of  several  fine  farms  in 
the  county,  and  with  his  family  occupies  a  com- 
fortable home  opposite  his  store. 

Samuel  Seldomridge,  Sr.,  father  of  our  subject, 
was  born  in  Leacoek  Township  and  died  in  1857, 
at  the  age  of  sixty-three  years.  He  was  an  exten- 
sive farmer  and  one  of  the  wealthy  residents  of 
that  t()wnshi|),  where  he  had  hosts  of  warm  friends. 
He  was  first  a  Whig  in  politics,  but  after  the  or- 
ganization of  the  Republican  party,  joined  its 
ranks.  The  Baptist  Cliurcli  found  in  him  one  of  its 
most  valued  members,  and  ail  worthy  movements 
could  count  ou  hissupport.  He  was  twice  married. 
By  his  union  with  Miss  Sarah  Clausen  there  were 
born  two  sons  and  a  daughter:  Jacob,  George 
and  Sarah,  all  deceased.  His  second  wife,  who 
bore  the  maiden  name  of  Elizabeth  C.  Weiler,  be- 
came the  mother  of  seven  children:  Samuel  M.,  of 
this  sketch;  .John,  Levi,  Christian,  Isaac  (deceased), 
Johanna  and  Elizabeth.  The  father  enlisted  .as  a 
soldier  in  the  War  of  1812,  but  only  got  as  far  as 
Baltimore,  Md.,  when  he  was  honorably  discharged. 
Andrew  Seldomridge,  grandfather  of  our  subject, 
was  the  son  of  George  and  the  grandson  of  the  orig- 
inal Andrew  Seldomridge.  He  too  was  a  farmer 
of  Leacoek  Township  and  a  member  of  the  Re- 
formed Church. 

January  19,  1888,  the  original  of  this  sketch  was 
elected  a  delegate  to  the  Republican  National 
Convention,  which  met  in  the  World's  Fair  City, 
and  voted  for  Harrison  first,  last  and  all  the  time. 


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August  25  of  the  same  year  he  was  made  Chief 
Marslial  of  the  hvrgest  county  convention  ever 
lield  in  Lancaster  County. 

March  5,  1856,  our  subject  was  married  to  Sarali 
Soope.and  to  them  were  born  fouri'hildren:  Harry 
C,  a  prosperous  merchant  of  Rotlisville,  this  coun- 
ty; Cliarles  E.,  in  business  with  his  father;  Mor- 
gan Rufus,  also  in  the  store,  and  Lillic  M.,  at 
home. 


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J  GUST  ZOOK  has  had  a  very  successful  ca- 
reer since  establishing  liiniself  in  the  tobacco 
business  in  Lancaster,  and  now  has  one  of 
tlie  largest  establishments  in  the  county. 
He  is  clever,  liberal  and  enterprising,  and  is  pos- 
sessed of  good  business  ability.  He  has  a  good  lo- 
cation and  is  undoubtedly  one  of  the  most  pros- 
perous dealers  here.  He  is  also  a  Director  in  the 
Lancaster  Trust  Company,  and  as  will  be  seen,  is 
self-made  both  as  to  education  and  linances. 

The  great-grandfather  of  our  subject,  Moritz 
Zug,  as  the  name  w.is  then  spelled,  emigrated  from 
the  canton  of  Zug,  in  Switzerland,  to  the  United 
States,  accompanied  by  his  two  brothers.  Christian 
and  Johannas.  The}'  arrived  in  the  cil}'  of  Phila- 
delphia September  21,  1742,  in  the  ship  "Francis 
<fe  Elizabeth."  Moritz  Zug  was  a  grandson  of  Hans 
Zug,  who  was  an  Elder  in  the  Mennonile  Church 
in  Berne,  Switzerland,  where  during  the  persecu- 
tion he  was  incarcerated,  together  with  six  other 
preachers,  in  the  year  1659.  Thev  suflfered  untold 
agonies  while  imprisoned,  which  was  done  on  ac- 
count of  their  religious  faith,  and  were  kept  in 
confinement  until  1671,  when,  being  released,  they 
were  compelled  to  leave  that  portion  of  the  country. 
Moritz  Zug  first  settled  in  Berks  County',  this 
state,  but  soon  afterward  located  on  the  Lancaster 
Turnpike  in  West  Whileland  Township,  Chester 
County,  where  he  passed  the  remainder  of  his  life. 
His  son,  Abram,  was  the  sixth  in  order  of  birth  of 
the  family  of  seven  children  and  was  born  in  .Jan- 
uary, 1761,  in  Berks  Count}-.     In  1808  he  removed 


to  East  Lampeter  Township,  Chester  County,  where 
his  death  occurred  September  19,  1826.  His  wife, 
Maria  (Kurts)  Zug,  was  born  August  21,  1767, 
and  died  June  24,  1811.  They  had  a  family  of 
eleven  children,  of  whom  Jacob,  the  father  of  our 
subject,  was  the  fourth,  and  it  was  during  his  time 
that  the  name  was  changed  to  Zook. 

Jacob  Zook  was  born  in  1797,  near  Eden,  East 
Lampeter  Township,  this  county,  and  followed 
the  occupation  of  a  farmer  until  1861,  when  he 
moved  to  the  city  of  Lancaster,  where  he  lived 
retired  until  his  death,  in  1876,  at  the  age  of  sev- 
enty-nine years.  He  was  a  Republican  in  politics, 
and  in  religion  was  a  devoted  member  of  the  Bap- 
tist Church,  which  he  served  for  man}'  years  as  an 
Elder.  His  wife,  Mrs.  Christiana  (Hauck)  Zook, 
was  a  native  of  Lancaster  County.  She  was  a 
sister  of  Col.  David  Hauck,  who  obtained  his  title 
during  the  Mexican  War.  Mrs.  Zook  departed 
this  life  in  1889,  when  in  the  seventy-ninth  year 
of  her  age. 

The  parental  family  of  our  subject  included 
nine  children,  six  of  whom  grew  to  mature  years, 
and  three  are  now  living.  Margaret  II.  married 
David  Evans,  late  County  Superintendent  of 
Schools  in  this  county,  and  died  in  March,  1894; 
Jsoah  II.  and  Abraham  H.  went  to  Mississippi  in 
the  fall  of  1865,  and  engaged  in  cotton  growing 
near  Vicksburg.  The  following  year  they  were 
murdered  and  robbed,  the  younger  son  being 
found  and  brought  home;  the  elder  one  was  never 
found.  The  cause  of  this  tragedy  was  the  bitter 
feeling  of  the  south  toward  northern  men  who 
came  among  them  to  engage  in  business.  Mary  A., 
the  next  in  order  of  birth,  is  the  widow  of  W.  W. 
Edwards,  of  Philadelphia;  Christiana  married  Lem- 
uel McMichael,  also  a  resident  of  the  (Quaker  City. 

The  subject  of  this  sketch  was  born  March  27, 
1847,  near  Eden,  East  Lampeter  Townshi];,  and 
obtained  his  education  in  the  public  schools.  In 
the  spring  of  1863,  he  entered  the  State  Normal 
School  of  Millersville,  and  during  the  invasion 
of  Pennsylvania  by  the  Confederates  the  same 
year  enlisted  as  a  member  of  Company  A,  Fiftieth 
Pennsylvania  Infantry,  commanded  by  Col.  James 
II.  Wickeisham.  When  mustered  out  he  returned 
home  and  began  clerking  in  a  store  at  Camargo, 


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this  county,  where' he  remained  for  a  twelvemonth. 
He  then  went  to  New  Holland,  where  he  was  simi- 
larly employed  until  January,  1865,  when  lie  again 
volunteered  his  services  in  defense  of  liis  country, 
this  time  joining  Company  B,  Seventy -seventh 
Pennsylvania  Infantry,  and  was  mustered  into 
service  at  Nashville,  Tenn.  With  his  regiment  he 
was  sent  to  Texas  after  Kirby  Smith,  and  remained 
in  the  Lone  Star  State  until  January,  1866,  when 
he  was  mustered  out  and  returned  home. 

After  the  close  of  the  war  young  Zook  look  a 
course  in  the  Crittenden  Commercial  College,  of 
Philadelphia,  after  which  he  returned  to  Lancaster, 
and  for  some  time  conducted  his  studies  in  the 
Franklin  and  Marshall  College.  In  1868  he  engag- 
ed in  fanning  on  the  old  homestead,  but  this  not  be- 
ing suited  to  his  taste  he  sold  out  the  estate  and 
located  in  Lancaster  in  1875.  The  following  year 
he  began  dealing  in  leaf  tobacco,  in  company  with 
C.  Augustus  Bitner,  which  partnership  existed 
until  1880,  since  which  time  Mr.  Zook  has  carried 
on  the  business  alone.  He  owns  six  warehouses, 
whose  average  capacity  is  ten  thousand  cases.  In 
addition  to  this  enterprise  our  subject  is  one  of  the 
organizers  and  directors  in  the  Lancaster  Trust 
Company,  and  is  also  a  director  in  a  number  of 
other  companies. 

The  marriage  of  Mr.  Zook  and  Miss  Emma  E. 
Bitner  occurred  in  1877.  The  lady  was  born  in 
this  cit3',  and  is  the  daughter  of  C.  A.  Bitner,  late 
a  jirominent  business  man  of  this  cit3'.  To  them 
has  been  born  a  son,  Charles  B.  In  politics  our 
subject  is  a  stalwart  Republican,  of  the  Thaddeus 
Stevens'  school,  and  has  been  tendered  public  of- 
fices, but  on  acc(^uut  of  his  immense  private  busi- 
ness was  compelled  to  decline  all  public  honors. 


FRANK  A.  RIEKER  is  proprietor  of  the 
Star  Brewery,  one  of  the  finest  and  most 
complete  plants  of  the  kind  in  the  slate  of 
Pennsylvania.  Mr.  Rieker  is  one  of  the  German- 
American  citizens,  who  have  been  instrumental  in 
the  upbuilding  and  prosperity  of  Lancaster,  where 
he  has  been  a  resident  for  a  quarter  of  a  century. 


The  nativity  of  our  subject  occurred  in  Wurtem- 
berg,  Germany,  in  March,  1844,  his  father,  John 
Rieker,  being  a  farmer  in  the  Fatherland,  where  his 
death  occurred.  The  wife  of  the  latter  was  a  na- 
tive of  W'urtcmberg,  and  bore  the  maiden  name  of 
Anna  Lechleitner.  Her  father,  Jacob,  was  a  native 
of  the  Tyrol,  Austria,  of  a  German  family,  and 
after  his  settlement  in  Wurtemberg  he  engaged  in 
the  hotel  and  farming  business.  Frank  A.  is  one 
of  eight  children  who  grew  to  maturity,  and  all 
but  one  of  whom  are  living,  hut  he  is  the  only 
member  of  the  family  who  has  come  to  America. 
He  lived  with  his  parents  until  tliirteen  years  of 
age,  when  he  was  ai)prenticed  to  learn  the  brewery 
trade,  and  worked  for  three  years  for  his  maternal 
uncle,  a  large  brewer  of  Esblingen.  For  some  time 
thereafter  he  traveled  in  France,  all  through  Swit- 
zerland, Italj',  Austria.  Bavaria  and  other  countiies. 
In  the  year  1863  Mr.  Rieker  came  to  the  United 
States,  leaving  Hamburg,  and  for  a  year  worked  in 
New  York  City.  Then  going  to  Philadelphia  he 
was  there  employed  for  the  next  two  years,  and  in 
1867  was  made  foreman  in  Frank's  Brewery  of 
Lancaster,  a  place  he  held  for  two  j-ears.  For  a 
like  period  of  time  he  was  in  the  employ-  of  Joseph 
Wecker,  in  the  same  business,  and  then  started  out 
for  himself.  For  a  short  time  he  operated  a  brew- 
ery in  Columbia,  Pa.,  but  then  returned  to  this 
point  and  became  a  partner  with  Sheid,  Gerlz  &. 
Co.,  in  the  Lion  Brewery.  After  renting  the 
plant  in  connection  with  Messrs.  Struble  &  Co., 
for  a  year  from  the  other  owners,  he  became  sole 
proprietor  in  1875,  and  has  since  conducted  the 
business  alone.  He  rebuilt  .and  greatly  enlarged 
the  old  plant  until  its  capacity  was  eight  thousand 
barrels  per  year.  He  erected  his  new  brewery  on 
modern  principles  with  all  the  latest  improvements, 
and  well  equipped  with  every  device  and  improve- 
ment used  in  the  business.  The  capacity  of  the 
establishment  is  forty  thousand  barrels  per  3'ear, 
and  the  ice  machines  connected  with  the  concern 
manufacture  one  hundred  and  fifty  tons;  one  hun- 
dred tons  are  used  for  refrigerating,  and  a  fifty  ton 
machine  is  used  for  making  ice.  The  brewery  is  a 
building  five  stories  in  height,  located  on  West 
King,  First  Street  and  Rieker  Avenue,"  where  it 
occupies  a  block  in  depth.     Thei-e  are  two  storage 


F.  A.  RIEKER'S  STAR  BREWERY,  WEST  KING  STREET  and  oi 


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'iiiiMniriniiiminm 


AND  MARIETTA  AVENUES,  LANCASTER,  PENNSYLVANIA. 


PORTRAIT  AND  BIOGRAPHICAL  RECORD. 


507, 


houses,  en<rine  and  boiler  room,  in  addition  to  tlie 
main  building.  The  building  was  erected  in  1892, 
at  a  cost  of  ?;95,000.  Further  improvements  will 
he  added  to  the  amount  of  *30,000.  When  com- 
pleted the  plant  will  cover  an  area  of  one  and  one- 
half  acres.     Kmploj-ment  is  given  to  thirty  men. 

In  politics  Mr.  Rieker  is  independent,  and  re- 
ligiously is  a  member  of  .St.  .Joseph's  Catholic 
Church.  The  only  fraternity  with  which  lie  is  as- 
sociated is  tlint  of  the  Henevolent  Order  of  Klks. 

In  1868  Mr.  Rieker  married  Cressentia  Harmon, 
a  native  of  Lancaster,  and  tliuy  have  a  pleasant 
home  at  No.  (i06  King  Street.  Mrs.  Rieker  is  a 
daughter  of  John  Harmon,  and  b^'  her  marriage 
has  become  the  mother  of  six  children:  Frank  .).. 
who  is  a  liquor  dealer  in  Lancaster;  Annie  .M.,  wife 
of  Robert  Ramsgatc,  a  diamond  broker  of  New 
York  City;  Mary,  Charles,  Harry  and  Halph,  who 
are  at  home.  The  Western  Market  Hotel.  Nos.  602 
and  606  West  King  Street,  is  operated  by  Frank  .T. 
Rieker.  The  hostelry  is  a  well  and  favorably 
known  resort,  the  proprietor  being  a  very  popular 
young  man .' 


<  T  C)  ILLIAM  M'COMSKY  has  been  more 
\/  \,/  active  in  educational  work  than  any 
man  in  Lancaster,  having  served  on 
the  .School  Board  for  thirtj'  years,  and  on  ail  the 
important  committees  of  the  same.  Moreover,  lie 
has  served  in  many  public  capacities  on  the  Board 
of  Health,  as  Jury  Commissioner,  City  Auditor, 
and  many  others,  also  City  Treasurer,  and  has 
held  the  offices  of  both  councils,  except  Mayor 
(and  that  office  he  refused  to  fill), and  was  a  mem- 
ber of  six  committees  in  the  last  year. 

Our  subject  is  of  Scotch-Irish  parentage,  being 
a  son  of  Mathias  and  Mary  M.  M'Comsey,  his  birth 
having  occurred  August  29,  1820.  His  |)aternal 
grandfather,  Samuel,  was  also  a  native  of  this 
county,  and  followed  his  trade,  that  of  a  stone- 
mason, in  addition  to  carrying  op  jv  farm,  In 
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1700  he  constructed  a  bridge,  the  embankments 
being  of  stone,  at  Conestoga,  which  is  still  in  a 
good  state  of  preservation.  His  father  was  born 
in  Scotland,  and  the  family  were  early  identified 
with  the  history  of  this  vicinity'. 

Mathias  M'Comsey  was  born  in  Manor  Town- 
ship, this  count}-,  in  1787,  and  during  the  War  of 
1812  was  for  a  short  time  in  the  service.  Becom- 
ing the  owner  of  land  at  Columbia,  for  which  he 
paid  ^100  an  acre,  he  there  started  a  distillery, 
whicii  he  successfully  carried  on  until  a  financial 
depression   set  in.     He  died    in   the  faith  of    the 

I  Methodist  Episcopal  Church  in  1833.  In  1810 
or  1811,  he  married  Mary  Vonderow,  who  was 
born    in  Virginia  of   German  parentage,  and   was 

!    reared   in   this    county.     Left    a  widow,  she  kept 

I  her  family  together,  five  of  these  being  sons  and 
five  daughters.     Her  death  occurred  at  the  age  of 

!  eighty-three  years,  on  the  anniversary  of  her  birth, 
whicli  event  occurred  in  1791.  She  was  a  faith- 
ful member  of    the  Methodist    Episcopal  Church, 

I  though  she  was  reared  in  llie  f.Tith  of  llie  Ger- 
man Reformed  Church. 

William  ArComsc}-,  of  tiiis  record,  is  one  of 
four  of  his  father's  family  now  surviving,  and  his 
eldest  brother,  .Samuel,  now  eighty  ^-ears  of  age, 
also  lives  in  Lancaster.  When  a  mere  child,  his 
parents  removed  to  what  is  now  Providence  Town- 
ship, and  he  remained  on  the  farm  until  his  sev- 
enteenth year,  when  he  came  to  Lancaster,  and 
after  a  short  time  went  to  Piiiladelphia,  arriving 
in  the  niglit,  witli  only  suHlcicnt  money  to  pay 
his  lodging.  He  was  without  friends  or  influ- 
ence, but  possessed  a  good  constitution  and  was 
willing  to  do  anytiiing  that  presented  itself  by 
means  of  whicli  he  could  obtain  an  honest  liveli- 
hood. The  next-  day  he  sought  out  Samuel  D. 
Orrick,  the  only  person  in  the  city  that  he  knew, 
and  on  narrating  his  story,  that  gentlera;in  ad- 
mired his  pluck  and  gave  him  a  few  d.ays'  work  in 
unloading  cars,  after  which  lie  secured  him  a  po- 
sition on  the  railroad  as  a  conductor.  Mr.  Orrick 
was  in  the  commission  business,  and  for  a  long 
time  our  subject  remained  with  him.  being  in  the 
transportation  line  until  18.50.  At  that  time  he 
became  a  member  of  the  firm  of  Sener  &  Co.,  of 
this  city,  which  continued    until    1877,  when  he 


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withdrew.  Afterward  he  became  connected  with 
the  coal  business  of  tlie  late  James  Stewart,  and 
was  also  interested  in  stone  contracting.  With 
that  gentleman  he  continued  until  1881,  when  he 
was  elected  Cit}'  Treasurer,  and  after  his  terra 
had  expired  he  again  returned  to  work  for  Mr. 
Stewart,  finally  retiring  from  active  business. 

It  was  in  1865  that  Mr.  M'Comsey  was  fii'st 
elected  to  the  City  Council  from  the  old  North- 
west Ward,  serving  until  its  division  into  smaller 
wards  threw  him  out  of  the  position.  He  was 
again  elected  to  the  Council  in  the  spring  of  1890, 
and  being  thoroughly  posted  in  the  duties  of  the 
office  is  conscientious  and  trustworthy^  in  the  dis- 
charge of  the  same.  In  1866  he  became  a  mem- 
ber of  the  School  Board,  on  which  he  has  served 
up  to  the  present  time,  and  no  member  has  car- 
ried through  more  measures  for  the  improvement 
of  the  educational  system  than  he.  The  city 
boasts  the  finest  school  edifices  in  the  state  of 
Pennsylvania,  and  in  this  transformation  from  the 
former  dilapidated  buildings  he  has  been  very 
much  interested.  About  1870  he  was  an  active 
member  of  the  Board  of  Trade,  and  was  Chair- 
man of  the  Committee  on  General  Affairs  of  the 
city.  At  one  of  the  meetings  he  presented  an  im- 
portant report  drawing  attention  to  the  necessity 
of  opening  up  a  number  of  streets  to  the  city 
limits,  and  after  wide  discussion  the  law  was 
passed,  in  1873,  which  has  materially  added  to  the 
wealth  and  manufactories  of  the  place.  In  1880 
he  assisted  in  taking  the  census,  was  City  Audi- 
tor until  the  office  was  abolished,  and  for  three 
years  was  Jury  Commissioner. 

In  1860  our  subject  purchased  the  old  home- 
stead, where  he  resided  for  three  years,  during 
which  time  he  was  an  active  member  of  the  Lan- 
caster City  Agricultural  and  Horticultural  Society. 
As  an  active  Democrat,  he  has  been  a  member  of 
county  committees  for  years,  and  was  Chairman 
of  the  City  Committee  for  a  long  time.  In  1892 
the  Street  Committee  of  the  City  Council  pre- 
sented him  with  a  fine  ebony  gold-headed  cane, 
and  on  many  occasions  when  he  was  in  health  the 
various  committees  have  met  at  his  residence  in 
order  to  have  the  benefit  of  his  judgment.  At 
the   present   time   he   is  a  member  of  the  Select 


Council,  being  Chairman  of  the  Finance,  Streets 
and  Water,  and  Special  Water  Committees,  and  a 
member  of  the  Committees  on  Water  Service  and 
Police. 

In  1844  our  subject  married  Miss  Mary,  the 
daughter  of  Henry  Dorwart,  a  tailor  of  Lancaster 
and  of  German  descent.  His  wife  died  in  1879, 
being  in  her  fifty-ninth  year.  Five  children  graced 
the  union  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  M'Comsey.  Benjamin 
A.  enlisted  as  a  private  when  only  seventeen  years 
of  age  in  the  One  Hundred  and  Twenty-second 
Infantry,  and  died  at  Berlin,  Md.,  from  exhaus- 
tion brought  on  by  forced  marches  and  exposure. 
Frank,  who  was  in  the  employ  of  the  Pennsyl- 
vania Railroad,  died  in  Pittsburg.  David  D.,  form- 
erly engaged  in  the  tobacco  business,  departed 
this  life  in  Pittsburg,  in  1882,  ajt  the  age  of 
twent3'-six  years.  William  H.,  whose  home  is  with 
his  father,  is  a  man  of  forty-two  years,  being  now 
engaged  in  the  dry-goods  business.  Mary  E.,  the 
only  daughter  and  the  eldest  of  the  family,  is  the 
wife  of  John  M.  Conroy,  who  is  engaged  in  the 
plate  glass  business  in  Alleghany  City.  The  sub- 
stantial residence  of  our  subject  is  at  No.  43  West 
Chestnut  Street,  which  has  been  his  home  since 
1868,  and  besides  this  he  owns  property  on  Prince 
Street.  Fraternally  he  is  associated  with  Lodge 
No.  476,  F.  &  A.  M. 


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DR.  HENRY  A.  MOWERY  is  one  of  the 
representative  citizens  of  Marietta,  where 
he  enjoys  a  large  and  lucrative  practice. 
He  is  identified  with  the  Lancaster  Citj^and  Coun- 
tj'  Medical  Societies  and  with  the  State  and  Ameri- 
can Medical  Associations,  besides  Union  Societies  of 
Pennsylvania  and  Maryland.  He  is  an  ardent  Re- 
publican and  in  the  interests  of  education  has 
served  as  School  Director. 

Dr.  Mowery  is  a  son  of  Adam  and  Susan 
(Zercher)  Mowery.  His  paternal  grandfather,  Hen- 
ry, was  born  in    1775  in  Lampeter  Township,  and 


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was  of  German  ancestry.  He  never  went  to  school, 
but  after  reaching  manhood  learned  the  rudiments 
of  an  education  by  his  own  efforts.  He  was  a 
farmer,  and  during  his  last  years  owned  and  car- 
ried on  a  tract  of  land  in  Strasburg  Townshii).  on 
which  place  our  subject  was  born.  Grandfather 
Mowery  was  twice  married,  and  b3'  his  first  union 
had  the  following  children:  Raltzer,  Susan,  Ben- 
jamin, George,  Anna,  Mary  and  Henry.  By  his 
second  wife,  Anna,  he  had  eight  children,  Martin, 
Philip,  Samuel.  Daniel,  Abraham,  .\dam,  .Jacob  and 
Emauuei.  The  mother  of  these  children  died  at 
the  age  of  sixty-nine  years  as  the  result  of  an  ac- 
cident, and  her  husband  died  wiien  in  his  eighty- 
seventh  year.  He  was  a  Republican  and  in  relig- 
ion was  a  Lutheran. 

Adam  Mowery  was  born  in  West  Lampeter 
Township  near  .Strasburg  and  there  received  his 
elementary  schooling.  He  was  reared  to  agricul- 
tural duties  and  became  the  owner  of  a  farm  com- 
prising thirty  acres.  For  twelve  years  he  has 
served  as  a  School  Director  and  is  a  Republican. 
At  the  present  time  he  is  a  Trustee  of  the  Stras- 
burg Methodist  Episcopal  Church,  to  which  he 
belongs.  He  is  the  father  of  five  children,  as  fol- 
lows: Henry  A.;  Anna,  wife  of  II.  G.  Book,  of 
Parksburg,  Chester  County,  this  state,  and  a  con- 
ve3'ancer  of  deeds;  Amanda,  Mi-s.  Lefever,  of  West 
Lampeter  Township;  Aldus  J.,  a  telegraph  operator 
in  Lancaster,  and  Adam  C,  whose  home  is  in  Iowa. 

The  Doctor,  whose  name  heads  this  article,  was 
born  April  14,  1849,  at  Strasburg  and  in  his  bo}'- 
hood  attended  the  district  schools  of  that  town- 
ship. His  higher  studies  were  pursued  in  the 
Academ}'  of  Strasburg  and  in  the  Millersville  State 
Normal  School.  Subsequent!}-  he  taught  school 
for  eight  terras  in  Strasburg  and  Lampeter  Town- 
ship, and  then  for  two  j'ears  was  a  clerk  in  the 
First  National  Bank  of  Strasburg.  In  1876  he 
took  up  the  study  of  medicine  under  Jacob  L. 
Mowery,  a  practicing  physician  of  Manor  Town- 
ship at  this  writing.  This  gentleman  received  his 
elementar\-  training  under  the  supervision  of  our 
subject,  who  induced  him  to  study  medicine,  which 
advice  he  followed.  Thus  in  turn  he  received 
tutelage  in  medicine  under  his  former  piqiil.  In 
1881  our  subject  took  up  his  medical  practice  at 


Akron,  this  county,  where  he  remained  onlj'  a 
short  time.  In  the  fall  of  1881  he  came  to  Mari- 
etta, which  has  since  been  his  field  of  work,  and  he 
li.as  met  with  much  encouragement  and  gratifying 
success  in  this  place. 

September  5,  1872,  Dr.  Mowery  married  Miss 
Bella  Weaver,  and  they  have  become  the  parents 
of  two  children,  J.  Norris  and  Harold  W.  Mrs. 
Moweiy  is  a  daughter  of  .Josiah  G.  Weaver,  a 
plasterer  and  contractor  and  one  of  the  representa- 
tive farmers  of  Adams  County,  Pa.  Dr.  Mowery 
is  a  member  of  the  Presbyterian  Church  and  fra- 
ternally is  a  Mason,  belonging  to  Ashara  Lodge 
No.  398  of  Marietta. 


PROF.  .lOHN  H.  HALDEMAN,  of  Marietta, 
for  over  a  quarter  of  a  century  has  been 
prominent  in  educational  aflfairs,  having 
been  connected  with  the  Westfleld  (Mass.)  Nor- 
mal School  for  about  that  length  of  time.  He  has 
also  been  a  member  of  the  American  Institute  of 
Instruction,  for  a  number  of  j'ears  was  President 
of  the  Ham|)ton  County  Teachers'  Association,  and 
w.as  President  of  the  Alumni  Association  of  West- 
field  for  three  years.  His  services  have  often  been 
called  upon  in  institute  work,  in  which  he  has  been 
particularly  successful.  In  1892  he  assisted  in  or- 
ganizing the  Marietta  Gravity  Water  Company,  to 
the  Presidency  of  which  he  was  at  once  elected, 
and  is  still  acting  in  that  capacity'. 

The  Haldeman  family  have  been  residents  of 
Lancaster  County  for  two  or  three  generations, and 
originated  in  Switzerland,  as  did  also  the  Shissler 
family  on  the  maternal  side.  Solomon  Haldeman, 
our  subject's  father,  was  born  at  Locust  Grove, 
Conoy  Township.  He  was  a  miller  by  occupation, 
and  a  public  spirited  and  very  charitable  man.  In 
public  schools  and  educational  affairs  he  took  great 
interest,  and  served  as  School  Director  for  a  num- 
ber of  terms.  In  politics  he  was  first  a  Whig  and 
later  a  Republican,  and  at  various  times  held  local 


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oflBces.  He  married  ElizabetL  Shissler,  by  whom  he 
had  six  children;  two  died  in  infanc3%and  a  daugh- 
ter, Elizabeth,  has  also  passed  away.  Those  living 
are  John  H.;  Levi,  a  member  of  the  dry  goods  firm 
of  Spanger,  Haldeman  &  Co.,  and  Mary,  wife  of 
H.  C.  Fahs,  of  Elizabethtown,  Pa. 

The  birth  of  John  H.  Haldeman  occurred  De- 
cember 23,  1835,  in  Conoy  Township,  this  county. 
He  was  reared  to  manhood  at  Bainbridge,  deriving 
his  education  from  the  public  schools  of  Conoy 
Township,  Millersville  Normal  and  the  State  Nor- 
mal at  Westfield,  Mass.  Prior  to  his  graduation 
from  the  latter  institution,  he  taught  school  for 
several  terms  and  also  learned  the  printer's  trade 
at  Lancaster,  Pa.,  under  Edvvard  McPherson,  who 
afterwards  became  C'lerk  in  the  House  of  Repre- 
sentatives. After  finishing  his  studies  at  West- 
field  he  was  offered  the  chair  of  mathematics  in  the 
same  school  and  there  remained  for  some  time. 
Going  to  Montreal  he  next  established  a  school  for 
boys  in  connection  with  Fredric  Haight,  of  that 
city.  At  the  end  of  a  year,  however,  he  returned 
to  his  Alma  Mater,  Westfleld  Normal,  being  called 
to  take  charge  of  the  School  of  Observation,  with 
which  he  was  connected  for  nearly  twenty-five 
years.  During  this  period  he  was  foremost  in  the 
educational  enterprises  of  the  locality,  and  revised 
the  "Language  Lessons,"  published  b}-  D.  C.  Heath 
&  Co.  After  his  father-in-law's  death  he  was  made 
executor  of  his  estate,  this  being  in  1889,  and  for 
that  reason  he  returned  to  Lancaster  County. 
Much  of  his  time  for  the  past  five  years  has  been 
taken  up  with  this  work,  and  during  the  intervals 
of  business  he  has  perfected  a  number  of  inven- 
tions. Among  others  he  has  patented  an  automatic 
fire  draft  (for  regulating  the  draft  of  a  furnace  or 
heating  apparatus),  which  is  on  the  market  and 
finds  rc-idy  sale.  He  is  also  the  inventor  of  a  self- 
locking  bolt  and  nut,  which  is  considered  the  finest 
thing  of  the  kind  ever  constructed. 

In  November,  1876,  Mr.  Haldeman  married 
Emma  V.  Collins.  She  is  a  daughter  of  Abram 
Collins,  of  Marietta,  a  well-to-do  merchant  and 
formerly  for  many  years  President  of  the  First  Na- 
tional Bank.  Mrs.  Haldeman  is  a  graduate  of  St. 
Joseph's  Academy  at  Emmetsburg,  Md.,  and  is  a 
lady   of   rare  culture  and  accomplishments,     Mr. 


and  Mrs.  Haldeman   have   one  child,  a  son,  Paul, 
who  is  pursuing  his  studies  in  the  high  school. 

Politically  Mr.  Haldeman  is  a  Republican,  inter- 
ested in  the  success  of  his  part}',  but  has  never  been 
a  politician  in  the  sense  of  office  seeking.  He  is  a 
member  of  the  Mas(>nic  fraternity,  being  identi- 
fied with  Mt.  Moriah  Lodge  of  Westfield,  Mass. 
He  and  his  estimable  wife  are  members  of  the  Con- 
gregational Church  and  are  active  in  all  good 
works.  In  his  early  manhood  Mr.  Haldeman  spent 
a  3'ear  in  Indiana  and  a  similar  length  of  time  in 
Illinois,  and  during  Morgan's  raid  his  services  were 
brought  into  requisition  in  helping  to  defend 
Indianapolis. 


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<rryr  BRAHAM  R.  MYERS.  One  of  the  suc- 
/ — \  cessful  business  enterprises  of  Mountville 
is  the  mercantile  establishment  of  which 
Mr.  Myers  is  the  owner  and  proprietor.  Through 
the  exercise  of  wise  sagacity  in  all  his  dealings,  as 
well  as  uniform  courtesy  and  reliability,  he  has 
become  well  and  favorably  known  among  the  peo- 
ple of  this  village  and  the  surrounding  country. 
He  is  a  native  of  Lancaster  County,  and  was  born 
in  Manor  Township,  June  18,  1850,  being  a  son 
of  Jacob  and  Anna  (Rohrer)  Myers. 

The  family  is  of  remote  German  ancestry.  Our 
subject's  great-grandfather,  however,  was  a  resi- 
dent of  England,  and  came  from  that  country  to 
the  United  States  shortly  after  the  close  of  the 
Revolutionary  War.  Locating  in  the  northern 
part  of  Virginia,  he  entered  a  large  tract  of  land 
and  devoted  his  attention  to  agriculture  until  his 
death.  His  son,  who  likewise  bore  the  name  of 
George,  left  home  at  the  age  of  sixteen  and  came 
to  Lancaster  County,  where  for  a  time  he  was  em- 
ployed in  a  distillery.  Afterward  he  became  the 
owner  of  a  large  farm,  situated  in  Manor  Town- 
ship, and  here  he  died  at  the  age  of  fort3'-three 
years.  His  family  consisted  of  one  son,  Jacob,  and 
three  daughters,  Elizabeth,  Annie  and  Barbara,  all 


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of  whom  married.  The  grandmother  married  a 
second  time,  by  that  union  becoming  the  mother 
of  four  children. 

Tlirouirliout  his  entire  life  Jacob  M^'ers  was  a 
resident  of  Lancaster  County,  to  the  welfare  of 
wliich  he  was  warmly  devoted.  His  life  work  was 
that  of  farming,  in  which  he  engaged  near  Colum- 
bia in  Manor  Township.  During  the  late  war  he 
assisted  in  filling  the  quota  of  men  for  the  town- 
sliip,  and  was  a  stalwart  defender  of  the  Union 
cause.  In  politics  he  was  a  Republican,  and  for 
nine  years  held  the  olHce  of  .School  Director, serv- 
ing in  that  capacity  during  the  Rebellion.  In  re- 
ligious belief  he  was  a  Mennonite.  At  the  time  of 
liis  death  he  was  a  resident  of  Mountville. 

Tlie  first  union  of  Jacob  .Myers  was  with  Miss 
Anna  Rohrer,  vvho  was  born  in  1807,  and  died  in 
18;').'),  at  the  age  of  forty-eight  years.  Six  children 
were  born  of  this  union,  three  sons  and  three 
daughters:  Daniel;  Mrs.  Elizabeth  8human,of  Sa- 
lunga;  Mary,  Jacob,  Mrs.  Anna  Lehman,  deceased, 
and  Abraham  R.,  of  this  sketch.  After  the  death 
of  our  subject's  mother,  Jacob  Myers  was  again 
married,  choosing  .is  his  wife  Miss  -Anna  White, 
b}'  whom  he  had  two  children,  Harry  and  Mrs. 
.Sarah  Kauflfman.  The  father  died  in  1889,  at  the 
age  of  seventy-eight  3'ears;  his  widow  is  still  living. 

In  the  public  schools  of  Manor  Township  and 
the  Millersville  Normal  School,  the  subject  of  this 
sketch  gained  a  good  education.  He  began  teaching 
at  the  age  of  seventeen,  and  tauglil  twelve  terms 
in  Manheim  and  Manor  Townships,  but  finally  re- 
tired from  the  profession  in  order  to  engage  in 
the  mercantile  business.  In  1884  he  built  the 
store  that  he  now  occupies  in  Mountville.  In  ad- 
dition to  other  interests,  he  is  deeply  engrossed  in 
religious  affairs,  and  gives  his  sympatliy  and  active 
co-operation  to  all  measures  calculated  to  aid  in 
the  i)romulgation  of  the  Gospel.  In  1886  he  inau- 
gurated a  mission  school,  to  which  he  gave  consid- 
erable attention,  assisting  the  enterprise  financially 
and  also  officiating  as  minister.  For  two  years  he 
was  President  of  the  Sunday-school  Association  of 
southern  Lancaster  County.  He  is  a  graduate  of 
the  Chautauqua  Bible  Normal  Union  and  United 
Brethren  in  Christ  Bible  Union,  and  recentl}- com- 
pleted one  j'ear's  theological  reading  course.  Since 


the  organization  of  the  Mt.  Gretna  Camp  Meeting 
Association  he  has  been  a  member  of  the  Board  of 
Directors.  In  the  United  Brethren  Church  he  is 
an  active  worker, and  is  now  serving  on  the  Board 
of  Trustees,  and  has  ofliciated  as  its  President. 

In  every  project  having  for  its  object  the  pro- 
motion of  the  welfare  of  the  people,  Mr.  Myers 
is  interested.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Board  of 
Directors  of  the  Mountville  Manufacturing  Com- 
pany, and  the  present  Secretary  of  the  Board.  He 
is  also  a  Notary  Public.  In  the  National  Building 
&  Loan  Association  he  is  serving  as  Secretary  and 
Treasurer  of  the  Mountville  office,  the  main  office 
being  in  Bloomington,  III.  October  2,  1873,  he 
was  united  in  marriage  with  Miss  Lizzie,  daughter 
of  Fred  Stoner,  of  Manor  Township.  Their  family' 
consists  of  three  children,  Albert,  Anna  and  Lizzie. 


■T^-H-*" 


HARRY  S.  KAUFFMAN  is  an  enterprising 
business  man  of  Lititz,  where  he  is  exten- 
sively engaged  in  the  coal  and  lumber 
trade.  He  is  the  son  of  Emanuel  and  Mary  (Stauffer) 
Kaufifman,  and  was  born  in  the  above  place  Novem- 
ber 16,1861.  Thefather  of  our  subject  was  a  native 
of  East  Hempfield  Township,  Lancaster  County, 
his  birth  occurring  September  12,  1833.  In  early 
life  he  was  a  well-to-do  agriculturist,  and  from 
1856  to  1865  followed  the  business  of  a  butcher. 
He  later,  however,  engaged  in  the  coal  and  lumber 
trade,  which  lie  carried  on  until  his  decease,  March 
15,  1889.  For  a  short  time  Emanuel  Kauffman 
operated  a  brewery  and  was  one  of- the  prime  mov- 
ers and  directors  of  the  first  bank  doing  business 
in  this  place.  Later  he  became  a  heavy  stock- 
holder in  the  Lititz  National  Bank  and  was  re- 
garded as  one  of  the  most  enterprising  and  suc- 
cessful business  men  of  his  day. 

The  father  of  our  subject  started  out  in  life  a 
poor  man,  but  at  the  time  of  his  decease  was  one 
of  the  prominent  men  of  Lititz.  He  was  a  strong 
Republican  in  politics  and  always  took  an  active 


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interest  in  educational  affairs,  serving  acceptably 
as  Director  for  many  years.  He  was  a  prominent 
Mason  and  Odd  Fellow  and  a  consistent  member 
of  the  Moravian  Church. 

In  1856  Emanuel  Kauffman  and  Miss  Mary, 
daughter  of  David  Stauffer,  were  united  in  mar- 
riage. Their  union  resulted  in  the  birth  of  three 
daughters  and  four  sons,  namely:  Amanda,  the 
wife  of  William  DeHaven;  Harvey,  who  died  in 
infancy;  Harry,  our  subject;  Elmer,  who  is  also 
deceased;  Lottie,  who  departed  this  life  in  De- 
cember, 1886;  Elizabeth,  the  wife  of  W.  H.  Appel, 
of  Allentown,  and  Morris. 

Joiin  H.  Kauffman,  the  grandfather  of  our  sub- 
ject, was  a  native  of  East  Hempfield  Township, 
this  county,  where  he  was  engaged  in  farm  pur- 
suits, owning  a  good  estate  comprising  one  hun- 
dred and  twenty  acres.  He  married  a  Miss  Swarr, 
and  to  them  were  born  six  children,  namely: 
Emanuel,  father  of  our  subject:  Anna,  Elizabeth, 
John,  Jacob  and  Amos.  He  is  still  living  in  East 
Petersburg,  this  state,  at  the  age  of  eight3'-six 
years.  His  wife  died  in  1874.  The  mother  of 
our  subject  makes  her  home  in  Lititz,  and  is  a  de- 
voted member  of  the  Moravian  Church. 

The  Kauflmans  are  of  Swiss  extraction,  the  great- 
grandfather of  our  subject  having  emigrated  from 
Switzerland  and  made  location  in  East  Hempfield 
Township. 

The  original  of  this  sketch  attended  first  the 
public  school  of  his  native  place  and  completed 
his  education  in  the  Lititz  Academy.  He  then  en- 
tered his  father's  coal  and  lumber  office,  the  for- 
mer having  as  his  partner  a  Mr.  Beckler.  Tliat 
gentleman  retired  from  the  firm  in  1885  and  Eman- 
uel Kauffman  then  took  his  son,  Harry,  into  busi- 
ness with  him,  the  style  being  then  changed  to 
Kauffman  &  Son.  They  did  a  large  and  paying 
business,  their  sales  amounting  to  $40,000  annu- 
ally. On  the  death  of  his  father  Harry  S.  suc- 
ceeded to  the  business,  which  he  is  managing  in  a 
most  profitable  manner,  and  has  the  largest  pat- 
ronage in  his  line  of  any  firm  in  the  city.  Mr. 
Kauffman,  following  the  footsteps  of  his  honored 
father,  has  aided  in  many  ways  the  upbuilding  of 
Lititz,  and  was  one  of  the  six  business  men  to 
commence  the  building  of    the  electric  light  and 


power  plant,  and  is  serving  at  the  present  time  as 
Treasurer  of  the  company. 

In  social  affairs  Mr.  Kauffman  is  a  prominent 
Odd  Fellow,  belonging  to  Lititz  Lodge  No.  1050, 
I.  O.  O.  F.,  of  which  he  is  Past  Grand.  He  is  also 
Past  Chief  of  Garfield  Castle  No.  76,  of  the  Gold- 
en Eagle,  and  a  member  of  Manheim  Lodge  No. 
587,  F.  &  A.  M.  He  is  an  ardent  Republican  in 
politics,  on  which  ticket  he  was  elected^  member 
of  the  School  Board. 

August  21,  1884,  Harry  Kauffman  and  Miss 
Laura,  daughter  of  Augustus  Euck,  of  this  city, 
were  united  in  marriage.  To  them  have  been 
born  three  children,  namely:  Howard,  Lottie  and 
Lloyd. 


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/"^  EORGE  B.  OWEN,  who  makes  his  home 
V  T  in  the  village  of  Bareville,  is  the  son  of 
Benjamin  and  Eliza  (Bender)  Owen,  and 
was  born  in  Upper  Leacock  Township,  this  county, 
October  31,  1834.  The  family  is  of  Welsh  origin, 
the  great-great-grandfather,  Richard  Owen,  hav- 
ing emigrated  to  this  country  from  the  north  of 
Wales  about  the  time  William  Penn  came  to  the 
United  States.  He  at  once  located  in  Lancaster 
County,  taking  up  a  large  tract  of  land  which  is 
now  the  site  of  Monterey.  He  came  hither  with  a 
colony  of  Quakers,  and  the  great-grandfather  also 
belonged  to  the  Society  of  Friends.  During  the 
later  3'ears  of  his  life  he  moved  to  Delaware 
County,  this  state,  where  his  decease  occurred 
when  advanced  in  years.  He  became  the  father 
of  two  sons:  Jonathan,  the  grandfather  of  our 
subject,  and  Benjamin. 

Jona  than  Owen  married  Mary  Bonsell,  a  resident 
of  Delaware  County,  where  they  were  engaged  in 
farm  pursuits  and  spent  their  entire  life.  Their 
union  resulted  in  the  birth  of  five  children.  Eliz- 
abeth married  Ralph  Davis,  of  the  above  county; 
Benjamin  is  the  father  of  our  subject;  William 
makes  his  home  in  Delaware  Count3';  Jonathan, 
who  also  is  a  resident  of  that  place,  married  Eliza- 


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beth  Palmer,  and  Mary  became  the  wife  of  Levi 
Garrett.  The  entire  family  were  active  members 
of  the  Society  of  Friends,  and  were  all  born  in 
Delaware  County. 

Benjamin  Owen  was  born  OctoberSl,  1793, and 
after  being  given  a  fair  education,  learned  the 
trade  of  a  wheelwright.  On  the  death  of  his  father 
he,  in  1823,  fell  heir  to  a  portion  of  the  old  home- 
stead in  Lancaster  County,  liis  share  amounting  to 
ninety-six  acres,  lying  in  Upper  Leacock  Town- 
ship. He  thereafter  followed  farm  pursuits,  in 
which  occupation  he  was  more  than  ordinarily  suc- 
cessful. He  was  one  of  the  organizers  of  the  Lan- 
caster County  Bank,  and  was  also  Director  of  the 
institution  for  nearly  a  quarter  of  a  century.  In 
politics  he  was  an  old-line  Whig  and  was  an  anti- 
Mason  man.  He  was  the  recipient  of  many  offices 
of  honor  and  trust  in  his  community,  in  whose  wel- 
fare he  was  greatly  interested.  Like  his  ancestors, 
Benjamin  Owen  was  connected  with  the  Quaker 
Church. 

The  parents  of  our  subject  were  married  in  1832, 
the  mother  being  the  daughter  of  George  Bender, 
a  farmer  of  this  county.  To  them  were  born  two 
children:  Mary,  who  died  December  14, 1893, aged 
fifty-six  years,  and  our  subject.  The  husband  and 
father  departed  this  life  August  6,  1880,  greatly 
mourned  by  all  who  knew  him.  His  wife  was  born 
January  12,  1812.  and  died  October  14, 1877.  She 
was  a  member  of  the  German  Reformed  Church 
and  was  greatly  respected  and  esteemed  in  her 
neighborhood. 

The  original  of  this  sketch  grew  up  on  the  old 
home  farm  and  was  given  a  good  education,  first 
in  the  district  school  and  later  in  the  New  London 
Academy,  Chester  County.  After  completing  his 
studies  in  that  institution  be  returned  to  the  home- 
stead and  was  engaged  in  its  cultivation  until 
1880,  when  he  removed  to  Bareville,  where  he 
owns  thirty  and  one-half  acres  of  land  and  has  a 
beautiful  home.  He  is  still  the  owner  of  the  es- 
tate of  his  father,  however,  and  derives  a  good  in- 
come from  its  rental. 

Mr.  Owen  has  been  Assistant  Assessor  of  Inter- 
nal Revenue  for  the  Ninth  Congressional  District 
of  Pennsylvania,  and  has  held  the  various  offices 
within  the  gift  of  his  fellow-townsmen  to  bestow. 


Socially  he  is  connected  with  Lancaster  Lodge  No. 
43,  F.  &  A.  M.,  belongs  to  Goodwin  Council  No. 
19,  also  to  Lancaster  Royal  Arch  Chapter  No.  43, 
and  Lancaster  Commandery  No.  13,  Knights  Tem- 
plar. In  political  matters  he  is  an  ardent  admirer 
of  Republican  ))rinciples  and  interested  in  the  suc- 
cess of  that  party. 


ROBERT  M.  BOLENIUS,  A.  M.,  M.  D.,  is  the 
County  Coroner's  physician,  is  very  prom- 
inent, and  stands  high  in  the  opinion  of 
his  professional  brethren.  He  has  been  engaged  in 
practice  in  Lancaster  for  over  twenty  years,  and 
has  been  very  successful  in  his  undertaking.  The 
Doctor  is  highly  educated  in  general  and  is  a  stu- 
dent and  scholar  of  great  depth. 

The  birth  of  our  subject  occurred  in  Lancaster 
May  14,  1847,  and  his  boyhood  days  were  passed 
here,  his  time  being  mainly  spent  in  the  acquire- 
ment of  his  education.  He  was  of  German  descent, 
his  father,  Adolphus  W.,  having  been  born  in 
Westphalia,  German j',  at  the  village  of  Bielefeldt. 
His  father  in  turn,  Fred  H.  Bolenius,  was  born  in 
the  same  province,  and  was  a  merchant.  The 
Doctor's  father  learned  the  shoemaker's  trade,  but 
after  coming  to  America  engaged  in  merchandising 
in  New  York  City  for  a  time,  thence  proceeded  to 
Philadelphia,  where  his  business  location  was  on 
Fourth  Street,  and  while  he  was  a  resident  of  that 
city  he  became  a  major  in  the  State  Militia.  About 
1844  he  opened  a  shoe  manufacturing  establish- 
ment in  Lancaster,  his  factoiy  being  situated  on 
South  Queen  Street,  and  there  sewing  machines  in 
the  manufacture  of  shoes  were  first  used.  The 
products  of  the  institution  were  sold  in  this  part 
of  the  state,  and  the  business  year  by  year  in- 
creased in  its  proportions.  April  26.  1861,  the 
father  raised  a  company  to  serve  three  months,  the 
men  being  enlisted  as  Company  K,  of  the  Tenth 
Pennsylvania  Infantry,  and  Mr.  Bolenius  was  made 
Captain.   Returning  he  re-enlisted  for  three  years' 


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service,  being  made  Captain  of  Companj*  F,  Fif 
tietli  Regiment,  and  served  as  such  until  18C2.  He 
took  part  in  the  second  battle  of  Bull  Run,  in 
wbicli  his  regiment  was  badly  cut  up  and  he  him- 
self received  a  wound  iu  the  right  arm,  which 
member  had  to  be  amputated  at  the  shoulder.  He 
returned  home  on  a  visit  and  then  went  to  Europe. 
For  a  year  after  coming  back  to  the  United  States 
he  served  as  Provost-Marshal  of  the  Ninth  Dis- 
trict. In  1864,  his  patriotism  still  undaunted,  he 
re-enlisted  in  the  Veteran  Reserve  Corps,  of  which 
he  was  made  Major.  Going  west  he  had  control 
and  was  disbursing  officer  and  Inspector  General 
of  Ohio  companies  until  the  fall  of  1865.  He  was 
next  sent  to  Baltimore,  where  he  became  an  officer 
in  liie  Freedman's  Bureau,  and  later  was  made 
Weighmaster  and  Assistant  Department  Collector 
in  the  Custom  House.  His  long  and  valuable  ser- 
vice in  army  and  public  life  entitled  him  to  the 
highest  praise,  for  he  vias  not  even  a  native  of  the 
land  for  which  lie  fought  and  worked  so  bravely, 
and  besides  he  was  over  the  age  when  he  entered 
the  service.  In  the  Fatherland  he  was  a  Lieuten- 
ant in  a  regiment  of  his  native  town,  belonging  to 
the  Fifteenth  Army  Corps.  After  the  formation 
of  the  Republican  party  he  became  one  of  its  most 
ardent  supporters,  and  w.as  a  member  of  a  Grand 
Army  Post  in  Baltimore,  of  whi(^li  he  was  brevetted 
Colonel.  His  last  days  were  spent  in  Lancaster, 
where  his  death  occurred  in  1884,  at  the  age  of 
seventy-six  years.  In  religious  belief  he  was  a 
Lutheran,  as  iu  that  faith  he  had  been  reared.  His 
wife,  formerly  Emma  Miller,  was  born  in  Lampe- 
ter Township,  this  county,  her  father,  David  Miller, 
having  been  a  broker  and  real-estate  dealer  in  this 
place  many  years  ago  and  until  his  death  in  1858. 
For  three  years  he  was  Sheriff  of  Lancaster  Coun- 
ty, having  been  elected  on  an  independent  ticket. 
His  father,  like  himself,  was  a  native  of  the  county 
and  was  a  soldier  in  the  War  of  1812,  and  of  Ger- 
man descent.  Mrs.  Emma  Boleniusdied  in  August, 
1876,  at  tlie  age  of  sixty-two  years,  and  of  her 
children  only  two  lived  to  maturity,  Frederick  H., 
a  merchant  in  Baltimore;  and  Robert  M 

Until  thirteen  years  old  our  subject  attended 
the  grammar  schools  of  this  place  and  then  entered 
the  high  school,  where   he  remained    until  1862. 


When  his  father  went  toGermanj'  during  the  war, 
he  went  with  him,  going  by  the  way  of  New  York 
and  Hamburg,  on  the  steamer  "I5orrussia,"  a  twen- 
ty-two days'  voyage.  AVith  his  maternal  grand- 
mother he  remained  at  Bielefeldt,  while  he  pursued 
the  study  of  German  and  the  classics  in  the  gym- 
nasium. In  1865  he  was  graduated  from  that  in- 
stitution, being  then  eighteen  years  old.  In  Octo- 
ber, 1865,  he  left  Bremen  for  New  York  City,  after 
having  traveled  over  several  German  provinces, 
and  also  in  Italy  and  Switzerland.  His  father  at 
this  time  was  in  Ohio,  and  he  therefore  proceeded 
to  Columbus,  where  he  remained  with  him  until 
1866.  In  January  of  that  year,  he  entered  the 
Academical  Department  of  Dartmouth  College, 
which  he  left  in  1867  to  take  another  journey 
through  Europe.  On  that  trip  he  visited  the  Paris 
Exposition,  and  later  came  back  to  the  old  home- 
stead. At  the  end  of  three  months  the  young  trav- 
eler returned  to  Dartmouth,  from  which  he  was 
graduated  in  1870  with  the  degree  of  Bachelor  of 
Arts,  and  from  which  he  later  received  the  further 
degree  of  Master  of  Arts. 

Having  determined  to  give  his  life  to  the  medi- 
cal profession,  Dr.  Bolenius  now  took  up  the  study 
with  Dr.  Henry  Carpenter  as  his  preceptor,  and 
subsequently  entered  the  Medical  Department  of 
the  Maryland  State  University,  from  which  he  re- 
ceived the  degree  of  Doctor  of  Medicine  upon  his 
graduation  in  March,  1873.  At  once  the  young 
Doctor  returned  to  Lancaster  and  has  since  been 
engaged  in  active  practice.  At  first  his  office  was 
just  across  from  his  present  one,  where  he  has 
been  located  since  1875.  For  fifteen  successive 
years  he  was  one  of  the  physicians  of  the  Lancas- 
ter County  Hospital  and  Insane  Aslum;  for  six 
years  has  been  the  Coroner's  physician,  and  for  a 
like  period  of  lime  has  been  a  member  of  the  City 
Board  of  Health.  For  years  he  has  been  identified 
with  the  Lancaster  County,  the  State  IMedical,  the 
American  Medical  and  the  Lancaster  Pathological 
Associations. 

Fraternally  Dr.  Bolenius  is  a  member  of  Lamber- 
ton  Lodge  No.  476,  F.  ct  A.  M.,  of  which  he  is 
Past  Master  and  a  Trustee,  and  also  belongs  to 
Chapter  No.  43,  K.  A.  M.,  and  Conimandeiy  No. 
13,  K.  T.     Of  Perfection   Lodge  Fourteenth  De- 


REV.  E.  V.  GERHART,  n.   D. 


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giee,  A.  N.  S.  R.,  lie  is  the  Grand  Secretary.  In 
[jdlitii'.-i  the  Doctor  is  a  Republican,  iiaving  served 
for  eiijlit  years  on  the  Common  Council  of  the 
Fourth  Ward,  being  President  for  one  year,  and 
for  two  years  served  on  the  Select  Council.  Ever 
actively  interested  iu  the  cause  of  education,  he 
has  been  a  member  of  the  School  Board  for  twelve 
years,  and  has  been  Chairman  of  the  Text  Book 
Committee  and  on  the  Committee  of  Course  of  In- 
struction. In  his  religious  belief  he  is  a  Lutheran, 
beinij  a  member  of  Trinity  Church. 

In  187.")  Dr.  liolenius  was  united  in  marriage 
with  .Miss  Catherine,  daughter  of  Dr.  II.  Carpen- 
ter, a  prominent  sni'geon  and  general  practitioner, 
who  was  very  well  known  in  Lancaster.  lie  was  a 
graduate  of  the  Pennsylvania  I'niversity  at  Phil- 
adelphia, and  was  a  surgeon  in  the  army.  In  pol- 
itics he  was  a  very  prominent  Democrat  up  to  the 
time  of  his  demise,  which  occurred  in  1888,  when 
he  was  about  sixty-six  years  of  age.  To  the  Doc- 
tor and  his  worthy  wife  were  born  five  children, 
who  arc  still  living.  Emma  M.  and  Henry  C.  are 
attending  the  high  school,  being  members  of  the 
Class  of  ■'.)(;  .\dolplius  W.  belongs  to  the  Class  of 
'95;  alary  C,  also  a  student  in  the  high  school,  ex- 
pects to  graduate  theiefroiii  in  1897;  and  Cathe- 
rine completes  the  family. 

.-.■■■ «-:»i^.i._T«f  c"_r-» 

RE  V.  E  M  A  N  U  E  L  V.  GERIIART,  D.  D., 
LL.  D.,  is  President  of  the  Theological 
Seminary  of  the  Reformed  Church  in  the 
United  States,  which  is  located  at  Lancaster.  Dr. 
Gerhart  is  a  gentleman  of  rare  scholarship  and 
general  qualifications,  besides  being  an  author  dis- 
tinguished for  his  philosoDhy  and  clearness  of  in- 
duction. For  several  years  he  has  devoted  deep 
thought  and  study  to  the  work  entitled  '-Insti- 
tutes of  the  Christian  Religion,"  which  has  been 
issued  in  two  volumes,  and  is  the  most  complete 
and  systematic  setting  forth  of  Christianity  and 
the  doctrines  of  the  church  that  has  perhaps  ever 
been  published. 

The  grandfather  of  our  subject  on  the  paternal 
side  was  Abraham  Gerhart, a  native  of  Sellersville, 
Bucks  County,  this  state,  where  he  engaged  in  farm- 


ing. His  father,  Peter  Gerhart,  came  from  Alsace, 
France,  in  1730,  settling  in  Bucks  County,  where 
he  engiiged  in  agricultural  pursuits.  The  Doc- 
tor's father.  Rev.  Isaac  Gerhart,  was  also  born  in 
Bucks  County,  and  early  began  his  theological 
studies.  On  being  ordained  a  minister  in  the  Re- 
formed Church,  he  took  charge  of  a  congregation 
in  Union  County  and  then  followed  many  years 
of  very  arduous  work  in  the  Master's  vineyard. 
For  a  time  he  resided  in  Frederick  City,  Md.,  and 
in  Manheim,  Lancaster  County.  His  death  oc- 
curred in  February,  1865,  in  Lancaster,  at  the  age 
of  seventj'-seven  years.  He  was  very  musically  in- 
clined and  published  a  book  of  songs.  His  wife,  who 
was  before  her  marri.age  Sarah  V'ogel,  was  born  in 
Northampton  County  and  was  reared  in  Philadel- 
phia. She  was  of  French  descent  and  was  reared 
in  the  Lutheran  faith.  By  her  marriage  she  be- 
came the  mother  of  five  children,  four  of  whom 
are  living,  and  she  was  called  from  the  family 
circle  by  deatli  in  ISGl. 

Rev.  Mr.  Gerhart  was  born  in  Freebnrg,  Union 
County,  Pa.,  June  13,  1817,  an<l  until  he  w.as  six- 
teen 3-ears  of  age  the  most  of  his  time  w.as  psissed 
in  Millersburg,  on  the  banks  of  the  Susquehan- 
na. He  was  educated  in  the  high  school  of  York, 
Pa.,  and  in  Marshall  College  in  Mercersburg.  He 
graduated  in  1838  with  the  degree  of  Bachelor  of 
Arts,  and  three  years  later  that  of  Master  of  Arts 
was  conferred  upon  him.  In  1842  he  was  ordained 
to  the  ministry,  after  pursuing  a  three  years' 
cour.se  in  the  theological  seminary.  His  first  charge 
was  as  pastor  of  four  congregations  in  Franklin 
County,  Pa.;  and  in  April,  1843,  he  was  made 
P.astor  of  a  church  in  Gettj'sburg,  Adams  County, 
and  had  three  other  churches  under  his  super- 
vision. When  a  little  more  than  six  years  had 
passed  he  went  to  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  to  do  mission- 
ar3'  work  among  the  Germans,  beginning  his  la- 
bors in  a  shant}',  but  ultimately  laid  the  founda- 
tions of  a  good  church  on  Elm  Street.  He  w.as 
Superintendent  of  missions  and  traveled  exten- 
sivel}^  in  Ohio, Indiana  and  Kentucky  in  the  inter- 
est of  the   work. 

In  the  fall  of  1850  Dr.  Gerhart  was  elected  Pro- 
fessor of  theolog3'  in  the  Tiffin  (Ohio)  Theolog- 
ical  Seminary,  and  was   also    made   President  of 


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Heidelberg  College,  of  Tiflin,  Ohio.  The  latter  in- 
stitution was  founded  in  the  fall  of  1850,  and  the 
following  spring  Dr.  Gerhart  became  its  first 
President.  In  1853  Franklin  and  Marshall  Col- 
leges were  united  but  had  no  President  until  1855, 
when  the  position  was  offered  to  our  subject.  Ac- 
cordingly, in  the  spring  of  that  year  he  accepted 
the  honor,  and  in  addition  to  his  other  duties  was 
Professor  of  Mental  and  Moral  Philosophy'  for  the 
next  eleven  years.  He  then  resigned  the  Presi- 
dency, becoming  Vice-President  for  two  years,  and 
held  the  same  chairs  as  formerly.  In  1868  he  was 
elected  to  fill  a  Professorship  in  the  Mercersburg 
Theological  Seminary,  being  also  chosen  President 
of  the  institution.  He  is  presiding  pastor  of  St. 
Steven's  Reformed  Church,  and  has  been  Presi- 
dent of  the  Eastern  Synod  several  times.  During 
the  '50s  he  held  a  like  position  in  the  Ohio  Synod 
and  has  been  President  of  the  General  Synod. 

January  3,  1843,  Dr.  Gerhart  and  Eliza  Ricken- 
baugh  were  united  in  marriage  in  Hagerstown, 
Md.,  of  which  place  the  lady  was  a  native.  Her 
father,  Martin  Rickenbaugh,  was  formerly  a  well 
known  business  man  of  Hagerstown.  Four  chil- 
dren have  blessed  the  union  of  our  subject  and  his 
wife.  Col.  William  R.,a  graduate  of  Franklin  and 
Marshall  College,  in  the  Class  of  '63,  was  in  the 
service  during  the  war  and  remained  in  the  army 
until  1867.  He  is  now  a  solicitor  of  patents. 
The  second  son.  Rev.  Robert  Leighton,  was  also 
educated  in  Franklin  and  Marshall  College,  and 
graduated  from  the  Theological  Seminary  in  1871; 
he  is  a  minister  in  the  Reformed  Church  at  Bed- 
ford, Pa.  Virginia  is  a  teacher  of  drawing  and 
painting  at  the  Linden  Hall  Seminary  of  Lititz, 
Pa.  Paul,  a  graduate  of  Franklin  and  Marshall 
College,  studied  law  and  was  admitted  to  the  Bar, 
but  is  now  engaged  in  the  grocery  trade  in  Lan- 
caster. Dr.  Gerhart  and  his  sons  use  their  right  of 
franchise  in  favor  of  the  Republican  party. 

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HENRY  K.  BAUMGARDNER,  one  of  the 
enterprising  and  successful  business  men 
of  Lancaster,  is  proprietor  of  a  wholesale 
and  retail  lumber  and  coal  yard,  having  one  of  the 
oldest  sites  in  the  city,  and  being  successor  to  B.  B. 


Martin  &  Co.,  under  which  name  the  trade  is  con- 
tinued. A  native  of  Lancaster,  our  subject  was 
born  on  Duke  Street,  .January  9,  1851 ;  here  he  grew 
to  manhood  and  attended  the  excellent  public 
schools.  He  is  the  only  living  son  of  Henry  Baum- 
gardner,  a  well  known  resident  of  this  locality. 

For  a  time,  H.  K.  Baumgardner  was  a  student  in 
the  preparatory  department  at  Franklin  and  Mar- 
shall College,  which  he  left  to  engage  in  business. 
Going  to  Philadelphia,  he  established  a  rope  and 
cordage  manufactory  in  company  with  B.  J.  Wood- 
ward, with  a  plant  at  Beverly,  N.  J.  The  firm 
started  in  business  under  the  name  of  Baumgard- 
ner, Woodward  &  Co.,  and  by  good  management 
and  the  excellent  ability  of  both  partners,  their 
trade  increased  year  by  year  until  the  house  be- 
came fourth  in  rank  in  the  United  States.  The 
products  turned  out  by  this  concern  were  manilla, 
sisal  and  similar  ropes  and  cordage,  and  our  sub- 
ject was  Superintendent  of  the  man uf.ictory.  In 
January,  1888,  this  extensive  plant  was  disposed 
of  to  the  National  Cordage  Compan}'  of  New  York. 
The  firm  had  a  fine  exhibition  of  all  sizes  and  kinds 
of  rope  at  the  Centennial,  one  notable  example 
being  six  inches  in  diameter  and  nine  hundred 
feet  long. 

In  the  fall  of  1888  our  subject  became  a  partner 
in  the  firm  of  B.  B.  Martin  &  Co.,  dealers  in  lum- 
ber and  coal  at  No.  424  North  Water  Street,  and 
their  connection  existed  until  August,  1890,  when 
Mr.  Martin's  death  occurred,  our  subject  then  pur- 
chasing his  share  in  the  business  and  becoming 
sole  proprietor.  This  firm,  one  of  the  oldest  in  the 
city,  was  started  by  IMr.  Martin  fully  forty-five 
years  ago.  The  buildings  are  of  brick  and  frame, 
with  numerous  sheds,  etc.  The  firm  ships  lumber 
and  coal  in  both  wholesale  and  retail  quantities  to 
many  points  outside  the  city,  having  a  side  track 
from  the  Pennsylvania  Railroad.  Mr.  Baumgard- 
ner is  sole  agent  for  the  Martindale  bituminous 
coal,  mined  by  his  brother-in-law,  J.  C.  Martin. 

The  marriage  of  Mr.  Baumgardner  took  place  in 
this  city  in  1877,  when  Miss  L.  E.  Martin  became 
his  wife.  The  lady  was  born  and  reared  in  tnis 
locality,  being  a  daughter  of  B.  B.  Martin,  also  a 
native  of  the  county.  He  was  reared  on  a  farm, 
and  on   attaining  mature  years  entered  the  dry- 


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goods  business  in  Lancaster,  later  turning  his  at- 
tention to  the  coal  and  lumber  trade,  in  wliich  he 
succeeded,  acquiring  a  considerable  fortune.  Our 
subject  and  wife  are  inembei-s  of  St.  John's  Lu- 
theran CLurcli,  Mr.  Baumgardner  being  a  member 
of  the  Board  of  Trustees  and  Assistant  Superin- 
tendent of  the  Sunday-school.  He  votes  with  the 
Republican  party  and  belongs  to  the  Masonic  fra- 
ternity, having  joined  the  order  in  Beverly,  K.  J., 
and  is  Past  Master  of  Lancaster  Lodge  No.  43,  F. 
&  A.  M.  In  connection  with  his  business  inter- 
ests he  is  a  member  of  the  Pennsylvania  Retail 
Lumbermen's  Protective  Association. 


T~TRANK  P    HART  is  now  living  a  retired 


I      ^    life  in    the  enjoyment   of    rest    from    his 


former  years  of  toil,  making  his  home 
in  Strasburg,  Lancaster  County.  His  career  has 
been  ver^-  active  and  useful,  and  in  the  capacity 
of  editor  his  influence  upon  the  public  has  been 
very  marked.  For  a  number  of  jears,  he  was  en- 
gaged in  the  profession  of  teaching,  in  which  work 
he  was  very  successful,  and  also  did  well  during 
his  connection  with  several  leading  newspapers  of 
this  state.  His  latest  venture  was  as  publisher  of 
the  Strasburg  Free  Press,  which  he  sold  out  in 
1890,  and  has  not  been  engaged  in  business  since 
the  s|)ring  of  1893. 

Peter  Hart,  the  father  of  Frank  P.,  was  born 
in  Lancashire,  England,  and  emigrated  to  America 
in  1812.  By  trade  he  was  a  cotton  manufacturer, 
and  for  a  number  of  years  operated  a  factory  at 
Derby,  Delaware  Count}-,  this  state.  Subsequently 
he  was  more  extensivelj'  engaged  in  manufactur- 
ing at  Landenburg,  Chester  County,  where  he  con- 
tinued to  have  his  headquarters  until  the  year 
1873.  Then  going  to  Philadelphia,  he  was  retired 
from  business  until  his  death,  in  1876.  Politically 
he  was  an  old-line  Whig,  and  later  became  a  Re- 


publican. He  was  a  member  of  the  Methodist 
Episcopal  Cliurch,  was  Sundaj'-scliool  Superintend- 
ent for  many  years,  and  was  Trustee  and  Class- 
leader  for  a  long  period.  About  the  year  1827 
he  married  Miss  Marj'  Brelsford,  and  thoy  had 
eight  children,  only  four  of  whom  still  survive. 
Those  who  have  passed  from  the  shores  of  time 
are  James,  William,  Catherine  and  Mary;  and  the 
others  arc,  Frank  P.;  Louisa,  who  married  Joseph 
Lemon;  Samuel  and  Edwin  K. 

Frank  P.  llart  was  born  in  Philadelphia,  Octo- 
ber 19,  1829,  and  received  his  education  in  the 
public  schools  of  the  Quaker  City  and  in  those  of 
Chester  County.  When  about  seventeen  years  of 
age  he  completed  his  schooling, and  was  employed 
by  his  father  in  his  cotton  factory.  As  this  busi- 
ness was  not  just  to  his  inclination,  lie  relinquished 
the  trade  and  became  a  coach-maker,  at  which  vo- 
cation he  worked  for  about  four  years.  In  1857 
he  commenced  teaching  school,  and  for  the  next 
eight  months  was  engaged  in  this  profession  at 
Birmingham,  Chester  Count}'.  It  was  in  1859 
that  our  subject  first  came  to  this  county,  and 
here  he  devoted  the  next  thirteen  3'ears  to  the  pro- 
fession of  teaching.  At  the  expiration  of  this 
time  he  became  interested  in  a  newspaper  wliich 
he  edited  in  Coatesville,  Chester  County,  for  about 
three  years.  Then,  returning  to  Lancaster  Coun- 
ty, he  became  managing  editor  of  the  Lancaster 
Daily  Examiner.  With  this  experience  he  was  then 
prepared  to  become  associate  editor  of  the  Pitts- 
burg Telegraph,  in  which  position  he  continued 
for  some  time.  The  post  of  Revenue  Officer  for 
the  Ninth  District  of  Pennsylvania  being  tendered 
him,  he  accepted  the  same,  and  served  as  such  for 
nine  years.  His  next  undertaking  was  in  the  life 
insurance  business,  which  he  followed  for  some 
time  at  Lititz,  Pa.,  and  then  returning  to  Stras- 
burg, engaged  in  merchandising  for  five  years, 
and  during  this  time  also  published  the  Strasburg 
Free  Press. 

For  over  a  quarter  of  a  century  Mr.  Hart  has 
been  a  member  of  the  Presbyterian  Church,  and 
for  twenty-six  years  has  officiated  as  a  Ruling  El- 
der. In  Sunday-school  work  he  has  also  done 
his  share,  and  for  years  was  Superintendent.  He 
is  a   member  of  Monterey  Lodge  No.  242,  I.  O. 


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0.  F.;  Lititz  Lodge  No.  252,  K.  of  P.;  and  of 
Lititz  Lodge  No.  76,  Kniglits  of  the  Golden  Eagle. 
September  13. 1855,  Mr.  Hart  was  married  to  Eliza 
J.  Wiley,  who  was  born  in  Strasburg,  and  they 
Lave  one  child,  a  daughter,  Ella  B.,  at  home. 


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JOHN  n.  OSTERTAG,  who  is  one  of  the 
prominent  and  substantial  business  men  in 
Columbia,  has  a  fine  furniture  and  undertak- 
ing establishment,  to  which  he  has  lately  ad- 
ded a  full  line  of  carpets,  and  also  takes  orders  for 
cabinet-making.  Our  subject  is  the  son  of  Andrew 
and  Eva  M.  (Hethinger)  Ostertag,  and  was  born  in 
West  Hempfield  Township,  this  county,  January 
5,  1857. 

The  father  of  our  subject  is  a  native  of  Baden, 
Germany,  and  emigrated  to  the  United  States 
when  a  j^oung  man  of  twenty-five  years.  He  at 
once  located  in  West  Hempfield  Township,  where 
he  was  the  possessor  of  a  fine  estate  which  he  op- 
erated until  1894,  and  then  retired  from  active 
business,  and  now  makes  his  home  in  Columbia. 
He  is  a  Democrat  in  politics  and  a  devoted  member 
of  the  Lutheran  Church.  By  his  union  with  Miss 
Hethinger  lie  became  the  father  of  four  children, 
of  whom  our  subject  was  the  second  in  order  of 
birth,  and  the  eldest  died  in  infancy.  Andrew  M., 
who  with  John  H.  is  the  only  member  of  the  family 
living,  is  a  cabinet-maker  by  trade  and  is  head 
workman  in  the  establishment  of  our  subject  in 
this  city. 

The  original  of  this  sketcli,  like  most  of  the 
farmer  boys,  attended  the  district  school  during 
odd  seasons  on  the  farm,  and  when  only  fifteen 
years  of  age  began  to  earn  his  own  living  by  work- 
ing out  at  $10  per  month.  He  afterward  worked 
in  the  mines  until  1875,  for  which  he  received  $1 
per  day,  and  then  began  learning  the  trade  of  a 
cabinet-maker,  serving  an  apprenticeship  of  three 
and  one-half  year's.  After  becoming  thoroughly 
acquainted  with  the  business  he  abandoned  it  and 


returned  to  farming.  This  did  not  occupy  him 
but  a  short  time  and  he  later  went  to  Littlestown, 
working  at  his  trade,  which  lie  followed  with  good 
results  until  1882,  when,  in  January  of  that  year,  he 
established  himself  in  the  furniture  and  undertak- 
ing business  in  this  cit}'.  He  applied  himself  very 
industriously  to  building  up  a  good  trade, and  now 
has  one  of  the  best  equipped  houses  in  his  line  of 
business  in  Columbia,  and  commands  a  good  pat- 
ronage. 

John  H.  Ostertag  was  married  in  1882  to  Miss 
Mary  Westerman,  and  to  them  has  been  born  a 
family  of  four  children,  Charles  A.,  Harry  C,  Celia 
A.  and  John  W.  In  his  political  relations,  our 
subject  is  an  ardent  Democrat  and  never  fails  to 
vote  that  ticket.  He  stands  very  high  in  Masonic 
circles  and  belongs  to  Lodge  No.  286  in  this  city, 
and  the  Artisans'  Order  of  Mutual  Protection,  No. 
20.  Mr.  Ostertag  belongs  to  the  Funeral  Directors 
Association  and  is  actively  connected  with  the 
Retail  Merchants  Association  of  Columbia,  in  which 
lie  has  served  as  Vice-President.  He  is  a  liberal 
contributor  to  the  support  of  the  Lutheran  Church, 
with  which  he  has  been  connected  for  many  years. 
In  all  his  dealings  Mr.  Ostertag  has  preserved  the 
inherent  honest}'  and  integrity  of  his  character,  and 
as  one  of  the  best  citizens  of  the  community,  holds 
the  unlimited  confidence  of  all  who  know  him. 


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JOHN  MUSSER,  President  of  the  First  Na- 
tional Bank  of  Marietta,  is  a  retired  agricul- 
turist and  fruit  grower  of  Lancaster  County. 
He  is  now  a  resident  of  Rowenna,and  was  born 
in  East  Donegal  Township,  January  17,  1826.  His 
parents,  Henry  and  Elizabeth  (Gisch)  Musser,  were 
natives  of  Pennsylvania,  and  were  of  Swiss  an- 
cestry, the  Musser -family  having  made  their  home 
in  this  county  for  about  five  generations.  The 
father  of  our  subject  was  born  in  Manor  Town- 
ship, in  June,  1799.  He  was  a  farmer  by  occu- 
pation and  spent  his   entire  life  tilling  the  soil. 


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lie  inafle  a  success  of  the  business,  and  accumulated 
considerable  properly  before  liis  death.  He  was 
also  one  of  the  prominent  men  in  the  community', 
filling  various  olflces  in  the  township,  and  taking 
an  active  part  in  the  public  improvements  of  his  vi- 
cinity. He  was  a  consistent  member  of  the  church 
called  the  Brethren  in  Christ,  and  for  a  short  time 
served  as  Deacon  in  the  same.  Nine  children  were 
born  to  Henry  and  Elizabeth  Musser,  three  of 
whom  lived  to  mature  years.  Mary  is  the  wife  of 
David  Eyer,  now  deceased;  Elizabeth  is  the  wife 
of  Henry  M.  Engle,  also  deceased,  and  John  is  next. 

The  subject  of  this  sketch  was  reared  on  his  fa- 
ther's farm,  and  attended  the  public  schools  of  his 
locality  in  his  youth.  He  remained  with  his  par- 
ents until  1852,  when  he  started  out  in  life  for  him- 
self. He  purchased  a  farm  near  where  he  now  re- 
sides and  engaged  in  agricultural  pursuits,  and  for 
thirty  years  was  considered  one  of  the  most  pros- 
perous and  progressive  farmers  of  the  county.  In 
the  last  few  years  of  his  farm  life,  he  made  fruit 
growing  a  specialty,  finding  in  it  a  source  of 
much  pleasure  as  well  as  prolil.  He  has  for  some 
lime  practically  retired  from  the  arduous  labor  of 
a  farmer,  but  is  still  a  prominent  business  man  in 
the  community,  occupying  the  high  position  of 
President  of  the  First  National  Bank  of  Marietta, 
and  foe  eleven  j-ears  has  served  as  School  Director, 
besides  filling  various  other  offices  in  his  township 
and  county. 

John  jMusser  and  Miss  Martha  Berg  were  united 
in  marriage  January  7,  1851;  she  is  a  daughter  of 
Jacob  and  Fanny  Berg,  well  known  and  highly  re- 
spected citizens  of  C'onoy  Township.  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Musser  became  the  parents  of  four  children. 
Henry  C.  married  Ida  S.  Plaine  and  is  at  present 
interested  in  mining  property  in  Virginia;  Alice  is 
the  wife  of  Amos  Zigler,  of  Rowenna;  Hiram  and 
Eugene  are  both  deceased. 

Politically  our  subject  is  a  stanch  Prohibitionist 
and  a  warm  advocate  of  the  principles  of  the  "New 
Party."  The  temperance  cause  will  always  find 
in  him  a  friend.  He  is  a  member  of  the  church  of 
the  Brethren  in  Christ,  and  is  actively  engaged  in 
the  good  work  of  promoting  the  Gospel.  Finan- 
cially prospered  an<l  blessed  with  an  abundance  of 
this  world's  goods,  Mr,  Musser  is  ranked  among 


the  leading  citizens  of  Rowenna, and  is  recognized 
as  a  man  of  more  than  oidinary  ability.  His  high 
social  standing  and  excellent  business  qualities 
have  gained  for  him  a  large  circle  of  warm  and 
true  friends. 


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^T^HEODORK  WENDITZ,  who  was  one  of  the 
I  brave  defendei-s  of  the  Stars  and  Stripes 
during  the  late  War  of  the  Rebellion,  and 
took  part  in  many  of  the  most  important  engage- 
ments in  which  the  Fifth  and  Twenty-second 
Army  Corps  did  service,  has  for  a  number  of  years 
past  made  his  home  in  Lancaster.  He  is  now  en- 
gaged in  carrying  on  a  restaurant  and  wholesale 
oyster  depot  at  No.  210  North  Queen  Street,  his 
location  being  well  adapted  for  this  branch  of 
trade.  As  a  business  man  he  has  evinced  good 
ability  in  the  management  of  his  afifairs,  and  has 
amassed  a  comfortable  fortune. 

The  Wenditz  famil3'  were  early  settlers  in  Lan- 
caster County,  being  of  Scotch-Irish  descent.  It  is 
known  that  the  great-great-grandfather  of  our 
subject  was  a  resident  of  Druinore  Township,  and 
that  there  Christian,  the  nextin  descent, was  born. 
Of  the  latter's  three  sons,  Christian,  John  and  Dan- 
iel, the  last  mentioned  was  our  subject's  grandfa- 
ther. He  was  born  in  Ilarrisburg,  and  for  fifty 
years  lived  in  Slrasburg,  following  his  trade  as  a 
tailor  for  a  few  years,  and  afterward  taking  up 
various  industrial  pursuits.  He  was  a  member  of 
the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church,  in  the  faith  of 
which  he  died  when  in  his  sixty-ninth  year.  He 
married  Susannah  Cline,  of  Safe  Harbor,  and  to 
them  were  born  nine  children,  of  whom  the  two 
eldest  died  in  infancy.  The  others  were  Jacob, 
Christian,  Evan,  Mrs.  Mary  Waters,  Mrs.  Nancy 
Murdock,  Mrs.  Catherine  Neal  and  Mrs.  Margaret 
Ailes.  The  wife  and  mother  died  when  in  her 
eighty-fifth  year. 

Christian  Wenditz,  the  father  of  our  subject, 
was  born  August  25,  1810,  at  Strasbuig,  Pa.,  where 
he  resided  until  1832,    He  then  became  a  resident 


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of  Drumore  Township,  where  for  twenty  years  he 
was  employed  in  working  at  his  trade,  that  of 
shoemaking.  In  1853  he  came  to  Lancaster,  where 
he  obtained  employment  in  clerking  and  other 
mercantile  lines.  For  a  few  years  he  was  with 
Herman  Miller,  in  the  soap  and  candle  business, 
and  subsequently  was  janitor  in  the  high  school 
until  retiring  from  active  life,  his  last  years  being 
quietly  passed  at  the  homes  of  his  children.  In 
politics  he  is  a  Republican.  His  wife,  whose  maiden 
name  was.Elizabeth  Markley,  died  November  21, 
1867.  She  Tvas  the  mother  of  seven  children:  Will- 
iam M.  and  Susan,  who  died  in  infancy;  Charles, 
a  soldier  in  the  late  war,  who  was  killed  on  the 
railroad;  Albert,  who  was  also  in  the  service; 
Theodore;  Martha  L.,  Mrs.  Rodgers;  and  Anne  E., 
wife  of  Capt.  E.  McMuUen,  proprietor  of  the 
Exchange  Hotel,  and  a  bridge  contractor  of  Lan- 
caster. 

Theodore  Wenditz  was  born  September  10, 1838, 
at  Chestnut  Level,  Drumore  Township,  and  there 
received  a  common-school  education.  When  fif- 
teen years  of  age  he  began  learning  the  carpen- 
ter's trade,  and  assisted  in  building  the  Cardwell 
Hotel,  now  known  as  the  Heister  House.  On  the 
13th  of  June,  18t!l,  he  enlisted  in  Company  B, 
First  Pennsjivania  Reserves,  Thirtieth  Pennsyl- 
vania Infantry,  as  a  Corporal,  and  was  promoted  in 
Januar}-  of  the  next  year  to  the  post  of  Sergeant. 
After  the  battle  of  Bull  Run  he  was  transferred  to 
the  United  States  service,  reported  to  General 
Dix  at  Camp  Carroll,  near  Baltimore,  Md.,  Jul}' 
22,  1861,  and  was  assigned  to  the  First  Brigade  of 
McCall's  Division.  For  some  time  he  was  engaged 
on  Provost  duty  at  Fredericksburg,  Va.,  and  on 
June  13,  1862,  was  placed  in  Seymour's  Division 
of  the  Fifth  Army  Corps.  In  the  battle  of  Fred- 
ericksburg he  was  wounded  by  a  musket  ball  which 
lodged  in  his  right  forearm,  and  which  has  never 
been  extracted.  He  had  many  other  narrow  es- 
capes, balls  frequently  passing  through  his  clothes 
and  grazing  his  skin.  Among  the  many  engage- 
ments in  which  he  took  part  are  the  following: 
Gaines  Mills,  Malvern  Hill,  South  Mountain,  An- 
tietam,  Fredericksburg,  Gettysburg,  Bush  Station, 
Mine  Run,  battle  of  the  Wilderness  and  Spottsyl- 
vania.     He   served  in  three  battles  after  the  ex- 


piration of  his  term  of  enlistment,  and  was  finally 
mustered  out  June  13,  1864. 

Returning  from  the  south,  Mr.  Wenditz  engaged 
in  conducting  a  market  business,  and  for  three 
years  kept  four  cars  filled  with  produce  running 
between  Lancaster,  Philadelphia  and  Baltimore. 
For  about  two  years  and  a-half  he  was  bar-keeper 
at  the  Union  League,  now  called  the  National 
House,  and  afterward  was  employed  ^or  a  short 
time  in  a  restaurant  in  Lancaster.  For  over  twenty 
years  he  was  engaged  in  business  for  himself  at  the 
Chestnut  Street  Hotel.  In  1891  he  removed  to 
Walnut  Street,  buying  the  homestead  formerly 
owned  by  his  wife's  father.  He  has  succeeded  in 
building  up  a  very  large  trade  in  oysters,  selling 
to  the  numerous  restaurants  and  hotels  in  the  city 
and  vicinity. 

September  11,  1865,  Mr.  Wenditz  married  Miss 
Mary,  daughter  of  John  Rees,  and  to  them  have 
been  born  three  sons  and  a  daughter.  Charles  A. 
married  Miss  Sadie  Leib,  and  is  interested  with  his 
father  in  business.  The  others  are  Harry  E.,  Mag- 
gie and  Amos  D.  The  daughter  married  Paul  Ep- 
pel,  assistant  editor  of  the  Free  Press.  Mr.  Wen- 
ditz had  the  settling  up  of  the  estate  of  John  Rees, 
his  wife's  father,  who  was  an  old  and  respected 
resident  of  this  city. 

In  1892  Mr.  Wenditz  was  elected  as  a  member 
of  the  City  Council  from  the  First  Ward  on  the 
Democratic  ticket,  though  his  party  is  in  a  large 
minority  in  that  ward.  He  is  a  member  of  George 
H.  Thomas  Post  No.  84,  G.  A.  R.,  and  also  belongs 
to  the  Union  Veteran  League.  He  is  a  member  of 
Trinity  Lutheran  Church,  one  of  the  oldest  con- 
gregations in  Lancaster. 


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JOHN  R.  JEFFRIES,  an  honored  veteran  of 
the  late  war,  who  participated  in  many  im- 
portant battles  and  engagements,  and  who 
stood  nobly  by  the  Stars  and  Stripes,  is  one 
of  the  most  respected  citizens  of  Lancaster.  Mr. 
Jeffries  is  the  oldest  brick  contractor  in  the  city 
and  has  been  one  of  her  active  business  men  for 
about  half  a  century.     The   birth  of  our  subject 


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occurred  in  Maytown,  East  Donegal  Township,  of 
this  county,  January  11,  1830.  His  father,  whose 
given  name  was  John,  was  of  Scotcii-lrish  descent 
and  was  born  in  Chester  County.  He  followed  the 
trade  of  a  stone  mason,  and  on  coming  to  this 
country  was  married  in  Marietta.  Later  liis  home 
was  in  East  Donegal  Township,  wiiere  liis  death 
occurred  at  the  age  of  ninety-one  years.  His  wife, 
Esther  Heinhart,  was  also  born  in  Chester  County, 
where  her  father,  Owen  Reinhart,  was  a  farmer. 

In  his  parents'  family,  which  comprised  nine 
children,  our  subject  is  the  youngest  and  one  of 
the  three  who  survive.  Ilis  education  was  ob- 
tained in  the  common  schools,  and  he  was  only 
seventeen  years  old  when  apprenticed  to  learn  the 
trade  of  a  mason  with  his  brother,  David,  of  this 
city.  For  seven  or  eight  years  he  worked  at  his 
trade  and  then  commenced  business  for  himself, 
and  has  continued  it  for  the  past  thirty-five  years. 
He  has  worked  for  all  the  large  contractors  and 
has  erected  some  of  the  finest  buildings  in  the 
city,  employing  from  thirty-five  to  forty  men  and 
having  entire  superintendence  over  affairs.  For 
himself  he  erected  four  residences  on  Coral  Street, 
and  his  own  residence  and  oflice  are  at  No.  455 
West  King  Street.  He  contracted  for  the  brick 
work  at  Point  Deposit  Academy  and  also  in  many 
other  public  buildings,  his  business  not  being  con- 
fined to  this  county. 

In  1863  Mr.  Jeffries  enlisted,  becoming  a  mem- 
ber of  Company  H,  of  the  Seventy-ninth  Pennsyl- 
vania Infanty  and  was  mustered  in  at  Camp  Cad- 
wallader,  Philadelphia.  Thence  he  was  sent  to 
the  front  at  Chattanooga  and  took  part  in  the 
battle  of  INIission  Ridge.  In  the  spring  of  1864 
he  was  sent  on  the  Atlanta  campaign.  He  took 
part  in  the  battles  of  Buzzard's  Roost,  Dallas, 
Resaca,  Dalton  and  Kenesaw,  and  after  the  taking 
of  Atlanta,  went  on  to  Richmond.  After  the  war 
was  over,  he  went  to  Washington,  D.  C,  taking 
part  in  the  Grand  Review,  one  of  the  finest  mili- 
tar3-  pageants  the  world  has  ever  seen.  During 
his  arduous  service  he  escaped  injur}',  but  met 
with  many  narrow  escapes,  as  bullets  often  passed 
through  his  clothes,  and  once  his  haversack  was 
shot  off.  Though  he  had  entered  as  a  private,  he 
was  mustered  out  with  the  rank  of  Corporal. 


In  1854  Mr.  Jeflfries  was  married  in  this  city  to 
I^riss  Caroline  Collins,  whose  birth  occurred  here 
and  who  was  called  from  this  life  in  1886.  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Jeffries  iiad  six  children:  Ann  L.,  Mrs. 
Swope,  of  Lancaster;  David,  a  brickLi^'er  in  this 
cit}-;  John,  deceased;  Catiierine,  Mrs.  Kroscupe,  of 
Lancaster;  Emily,  who  died  in  infancy,  and  Mil- 
ton, residing  with  his  father.  For  two  terms  Mr. 
Jeffries  was  a  member  of  the  Common  Council 
from  the  Fifth  Ward,  served  on  different  commit- 
tees, and  was  Street  Commissioner  for  one  and 
one-half  terms.  He  is  a  Republican  and  a  Grand 
Army  man,  being  a  member  of  George  H.  Thomas 
Post  No.  84. 


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r~y  OTLIEB  YOUNG  stands  among  the  fore- 
V^  T  most  business  men,  who  have  contributed 
so  largely  to  the  financial  prosperitj'  of 
this  part  of  the  county.  Mr.  Young  is  engaged  in 
the  real  estate  business  in  Columbia,  and  with  true 
public  spirit  and  characteristic  liberality  has  aided 
every  enterprise  that  would  in  any  way  advance 
the  welfare  of  the  community,  promote  the  growth 
of  the  city  or  improve  its  condition. 

Our  subject  was  born  in  the  Fatherland,  April 
9,  1835,  and  is  the  son  of  Daniel  and  Eva  (Hielde) 
Young,  also  natives  of  Germany.  The  father  was 
Tax  Collector  in  his  country  for  forty  years,  and 
took  an  active  part  in  local  affairs.  Gotlieb,  of 
this  sketch,  decided  to  come  to  America  in  1865, 
and  after  landing  here,  located  at  once  in  Lancas- 
ter County,  where  he  carried  on  the  business  of  a 
brewer,  and  for  over  a  quarter  of  a  century  oper- 
ated the  Columbia  Brewery.  In  1890  he  retired 
from  that  business  and  commenced  buying  and 
dealing  in  real  estate,  owning  mucii  valuable  prop- 
erty in  the  city  and  vicinit}'.  He  has  in  his  pos- 
session twentj'  acres  of  land  in  Columbia,  owns  a 
one-third  interest  in  the  Five  Point  market  house, 
the  building  occupied  b}'  the  shirt  factory  at  the 
same  place,  Five  Point  Tavern,  besides  forty-four 


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acres  of  valuable  farming  land  in  York  County, 
this  state,  and  seventeen  houses  and  lots  in  Col- 
iiinbia.  Mr.  Young  occupies  a  handsome  bnck 
residence  which  he  erected  upon  retiring  from  the 
distilling  business;  there  lie  aud  his  family  are 
surrounded  with  all  the  comforts  which  money  can 
purchase. 

Gotlieb  Young  is  a  stockholder  and  Director  in 
the  Columbia  Wagon  Company,  and  donated  the 
ground  on  which  the  factory  is  located.  In  poli- 
tics he  is  a  stanch  Democrat,  and  is  well  respected 
by  those  who  know  him,  and  pointed  out  as  a  fine 
example  of  the  self-made  man.  Mr.  Young  was 
married  in  1866  to  Miss  Barbara  Smith,  who  bore 
him  several  children,  but  who  died  young.  Mrs. 
Young  dep;irted  this  life  in  1873,  and  in  1874  our 
subject  married  for  his  second  wife  Clarissee  Bit- 
ner,  by  whom  he  has  become  the  father  of  the  fol- 
lowing six  children:  Caroline,  Frank,  Edward, 
Pauline,  August  and  Minnie. 


iT^  MOS  ZIGLER,  President  of  "ihe  Monitor 
r — \  (Steam  Generator  Manuf.icturing  Company 
of  Landisville,  but  at  preseut  a  resident 
of  Howenna,  is  looked  upon  as  one  of  the  most 
prominent  business  men  and  leading  citizens  of 
that  place.  He  was  born  on  a  farm  near  where  he 
now  resides.  M.ay  14,  1851,  and  is  of  Swiss  ances- 
try, his  great-grandfather  having  emigrated  to  this 
country  before  the  Revolutionary  War. 

Conrad  Zigler,  the  grandfather  of  our  subject, 
was  a  native  of  Lancaster  County,  and  was  a  very 
prominent  man  in  his  day.  He  owned  and  super- 
intended a  large  farm,  and  was  proprietor  of  a 
large  mill,  which  did  a  flourishing  business  at  that 
time,  besides  attending  to  the  duties  of  a  local 
preacher.  He  was  benevolent  and  kind,  always 
ready  to  assist  the  poor  and  needy,  and  in  many 
ways  helped  and  encouraged  the  sick  and  the  af- 
flicted. He  also  took  a  deep  interest  in  educa- 
tional affairs,  especially  the  public  school  system, 


and  served  as  School  Director  for  a  number  of 
years.  In  politics  he  was  first  a  Whig,  and  then  a 
Republican.  He  was  a  man  of  good  business  abil- 
ity, and  was  highly  respected  by  all  who  knew  him. 

The  father.  John  Zigler,  was  born  on  the  old 
homestead  in  December,  1828.  He  was  a  farmer, 
and  though  closely  devoted  to  his  vocation,  is  now 
living  retired  in  Elizabethtovvn.  He  is  a  Director 
in  the  First  National  Bank  of  Marietta,' and  takes 
a  deep  interest  in  educational  and  national  affairs. 
He  is  a  Republican  in  politics,  and  takes  an  active 
part  m  the  councils  of  that  party.  He  is  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Dunkard  Church,  a  devoted  Christian, 
and  a  liberal  giver  toward  the  supporl  of  the  Gos- 
pel. He  was  married  to  Miss  Barbara  Herlzler, 
and  to  them  were  born  three  children;  the  eldest 
died  in  infancy,  and  Amos  and  .Jacob  H.  still  sur- 
vive. 

Amos  was  born  and  reared  on  the  old  home- 
stead where  his  father  and  grandfather  were  born, 
spending  his  boyhood  daj's  much  the  same  as  other 
boys,  attending  the  jiublic  schools  and  assisting 
his  father  on  the  farm.  Later  he  entered  the 
Millersville  State  Normal  .School,  where  he  finished 
his  education.  After  leaving  school,  he  followed 
the  occupation  of  farmer  for  fifteen  3ears,  becom- 
ing a  successful  and  [jiosperous  agriculturist.  By 
his  energy,  honesty  and  good  business  manage- 
ment, Mr.  Zigler  made  a  success  of  farming,  and 
was  widely-  known  and  highly  respected  by  young 
and  old. 

October  17,  1876,  our  subject  was  united  in  mar- 
riage with  Miss  Alice,  a  daughter  of  .lohn  and 
Martha  Musser,  of  Rowenna.  About  three  3'ears 
ago  he  became  President  of  the  Monitor  Steam 
Generator  Company,  located  at  Landisville.  He. 
is  President  of  the  Rowenna  Shoe  Manufacturing 
Copjpany,  and  also  of  a  number  of  smaller  indus- 
tries. 

Mr.  Zigler  politically  affiliates  with  the  Repub- 
lican iiarty.  He  has  been  a  delegate  a  number 
of  times  to  the  state  conventions  of  his  party,  and 
has  been  solicited  to  become  a  candidate  for  the 
Legislature  several  times,  but  has  always  declined. 
He  takes  a  deep  interest  however  in  civil  and  na- 
tional affairs,  always  ready  and  willing  to  assist  in 
every  enterprise  for  the  public  welfare  of  the  com- 


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munity.  Mr.  Zigler  and  his  excellent  wife  occupy 
a  iiigli  social  position  in  Rowcnna  and  vicinity, 
and  are  numbered  among  tiie  best  citizens  of  tlie 
county. 


JERKMIAH  KOCH,  a  prominent  architect  of 
Columbia,  has  resided  in  this  borough  since 
187.5.  He  was  born  in  Middlcport,  Sciiuyl- 
kill  County,  this  state,  October  27,  1845,  and  is 
the  son  of  Daniel  and  Mary  A.  (Beck)  Koch.  His 
grandfather,  IIenr3'  Koch,  was  a  native  of  Mc- 
Keansburg,  Schuylkill  County,  in  which  place  his 
father  was  also  born.  Henry  Koch  was  a  farmer 
and  miller  near  his  native  place,  and  in  the  latter 
business  became  widely  known.  In  politics  he 
was  a  Republican  and  religiously  was  a  mem- 
ber in  good  standing  in  the  Lutheran  Cliurch. 
The  father  of  our  subject  was  also  l)orn  in  Mc- 
Keansburg,  the  date  thereof  being  December  26, 
1816.  .  He  was  a  miller  by  trade,  but  later  engnged 
in  the  dry  goods  and  general  store  business  in 
Middleport  in  18-14.  He  went  west  to  Missouri, 
Kansas  and  Nebraska  in  1856,  in  the  earlv  settle- 
ment of  those  states,  and  thus  passed  through  the 
John  Brown  excitement.  Mr.  Koch  remained  in 
the  western  states  fourteen  months,  and  then  re- 
turned to  his  native  county.  In  1857  he  went  to 
Bellevue,  Neb.,  near  what  is  now  Omaha  City,  but 
which  was  then  onl^'  a  trading  post. 

Daniel  Koch  was  an  influential  man  in  politics, 
and  on  his  return  to  Schuylkill  County,  this  state 
was  nominated  as  candidate  for  the  State  Legisla- 
ture. He  was  elected  in  1860,  stumping  the  county 
with  Anson  Burlingame,  Governor  Curtin,  George 
Francis  Train  and  other  prominent  men.  He  was 
a  very  popular  public  speaker  and  a  valued  member 
of  his  party.  He  and  his  brothers,  Hugh,  Henry, 
Charles  and  William,  all  served  in  the  Union  army 
during  the  Rebellion.  Socially  he  belonged  to 
the  Odd  Fellows'  and  Masonic  orders,  in  both  of 
which  societies  he  occupied  a  high  place.  In  1863, 
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daring  the  late  "War  of  the  Rebellion,  the  father 
and  our  subject,  Jeremiah,  enlisted  in  Company  Ei 
Twenty-seventh  Penus3ivauia  lufantiy,  and  served 
with  their  regiment  during  Lee's  invasion  of  Penn- 
sylvania. 

The  parental  family  of  our  subject  included 
eleven  children,  all  of  whom  are  living,  with  one 
exception.  Harriet  is  the  wife  of  B.  F.  Jacobs, 
a  mechanical  superintendent  in  the  employ  of 
the  Penn-Coyd  Iron  Company  at  West  Mana- 
yunk;  Captain  Frank  D.  is  now  Superintendent 
and  Man.ager  of  the  West  Conschohocken  Stone 
Quarrying  Company,  and  served  four  years  and 
three  months  in  the  Fifth  and  Forty-eighth  Penn- 
sylvania Infantry  during  the  late  Rebellion;  Al- 
len is  a  member  of  the  flrin  of  Fitzpatrick  &.  Koch, 
a  dry  goods  comi)any  of  Omaha,  and  served  three 
3'ears  and  two  months  in  the  Forty-eighth  Penn- 
sylvania Infantry  in  the  Rebellion;  Jeremiah,  of 
this  sketch,  was  the  next  in  order  of  birth;  Albert 
died  when  six  years  of  age;  Sarah  M.  is  the  wife 
of  Dr.  Leutz,  of  Fleetwood,  Berks  County;  Rich- 
ard H.  is  a  prominent  attorney  and  member  of 
the  Schuj'lkill  Count3'  Bar;  Jimanuel  B.  is  a  tele- 
graph operator  living  at  Troy,  Kan.;  Arrenius  G..  a 
traveling  salesman,  resides  in  Fleetwood;  Ambrose 
E.  is  engaged  in  business  in  St.  Louis,  Mo.,  and 
Mary  C,  the  wife  of  Oscar  B.  Mellott,  resides  in 
Fleetwood,  Berks  County,  Pa.  The  mother  of 
these  children  died  after  having  attained  her  three- 
score years  and  ten,  in  1887. 

Jeremiah  Koch  obtained  his  education  in  the  pub- 
lic schools,  and  when  eighteen  years  of  age  began 
learning  the  carpenter's  trade,  which  occupation 
he  followed  for  twelve  years.  He  then  turned  his 
attention  to  architecture  and  is  to-day  one  of  the 
most  reliable  architects  in  Columbia  and  has  drawn 
plans  for  a  great  number  of  public  buildings  and 
private  residences.  Our  subject  is  prominent  in 
the  political  life  of  Columbia,  and  has  been  Chief 
Burgess  of  the  borough  for  one  year  and  Borough 
Auditor  three  years.  He  was  elected  to  the  re- 
sponsible position  of  Burgess  on  the  Republican 
ticket  in  1889.  He  has  also  been  Judge  of  Elec- 
tions for  four  terms  and  in  various  other  ca- 
pacities has  rendered  his  fellow-townsmen  effici- 
ent service.     He  is  connected  with  General  Welsh 


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Post  No.  118,  G.  A.  R.,  in  which  he  takes  an  active 
part. 

Jeremiah  Koch  and  Margaret  C,  daughter  of 
Abner  McMichael  and  Margarett  Moore,  of  Mari- 
etta, Pa.,  were  married  October  22,  1873.  The 
four  children  born  of  their  union  are:  Zora  M., 
Bertha  S.,  Erna  E.  and  Alline  Marie,  the  latter  of 
whom  is  deceased. 


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eHRISTIAN  C.  KAUFFMAN  is  a  successful 
legal  practitioner  in  Columbia,  and  to  his 
efforts  are  due  much  of  the  prosperity  and 
commercial  importance  of  this  place,  for  he  has  pro- 
moted many  industries  and  has  been  instrumental 
in  securing  several  large  concerns  for  the  city. 
Among  these  is  the  Ashley  &  Bailey  Silk  Mill,  the 
largest  plant  of  the  kind  in  tlie  state,  and  the  Co- 
lumbia Lace  Company  of  Scotland.  Mr.  Kauffman 
was  born  April  7,  1857,  in  Columbia,  and  with  the 
exception  of  a  few  years  when  he  was  away  at 
school  has  resided  in  the  place  of  his  nativity. 

The  parents  of  our  subject  were  Christian  S.  and 
Jane  McClung  (Strickler)  Kauffman.  The  father 
of  the  former,  Andrew  I.,  was  born  in  Manor  Town- 
ship and  was  a  Mennonite  preacher  and  farmer. 
In  later  years  he  removed  to  Median icsburg.  Pa., 
where  he  lived  retired  until  his  death.  He  was 
a  very  active  politician  and  was  elected  on  the  Re- 
publican ticket  to  the  State  Legislature,  in  which  he 
served  one  term.  He  was  very  prominent  in  the 
community  where  his  home  was  made  and  stood 
high  in  the  estimation  of  his  friends  and  acquaint- 
ances. Christian  S.  Kauffman,  Sr.,  was  one  of 
twelve  children  and  was  born  in  the  village  of 
Washington,  Manor  Township.  When  quite  young 
he  left  school  and  entered  a  store  at  Safe  Harbor  as 
an  errand  boy,  subsequently  being  made  clerk  and 
a  partner  in  the  business.  After  fifteen  years  of 
merchandising  in  that  place  he  purchased  the  Cor- 
delia Furnace  and  for  thirty-five  years  was  a  man- 
ufacturer of  pig  iron,   During  this  time  he  assisted 


in  building  the  Bond  Brook  Railroad  for  the  Phil- 
adelphia &  New  York  Railroad.  He  was  the  or- 
ganizer of  the  Columbia  Iron  Company  and  is  gen- 
eral manager  of  the  place,  a  leading  and  successful 
industrj'  of  the  state.  Politically,  he  is  a  Repub- 
lican and  was  a  delegate  to  the  convention  which 
nominated  Abraham  Lincoln.  For  two  terms  he 
served  as  a  member  of  the  Legislature  and  was  can- 
didated  for  Congressman  from  Lancaster  County 
and  was  a  member  of  Governor  Pollock's  staff.  Af- 
ter serving  four  years  in  the  Senate  he  retired  from 
active  politics.  In  the  Presbyterian  Church  he  is 
one  of  the  pillars  and  has  held  official  positions. 
In  the  Masonic  lodge  of  Columbia  he  is  Past  Mas- 
ter. His  family  comprises  six  children,  namely: 
Clara  Virginia,  who  became  the  wife  of  ex-Senator 
J.  W^.  Lee.  an  attorney  of  Pittsburg;  Jane  McClung, 
wife  of  Samuel  McCuen,  a  merchant  of  Oil  City, 
Pa.;  Christian  C;  Hugh  McClung,  who  died  when 
eight  years  old;  and  Catherine  and  Olin,  who  died 
in  infancy.  The  mother  of  this  family  departed 
this  life  in  1869. 

Christian  C.  Kauffman,  whose  name  heads  this  ar- 
ticle, received  his  elementary  school  education  in 
Columbia  and  then  became  enrolled  as  a  student  in 
Shoemaker's  Academy  at  Chambersburg,  Pa.  After- 
wards he  graduated  from  the  scientific  department 
in  Willistown  Seminary  of  East  Hampton,  Mass. 
He  read  law,  and  after  being  admitted  to  the  Bar 
immediately  opened  an  office  in  Columbia,  lie  has 
succeeded  very  well  in  his  chosen  profession,  is  man- 
ager of  the  East  Columbia  Land  Company,  is  So- 
licitor for  the  borough  of  Columbia  and  School  Dis- 
trict Director  and  sales  agent  for  the  Columbia 
Iron  Company.  In  everything  pertaining  to  pub- 
lic improvements  and  the  advancement  of  this  com- 
munity he  has  borne  an  interested  part. 

In  the  Republican  party  Mr.  Kauffman  is  a  local 
leader  and  is  the  present  State  Senator  from  the 
Fourteenth  District.  He  is  a  charter  member  of  the 
Young  Men's  Republican  Club.  In  1888  he  was 
elected  to  the  Lower  House  of  the  Legislature  and 
was  re-elected  tf)  the  same  position  in  1890. 

In  1885  Mr.  Kauffman  married  Miss  Margaret  R., 
daughter  of  Hiram  Wilson,  a  merchant  of  Colum- 
bia. Their  union  has  been  blessed  with  three  chil- 
dren. Helen  Jean,  James  Lee  and  Elizabeth  Wilson. 


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The  parents  belong  to  the  Presbyterian  Church.  He 
is  a  member  of  the  Vigilant  Volunteer  Fire  Comp- 
any of  Columbia  and  is  always  ready  to  assist  in 
worthy  movements  for  the  general  good. 


r~y  KORGE  W.  KINARD,  M.  D.,  is  one  of  the 

^jjjf  most  successful  physicians  of  Meclianics- 
burg,  where  he  has  been  engaged  in  prac- 
tice since  1887.  Our  subject  is  the  son  of  George 
and  Julia  (Ruby)  Kinard,  and  was  born  in  Upper 
Windsor  Township,  York  County,  this  state,  Feb- 
ruary 24,  1861. 

Henry  Kinard,  the  grandfather  of  our  subject, 
was  a  native  of  the  above  county,  and  followed 
farming  his  entire  life  in  Lower  Windsor  Town- 
ship. He  was  a  member  of  the  Methodist  Church, 
to  which  he  gave  his  loyal  support.  He  became 
the  father  of  six  children,  Simon,  Henry,  William, 
George,  John  and  Eliza.  The  grandfather  lived  to 
be  eighty-four  years  of  age,  and  departed  this  life 
in  1868. 

George  Kinard,  the  father  of  our  subject,  was 
born  in  1823,  in  Lower  Windsor  Township,  York 
County,  and  was  given  the  advantages  for  obtain- 
ing a  fair  education  in  the  district  school.  lie 
chose  farming  for  his  life  work,  and  was  so  success- 
ful in  all  his  undertakings  that  he  is  now  living 
retired  from  work  of  any  kind  in  Lyon,  York 
County.  He  is  an  active  worker  in  the  Methodist 
Church,  and  in  politics  always  votes  the  Republi- 
can ticket. 

The  parents  were  married  in  1851.  Mrs.  Kinard's 
father  was  a  substantial  farmer  of  Y'ork  County.  To 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  George  Kinard,  Sr.,  there  were  born 
four  sons  and  four  daughters,  bearing  the  respect- 
ive names  of  William  H.,  a  farmer  in  York  Coun- 
ty; Matilda,  the  wife  of  Joseph  Lloyd;  George  W., 
of  this  sketch;  Franklin,  a  cigar  manufacturer,  of 
Upper  Windsor  Township;  Eliza,  now  Mrs.  Morris 
Bicking;  Henrietta,  the  wife  of  Scott  S.  Frey; 
Moses  A.,  also  engaged  in  the  manufacture  of  ci- 


gars in  York  County,  and  Agnes,  who  is  a  student 
in  the  Millersville  State  Normal.  The  mother  of 
this  family'  is  still  living,  and  resides  in  Windsor 
Township,  York  County. 

George  W.  Kinard,  of  this  sketch,  remained  at 
home,  carrying  on  his  studies  in  the  common 
school  until  attaining  his  eighteenth  year,  when 
he  entered  the  Millersville  State  Normal,  from 
which  he  was  graduated  with  the  Class  of  '81.  He 
then  taught  school  for  three  years  in  Y'"ork  County, 
and  after  coming  to  Lancaster  County  occupied 
the  position  of  teacher  in  the  high  school  in  Mill- 
ersville for  a  period  of  four  years,  during  which 
time  he  gave  entire,  satisfaction,  and  ranked  high 
as  an  educator. 

While  teaching  school  our  subject  carried  on 
his  medical  studies  with  Dr.  Reeder,  and  in  1885 
entered  the  Jefferson  Medical  College,  from  which 
he  was  graduated  two  years  later  with  the  degree 
of  Doctor  of  Medicine.  He  at  once  located  in  this 
place,  where  he  has  built  up  a  large  and  extended 
pr.actice,  and  has  won  the  regard  of  the  general 
public.  Politicall}'  he  is  a  Republican,  and  in  1893 
was  elected  to  the  School  Board  in  his  district. 

March  29,  1888,  Dr.  Kinard  and  Miss  Clara  E., 
daughter  of  John  Leuhardt,  were  united  in  mar- 
riage, and  to  them  have  been  granted  a  son  and 
daughter,  George  Harold  and  Grace  Catherine. 
An  earnest  and  energetic  citizen,  thoroughly  de- 
voted to  the  duties  of  his  profession,  the  Doctor 
takes  an  active  interest  in  the  local  progress  and 
leading  movements  of  his  liome  neighborhood. 


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DANIEL  ALBRIGHT.  Among  the  prom- 
inent business  men  and  enterprising  citi- 
zens of  Rowenna  may  be  mentioned  the 
name  of  the  present  worthy  Postmaster  and  sub- 
ject of  this  sketch,  Daniel  Albright.  He  is  a 
native  of  Lancaster  County  and  was  born  October 
3,  1845,  near  Maytown.  His  parents,  Joseph  and 
Sarah  (Brose)  Albright,  are  natives  of  the  same 


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POKTRAIT  AND  BIOGKAPHICAL   RECORD. 


place.  The  father  was  of  German  descent  and 
was  born  in  Maytown,  January  1,  1817.  The 
mother  was  born  in  1815,  of  Scotch-Irish  ancestry. 
Joseph  Albright  was  a  miller  for  a  number  of  years, 
but  finally  settled  down  to  farming,  making  that 
his  life-long  study.  He  was  a  man  of  good  busi- 
ness ability,  economical  and  saving,  and  was  spec- 
ially temperate  in  all  things.  By  this  means  he  was 
enabled  to  lay  by  enough  of  this  world's  goods  to 
live  comfortably  the  remainder  of  his  days. 

When  the  Civil  War  broke  out  he  was  one  of 
the  first  to  offer  his  services  to  "Uncle  Sam."  He 
enlisted  in  Company  B,  Two  Hundred  and  Four- 
teenth Regiment,  Pennsylvania  Volunteers,  and 
for  one  year  bravely  defended  his  country.  After 
the  close  of  the  war  he  returned  to  his  home  and 
took  up  the  old  routine  of  a  farmer's  life.  In 
politics  he  is  a  Democrat  and  is  well  posted  in  the 
issues  of  the  day.  Joseph  Albright  and  Sarah 
Brose  were  married  about  1840,  and  of  the  nine 
children  that  were  born  to  them,  only  three  sur- 
vive: Daniel,  John,  and  Emma,  now  Mrs.  Benjamin 
Gipple,  of  Lancaster. 

Daniel  Albright,  the  subject  of  this  sketch,  was 
reared  on  a  farm  and  received  his  early  ecJucation 
in  the  public  schools  of  his  native  place.  When 
not  in  school  he  assisted  his  father,  and  early 
learned  the  milling  trade,  in  which  occupation  he 
is  still  engaged,  being  the  proprietor  of  Shock's 
mill  at  Rowenna.  In  addition  to  his  other  busi- 
ness our  subject  is  ticket,  express  and  freight  agent 
of  the  Pennsylvania  Railroad  at  Rowenna,  and  for 
eleven  years  has  occui)ied  the  responsible  posi- 
tion of  Postmaster  of  the  village.  He  is  also  a 
stockholder  and  Treasurer  of  the  Rowenna  Shoe 
Manufacturing  Company,  the  capacity  of  which  is 
five  huntlred  pairs  a  day,  with  a  capital  stock  of 
•  $25,000. 

When  the  dark  hours  of  rebellion  hovered  over 
our  country,  and  the  dear  old  flag,  the  beautiful 
Stars  and  Stripes,  was  in  danger  of  being  torn 
down  and  trampled  under  foot,  Mr.  Albright  came 
nobly  to  the  front,  and  with  the  many  thousands 
of  brave  boys  who  left  their  homes  and  friends, 
joined  the  grand  army  to  fight  for  his  country's 
flag  and  freedom's  cause.  He  enlisted  in  the  same 
regiment  and  company  with    his   father,  and  side 


by  side  they  took  part  in  many  a  hard-fought  bat- 
tle and  endured  the  hardships  and  privations  of 
a  soldier's  life.  They  were  both  spared  to  return 
to  their  home  and  friends  and  to  enjoy  a  long  and 
prosperous  life  beneath  the  same  old  flag  they  so 
nobly  heli>cd  to  defend. 

January  12,  1869,  our  subject  was  united  in 
marriage  with  Miss  Eliza,  a  daughter  of  Joseph 
and  Esther  Sauder.  Five  children  blessed  this 
union:  Emma,  who  is  deceased;  Ella,  Sadie,  Mary 
and  Iva  Belle.  In  politics  he  is  a  Prohibition- 
ist, and  is  a  worker  in  the  noble  cause  of  temper- 
ance. He,  with  his  excellent  family,  occupies  a 
high  social  position,  and  they  are  numbered  among 
the  best  citizens  of  Rowenna  and  vicinity. 


JOSEPH  K.  HALL,  junior  member  of  the  firm 
of  Stoner  &  Hall,  is  engaged  in  the  hardware 
business  in  Columbia.  He  is  the  son  of 
Henry  L.  and  Anna  (Kuhns)  Hall  and  was 
born  October  13,  1845,  at  Landisville,  Pa.  His 
paternal  grandfather,  Henry  Hall,  or  as  the  name 
was  originally  spelled,  "Hull,"  was  the  owner  of 
several  merchant  vessels  and  was  a  man  of  good 
financial  standing.  He  came  to  the  United  States 
when  twenty  years  of  age  and  made  his  home  in 
Pennsylvania,  where  he  departed  this  life  about 
thirty-five  years  ago.  The  father  of  our  subject 
was  the  eldest  of  the  parental  family  of  five  chil- 
dren, his  brothers  and  sisters  being  Joseph,  John 
Jacob,  Emanuel  and  Anna.  He  was  born  in  Manor 
Township,  Lancaster  County,  on  a  farm  and  is  still 
living,  making  his  home  in  West  Hempfield  Town- 
ship on  a  good  estate  near  Ironville.  In  politics 
he  is  a  stanch  Democrat  and  a  member  in  good 
standing  of  the  Reformed  Church.  He  was  mar- 
ried twice,  and  by  bis  first  wife.  Miss  Susan  Shultz, 
became  the  father  of  three  children:  Jlary,  Bar- 
bara and  Aaron.  His  union  with  Miss  Kuhns  re- 
sulted in  the  birth  of  nine  children,  named  re- 
spectively: Henry,  Frank,  Benjamin,  Mary,  Joseph 
K.,  Susan,  Anna,  Noah  and  Phares. 

The  original  of  this  sketch  received  his  educa- 


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tion  in  the  district  schools  of  Manor  Township, 
carrying  on  liis  studies  until  nineteen  years  of  age. 
After  tliat  lie  w.is  eniploye(l  for  ahout  twelve 
years  with  man}'  of  the  business  firms  of  Colum- 
bia, and  in  May,  1890,  entered  into  partnership 
with  C.  I).  Stoncr,  the  firm  name  being  Sloner  & 
Hall.  They  have  a  fine  establishment,  three  sto- 
ries in  height  and  40x160  feet  in  dimensions;  they 
do  an  annual  business  amounting  to  ?:$0,000.  He 
is  well  known  in  business  and  social  circles  in  the 
city,  where  for  so  many  years  he  has  made  his  home, 
and  in  politics  is  a  stanch  Republican.  He  is  a 
member  of  K.ppasop  Lodge,  No.  213,  at  Columbia. 
Religiously  he  belongs  to  tlie  Reformed  Church, 
with  which  he  has  been  connected  as  one  of  its 
most  active  members  for  a  period  of  ten  years. 

The  marriage  of  our  subject  with  Miss  Mar\', 
daugliter  of  .lohii  Felger,  was  celebrated  .laiiuarj' 
20,  1877.  To  them  have  been  born  the  following 
named  four  children:  Nora,  l$laneh,  .Joseph  and 
John.  They  are  all  being  well  educated  and  fitted 
to  occupy  useful  and  honorable  positions  in  life. 


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JOHN  H.  MYERS.  Lancaster  County  is  the 
home  of  quite  a  number  of  men  who  were 
thrown  upon  their  own  resources  at  an  early- 
age,  and  whose  natural  aptness  and  energy 
were  strengthened  by  contact  with  the  world,  re- 
sulting iu  making  their  lives  more  than  ordinarily 
successful  in  wordly  prosperit}' and  in  winning  re- 
spect. Among  this  number  is  John  H.  Myers,  of 
Bainbridge,  who  has  won  an  honorable  record  as 
a  state  otticial  and  as  a  private  citizen.  He  is  at 
present  holding  the  position  of  Sergeant  at  Arms 
of  the  Senate,  to  which  office  he  was  elected  in 
1893. 

Mr.  Myers  is  the  son  of  John  and  Catherine 
(Houck)  Myers,  and  was  born  in  Bainbiidge,  De- 
cember 27,  1858.  His  father,  who  is  a  native  of 
York  Count}',  this  state,  makes  his  home  iu  this 
place,  among  whose  merchants  he  occupies  a  promi- 


nent place.  He  is  the  father  of  eight  children,  of 
whom  Melissa  is  the  wife  of  Hon.  W.  S.  Smith, 
ex-Senator  from  Lancaster  County,  whose  sketch 
will  appear  on  another  page  in  this  work,  aiaggie 
married  Louis  Uhlan d;  Viola  is  the  wife  of  S.  B. 
Trimble;  John  II.,  of  this  sketch,  was  the  next  in 
order  of  birth;  Kate  maa-ried  R.  A.  Hammond; 
Emma  was  married  to  George  Embick;  Carrie  died 
at  the  age  of  three  years,  and  Grace  A.,  the  young- 
est, became  Mrs.  Omer  Bachman. 

The  original  of  this  sketch  alteiided  school  in 
his  native  pLace  until  a  lad  of  fourteen  years,  when 
he  went  to  Marietta  and  began  clerking  in  a  store. 
He  remained  there  but  a  short  time,  however,  when 
he  returned  home  and  commenced  clerking  in  a 
store  in  this  place.  Several  years  thereafter,  he 
entered  the  establishment  of  Senator  Smith,  his 
brother-in-law,  remaining  in  his  employ  for  four 
vears.  His  next  occupation  was  as  traveling  sales- 
man for  J.  C.  Y'ost  ct  Co.,  of  Philadelphia,  in  whose 
interests  he  worked  for  twelve  months.  He  then 
embarked  in  the  bottling  business  at  Bainbridge, 
under  the  firm  name  of  Doyle  &  Myers.  The 
senior  member  withdrew  in  1880,  since  which  time 
our  subject  has  carried  on  the  enterprise  alone. 
He  has  an  extensive  trade,  running  three  wagons 
and  shipping  to  points  in  Y'ork,  Dauphin  and  Lan- 
caster Counties,  also  to  Philadelphia. 

In  1891  Mr.  Myers  was  elected  Transcribing 
Clerk  in  the  Senate  at  Harrisburg,  and  in  1893 
was  appointed  Sergeant  at  Arms.  He  is  a  Director 
in  the  Elizabcthtown  National  Bank,  established 
in  that  place,  which  institution  he  aided  in  organ- 
izing, and  is  also  Director  in  the  Bainbridge  Ceme- 
terj'  Company.  He  is  the  possessor  of  a  fine  farm 
of  ninety-two  acres,  located  one  mile  from  the  city, 
to  whose  operation  he  gives  his  personal  super- 
vision. 

Socially,  Mr.  Myers  belongs  to  Bainbridge  Coun- 
cil No.  231,  A.  O.  U.  W.;  Bainbridge  Lodge  No. 
627,  I.  O.  O.  F.;  Ashara  Lodge  No.  398,  F.  &  A.  M., 
and  Corinthian  Chapter  No.  224  and  Cyrene  Com- 
mandery  No.  34,  at  Columbia.  He  is  very  active 
in  these  respective  orders  and  has  filled  many  of 
the  chairs  in  the  same. 

The  marriage  of  our  subject  with  Miss  Jennie, 
daughter  of  Bernard  Doj'le,  was  celebrated  Febru- 


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ary  9,  1879.  Their  union  has  been  blessed  by  the 
birth  of  two  ciiildren:  Bernard  Joy  and  Nellie  J., 
the  latter  of  whom  died  in  1890,  at  the  age  of  four 
years.  Mr.  Myers  is  a  thorough  business  man, and 
being  a  genial,  affable  gentleman,  is  very  popular 
throughout  the  entire  county. 


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JACOB  HALBACH.  Among  the  popular  and 
well-to-do  citizens  of  Lancaster  is  this  gentle- 
man, whose  birth  occurred  within  its  limits 
in  1838,  and  whose  life  from  boyhood  has 
been  passed  almost  uninterruptedly  in  this  place. 
At  the  present  time  he  is  Alderman  from  the  Sec- 
ond Ward,  and  is  Secretary  of  the  City  Board  of 
Health.  A  very  active  Republican,  he  is  highly 
esteemed  by  the  other  workers  in  the  party,  and 
for  a  year,  in  1883,  was  Chairman  of  the  City  Com- 
mittee, in  addition  to  which  he  has  served  on  the 
Executive  Committee.  During  the  late  War  of  the 
Rebellion  he  shouldered  the  rifle  and  went  forth  to 
do  valiant  service  in  the  defense  of  the  Union. 
Under  President  Grant's  administration  he  was 
Clerk  in  the  Postofflce  in  Lancaster,  and  for  thir- 
teen years  was  Superintendent  of  the  City  Water 
Works. 

The  paternal  grandfather  of  our  subject  was 
John  P.  Halbach,  a  native  of  Germany,  who  left 
the  Fatherland  and  located  in  Lancaster  on  coming 
to  the  New  World,  and  in  time  was  the  owner  of 
considerable  property.  His  son,  Gotlieb,  the  father 
of  our  subject,  was  brought  by  his  parents  to  the 
United  States  when  only  two  years  old.  His  birth 
occurred  in  Remshlid,  Germany,  and  on  attaining 
suitable  years  he  was  set  to  work  at  learning  the 
shoemaker's  trade.  For  years  thereafter,  he  oper- 
ated a  successful  business  as  a  boot  and  shoe  man 
in  Lancaster,  where  his  death  occurred  when  he 
had  reached  the  age  of  fifty-two  years.  Religiously 
he  was  a  member  of  the  German  Reformed  Church. 
On  choosing  his  helpmate  for  life,  he  married  Miss 
Mary  Wilhelm,  who  was  born  in  Lancaster,  being 


the  daughter  of  one  of  its  pioneers  and  respected 
citizens,  John  Wilhelm.  Seven  children  resulted 
from  this  marriage,  and  of  that  number  two 
sons  and  two  daughters  are  now  living.  Will- 
iam A.  enlisted  in  Company  C,  Seventy-ninth 
Pennsylv.inia  Regiment,  and  was  killed  in  the  first 
battle  of  Perryville,  during  the  War  of  the  Rebel- 
lion. The  devoted  wife  and  mother  departed  this 
life  in  Lancaster  about  1851,  leaving  many  warm 
friends  to  mouru  her  loss. 

Jacob  Halbach  is  next  to  the  youngest  child  in 
his  parents'  family  and  spent  his  boyhood  in  at- 
tendance on  the  public  schools  of  Lancaster.  When 
his  mother  died,  which  event  occurred  when  he  was 
onl}'  thirteen  years  of  age,  he  was  apprenticed  to 
learn  the  blacksmith's  trade  in  the  Lancaster  Loco- 
motive Works.  When  they  closed  he  went  to 
Philadelphia  and  for  a  year  worked  for  I.  P.  Mor- 
ris &  Co.  Subsequently  he  was  employed  at  other 
points  and  then  returned  to  work  in  the  Lancaster 
Locomotive  Works,  where  he  was  at  the  time  of 
the  breaking  out  of  the  war.  In  1862  he  enlisted 
as  a  member  of  Company  H,  One  Hundred  and 
Twenty-second  Pennsylvania  Regiment,  in  the 
nine  months'  service,  and  was  at  once  sent  to  the 
south.  After  participating  in  important  battles  at 
Fredericksburg  and  Chancellorsville,  as  well  as  in 
engagements  of  minor  consequence,  he  was  mus- 
tered out,  and  in  the  year  1864  re-enlisted,  being 
assigned  to  Company  C,  One  Hundred  and  Ninety- 
seventh  Pennsj'lvania  Infantry,  as  First  Sergeant. 
Being  sent  to  Rock  Island,  111.,  he  was  placed  on 
guard  duty  until  November  of  the  sanje  year, 
when  he  was  finally  mustered  out  of  service. 

Subsequently  Mr.  Halbach  continued  at  his  trade 
in  the  locomotive  works  of  Lancaster,  and  also 
turned  his  attention  to  various  other  enterprises 
for  several  years.  For  two  years  he  was  Clerk  of 
the  Postofflce  and  afterwards  was  Superintendent 
of  the  water  works,  during  which  time  the  new 
pumping  station  was  erected.  In  1888  he  was 
elected  on  the  Republican  ticket  as  Alderman  and 
was  re-elected  in  the  spring  of  1893.  His  business 
office  IS  at  the  corner  of  Grant  and  North  Duke 
Streets,  while  his  residence  is  situated  at  No.  Ill 
North  Plum  Street. 

In  1865  in  this  city  occurred  the  union  of  Mr. 


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533 


Ilalhach  and  Emma  J.  St.  Clair,  a  native  of  this 
county,  as  was  also  ber  father,  .lohn  .St.  Clair.  To 
our  worthy  subject  and  his  wife  were  born  the 
following  children:  Harry  L.,  a  tinsmith  by  trade; 
Charles,  vvho  is  a  machinist;  .Jay  Howard,  a  plumber, 
and  Frank  Perrj-  and  Clarence,  who  are  at  school. 
Fraternally  Mr.  Halbach  belongs  to  Lodge  No.  476, 
F.  i-  A.  M.,  and  is  a  Ro^'al  Arch  Mason  and  a 
Knight  Templar.  He  also  belongs  to  George  H. 
Thomas  Post  No.  84,  G.  A.  R.  As  a  member  of 
the  Board  of  Health,  all  records  of  contagious  and 
other  diseases,  as  well  as  births  and  deaths  in  the 
city,  are  recorded  at  his  office  and  he  keeps  charge 
of  the  records.  In  religion  he  is  a  member  of  the 
Reformed  Church,  and  active  in  its  welfare.  Be- 
ing pleasant  and  genial  in  his  manners  he  is  per- 
sonally very  well  liked  b3-all. 


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(Tpr  HRAHAM  H.  SHKNCK,  proprietor  of  the 
/ — \  Union  Roller  Mills  near  Salunga,  suc- 
ceeded his  father  in  this  business  in  1873 
and  has  since  conducted  it  efficiently  and  in  such 
a  manner  as  to  secure  fair  pecuniary  returns.  In 
1891  the  mills  were  improved  by  the  introduction 
of  a  full  set  of  improved  machinery,  and  the  an- 
nu.al  sales  now  amount  to  *20,000.  The  products 
are  of  a  superior  quality  and  their  reputation  among 
buyers  is  such  that  they  always  find  a  ready  market. 

Mr.  Shenck  has  been  a  lifelong  resident  of  Lan- 
cister  Count}'.  He  was  born  in  Rapho  Township, 
this  county,  March  4,  1845,  the  eldest  child  of 
Henry  and  Mary  (Heistand)  Shenck.  His  paternal 
gi'andfather,  .Jonathan  Shenck,  was  a  very  pros- 
perous miller,  distiller  and  farmer  of  this  section, 
and  being  a  shrewd  business  man  met  with  success 
in  his  enterprises.  The  products  of  his  farm,  mill 
and  distillery  were  hauled  with  teums  to  Philadel- 
phia and  Baltimore,  where  they  were  disposed  of 
at  fair  [irices.  At  his  death  his  son  John  succeeded 
to  the  business  and  carried  it  on  until  1844,  when 
Henry  Shenck  bought  the  propert}-  and  plants. 

Grandfather  Shenck  married  Miss  Barbara  Herr, 
sister  of  the  late  "King"  Christian  Herr.     She  died 


in  1863,  at  the  age  of  eighty-five  3-ears.  Their 
I  children,  three  in  number,  were  John,  deceased; 
Fannie,  the  deceased  wife  of  Joseph  Hougendobler, 
who  is  engaged  in  the  nursery  business  in  Mt.  Jo}', 
Lancaster  County;  and  Henrj%  our  subject's  father. 
The  last  named  was  born  in  Rapho  Township,  Jan- 
uary 18,  1819,  and  received  his  education  in  the 
Lititz  Academy,  eonducteil  by  Prof.  John  Becks. 
After  completing  his  studies  he  clerked  for  a  year 
in  a  store  at  Mt.  Joj',  and  was  similarly  engaged 
in  Philadelphia  for  the  same  length  of  time.  On 
returning  to  Rapho  Township  he  engaged  in  farm- 
ing until  1843,  when  he  succeeded  his  brother  John 
in  the  milling  business.  This  he  carried  on  in  ad- 
dition to  superintending  the  management  of  his 
farm  until  1873,  when  he  retired  from  business,  and 
taking  up  his  residence  in  Salunga  has  since  made 
that  place  his  home.  He  still  owns  the  farm  in 
Rapho  Township,  which  comprises  one  hundred 
and  twentj'  .icres.  For  a  number  of  years  he  was 
a  large  stockholder  and  Director  in  the  Lancaster 
County  Bank  and  was  interested  in  various  other 
important  enterprises  in  the  citj'.  In  politics  he  is 
a  Republican  and  for  several  ^-ears  served  as  a 
member  of  the  School  Board. 

In  1843  Ilenr^'  Shenck  married  a  daughter  of 
Andrew  Heistand,  a  prominent  and  well-to-do 
farmer  living  near  Marietta,  this  state.  They  be- 
came the  parents  of  two  sons  and  one  daughter, 
namely-:  Abraham  H.,  the  eldest  horn;  Barbara, 
wife  of  Jacob  Weis,  of  Lebanon,  Pa.,  and  Henry 
Franklin,  who  died  in  Chama,  N.  Mex.,  February 
2(i,  1882.  The  wife  and  mother  passed  away  Feb- 
ruary 14,  1894,  greatly  mourned,  not  alone  by  her 
family,  but  also  by  all  by  whom  she  was  known. 
She  was  a  true  Christian  in  every  sense  of  the 
word,  and  was  devoted  to  the  welfare  of  her  hus- 
band  and   children. 

With  the  exception  of  the  time  spent  in  school, 
the  subject  of  this  article  remained  on  the  home 
farm  until  attaining  mature  years.  He  first  at- 
tended the  common  schools,  afterward  was  a  student 
in  the  Lititz  Academj^  and  completed  his  stud- 
ies in  the  Millersville  State  Normal.  During  the 
Civil  War  he  enlisted  for  service,  but  on  account 
of  his  youth  his  father  objected.  On  returning 
home  from  school  he  remained  a  short  time,  then 


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enlisted  as  an  emergency  man,  going  as  far  as 
Chambersburg  with  the  troops.  Later  he  became 
a  member  of  Company  D,  Fiftieth  Pennsylvania 
Infantry  and  remained  with  his  regiment  until 
honorably  discharged  at  the  close  of  the  Rebellion. 
On  returning  home  from  tlie  army  Mr.  Shenclc 
rented  the  old  home  farm,  the  cultivation  of  which 
he  has  since  superintended  in  connection  with  his 
milling  enterprise.  By  industrious  and  vrell  di- 
rected efforts  he  has  acquired  a  competence  and  is 
recognized  as  one  of  the  leading  business  men  of 
the  township  of  East  Herapfleld.  February  22, 
1869,  he  married  Miss  Ellen,  daughter  of  Henry 
S.  Hostetter,  a  farmer  of  Manheim  Township.  The 
two  sons  and  three  daughters  born  to  tliem  are: 
Harry,  a  clerk  in  Philadelphia;  Frank,  a  student 
in  the  schools  of  Bethlehem;  and  Edith,  Mary  and 
Ruth,  wlio  are  with  their  parents.  In  social  affairs 
Mr.  Shenck  belongs  to  Lancaster  Lodge  No.  43, 
F.  &  A.  M.,  also  the  Commandery  and  Prefect 
Lodge.  He  is  an  ardent  Republican  in  his  politi- 
cal belief  and  has  served  for  three  terms  on  the 
School  Board. 


WILLIAM  J.  SMITH,  late  Superintendent 
of  the  Lancaster  City  Water  Works, 
acquitted  himself  in  that  position  to 
the  entire  satisfaction  of  those  concerned  and  has 
won  the  approval  of  his  fellow-citizens  in  a  high 
degree.  He  is  a  practical  machinist  and  plumber 
and  at  the  same  time  completed  a  set  of  books  in 
connection  with  the  water  department,  which  are 
models  in  detail  and  the  best  report  ever  gotten  up 
by  any  one  here  in  this  position.  He  inaugu- 
rated many  reforms  and  systematized  the  various 
branches  of  work  in  a  very  ingenious  style.  Dur- 
ing the  last  year,  ending  in  April,  1894,  the  in- 
come of  the  water  department  showed  an  increase 


over  the  preceding  year  of  $15,867.06,  and  thus  it 
will  be  readily  seen  how  exactly  and  mathematic- 
ally accurate  are  his  reports  and  how  good  has 
been  his  supervision. 

Mr.  Smith  was  born  in  Strasburg  Township,  Au- 
gust 1,  1851,  on  the  old  Strasburg  Pike.  His  pa- 
ternal grandfather,  John  Smith,  of  English  descent, 
was  one  of  the  early  settlers  on  the  Conestoga 
Creek  and  operated  a  farm  in  Lampeter  Township. 

Our  subject's  father,  John  R.,  was  also  born  in 
Lancaster  County  and  was  a  railroad  and  road 
contractor,  and  after  a  long  and  busy  life  died  in 
1891.  He  contracted  for  and  built  four  miles  of 
the  Lititz  Pike,  and  also  did  much  other  work  on 
streets  and  railroads  in  tlie  county  and  state.  His 
home  was  on  Chester  Street  in  Lancaster  and  he 
was  elected  at  one  time  as  an  Alderman  from  the 
Seventh  Ward,  being  the  first  Republican  elected 
from  that  locality,  bat  he  handed  in  his  resigna- 
tion at  the  end  of  two  years.  He  was  a  valiant 
soldier  of  the  late  civil  conflict,  having  enlisted  in 
the  spring  of  1861  in  Company'  E,  Fifty-third 
Pennsylvania  Infantry,  which  was  assigned  to  the 
Second  Army  Corps.  From  the  ranks  he  was  pro- 
moted to  be  First  Sergeant,  and  during  the  last 
year  of  bis  service  was  in  command  of  a  company 
as  Captain,  although  never  commissioned.  While 
participating  iu  an  engagement  he  was  shot  through 
the  knee  and  his  leg  had  to  be  amputated.  In  ad- 
dition to  this  he  had  also  received  previously  a 
number  of  more  or  less  serious  injuries  and  for  the 
remainder  of  his  life  was  obliged  to  wear  an  arti- 
ficial leg.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Soldiers'  and 
Sailors'  Association,  of  the  Union  Veteran  Legion 
and  of  George  H.  Thomas  Post  No.  84,  G.  A.  R. 
In  religious  belief  he  was  a  Lutheran,  to  which  de- 
nomination his  wife  also  belonged.  Her  maiden 
name  was  Julia  Burns,  and  her  birth  occurred 
in  this  city.  Her  father,  Christopher  Burns,  was 
also  a  native  of  this  locality  and  followed  agricul- 
tural pursuits.  Mrs.  Smith  died  March  29,  1882, 
and  three  of  her  six  children  are  still  living.  Their 
marriage  occurred  in   1850. 

The  education  of  William  J.  Smith  was  obtained 
in  the  city  public  schools  and  he  was  apprenticed 
under  Dener  &  Schaun  in  1867.  With  that  firm 
he  remained  for  four  years  and  ten  months,  and  in 


JACOB    HILDEBRAND. 


PORTRAIT  AND  BIOGRAPHICAL  RECORD. 


537 


1871  went  to  PhiladelphiajWbere  he  was  made  fore- 
man for  Thomas  Burns  in  his  shop  at  Tenth  and 
Soiilli  Streets,  holding  that  post  for  a  year,  when 
he  took  charge  of  another  shop  on  Columbia  Ave- 
nue and  Kider  Street  for  Thomas  Fleming.  Feb- 
ruary 10,  1873,  Mr.  Smith  returned  to  tliiscity  and 
started  in  business  as  a  member  of  the  firm  of  A. 
J.  Cogley  it  Smith,  plumbers,  gas  fittei-s,  tinware 
and  stove  merchants.  Mr.  Cogley  took  charge  of 
the  last  mentioned  branch,  while  our  subject  de- 
voted his  attention  to  ])lumbing  and  gas  fitting. 
Until  188H  tiieir  headquarters  were  k)eated  at  No. 
236  North  Queen  Street,  and  at  tiiat  time  Mr. 
Smith  bought  out  his  [lartner's  interest  and  located 
at  219, i  North  t^iieen  Slieot, where  lie  follows  plumb- 
ing and  gas  fitting  exclusively,  lie  has  an  excel- 
lent trade  and  has  been  given  the  largest  plumb- 
ing and  steam  and  gas  lilting  contracts  in  the  cil^', 
keeping  upwards  of  fifteen  men  constantly  bus^'. 

Mr.  Smith  has  also  taken  cfintracts  for  laying 
water  pipes  for  a  number  of  years,  and  owing  to 
his  experience  it  seemed  that  he  was  the  man  for  the 
position  of  Superintendent  of  the  City  Water 
Works,  to  which  place  he  was  elected  April  3, 
1893,  by  the  City  Council.  The  water  works  have 
a  capacity  of  twenty  million  cubic  feet,  the  three 
pumps  having  a  capacity  respectively  of  ten  mil- 
lion, six  million  and  four  million  cubic  feet  per 
twenty-four  hours.  Mr.  Smith  was  one  of  the  Di- 
rectors of  the  People's  Building  and  Lc'an  Asso- 
ciation for  seven  years,  and  administered  his  fa- 
ther's estate. 

In  1873  occurred  the  marriage  of  our  subject 
and  Miss  Emma  Keller,  by  whom  he  has  had  three 
children.  Bertha,  John  R.  and  Maiy  E.  Mrs. 
Smith  was  born  in  Lancaster,  being  a  daughter  of 
Jacob  Keller,  whose  death  occurred  in  this  place. 
The  home  of  the  Smith  family  is  a  pleasant  one 
located  at  No.  124  Chester  Street,  and  they  also 
own  the  adjoining  residence.  For  about  eight 
years  Mr.  Smith  has  been  a  prominent  member  and 
Trustee  in  the  Lancaster  Scliutsen  Verein  or  Sharp 
Shooters.  Socially  he  belongs  to  Conestoga  Lodge 
No.  22,  Jr.  O.  U.  A.  M.  and  is  Past  Counselor  of 
Lodge  No.  8,  Sr.  O.  U.  A.  M.  With  the  Order  of 
Red  Men  he  is  a  Past  Officer  and  several  times  rep- 
resented his  lodge   in  the  Grand  Council.     More- 


over he  is  a  Knight  of  Pythias,  belonging  to  Lan- 
caster Lodge  No.  68.  In  politics  he  is  a  Republi- 
can in  the  truest  sense  of  the  term.  Mrs.  Smith 
holds  membership  with  Zion's  Lutheran  Church, 
while  her  husband  belongs  to  the  Trinity  Lutheran 
Congregation. 


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JACOB  IIILDEBRAND,  a  prosperous  resident 
of  Stiasburg,  was  elected  to  the  position  of 
Justice  of  the  Peace  thirty-four  years  ago  and 
has  held  the  same  position  ever  since.  He 
represents  a  number  of  reliable  insurance  companies 
and  has  a  lucrative  business  in  this  place.  Atdif- 
ferent  times  he  has  been  elected  on  the  Republican 
ticket  to  local  positions  of  honor  and  trust.  He  was 
County  Surveyor  for  three  and  a-half  years  and 
has  frequently  been  Chief  Burgess  of  this  borough. 
Jacob  Hildebrand,  our  subject's  father,  was  a 
farmer  of  Lancaster  County  and  at  the  time  of  T.he 
birth  of  Jacob,  Jr.,  owned  a  |)lace  in  East  Hempfield 
Township.  During  the  last  years  of  his  life  he 
gave  up  agricultural  pursuits  to  an  extent  and 
followed  the  butchering  business.  He  participated 
as  a  soldier  in  the  War  of  1812  and  was  a  lifelong 
Democrat.  He  married  Miss  Mary  Heiny  and 
their  union  was  blessed  with  nine  children:  John, 
deceased;  Jacob,  Jr.;  Elizabeth  (Mrs.  Wiker);  Henry 
D.;  James;  Susan,  who  became  the  wife  of  Dr.  Ken- 
dig;  Hoover  H.;  Luoisa  (Mrs.  Eager);  and  Ella,  who 
became  the  wife  of  Samuel  Kendig. 

In  the  year  1822  occurred  the  birth  of  Jacob 
Hildebrand,  our  subject,  in  East  Hempfield  Town- 
ship, Lancaster  County.  His  education  was  ob- 
tained in  the  public  schools  of  Paradise,  which  he 
attended  more  or  less  until  fourteen  years  of  age. 
He  was  thrown  upon  his  own  resources  at  the  early 
age  of  eight  years  and  learned  the  carpenter's 
trade  and  cabinet-making,  which  he  followed  until 
1852.  For  the  four  succeeding  years  he  was  en- 
gaged in  the  mercantile  business  and  next  turned 
his    attention    to   surveying   and    conveyancing. 


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PORTRAIT  AND  BIOGRAPHICAL  RECORD. 


After  eight  years  thus  spent  he  was  elected  Justice 
of  the  Peace  and  during  the  long  time  that  has 
since  elapsed  has  been  thus  employed. 

Fraternally  Mr.  Hildebrand  is  a  member  of 
Strasburg  Lodge  No.  361, L  O.  0.  F.,and  has  passed 
through  all  the  chairs.  He  has  represented  his  own 
lodge  in  the  Grand  Lodge  a  number  of  years  and 
has  been  Secretary  of  the  same  for  over  four  dec- 
ades. One  of  the  strong  workers  and  members  of 
the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church  of  this  place,  he 
has  served  in  the  capacity  of  Trustee  and  Steward 
since  1862. 

November  16,  1847,  Mr.  Hildebrand  was  married 
in  Strasburg  to  Miss  Elizabeth  Speihlman.  The 
lady  was  born  in  Strasburg  and  received  a  good 
education.  By  her  marriage  she  has  become  the 
mother  of  ten  children,  four  sons  and  six  daugh- 
ters, namely:  Elizabeth,  who  married  Finly  Eliott; 
Mary  E.;  William  W.;  Millard  F.;  Ella  S.  (Mrs. 
Daugherty;  John  R.;  OUie;  Laura  K.  (Mrs.  Kem- 
erly);  Sallie  B.  (Mrs.  Goodman),  and  J.  Ross. 


JACOB  C.  STONER  is  engaged  in  general  far- 
ming pursuits  in  West  Hempfield  Town- 
ship. He  is  the  son  of  Christian  and  Martha 
(Wertz)  Stoner,  and  was  born  July  26,  1832, 
in  Manor  Township,  the  above  county.  The  father 
of  our  subject  was  also  a  native  of  that  township, 
where  he  farmed  for  a  time,  and  later  was  the  pro- 
prietor of  the  Green  Tree  Hotel,  on  the  Washing- 
ton and  Millersville  Road  in  Manor  Township, 
where  he  spent  his  entire  life.  In  politics  he  was 
a  supporter  of  Republican  principles  after  the  or- 
ganization of  the  party. 

The  parental  family  of  our  subject  included 
eight  children,  of  whom  Jacob  C.  was  the  youngest 
born.  The  husband  and  father  departed  tliis  life 
in  1835,  at  the  age  of  thirty-nine  years,  while  his 
good  wife  survived  him  until  1864,  when  she  also 
passed  away,  in  the  eighty-third  year  of  her  age. 
The  original  of  this  sketch  acquired  a  good  edu- 


cation in  the  schools  near  his  home  and  remained 
under  the  parental  roof  until  a  year  prior  to  attain- 
ing his  majority,  when  he  started  out  to  battle  life 
on  his  own  account,  first  engaging  in  buying  and 
selling  cattle,  and  was  thus  occupied  for  the  four 
years  following.  On  the  expiration  of  that  time 
he  began  dealing  in  lumber  and  at  the  same  time 
superintended  the  operations  of  a  farm  in  Manor 
Township.  He  filled  large  contracts  in  lumber, 
and  later  owned  a  yard  in  Columbia,  and  was  also 
interested  in  a  sleara  sawmill  at  Washington  Bor- 
ough. He  gave  employment  to  about  fifty  men 
in  this  enterprise  and  conducted  a  very  profitable 
trade  until  1874,  when  he  disijosed  of  his  interests 
in  that  line. 

In  the  spring  of  1877  Mr.  Stoner  purchased  an- 
other tract  of  land  which  he  worked  hard  to  place 
under  good  improvement.  This  consisted  of  a 
quarter-section,  and  here  he  devoted  his  time  to 
general  farming  pursuits.  Later  he  began  operating 
stone  quarries  in  the  neighborhood,  and  selling  his 
home  place  to  the  East  Columbia  Land  Company, 
he  is  now  operating  the  farm  for  the  land  com- 
pany. 

In  politics  our  subject  is  a  true  blue  Republican 
and  socially  is  a  Mason,  belonging  to  Comniandery 
No.  34.  He  was  married  March  2,  1858,  to  Miss 
Emma  M.,  daughter  of  Benjamin  T.  Davis,  of  West 
Hempfield  Township.  Their  three  children  bear 
the  respective  names  of  Jessie  F.,  Elsie  D.  and 
Clarence  D.  The  first  named  is  the  wife  of  Charles 
L  Marshall,  a  banker  of  Everett,  Washington  State. 
The  wife  and  mother  departed  this  life  August  11, 
1891.  She  was  a  most  estimable  lady,  and  her 
death  was  greatly  lamented  by  many  relatives  and 
friends. 

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AMUEL  L.  WEAVER,  one  of  the  reliable 
business  men  and  citizens  of  Ephrata,  has 
for  the  past  eleven  years  been  engaged  in 
the  hardware  business.  The  building  which  he  oc- 
cupies is  20x55  feet  in  dimensions  and  two  stories 
in  height  and  he  keeps  a  full  line  of  goods  usually 
found  in  well  equipped  hardware  stores.    He  comes 


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from  one  of  the  respected  old  families  of  Earl 
Township,  of  this  county,  and  his  paternal  grand- 
father, Sanuiel,  who  was  a  slioeraaker  by  trade,  car- 
ried on  an  extensive  farm  in  that  vicinity.  Polit- 
ically he  was  a  Whig,  and  was  a  member  of  the 
Mennonite  Church.  His  father  was  a  native  of 
Germany,  and  came  to  the  United  States  before 
the  Revolutionary  War.  By  his  marriage  to  a  Miss 
Eby,  Samuel  Weaver  had  the  following  children: 
Moses,  Abram,  Marj^  Esther,  Nancy,  Elizabeth, 
and  Samuel  E.  He  died  wlien  he  had  attained 
the  ripe  old  age  of  seventy'  ^-ears. 

Our  subject's  father,  Samuel  E.,  was  born  in  Earl 
Townshii).  and  followed  farming  as  a  means  of  ob- 
taining ills  livelihood.  lie  married  Elizabeth 
Landis,  wlio  bore  him  five  children:  Mar}'  A., 
Eli,  Benjamin,  .Joiin,  and  Sanuiel  L.,  only  two  of 
whom  are  living.  The  father  died  in  1865,  aged 
forty-nine  years,  but  his  wife  is  still  surviving.  He 
was  first  a  Whig  and  later  a  Republican,  and  like 
his  father  held  membership  with  the  Mennonite 
Church. 

The  birth  of  Samuel  L.  Weaver  occurred  De- 
cember 11,  IS.")!,  in  Earl  Township,  and  in  the 
schools  of  that  locality  he  received  his  education, 
lie  remained  on  the  old  homestead  until  he  was 
married,  when  he  embarked  in  the  milling  business 
in  West  Lampeter  Township,  and  operated  the 
Landis  Mills  for  the  next  four  years.  Afterwards 
be  followed  farming  for  five  j^ears  in  Ephrata 
Township,  on  the  property  of  his  father-in-law, 
after  which  for  a  like  period  of  time  he  conducted  a 
farm  of  his  own.  In  .lanuary,  1884,  he  started  in 
the  hardware  business  as  a  member  of  the  firm  of 
Messner,  Getz  &  Weaver,  and  in  1892  succeeded 
to  the  whole  business. 

In  November,  1874,  Mr.  Weaver  married  Rebecca 
Mohler,  daughter  of  John  L.  Mohler,  of  Ephrata 
Township.  She  became  the  mother  of  three  chil- 
dren: Horace  Walter,  Ella  Elizabeth,  and  John 
Barton.  April  15,  1887,  she  was  summoned  by 
death  from  her  home,  being  then  only  thirty-three 
j'ears  of  age.  Mr.  Weaver  owns  a  farm  in  Ephrata 
Township  in  addition  to  his  business,  and  has  been 
very  successful  in  his  financial  undertakings.  For 
six  years  he  has  been  a  Director  of  the  Penn  Town- 
ship Mutual  Fire  Insurance  Company.    Politically 


he  uses  his  ballot  in  favor  of  the  Republican  party, 
and  fraternally  is  a  member  of  Ephrata  Lodge  No. 
406,  I.  O.  O.  F.,  and  of  Manheim  Lodge  No.  587, 
F.  &  A.  M. 


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THE  FRY  F.\MTLY.  As  this  is  one  of  the 
most  inlluential  and  popular  families  of 
Lancaster,  as  well  as  one  of  the  first  rep- 
resented in  Pennsylvania,  some  account  of  the 
genealogy  will  be  of  interest  to  our  readers.  The 
founder  of  the  family  in  America  was  Henry  Fry, 
a  native  of  Althoim,  Alsace,  who  crossed  the  At- 
lantic and  settled  in  Pennsylvania  before  the  ad- 
vent of  William  Penn.  The  "Halliche  Machrich- 
ten,"  published  in  this  state  as  early  as  1744,  states 
that  Henry  Fry  with  several  associates  came  to 
Pennsylvania  and  settled  here  before  the  time  of 
Penn,  probably  between  1675  and  1680.  He  was 
accompanied  by  Wigert  Levering,  Jacob  Reeff  and 
a  third  party  whose  name  is  unknown. 

The  friends  settled  as  "squatters"  on  a  broad 
huckleberry  plain  between  what  is  now  German- 
town  and  Roxborough.  As  the  climate  was  de- 
lightful, and  fish  and  game  were  abundant,  they 
enjoyed  their  novel  life  in  America.  After  a  time 
Reeflf  returned  and  was  married,  bringing  with  him 
to  America  his  3'oung  wife,  also  the  family  of  Mr. 
Levering.  Henry  Frj'  remained  a  bachelor  until 
one  of  Mr.  Levering's  daughters  became  a  young 
lady,  when  they  were  married,  April  26,  1692. 
Their  wedding  was  solemnized  in  the  old  log  meet- 
ing house  that  had  been  constructed  by  the  origi- 
nal settlers  of  that  district. 

Nine  children  were  born  of  this  union,  of  whom  it 
is  known  positively  that  six  attained  mature  years. 
Jacob  remained  at  home  and  took  care  of  his  aged 
father,  but  his  two  brothers  removed  to  the  older 
state  of  Virginia  and  settled  there.  There  were 
three  daughters,  Elizabeth,  Rebecca  and  Amelia. 
Near  the  site  of  the  present  city  of  Roxborough, 
now  a  part  of  Philadelphia,  the  father  acquired 
large  landed  possessions,  including  a  tract  of  twelve 


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liundred  and  fifty  acres  of  partly  improved  land. 
Dotted  here  and  there  upon  the  sunny  slope  of 
tiie  mountain,  and  beside  the  river  banks,  were 
the  wigwams  of  the  Indians,  and  in  one  of  their 
villages  lived  a  celebrated  Indian  chief.  Amid 
these  primeval  surroundings  Henry  Fry  continued 
to  reside  until  his  death;  his  body  was  buried  in  a 
private  burial  ground  near  the  old  home.  As 
above  stated  he  had  six  children  who  attained  ma- 
turity, namely:  Jacob,  John  and  William;  Eliza- 
beth, who  married  Dr.  John  Miller,  of  Frederick; 
Amelia,  wife  of  Frederick  Leinbach;  and  Rebecca. 
The  other  children  died  when  young. 

As  time  passed  by,  the  descendants  of  the  origi- 
nal pioneer  gradually  moved  up  the  Schuylkill 
Valley  to  Wilkes  Barre.  One  of  their  number, 
Martin,  came  from  Berks  County,  and  settled  in 
Lancaster  County  before  the  War  of  the  Revolu- 
tion, establishing  his  home  in  Cocalico  Township. 
He  was  born  in  1726,  and  died  in  1806.  Twice 
married,  his  first  wife,  Hannah,  bore  him  two  chil- 
dren, namely:  John  Martin  Fry,  Jr.,  who  was  born 
in  1754  and  died  in  1832;  and  Mrs.  Margaret 
Frankhouser.  By  his  second  wife,  who  was  a  Miss 
Beck,  he  had  the  following  named  children:  Sus- 
anna; Mrs.  Regnia  Kegerise;  Mrs.  Eve  Rote;  Eliza- 
beth, who  married  George  Radel,  and  went  to 
Canada;  Catherine,  Mrs.  Adam  Hoe;  Mrs.  Mary 
Furnsler;  Mrs.  Dorothy  Heft,  and  Mrs.  Catherine 
Breidenstein. 

John  Martin  Fry,  Jr.,  married  Catherine  Kapp, 
of  Lebanon  Count}',  and  they  became  the  parents 
of  six  children,  namely:  Martin;  John,  who  mar- 
ried Christiana  Long;  Peter;  Jacob,  who  married 
Sarah  Garman;  Mary,  who  married  J.  Bricker;  and 
Margaret,  who  became  the  wife  of  Jacob  Bentz,  of 
Clay  Township.  In  1784  John  Martin  moved  to 
what  is  now  Fry's  Mill  in  Ephrata  Township,  and 
here  he  engaged  in  the  milling  business,  operating 
a  mill  which  is  still  in  the  possession  of  the  family. 
He  died  at  the  home  place,  and  is  buried  at  the 
Berg  Strasse  Church. 

Peter  Fry  married  Sarah  Hauck,  and  in  1805 
settled  in  the  vicinity  of  Shippensburg,  Pa.,  but  in 
1821  returned  to  Lancaster  County,  where  he  died 
three  years  later.  His  children  were  Mary,  who 
married  Dr.  Seuseman;  Curtis;  Jacob,  who  married 


Eliza  Herb,  followed  the  trade  of  a  blacksmith  in 
Clay  Township,  and  accumulated  a  large  estate; 
Daniel;  Eliza,  wife  of  L.  Bricker;  Samuel;  George 
and  Isaac,  who  died  without  leaving  families;  and 
Peter,  who  died  in  1882,  leaving  three  daughters 
and  four  sons,  Peter,  David  A.,  Aaron  A.  and  John 
A.,  the  latter  Postmaster  at  Ephrata.  Jacob,  at  his 
death,  left  six  children,  namely:  Abram,  Adam, 
Hiram,  Mary;  Emeline,  Mrs.  J.  B.  Kleine,  deceased; 
and  Annie,  Mrs.  Frank  Bort,  of  Reading.  Daniel, 
who  was  a  tanuer  by  trade,  was  long  a  resident  of 
Hahnstown,Pa.,anddied  in  1861 ;  his  widow,  whose 
maiden  name  was  Sarah  Merkle,  lives  in  Denver. 
Their  children  were  Urias  M.,  of  Akron;  Daniel, 
who  died  in  Lancaster  County,  leaving  one  child; 
Henry  M.,  of  Reading,  Pa.;  Sabina,  Mrs.  A.  J.  Ream, 
of  Denver;  and  Sarah,  wife  of  George  R.  Senscnig, 
of  Lancaster;  Samuel,  who  died  near  Manheim  in 
1860,  left  two  children,  Frank,  wiiose  iiome  is  in 
Steelton,  Pa.,  and  Susau,  wife  of  Samuel  Weaver, 
of  Camden,  N.  J. 

Curtis  Fry,  above  named,  was  born  in  1808,  and 
was  a  farmer  by  occupation,  his  home  being  in 
Ephrata  Township.  When  fourteen  and  one-half 
j^ears  of  age  he  drove  a  six  horse  team  to  Pitts- 
burg. In  1832  he  married  Miss  Catherine  Shaeffer, 
and  at  his  death,  in  1874,  left  seven  children. 
Martin  S.,  the  eldest,  is  Clerk  of  Quarter  Sessions; 
William  II.,  a  resident  of  Winona,  Minn.,  has  been 
in  the  United  States  Railroad  Postal  service  since 
1872;  Isaac  N.,  of  South  Dakota,  was  in  the  army 
for  four  years  and  three  months  during  the  Civil 
War,  serving  as  Sergeant  of  Marines;  by  special 
act  of  Congress  he  was  presented  with  a  medal  of 
of  honor  for  gallantry  on  the  war  ship  "Tieon- 
deroga;"  S.  Lem  also  resides  in  South  Dakota; 
Elizabeth,  wife  of  John  R.  ■  Sliirk,  lives  in  South 
Bend,  Ind.;  Sarah  A.  married  Jacob  W.  Landis,  of 
Ephrata;  Emma  is  the  wife  of  J.  Y.  Weidman. 

Martin  S.,  the  eldest,  was  reared  under  the  pa- 
rental roof,  and  in  boyhood  attended  the  common 
schools  of  this  locality.  For  a  short  period  he  was 
a  student  in  the  Morrislown  Academy.  In  1858 
he  married  Miss  Catherine  Miller,  and  they  have 
had  seven  children,  namely:  Horace  M.,  A.  Lin- 
coln, S.  Curtis,  M.  EUwood,  John  M.,  E.  May  and 


M.  Alice. 


From  1858   until  1885  he  was  engaged 


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in  agricultural  pursuits,  and  meantime  served  as 
United  States  store-keeper  and  ganger,  to  vvliich 
position  he  was  appointed  in  1876.  In  1882  he 
became  Deputy  Collector  of  Internal  Revenue,  and 
three  years  later  accepted  the  position  of  judgment 
and  mortgage  clerk  for  the  County  Commissioners. 
In  1893  he  was  elected  Clerk  of  the  Court  of 
Quarter  Sessions  for  Lancaster  County,  which  posi- 
tion he  now  holds,  residing  in  the  borough  of 
Ephrata. 

Socially  Martin  S.  Fry  alliliates  with  the  Inde- 
pendent Order  of  Odd  Fellows,  and  in  religious 
belief  he  is  a  Lutheran.  In  the  Republican  party 
he  is  a  local  leader,  and  has  been  its  representa- 
tive in  various  county  and  state  conventions  dur- 
ing the  greater  portion  of  bis  term.  Since  1860 
he  has  been  a  member  of  the  Board  of  County 
Committeemen  of  the  Republican  party.  In  vari- 
ous otiier  oflices  of  trust  he  has  rendered  faithful 
and  etiicieat  service,  and  is  justly  popular  among 
his  fellow-citizens. 


ISAAC  B.  GROFF,  one  of  the  rising  business 
men  of  Fertilit}',  where  he  is  engaged  in  the 
milling  business,  combines  independence  and 
self  reliance  with  energy,  and  with  these  qualities 
is  bound  to  make  a  success  of  whatever  he  under- 
takes. He  was  born  in  Lancaster  Township,  this 
county,  February  8,  1886,  and  is  the  son  of  Isaac 
W.  and  Catherine  (Brenneman)   Groff. 

The  Groff  family  is  of  Swiss  origin,  and  an  old 
and  reliable  one  in  this  county.  Benjamin  Groff 
the  grandfather  of  our  subject,  was  also  a  native 
of  this  county,  where  he  was  engaged  in  farming, 
owning  a  tract  of  ninety'  acres  which  he  cultivated 
with  good  success.  He  was  a  Whig  in  politics  and 
was  recognized  b}'  all  as  a  first-class  citizen.  He 
married  a  Miss  Buckwalter,  and  by  her  became  the 
father  of  three  daughters  and  four  sons,  Mary, 
Anna,  Mary,  Benjamin,  Isaac,  Henry  and  Abraham. 
The  grandfather  died  about  1840,  aged  sixty  years. 


and  his  good  wife  followed  him  to  the  better  land 
in  1874,  when  in  the  seventieth  year  of  her  age. 

Isaac  W.  Groff,  the  father  of  our  subject,  was  also 
born  in  Lancaster  Township,  the  date  thereof  be- 
ing October  19,  1829.  He  was  given  as  good  an 
education  as  could  be  obtained  in  the  vicinity  of 
his  home,  and  was  trained  to  farm  pursuits,  which 
vocation  he  followed  until  1870.  He  was  success- 
ful in  his  work  and  accumulated  a  handsome  for- 
tune, owning  a  good  estate  of  two  hundred  acres, 
which  he  sold  in  the  above  year,  and  soon  there- 
after purcliased  the  Normal  Roller  Mills  at  Millers- 
ville,  this  county'.  These  he  conducted  success- 
fully for  twenty  years,  when  he  retired  from  busi- 
ness and  is  now  living  in  the  enjoyment  of  all  the 
comforts  of  life.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Mennonite 
Church,  which  he  has  served  in  the  capacity  of 
Deacon. 

When  twenty-three  years  of  age  the  father  of 
our  subject  was  married  to  Miss  Catherine,  the 
daughter  of  Mr.  Brenneman,  a  farmer  living  near 
Safe  Harbor.  Their  union  has  been  blessed  by  the 
birth  of  eight  children,  of  whom  Sarah,  the  eldest, 
died  in  infancy,  as  did  also  Brenneman.  Ida  is 
the  wife  of  Benjamin  Herr;  Willis  married  Lizzie 
Strickler;  Alice  is  at  home;  Benjamin  married  Anna 
Lintner;  Isaac  B.  was  the  next  in  order  of  birth 
and  Lillie  married  Abraham  Mann.  Ttje  wife  and 
mother  departed  this  life  in  1868, aged  thirty-seven 
years.  She  was  also  a  devoted  member  of  the  Men- 
nonite Church.  In  1877  Isaac  W.  Groff  was  mar- 
ried to  Miss  Susan  Trout. 

The  original  of  this  sketch  was  educated  in  the 
common  schools  and  the  Millersville  State  Normal. 
Completing  his  school  life  at  the  age  of  fifteen,  he 
entered  his  father's  mill,  in  which  he  remained 
until  coming  to  Fertility  in  1891.  That  year  he 
purchased  the  mills  at  this  place,  his  building  be- 
ing 40x60  feet  in  dimensions,  with  a  capacity  of 
fifty  barrels  of  flour  per  day.  He  does  both  mer- 
chant and  custom  work,  and  manufactures  several 
brands  of  flour,  his  specialty,  however,  being 
"Althea."  Besides  the  mill  property,  Mr.  Groff 
owns  a  thirty-acre  tract  of  land,  to  the  cultivation 
of  which  he  gives  his  personal  attention. 

February  28,  1889,  our  subject  married  Lizzie, 
daughter  of  Jacob  Miller,  a  general  merchant  of 


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New  Danville,  this  county,  and  their  union  has 
been  blessed  by  the  birth  of  a  daughter  and  son, 
Edith  and  Raymond.  In  polities  Mr.  Groff  is  a  stal- 
wart Republican,  and  in  all  public  enterprises  he 
takes  a  leading  part,  and  is  recognized  by  all  as  a 
first-class  citizen. 


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HENRY  ELSEN,  contractor  and  builder,  is 
among  the  successful  mechanics  of  Lan- 
caster, and  the  biographical  record  of 
this  city  would  not  be  complete  without  a  brief 
sketch  of  his  career.  He  is  a  native  of  Hanover, 
Germany,  and  was  born  at  Freiberg,  November  24, 
1836.  His  father  was  Mathias  Elsen,  a  native  of 
the  same  country,  and  died  when  our  subject  was 
only  two  years  of  age.  His  mother's  name  was 
Mona  Morks,  and  she  died  when  Henry  was  but  a 
small  child.  He  then  went  to  live  with  a  man 
who  was  a  butcher  b}'  trade,  remaining  with  him 
until  he  was  fourteen  years  of  age,  and  then  went 
to  live  on  a  farm.  After  several  years  of  farm  life 
he  spent  two  jears  on  the  sea  working  as  a  deck 
hand,  after  which  he  returned  to  a  farm,  where  he 
was  made  foreman,  and  in  1868  came  to  America, 
sailing  by  the  steamer  "America"  to  New  York 
City  and  from  that  place  he  came  direct  to  Lan- 
caster. His  first  work  after  arriving  in  this  coun- 
try was  that  of  making  fences,  which  he  followed 
for  two  years. 

In  1883  Mr.  Elsen  commenced  as  a  contractor 
and  builder,  having  already  worked  at  the  carpen- 
ter's trade  with  William  Wohlsen  for  five  years. 
He  has  built  many  fine  structures  in  and  about 
the  city  of  Lancaster.  It  was  in  the  year  1875 
that  he  built  a  fine  residence  for  his  own  use  and 
now  owns  this  and  one  on  an  adjoining  lot,  at  No. 
545  Green  Street. 

August  19,  1870, marked  a  new  era  in  this  man's 
life,  for  it  was  upon  this  date  that  he  was  united 
in  marriage,  at  Lancaster,  to  Miss  Annie  AVohlsen, 
who  was  a  native  of  Faulzenbourg,  Hanover.    She 


was  reared  in  Germany  and  is  the  second  eldest 
child  of  seven  children.  Mrs.  Elsen  came  to  Amer- 
ica in  1868  on  the  steamer  "Cumbria."  By  this 
union  nine  children  were  born,  namely-:  William 
J.,  a  carpenter  in  Lancaster;  John  H.,  a  carpenter 
in  the  same  place;  Fred  W.,a  butcher  of  Lancaster; 
Katie  M.,  Annie  M.,  Harry  P.,  Emma  M.,  Louis  P. 
and  Herbert  O. 

Being  a  man  of  intelligence  and  well  read,  our 
subject  has  seen  the  benefits  of  belonging  to  some 
of  the  civic  societies.  He  is  a  member  of  Red 
Jacket  Lodge  No.  9  of  the  Order  of  Red  Men, and 
is  also  a  member  of  Washington  Council  of  the 
Seven  Wise  Men.  Like  a  majority  of  the  Ger- 
mans now  living  in  Lancaster,  our  subject  is  a  de- 
voted member  of  the  Lutheran  Church,  he  being 
identified  with  Zion's  Church. 

Politically  Mr.  Elsen  believes  in  the  general 
principles  of  the  Democratic  party,  although  he  is 
not  a  radical  partisan.  During  more  than  a  quar- 
ter of  a  century  of  Mr.  Elsen 's  life  he  has  been 
identified  with  our  form  of  Government  and  has 
proved  himself  worthy  of  the  title  of  an  adopted 
citizen.  He  is  counted  among  Lancaster's  indus- 
trious and  law-abiding  citizens.  When  a  j'oung 
man  he  saw  the  value  of  learning  a  good  trade, 
and  by  reason  of  this  he  has  always  had  good  em- 
ployment and  built  up  for  himself  and  his  inter- 
esting family  a  good  home,  with  all  the  pleasant 
surroundings  of  a  happy  American  home. 


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ARTIN  R.  SHEAFFER.  This  public- 
spirited  citizen  of  Bareville  is  engaged 
in  the  leaf  tobacco  business,  packing  and 
shipping  each  year  from  three  to  four  hundred 
cases.  He  is  the  son  of  Philip  and  Leah  (Rutter) 
Sheaflfer,  and  was  born  in  Earl  Township,  July 
25,  1843. 

Martin  Sheaffer,  the  great-grandfather  of  our 
subject,  came  from  Germany  many  years  ago  and 
located  in  Groffsville,  where  he  owned  a  section  of 


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land  and  where  he  was  engaged  in  farming  and 
distilling.  lie  became  the  father  of  three  sons  by 
his  union  with  a  Miss  Groff.  The  grandfather, 
who  also  bore  the  given  name  of  Martin,  was  born 
in  Earl  Township  in  1770,  and  died  in  1821.  He 
likewise  followed  the  distilling  business,  and  was 
the  possessor  of  a  large  estate,  comprising  about 
four  hundred  acres.  He  married  a  Miss  Miller 
and  to  then)  were  born  seven  sons  and  five  daugh- 
ters, Jacob,  Philip,  John,  Isaac,  Martin,  Adam  and 
Samuel,  and  Elizabeth,  Margaret,  Mary,  Judy  and 
Charlotte. 

Philip  Sheafifer,  who  was  the  father  of  our  subject, 
was  born  on  the  old  homestead  in  1803.  He  pro- 
cured his  education  in  the  rude  log  schoolhouse 
near  his  home,  and  when  ready  to  begin  in  life 
for  himself,  purchased  one  hundred  and  twenty 
acres  of  the  liome  farm,  which  he  cultivated  until 
his  decease,  in  1864.  In  addition  to  tilling  the  soil 
he  also  was  engaged  in  the  distilling  business  for  a 
number  of  years,  and  became  quite  well-to-do  in  a 
financial  way.  In  politics  he  was  first  a  Whig  and 
later  a  Kepublican,  and  in  religious  affairs  be- 
longed to  the  Mcnnonite  Church. 

The  parents  of  our  subject  were  married  in  1827. 
The  mother  was  the  daughter  of  Henry  Rutter,  a 
substantial  farmer  of  Lower  Leacock  Township. 
Mrs.  Slieaffer,  although  advanced  in  3'ears,  is  still 
in  the  enjoyment  of  good  health,  and  makes  her 
home  with  our  subject,  who  is  her  oul^'  child. 

Martin  R.  Sheaffer  is  well  educated,  and  remained 
at  home  cultivating  the  farm  until  1886,  when  he 
sold  it  and  purchased  twenty-five  acres  in  Bare- 
ville,  which  lie  now  devotes  to  tobacco  raising, 
packing  and  shipping  large  quantities  each  year. 
He  is  accounted  one  of  the  representative  citizens 
of  the  place,  and  is  a  Director  and  stockholder  in 
the  New  Holland  Bank.  In  politics  he  is  an  ar- 
dent admirer  of  Republican  principles,  which  party 
he  believes  to  be  in  the  right. 

Mr.  Sheaffer  was  married  November  17,  1864,  to 
Miss  Caroline,  daughter  of  Levi  Graybill,  and  to 
them  were  born  seven  children.  Martin  is  engaged 
in  the  practice  of  law  in  Lancaster;  Cora  is  the  wife 
of  John  Eshleman,  a  cigar  manufacturer  of  Eph- 
rata;  Clayton  is  clerk  in  the  Ephrata  Bank.  The 
wife  and  mother  departed  this  life  May  25,  1886, 


and  June  18, 1888,  our  subject  married  Miss  Lottie, 
daughter  of  Samuel  Myers,  who  is  engaged  in  bus- 
iness in  this  village.  Their  children  are  Leah, 
born  in  1889,  and  Rebecca,  whose  birth  occurred 
in  1893.  Mrs.  Sheaffer  is  a  member  of  the  Diin- 
kard  Church  and  a  most  excellent  lady,  greatly 
respected  in  her  community. 


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JOHN  LEIBLEY  is  in  partnership  with  his 
son  Ilarr}-  B.  as  a  member  of  the  firm  of 
John  Leibley  ifcSon,andfornearl3'  forty  years 
has  carried  on  a  market  and  butcher  shop  in 
Lancaster.  The  site  is  one  of  the  best  in  the  city, 
a  handsome  brick  building  32x75  feet  in  dimen- 
sions and  three  stories  in  height,  this  having  been 
reconstructed  by  the  owner.  He  also  has  money 
invested  in  several  pieces  of  land  in  Lancaster  and 
owns  the  old  homestead. 

.January  7,  1834,  occurred  the  birth  of  our  sub- 
ject in  Lancaster  only  two  houses  distant  from 
his  present  residence.  His  parents  were  Jacob  and 
Charlotte  (Miller)  Leibley.  The  father  died  in 
1856,  when  sixty-nine  years  of  age,  and  his  wife 
was  called  to  her  final  rest  in  1890,  when  eighty 
years  of  age.  The  father  was  one  of  five  sons  and 
five  daughters,  and  he  in  turn  had  ten  children, 
namely:  Jacob,  Ann,  Charlotte,  John,  Elizabeth, 
Susan,  Andrew,  Christiana,  George  and  Heniy. 

John  Leibley  received  very  meagre  educational 
advantages,  attending  school  probably  only  one 
year  altogether,  and  worked  for  his  father  from  the 
age  of  eight  3-ears  in  the  slaughter  house.  Two 
years  later  he  bought  stock  throughout  the  coun- 
try, and  upon  his  father's  death  succeeded  to  his 
business.  In  1856  he  opened  his  present  market 
and  from  that  time  on  has  worked  hard  to  build 
up  the  fine  trade  which  he  is  now  enjo3's.  In  his 
political  belief  he  is  a  Republican  and  has  served 
as  a  member  of  the  Common  Council  for  feur 
terms. 

October  31,  1857,'  a  marriage  ceremon3'  was 
performed  by  which  Miss  Amelia  Wettig  became 


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the  wife  of  John  Leiblej'.  Her  father  was  God- 
frey Wettig,  formerly  of  this  city.  By  this  union 
two  children,  a  son  and  a  daughter,  were  born,  the 
elder  of  whom,  Anna,  married  David  Winters,  now 
deceased,  and  the  younger,  Harry  B.,  is  engaged 
in  business  with  his  father.  He  is  a  natural  ma- 
chinist and  possesses  great  inventive  abilit}'.  At 
the  present  time  he  owns  a  number  of  pleasure 
boats  and  is  devoting  his  attention  to  building 
more. 


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iT^  MOS  N.  ROHRER  is  one  of  the  successful 
/ — \  and  well-to-do  farmers  of  Strasburg  Town- 
ship, having  been  for  seventeen  years  en- 
gaged in  market  gardening  on  his  present  farm. 
From  his  sturdy  ancestors  he  has  inherited  very 
industrious  and  thrifty  qualities,  and  the  family  to 
which  he  belongs  h.is  long  been  accounted  among 
the  founders  in  the  prosperity  of  Lancaster  County. 

Jacob  Rohrer,  the  paternal  grandfather  of  our 
subject,  devoted  his  life  to  the  calling  of  a  farmer. 
He  and  his  wife,  Elizabeth,  had  four  children: 
Henry,  Christian,  Jacob  and  Catharine.  His  third 
son,  Jacob,  our  subject's  father,  was  horn  jn  West 
Lampeter  Township  about  1807,  and  from  his 
boyhood  manifested  a  decided  inclination  for  ob- 
taining his  livelihood  as  a  farmer.  He  owned  a 
good  property  comprising  one  hundred  and  forty 
.acres  in  Strasburg  Township,  which  he  developed 
and  improved.  He  alw.ays  kept  a  good  grade  of 
live-stock  and  succeeded  m  providing  well  for  his 
family  and  in  putting  aside  a  competence  for  old 
age.  Politically,  he  was  identified  with  the  Whig 
party  and  later  with  the  Republican  organization. 
Religiously,  he  affiliated  with  the  Old  Mennonite 
Church.  For  his  companion  and  helpmate  on  the 
voyage  of  life  he  married  Miss  Mary  Nefif.  To 
this  worthy  couple  were  born  three  sons  and  two 
daughters,  namely:  Israel;  Elizabeth,  deceased; 
Harry;  Susan;  and  Amos  N. 

The  youngest  child  in  his  father's  family,  Amos 
N.  Rohrer  was  born  January   4,  1852,  on  the  old 


homestead  in  Strasburg  Township.  His  early  years 
passed  without  momentous  event  in  the  usual  rou- 
tine of  farm  life.  His  father  trained  him  in  a 
practical  manner  and  gave  him  a  good  education. 
He  attended  the  district  schools  in  the  neighbor- 
hood of  his  home,  and  on  attaining  his  majority 
taught  school  for  one  winter  in  his  home  district. 
Later  he  attended  for  one  session  the  Millersville 
Normal  .School  but  since  that  time  has  given  all  of 
his  attention  to  farming.  His  especial  department 
of  work  has  been  as  a  truck  and  market  gardener 
and  for  seventeen  years  he  has  been  very  success- 
ful in  this  work. 

March  17,  1881,  Mr.  Rohrer  was  united  in  mar- 
riage with  Miss  Mary  Hull,  who  was  born  in 
Strasburg  Township  and  who  is  of  great  assistance 
in  every  way  to  her  husband.  To  this  worthy 
couple  have  been  born  a  son  and  daughter,  Adam 
and  Blanche.  The  Rohrer  famil}'  have  a  pleasant 
and  substantial  home  and  are  surrounded  with  the 
necessities  and  comforts  of  life. 

In  his  political  convictions,  Mr.  Rohrer  is  a 
strong  Republican  but  has  never  desired  to  hold 
official  position,  as  he  prefers  instead  to  give  his 
time  and  energies  solely  ^o  his  family  and  business 
afifairs.  Among  his  neighbors  he  is  held  in  respect 
and  he  bears  a  high  reputation  for  his  worthy 
characteristics. 


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JACOB  R.  WITMER,  who,  in  company  with 
B.  F.  Conner,  is  engaged  in  the  manufacture 
of  steam  engines,  is  one  of  the  most  enter- 
prising business  men  in  Columbia.  He  is 
the  son  of  John  and  Susan  (Ripley)  Witmer,  and 
was  born  October  15,  1829,  in  Manor  Township, 
Lancaster  County.  The  family  is  of  Swiss  origin, 
the  first  representatives  in  America  having  been 
three  brothers,  who  emigrated  to  this  country  prior 
to  tlie  Revolution.  The  paternal  grandfather  of 
our  subject  served  as  a  soldier  in  the  War  of  1812, 
during  which  conflict  he  participated  in  the  battle 
of  Baltimore.     He  was  a  true  Christian,  and  aided 


FRANKLIN   HOUSE,   LANCASTER.        Peter   Ammon,   proprietok. 


RESIDENCE   AND   FRUIT   FARM   OF   AMOS   N.  ROHRER,  STRASBURG,  LANCASTER   COUNTY,  PENNSYLVANIA. 


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greatly  in  tlie  support  of  church  work  in  his  com- 

iiuinily. 

The  fatlier  of  our  subject  was  a  native  of  Manor 
Township,  this  county,  and  was  a  carpenter  and 
bridge  l>uilder  by  occupation.  Altiiougli  not  in 
active  service,  he  was  greatly  interested  in  the 
militia,  and  was  faniiliarl^'  known  as  Col.  John 
Witmer.  The  father  was  a  devoted  member  of  the 
United  Brethren  Church,  and  was  active  in  all 
good  works.  By  his  union  with  Miss  Riplej-,  there 
were  born  nine  children,  namel}':  Jacob,  John, 
Zachariaii,  Daniel,  Christiana,  Susan,  Adaline, 
lliiaiM  and  Franklin.  John  'Witmer  was  prominent 
in  politics,  and  in  1847  served  as  Commissioner  of 
Lancaster  County.  lie  departed  this  life  Decem- 
ber 3,  1857,  at  the  age  of  fifty-five  3'ears.  Ilis 
good  wife  survived  him  until  March,  1883,  when 
she  too  passed  away,  when  in  her  seventy-fourth 
year. 

The  original  of  this  sketch  received  a  good  edu- 
cation in  the  district  school  near  his  home  in 
Manor  Township.  He  remained  with  his  parents 
until  attaining  his  majority,  when  he  went  to  Safe 
Harbor  and  began  learning  the  business  of  a  pal- 
tern-maker  in  the  shops  of  the  Safe  Harbor  Iron 
Company.  He  was  in  the  employ  of  that  firm  for 
eleven  years,  when  he  left  and  followed  the  car- 
penter's trade  for  a  period  of  two  3ears,  and  in 
1863  we  find  him  residing  in  Columbia.  Here  he 
found  work  in  the  shops  of  Supple  &  Bro.,  engine 
builders,  and  when  the  works  were  moved  to 
Fourth  and  Manor  Streets,  he  still  remained  in 
their  employ.  It  was  then  changed  to  the  Supple 
Steam  Engine  Company,  and  in  1878  Mr.  Witmer 
was  chosen  manager  of  the  shops,  which  responsi- 
ble position  he  held  until  1892.  That  year  he 
formed  a  partnership  with  B.  F.  Conner,  and  pur- 
chased the  stock  of  the  company,  of  which  he  was 
elected  Secretarj'  and  Treasurer.  They  are  con- 
ducting a  splendid  business,  and  our  subject  is 
well  qualified  after  so  many  j'ears'  experience  in 
that  line  of  work,  to  transact  afifairs  in  a  most  sat- 
isfactory and  profitable  manner. 

In  his  political  relations  our  subject  is  a  stanch 
Republican,  and  aside  from  serving  as  School  Di- 
rector in  Manor  Township,  and  Councilman  and 
President  of  the  Council  of  Columbia,  has  never 
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held  public  office,  his  private  affairs  demanding  his 
entire  time  and  attention.  He  is  a  consistent 
member  of  the  Methodist  Episcoi)al  Church,  with 
whicli  he  has  been  connected  for  the  past  twenty 
3-ears,  and  at  the  present  time  is  Chairman  of  the 
Board  of  Trustees. 

Jacob  R.  Witmer  was  united  in  marriage  in 
April,  1852,  with  Miss  Susan,  daughter  of  Adam 
Miller,  a  farmer  of  Manor  Township,  where  he  is 
also  carrying  on  an  extensive  business  as  the  owner 
of  a  flouring  mill.  To  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Witmer  has 
been  born  a  family  of  five  cliildren,  namely: 
Amanda,  the  wife  of  Lewis  M.  Filbert,  engaged  in 
business  in  Philadelphia;  Henry  Clay,  who  died 
when  a  lad  of  eight  years;  Susan,  the  wife  of  Isaac 
L.  Auweter,  a  merchant  of  Columbia;  Adaline, also 
deceased,  and  John  A.,  a  mechanical  engineer  and  a 
graduate  of  the  Philadoipliia  Polytechnic  College, 
who  also  makes  his  home  in  this  city. 

The  maternal  grandfather  of  our  subject,  John 
Ripley,  came  from  Ins  native  land,  England,  to 
America  wlien  eight  years  of  age,  making  his  home 
first  in  Virginia  and  later  in  Manor  Township,  this 
county,  where  he  carried  on  farm  i)ursuits  during 
his  last  years,  and  also  preached  in  the  Evangelical 
Church.  He  reared  a  family  of  children  bearing 
the  respective  names  of  Susan,  John,  Elizabeth, 
Catherine  and  Christiana.  The  grandfather  lived 
to  be  quite  aged,  passing  his  last  years  in  Lancas- 
ter Count}'. 


ORLSTUS  A.  HIPPLE,  a  prosperous  grocer 
of  Marietta,  is  of  remote  German  descent, 
but  the  family  has  been  long  established 
in  Pennsylvania.  His  grandfather  was  a  lifelong 
resident  of  Cumberland  County,  and  by  his  mar- 
riage reared  four  children:  John,  Jacob,  Polly  and 
Mrs.  Obetz,  all  deceased  but  Polly.  The  first- 
named  son,  John,  was  born  in  Cumberland  Coun- 
ty, October  7,  1811,  and  obtaining  a  good  educa- 
tion in  youth,  was  for  twenty  years  engaged  as  a 
school  teacher.  In  connection  with  that  profession 
he  followed   the   trade  of  a  stone  mason,  but  in 


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1870  retired  from  the  former,  and  afterward  gave 
his  attention  wholly  to  the  latter.  In  politics  a 
Republican,  he  was  always  deeply  interested  in  the 
success  of  his  party. 

Though  adv.iuced  in  years  at  tlie  opening  of  the 
Rebellion,  John  Hippie  entered  service  as  a  mem- 
ber of  the  One  Hundred  and  Ninety-fifth  Pennsyl- 
vania Infantry,  in  which  he  remained  for  nine 
months.  At  the  expiration  of  his  term  of  service 
he  enlisted  for  one  year.  During  his  later  years 
he  was  a  resident  of  Newtown.  Raphe  Township, 
Lancaster  County,  and  there  his  death  occurred 
December  28,  1892,  at  eighty-one  years  of  age. 
His  wife,  whose  maiden  name  was  Anna  McCauley, 
passed  away  in  1883.  Their  children  were  Rufus 
H.,  Oristus  A.,  Arthaliuda  N..  James  M.,  Isabella, 
Emanuel  E.,  Tobias  H.  A.,  John  U.  S.,  deceased; 
Thomas  P.,  Albert,  Rosa,  Ann,  and  one  that  died  in 
infancy. 

In  Warwick  Township,  Lancaster  County,  the 
subject  of  this  biography  was  born,  November  2, 
1840.  He  was  in  boyhood  a  student  in  the  com- 
mon schools,  after  which  he  turned  his  attention 
to  the  trade  cf  a  brick-Layer,  learning  it  in  New- 
town. After  his  marriage,  in  1872,  he  came  to 
Marietta,  and  followed  this  occupation,  together 
with  that  of  furnace  repairing,  until  1892,  when 
he  opened  a  grocery  store.  He  now  gives  his  en- 
tire attention  to  this  business,  having  abandoned 
his  trade.  Politically  he  is  a  Republican,  devoted 
to  party  tenents.  He  belongs  to  Donegal  Lodge 
No.  129,  I.  0.  O.  F.,  and  Marietta  Encampment 
No.  76,  being  Treasurer  of  both.  He  is  also  a 
member  of  Marietta  Castle  No.  120,  Knights  of  the 
Mystic  Chain,  serving  as  its  Treasurer,  and  is  iden- 
tified with  Marietta  Castle  No.  102,  Knights  of  the 
Golden  Eagle.  He  fills  the  same  office  in  the  Im- 
proved Order  of  Red  Men.  In  fact,  he  is  Treas- 
urer of  every  organization  with  which  he  is  iden- 
tified, except  the  Grand  Army  Post  and  Knights 
of  the  Golden  Eagle. 

During  the  late  war  Mr.  Hippie  served  in  Com- 
pany A,  One  Hundred  and  Ninety-ninth  Pennsyl- 
vania Infantry,  Twenty-fourth  Corps,  Array  of  the 
Potomac.  He  was  present  at  the  charge  of  Ft. 
Gregg,  and  took  part  in  a  number  of  minor  en- 
gagements, being  engaged  chiefly  on  detail  duty. 


He  witnessed  the  surrender  at  Appomattox,  and 
served  ten  months,  or  until  the  close  of  the  Rebel- 
lion. He  is  Collector  and  Treasurer  of  the  local 
Board  of  the  National  Home  Building  &  Loan  Asso- 
ciation of  Bloomington,.Ill. 

September  24,  1864,  Mr.  Hippie  was  united  in 
marriage  with  Miss  Sarah  Gallagher,  an  estimable 
lady,  who  is  highly  regarded  by  a  large  circle  of 
personal  friends.  The  family  circle  at  one  time 
consisted  of  six  children,  but  Lillie  Dale  and  Car- 
rie May  are  deceased,  and  the  eldest  son,  U.  S. 
Grant,  has  establislied  a  home  of  his  own.  Nora, 
Jennie  A.  and  John  Alfred  still  remain  with  their 
parents. 


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iTT  C.  ILYUS  is  Prothonotary  of  Lancaster 
/ — \  County  and  for  twenty-five  years  has  been 
Justice  of  the  Peace  in  Neffsville.  In  all 
enterprises  and  leading  industries  he  has  been  very 
much  interested,  and  as  far  as  he  was  able  has  sup- 
ported them  by  his  influence  and  practical  assist- 
ance. The  birth  of  the  'Squire  occurred  in  AVest 
Hempfield  Township,  January  17,  1857,  and  he 
comes  from  one  of  the  old  and  respected  families 
of  Manor  Township,  where  his  fattier,  Abraham, 
was  born.  The  latter  was  a  shoemaker  by  trade,  and 
his  death  occurred  when  he  was  in  the  prime  of  life, 
February  21,  1856.  His  wife,  Maiy,  was  a  daugh- 
ter of  Jacob  Clair,  and  both  were  born  in  Rapho 
Township.  He  was  a  farmer  and  also  a  weaver, 
following  those  occupations  until  his  demise.  Mrs. 
Mary  Ilyus,  who  survived  her  husband  for  many 
years,  was  called  to  her  final  rest  in  1889,  when 
in  her  seventy-seventh  j-ear.  In  a  family  of  seven 
children  who  grew  to  maturity,  five  are  living, 
and  of  these  the  'Squire  is  next  to  the  eldest  and 
the  only  son. 

Until  twenty-two  years  of  age  our  subject  was 
reared  in  West  Hempfield  Township  on  a  farm,  and 
was  a  student  in  the  neighborhood  schools.  After 
taking  a  course  of  study  in  the  Mt.  Joy  Academy, 
during  the  fall  of  1853  he  began  teaching  in  Penn 


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Townsliip,  and  for  twelve  terras  successfull3'  con- 
ducted scliools.  The  last  six  terms  he  was  stationed 
in  two  schools  in  Manheim  Townsliip;  four  were 
in  the  village  of  Neffsville,  where  he  located  perma- 
nently in  1850.  In  1866  he  abandoned  teaching,  be- 
coming a  cleric  in  the  Recorder's  office  in  this  city, 
and  the  following  year  was  transcribing  clerk  in 
Ilarrisburg.  In  1863  he  had  been  made  Assessor, 
which  oflice  he  has  held  for  upwards  of  twenty-five 
years.  In  186!)  he  was  elected  .Iiistice  of  the  Peace, 
discharging  its  duties  up  to  Januarj-,  1894.  Each 
time  he  was  re-elected  on  the  Republican  ticket,  and 
was  the  onlj'  one  to  fill  the  ollice  in  Neffsville.  Hav- 
ing been  elected  Assessor  of  Maniieira  in  1872,  he 
has  continuously  held  that  position  up  to  the  pres- 
ent time.  April  1."),  18;».'3,  he  was  nominated  on 
the  Republican  ticket  as  Prothonotary  and  was 
elected  that  fall,  taking  his  olDce  at  the  beginning 
of  the  following  year  to  serve  for  a  term  of  three 
years.  He  is  still  Assessor  of  Manheim,  but  has  re- 
signed his  position  as  .lustice  of  the  Peace.  For 
about  seventeen  years  he  was  Collector  of  the 
School  Tax  in  this  township,  and  is  also  acouvej'- 
ancer. 

In  West  Hempfield,  'Squire  Ilj-us  was  married  in 
September,  1857,  to  Victoria  Musselman,  a  native 
of  Cumberland  County,  and  daughter  of  Henry 
Musselman,  who  taught  school  in  Mt.  Jo^-  and  other 
places.  In  1864  he  enlisted  in  the  One  Hundred 
and  Eighty-fourth  Pennsylvania  Regiment.  When 
in  the  battle  of  Petei-sburg  his  tongue  was  shot  off 
by  a  minie  ball;  he  was  made  a  captive,  his  death 
occurring  in  a  rebel  hospital.  At  the  time  that 
he  volunteered  his  services  he  was  over  the  regula- 
tion age  and  was  a  faithful  and  valiant  defender  of 
the  flag  to  the  last.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Ilyus  have  three 
children  living,  Hari\y  M.,  who  attended  the  Slillers- 
ville  Normal  and  is  now  running  a  shoe  store  on 
North  Queen  Street;  Edgar  B.,  also  formerly  a  stu- 
dent in  the  Normal  and  now  a  practicing  physician 
at  No.  13  East  Walnut  Street,  and  A.  Charles,  a 
graduate  of  the  high  school,  and  now  a  clerk  in  his 
father's  office,  where  two  other  deputies  are  em- 
pl03'ed.  Mrs.  Ilyus  is  a  member  of  the  Lutheran 
Church  and  is  a  most  estimable  lady. 

For  a  quarter  of  a  century,  'Squire  Ilj'us  has  been 
clerk  of  sales.     He  is  particularly  busj^  during  the 


winter,  managing  about  one*  hundred  and  twenty 
sales  a  year,  besides  which  he  has  administered  a 
number  of  estates.  From  1885  to  1888  he  was  Jury 
Commissioner  of  the  county,  being  elected  on  the 
Republican  ticket.  When  nominated  in  the  spring 
of  1893  he  was  the  successful  one  of  four  candi- 
dates, receiving  a  majority  of  one  hundred  and 
sixt3'-eight  votes.  He  is  a  stockholder  in  the  Peo- 
ple's Trust,  Savings  and  Deposit  Company,  being 
one  of  the  organizers,  and  is  a  Director  in  tlie  Peo- 
ple's National  Bank  of  Lancaster.  Since  the  organ- 
ization of  the  Neffsville  Mutual  Fire  Insurance 
Company  in  1878,  he  has  been  Sccretar}'.  Nearly 
11,700.000  of  insurance  have  been  placed  in  the 
township,  and  only  thirty  cents  on  $1,000  a  year 
has  been  paid  out  in  losses.  The  Manheim  and 
Penn  Turnpike  Company,  which  was  organized  in 
1881  and  built  on  contract,  is  a  great  convenience 
to  the  township,  and  the  'Squire  was  very  active  in 
carrying  the  measure  successfully  forward.  His 
pleasant  home  issituated  only  four  and  a-liaif  miles 
distant  from  Lancaster,  and  both  here  and  in  the 
cit3',  as  well  as  wherever  he  is  known,  he  has  made 
many  warm  friends. 


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AMUEL  W.  POTTS,  a  representative  of 
one  of  the  oldest  families  in  Lancaster 
Count3%  together  with  other  members  of 
the  Potts  family,  will  be  mentioned  in  this  connec- 
tion. Our  subject's  grandfather,  Joseph  Potts,  was 
born  in  Lancaster  County,  and  spent  his  life  on  a 
farm.  He  was  of  Scotch-Irish  descent.  His  father, 
David  Potts,  was  the  proprietor  of  Potts'  Landing 
Hotel,  and  was  born  in  Strasburg.  He  farmed  in 
Strasburg  Township,  and  afterward  bought  a  thirty- 
acre  tract  of  land  in  Lancaster  Township,  adjoin- 
ing the  cit}-,  and  followed  hotel  life  and  farming 
for  a  livelihood;  he  was  also  a  stock-dealer.  The 
boat  landing  was  established  and  known  as  Potts' 
Landing  on  account  of  this  family  name.  Our 
subject's  father   died    in    1867,  aged    fifty  years. 


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Politicall}-  lie  had  ever  been  identified  with  the 
Democratic  party.  The  mother  of  Samuel  W., 
whose  maiden  name  was  Catherine  Warren,  was  a 
native  of  Strasburg,  and  the  daughter  of  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  James  Warren,  of  Scotch-Irish  extraction. 
They  moved  to  Maryland,  where  the    father  died. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  David  Potts  were  the  parents  of 
ten  children,  seven  of  whom  are  living,  our  sub- 
ject being  the  eldest.  He  was  born  on  the  farm 
in  Strasburg  Township,  October  5,  1841,  and 
was  reared  at  Potts'  Lauding,  obtaining  his  edu- 
cation in  the  public  schools  and  at  Millersville 
State  Normal.  At  the  opening  of  the  Civil  War, 
he  volunteered  as  a  member  of  Company  G,  One 
Hundred  and  Twenty-second  Pennsylvania  Regi- 
ment, in  which  he  was  a  Corporal.  He  served 
nine  months  in  the  Army  of  the  Potomac,  and 
took  part  in  many  fierce  battles,  including  the  sec- 
ond battle  of  Bull  Run,  Malvern  Hill,  Fredericks- 
burg and  Chancellorsville.  He  received  an  honor- 
able discharge  at  the  close  of  that  great  conflict,  af- 
ter which  he  engaged  with  his  father  and  succeeded 
him  in  the  hotel  business,  and  continued  that  and 
farm  life  for  twenty-five  years,  or  until  Novem- 
ber, 1893,  when  he  retired  from  business.  He  built 
a  fine  brick  residence  on  the  Philadelphia  Pike, 
near  the  hotel,  and  now  rents  both  his  hotel  and 
farm. 

We  clip  the  following  from  the  Examiner:  "It 
is  but  simple  justice  to  say  that  the  man  who 
more  than  all  other  men  combined  in  this  commu- 
nity has  led  us  up  to  this  desirable  state  of  affairs  is 
Mr.  Samuel  Potts,  owner  of  Potts'  Landing  and 
Potts'  Grove.  Mr.  Potts,  it  is  unnecessary  for  us 
to  say,  belongs  to  one  of  the  oldest  and  best  known 
families  of  Lancaster  County,  his  ancestors  having 
been  prominent  in  milling,  farming,  hotel  and 
other  business  enterprises  for  generations.  The 
owner  of  Potts'  Landing  inherited  the  progressive 
spirit  of  his  ancestors.  Taking  possession  of  the 
old  and  always  respectable  hotel,  which  had  been 
kept  for  many  years  by  his  father,  he  planted  a 
grove  along  the  Conestoga.  As  the  years  rolled 
by  and  the  infant  trees  developed  into  a  large 
and  stately  grove,  it  became  one  of  the  most  de- 
lightful wooded  tracts  in  the  county  of  Lancas- 
ter, or  even  in  the  state.     Then  came  the  placing 


of  boats  along  the  stream,  the  erection  of  boat 
houses,  and  Potts'  Landing  was  born.  It  leaped 
instantlj'  into  popularity.  If  the  records  of  the 
old  East  King  Street  Railwaj'  Conipan}',  with  its 
horse  cars,  could  be  consulted,  it  would  perhaps 
be  found  that  there  has  never  been  under  the 
electric  railway  system  such  carrying  of  people  to 
the  banks  of  the  Conestoga,  at  Witmer's  bridge, 
as  then.  Men,  women  and  children  hung  to  the 
cars  like  flies.  It  was  a  sight  to  see  the  cars  in 
those  earl}'  days.  Then  came  the  electric  cars. 
Then  came  the  parks.  Then  came  the  band  con- 
certs. But  to-day  the  best  people  of  Lancaster 
who  want  a  quiet  rest  in  a  secluded  spot  go  to 
Potts.'  His  boats  are  of  the  best.  No  one  ever 
heard  of  a  serious  accident  with  one  of  them.  No 
immoral  persons  are  permitted  on  the  grounds 
or  premises.  To-daj'  our  wives  and  daughters 
may  go  there  unattended,  and  may  be  as  safe 
from  insult  or  ann03'ance  as  though  they  were  in 
the  seclusion  of  their  own  homes.  In  conclusion, 
therefore,  we  wish  to  make  this  simple  declara- 
tion, in  all  fairness  to  Mr.  Potts,  that  he  was  the 
originator  of  the  healthful  and  inspiring  out-door 
amusements  of  which  we  are  now  so  proud.  And 
to-day,  so  far  as  concerns  the  patronage  of  our 
best  people,  it  xnn.y  be  truthfully  said  that  Mr. 
Samuel  Potts  'holds  both  bowers  and  the  ace.'  " 

Mr.  Potts  was  united  in  marriage,  December 
25,  1867,  with  Miss  Martha  S.  Sides,  of  West 
Lampeter  Township.  Her  parents  were  Abraham 
B.  and  Eliza  (Fritz)  Sides.  Her  grandfather,  John 
Sides,  was  the  only  child  of  Col.  Peter  Sides,  who 
was  an  officer  in  the  Revolutionary  War  and  a 
bosom  friend  of  General  Washington,  who  often 
visited  hira  at  his  home.  He  was  a  great  fox 
hunter  and  horseback  rider,  and  his  ancestors  were 
of  Scotch-Irish  descent.  Col.  Peter  Sides,  an  uncle 
of  our  subject's  wife,  was  an  oflScer  in  the  Civil 
War.  Another  uncle,  Dr.  B.  F.  Sides,  was  a  sur- 
geon in  the  army  in  the  late  war.  Her  father  was 
a  merchant,  and  later  had  the  honor  of  being  one 
of  the  first  engineers  to  run  a  locomotive  on  the 
Pennsylvania  Railroad.  Afterward  he  located  in 
West  Lampeter,  where  he  died  August  25,  1889. 
He  was  a  consistent  member  of  the  Presbyterian 
Church,  and  in  politics  was    identified   with    the 


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Democratic  part}-.  Mrs.  Potts'  mother  was  known 
in  maidenhood  as  Elizabeth  Fritz,  and  was  the 
daughter  of  Jacob  Fritz  and  wife,  who  are  of  Ger- 
man descent. 

Mr.  and  Mi's.  Sides  were  the  parents  of  five  chil- 
dren, four  of  whom  are  now  living:  Clementine, 
Mrs.  Meek;  Martha  S.,  now  Mrs.  Potts;  Libble, 
dece.ased;  Dr.  B.  F.,  practicing  in  Lampeter;  and 
Sallie  Maude,  who  lives  with  her  sister,  Mrs. 
Potts.  The  two  latter  are  acceptable  members  of 
the  Presbyterian  Church.    Mr.  Potts  is  a  Democrat. 


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ANIEL  G.  ENGLE.  This  representative 
citizen  of  Marietta  is  the  proprietor  of 
the  Engletree  Stock  Farm,  wliich  is  well 
known  to  breeders  and  lovers  of  horses.  He  is  also 
a  member  of  the  firm  of  Engle  &  Bro..  nurser3men. 
As  a  horseman  the  reputation  of  Mr.  Engle  has 
extended  over  a  large  territoiy,  and  those  who 
have  made  his  acquaintance  during  the  past  few 
years  know  him  best  fur  this  and  his  fine  social 
qualities. 

Before  entering  upon  the  life  of  Mr.  Engle  it 
will  not  be  amiss  to  note  a  few  facts  regarding  his 
ancestry.  Ulrich  Engle,  the  first  of  the  family  to 
locate  in  the  United  States,  came  from  Switzer- 
land in  1753.  His  son  Jacob,  our  subject's  great- 
grandfather, was  the  founder  of  the  River  Breth- 
ren Church.  Grandfather  John  Engle  was  born 
in  Cono3'  Township,  this  county,  and  during  his 
entire  life  gave  his  attention  to  farm  pursuits.  He 
was  active  in  the  work  of  the  Dunkard  Churcli,  to 
which  he  belonged,  and  was  well  respected  in  the 
conlnuluitJ^ 

The  father  of  our  subject,  Daniel  Engle,  was 
born  in  1812  in  Conoy  Township,  where  he  re- 
ceived such  an  education  as  could  be  obtained  in 
that  early  day.  Like  his  father  before  him,  he 
was  a  prominent  church  member,  belonging  to  the 
River  Brethren  Church  of  the  Dunkards,  in  which 
he  was  chief  among  those  who  aided  in  the  organ- 


ization of  the  Mutual  Insurance  Company,  of  which 
he  became  Secretary.  He  was  not  only  one  of  the 
first,  but  one  of  the  most  extensive  tobacco  grow- 
ei-s  of  his  day  in  Lancaster  County.  He  also  car- 
ried on  a  large  business  as  nurseryman, owning  the 
Marietta  nurseries,  which  he  established  in  1853 
on  the  old  homestead,  and  in  1867  the  enterprise 
was  assumed  by  his  sons,  John  G.  and  Hiram,  un- 
der the  firm  style  of  Engle  it  Bro.  After  the  death 
of  Hiram  Engle,  in  1874,  Daniel  G.  Engle  entered 
the  business  under  the  original  firm  name. 

Daniel  Engle  was  married  to  Miss  Mary,  daugh- 
ter of  Christian  Graybill,  who  at  that  time  was  one 
of  the  well-to-do  farmers  of  East  Donegal  Township. 
Their  son,  our  subject,  was  born  in  that  township, 
July  1, 1853.  He  received  his  education  in  the  com- 
mon schools  and  the  State  Normal  School,  Jlillers- 
ville.  Pa.,  and  is  also  a  graduate  of  the  Br3'ant  & 
Stratton's  Business  College,  Philadelphia.  For 
two  terms  lie  taught  the  Donegal  school  in  East 
Donegal  Township.  Like  all  his  faniilj'  on  both 
the  paternal  and  maternal  sides,  he  is  a  stout  Re- 
publican. Of  late  years  he  has  taken  an  active  part 
in  politics  and  is  at  present  serving  his  second 
term  in  the  Borough  Council  of  Marietta,  being 
Chairman  of  the  Finance  Committee  of  that  bod}'. 
When  ready  to  start  out  in  life  on  his  own  ac- 
count he  was  married,  September  21,  1880,  to  Miss 
Minnie,  daughter  of  George  W.  Stahl  (deceased), 
a  lumber  merchant  of  Marietta  and  one  of  its  rep- 
resentative citizens.  Their  family  included  four 
children,  bearing  the  following  names:  Riietu,  Dan- 
iel (deceased),  Franklin  S.  and  Minnie  S. 

In  1885  Mr.  Engle,  who  was  already  the  owner 
of  some  fine  animals,  purchased  the  celebrated 
horse  "Storm  King"  in  Kentucky,  which  was  at 
that  time  tlirce  years  of  age.  This  animal  is  by 
thesamesire  as  tlie  famous  trotting  queen, "Nancy 
Hanks."  Soon  after  the  purchase  of  this  animal 
Mr.  Engle  established  what  is  now  widely  known 
as  tlie  Eugletree  Stock  Farm  and  erected  thereon 
many  large  and  substantial  stables.  "Storm  King's" 
record  is  2:25f  and  he  has  also  become  celebrated 
as  the  sire  of  "Paragon,"  trotting  when  five  years 
of  age  at  2:13;^;  "Stormer,"a  three-year-old,  whose 
record  is  2:26:^,  besides  many  other  animals  that  bid 
fair  to  become  noted  on  the  turf.     "Paragon,"  like 


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the  other  animals,  was  trained  on  the  Engletree 
Stock  Farm,  and  during  the  racing  season  at 
Washington  Park,  Chicago,  in  1892,  when  in  a 
field  of  fourteen  horses,  won  three  consecutive 
heats  in  2:14^,  2:13^  and  2:13^,  which  beat  the 
world's  record  for  the  fastest  three  consecutive 
heats  by  a  gelding.  "Storm  King,"  the  sire  of 
"Paragon,"  has  been  exhibited  at  over  twenty- 
five  state  and  county  fairs,  and  at  each  has  taken 
the  first  premium.  The  training  track  at  Engle- 
tree Farm  is  made  of  soil  well  adapted  for  train- 
ing purposes,  is  one  of  the  finest  in  the  country 
and  attracts  wide-spread  attention.  Mr.  Engle 
gives  his  attention  to  the  carr3ing  on  of  his  farm, 
which  occupies  considerable  of  his  time  and  calls 
forth  his  tact  and  business  foresight.  In  his  train- 
ing stables  are  young  "Storm  Kings"  and  well-bred 
colts  by  other  sires,  receiving  their  first  education. 
Mr.  Engle  trains  largely  for  other  parties,  as  this 
is  a  prominent  feature  of  his  business. 

Daniel  Engle  was  a  man  of  liberal  and  progress- 
ive opinions  and  was  remarkably  well  informed 
on  the  topics  of  his  day  and  ancient  history.  He 
was  a  Republican;  though  not  taking  an  active 
part  in  politics,  he  voted  at  all  important  elections. 
He  departed  this  life  August  17,  1888.  His  good 
wife  still  survives  him. 


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HON.  GEORGE  II.  RANCK,  of  New  Hol- 
land, Earl  Township,  was  elected  to  the 
Legislature  in  1889  and  has  alwa)'S  been 
a  zealous  Republican  since  easting  his  first  vote  for 
Lincoln  in  1864.  Mr.  Ranck,  as  a  teacher,  editor 
and  general  business  man,  has  manifested  great 
public  spirit  and  has  taken  a  large  share  in  every- 
thing tending  to  advance  the  interest  and  welfare 
of  his  community,  and  New  Holland  owes  much 
to  him  as  one  of  the  most  enterprising  and  pro- 
gressive citizens.     In    1869  he  purchased  a  small 


job  printing  office  in  New  Holland  and  continued 
in  that  line  until  1873,  since  which  time  he  has 
conducted  the  New  Holland  Clarion,  which  is  re- 
garded as  among  the  best  local  newspapers  in  the 
state.  While  a  member  of  the  Legislature  Mr. 
Ranck  was  on  the  Committees  of  Education,  Agri- 
culture, Military  and  Banking,  and  his  opinions 
on  tiiese  and  other  topics  of  interest  were  clear 
cut  and  well  judged. 

A  son  of  Daniel  and  Anna  (Hildebrand)  Ranck, 
George  H.  was  born  in  MifHiuburg,  Union  County, 
Pa.,  February  2,  1843,  but  is  practically  one  of  the 
sons  of  Lancaster  County,  as  this  was  the  place  of 
his  parents'  birth,  and  when  he  was  a  year  old  they 
returned  to  make  this  their  permanent  home.  The 
Ranck  family  is  of  German  origin  and  the  ances- 
tors of  our  subject  were  among  the  pioneers  of 
the  eastern  part  of  this  state.  Some  of  the  family 
came  to  this  county  as  early  as  1726,  buying  land 
in  East  Cocalico  Township,  where  the}'  engaged  in 
farming.  Other  branches  of  the  family  located  in 
Lebanon  and  Berks  Counties.  John  Philip,  the 
great-grandfather  of  G.  H.,  was  a  native  of  this 
county  and  an  extensive  farmer  of  East  Cocalico 
Township.  He  married  a  Miss  Haas,  a  descendant 
of  another  German  pioneer,  and  they  had  four 
sons,  James,  Philip,  David  and  Isaac,  and  their 
daughters  were,  Nancy,  Mrs.  James  De  Haven; 
Mary,  Mrs.  George  Miller;  Barbara,  Mrs.  Ream, 
and  Elizabeth,  Mrs.  Bender.  David  went  to  Ohio, 
where  he  became  a  farmer;  James  was  engaged 
in  a  similar  pursuit  in  Chester  County,  Pa.,  and 
Isaac  was  the  grandfather  of  our  subject.  The 
father  of  these  children  died  in  the  year  1830, 
aged  about  seventy  years.  Isaac  Ranck  was  born 
about  1794  and  was  also  a  farmer  and  a  member 
of  the  Lutheran  Church.  He  married  Margaret 
Swope, of  pioneer  German  family  also,  and  by  her 
had  three  sons:  John,  who  was  a  tailor  in  Paris, 
Ky.,  where  he  died  in  1882;  Daniel,  a  potter,  of 
this  place,  who  died  in  1894,  and  Isaac,  who  is  now 
engaged  in  gold  mining  in  nortiiern  California. 

Daniel,  our  subject's  father,  was  born  in  East 
Cocalico  Township  March  14, 1819,  received  a  dis- 
trict school  education,  and  in  1842,  soon  after  his 
marriage,  went  to  Mifflinburg,  where  he  engaged 
in  the  pottery  business  for  two  years.     Later  for  a 


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like  period  of  time  he  was  in  Springvilie  and  in 
1846  removed  to  Leacock  Township,  wliere  lie  es- 
tablished a  pottery,  which  he  conducted  until  1891, 
wlicn  he  retired  to  make  his  home  in  New  Holland. 
For  a  number  of  years  he  was  a  Deacon  in  the  Lu- 
theran Church,  to  which  he  belonged,  and  in  poli- 
tics W.1S  a  Democrat.  In  1842  he  married  Anna, 
daughter  of  Michael  Hildebraiid,  a  farmer  of  Earl 
Township  and  also  a  descendant  of  a  (ierman  pio- 
neer family,  and  of  their  union  two  children  were 
born,  George  H.  and  Catherine  E.  The  daughter 
was  twice  married,  first  to  Cyrus  Uuttcr  and  sub- 
sequently to  Jacob  Diffenderfer,  of  Lancaster.  Mrs. 
Ranck  was  born  October  26,  1819,  .and  is  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Lutheran  Church. 

George  H.  Ranck  received  fair  educational  priv- 
ileges, attending  the  common  schools  and  later  a 
private  institution.  At  eighteen  he  became  a 
teacher,  which  calling  he  followed  for  eight  years, 
being  a  portion  of  the  time  Princii)al  of  the  New 
Holland  schools.  In  1SG9  he  succeeded  John  Hlack 
in  his  job  printing  office  at  this  place,  in  which  bus- 
iness he  continued  for  four  years.  The  Clarion,  a 
weekly  newspaper,  was  founded  by  him  and  another 
gentleman  in  1873.  Mr.  Ranck  took  sole  charge' 
in  1878  and  has  been  its  editor  for  twenty-one 
years.  It  is  an  eight-page  quarto,  16x22  inches  in 
dimensions,  which  has  a  circulation  of  twelve  hun- 
dred and  is  an  independent  paper.  From  an  hum- 
ble beginning  it  has  grown  to  be  one  of  the  lead- 
ing molders  of  thought  in  this  locality.  It  gives 
regular  employment  to  a  number  of  people,  and 
steam  power  and  other  improvements  of  the  day 
are  lo  be  found  in  the  oflice.  In  the  job  printing 
dejiartinent  the  proi)rietor  turns  out  good  work 
and  has  the  jiatronage  of  the  leading  businessmen 
in  the  eastern  end  of  the  county. 

The  marriage  of  our  subject  was  solemnized  May 
20,  1866,  when  he  married  Ann  Elizabeth,  daugh- 
ter of  the  late  Samuel  HoUingsworth,  a  furniture 
manufacturer  of  New  Holland.  Mrs.  Ranck  was  a 
grand-daughter  of  the  late  Abraham  De  Haven. 
Five  children  were  born  of  this  union:  a  daughter, 
who  died  at  birth;  Ivan  L.,  who  is  in  the  printing 
office  of  his  father;  Anna  M.;  Bertha  V.,  who  is 
now  deceased,  and  Lizzie  E.  Mr.  Ranck  is  a  mem- 
berof  Earl  Lodge  No.  413, 1.  O.  O.  F.,of  which  he  is 


Past  Grand,  and  is  Past  President  of  Camp  No.  40, 
P.  O.  S.  of  A.  In  church  and  Sunday-school  work 
he  has  alwa3's  been  ver^'  active,  being  connected 
with  Trinity  Lutheran  Church  of  New  Holland  as 
an  Elder,  and  is  Treasurer  and  also  a  teacher  of 
the  Sunday-school. 


MICHAEL  W.  HURST,  M.  D.,of  West  Earl 
Township,  has  an  extensive  and  success- 
ful practice  in  this  locality,  and  his  ad- 
vice is  often  called  for  by  his  brother  physicians 
of  the  community,  for  he  lias  had  practical  ex- 
perience, covering  a  period  of  over  three  decades. 
He  is  a  successful  practitioner  and  a  good  business 
man,  who  by  the  exercise  of  his  persevering  and 
enterprising  qualities  and  his  sagacious  business 
investment  has  succeeded  in  acquiring  a  snug  for- 
tune. He  is  a  son  of  John  and  Catherine  (Wit- 
wer)  Hurst,  and  was  born  in  Caernarvon  Township, 
of  this  county,  September  27,  1835. 

The  Hursts  are  of  German  origin,  individuals 
of  the  name  having  located  in  this  county  about 
1720.  They  are  devoted  lo  .agricultural  pursuits 
and' in  religion  were  Mennonites.  John  Hurst,  the 
great-grandfather  of  the  Doctor,  was  a  farmer  in 
Groff's  Valley,  and  in  his  family  were  four  sons 
and  three  daughters:  Christian;  John,  a  farmer  of 
Salisbury  To"wnsliip;  Amos,  who  taught  school  near 
Ephrata,  and  was  also  a  farmer,  and  David,  the 
grandfather  of  our  subject.  David  Hurst  was  born 
in  Groflf's  Valley  in  1770,  and  became  a  farmer  in 
Caernarvon  Township,  where  he  owned  two  hun- 
dred acres.  He  was  a  man  of  good  financial  ability 
and  acquired  a  substantial  fortune.  He  was  twice 
married,  his  first  wife  having  been  Maria  Weaver, 
by  whom  he  had  the  following  children:  Henry, 
who  removed  to  Franklin  County  in  1834;  Joseph, 
who  also  became  a  resident  of  that  county;  John, a 
farmer;  David,  who  went  to  Canada  and  there 
passed  the  remainder  of  his  life  on  a  farm;  Bar- 
bara, who  became  the  wife  of  Jacob  Neuswanger; 


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Maria,  wife  of  Abraham  Martin;  Elizabeth,  wife  of 
John  Martin,  now  living  in  Ohio;  Mrs.  Joseph 
Weaver,  and  Susannah,  who  married  George  Rutt. 
For  his  second  wife,  Mr.  Hurst  married  Mrs.  Sus- 
annah (Stauffer)  Bowman,  but  they  had  no  cliil- 
dren.  David  Hurst  departed  this  life  in  May,  184S, 
and  was  survived  several  years  by  bis  wife. 

John  Hurst,  the  father  of  our  subject,  was 
known  as  "Big  John"  on  account  of  his  great 
muscular  powers  and  large  frame.  He  was  born 
in  Caernarvon  Township,  in  October,  1799,  and  re- 
ceived meager  educational  advantages.  In  the 
management  of  his  farm  in  the  same  township,  he 
was  reasonably  successful  and  was  a  prominent 
member  of  the  Mennonite  Church.  In  politics  he 
was  first  a  Whig  and  later  a  Republican.  In  1819 
he  married  Catherine,  a  daughter  of  Daniel  Wit- 
wer,  a  Mennonite  minister  of  Earl  Township,  and 
of  this  union  were  born  nine  sons.  Daniel  died  in 
infancy;  Isaac  is  a  farmer  of  Caernarvon  Township; 
David  is  in  Winsiow,  Apache  County,  Ariz.,  where 
in  partnership  with  his  brother,  our  subject,  he  owns 
a  large  ranch;  Amos,  now  deceased,  was  a  school 
teacher  for  many  years;  John  died  on  his  farm  in 
East  Earl  Township;  Benjamin  is  deceased;  Samuel 
carried  on  a  farm  in  Manheim  Township;  Michael 
W.  is  the  next  in  order  of  birth,  and  Martin,  who 
was  in  the  service  during  the  late  war  in  Company 
K,  Seventy-ninth  Pennsylvania  Volunteers,  died  in 
1864.  At  Chickamauga  he  was  taken  prisoner  by 
the  Confederates,  being  sent  to  Ft.  Anderson,  where 
he  was  imprisonsd  for  nearly  a  year. 

Dr.  Michael  W.  received  his  common  school 
education  near  his  liome  and  then  entered  the  acad- 
emy at  Marietta,  in  which  he  was  taught  by  Dr. 
Wickersham.  Subsequently  he  attended  the  Mill- 
ersville  State  Normal,  after  which  he  engao-ed  in 
teaching  for  five  years.  In  1858  he  took  up  the 
study  of  medicine  with  Dr.  Isaac  D.  Winters,  of 
Goodville,  and  in  the  fall  of  1859  entered  the 
medical  department  of  the  University  of  Pennsyl- 
vania, from  which  he  graduated  three  years  later. 
For  the  next  two  and  a-half  years  lie  practiced  with 
his  preceptor,  and  then  located  here,  where  he  has 
since  been  engaged  in  professional  duties.  He  is 
a  member  of  the  Lancaster  City  and  County  Medi- 
cal Societies,  being  President  of  the  latter  in  1893, 


and  is  also  associated  with  the  State  Medical  So- 
ciety. In  addition  to  his  practice,  which  is  very 
remunerative  and  extensive,  he  has  large  interests 
in  the  cattle  business  with  his  brother  David  in 
Arizona.  On  their  ranch  they  have  from  ten 
thousand  to  twelve  thousand  head  of  cattle,  and 
the  brotlier  gives  his  entire  time  to  the  supervision 
of  the  same.  The  Doctor  is  a  member  of  the 
Evangelical  Association,  being  a  Trustee  of  the 
Ebenezer  congregation  at  Brownston.  An  active 
Republican,  he  was  sent  as  a  delegate  to  the  State 
Convention  which  nominated  Governor  Hoyt,  and 
has  also  been  sent  in  a  similar  capacit}'  to  the  meet- 
ings of  the  State  Medical  Society. 

September  15,  1862,  Dr.  Hurst  married  Harriet, 
daughter  of  John  Overholser,a  farmer  of  East  Earl 
Township.  Ten  children  have  graced  this  mar- 
riage. Margaret  K.  is  the  wife  of  Rev.  J.  D. 
Woodring,  of  Allentown;  Minnie  C.  is  at  home; 
Anna  V.  became  the  wife  of  Rev.  W.  H.  Hartzler, 
an  Evangelical  minister  of  the  Lebanon;  John  is 
on  the  cattle  ranch  in  Arizona;  Ira  W.  and  Willis 
W.  died  in  childhood;  Hattie,  Spencer  AV.  and 
Edna  P.  are  witii  their  parents,  and  one  died  in 
infancy. 


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(iT^  BRAM  KLINE,  one  of  the  largest  hard- 
j  \  ware  and  lumber  merchants  in  Lancaster 
Couutj',  has  his  stores  and  yards  located 
in  Manheim,  it  being  a  trade  center  of  some  im- 
portance, and  is  not  lacking  in  business  enterprises. 
Mr.  Kline  established  himself  in  tiie  hardware 
business  about  twenty  years  ago,  and  at  present 
occupies  a  large  building  22x100  feet,  with  four 
additional  rooms  and  two  warehouses.  In  these 
rooms  a  heavy  stock  is  carried  of  all  kinds  of  hard- 
ware, and  the  proprietor  supplies  a  trade  covering 
a  considerable  radius  which  is  very  thickly  settled. 
In  addition  to  his  hardware  business  Mr.  Kline 
is  one  of  the  most  extensive  lumber  dealers  in  this 
section,  having  shedding  and  storage  capacity  for 
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kinds  of  lumber.  He  is  nlso  engaged  in  the  man- 
ufacture of  a  superior  currj'  comb  of  his  own  pat- 
ent, wliich  is  the  most  popular  on  tlie  market  on 
account  of  its  l)eing  entirely  harmless  and  the  most 
expeditious  cleaner  in  use. 

Our  subject  was  born  in  East  Hempfield  Town- 
ship, this  county, -Tune  17,  1828,  and  is  a  son  of  Ja- 
cob and  .Susan  (Heistand)  Kline,  of  German  de- 
scent. The  father  was  also  born  in  the  above 
township,  where  he  spent  his  carlj'  life,  first  en- 
gaged as  a  stone  merchant  and  later  as  a  farmer. 
He  died  while  residing  in  .Schoeneck,  this  count}'. 
He  was  well-to-do  in  this  world's  goods  and  was 
a  devoted  member  of  the  Mennonite  Church. 

The  maternal  grandfather  of  our  subject,  John 
Heistand,  was  a  large  landowner  near  Landisville. 
where  he  was  one  of  the  first  distillers  in  the 
county.  He  reared  a  large  family,  of  whom  the 
mother  of  our  subject  was  the  third  in  order  of 
birth. 

The  original  of  this  sketch  remained  on  the  old 
homestead  until  about  fifteen  j'ears  of  age,  dur- 
ing which  time  he  attended  school.  He  then  served 
a  three  years'  apprenticeship  to  a  cabinet-maker, 
after  which  he  went  to  Philadelphia  and  completed 
his  knowledge  of  the  business.  Returning  at  the 
expiration  of  that  time  to  this  county  he  worked 
at  his  trade  until  embarking  in  the  mercantile  bus- 
iness, to  which  he  later  added  his  extensive  lum- 
ber business.  In  1851  or  1852  he  returned  to 
Manheim,  where  he  was  one  of  the  most  promi- 
nent business  men  for  four  years,  when  he  sold  out 
and  went  to  Philadeli)liia,  where  he  was  a  resident 
for  over  fifteen  years  and  carried  on  an  extensive 
business  as  a  member  of  the  firm  of  Stein,  Wan- 
ner it  Co.,  importers  and  jobbers  of  china,  glass 
and  queensware.  While  in  Philadelphia  he  served 
four  years  as  a  member  of  the  Citv  Council,  and 
was  one  of  the  original  aeml)ers  of  the  Centennial 
Committee. 

Mr.  Kline  ranks  to-da}'  with  the  leading  and  en- 
terprising citizens  of  Lancaster  County,  is  one  of 
its  most  active,  capable  and  successful  business 
men,  and  in  commercial  and  financial  circles  is  re- 
cognized as  a  gentleman  of  the  strictest  integrity 
and  unquestionable  stability.  He  is  ably  assisted 
in    his   extensive  business  enterprises  bj'  his  son, 


Charles  A.,  and  his  son-in-law,  H.  H.  Ginrich, 
most  active  and  capable  young  business  men,  who 
tiike  charge  of  the  dififerent  branches  and  assist  in 
making  the  business  a  success.  Mr.  Kline  was  one 
of  the  incorporators  and  first  President  of  the 
Manheim  Water  Company  and  the  Fairview  Cem- 
etery Association,  also  of  the  building  and  loan 
association.  While  holding  the  office  of  Burgess 
of  Manheim  he  was  largely'  instrumental  in  having 
the  streets  macadamized  and  in  carrj'ing  out  other 
improvements.  He  is  an  active  Republican  in 
politics  and  has  always  taken  a  leading  part  in 
those  measures  which  would  tend  toward  the  up- 
building of  his  community.  He  has  been  Elder  of 
the  Reformed  Church  for  many  j'ears  and  is  an 
earnest  worker  in  the  Sunday-school. 

Abram  Kline  was  married  in  1852  to  Miss  Caro- 
line E.,  daughter  of  Philip  Arndt,  of  Manheim. 
The  three  children  born  to  their  union  are  Mary 
E.,  wife  of  [I.  H.  Ginrich,  Ida  A.  and  Charles  A. 

JOHN  S.  KREITER,  M.  D.,  a  popular  and 
very  successful  general  practitioner  of  Akron, 
is  a  native  of  Warwick  Township,  Lancas- 
ter County,  and  a  descendant  of  German  an- 
cestors. His  great-great-grandfather  was  a  native 
of  Germany,  and  emigrated  to  the  United  States 
in  an  early  day,  settling  in  Pennsylvania.  Our 
subject,  his  father,  grandfather  and  great-grand- 
father were  natives  of  Lancaster  County  and  were 
reared  on  the  same  farm.  Solomon  Kreiter  mar- 
ried Miss  Maria  Grossman,  who  was  a  daughter 
of  Jacob  Grossman,  a  farmer  of  the  same  county, 
and  to  them  were  born  eight  children,  namely: 
Jacob  C,  a  farmer  of  Warwick  Township;  Cath- 
erine, who  died  in  infancy;  John  S.,  our  subject; 
James  E.,  deceased;  David  H.  and  Henry  D.  (twins); 
Martha,  the  wife  of  Levi  H.  Wissler,  and  Solomon 
G.,  who  died  in  infancy. 

In  boyhood  our  subject  worked  on  the  farm,  as- 
sisting his  father  in  the  various  duties  of  that  occu- 
pation, and  attending  the  public  schools  of  his 
vicinity.  When  a  young  man  he  was  a  student  in 
the  Lititz  Academy,  and  for  several  terms  con- 
ducted  his    studies   at   the    Millersville    Normal, 


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after  which  he  taught  one  term  of  school.  He  also 
attended  the  Indiana  (Pa.)  State  Normal  and  is 
a  graduate  of  the  Eastman  Business  College  at 
Poughkeepsie,  N.  Y.  In  1879  he  began  reading 
medicine  under  Dr.  James  C.  Brobst,  and  the  prac- 
tical knowledge  gained  there  has  been  of  great 
benefit  to  him  in  his  practice.  Dr.  Kreiter  is  also 
a  graduate  of  the  Bellevue  Hospital  Medical  Col- 
lege of  New  York  City.  lie  opened  an  office  and 
commenced  the  practice  of  his  profession,  first  in 
Lititz,  where  he  remained  only  a  few  months.  Af- 
ter leaving  that  place  he  came  to  Akron,  where  he 
permanently  located  and  soon  built  up  a  practice 
and  reputation  of  which  he  may  well  be  proud. 
Being  thoroughly  adapted  to  his  profession  by 
natural  gifts  and  education,  he  has  become  eminent 
as  a  physician  and  surgeon  and  devotes  himself 
with  enthusiasm  to  his  chosen  occupation.  He  has 
a  large  and  extensive  practice  throughout  the 
county  and  is  esteemed  and  honored  by  all  who 
know  him. 

Dr.  Kreiter  was  united  in  marriage  with  Miss 
Carrie  L.  Zentmyer,  and  to  them  have  been  born 
four  children,  two  sons  and  two  daughters,  name- 
ly: Irene  A.;  John  E.,  who  died  when  an  infant; 
Robert  E.  and  Maude  V.  The  Doctor  is  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Lutheran  Church,  while  Mrs.  Kreiter 
holds  membership  in  the  Moravian  Church  of  Lititz. 
The  family  occupy  a  high  position  in  the  social 
circles  of  the  village  of  Akron.  Politically  the 
Doctor  is  a  stanch  Republican  and  an  ardent  sup- 
porter of  the  principles  of  tliat  party.  Socially  he 
is  a  member  of  the  Lancaster  City  and  County 
Medical  Societies.  He  is  one  of  the  popular  citi- 
zens of  the  county  and  is  a  ph3'sician  of  great  skill 
and  ability,  as  is  attested  by  his  large  and  ever  in- 
creasing practice. 


HON.  WINFIELD  vS.  SMITH  is  one  of  the 
most  prominent  and   worthy  citizens  of 
Lancaster    County,    his    home    being    in 
Bainbridge.     In  1886  he  was  elected  on  the  Repub- 
lican ticket  to  the  Lower  House  of  the  Pennsylvania 
Legislature  and  was  re-elected  two  years  later.     In 


1890  his  many  friends  and  constituents  elected  him 
to  the  Senate,  and  in  both  important  positions  he 
has  made  a  fine  record.  The  first  year  of  his  terra  he 
served  as  Secretary  of  the  Appropriation  Commit- 
tee, to  which  office  there  attaches  no  salary,  but  so 
well  did  he  fulfill  his  duties  that  during  the  sec- 
ond year  he  was  tendered  the  Chairmanship  of 
said  committee,  which  is  the  most  important  of  the 
Senate  Committees.  However,  he  retired  in  favor 
of  George  Handy  Smith  and  became  Secretary  of 
the  committee,  though  virtually  discharging  the 
more  important  duties  of  Chairman,  owing  to  the 
illness  of  that  gentleman.  While  in  the  House  he 
served  on  the  Ways  and  Means  Committee  and 
many  others  more  or  less  important.  For  the  past 
seventeen  years  he  has  served  uninterruptedl}'  as 
County  Committeeman  and  even  before  arriving  at 
his  majority  was  an  active  worker  in  the  Republi- 
can cause. 

Daniel  Smith,  the  great-grandfather  of  our  sub- 
ject, was  of  German  descent  and  a  resident  of  what 
is  now  Conoy  Township,  this  county,  and  for  years 
was  Collector  of  Taxes  for  Lancaster  County.  The 
next  in  the  line  of  descent,  John  Smith,  was  born 
in  Conoy  Township,  learned  the  cabinet-makers' 
trade  in  early  life  and  later  engaged  in  fanning. 
He  owned  one  hundred  and  twenty  acres  in  Conoy 
Township  near  Bainbridge  and  was  a  successful  ag- 
riculturist. Like  his  father  he  was  a  Whig  in  poli- 
tics and  I'eligiously  was  a  Lutheran.  His  children 
were  Jacob,  who  is  still  living,  though  about  nine- 
ty years  old;  John,  Jr.,  who  is  some  eighl3'-eight 
years  of  age;  Frederick,  deceased;  George,  Joseph, 
Adam;  Benjamin  and  Daniel,  deceased;  Elizabeth 
Shank;  Susan  Brenner  and  Catherine  Derr,  de- 
ceased. 

Frederick,  the  father  of  W.  S.  Smith,  was  born 
August  15, 1815,  on  the  old  homestead  in  Conoy 
Township,  and  received  a  limited  education.  He 
became  a  foreman  of  the  Old  State  Railroad,  and 
continued  in  the  capacity  of  foreman  until  1862, 
when  the  road  was  purchased  by  the  Pennsylvania 
Railroad  Company.  The  following  year  he  was 
elected  Sheriff  of  Lancaster  Count}'  on  tlie  Repub- 
lican ticket  and  served  for  one  term.  He  then 
retired  from  active  life,  and  resided  at  Bainbridge 
at  the  time  of  his  death,  which  occurred  October 


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559 


30,  1884.  He  was  a  great  p.irtisan  and  interested 
in  the  success  of  the  old  Kuow-Nothing  part}'. 
His  first  wife,  Elizabetli  Brown,  was  born  March 
8,  1818,  iind  died  May  22,  1859,  aged  forty-one 
years.  They  were  the  parents  of  the  following 
children:  Lovina  Hippie;  Thaddeiis  Stevens,  who 
died  in  infancy;  Winfield  S.;  Jacob  F.,  who  died  at 
the  age  of  five  3ears;  George  A.  and  Annie  E. 
Flowers.  After  the  death  of  his  first  wife,  Fred- 
erick Smith  married  Miss  Mary  Bauchman,  by  whom 
he  had  four  children:  Frederick  B.,  Abe  Lincoln; 
Emma  and  LiUie.  The  mother  of  these  children 
died  in  the  spring  of  1894. 

Hon.  Mr.  Smith  was  born  in  Bainbridge  on  the 
22d  of  Kovember,  1847.  He  received  very  meager 
educationaladvantages,  as  he  left  school  when  thir- 
teen years  old  and  entered  a  store  in  1862  as  a  clerk 
with  J.  A.  Graff  &  Co.,  of  this  place.  With  that 
firm  he  remained  for  two  years,  when,  his  fatlier  as- 
suming the  duties  of  Sheriff  and  removing  to  Lan- 
caster, he  became  his  assistant.  For  two  years  af- 
terwards he  clerked  for  Lewis  S.  Ilartman  in  his 
store.  In  1866  he  took  charge  of  the  freight  and 
ticket  ollice  of  the  Pennsylvania  Kailroad  at  Bain- 
bridge and  was  also  made  agent  for  the  Adams 
Express  Company,  which  position  he  has  held  ever 
since,  a  period  of  twenty-eight  years.  During  this 
time  he  also  managed  his  father's  mercantile  busi- 
ness, until  1872,  when  he  took  the  entire  charge  as 
proprietor  and  thus  continued  for  six  years.  In 
1878  he  purchased  the  site  and  built  a  handsome, 
large  business  place  and  residence  combined.  Here 
he  has  conducted  a  general  mercantile  trade  and 
has  succeeded  to  a  remarkable  degree.  One  of  the 
organizers  of  the  Elizabethtown  National  Bank,  he 
has  ever  since  been  one  of  its  directors.  Mr.  Smith 
owns  considerable  real  estate  both  in  Bainbridge 
and  in  farm  land.  One  place  comprises  two  hun- 
dred and  fifty  acres,  is  well  improved  and  specially 
adapted  for  fruit.  It  is  located  in  Coney  Town- 
ship, two  and  a-half  miles  from  Bainbridge,  and  a 
goodly  sum  is  realized  from  it  every  year. 

October    5,    1870,    Mr.  Smith  married  Melissa, 
daughter  of  John  Meyers,  of  tliis  village.     To  them 
have  been  born  two  children :  I.  Scott,  who  is  a  part-   . 
ner  with  his  father  in  the  mercantile  business,  and 
Carrie  M.     Mr.  Smith  is  a  member  of  the  Method- 


ist Episcopal  Church,  in  which  he  is  a  Trustee. 
Socially  he  is  identified  with  Ashara  Lodge  No.  398, 
F.  <fe  A.  M.,  of  .Marietta;  Cyrene  Commandery  No. 
34,  K.  T.;  Bainbridge  Lodge  No.  627,  I.  O.  O.  F. 
and  Bainbridge  Lodge  No.  231,  .Sr.  O.  U.  A.  M. 


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ISAAC  N.  LIGHTNER,  M.  D.,  is  one  of  the 
prominent  physicians  and  surgeons  of  Eph- 
rata,  where  he  has  been  engaged  in  success- 
ful practice  since  1875.  He  is  the  son  of  Hon. 
James  G.  and  Catherine  (Flickinger)  Lightner, 
and  was  born  June  24,  1849,  in  Shirleysburg, 
Huntingdon  County,  this  state. 

Grandfather  Augustus  Lightner  was  a  native 
of  Intercourse,  Lancaster  County.  He  served  as  a 
soldier  in  the  War  of  1812,  and  in  his  political  re- 
lations was  an  ardent  Democrat.  His  occupation 
was  that  of  a  farmer  and  so  successful  was  he  in  • 
this  calling  that  he  accumulated  a  handsome  for- 
tune and  was  regarded  as  one  of  the  wealthy  and 
public  spirited  citizens  of  the  county.  He  married 
Miss  Elizabeth  Gundaker  and  to  them  were  born 
three  sons  and  one  daughter,  namely:  Herman, 
John  ,  Augustus  and  Elizabeth.  The  grandfather 
died  in  this  county  when  advanced  in  years.  James 
G.  Lightner  was  also  a  native  of  this  state  and  was 
the  recipient  of  a  splendid  education  gained  while 
in  attendance  at  the  Green  Castle  College,  in 
Franklin  County.  He  was  graduated  with  honors 
from  that  institution  and  w.as  conversant  with 
seven  languages:  English,  German,  French,  Latin, 
Greek,  Hebrew  and  Spanish.  He  afterward  stud- 
ied medicine  and  was  graduated  from  the  Balti- 
more Medical  College  in  Baltimore,  Md.,  and  at 
once  located  for  practice  in  Huntingdon  County, 
this  state.  This  was  in  Shirlej'sburg,  and  later  Dr. 
Lightner  removed  to  Mt.  Union.  After  carrying 
on  a  good  practice  in  that  place  for  a  time  he  next 
removed  to  Churchtown,  this  county.  Here  he 
built  up  a  good  patronage,  and  when  selling  out  to 
Dr.  McCaa,  of  Churchtown,  took  up  his  abode  in 


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Allenville,  Mifflin  County,  wiiere  lie  was  residing 
at  tiie  time  of  his  decease.  He  was  a  very  skillful 
physician  and  stood  high  among  his  professional 
brethren.  In  politics  Dr.  James  G.  Lightuer  was 
a  Democrat,  on  which  ticket  he  was  twice  elected 
to  the  state  legislature,  and  during  his  term  of  of- 
fice rendered  his  constituents  valuable  service. 
He  was  very  liberal  of  his  wealth  toward  estab- 
lishing and  supporting  worthy  causes  and  it  was 
due  to  his  generosity  that  the  Huntingdon  County 
Poor  Farm  was  built.  Dr.  Lightuer  was  also  School 
Director  for  many  years  and  did  much  toward 
raising  the  standard  of  education  in  his  community. 

The  father  of  our  subject  was  a  shrewd  business 
man  and  during  his  active  life  was  engaged  at  one 
time  in  the  manufacture  of  brick,  and  gave  his 
personal  supervision  to  the  carrying  on  of  an  ex- 
tensive mercantile  business.  He  speculated  in  real 
estate  and  was  the  owner  of  two  valuable  farms  in 
Shirley  Township,  Huntingdon  Count}'.  He  was 
a  man  of  many  pleasant  social  qualities  and  was 
well  liked  by  the  entire  community.  He  was  a 
member  of  the  Presbyterian  Church,  with  which 
he  was  connected  for  thirty  years.  Socially  he 
was  a  prominent  Mason,  belonging  to  Lancaster 
Lodge  No.  43. 

Dr.  James  G.  Lightuer  was  first  married  to  Miss 
Elizabeth  Cromwell  and  to  them  were  born  two 
children,  Henderson  and  Jennie.  Mrs.  Lightner 
died  and  the  Doctor  later  married  Miss  Flickinger, 
by  whom  he  became  the  father  of  the  following 
three  children:  Elizabeth,  Keziah  and  our  subject. 
The  father  departed  this  life  in  1878,  when  seventy- 
eight  years  of  age. 

The  original  of  this  sketch  was  graduated  from 
the  Shirleysburg  schools  in  1860,  after  which  for 
seven  years  he  read  medicine  in  his  father's  ofHce. 
Later  he  entered  the  Cincinnati  College  of  Medi- 
cine and  Surgery,  of  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  from  which 
he  was  graduated  with  the  Class  of  '73,  and  at 
once  located  for  practice  in  Allenville.  A  year 
later  we  find  him  residing  in  Oregon,  this  county, 
where  he  remained  for  two  years,  and  in  1875  came 
to  Ephrata,  where  he  has  an  extensive  practice  and 
ranks  among  the  very  best  physicians  in  Lancaster 
County.  He  is  connected  with  the  Lancaster  Coun- 
ty Medical  Society  and  also  with  the  State  Medical 


Society.  In  social  affairs  the  Doctor  is  a  Mason  of 
high  standing,  holding  membership  with  Chandler 
Lodge  No.  227;  also  with  Reading  Commandery, 
No.  42,  K.  T.,  Ragga  Temple,  Mystic  Shrine.  He 
also  belongs  to  Clay  Lodge  No.  915,  I.  O.  O.  F.,  in 
which  order  he  takes  an  active  interest.  He  is  a 
member  in  good  standing  of  the  Lutheran  Church, 
in  which  denomination  he  has  been  Deacon. 

In  1873  Dr.  I.  W.  Lightner  and  Miss  Emma, 
daughter  of  John  H.  Landis,  were  united  in  mar- 
riage. The  two  children  born  of  their  union  are 
James  N.  and  Ruth  E.  In  politics  the  Doctor  is 
an  ardent  supporter  of  Republican  principles  and 
has  served  as  a  member  of  the  School  Board  in 
Ephrata. 


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/^~y'  APT.  DANIEL  H.  HERR.  mechanical  en- 
^  y  gineer  and  patent  solicitor,  whose  office  is 
at  Nos.  6  and  7  Lancaster  Trust  Company 
Building,  is  a  veteran  of  the  late  war  and  one  of 
the  pioneers  of  Lancaster  Count}'.  The  Captain 
is  a  m.an  of  wide  reading  and  intelligence  who  has 
had  conferred  upon  him  the  degrees  of  Bachelor 
of  Science  and  Master  of  Arts  from  the  MiUersville 
Normal. 

The  paternal  grandfather  of  D.  H.  Ilerr  was 
Christian  Herr,  commonly  known  as  Black  Christ 
Herr  in  those  days,  and  he  died  while  still  a  young 
man.  His  father,  Emanuel,  was  a  farmer  on  the 
Conestoga  River  and  traced  his  ancestry  back  to 
one  Hans  Herr,  who  came  from  the  vicinity  of 
Basel,  Switzerland.  Still  more  remote  it  is  known 
that  certain  of  the  family  were  lords  of  the  prov- 
inces in  that  land,  and  in  time  were  much  perse- 
cuted on  account  of  being  Protestants,  and  for 
that  reason  set  sail  for  America.  One  of  these 
rich  ancestors  materially  helped  the  persecuted 
Hans  Herr  to  come  to  a  place  of  refuge  and  he 
became  head  of  the  colonization  scheme.     In  1709 


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one  of  his  sons,  a  preacher,  came  over  witli  a  com- 
mittee sent  l)y  tlie  community  of  Mennonites  wliich 
took  up  ten  thousand  acres  of  land,  tliis  being  di- 
vided into  tracts  of  five  hundred  and  fift3-  acre 
farms.  Anj-  person  who  added  £35  to  the  general 
fund  received  such  a  tract.  Of  the  five  sons  of  Hans 
Herr  three  brought  their  families  with  them,  one 
settling  in  Lancaster  Townshij),  another  at  New 
Danville,  and  a  third  at  Big  Springs.  Hans  Herr 
made  his  home  at  the  latter  place  and  was  head  of 
this  colony,  with  which  he  came  in  1810.  Our 
subject's  grandfather  married  Catherine,  only 
daughter  of  John  Kauffman. 

Daniel  Herr, Sr.,  was  born  on  the  old  homestead, 
where  Ben  Eshbach  now  lives.  On  arriving  at  man- 
hood he  married  Susan  M.  Hornberger,  who  was 
born  in  the  homestead  on  the  Columbia  Turnpike 
near  the  site  of  the  old  red  tavern  kept  b}'  her  fa- 
ther. The  latter's  given  name  was  Stephen  and  he 
was  also  horn  at  the  same  place,  being  of  German 
descent.  His  wife  was  a  descendant  of  Henrj"  Gross, 
one  of  the  pioneers  of  Lancaster;  he  came  from  1 
SVurtemberg,  was  a  wealth\'  property  owner  here 
and  was  prominent  in  the  Lutheran  Church.  Mrs. 
Susan  Herr,  who  was  born  in  1812,  died  in  1875, 
aged  sixty-three  years.  The  father  of  our  sub- 
ject was  for  3'ears  engaged  in  farming  on  the 
Conestego  Creek,  afterwards  selling  the  old  farm, 
and  later  removing  to  Manheim  Township,  when 
he  retired,  making  his  home  in  Eden  until  his 
death  in  1852,  he  being  then  forty-three  years  of 
age.  Active  in  whatever  pertained  to  the  good  of 
the  community,  schools,  etc.,  he  was  a  faithful 
and  zealous  worker  in  the  Mennonite  Church. 

Captain  Herr  is  the  eldest  of  seven  children 
surviving  of  his  parents'  famil3%  which  origi- 
nally numbered  ten;  until  1853  he  was  mainly  a 
resident  of  IManheim  Township.  At  that  time  he 
went  to  Da3'ton,  Ohio,  being  engaged  in  a  dry- 
goods  store  for  a  short  time,  and  afterward,  during 
1856  and  1857,  was  engaged  in  teaching  school  in 
this  count}'.  In  April,  1857,  he  became  a  student 
in  Millersville  Normal  School,  graduating  from 
the  scientific  course  in  the  first  class  in  1858,  and 
immediately  became  a  teacher  in  the  same  institu- 
tion. For  a  number  of  years,  or  until  March,  18C2, 
he    was   Professor  of   penmanship,  drawing    and 


bookkeeping,  making  a  successful  teacher  in  these 
branches. 

In  the  spring  of  1862  the  subject  of  this  sketch, 
in  company  with  Professor  Byerly  and  David  N. 
Fell,  raised  a  company  which  was  consolidated 
with  Col.  Emil  Franklin's  men,  which  together 
formed  the  One  Hundred  and  Twenty-second 
Regiment  of  Pennsylvania  Volunteers.  The  com- 
pany- raised  by  our  subject  was  known  as  Company 

E.  Professor  Byerly  was  made  Captain,  our  sub- 
ject First  Lieutenant,  and  David  N.  Fell  Second 
Lieutenant  of  the  company,  in  wliich  were  enrolled 
thirty -six  of  the  Normal  School  students,  and  this 
company  had  the  honor  of  carrying  the  regiment 
colors.  Their  term  of  enlistment  was  for  nine 
months,  and  after  taking  part  in  the  second  battle 
of  Bull  Run  were  assigned  to  Whipple's  Division 
in  the  defense  of  Washington  and  afterwards  were 
transferred  to  General  McClellan's  command,  join- 
ing the  Army  of  the  Potomac,  and  being  placed  in 
the  Third  Division  of  the  Third  Army  Corps.  In 
December,  1862,  they  were  in  the  battle  of  Freder- 
icksburg, and  then  with  General  Hooker  at  Chan- 
cellorsville,  where  General  Whipple  was  shot.  M.ay 
16,  1863,  Captain  Herr  was  mustered  out  at  Har- 
risburg  and  then  went  to  Philadelphia, and  in  Col. 
John  Taggert's  school  assisted  in  training  officers 
for  colored  troo|)S.  Afterwards  going  to  Washing- 
ton and  passing  General  Casey's  Board  of  Exam- 
ination he  was  recommended  by  the  Board  for  the 
grade  of  Lieutenant-Colonel,  but  accepted  an  ap- 
pointment as  Captain  of  the  One  Hundred  and 
Twenty-second  Regiment  of  colored  troops,  United 
States  Volunteers,  and  was  assigned  to  Company 

F,  organized  at  Lexington,  Ky.  This  regiment 
was  attached  to  the  Army  of  the  Potomac  and 
took  part  in  all  the  operations  before  Petersburg 
and  Richmond. 

During  the  summer  of  1863,  when  Robert  E. 
Lee  made  his  raid  into  Pennsylvania,  Governor 
Curtin  issued  a  call  for  volunteers  to  serve  during 
the  emergency.  Captain  Herr,  with  several  others, 
responded,  raised  a  company  and  reported  at  Har- 
risburg,  at  which  place  six  companies  from  Lan- 
caster County  and  four  from  other  parts  of  the 
state  organized  the  Forty-seventh  Regiment,  Penn- 
sylvania  militia.     They  were  mustered   into  the 


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service  of  the  state  and  of  the  United  States  to  do 
duty  wherever  ordered.  J.  A.  Wickersham,  of  the 
Pennsylvania  State  Normal  School  at  Millersville, 
was  made  Colonel  of  the  regiment,  while  the  sub- 
ject of  this  sketch  was  made  Adjutant.  This 
regiment  did  service  with  ti\e  reserved  forces 
of  the  Array  of  the  Potomac  during  the  battle 
of  Gettysburg,  and  followed  General  Lee's  forces 
ou  their  retreat  to  the  banks  of  the  Potomac 
River,  after  which  they  were  sent  to  Miners' 
Hill,  in  Schuylkill  County,  to  quell  the  miners' 
riots.  Here  they  served  until  peace  was  restored 
and  the  regiment  was  sent  to  Reading  and  dis- 
charged. Captain  Herr  then  returned  to  Lancas- 
ter. Ou  the  surrender  of  Lee  the  Twenty-fifth 
Army  Corps  was  formed  under  General  Weitzel 
and  sent  to  Texas.  Captain  Herr  was  detailed  by 
General  Weitzel  as  Assistant  Inspector-General 
stationed  at  Corpus  Christi,  Tex.,  until  the  spring 
of  1866,  when  the  troops  were  discharged. 

Returning  to  Lancaster,  Captain  Herr  was  a 
draftsman  in  the  Norris  Locomotive  Works  until 
they  were  closed,  after  which  he  was  in  business  in 
Reading  for  ten  years.  Next  going  to  Philadel- 
phia he  made  that  city  his  headquarters  for  some 
time  while  engaged  as  a  commercial  traveler.  Be- 
ing offered  a  position  as  teacher  in  the  Mulberry 
Street  Grammar  School,  he  accepted  the  place, 
which  he  occupied  during  1879  and  1880,  and  then 
taught  school  at  Florin  for  the  succeeding  year. 
In  1881,  once  more  becoming  a  resident  of  Lancas- 
ter, he  became  bookkeeper  for  Richard  Blicken- 
derfer  and  afterwards  mechanical  draftsman  for 
D.  H.  Kulp.  His  inclinations  and  talents  seeming 
to  lead  in  that  direction,  the  Captain  began  mak- 
ing patent  drawings  and  succeeded  so  well  that 
in  1890  he  embarked  in  his  present  line  of  bus- 
iness, in  which  he  is  meeting  with  gratifying  suc- 
cess. 

In  Philadelphia  our  subject  was  married  in  1879 
to  Miss  Emma  Adams,  born  in  Lebanon  County, 
and  they  have  one  son,  Paul  A.,  who  is  a  member 
of  the  high  school  Class  of  '95.  Mrs.  Herr's  father, 
Jacob  Adams,  was  a  merchant  tailor  in  Reading, 
later  running  a  hotel  in  the  same  city,  and  in  1875 
became  a  resident  of  the  Quaker  City.  Captain 
Herr  and  his  wife  are  members  of  the  St.  James' 


Episcopal  Church.  He  is  a  true  blue  Republican 
and  a  member  of  George  H.  Thomas  Post  No.  84, 
G.  A.  R. 

Earlv  in  1875  he  was  appointed  Major  and  Aid- 
de-camp  on  the  staff  of  Major-General  Bolton, 
commanding  the  Twent^'-ninth  Division,  Pennsyl- 
vania National  Guards,  with  headquarters  at  Nor- 
ristown.  He  did  service  during  the  railroad  riots 
of  1876  and  1877,  participating  in  the  National 
Guard  Encampment  of  ten  days  during  tiie  Cen- 
tennial Exhibition  of  1876  and  remained  with  the 
National  Guards  until  its  re-organization  into  one 
division,  as  it  now  exists. 


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lILLIAM  PATTON  was  born  in  Coun- 
ty Tyrone,  Ireland,  in  1817,  but  came 
to  America  within  a  j'ear  after  his 
birth.  His  father,  .James  Patton,  attempted  to 
come  to  this  country  in  1812,  but  the  hostilities 
between  this  and  the  Mother  Country  of  that  year 
were  just  about  to  begin,  and  the  merchant  vessel 
in  which  he  had  sailed  was  overhauled  by  an  Eng- 
lish man-of-war  and  he  with  his  half-dozen  com- 
panions was  taken  into  custody.  They  were  given 
the  choice  of  either  enlisting  in  the  British  army  or 
going  to  prison.  As  Mr.  Ration's  ideas  on  the  sub- 
ject were  firmly  fixed,  he  refused  to  enlist  and  was 
imprisoned,  but  was  afterwards  released  through 
the  influence  of  leading  officials.  Soon  after  his  re- 
lease he  married  Ann  Ramsey,  of  County  Tyrone, 
Ireland,  and  in  1817,  the  date  of  his  son  William's 
birth,  he  again  sailed  for  America,  where  upon 
arriving,  he  settled  in  West  Goshen  Township, 
Chester  County,  Pa.  Six  years  later  he  purchased  a 
farm  near  West  Chester,  where  he  resided  until 
1850,  when  he  removed  to  Columbia  and  engaged 
in  the  lumber  trade,  his  two  sous,  William  and 
Scott,  being  associated  in  the  enterprise.  He  died 
at  his  son  William's  residence  in  Columbia  in 
1883,  at  the  ripe  old  age  of  ninety-five,  having 
lived  at  Columbia  all  the  intervening  time  with 


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the    exception   of   three  j'ears,   during    which    he 
lived  in  Erie. 

Until  he  was  twenty-two  years  old  William  Pat- 
ton's  time  was  spent  on  the  farm,  assisting  his 
father  in  cultivating  the  soil  and  acquiring  such 
educational  advantages  as  the  schools  afforded. 
When  the  Philadelphia  &  Columbia  Railroad  (the 
first  in  Pennsylvania)  was  built,  however,  he  was 
appointed  State  Agent,  and  reliniiuished  his  agri- 
cultural labors  to  accept  the  office.  At  the  end  of 
one  year  he  resigned  the  position  and  entered  the 
service  of  the  road  as  a  locomotive  fireman.  After 
three  months'  service  in  that  capacity  he  volun- 
teered to  run  an  engine  from  Parkesburg  to  Co- 
lumbia and  [lerformed  the  dut^-  with  such  satisfac- 
tion that  he  was  at  once  promoted  to  the  position 
of  engineer. 

In  1841  Mr.  Patton  quit  the  service  of  the  road 
and  opened  a  forwarding  house  and  lumber  and 
coal  yard  at  Fairview,  Lancaster  County,  which 
business  occupied  all  his  energies  until  1843,  when 
be  was  again  induced  to  enter  the  employ  of  the 
state  as  Train  Dispatcher  at  Columbia,  but  he  con- 
tinued his  business  operations.  The  following 
year  he  associated  his  brother  Scott  in  the  enter- 
prise and  added  a  general  mercantile  business  to 
it.  This  relation  was  maintained  until  1852,  when 
he  abandoned  merchandising  and  turned  his  atten- 
tion to  contracting.  His  first  work  in  this  line 
was  the  construction  of  the  round-house  at  Colum- 
bia for  the  state,  after  which  he  built  in  turn  the 
greater  portion  of  the  Huntingdon  &  Broad  Top 
Railroad,  and,  in  conjunction  with  others,  eighty- 
two  miles  of  the  Western  end  of  the  Philadelphia 
&  Eric  Railroad,  extending  from  Erie  to  the  Mc- 
Kcan  Count}'  line,  through  the  counties  of  Erie 
and  Warren,  and  extending  into  Elk.  In  the  con- 
struction of  the  Huntingdon  &  Broad  Top  Road 
he  erected  the  once  famous  Stonerstown  bridge, 
which  spanned  the  Raystown  branch  of  the  Juniata 
River.  It  was  a  structure  of  two  thousand  feet  in 
length,  built  of  wood  and  masonrj',  and  was,  at 
the  time,  one  of  the  most  gigantic  structures  of 
the  country. 

In  1865  Mr.  Patton  gave  up  the  business  in 
which  he  had  been  so  eminently  successful,  to  en- 
gage in  the  more  congenial   and  less   hazardous 


employment  of  manufacturing  iron.  In  pursuance 
of  this  determination  he  Ijecame  General  Manager 
of  the  Susquehanna  Iron  Company,  in  Columbia, 
Pa.,  of  which  enterprise  he  has  since  been  the  head. 
In  this  time  he  has  earned  an  enviable  reputation. 
The  Susquehanna  Rolling  Mill,  under  his  manage- 
ment, has  become  one  of  the  most'suecessful  estab- 
lishments of  its  kind  in  the  state,  and  has  been 
properly  styled  the  "Golden  Argosy,"  on  account 
of  its  uninterrupted  prosperity.  Of  course  it  has 
had  periodsof  depression  and  h.as  shared  with  other 
establishments  of  its  class  the  vicissitudes  of  busi- 
ness; but,  taking  its  histor}-  as  a  whole,  its  success 
has  been  plienomenal.and  this  fact  is  attributable  in 
large  measure  to  the  skill  and  intelligence  of  its 
manager.  In  all  the  quarter  of  a  century  of  its  exist- 
ence, most  of  which  time  it  was  in  operation  night 
and  daj',  there  have  been  only  two  strikes  of  its 
employes,  one  of  which  was  settled  by  arbitration, 
and  the  other  by  a  determined  and  successful 
stand. 

Mr.  Patton  has  been  largely  identified  with,  and 
a  liberal  promoter  of,  the  growth  of  Columbia,  and 
takes  just  pride  in  his  work  in  this  direction.  In 
addition  to  his  iron  interests  he  has  been  exten- 
sively engaged  in  building  operations.  Nor  has 
he  been  unmindful  of  his  duties  as  a  citizen.  With- 
out ever  soliciting  office  he  has  always  been  ready 
to  serve  his  community  in  a  public  capacity  when 
important  interests  for  all  would  be  thereb}-  sub- 
served. In  the  borough  government  he  has  occu- 
l>ied  the  position  of  Chief  Burgess  and  has  several 
times  served  in  the  School  Board  and  in  the  Town 
Council.  In  every  trust  of  this  character  he  has 
given  the  most  complete  satisfaction  and  exhibited 
the  same  earnestness  and  intelligence  he  has  shown 
in  his  private  business.  He  has  served  as  Director 
in  several  of  the  most  prominent  industrijil,  benev- 
olent and  financial  institutions  of  the  borough. 
He  was  President  of  the  original  Board  of  Trus- 
tees of  the  Odd  Fellows'  Hall  Association,  a  Direc- 
tor of  the  First  National  Bank  of  Columbia,  the 
Susquehanna  Iron  Company  and  of  the  Keeley 
Stove  Works. 

Mr.  Patton  is  one  of  the  oldest  members  of  Co- 
lumbia Lodge  No.  286,  F.  &  A.  M.,  and  is  an  ar- 
dent and  honored  member  of  the  Methodist  Epis- 


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copal  Churcli.  He  has  frequently  represented  the 
local  organization  in  the  conferences  of  this  denom- 
ination, and  in  his  local  church  government  has 
been  Class  Leader,  Steward,  Trustee  and  Sunday- 
school  Superintendent.  He  has  contributed  freely 
to  all  church  undertakings  and  is  a  devoted  friend 
of  the  cause  of  foreign  missions. 

Politically  Mr.  Patton  is  an  earnest  and  stead- 
fast Democrat,  and  though  never  an  aspirant  for 
office,  has  accepted  such  honorary  positions  as  del- 
egate to  county,  state  and  national  conventions. 
He  was  a  member  of  the  conventions  which  nomi- 
nated Horatio  Seymour  in  1868,  and  Grovcr  Cleve- 
land in  1884.  During  a  temporary  residence  in 
Erie,  in  1862,  he  was  unanimously  nominated  for 
Congress  in  that  district,  but  the  death  of  his  only 
son  soon  after  the  event  so  depressed  him  that  he 
subsequentl3'  declined  the  nomination  and  re- 
moved to  Columbia.  He  was  nominated  for  the 
same  office  in  Lancaster  County  in  1874,  and, 
though  he  ran  far  beyond  his  party  strength,  his 
antagonist,  Hon.  A.  Herr  Smith,  was  elected. 

In  1841  Mr.  Patton  married  Susan,  daughter  of 
Joseph  Withers,  who  died  in  1884.  She  was  a  de- 
vout Christian  and  a  devoted  wife.  The  couple 
entertained  lavishly  at  their  magnificent  residence 
in  Columbia.  The  fruits  of  the  union  were  eleven 
children,  three  of  whom,  Annie  V.,  wife  of  William 
Hayes  Grier;  Josephine,  and  Clara,  wife  of  De- 
Witt  C.  Denney,  survive  and  reside  in  Columbia. 


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PROF.  WILLIAM  WARD  MOORE,  A.  M. 
To  this  gentleman  is  due  the  credit  of  mak- 
ing Franklin  and  Marshall  Academy,  of 
Lancaster,  a  success.  In  1886  he  and  his  estimable 
wife  took  charge  of  the  institution,  which  then  had 
enrolled  only  six  pupils.  It  has  constantly  grown 
and  now  numbers  sixty-three  students.  As  the 
name  of  the  academy  indicates,  it  stands  in  close 
connection  with  Franklin  and    Marshall  College 


and  partakes  of  all  the  advantages,  both  in  point 
of  location  and  general  management,  of  that  noted 
place  of  learning.  The  object  of  the  academy  is 
to  provide  a  preparatory  school  for  Franklin  and 
Marshall  College,  but  the  standard  of  instruction 
is  so  high  that  students  are  prepared  for  any  other 
first-class  college  in  the  United  States.  Professor 
Moore  was  born  in  McConnellstown,  Huntingdon 
County,  Pa.,  December  24,  1849.  His  paternal 
grandfather,  Charles  Moore,  was  a  native  of  Ire- 
land, was  a  faruier  by  occupation, and  in  religious 
faith  was  a  Presbyterian.  The  Professor's  father, 
Thomas  Moore,  was  like  him  a  na'.ive  of  McCon- 
nellstown. He  died  in  1884,  when  in  his  sixty-fifth 
3'ear.  His  wife,  who  was  of  Irish  descent,  before 
her  marriage  bore  the  name  of  Sarah  Dunn.  By 
their  union  were  born  three  sons  and  a  daughter, 
but  onlj'  one  of  the  family  survives. 

Until  seventeen  years  of  age  the  Professor  con- 
tinued to  reside  in  and  near  McConnellstown  and 
then  became  a  student  in  Kishacoquillas  Academy 
and  Williamsport  Seminary,  then  pursued  his 
studies  in  Mercersburg  College,  where  he  completed 
the  Freshman  year  and  in  1872  entered  the 
Sophomore  Class  of  Franklin  and  Marshall  Col- 
lege. In  1873  he  commenced  his  career  as  a  teacher 
in  Huntingdon  County  and  continued  there  for 
several  j^cars.  In  1877  he  went  to  Linn  County, 
Iowa,  and  became  Principal  of  a  school  in  Wyom- 
ing, Jones  County,  a  short  time  afterwards.  In 
1880  he  returned  to  this  state  and  was  offered  the 
principalship  of  Lumber  City  Academy,  a  position 
he  held  for  a  year. 

In  August,  -1886,  Professor  Moore  located  in 
Lancaster,  where  he  had  been  appointed  as  Rector 
of  Franklin  and  Marshall  Academy.  He  has  four 
assistant  teachers  and  is  meeting  with  an  encour- 
aging degree  of  success  in  the  management  of  the 
school.  He  has  charge  of  several  of  the  higher 
classes,  being  Professor  of  Mathematics,  Latin  and 
Greek.  By  a  recent  action  of  the  Board  of  Trus- 
tees, ladies  are  entitled  to  admission  into  the  regu- 
lar classes  and  are  granted  all  advantages  afforded 
the  other  sex.  In  1887  Professor  Moore  received 
the  degree  of  Master  of  Arts  from  Franklin  and 
Marshall  College.  Mrs.  Moore  is  Matron  in  the 
academy,  is  a  most  excellent  and  deserving  lady 


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and  endeavors  to  make  the  resident  students  feel 
at  home  and  that  she  is  speciall3'  interested  in  their 
welfare. 

The  marriage  of  Professor  Moore  was  celebrated 
in  Lisbon,  Iowa,  Februarj-  6,  1879,  with  Miss  Ada 
Douglass,  who  was  born  in  the  same  town  as  was 
her  husband.  Her  paternal  great-grandfather  was 
a  native  of  Scotland,  who,  on  his  coming  to  Amer- 
ica, settled  in  central  Pennsylvania  and  was  one 
of  the  pioneer  teachers.  Her  grandfather  followed 
the  calling  of  a  blacksmith  in  McConnellstown, 
near  wliich  place  Mrs.  Moore's  father,  Joseph  Doug- 
hiss,  was  also  born.  He  was  a  merchant  for  many 
years  in  that  place  and  died  in  December,  1882. 
His  wife,  formerly  Nancy  Johnston,  was  born  in 
the  same  locality  as  was  her  father,  .James  Johnston. 
He  was  a  farmer  by  occupation  and  a  soldier  in 
the  War  of  1812.  Mrs.  Douglass  died  in  April, 
1889,  leaving  five  children  to  mourn  her  loss,  two 
others  having  preceded  her  to  the  better  land.  Pro- 
fessor and  Mrs.  Moore  have  two  children,  Ralph 
D.  and  Carl  B.  In  his  political  faith  our  subject 
uses  his  influence  and  ballot  in  favor  of  the  Prohi- 
bition part}-. 


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(TT^    NDHKW  H.  HERSHEY,  Sheriff  of  Lancas- 
/ — \     ter  County,  is  acceptably  discharging  the 
duties  of  the  ofHce,  and  the  people  are  well 
satisfied   with  his  manner  of   conducting   affairs. 
Aside   from   his  otticiul   position  he  is  one  of  the 
most  successful  and  prominent  businessmen  of  the 
county,  being  the  proprietor  of  a  general  store  at 
Cordelia,  and  having  an  extensive  trade  as  a  coal 
and  lumber  merchant.     He  was  born  in  EastHemp- 
fleid,  April  9,  1850,  and  is  the  son  of  John  L.  and 
the  grandson   of  Andrew  Hershey,  natives  of  the 
above  township,  where  they  were  farmers  by  occu- 
pation.    The  former  was  also  the  owner  of  a  coal 
yard  in  Petersburg,  and  was  a  fine  example  of  the 
self-made  man.    He  departed  this  life  in  1891,  when 
in  the  seventy-third  year  of  his  age. 
t     The  mother  of  our  subject,  whose  maiden  name 
was  Elizabeth  Haulen,  was   born    in   Petersburg, 
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East  Ilempfield  Township,  and  departed  this  life 
when  sixty-three  years  old.  She  was  the  mother 
of  seven  children,  all  of  whom  are  living.  Andrew 
H.,  of  this  sketch,  was  the  recipient  of  a  good  edu- 
cation, and  when  twenty-five  years  of  age  started 
a  coal  and  lumber  yard  at  Petersburg.  In  1876, 
in  company  with  his  father,  he  opened  a  coal  and 
lumber  yard,  of  which  he  assumed  the  entire  man- 
agement. The  following  year  another  brother 
|)urcliased  the  interest  of  the  father  in  the  business, 
and  in  addition  to  trading  in  lumber  and  coal  the 
brothers  began  handling  leaf  tobacco  extensively', 
and  also  raised  that  weed  on  land  which  they 
owned.  Mr.  Hershey  is  still  interested  in  the  yard 
and  the  tobacco  warehouse  in  Petersburg. 

In  1888  the  original  of  this  sketch  removed  to 
the  village  of  Cordelia,  in  West  Hempfield  Town- 
ship, and  opening  up  a  large  stock  of  general  mer- 
chandise, did  a  paying  business  from  the  first. 
The  postotlice  was  located  in  his  establishment  and 
he  succeeded  in  having  one  of  his  clerks  appointed 
Postmaster.  In  the  fall  of  1893  he  removed  from 
Cordelia  to  Mountville,  but,  as  above  stated,  still 
maintains  his  business  interests  in  the  former  vil- 
lage. He  is  a  stockholder  and  Director  of  the 
People's  National  Bank  of  Lancaster,  stockholder 
in  the  Northern  National  Bank  of  this  city,  and 
in  the  Agricultural  Implement  Factory  at  Mount- 
ville. 

In  1890,  upon  the  Republican  ticket,  Mr.  Hershey 
was  elected  a  member  of  the  Board  of  Prison  In- 
spectors, and  the  first  year  served  as  its  Secretary, 
one  year  officiated  as  Treasurer,  and  during  the 
last  year  of  his  service  was  President  of  the  Board. 
In  the  spring  of  1893  he  was  the  successful  candi- 
date for  the  office  of  Sheriff,  being  nominated  by 
a  majority  of  nineteen  hundred  and  forty-nine 
votes  over  his  three  competitors,  and  in  November 
following  was  elected  by  over  eight  thousand  ma- 
jority. In  January  of  1894  he  took  the  oath  of 
office.  To  aid  him  in  carrying  out  the  law  he  has 
three  deputies,  namely:  Chief  Deputy  A.  L.  Galla- 
gher, M.  B.  Dissinger  and  F.  W.  Hall.  He  is  a  man 
well-  qualified  by  natural  gifts  for  his  responsible 
position,  the  duties  of  which  he  discharges  in  a 
manner  highly  satisfactory  to  his  fellow-citizens. 

January  2,  1877,  Mr.  Hershey  was  united  in  mar- 


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riage  with  Miss  Salinda  B.,  only  child  of  John  M. 
Kauefman,  of  East  HerapfieW  Township.  An  in- 
fluential Republican,  our  sui)ject  has  served  as  a 
member  of  the  County  Committee  and  has  borne 
an  lionorable  part  in  the  civic  life  of  his  county. 
He  stands  high  in  the  various  social  orders  to 
which  he  belongs,  being  connected  with  the  Inde- 
pendent Order  of  Odd  Fellows  in  Columbia,  and 
the  Mystic  Chain  in  Mountville.  lie  is  well  known 
as  one  of  the  prosperous  business  men  of  the  com- 
munit}',  and  his  many  fine  qualities  of  head  and 
heart  have  placed  him  high  in  the  regard  of  his 
fellow-men. 


BERNARD  J.  McGRANN.  The  native  born 
citizens  of  Lancaster  County  have  come 
rapidly  to  the  front  in  various  lines  of 
work.  The  gentleman  above  named  is  one  of  the 
shrewdest  and  most  intelligent  business  men  in  Lan- 
caster, worthily  representing  an  honored  ancestry. 
He  is  the  son  of  Richard  and  Alice  (.Sheridan)  Mc- 
Grann,  and  was  born  in  Manheira  Township,  on 
the  New  Holland  Pike,  June  24,  1837.  This  farm 
is  located  just  one  mile  northeast  of  Lancaster, 
where  Mr.  McGrann  makes  his  home,  althougii  bis 
business  interests  are  centered  in  the  city. 

The  father  of  our  subject  was  a  native  of  Ire- 
land, having  been  born  in  County  Cavan,  and  in 
1819  emigrated  to  America.  He  had  been  mar- 
ried three  years  previously  to  Miss  Sheridan,  who 
was  also  a  native  of  County  Cavan,  and  on  arriving 
in  this  country  engaged  in  railroad  contracting. 
Later,  however,  he  was  largely  interested  in  the 
banking  business  in  Lancaster  and  owned  the  estate 
on  which  our  subject  now  resides.  In  politics  Rich- 
ard McGrann  was  a  stanch  Democrat  and  always 
manifested  great  interest  in  the  success  of  his 
party. 

The  father  of  our  subject  departed  this  life  Oc- 
tober 14,  1867,  and  the  community  learned  of  his 
death  with  great  sorrow.    He  was  one  of  the  oldest 


and  best  railroad  contractors  in  the  state,  having 
entered  into  his  first  work  in  1820.  In  the  con- 
duct of  that  work  ho  showed  himself  to  be  indus- 
trious, energetic  and  honest.  He  gradually  ac- 
quired wealth,  and  in  1857  he  established  a  bank- 
ing house  in  Lancaster.  He  was  very  successful, 
and  always  noted  for  his  liberality  and  genial  dis- 
position. During  the  entire  period  of  his  life  in 
this  state  Mr.  McGrann  was  in  some  way  connected 
with  most  of  the  public  improvements,  and  when 
such  a  man  departed  he  left  a  void  not  easily  sup- 
plied. 

The  parental  family  of  our  subject  included  four 
sons  and  three  daughters,  namely:  Richard,  Brid- 
get, Elizabeth,  John,  Alice,  Patrick  and  Bernard 
J.  Alice  became  the  wife  of  John  McGonigle,  who 
was  four  times  Mayor  of  Lancaster.  All  the  mem- 
bers of  the  family-  with  the  exception  of  our  sub- 
ject are  deceased.  The  mother  of  these  children, 
who  was  a  devout  member  of  the  Catholic  Church, 
departed  this  life  in  1848. 

Bernard  J.,  of  this  sketch,  was  the  recipient  of  a 
fine  education,  having  completed  his  higher  studies 
in  Mt.  St.  Mary's  College  at  Emmetsburg,  Md. 
On  the  death  of  his  honored  father  he  succeeded 
to  the  banking  business,  and  for  a  number  of  years 
thereafter  was  extensively  engaged  in  railroad  work, 
building  many  of  the  important  roads,  among 
them  the  Catawissa  extension  from  Milton  to  Wil- 
liamsburg, the  Delaware  &  Boundbrook,  including 
the  bridge  across  the  Delaware  River,  and  the  Pitts- 
burg &  Erie  from  the  former  city  to  Youngstown, 
Ohio,  a  distance  of  some  seventy  miles.  He  located 
that  road  and  completed  it,  turning  it  over  to  the 
company  in  one  year,  which  was  the  shortest 
length  of  time  in  which  a  road  of  that  length  had 
been  constructed  in  that  day.  The  great  railway 
bridge  crossing  the  Ohio  River  at  Beaver  Point -is 
part  of  this  line. 

On  the  death  of  his  father  our  subject  became  a 
partner  in  the  Reed,  McGrann  &  Co.  Banking 
House  in  Lancaster,  a  reliable  institution  com- 
manding a  splendid  business.  Mr.  McGrann  is  a 
member  of  the  Catholic  Church  and  an  ardent 
Democrat  in  politics.  He  was  brought  prominent- 
ly before  the  public  as  candidate  for  the  odice  of 
State  Treasurer  and  was  a  delegate  to  the  conven- 


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tion  which  nominated  General  Hancock  for  Presi- 
dent. 

January  3,  1872,  Bernard  J.  McGrann  was  unit- 
ed in  marriaj^e  with  Miss  JIary  Frances,  daughter 
of  Pliilip  Daiigiiertj',  of  Harrisburg,  this  state, 
and  to  them  have  been  liorn  two  sons,  Richard  P. 
and  Frank. 


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HENRY  N.  HOWELL,  Chief  Engineer  of 
the  Fire  Department  of  Lancaster,  is  very 
much  interested  in  tlie  success  of  the  sys- 
tem, and  has  made  a  study  of  llie  best  in  use  by 
the  large  cities.  Under  his  supervision  the  Fire 
I)e|iartmcnt  h.is  been  brought  into  excellent  work- 
ing order,  and  few  cities  of  the  size  have  better  fa- 
cilities and  fewer  disastrous  conflagrations. 

The  birth  of  our  subject  occurred  in  tiiis  citv 
April  17,  1849,  he  being  a  son  of  Charles  M.  How- 
ell, a  native  of  Philadelphia.  His  great-grandfa- 
ther, Amos  Howell,  owned  the  ferry  at  Trenton, 
and  had  the  honor  of  cariTing  over  the  Delaware 
River  General  Washington  and  some  of  his  troops 
during  the  Revolutionary  War.  The  family  is  of 
Scotch  descent,  and  Amos,  Jr.,  the  grandfather  of 
our  subject,  was  born  in  the  Quaker  City  and  was 
engaged  in  the  manuf.icture  of  coaches  at  the  cor- 
ner of  Eighth  and  Arch  Streets.  Charles  M.  How- 
ell was  a  mason  and  marble  cutter,  which  trade  he 
learned  in  Philadelphia.  About  1843  he  settled 
in  Lancaster  and  opened  a  place  of  business  on 
East  King  Street,  where  he  remained  for  several 
years.  He  then  removed  to  the  location  where  the 
business  is  continued  in  his  name  by  his  son  Henry. 
His  shop  and  yards  are  at  No.  135  North  Queen 
Street,  and  a  specialty  is  made  of  fine  monuments- 
Many  of  the  most  valuable  and  largest  pieces  of 
work  in  this  line  have  been  done  at  this  place, 
which  is  one  of  the  oldest  in  the  city.  The  father 
served  for  a  term  of  tliree  years  as  County  Treas- 
urer, being  elected  on  the  Democratic  ticket,  the 
onlj'  instance  of  the  kind  in  the  history  of  this 
count3%     For    two    terms  he  also  served  as   City 


Treasurer.  In  the  First  Presbyterian  Church,  to 
which  he  belongs,  he  has  been  a  Trustee  and  an  ac- 
tive member.  He  is  very  fond  of  skating,  and  to 
this  day  is  noted  for  his  skill  in  this  sport  as  a 
fancy  skater.  His  wife,  Elizabeth,  was  born  at  the 
Michael  House,  now  known  as  the  American  House, 
in  Lancaster.  She  is  the  daughter  of  John  and 
Elizabeth  Michael,  the  former  of  whom  was  pro- 
prietor of  the  Micluael  or  Grape  Hotel  in  former 
years,  and  continued  in  the  hotel  business  until 
his  death.  He  was  of  German  descent  and  an  ad- 
herent of  the  Lutheran  faith.  Mrs.  Howell  died 
October  22,  1877,  leaving  three  children,  two  hav- 
ing preceded  her  to  the  better  hand.  F.  R.  How- 
ell is  engaged  in  the  marble  business  in  this  city, 
and  Sallie  P.  became  the  wife  of  Rev.  D.  Lefever, 
a  minister  in  the  Reformed  Church  at  Littles- 
town,  Pa. 

Henry  N.  Howell  received  a  good  public  school 
education,  which  was  supplemented  by  a  course  of 
study  in  Franklin  and  Marshall  College,  which  he 
entered  in  1867,  and  was  there  a  student  until  the 
close  of  his  Sophomore  year.  With  his  father  he 
then  turned  his  attention  to  learning  marble  cut- 
ting, lettering,  carving  and  other  branches  of  the 
business.  He  remained  emplo^-ed  at  that  trade  un- 
til February,  1882,  when  the  present  fire  company 
was  organized.  From  his  seventeenth  year  he  was 
a  member  of  the  Volunteer  Fire  Compan}',  holding 
different  positions,  and  was  promoted  to  be  Chief 
Engineer  of  the  department,  after  serving  as  as- 
sistant for  a  year  and  a-half.  When  the  present 
system  was  inaugurated  he  was  elected  by  the 
Council  to  be  Chief  Engineer,  and  held  that  place 
for  three  and  a-fourth  years,  during  whicli  time  a 
new  engine  house  was  built.  Upon  a  change  of 
administration  he  resigned  his  position,  and  for 
the  next  seven  years  was  engaged  as  formerly,  in  the 
marble  business.  In  1892  he  was  re-elected  by  the 
Council  for  a  term  of  three  years,  and  is  now  dis- 
charging the  duties  of  the  position.  Under  his 
superintendence  there  are  five  companies  of  men, 
witli  three  single  and  one  double  fire  engine  sta- 
tions, which  have  five  steamers  and  other  supplies. 
The  city  water  works  furnish  an  abundance  of  wa- 
ter for  the  putting  out  of  fires,  and  the  call  sys- 
tem is  in  use.     From  last  year's  report  it  appears 


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that  there  were  only  thirty-six  fires  where  the  loss 
amounted  to  much  of  anythinp;,  and  the  entire  Are 
loss  was  very  light.  Mr.  HowuU  organized  the 
Pompier  Corps,  a  life-saving  society,  of  which  there 
are  very  few  in  the  United  States. 

In  1885  Mr.  Howell  married  Anna  M.  Burger, 
who  was  born  and  reared  in  tliis  city,  and  who  is 
the  daughter  of  Henry  Burger,  a  contractor.  Two 
children,  a  son  and  a  daughter,  have  come  to  grace 
the  union  of  our  subject  and  his  estimable  wife, 
respectively,  Henry  B.  and  Ethyl  E.  Mr.  Ilowell 
is  a  member  of  the  First  Presb3'terian  Church  of 
this  city,  to  which  his  wife  also  belongs.  For  the 
purpose  of  extending  his  knowledge  and  fraternal 
intercourse  he  became  a  member  of  the  National 
Association  of  Fire  Engineers  of  the  United  States, 
and  met  with  them  at  their  Long  Branch  and  Chi- 
cago conventions.  Politically  Mr.  Howell  uses  his 
right  of  franchise  in  favor  of  the  Democracy. 


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WILLIAM  HUGHES  LOWELL,  D.  D.  S., 
hasa  very  large  patronage  in  Lancaster 
and  is  engaged  in  practice  at  No.  10 
East  Orange  Street.  In  everything  pertaining  to 
his  work  he  is  practical  and  fully  abreast  of  the 
times,  bringing  to  bear  upon  it  excellent  judg- 
ment, extended  knowledge  and  more  than  ordinary 
common  sense.  Probably  in  few  branches  have 
there  been  such  wonderful  discoveries  and  progress 
as  in  dental  surgery,  and  the  Doctor  has  been  a  stu- 
dent since  becoming  identified  with  the  profession. 
A  native  of  Frederick  City,  Md.,  Dr.  Lowell  was 
born  September  7,  1861,  and  is  of  Irish  descent  on 
the  paternal  side.  His  great-grandfather  Lowell 
came  to  this  country  from  County  Armagh,  Ire- 
land, landing  in  Quebec,  but  soon  afterward  located 
in  Frederick  City,  where  he  passed  the  remainder 
of  his  life.  He  was  a  railroad  contractor  and  was 
employed  on  the  construction  of  the  Baltimore  & 
Ohio  Railroad.  His  son,  the  grandfather  of  our 
subject,  was  also  born  in  Ireland,  received  a  fair 


education  and  was  a  general  contractor.  He  came 
to  llie  United  States  when  young,  was  married  on 
attaining  his  maturity,  and  lived  all  his  life  there- 
after in  Frederick  Cit^'.  He  was  a  member  of  the 
Catholic  Church,  and  his  wife,  who  also  belonged 
to  the  congregation,  was  before  her  marriage  to  him 
Mrs.  (McMahan)  Hughes. 

James  P.  Lowell,  the  father  of  our  subject,  was 
born  in  Frederick  City,  Md.,  April  7,  1837.  He 
has  a  sister,  Catherine,  living  in  Lancaster,  she  be- 
ing the  wife  of  A.  A.  Meyers,  a  tailor.  James  Low- 
ell learned  the  trade  of  an  iron  molder,  and  his 
main  work  in  life  has  been  in  the  iron  business,  tak- 
ing contracts  and  being  the  owner  of  shops  in  dif- 
ferent parts  of  the  country.  The  last  one  that  he 
operated  was  situated  at  Waynesboro,  Pa.,  but  now 
he  is  working  on  contracts,  era|)loying  about  eighty 
men.  He  is  a  stanch  Democrat  and  was  Postmaster 
under  Cleveland's  first  administration,  having  been 
a  leader  in  the  party  while  a  resident  of  Waynes- 
boro. By  his  marriage  with  Mary  Catherine  Trice, 
he  had  seven  children,  William  H.  being  the  eld- 
est, and  the  others  as  follows:  Agnes;  Blanche,  now 
Mrs.  H.  C.  Henneberger;  Charles,  deceased;  Arthur, 
Grace  and  Josephine. 

AVilliam  H.  Lowell  received  his  primary  educa- 
tion in  the  public  schools  of  Lincoln,  Loudoun 
County,  Va.,  and  learned  the  machinist's  trade  in 
the  shops  of  his  father  at  Waynesboro,  serving  a 
regular  apprenticeship  of  three  years.  On  complet- 
ing his  trade  he  worked  for  two  j'ears  as  a  journey- 
man and  then  took  up  the  study  of  dentistry  with  a 
tutor.  In  1886,  after  taking  a  course  of  instruction) 
he  was  graduated  from  the  University  of  Maryland 
at  Baltimore,  from  the  Dentistry  Department,  and 
at  once  engaged  in  practice  in  this  city  where 
he  is  still  located.  He  numbers  among  his  pa- 
tients the  very  best  class  of  people  of  this  locality, 
and  is  making  admirable  progress  in  his  work.  He 
is  a  member  of  the  Harris  Dental  Association,  the 
State  Dentist  Society  and  the  International  Medi- 
cal Congress.  The  Doctor  always  attends  the  im- 
portant conventions  of  dentists,  and  was  present  at 
their  congress  in  Chicago  duriugthe  World's  Fair. 

October  15,  1892,  Dr.  Lowell  was  united  in  mar- 
riage with  Miss  Rebecca  Rhoades,  who  has  since 
passed  away.     She  was  a  daughter  of  H.  Z.  Rhoades, 


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one  of  the  pioneers  of  Lancaster,  and  was  a  lady  of 
good  education  and  many  qualities  which  endeared 
iier  to  all. 

Heli<|:iously  our  subject  is  a  member  of  the  Cath- 
olic Church  and  belongs  to  the  beneficial  societies 
connected  therewith.  A  leading  3'oung  Democrat, 
he  is  Vice-President  of  the  Young  Men's  Club  and 
socially  belongs  to  several  German  singing  socie- 
ties. 


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HENRY  F.  HARTMAN.  The  German-Amer- 
ican  citizens  form  a  very  important  ele- 
ment in  tlie  i)Oi)ulation  of  Lancaster  Coun- 
ty, where  they  are  known  as  law-abiding  and  pro- 
gressive men,  devoted  to  the  interests  of  their 
adopted  home.  One  of  their  number  is  the  subject 
of  this  sketch,  who  is  engaged  in  the  lime  business 
in  Witmer,  where  his  kilns  are  located. 

Our  subject  was  born  in  Bavaria,  Germany,  .Jan- 
uary 20,  1831,  and  received  his  education  in  his 
native  land.  In  .September,  1849,  thinking  to  bet- 
ter his  condition  in  the  New  World,  of  which  he 
had  so  often  heard  such  glowing  accounts,  he  em- 
barked on  a  vessel  which  landed  him  in  this  coun- 
try after  a  tedious  voyage  of  some  weeks. 

Prior  to  coming  hither,  our  subject  served  in  the 
German  army  in  the  rebellion  of  1849.  lie  had 
learned  the  trade  of  a  painter  in  his  native  land, 
but  on  making  his  home  in  America  commenced  to 
work  out  on  farms  in  the  Empire  State.  He  re- 
mained there  for  a  year,  when  we  find  him  located 
in  Berlintown,  N.  J.  After  a  twelvemonth  in  the 
employ  of  different  men,  j'oung  Hartman  purchased 
forty-three  acres  of  land,  and  there  followed  farm- 
ing for  four  or  five  years.  At  the  expiration  of 
that  time  he  sold  his  New  Jersey  property  and, 
coming  to  this  state  in  1861,  bought  his  first  farm 
in  this  county.  It  comprised  only  eight  acres, 
however,  but  to  this  Mr.  Hartman  added  until  he 
now  has  a  thirty-three-acre  tract,  well  improved  in 
every  particular.  On  it  is  located  his  lime  kilns, 
and  in  the  manufacture  of  this  material  he  gives 


employment  to  ten  men  and  runs  three  teams.  He 
does  about  ^7,000  worth  of  business  each  year,  and 
sells  his  lime  in  Lancaster  and  Philadelphia.  It  is 
of  a  very  superior  qu.ality,  and  is  greatly  in  de- 
mand by  builders  in  the  larger  cities. 

Mr.  Hartman  votes  the  Democratic  ticket  and 
upholds  its  principles  with  fidelitj'.  In  1885  he 
was  elected  County  Commissioner,  holding  the  of- 
fice for  a  term  of  three  3'ears.  Socially,  he  belongs 
to  Lancaster  Lodge  No.  43,  F.  &  A.  M.,  also  to  the 
Chapter  and  Commander}'.  He  also  belongs  to  the 
Schiller  Society,  a  German  Benevolent  Society  of 
Lancaster. 

Our  subject  in  1857  was  married  to  Miss  Cath- 
erine Krantz,  also  a  native  of  Bavaria.  By  her 
union  with  Mr.  Hartman  there  were  born  nine 
children,  of  whom  Lizzie  and  Henry  are  deceased. 
Chris  was  killed  in  1890  on  the  railroad;  Anna  is 
the  wife  of  John  Road;  Katie  married  J.  D.  Long; 
and  David,  Jacob  and  John  are  single.  Oui  sub- 
ject is  a  member  of  the  Mennonite  Church,  and  at 
all  times  and  on  all  occasions  it  is  his  aim  to  do 
what  he  considers  his  duty  as  a  citizen. 


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T~^  LMER  K.  SHAUB,  D.  V.  S.,is  a  very  clever 
r^O  and  enterprising  young  physician,  and  in 
company  with  his  father,  an  old  and  ex- 
perienced veterinary  surgeon,  has  the  largest  prac- 
tice in  this  line  in  Lancaster  County.  Dr.  E.  K. 
Shaub  was  born  in  Willow  Street,  of  this  county, 
April  23,  1868,  and  his  boyhood  was  principally 
passed  in  the  city  of  Lancaster,  where  he  was 
graduated  from  the  high  school  in  1887. 

On  beginning  his  medical  studies,  Dr.  Shaub  en- 
tered the  American  College  of  Veterinary  Surgery 
in  New  York  City,  where  he  pursued  the  required 
course,  and  was  graduated  m  1890  with  the  degree 
of  Doctor  of  Veterinary  Surgery.  Returning  to 
Lancaster,  he  embarked  on  his  career  in  company 
with  his  father,  but  in  the  fall  went  to  Coatesville, 
Chester  County,  where  he  remained  until  January, 


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189.4,  and  succeeded  in  building  up  a  good  repu- 
tation for  practical  and  correct  knowledge  of  the 
best  methods  used  by  leading  surgeons.  Since 
the  first  of  the  year  he  has  been  once  more  associ- 
ated with  his  father,  and  now  makes  a  specialty  of 
veterinary  dentistry,  in  which  he  is  succeeding  ad- 
mirably. The  veterinary  stable  or  hospital  is  well 
equipped  with  padded  box  stalls  and  everything 
necessary  in  most  convenient  shape.  The  young 
Doctor  is  a  Republican  in  polities,  and  is  a  very 
clever  and  popular  member  of  society,  rapidly 
winning  friends,  and  what  is  even  more,  possess- 
ing the  faculty  of  retaining  them. 

J.  C.  Shaub,  D.  V.  S.,  who  has  long  been  con- 
sidered one  of  the  ablest  practitioners  of  Lancas- 
ter, was  born  in  Lampeter  Township,  June  3,  1843. 
His  father.  Christian  W.,  was  a  native  of  the  same 
township,  having  been  born  in  Big  Springs  Hotel. 
The  grandfather  of  the  Doctor,  whose  given  name 
was  Christian,  was  born  in  Wurtemberg,  German}', 
and  came  to  the  United  States  with  his  wife,  settl- 
ing near  Big  Springs,  Lampeter  Township.  He 
was  a  very  wealthy  farmer,  owning  a  place  of 
about  two  hundred  acres,  and  having  large  sums 
of  money  invested  in  various  concerns  and  enter- 
prises. He  was  somewhat  of  a  veterinary  surgeon, 
being  ver}'  practical  in  his  ideas.  In  religious  faith 
he  was  a  Mennonite,  and  his  death  occurred  on  his 
homestead  at  the  age  of  fifty-four  years.  His  wife, 
Anna  Witmer  before  her  marriage,  was  born  in 
Germany,  though  her  parents  were  natives  of 
Sweden,  and  her  death  occurred  in  this  county. 

The  Doctor's  father  was  a  successful  farmer  and 
speculator.  Though  at  one  time  he  was  worth 
$100,000,  he  lost  it  in  three  months'  time  by  going 
security  for  a  certain  party.  He  then  returned  to 
his  profession,  that  of  veterinary  surgery,  and  also 
conducted  his  farm  until  he  was  called  from  his 
labors  in  May,  1893,  when  in  his  seventy-seventh 
year.  He  was  an  active  Republican,  and  religious- 
ly held  to  the  faith  of  his  father.  On  arriving  at 
maturity  he  married  Miss  Mary,  daughter  of  Sam- 
uel Shroad,  who  was  born  and  reared  in  Ireland. 
He  was  a  Catholic,  but  in  his  later  years  he  became 
a  Protestant.  By  trade  a  tailor,  he  was  very  suc- 
cessful as  a  hotel-keeper.  He  died  at  New  Dan- 
ville in  1874,  when  about  sixty-eight  years  of  age. 


His  wife,  formerly   Margaret   Gast,  was  born    in 
Rotterdam.     Mrs.  Shaub  resides  at  Willow  Street  - 
and  is  now  nearly  sixty-nine  years  of  age.     Of  her 
ten  children  who  grew  to]  maturity   and  who  are 
now  living,  the  Doctor  is  the  eldest. 

From  his  early  youth  Dr.  Shaub  was  very  fond 
of  horses,  and  was  considered  the  finest  horseback 
rider  in  the  country,  his  services  being  always  in 
requisition  for  breaking  and  training  the  noble 
animals.  At  the  age  of  sixteen  he  started  out  in 
life  for  himself  as  a  clerk  in  Boer's  book  store. 
At  the  end  of  nine  months  he  began  traveling, 
giving  exhibitions  in  riding  in  Cleveland,  Indian- 
apolis, Chicago,  San  Francisco  and  other  places. 
Wiiile  in  Indianapolis  he  attended  for  two  sessions 
a  private  veterinary  school,  and  returned  to  com- 
plete the  course  after  making  an  ocean  voyage  to 
Mexico  and  Florida.  In  1863  he  volunteered  liis 
services  in  Company  11,  One  Hundred  and  Twenty- 
second  Pennsylvania  Infantry,  and  was  on  duty  in 
Virginia,  where  lie  paiticipated  in  a  number  of 
skirmishes.  At  the  end  of  a  year  he  was  mustered 
out,  and  then  re-enlisted  in  May,  1864,  in  the 
Pennsylvania  militia,  mounted  infantry,  and  re- 
ceived his  final  discharge  in  October  of  the  same 
year. 

On  beginning  his  active  practice.  Dr.  Shaub  re- 
turned to  his  birthplace,  and  for  a  while  was  with 
his  father  in  the  business.  Afterwards  he  prac- 
ticed alone  therefor  a  number  of  years  and  raised 
some  high  grade  horses,  buying  and  selling  also. 
In  the  spring  of  1879  he  came  to  Lancaster,  and 
has  since  been  engaged  in  practice.  He  makes  a 
specialty-  of  veteriuarv  dentistry,  and  his  time  is 
fullj'  taken  up  with  the  large  number  of  cases  that 
are  placed  under  his  care.  His  veterinary  hospital 
is  located  at  No.  44  Market  Street,  and  he  is  fre- 
quently called  to  the  neighboring  counties  of 
York,  Chester,  Berks  and  Lebanon.  In  other  years 
he  sometimes  went  even  into  northern  Maryland, 
but  now  his  dutius  are  nearer  home.  For  eleven 
out  of  fourteen  years  past  he  has  been  City  Veter- 
inarian, which  fact  shows  what  a  reputation  he 
bears  as  master  of  his  calling. 

The  residence  of  Dr.  Shaub  is  on  North  Queen 
Street,  and  in  this  city  he  was  married  in  .June, 
1866,  to  Miss  Catherine  Kautz,  by  whom  he   has 


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had  six  children:  Elmer,  Jacob,  Mary  K.,  Venette 
K.,  \'ioia  K.  and  .Mal>el  K.  The  two  sons  are  fol- 
lowing their  father's  occupation,  tiie  j'ounger  be- 
ing now  a  student  in  tiie  Wasliington  Veterinary 
College.  In  his  political  alliliatious  the  Doctor  is 
a  stanch  Republican. 


THOMAS  BAUMGARDNER  is  one  of  the 
oldest  business  men  and  early  settlers  of 
Lancaster,  and  is  now  in  the  employ  of  his 
nephew,  llenr}'  K.,  who  is  proprietor  of  the  B.  B. 
Martin  Lumber  and  Coal  Yards.  He  was  a  pioneer 
in  the  coal  business  of  Pennsylvania,  having  built 
the  first  colliery  in  the  Shaniokin  A'alley.  He 
managed  to  Jicquire  a  comfortable  fortune,  which 
he  was  so  unfortunate  as  to  lose  about  three  yeai-s 
ago  on  account  of  going  security  for  parties  who 
proved  to  be  irresponsible. 

A  native  of  York  County,  Pa.,  our  subject  w.as 
born  December  20,  1816,  being  a  son  of  Thomas 
Baumgardner,  whose  history  appears  in  the  sketch 
of  his  son,  Henry  K.,  to  be  found  elsewhere  in  this 
volume.  Until  thirteen  years  of  age  Thomas  at- 
tended the  common  schools  of  his  birthplace,  when, 
though  so  young,  he  was  obliged  to  begin  his  act- 
ive career  in  life.  Since  that  time  he  has  been  act- 
ive and  industrious  in  all  the  intervening  years, 
being  a  man  of  enterprise  and  industrious  habits. 
For  five  years  he  was  a  clerk  at  Carlisle,  Pa.,  in 
the  store  of  Thomas  E.  Lane,  and  in  March,  1835, 
cast  in  his  lot  with  the  inhabitants  of  Lancaster. 
For  the  first  year  and  a-half  he  was  a  clerk  for 
Henry  P.  Carson,  later  becoming  a  partner  in  the 
business.  This  connection  existed  until  1840,  when 
our  subject  purchased  a  piece  of  land  at  the  cor- 
ner of  North  Queen  and  Center  Streets,  and  there 
engaged  in  mercantile  business  on  his  own  account 
for  the  succeeding  twelve  j-ears.  However,  as 
early  as  1842  he  began  his  ventures  in  the  coal 
business,  his  sales  reaching  as  high  as  one  thousand 
tons  per  annum.     The  coal  was  brought   by  way 


of  the  Susquehanna  River  in  canal  and  flat  boats 
as  far  as  Columbia.  Subsequently  his  brother 
Henry  became  a  partner  in  the  concern,  and  still 
later  his,  son  .loiin  II.  was  admitted  to  the  firm. 
The  two  last  named  are  now  sole  proprietors  of 
the  business.  This  firm  had  only  one  predecessor 
in  the  city  in  this  line  of  trade,  a  Robert  .lohnson, 
who  had  started  in  a  small  way  some  five  years 
previous.  Our  subject  was  the  first  shipper  of  an- 
thracite coal  from  the  Shamokin  Valley  to  Boston, 
it  being  transferred  to  Delaware  City  by  canal  and 
river.  In  former  3'ears  he  was  also  interested  in 
the  sand  industry  in  Lewistown,  Pa.,  and  also  in 
the  iron  business  in  Virginia. 

In  1844  Mr.  Baumgardner  was  one  of  the 
originators  of  the  cotton  mill  industries  of  Lan- 
caster, and  contributed  largely  in  the  construc- 
tion of  several  plants.  In  past  years  he  took  an 
active  part  in  many  of  the  local  and  general  in- 
dustries and  improvements,  having  been  a  Direc- 
tor in  the  Philadelphia  and  Sunbury  Railroad,  the 
Lancaster  County  Bank,  the  Cit}-  Bank,  the  Lan- 
caster Savings  Institution,  the  Northumberland 
County  Bank,  the  Lancaster  Fire  Insurance  Com- 
pany and  the  Reading  tt  Columbia  Railroad  Com- 
pany. After  using  his  influence  for  obtaining  a 
charter  from  the  State  Legislature  he  succeeded  in 
building  the  railroad  in  1868,  which  wassoldsoon 
afterward  to  the  Reading  Railroad  Company.  A 
j'ear  later  he  was  a  prime  mover  and  the  principal 
owner  in  the  Junction  &  Breakwater  Railroad  in 
Delaware,  subsequently  sold  to  the  Old  Dominion 
Steamship  Company.  At  one  time  he  was  Presi- 
dent of  the  Enterprise  Coal  Company,  and  in  com- 
pany with  his  brother  Henry  and  nephew  John  H. 
and  five  other  citizens  of  Lancaster,  built  the  city 
gas  works.  This  in  brief  is  the  history  of  the 
many  and  varied  business  ventures  of  this  truly 
remarkable  man,  and  his  fellow-citizens  will  prob- 
ably never  realize  how  large  a  share  he  has  taken 
in  the  upbuilding  and  general  prosperity  of  this 
now  flourishing  city. 

March  5,  1840,  Mr.  Baumgardner  married  Miss 
Susan  Ann,  daughter  of  John  and  Ann  M.  (Boyer) 
Hoflf,  all  of  this  city.  Of  this  union  have  been 
born  the  following  children:  Mary  E.,  Mrs.  Eber- 
man,  of    Lancaster;  John  H.,  who  is   represented 


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elsewhere  in  this  work;  Ellen  L.,  wife  of  James 
Patterson;  Margueretta  A.,  wife  of  Wilson  H.  Jen- 
kins, a  practicing  attorney  at  Camden,  Del.;  Susan 
A.,  Mrs.  F.  R.  Howell,  of  Lancaster;  David  L.,  de- 
ceased, and  Eliza  A:,  who  became  the  wife  of  Paul 
Gerhart,  of  this  city.  The  Hoff  family  originated 
in  Westerburg,  Germany,  and  the  grandfather  of 
Mrs.  Baumgardner,  Jolin  G.  Hoff,  was  one  of  the 
early  settlers  of  Lancaster.  His  son,  John,  w.as  a 
watch  and  clock  maker  by  trade,  and  later  became 
Cashier  of  the  Farmers'  Bank. 


eHRISTIAN  WISE,  senior  member  of  the 
firm  of  C.  AVise  &  Bro.,  is  a  very  success- 
ful and  enterprising  business  man  and  was 
formerly  a  member  of  the  Common  Council  of 
Lancaster.  During  the  War  of  the  Rebellion  he 
donned  the  blue  and  went  to  the  defense  of  the 
Union,  and  during  his  arduous  service  received 
severe  wounds  ou  two  different  occasions. 

The  birth  of  Christian  Wise  occurred  in  Baden, 
Germany,  December  18,  1845,  he  being  a  son  of 
Adam  Wise,  whose  history  is  given  in  the  biog- 
raphy of  John  V.  Wise.  Our  subject  was  only  one 
and  a-half  years  old  when  his  parents  left  the  Fa- 
therland on  a  sailing-vessel,  and  after  forty-five 
days  upon  the  Atlantic  landed  in  Baltimore.  The 
boyhood  of  the  lad  was  passed  in  Lancaster,  where 
for  a  time  he  attended  the  common  schools,  but 
was  early  set  to  work  in  a  brickyard.  He  attended 
school  during  the  winters  for  some  years  and  at 
that  time  also  learned  cigar  making.  February 
25,  1864,  he  enlisted  in  Company  C,  Second  Penn- 
sylvania Heavy  Artillery,  being  mustered  in  at 
Philadelphia  and  sent  to  the  front.  With  ttie  Army 
of  tlie  Potomac  he  participated  in  the  battles  of  the 


Wilderness,  Spottsylvania  and  Cold  Harbor,  and 
the  siege  of  Petersburg.  Afterward  he  was  trans- 
ferred to  tiie  Arm}'  of  the  James,  being  under 
General  Butler  until  the  surrender  at  Appomat- 
tox Court  House.  July  4, 1864,  while  on  picket  duty 
near  Petersburg,  on  the  Richmond  &:  Norfolk  Rail- 
road, he  was  wounded,  a  bullet  passing  through  his 
riglit  cheek  and  coming  out  at  the  back  of  the 
neck.  He  was  sent  home  on  a  furlough,  but  when 
less  than  a  month  had  elapsed  was  again  on  duty 
with  his  regiment,  of  which  he  became  Corporal. 
While  neay  Petersburg,  June  17,  1864,  he  received 
a  buckshot  wound  in  the  left  knee.  His  final  dis- 
charge occurred  in  Februaiy,  1866,  at  City  Point, 
Va. 

On  his  return  from  tlie  south  Christian  Wise  was 
for  a  time  employed  in  the  cigar  trade,  and  in 
1870  entered  into  partnership  with  his  father  and 
brother  to  embark  in  ihe  brick  business,  to  wliioh 
he  has  since  given  all  his  energies.  The  brick- 
yards and  kilns  are  finely  equipped  with  modern 
machineiT  and  appliances  and  turn  out  larger  prod- 
ucts than  any  otiier  concern  in  the  city.  A  more 
extended  and  detail  account  of  the  plant  is  given 
in  the  sketch  of  John  V.  Wise,  the  other  member  of 
the  firm. 

About  1869  Mr.  Wise  served  as  a  member  of  the 
City  Council  for  one  term,  having  been  elected  on 
the  Democratic  ticket.  He  is  very  active  in  the 
ranks  of  his  party  and  has  frequeutl}'  served  as 
Judge  of  Elections  and  on  the  petit  juries.  In  the 
spring  of  1881  be  went  to  Chesterfield  County, 
Va.,  there  engaging  in  general  farming  until  the  fall 
of  1882,  when  he  returned  to  this  city.  Socially  he 
belongs  to  Monterey  Lodge,  I.  O.  O.  F.,  and  to  the 
Knights  of  Pythias. 

The  pleasant  residence  of  Mr.  Wise,  which  is  lo- 
cated on  St.  Joseph  Street,  is  a  substantial  brick 
structure  and  was  erected  by  the  owner.  lie  was 
married  in  August,  1866,  to  a  native  daughter  of 
Lancaster,  Miss  Emma  Pyle,  whose  father,  P'red- 
erick  Pyle,  was  formerly  a  distiller  of  this  place. 
Seven  children  grace  the  union  of  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Wise:  Emma,  Adam,  Frederick,  Mamie,  Louisa, 
Kate  and  Minnie.  Tiie  eldest  daughter  is  the 
wife  of  John  K.Warren,  of  Lancaster,  and  the  two 
eldest  sons  are  in  business  with  their  father.     The 


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JOHN  V.  WISK  is  President  of  tlie  Select 
Council  of  Lancaster  and  one  of  the  leading 
members  of  the  local  Democrac3-.  In  com- 
pany- with  his  brother,  he  is  a  successful 
brick  manufacturer  and  has  displayed  jjood  busi- 
ness ability  in  the  management  of  his  financial 
enterprises.  A  veteran  of  the  late  Civil  War,  he 
was  one  of  the  youngest  soldiers  who  were  received 
into  the  service  from  this  region,  and  his  patriot- 
ism has  been  manifested  a\»o  in  times  of  peace. 

Mr.  Wise  was  born  on  Mulberr}-  Street  of  this 
cit3',  the  date  of  the  event  being  June  10,  1849. 
His  father,  Adam  Wise,  was  born  in  Baden,  Ger- 
mau3',  and  there  learned  the  weaver's  trade.  Af- 
ter his  marriage  to  Catherine  Meister,  a  native  of 
the  same  province,  he  emigrated  to  America,  ar- 
riving in  this  city  m  April,  18-17.  For  a  time  he 
was  employed  in  unloading  eoal  at  Engleside,  on 
the  Conesloga,  and  afterward  engaged  in  the  man- 
ufacture of  brick  with  George  Kautz,  of  whom  he 
learned  the  business.  In  1871  he  embarked  in  the 
same  line  of  trade  for  himself,  being  .assisted  by  his 
sons, and  continued  his  operations  until  his  death, 
March  4,  1875,  when  he  had  nearly  attained  his 
fifty-eighth  year.  His  wife,  who  is  now  sev- 
ent^'-six  years  of  age,  is  still  living  in  Lancaster. 
Her  father,  Lanhait  Meister,  came  to  America  and 
died  here  when  about  eight^'-two  years  old. 
Adam  Wise  was  politically  a  Democrat,  and  was  a 
member  of  the  Reformed  Church.  Of  his  eleven 
children,  only  three  grew  to  maturity.  Christian  is 
iu  partnership  with  our  subject,  and  has  also  been 
a  member  of  the  City  Council;  John  V.  is  the 
second  in  order  of  birth  of  those  living,  and 
Louisa,  Mrs.  Beuman,  resides  in  Lancaster. 

After  receiving  good  public  school  advantages 
in  Lancaster,  John  V.  Wise  volunteered  his  services 


and  enlisted  in  Compan3'K,of  the  Seventy-seventh 
Peniisylvania  Infantry,  March  6,  1865.  Being 
mustered  into  the  service  for  one  j'ear  he  was  sent 
to  the  west,  then  to  Tennessee,  and  later  to  Texas 
by  wa\-  of  New  Orleans,  remaining  in  that  state 
until  December.  While  in  the  Crescent  City  he  was 
for  some  weeks  verj*  sick  in  the  hospital  and  was 
allowed  to  go  home  on  a  furlough.  His  companj' 
was  mustered  out  in  Philadelphia  while  he  was  in 
the  north,  and  therefore  he  was  discharged  on  a 
special  order.  For  nearly  a  year  he  was  unable  to 
engage  in  active  work,  and  then  began  his  career 
as  a  cigar  maker.  After  a  time  he  took  up  the 
brick  making  business  and  has  continued  in  this 
line,  meeting  with  good  success.  The  firm  was 
first  Adam  Wise  <fe  Sons,  and  after  the  father's 
death  became  C.  Wise  &  Bro.  The  works  are  lo- 
cated on  the  corner  of  Manor  and  Prospect  Streets, 
the  yards  covering  twelve  acres.  They  have  three 
kilns  and  manufacture  about  three  million  and  a- 
half  brick  per  year.  The  plant  is  equipped  with  a 
thirty  horse-power  engine  and  modern  brick  ma- 
chinery and  when  running  at  full  force  affords 
employment  to  upwards  of  forty  men.  Besides 
putting  out  ordinary  brick  they  have  also  consid- 
erable demand  for  pressed  brick  and  hand  molded 
varieties.  The  clay  used  is  of  a  ver}'  tine  quality, 
and  the  concern  is  the  largest  in  the  county. 

June  23,  1872,  Mr.  Wise  married  Margaret  Kroft, 
of  Hesse-Darmstadt,  Germany,  whose  father,  Philip, 
also  a  native  of  that  province,  came  to  America  in 
1853,  and  was  one  of  the  pioneer  shoemakers  in 
Lancaster.  He  is  still  living  in  this  city  and  is 
yet  active  in  the  Lutheran  Church,  to  which  he 
has  belonged  for  many  j-ears.  His  wife,  whose 
maiden  name  was  Anna  L.  Fritz,  was  born  in 
Hesse-Darmstadt,  and  died  w-hen  in  her  fifty-eighth 
year.  Mrs.  Wise  is  the  eldest  of  six  children,  only 
four  of  whom  are  3'et  living. 

On  several  occasions  John  V.  Wise  has  attended 
the  Democratic  State  Convention,  and  in  1882  was 
elected  as  a  Select  Councilman  from  the  Eighth 
Ward.  Since  that  time  he  has  been  re-elected 
every  two  3-ears  and  has  served  on  the  principal 
committees.  In  1892  he  was  elected  President  of 
the  Select  Council,  and  was  re-elected  the  follow- 
ing year.     During  this  time   the  new  water  works 


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and  pumping  station  on  Conestoga  Creek  was 
erected,  the  electric  railroad  and  electric  lights 
works  built  and  street  grading  and  other  improve- 
ments were  inaugurated.  Socially  Mr.  Wise  is  a 
Knight  of  Pythias  and  a  member  of  the  Maenner- 
chor  organization.  In  religion  he  is  a  member  of 
the  Reformed  German  Church. 


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(Tpr  NTIIONY  ISKE,  who  is  sometimes  termed 
f — \  the  Edison  of  Lancaster,  is  a  man  of  de- 
cided mechanical  and  inventive  genius, 
and  with  his  son  Albert  has  invented  and  perfected 
over  two  hundred  useful  articles.  He  is  a  man  of 
good  business  ability  and  bears  a  high  reputation 
among  his  fellow-townsmen  for  honesty  of  pur- 
pose and  straightforward  conduct  in  everj-thing 
he  undertakes.  The  Iske  family,  several  genera- 
tions ago,  lived  in  Poland,  and  at  the  time  of  the 
Revolution  in  that  unfortunate  country',  our  sub- 
ject's grandfather  went  to  France.  He  was  a  painter 
and  decorator  by  occupation. 

.Joseph  Iske,  the  father  of  our  subject,  was  born 
in  Alsace,  I'rance,  and  on  attaining  manhood  de- 
voted his  life  to  mechanics,  being  a  machinist  of 
ability.  He  was  a  Catholic  in  religion,  dying  in 
the  faith  of  that  church  about  1833.  His  wife, 
Mary,  was  a  daughter  of  Antoine  Wassmer,  who 
followed  the  trade  of  cabinet-making  and  lived  to 
the  advanced  age  of  ninety-eight  years.  Mrs.  Iske, 
who  was,  like  her  father,  a  native  of  Alsace,  lived 
to  become  eighty-two  years  of  age,  and  her  mother 
also  died  in  very  old  age,  being  in  her  ninetj'- 
sixth  year  at  the  time  of  her  demise.  Three  broth- 
ers and  three  sisters  of  our  subject  grew  to  mature 
years  and  are  still  living,  but  only  two  of  the 
number  have  come  to  America.  John  is  a  cab- 
inet-maker in  Hamilton  County,  Ohio. 

Our  subject  was  born  in  Dambach,  Alsace,  France, 
April  28,  1832,  and  in  that  city  acquired  a  good 
French  and  German  education,  being  for  a  year  a 
student   in  the   high   school.     When  a  youth  of 


fourteen  he  was  apprenticed  to  learn  the  cabinet- 
maker's trade  under  his  Grandfather  Wassmer.  At 
the  end  of  four  j'ears  he  assumed  charge  of  tlie 
business,  which  lie  conducted  for  a  couple  of  j'ears. 
The  work  put  out  hy  this  firm  was  of  a  very  fine 
quality,  com[)rising  skilled  carving,  gilding  and  in- 
laying, and  one  of  their  specialties  was  the  manufac- 
ture of  altars.  In  1853  Mr.  Iske  received  a  letter 
from  a  priest  in  Lancaster  advising  him  to  come 
to  America,  as  a  church  was  being  constructed  and 
a  skilled  workman  would  be  required  to  do  the 
line  carving  and  decorating  in  the  interior.  Act- 
ing on  this  suggestion  Mr.  Iske  set  sail  for  the 
United  States  from  Havre  and  arrived  in  New  York 
after  fortj'-five  days  on  the  high  seas.  The  lady 
who  afterward  became  his  wife  was  on  the  same  ship 
and  they  landed  in  the  great  metropolis  on  the  cele- 
bration of  the  birthday  of  the  laud  that  was  hence- 
forth to  be  theirs  b}'  adoption.  It  happened  that  our 
subject  did  not  go  to  Lancaster,  N.  Y.,  but  instead 
came  to  Lancaster,  Pa.,  and  as  St.  Joseph's  (,'hurch 
was  being  constructed  here,  he  obtained  plenty  of 
emplo.yraent  for  nearly  two  \'ears.  He  constructed 
three  altars  and  a  pulpit,  plentifully  decorated  with 
carving  and  gilding.  For  live  years  Mr.  Iske  con- 
tinued in  this  particular  branch  of  work  and  built 
an  altar  pulpit  twenty-five  feet  high  for  St.  Au- 
gust's Cliurch  of  Pittsburg,  which  he  duly  deliv- 
ered, and  also  made  one  for  a  church  at  Columbia. 
For  some  time  he  was  engaged  in  running  a  fur- 
niture and  cabinet-maker's  establishment  on  High 
Street,  but  for  man^'  years  his  attention  has  been 
entirely  given  to  his  inventions. 

The  first  step  of  the  subject  of  this  sketch  in  this 
direction  was  a  patent  on  extension  steps  for  for- 
tifications, but  this  invention  was  stolen  from  him 
by  English  parties.  Before  the  war  he  experi- 
mented with  electric  lights,  but  received  no  en- 
couragement in  this  direction  and  finally  gave  up 
the  idea.  The  fire  ladder  extensible  was  often  used 
during  the  war  for  signals  and  he  was  the  original 
patentee  of  the  cigar  press,  and  twenty-seven  j'ears 
ago  took  out  the  first  patent  on  a  meat  cutter 
which  has  ever  since  been  in  use.  He  was  the  orig- 
inator of  the  coal  w.agon  for  dumping  coal,  which 
has  met  with  a  great  sale,  and  among  others  on' 
which  he  has  received  patents,  we  mention  thefol- 


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lowing:  velocipedes,  extension  gates,  extension 
tables,  water  motor,  fire  alarm,  reversible  wiudow- 
sasli,  the  Albert  push  antl  pull  electric  bell,  ink 
stands,  etc.  It  will  tiius  be  seen  that  his  attention 
has  not  been  confined  to  any  particular  branch  of 
invention,  but  that  he  has  explored  many  fields 
and   has  not  been  confined  to  one  narrow  groove. 

In  Lancaster  Mr.  Iske  was  married  in  August, 
1853,  to  Felicity  Rulman,  a  native  of  Darabach, 
Alsace,  who  was  reared  in  Paris.  Their  children 
are:  Albert,  Kmma  and  Laura,  Mrs.  Kritch,  who 
died  when  only  twenty-three  yeai-s  old. 

The  residence  and  shop  of  our  subject  were  built 
by  him  ami  located  on  the  (rorner  of  Strawberry 
and  LaFayette  Streets.  For  two  terms  he  was  a 
member  of  the  Town  Council,  serving  on  different 
committees,  and  before  the  war,  was  for  one  term 
a  member  of  the  Select  Council.  As  a  School  Di- 
rector he  also  served  for  one  term  and  is  an  active 
member  of  the  Democracy.  For  eight  years  he  was 
President  of  the  Schiller  Society  and  helped  to  or- 
ganize the  Fulton  Society,  to  which  he  still  belongs, 
and  of  which  he  was  for  a  period  of  seven  years 
President.  For  a  long  time,  until  he  resigned,  our 
subject  served  as  President  of  the  Lancaster  Bene- 
ficial Society.  He  is  a  member  of  the  choir  and 
congregation  of  St.  Joseph's  Catholic  Church.  At 
various  times  he  has  contributed  interesting  papers 
on  scientific  and  other  subjects  and  has  written 
poems  for  various  periodicals. 


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WILLIAM  G.  RINKLEY,  M.  D.  The 
city  of  Lancaster  is  not  without  her 
share  of  members  of  the  learned  pro- 
fessions who  are  a  credit  to  the  pursuits  they 
have  chosen  and  to  the  town  itself.  Among  those 
who  have  taken  up  the  calling  of  medical  prac- 
titioners is  Dr.  Binkley,  who  devotes  himself  as- 
siduoush"  to  his  practice  and  the  scientific  investi- 
gation which  will  enhance  his  professional  knowl- 
edge and  skill.     He  is  well  established  in  reputa- 


tion as  a  physician  and  recognized  as  among  the 
able  practitioners  of  the  county. 

Our  subject  was  born  near  Lampeter,  this  coun- 
ty, March  4,  1844,  and  is  the  son  of  .John  Binkley, 
a  native  of  East  Lampeter  Township.  His  grand- 
father, who  bore  the  name  of  Felix  Binkley,  was 
also  a  native  of  this  count}'  and  of  German  de- 
scent. He  was  a  farmer  by  occupation  and  a  de- 
voted member  of  the  Baptist  Church.  The  father 
of  our  subject  was  a  merchant  on  the  old  Phila- 
delphia road,  and  there  lived  until  his  decease,  in 
March,  1894,  when  eighty-three  years  of  age.  He 
was  an  active  member  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal 
Churcli,in  which  body  he  was  Class  leader  for  five 
years.  He  was  married  to  Miss  Isabella,  daughter 
of  Isaac  JIartin,  a  farmer  of  this  county.  Mrs. 
Binkley  was  lx)rn  in  East  Lampeter  Township,  and 
her  great-grandfather  served  as  a  soldier  in  the 
Revolutionary  War.  He  was  of  Scotch-Irisli  de- 
scent and  an  early  settler  of  the  above  township. 
The  mother  of  our  subject  departed  this  life  when 
in  her  eightieth  year. 

The  parental  family-  numbered  six  children,  all 
of  whom  grew  to  mature  years  with  one  exception. 
William  G.  was  the  third  eldest.  His  brother 
.lohn  during  the  late  war  served  in  the  One  Hun- 
dred and  Ninety-sixth  State  Militia  and  is  still  liv- 
ing in  Lancaster.  Amarah,  another  brother,  is  a 
merchant  at  his  father's  old  stand.  Our  subject 
was  educated  in  the  public  schools  and  when  sev- 
enteen years  of  age  enlisted  in  Company  C,  One 
Hundred  and  Twent3'-second  Pennsylvania  In- 
fantry, and  was  mustered  into  service  in  the  three 
months'  call.  He  participated  in  the  battle  of  Chan- 
cellorsville  and  numerous  other  engagements  of 
note,  in  all  of  which  he  was  Color  Bearer.  He 
was  mustered  out  in  Ma}',  1863,  at  Harrisburg, 
and  returning  home,  entered  the  Millersville  Nor- 
mal School,  attending  for  two  sessions.  Young 
Binkley  then  taught  school  for  the  two  terms  fol- 
lowing in  Upper  Leacock  Township. 

In  1865  the  original  of  this  sketch  began  read- 
ing medicine  with  Dr.  A.  M.  Miller  and  two  years 
later  entered  the  medical  department  of  a  univer- 
sit}',  from  which  he  was  graduated  with  the  degree 
of  Doctor  of  Medicine  in  1869.  He  returned  at 
once  to  Lancaster  County,  locating  in   Washing- 


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ton,  where  he  was  engaged  in  the  successful  prac- 
tice of  his  profession  for  a  quarter  of  a  century. 
In  March,  1894,  however,  he  came  to  this  city, 
having  a  finely  equipped  office  located  at  No.  32 
South  Lime  Street. 

Dr.  Binkley  was  married  in  Washington  in  1870 
to  Miss  Frances,  daughter  of  Jacob  Staman,  a 
farmer.  Mrs.  Binkley  was  highly  educated  and  is 
a  most  estimable  lady.  Socially  our  subject  is  a 
member  of  General  Walsh  Post  No.  118,  G.  A.  R., 
at  Columbia,  and  in  politics  he  is  a  stanch  Repub- 
lican. He  is  connected  with  the  Lancaster  County 
Medical  Association  and  stands  high  in  the  medi- 
cal profession. 


r  EVI  L.  KREIDER,  engaged  in  the  manu- 
I  O  facture  of  cigars  at  Witraer,  is  the  son  of 
Abraham  and  Susan  (Landis)  Kreider,  and 
was  born  in  Lampeter  Township,  June  18,  1844. 
The  paternal  grandfather  of  our  subject  was  a 
farmer  of  the  above  township,  owning  two  good 
estates,  which  bore  a  high  class  of  improvements. 
Like  most  of  the  residents  of  this  section,  he  was 
a  Mennonite  in  religion.  Of  his  family  of  five 
children,  Abraham  was  the  eldest  but  one. 

The  father  of  our  subject  was  reared  to  man's 
estate  on  his  father's  farm  and  educated  in  t!ie  dis- 
trict school.  When  ready  to  establish  in  life  for 
himself,  he  chose  agriculture  as  his  life  work,  and 
owned  at  one  time  two  good  farms,  numbering  one 
hundred  and  sixty  acres.  His  sixty-acre  tract  was 
the  first  in  the  locality  to  sell  for  8200  per  acre. 
The  father  died  in  1860,  at  the  age  of  sixty-four. 
He  was  widely  respected  and  universally  esteemed 
by  the  entire  community.  In  political  matters  he 
voted  the  Republican  ticket,  and  worshipped  in 
the  Mennonite  Church. 

The  mother  of  our  subject  was  the  daughter  of 
Benjamin  Landis,  a  well-to-do  farmer  in  the  town- 
ship and  a  member  of  the  old  Landis  family,  which 
were  very  prominent  in  Lancaster  County  for 
many  years.    To  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Abraham  Kreider 


there  were  born  three  sons  and  two  daughters,  bear- 
ing the  respective  names  of  Anna,  now  the  wife  of 
Jacob  Lefever;  Susan,  David,  John  L.  and  Levi  L. 
The  mother  is  also  deceased,  passing  away  in  1884, 
at  the  age  of  eighty-three  years.  Siie,  too,  was  a 
devoted  member  of  the  Mennonite  Churcli  and  a 
most  excellent  lady. 

The  original  of  this  sketch  firsl  attended  the 
conimon  schools,  and  later  completed  his  business 
training  in  the  (.Quaker  Citj'  Business  College. 
After  leaving  school  he  taught  for  five  terms,  and 
in  1878  established  in  business  for  himself,  engag- 
ing in  the  mercantile  trade  at  AVilmer,  which  he 
carried  on  with  good  success  until  1889.  The  fol- 
lowing year  Mr.  Kreider  began  the  manufacture  of 
cigars,  which  business  he  has  found  to  be  very  profit- 
able. He  is  carrying  on  a  good  trade,  and  gives 
employment  to  twelve  men. 

In  politics  our  subject  is  a  stanch  Republican, 
and  in  1887  was  elected  Clerk  of  the  Orplian  Court 
for  a  term  of  three  years.  He  has  alwa^'s  taken  an 
active  interest  in  school  aflfairs,and  for  fifteen  years 
was  a  member  of  the  School  Board,  of  which  he 
was  Secretary  most  of  the  time.  He  has  been  a 
delegate  to  the  various  county  and  state  conven- 
tions, and  does  all  in  his  power  to  forward  the 
cause  of  his  party.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Meth- 
odist Episcopal  Ciiurcli  and  takes  an  active  interest 
in  its  work,  having  been  Trustee  for  a  period  of 
fifteen  years  and  Steward  for  five  years. 

Levi  L.  Kreider  and  Jliss  Lizzie  Leamon  were 
united  in  marriage  .September  28,  1870.  Tlie  lady 
was  the  daughter  of  Isaac  Leamon,  and  by  her 
union  with  our  subject  became  the  niotiicr  of  two 
children:  Milton  L.,  now  deceased,  and  Luetta  L. 


TT>  ZRA  H.  BURKHOLDER.     This  gentleman, 

I  O  who  is  one  of  the  most  prominent  residents 
of  Farmersville,  occupies  a  high  rank  in 
the  business  world,  and  takes  a  prominent  part  in 
politics.  He  has  been  Justice  of  the  Peace  for  a 
period  of  eighteen  years,  and  in  the  fulfillment  of 
the  duties  of  that  position  gave  entire  satisfaction. 


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He  resigned  in  1894  in  order  to  become  Notary 
Public,  lie  was  one  of  the  organizers  .ind  Direc- 
tors of  the  People's  National  Bunk  of  Lancjvster, 
which  commenced  business  with  a  capital  stock  of 
$200,000.  Mr.  Burkholder  is  Secretary  and  Direc- 
tor of  the  Earl  Mutual  Fire  Insurance  Company, 
which  was  organized  March  3,  1883.  Special  at- 
tention is  given  to  surveying,  scrivening  and  set- 
tling of  estates,  etc. 

The  Burkholder  family  is  of  German  origin,  and 
our  subject  is  descended  from  one  of  three  broth- 
ere,  who  emigrated  to  America  in  a  ver}'  early  day, 
locating  in  Lanca.«ter  County,  where  they  followed 
farm  pursuits.  Abraham  Burkholder,  the  great- 
grandfather of  our  subject,  was  born  in  West  Earl 
Township,  this  county,  and  during  his  later  years 
was  an  extensive  land  owner,  having  a  large  es- 
tate located  on  Couestoga  Creek.  lie  was  a  Whig 
in  politics,  and  a  devoted  member  of  the  Mennon- 
ite  Church. 

Christian  Burkholder,  the  grandfather  of  our 
subject,  was  born  on  the  old  homestead  in  this 
county.  lie,  too,  became  the  possessor  of  a  large 
tract  of  land,  a  portion  of  which  is  now  in  posses- 
sion of  Ezra  H.,  of  this  sketch.  Like  his  honored 
fatlier.  Christian  Burkholder,  was  connected  with 
thf  Mennonite  Church,  and  after  the  organization 
of  the  Republican  party  voted  for  its  candidates, 
lie  mai'ried  Miss  Varonica  Groff,  by  whom  he  be- 
came llio  father  of  twelve  children,  namely:  Setli, 
Magdalena,  Elias,  Ezra,  Menuo,  Catherine,  Fannie, 
Groflf,  Maria,  Anna,  Christian  and  Peter.  They 
are  all  deceased  with  the  exception  of  Elias,  who 
is  a  wealthy  cattle  dealer  at  Sterling,  111.;  Men  no, 
engaged  in  farming  in  this  township;  Catherine, 
Mrs.  .lohn  II.  Martin,  residing  on  the  old  home- 
stead; Fannie,  the  wife  of  Adanj  Myer,  of  Upper 
Leacock  Township,  this  county;  Groflf,  living  re- 
tired in  the  city  of  Lancaster;  and  Peter,  an  exten- 
sive farmer  near  Octavia,  Neb.  The  grandfather 
died  September  11,  1872,  aged  seventy-nine  j'ears, 
tlirec  months  and  nineteen  days.  His  widow  is 
still  living,  and  is  now  in  her  ninety-fourth  3"ear. 

Ezra  Burkholder,  Sr.,  father  of  our  subject,  was 
born  on  the  old  homestead,  December  31,  1826. 
Me  attended  the  public  scliools  of  his  neighbor- 
hood, after  which  he  spent  some  time  as  a  student 


at  an  academy  in  Chester  County.  At  the  age  of 
twenty-three  he  w.as  made  Deputy  Register  of 
Wills  under  the  late  George  Brubaker,  Esq.,  serv- 
ing from  1849  to  1851.  After  leaving  the  Regis- 
ter's office,  Mr.  Burkholder  was  elected  to  the  office 
of  Justice  of  the  Peace  of  West  Earl  Township, 
and  also  engaged  in  surveying  and  scrivening,  and 
at  the  same  time  carried  on  the  printing  business. 
He  was  repeatedly  offered  public  positions,  but  al- 
ways refused,  preferring  to  serve  the  people  in  le- 
gal matters  at  home.  As  a  scrivener  he  was  an 
expert,  his  penmanship  was  fine  and  his  legal  pa- 
pers drawn  up  with  the  skill  of  a  lawyei*.  He  was 
a  man  of  the  strictest  integrity-,  and  was  entrusted 
with  the  settlement  of  many  estates. 

Ezra  Burkholder,  Sr.,  was  a  Director  in  the  Eph- 
rata  National  Bank,  an  active  spirit  in  that  insti- 
tution, and  always  manifested  a  great  degree  of 
interest  in  its  success.  He  was  one  of  the  most 
prominent  citizens  in  tins  section  of  the  county. 
He  was  always  a  warm  friend  to  the  poor,  but 
never  believed  in  letting  his  right  hand  know 
what  his  left  hand  had  done.  In  1854  Mr.  Burk- 
holder was  married  to  Miss  Annie  Hoffman,  of 
Vogansville,  a  daughter  of  Christian  Hoffman,  at 
that  time  a  merchant  in  the  above  village.  His 
decease  occurred  .luly  12,  1890,  resulting  from 
apoplexy.  He  left  his  widow  with  two  sons  and 
three  daughters,  of  whom  our  subject  is  the  eldest. 
Mary  married  V.  C.  Sheetz,  of  Red  Run;  Amanda 
is  the  wife  of  Oscar  Haekman,  of  Akron;  Frances  is 
the  wife  of  J.  K.  Tobias,  and  Araos  E.  is  reading 
law  at  Lancaster.  He  married  Clara  Bolster,  of 
Ephrata,  and  resides  on  the  old  homestead. 

The  subject  of  this  sketch  received  his  education 
ill  the  common  and  select  schools  of  his  native 
place,  and  when  old  enough  entered  his  father's 
printing  office  and  learned  the  "art  preservative." 
In  1874  he  edited  the  West  Karl  Banner,  a  bright 
and  newsy  sheet,  which  was  in  existence  only  two 
years.  In  1879  Mr.  Burkholder  started  the  Guiding 
Star,  which  he  conducted  successfully  for  a  period 
of  eight  years.  As  before  stated  our  subject  is  in- 
terested in  the  People's  National  Bank  of  Lancas- 
ter, and  the  Earl  Mutual  Fire  Insurance  Company, 
in  both  of  which  he  is  a  Director. 

Mr.  Burkholder  is  active  in  all  church  work,  and 


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is  one  of  the  Elders  in  the  Reformed  Church  of  the 
New  Holland  charge.  For  a  number  of  years  he 
has  been  Sunday-school  Superintendent,  and  is 
much  beloved  by  all  the  members  of  his  schools. 
March  18,  1882,  our  subject  was  united  in  mar- 
riage with  Miss  Lizzie  S.,  daughter  of  Jacob  G.  and 
Margaret  Weidlcs,  residents  of  Manheim  Town- 
ship, this  county.  For  three  years  Mr.  Burkholder 
held  the  office  of  County  Surveyor,  and  has  been 
a  delegate  to  county  and  state  conventions  sev- 
eral times. 


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/'">'  F.  M ARKEL,  M.  D.,  a  prominent  physician , 
^^y  engaged  in  the  practice  of  his  profession  in 
Columbia,  is  the  son  of  Emanuel  and  Mag- 
gie (Fry)  Markel,  and  was  born  November  13, 
1852,  in  Shrewsbury,  York  County,  this  state.  The 
family  is  of  German  ancestry  and  is  well  and  fa- 
vorably known  in  this  portion  of  the  stale. 

The  paternal  grandfather  of  our  subject,  Harry 
Markel,  was  also  born  in  the  above  county,  where 
he  carried  on  farm  pursuits  all  his  life.  He  was  a 
Democrat  in  politics  and  was  well  respected  in  his 
community.  He  reared  a  farail}-  of  nine  children, 
Harry,  Levi,  Charles,  Emanuel,  Samuel,  Noah,  Will- 
iam, Catherine  and  Elizabeth. 

The  father  of  Dr.  Markel,  likewise  a  native  of 
York  County,  was  a  blacksmith  by  trade,  which  he 
followed  for  a  number  of  years  with  fair  success. 
He  is  now  engaged  in  business  in  Shrewsbury. 
\\\  politics  he  is  a  Democrat,  and  has  served  in  the 
position  of  Constable  for  one  term.  The  Reformed 
Church  finds  in  him  one  of  its  most  valued  mem- 
bers, and  the  community  recognizes  him  as  among 
its  most  prosperous  and  reliable  business  men. 
During  the  late  War  he  served  as  a  soldier  in  u 
Pennsylvania  regiment  for  eight  months. 

In  youth  our  subject  was  a  student  in  the 
Shrewsbury  Academy,  where  he  acquired  a  good 
fund  of  useful  information.  Deciding  to  follow 
a  professional  life,  he  read  medicine  for  a  time,  and 


then  entered  the  Baltimore  College  of  Physicians 
and  Surgeons,  receiving  his  degree  of  Doctor  of 
Medicine  with  the  Class  of  '76.  The  following 
year  he  located  for  practice  in  Winterstown,  York 
County,  where  he  remained  for  six  years,  and  then 
came  to  Columbia.  He  has  attained  a  high  repu- 
tation in  his  profession;  he  is  a  man  of  excellent 
judgment,  and  bj'  painstaking  efforts  he  continu- 
ally adds  to  his  theoretical  knowledge  and  practi- 
cal skill. 

Di'.  Markel  is  a  member  of  the  Lancaster  Coun- 
ty Medical  Association  and  the  Pharmaceutical 
Association,  having  studied  pharmacy  with  Drs.  J. 
and  E.  11.  Geary,  of  Shrewsbury.  He  is  a  stanch 
Democrat  in  politics,  and  was  elected  on  that  ticket 
to  the  City  Council  from  the  Third  Ward  by  a 
majority  of  over  three  hundred.  In  1890  he  was 
elected  a  member  of  the  School  Board,  and  ren- 
dered efficient  service  while  connected  with  that 
body. 

The  Doctor  is  interested  in  many  of  the  notable 
enterprises  in  the  city,  and  to-day  he  ranks  among  ' 
the  wealthy  and  [jopular  residents  of  Columbia,  in 
whose  welfare  he  takes  great  interest,  and  lias  done 
much  to  further  its  advancement  in  an  educational 
and  financial  way.  In  church  affairs  he  is  con- 
nected with  the  Lutheran  Church,  in  which  he  has 
been  Deacon  for  eight  years,  and  for  two  years  was 
Secretary  of  the  Board.  He  is  Tieasuier  of  the 
Columbia  branch  of  the  New  York  Building  & 
Loan  Association.  In  1883  he  opened  a  fine  drug 
store  here.  He  is  the  owner  of  much  valuable  real 
estate  in  the  communitj',  and  is  proving  the  truth 
of  the  old  assertion  that  "industry  will  win  in  the 
race  for  fortune  and  position."  Dr.  C.  F.  Markel 
and  Miss  Zoma,  daughter  of  Cornelius  S.  Beck, 
were  united  in  marriage  February  11,  1877.  Their 
union  has  resulted  in  the  birth  of  four  children. 


HARRY  M.  HALL  is  a  practical  and  wide- 
awake   business    man    of  Columbia,   and 
is  a  coal    merchant  of  some  prominence 
throughout  the  county.    He  has  an  extensive  trade, 
giving  employment  to  eight  men  and  runs  con- 


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stantly  five  wagons.  His  career  up  to  the  pres- 
ent time  has  been  a  most  successful  and  deserv- 
ing one,  and  his  prospects  for  tiie  future  are  indeed 
promising. 

Our  subject  is  the  son  of  Aaron  S.  and  Susan  11. 
(Swigert)  Hail,  and  was  born  April  30,  186C,  in 
Centerville,  Lancaster  County.  The  ancestor  of 
our  subject  in  this  country  came  from  Amsterdam, 
Holland.  He  was  by  name  Aaron  Hall,  and  ran 
away  from  home  and  was  sold  for  his  passage  after 
landing  in  the  United  Slates.  He  was  living  in 
Washington  at  the  time  of  his  decease,  when  ad- 
vanced in  years.  He  reared  a  family  of  seven 
children,  namely:  .lohn,  Jacob,  Kmanuel,  Joseph. 
Henry,  Catherine  and  Ann.  Henr}',  the  grand- 
father of  our  subject,  spent  his  entire  life  in  this 
county,  and  owned  a  good  one-hundrcd-acrc  farm 
in  East  Hempfield  Township,  which  he  cultivated 
with  fair  results.  He  was  a  Democrat  in  politics 
and  a  devoted  member  of  the  Reformed  Church 
in  which  he  held  the  ollice  of  Deacon.  The  lad}^ 
to  whom  he  was  married  was  Miss  Mary  Shultz 
and  to  them  were  born  two  children.  By  his  union 
with  his  second  wife.  Miss  Ann  Kuhns,  he  reared 
a  family  of  seven  children. 

Tlie  original  of  this  sketch  acquired  a  fair  edu- 
cation in  the  public  schools  of  Landisville,  after 
which  lie  took  a  coui-se  in  the  Millersville  Normal 
School.  When  completing  his  education  young 
Hall  learned  the  art  of  telegraph}',  and  was  given 
a  position  as  agent  and  operator  at  Landisville, 
holding  the  position  for  a  period  of  three  years.  At 
the  expiration  of  that  time  he  came  to  Columbia, 
in  1880,  accepted  the  position  of  bookkeeper  for 
the  Chestnut  Hill  Iron  Ore  Company,  remaining 
with  them  for  three  years,  when  he  transferred  his 
allegiance  to  the  Reading  Railroad  Company  at 
Reading,  where  he  was  also  bookkeeper,  and  re- 
mained until  his  marriage,  in  1889. 

When  leaving  Reading  our  subject  came  to  Co- 
lumbia and  engaged  in  business  with  his  father-iu- 
law,  who  was  a  coal  and  wood  merchant.  On  the 
death  of  that  gentleman,  September  10,  1893,  he 
succeeded  to  the  business,  and  is  carrying  on  an 
extensive  trade,  supplying  many  of  the  residents 
and  business  houses  with  coal  and  wood,  and  runs 
five  wagons.     Mr.  Hall  is  also  a  stockholder  in  the 


Keely  Stove  Works,  and  has  an  interest  in  the  silk 
milt.  In  politics  he  alwaj's  votes  the  straight  Demo- 
cratic ticket,  and  in  religious  affairs  isa  member  of 
the  Reformed  Church,  with  which  he  has  been  con- 
nected for  many  years,  and  takes  an  active  part  in 
church  and  Sunday-school  work.  Sociall}',  our 
subject  is  an  Odd  Fellow,  belonging  to  Susque- 
hanna Lt)dge  No.  88,  of  which  he  has  been  Secre- 
tary-, and  also  belongs  to  the  Encampment.  He  is 
Secretary  of  Mt.  Bethel  Cemeter}'  Association,  and 
is  in  fact  a  man  whose  sketch  will  do  honor  to  our 
volume  and  prove  interesting  to  the  many  friends 
who  hold  him  in  the  highest  possible  esteem. 
Harry  M.  Hall  and  Miss  Ida  R.,  daughter  of  George 
D.  Huff,  of  this  city,  were  united  in  marriage  Jan- 
uary 10,  1889. 


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LA  W  H  E  N  C  E  KNAPP  is  proprietor  of 
Cy  Knapp's  Villa,  on  the  Conestoga  Creek, 
which  is  a  charming  and  attractive  place, 
particularly-  during  the  summer.  It  has  a  histor- 
ical interest  as  well,  for  the  old  stone  portion  of 
the  house  was  at  one  time  the  headquarters  of 
William  Penn.  The  grounds  are  beautifully  laid 
out  and  the  large  old  trees  afford  grateful  shade  to 
the  wear\'  traveler.  Mr.  Knapp  is  independently 
well  off,  is  well  informed  on  the  general  affairs  of 
the  day,  and  is  much  attached  to  this,  the  land  of 
his  adoption.  A  German  by  birth,  his  nativity 
took  place  in  P'reudenberg-on-the-Main,  in  Baden, 
September  2,1827,  and  there  his  father,  John  Knapp, 
was  born  in  the  year  1789.  His  grandfather,  Igna- 
tius Knapp,  was  a  fruit  grovver  and  wine  merchant. 
Under  the  great  Napoleon  he  took  part  in  the  bat- 
tle of  Hamau,  and  engaged  in  transporting  stores 
on  the  River  Main. 

The  father  of  our  subject  followed  to  a  large 
extent  the  business  formerly  carried  on  b}'  his  fa- 
ther, and  in  his  boyhood  helped  to  run  the  boats  on 
the  river  for  the  French  Army.  He  became  quite 
an  extensive  dealer  in  fruit  and  wine  and  also  in 


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cattle.  During  the  Revolution  of  1848,  in  which 
he  was  officially  interested,  he  was  captured,  his 
property  confiscated  and  he  himself  placed  in  the 
work  house.  After  they  had  robbed  him  of  every- 
thing, he  was  finally  pardoned  by  the  German 
Government  on  condition  that  lie  would  leave  the 
country.  Lawrence  Knapp  in  this  emergency  sent 
his  parents  every  dollar  he  could  spare  and  by  this 
means  they  were  enabled  to  leave  the  laud  where 
they  had  fared  so  hardly,  and  came  to  this  state, 
locating  in  Philadelphia,  where  the  father's  death 
occurred. 

Lawrence  Knapp,  who  is  the  third  in  order  of 
birth  in  bis  father's  family,  passed  his  early  years 
in  the  Fatherland,  and  from  1843  to  1847  learned 
brewing  with  Mr.  Platz,  now  of  Milwaukee.  In 
1847,  having  become  proficient  in  his  trade,  he 
came  to  America  and  found  work  in  the  copper 
mines  near  Belleville,  later  becoming  assistant  en- 
gineer and  aaving  to  devote  to  his  work  eighteen 
hours  of  the  twenty-four.  Thus  it  will  be  seen 
that  the  money  which  he  sent  like  a  dutiful  son  to 
his  parents  was  earned  by  the  hardest  and  repre- 
sented truly  honest  industry.  In  1849  the  mines 
were  shut  down  and  the  young  man  went  to  Phil- 
adelphia. There  he  worked  at  his  trade  until  1853, 
when,  in  September,  lie  came  to  Lancaster,  obtaining 
emplo3'ment  with  John  A.  Sprenger,  with  whom 
he  was  afterward  a  partner  for  about  three  years. 
His  next  move  was  to  become  Superintendent  of 
a  brewery  and  distiller3'.  With  that  concern  he 
was  connected  for  about  tiiirty  years,  and  was  at 
the  head  of  affairs.  In  1886  he  sold  out  his  inter- 
est to  Joseph  Hoeffer,  and  located  on  this  farm, 
which  he  had  owned  since  1872.  This  beautiful 
villa  consists  of  thirty-sis  acres  near  the  city  limits 
and  the  proprietor  has  made  all  the  improvements 
upon  it  himself. 

July  10,  1854,  Mr.  Knapp  was  married  in  Lan- 
caster to  Mrs.  Catherine  (Spenger)  Witmeyer,  and 
they  have  had  four  children,  John  T.,  who  is  a 
machinist  in  the  city;  L.  B.,  a  photographer;  Kate, 
wife  of  James  Praugley,  a  brick  manufacturer,  and 
Louisa,  who  is  at  home.  In  politics  Mr.  Knapp  is 
not  tied  to  any  party,  but  is  independent,  preferr- 
ing to  use  his  right  of  franchise  as  he  best  sees  fit. 
With  his  family  he  attends  St.  Anthony's   Church 


and  is  most  highly  respected.  When  the  first 
street  car  line  was  started  in  this  vicinity  he  took 
great  interest  in  the  scheme  and  furthered  it  as  far 
as  he  was  able.  He  owns  a  good  residence  in  the 
city,  and  has  through  years  of  industry  amassed  a 
comfortable  fortune. 


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FREDERICK  AUGUSTUS  BEATES,  one  of 
Lancaster's  highly-  respected  citizens,  was 
born  at  Elizabeth  Furnace  in  November 
1830,  and  is  a  son  of  Rev.  William  Beates,  whose 
birthplace  was  only  about  two  hundred  yards  from 
the  old  home  of  George  Washington  in  Philadel- 
phia. Our  subject's  Grandfather  Beates  was  a  to- 
bacconist in  Philadelphia,  and  sold  tobacco  to 
members  of  Washington's  army,  but  when  General 
Howe  learned  of  this  fact,  he  had  it  locked  up. 
Our  subject's  father  was  a  minister  in  the  Lutheran 
Cliurch  and  preached  for  twenty  3'ears  near  the 
Furnaces,  and  then  removed  to  Lancaster,  where 
he  was  made  pastor  of  Zion's  Lutheran  Church. 
He  finally  resigned  his  pastorate  and  died  at  the 
age  of  niiiet3'-two  years.  Our  subject's  moth- 
er's maiden  name  was  Mar^'  Herbst,  a  native  of 
Lancaster.  Her  parents  were  from  Wurtemberg. 
Her  father  was  a  wine  merchant  on  West  King 
Street.  The  mother  died  at  the  age  of  seven tj'- 
five  \ears.  They  reared  a  family  of  eleven  chil- 
dren, six  of  whom  are  living,  our  subject  being 
the  3'oungest  son..  He  was  reared  in  Lancaster 
from  the  age  of  five  3'ears.  He  received  his  edu- 
cation at  the  common  schools  and  afterwards  at- 
tended school  at  Middletown,at  Lititz  school,  and 
later  at  the  Pennsylvania  College  at  Gettysburg. 
Close  confinement  proved  detrimental  to  his  health 
and  for  about  ten  seasons  he  lived  in  the  Alle- 
ghany Mountains.  He  always  had  a  longing  for 
farm  life,  so  he  purchased  a  farm  amid  the  rocks 
and  hills  and  set  out  a  fine  orchard  of  five  acres 
and  made  beautiful  tiie  wild  pl.ices.  This  five  acre 
tract   he  transformed  into   a   real    paradise    with 


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beautiful  walks;  a  rapidly  running  stream  of  water 
with  rocks  and  ferns  makes  the  whole  place  one 
of  picturesque  beaut}'.  June  1,  1893,  he  located 
in  Laucaster  on  Cottage  Avenue.  He  was  united 
in  marriage  to  Mis?  Elizabeth  Wetzel,  a  native 
of  Lancaster,  the  daughter  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  John 
Wetzel,  who  were  farmei-s;  she  died  in  June,  1893. 
Our  subject's  father  was  a  noted  man  in  his  time; 
he  preached  in  Lancaster  County  from  young  man- 
hood, the  whole  term  of  his  ministry  there  extend- 
ing over  a  term  of  sixty  years.  When  a  mere  boy 
our  subject's  father  was  on  the  street  during  the 
war  with  England,  when  a  Britisli  soldier  caught 
him  by  the  hair  and  demanded  that  he  hurrah  for 
General  Howe;  he  refused  to  do  this,  but  hurrahed 
for  General  Washington  and  tlie  Continental  Con- 
gress. This  enraged  the  soldier,  and  he  pulled  a 
handful  of  hair  from  his  head.  His  brother,  C.  E. 
Beates,  served  the  Government  as  a  surveyor  in 
early  days  and  surve^-ed  out  the  wilds  of  Pennsyl- 
vania, and  finally-  settled  on  a  thirty-three  hun- 
dred and  thirty-two  acre  tract  of  land  in  the  wil- 
derness about  Shaniokin. 


HON.  JOHN  JAMES  PATTERSON,  of  Lan- 
caster, comes  from  a  very  old  and  hon- 
ored family  in  this  region,  as  over  two 
hundred  years  ago  the  founders  of  the  American 
branch,  two  brothers,  John  and  James,  emigrated 
from  Scotland,  making  a  settlement  in  Bucks  Coun- 
ty, where  many  of  their  descendants  are  still  living, 
others  having  gone  to  different  parts  of  the  coun- 
trj'.  The  Hon.  Mr.  Patterson,  whose  name  heads 
this  record,  represented  his  district  in  the  Penn- 
s^ivania  Legislature,  and  in  1872  was  elected  to 
the  Senate  from  South  Carolina,  in  which  state  he 
had  been  living  for  several  3'ears.  In  former 
years  he  was  much  interested  in  newspaper  work 
and  of  late  has  been  identified  with  many  of  the 
leading  railroad  enterprises  of  this  locality.  He 
is  a  ver3'  prominent  and  influential  man  in  all 
circles,  whether  financial,  social  or  legislative. 
In  tracing  the  ancestry  of  Mr.  Patterson,  we  find 
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that  the  two  brothers  before  mentioned  were  mer- 
chants who  came  from  Ireland  about  1701,  set- 
tling at  Trappe,  Bucks  County.  Our  subject  is  in 
the  direct  line  of  descent  from  John,  and  many 
of  the  same  surname  in  this  county  are  dis- 
tant connections  of  his  family,  and  among  these 
was  Judge  Patterson  of  Lancaster,  who  is  now 
ileceased.  For  two  hundred  years  the  family  has 
been  conspicuous  in  the  political  and  public  life 
of  this  city  and  other  portions  of  the  state,  and 
in  all  the  wars  of  the  country  they  have  been 
well  represented  by  able  men.  John  Patterson, 
the  grandfather  of  our  subject,  lived  in  Tuscarora 
Valle3',  Juniata  County,  Pa.,  and  during  the  War 
of  the  Revolution  was  in  active  service  for  five 
3'ears.  In  politics  he  was  a  Federalist  and  served 
as  Clerk  in  the  Prothonotaiy's  office  in  Cumber- 
land Count3',  and  became  a  leading  promoter  and 
President  of  the  Juniata  Bank  at  Lewistown.  He 
afterwards  removed  to  Mifflin  (now  Juniata)  Coun- 
13-,  establishing  the  first  store  in  its  limits,  was  em- 
inentl>' successful  in  his  financial  undertaking,  and 
at  the  time  of  his  death  was  one  of  the  wealthiest 
men  in  the  county.  He  was  a  member  of  the 
Presbyterian  Church  and  a  man  of  strict  integrity 
and  upright  principle.  By  his  wife,  formerly  Isa- 
bella L3on,  of  Juniata  County,  he  had  the  follow- 
ing children:  William;  James,  who  died  at  Bal- 
timore, Md  ,  during  the  cholera  epidemic  of  1832; 
Robert,  Andrew,  John;  Margaret  Sterrett,  who  be- 
came the  mother  of  Judge  James  Patterson  Sterrett, 
Chief  Justice  of  the  Supreme  Court  of  Pennsyl- 
vania, and  Jane.  The  mother  of  these  children 
was  born  in  1770  and  died  in  1858.  On  the  pa- 
ternal side  the  grandmother  of  our  subject  was  a 
relative  of  Samuel  Wilson,  who  was  one  of  the 
signers  of  the  Declaration  of  Independence. 

William  Hart  Patterson,  the  father  of  our  sub- 
ject, was  a  merchant  and  very  successful  business 
man.  He  departed  this  life  August  30,  1858,  aged 
fift3'-nine  years.  In  politics  he  was  a  Whig  and 
later  became  identified  with  the  Republican  party. 
Religiously  he  was  connected  with  the  Presbyterian 
Church  and  belonged  to  the  Independent  Order 
of  Odd  Fellows.  By  his  wife,  who  was  formerly 
Mary  A.  Wilson,  he  had  two  sons  and  three  daugh- 
ters, the  eldest  of  whom,  George,  died  at  the  age 


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of  twenty-one  years.  The  second  child,  Jane,  mar- 
ried Judge  Sterrett,  of  tlie  Supreme  Court  of  Penn- 
sylvania, a  member  of  one  of  the  oldest  families 
of  Juniata  County,  as  his  ancestors  were  among 
the  pioneers  of  that  region.  For  a  period  of  twenty 
years  the  Judge  has  been  a  member  of  the  Supreme 
Bench  and  is  a  very  prominent  man  in  legal  and 
political  circles.  Anna  became  the  wife  of  Samuel 
Van  Dike,  of  Wisconsin;  Salina,  wife  of  Samuel 
Baird,  is  a  resident  of  Iowa;  .John  James  is  fifth 
in  order  of  l)irth  in  this  familj^,  and  he  was  born 
August  8,  1830,  at  Waterloo,  Juniata  County. 

The  Hon.  Mr.  Patterson  received  his  elementary 
schooling  in  the  common  schools  of  his  native 
place,  and  later  attended  tiie  Tuscarora  Academy 
in  Juniata  County  and  graduated  from  the  Jeffer- 
son College,  where  he  was  a  student  at  the  same 
time  that  James  G.  Blaine  was  at  Washington  Col- 
lege. After  leaving  school  Mr.  Patterson  became 
the  editor  of  the  Harrisburg  Daily  Telegraph,  this 
being  in  1853,  and  this  journal  he  conducted  for 
ten  years,  on  the  expiration  of  which  time  he  went 
to  Mifflintown,  where  lie  afterwards  organized  the 
Juniata  Valley  Bank.  In  1869  he  went  to  South 
Carolina  on  business  and  continued  to  make  his 
home  there  for  about  ten  years,  during  which  time 
he  was  elected  to  the  United  States  Senate  as  a 
Representative  from  South  Carolina,  being  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Congressional  body  at  the  same  time  as 
was  the  noted  statesman  from  Maine,  James  G. 
Blaine,  from  1873  to  1879. 

During  the  Civil  War,  Mr.  Patterson  enlisted  at 
thebeginning  for  three  months'  service,  responding 
to  the  first  call  for  troops,  and  was  placed  on  Gen- 
eral Williams'  staff  as  aide-de-camp  and  was  ap- 
pointed Captain  of  the  fifteenth  Pennsylvania  In- 
fantry some  time  later.  In  1862  he  was  made 
Paymaster,  and  at  the  end  of  one  year's  service 
was  obliged  to  resign  on  account  of  sciatica,  re- 
ceiving an  honorable  discharge.  For  a  number  of 
years  subsequently  lie  was  interested  in  the  horse- 
cars  and  electric  railroads  being  constructed  at 
Bloomington,  111.,  and  in  Wilkes  Barre  and  Lancas- 
ter. In  1893  he  came  to  this  city,  and  is  President 
of  the  Pennsylvania  Traction  Company,  which 
owns  all  the  street  railway  property  of  this  coun- 
ty and  now  contemplates  the  construction  of  sev- 


enty-five miles  of  road  within  its  limits  and  a  line 
between  Harrisburg  and  Philadelphia. 

In  1855  Mr.  Patterson  married  Miss  Lucretia 
E.  Moore,  by  whom  he  had  four  children,  namely; 
William  H.,  who  is  in  charge  of  tlie  street  railway 
in  Bloomington,  111.;  Silas  M.,  in  business  with  his 
father  in  Lancaster;  Mary  W.,  living  at  home,  and 
John  J.,  Jr.,  a  lawyer  located  at  Mifllintown,  Pa. 
The  wife  and  mother  departed  this  life  in  AVash- 
ington  City  in  1884,  and  in  1887  he  was  married 
to  Miss  Mildred  May  Frank,  of  Wisconsin.  This 
lady  died  in  November,  1889.  Hp  was  married  to 
his  present  wife.  Miss  Flora  Marcie  Warfood,  of 
Pbiladelpiiia,  in  February,  1893. 

In  his  political  faith  Hon.  Mr.  Patterson  is  a 
Republican  of  the  truest  stamp,  and  has  always 
been  extremely  active  in  everything  pertaining  to 
tlie  success  of  the  party  with  which  he  is  identi- 
fied. Both  wliile  he  was  in  the  United  States  Sen- 
ate and  at  all  other  times  has  his  voice  been  heard 
on  the  side  of  a  protective  tariff  and  in  support  of 
the  broad  and  well  laid  platform  of  tlie  Republican 
party.  Socially  he  is  a  Mason,  and  in  his  personal 
character  and  relations  with  his  fellow-citizens  he 
bears  a  veiy  enviable  reputation  .as  a  man  of  honor, 
strict  integrity  and  true  merit. 


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A  COB  BAKER  LONG,  stock  commission 
broker  of  Lancaster  and  one  of  its  shrewd 
and  successful  business  men,  is  well  and  fa- 
vorably known  throughout  this  portion  of 
the  state.  Throughout  almost  his  entire  life  he 
has  been  identified  with  the  interests  of  tliis  city. 
He  was  born  here  October  25,  1849,  and  is  a  rep- 
resentative of  one  of  the  oldest  families  in  the 
county.  His  paternal  grandfather,  who  was  of 
German  descent,  was  an  active  member  of  the 
Lutheran  Church  and  interested  in  all  good  works. 
The  father  of  our  subject,  John  F.  Long,  was 
born  in  Lancaster  and  was  a  a  lifelong  resident  of 
this  city,  of  which  he  was  a  prominent  citizen,  do- 


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ing  much  toward  advancing  its  material  interests. 
He  was  proprietor  of  a  finely  equipped  drug  store 
at  JCo.  12  Nortli  Queen  Street,  and  was  in  tiialline 
of  business  for  a  period  of  sixty  years.  His  death 
occurred  in  1884,  when  he  was  in  his  seventy- 
seventh  year.  He  was  always  interested  in  the 
welfare  of  tiic  community  and  aided  in  whatever 
way  he  could  in  promoting  its  progress.  In  poli- 
tics he  was  a  Republican  and  on  that  ticket  was 
elected  County  Treasurer,  tilling  that  position  for 
three  years.  Like  his  father  before  him,  he  was  a 
devoted  member  of  the  Lutheran  Church. 

The  mother  of  our  subject  was  Louisa,  daughter 
of  Rev.  John  C.  Baker,  who  for  a  quarter  of  a  cen- 
tury was  pastor  of  the  Trinity  Lutheran  Cliurch  of 
Lancaster.  He  was  a  member  of  the  General  Syn- 
od of  the  Lutheran  Chuich.a  fine  scholar  and  very 
intluentiai  in  theological  and  ctiucalional  affairs. 
His  death  occurred  in  Philadelphia.  Mrs.  Long 
was  born  in  Germantown  in  1814,  and  died  in  1892, 
at  the  age  of  seventy-eight. 

To  John  F.  Long  and  his  wife  were  born  seven 
children,  six  of  whom  attained  mature  years  and 
five  are  n(iw  living.  Jacob  B.,who  was  the  young- 
est but  one,  received  his  education  in  the  common 
schools  and  the  Yeates  Institute.  During  the  late 
war  his  brother,  Jolin  C,  was  Lieutenant  in  Com- 
pany D,  One  Hundred  and  Twenty-second  Penn- 
sylvania I  nfantr3',  afterwards  promoted  to  the  rank 
of  Aid  to  the  Brigade  Commander  on  account  of 
valor.  Our  subject  took  a  commercial  course  in  East- 
man 's  Business  College  in  Poughkeepsie,  N.  Y.,  from 
which  he  was  graduated,  and  in  1867  entered  a 
banking  house  on  Wall  Street,  New  York.  A  short 
time  afterward,  however,  he  returned  to  Lancaster 
and  entered  the  emplo}'  of  the  Reed-McGrann 
Companj',  a  private  banking  institution.  For  three 
years  he  was  employed  in  stock  brokerage,  then 
became  paying  teller  in  the  Farmers'  National 
Bank,  in  which  capacity  he  was  employed  for  two 
and  one-half  years. 

In  1879  Mr.  Long  began  in  business  for  himself 
as  stock  commission  broker,  and  being  a  careful 
manager  and  a  good  financier,  he  stands  well  in 
the  business  world.  He  was  one  of  the  original 
stockholders  in  the  Lancaster  City  Railway  and  a 
prime  factor  in   the  establishment  of  the  electric 


street  railway  here.  He  was  interested  in  all  the 
roads  in  Lancaster  and  was  the  first  to  solicit  for 
the  first  road  built  in  1884  to  the  fair  grounds. 
He  was  Director  in  all  the  railways  until  Febru- 
ary, 1894,  when  the  entire  system  was  sold  to  Hon. 
J.  J.  Patterson.  For  five  years  he  was  a  stockholder 
and  secretary  of  the  Lancaster  Count}'  Fair  Asso- 
ciation. In  this  city  in  June,  1881,  he  married 
Mrs.  Ellen  (Hayes)  Hager,  daughter  of  Hon.  A.  L. 
Hayes,  who  was  an  honored  Judge  of  the  courts 
in  Lancaster  for  many  years.  In  religious  matters 
he  is  a  member  of  the  Trinity  Lutheran  Church, 
and  in  politics  alwaj's  casts  his  vote  for  Republi- 
can candidates. 


\  'X  ^  ILLIAM  B.  GIVEN.  Few  professional 
\/ \/  or  business  men  of  Columbia  have  been 
more  active  in  supporting  its  industries 
in  a  substantial  way  than  this  gentleman,  who  is  a 
leading  member  of  the  Lancaster  County  Bar,  and 
has  also  been  admitted  to  practice  in  the  Supreme 
Court  of  the  state  and  of  the  United  States.  He 
is  a  man  of  great  public  spirit,  has  been  actively 
concerned  in  education.al  affairs,  and  has  been  so- 
licitor of  the  city  for  three  years.  Politically,  he 
is  a  Democrat,  and  a  leading  adherent  to  the  party, 
being  Chairman  of  the  County  Committee,  and  in 
1892  was  sent  as  a  delegate  to  the  convention 
which  nominated  Cleveland.  In  1886  he  was  a 
candidate  for  Congress,  but  was  defeated,  owing 
to  the  fact  that  his  party  was  in  the  minority. 

The  Given  family  is  of  Scotch-Irish  descent,  and 
our  subject's  great-grandfather  on  the  paternal 
side  was  one  of  the  early  settlers  in  the  village  of 
Columbia.  He  became  extensively  engaged  in 
lumbering  when  this  article  was  brought  on  rafts 
down  the  river.  He  became  quite  prosperous,  and 
at  the  time  of  his  death  possessed  considerable 
wealth.  Politically,  he  was  a  Democrat,  and  was  a 
man  of  prominence  in  the  community  wherein  he 
dwelt.    A   very  active  worker  in  the  Methodist 


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Episcopal  Chm-cli,  he  bore  a  high  reputation  for 
personal  integrity  and  worth.  He  married  Miss 
Mercer,  and  had  eight  children.  The  father  of  our 
subject,  William  F.  CTiven,  was  born  iu  Columbia 
and  received  a  common-school  education.  Follow- 
ing in  his  father's  footsteps,  he  was  employed  in 
the  lumber  business,  and  retired  quite  early  in  life 
with  an  ample  competeucy.  He  was  a  Director  in 
the  Columbia  National  Bank  and  in  the  Columbia 
Bridge  Company.  In  tlie  Methodist  Episcopal 
Church  of  this  place  he  held  membership,  and  in 
politics  was  a  Democrat.  In  18C2  he  departed  this 
life,  leaving  his  wife  and  three  children  to  mourn 
his  loss.  The  former,  whose  maiden  name  was 
Susan  A.  Barns,  is  still  living.  Her  children  are 
William  B.,  Fiank  S.  and  Martha  W.,  wife  of  How- 
ard B.  Rhoades,  editor  of  the  Columbia  Herald. 

The  birth  of  our  subject  occurred  September  23, 
1856,  iu  this  city.  He  was  given  good  educational 
advantages,  and  was  a  student  in  private  schools 
of  Baltimore  County,  Md.,  in  which  county  his 
father  was  living  retired  from  business  at  the  time. 
Later  he  attended  Saunders'  Academy  in  Philadel- 
phia, a  celebrated  institution  for  boys,  and  in  1876 
was  graduated  from  the  Ann  Arbor  State  Univer- 
sity of  Michigan,  from  the  law  department.  Re- 
turning to  Columbia,  Mr.  Given  entered  the  office 
of  Hon.  H.  M.  North,  and  was  admitted  to  the  Bar 
in  December,  1877.  Soon  afterward  he  opened  his 
present  office,  where  he  does  a  large  general  prac- 
tice. In  addition  to  his  professional  duties  he  is 
President  of  the  Columbia  Electric  Street  Railway, 
occupies  a  like  position  with  the  Columbia  &  Don- 
egal Railroad  Company,  being  particularly  inter- 
ested in  local  modes  of  transit,  and  a  stockholder 
In  all  the  companies  in  the  county,  which  now  have 
extensive  plans  for  improvement  and  enlargement 
of  the  systems.  Among  the  other  concerns  in 
which  Mr.  Given  is  interested  are  the  Columbia  Na- 
tional Bank,  the  Keeley  Stove  Company,  of  this 
place;  the  Wilson  Laundry  Machinery  Company; 
the  Triumph  Shirt  Company,  the  Columbia  Water 
and  Gas  Companies,  the  East  Columbia  Land  Com- 
pany, in  all  of  which  he  is  a  Director,  and  with  the 
silk  mill  of  this  place  he  is  officiating  as  a  Trustee. 

September  6,   1879,  Mr.  Given  was  united   in 
marriage  with  Mary  B.,  daughter  of  AbramBruner. 


To  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Given  were  born  three  children, 
who  are  named  as,  follows:  Erna,  Jennie  B.  and 
William  B.,  Jr. 

For  nine  years  Mr.  Given  was  a  member  of  the 
School  Board,  and  was  President  of  the  same  for 
two  years.  In  the  recent  long  and  hotly  con- 
tested struggle  on  behalf  of  John  Westerman  for 
the  position  of  Postmaster  of  Columbia,  Mr.  Given 
was  one  of  the  ardent  champions  of  that  highly 
respected  citizen,  and  it  was  largely  through  liis 
efforts  that  the  appointment  was  now  made  for  his 
friend. 

In  a  large  and  beautiful  home,  which  he  has 
built  for  himself  at  Chestnut  and  Fourth  Streets, 
Mr.  Given  lives,  surrounded  by  every  comfort  that 
the  age  can  suggest,  and  here  it  is  his  delight  to 
entertain  his  many  friends  from  near  and  far. 


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RAH  AM  L.  LANP:.  The  place  owned 
and  occupied  by  our  subject  is  good  farm- 
ing land,  supplied  with  all  the  needed 
and  convenient  structures.  It  is  located  in  West 
Hempfield  Township,  among  whose  residents  Mr. 
Lane  holds  a  good  position.  He  is  the  son  of 
Christian  and  Sarah  (Leighty)  Lane,  and  was  born 
in  Rapho  Township,  this  countj',  March  22,  1837. 
Abraham  Lane,  the  grandfather  of  our  subject, 
was  also  a  native  of  this  county,  where  he  was  a  ten- 
ement farmer.  In  politics  he  was  a  Whig,  and  in 
religion  was  a  valued  member  of  the  Mennonite 
Church.  He  married  Miss  Barbara  Rcis,  by  whom 
he  became  the  father  of  the  f9llowing  named  chil- 
dren: Susan,  Elizabeth,  Barbara,  Christian,  John, 
Jacob  and  Abraham.  Christian  Lane  was  born  in 
Rapho  Township  in  1810,  was  a  farmer  by  occupa- 
tion, a  Republican  in  politics,  and  belonged  to  the 
Mennonite  Church.  The  lady  whom  he  married 
and  who  is  now  deceased,  was  known  in  her  maid- 
enhood as  Sarah  Leight^',  and  to  them  were  born 
two  children,  our  subject  and  Annie.     The  father 


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is  still  living,  making  his  home  with  Abraham  L., 
wliile  the  mother  departed  this  life  in  1883. 

The  original  of  this  slcetch   received   his  educa-   i 
lion    in    the    common  schools  as  carried  on  in  an 
early  day,  and  has  followed   farming  pursuits  his   | 
entire  life.     He  formerly  owned   fifty-seven  acres   [ 
of  good  land  in  West  liemplield  Township,   which 
he  sold  in  1893,  and  purchased  a  small  tract  adjoin-   | 
ing  that  farm.     He  has  been   reasonably  successful 
as  an  agriculturist,  and  is  in  a  fair  way  to  become 
the  possessor  of  a  good  competence. 

Abraham  L.  Lane  and  Miss  Susan  Eby  were 
united  in  marriage  in  185G.  Their  union  has  been 
blessed  by  the  birth  of  three  children,  two  sons  and 
a  daugliter,  as  follows:  Jacob;  Annie,  the  wife  of 
Clayton  Bo  wen,  and  Christian. 


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T7>  DWIN  C.  DILLER,  a  resident  of  New  Hol- 
I  C)  land,  traces  his  ancestry  b.ack  to  the  year 
1685  in  Alsace,  France,  when  the  first  rep- 
resentative was  obliged  to  lice  to  Holland  on  ac- 
count of  religious  iiersecution.  His  son,  who  bore 
the  name  of  Casper,  accompanied  him  on  his  re- 
moval, and  when  a  lad  of  ten  or  twelve  j-ears  went 
to  England,  where  he  was  later  married  to  an  Eng- 
lish woman.  It  is  supposed  that  he  then  returned 
to  his  native  land  and  from  there  in  1738  emigrated 
to  America,  locating  in  Loch  Platz,  in  the  vicinity 
of  New  Holland,  where  he  purchased  five  hundred 
acres  of  land  and  lived  until  his  decease,  in  1775 
or  1780.  at  the  remarkable  age  of  one  hundred 
years. 

The  family  of  Casper  Diller  comprises  three  sons 
and  seven  daughters,  the  former  bearing  the  re- 
spective names  of  Philip  Adam,  Jean  Martin  and 
Casper,  Jr.  The  daughters  were  all  married,  but 
their  given  names  are  not  known.  Philip  Adam 
Diller  was  born  in  the  Palatinate,  about  eleven  miles 


from  Heidelberg,  Germany,  March  8, 1723,  and  af- 
ter coming  to  America,  also  made  his  home  in  this 
county  on  a  farm  in  Earl  Township.  He  married 
Elizabeth,  daughter  of  Leonard  KUmaker,  a  native 
of  Germany, and  became  the  father  of  Adam,  Anna 
Maria,  Leonard,  M.agdaline,  INIargaret,  Peter  and 
Isaac.  The  last-named  son,  who  was  the  grandfa- 
ther of  our  subject,  reared  by  his  first  marriage  the 
following-named  children:  Jonathan,  William,  Ju- 
lia and  Isaac.  Hy  his  second  wife.  Miss  Maria  Gray- 
bill,  there  were  born  Emma,  Adam,  and  Amos,  the 
father  of  our  subject. 

Edwin  C.  Diller  was  born  in  New  Columbia, 
Union  County,  this  state,  November  26,  1839.  His 
father's  birth  occurred  on  the  old  homestead  on 
Mill  Creek,  this  county,  September  12,  1812.  He 
received  a  common-school  education  and  when  thir- 
teen years  of  age  was  employed  by  his  cousin,  Ro- 
land Miller,  as  cleik  in  the  latter's  store.  He  re- 
mained with  him  for  several  years  and  then  became 
connected  with  Anthony  Roberts  in  the  same  ca- 
pacitj'. 

About  1839  Amos  Diller  removed  with  his  fam- 
ily to  New  Columbia  and  opened  up  an  establish- 
ment of  his  own,  conducting  it  with  fair  success  for 
two  years,  when  he  went  to  Vogansville,  where  he 
was  also  the  proprietor  of  a  general  store.  From 
that  place  he  came  two  years  later  to  New  Holland 
and  was  employed  in  the  mercantile  business  alone 
until  1865,  when,  in  partnershij)  with  Philip  Bru- 
baker,  he  purchased  the  store  which  is  now  oper- 
ated by  our  subject,  and  their  affairs  were  managed 
under  the  st3'le  of  Diller  &  Brubakerfor  about  five 
years.  Amos  Diller  retired  from  active  business 
life  in  1866  and  Edwin  C.  succeeded  him  in  all  his 
enterprises.  He  was  very  successful  as  a  merchant 
and  accumulated  a  handsome  fortune,which  he  uses 
liberally  in  support  of  the  Lutheran  Church,  of 
which  he  was  an  official  member,  and  all  worthy  en- 
terprises.    In  politics,  he  was  a  stanch  Democrat. 

In  the  year  1838  Amos  Diller  was  married  to  Miss 
Mary,  daughter  of  Anthony  Carpenter,  proprietor 
of  a  hotel  in  New  Holland,  with  which  he  also  com- 
bines the  business  of  watch-makei*.  The  parental 
family  included  two  sons  and  one  daughter,  of 
whom  our  subject  was  the  eldest.  Emma  died  when 
thirteen  years  of  age;  and  William  G.  departed  this 


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life  in  1879,  at  tlie  age  of  thirty-four  years.  At  the 
time  of  his  decease  he  was  engaged  in  business  with 
our  subject.  The  mother  of  these  children  died 
February  18,  1873,  and  four  years  later  lier  hus- 
band married  Mrs.  Catherine  (Breramer)  Parsons, 
widow  of  the  late  "Samuel  Parsons.  They  are  both 
still  living  and  occupy  a  comfortable  residence  in 
New  Holland. 

The  primary  studies  of  our  subject  were  carried 
on  in  the  common  schools  of  his  native  place  and 
later  in  the  Lititz  Academy.  In  1856  he  engaged 
as  clerk  in  his  father's  store  and  four  years  later 
was  taken  into  the  firm  as  partner,  continuing  as 
such  until  the  former  retired,when  with  his  brother 
W.  G.  and  R.  S.  Brubaker,  he  carried  on  the  busi- 
ness, the  firm  name  being  Dillcr  &  Brubaker  until 
1877.  That  year  W.  G.  Diller  and  Mr.  Brubaker 
disposed  of  their  interest  in  the  store  to  John  and 
George  Rolaijd  and  for  several  years  tliereafter  the 
business  was  carried  on  under  the  style  of  Diller  & 
Roland.  In  1883  our  subject  and  William  Roland 
bought  the  interest  of  John  and  George  Roland 
but  the  name  was  not  changed  until  1888,  when 
Charles  M.,  son  of  our  subject,  succeeded  the  jun- 
ior partner  and  since  that  time  it  has  been  Diller 
(fe  Son.  Tlie  store  is  located  on  Main  Street  and  is 
a  two-story  structure,  30x60  feet  in  dimensions. 
It  is  stocked  with  a  full  line  of  general  merchan- 
dise and  in  addition  to  this  they  have  a  merchant 
tailoring  department  which  commands  the  best 
trade  in  the  place.  Diller  &  Son  own  the  building 
adjoining,  winch  thej'  have  fitted  up  as  a  hardware 
establishment,  and  also  carry  paints,  oils,  etc.  They 
have  about  $20,000  invested  and  do  a  business  of 
$30,000  per  year. 

Socially,  our  subject  belongs  to  Lancaster  Lodge 
No.  43,  F.  &  A.  M.,  and  is  also  connected  with  the 
Knight  Templar  Lodge  No.  13,  in  Lancaster.  He 
holds  membership  with  Earl  Lodge  No.  413, 1.  O. 
O.  F.,  and  Ridgely  Encampment  No.  217,  of  Lan- 
caster. He  is  a  devoted  member  of  the  Lutheran 
Church  and  in  politics  always  casts  a  vote  for  Dem- 
ocratic candidates. 

May  18,  1864,  Edwin  C.  Diller  and  Miss  Cora 
Mason  were  united  in  marriage.  Their  four  chil- 
dren are  Alta  M.,  Charles  M.,  Emma  C.and  Amos, 
who  is  clerk  in  the  hardware  store.     The  wife  and 


mother  died  April  29,  1874,  and  October  18,1876, 
Mr.  Diller  married  Miss  Anna  M.,  daughter  of  Jon- 
athan Roland.  To  them  has  been  born  one  son, 
who  bears  the  name  of  Roland. 


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ISAAC  R,  BUCH  is  senior  member  of  the  firm 
of  I.  K.  Buch  cfe  Son,  manufacturers  of  a  good 
quality  of  cigars  in  West  Earl.  They  engaged 
in  this  business  in  1888,  and  since  that  time  h»ve 
built  a  factory  26x40  feet  in  dimensions  and  two 
stories  in  height.  They  give  employment  to  four- 
teen men  and  have  an  annual  business  of  $15,000. 

Our  subject  is  the  son  of  George  and  Elizabeth 
(Rudy)  Buch,  and  was  born  in  Lancaster  County, 
April  1,  1827.  Grandfather  George  Buch  during 
the  greater  part  of  his  life  was  engaged  in  farming 
in  West  Earl  Township,  lla  was  the  father  of  the 
following  children:  Peter,  Ephraira,  John,  George 
and  Elizabeth. 

George  Buch  was  born  March  27,  1780,  in  West 
Earl  Township,  this  county,  and  lived  until  Au- 
gust 12,  1863,  when  he  passed  awa}-.  He  was  also 
an  agi'iculturist  in  the  township  above  named, 
owning  a  valuable  estate  of  over  three  hundred 
acres.  When  past  threescore  years  and  ten  he  re- 
moved to  Akron,  where  he  owned  property  and 
was  residing  at  the  time  of  his  decease.  He  started 
out  poor  in  this  world's  goods,  but  by  strict  atten- 
tion to  business  in  all  its  details,  by  promptness, 
method  and  fair  dealing,  he  became  wealthy.  In 
politics  he  was  a  decided  Republican  after  the 
party  was  organized. 

The  parental  family  of  our  subject  included  the 
following-named  children:  Nancy,  Henry,  Eman- 
uel; Charles,  deceased;  George, a  retired  farmer  liv- 
ing in  Ephrata  Township;  Jacob,  also  living  in  re- 
tirement in  Akron,  this  state;  Elizabeth;  Daniel,  de- 
ceased; Isaac  R.,  of  this  sketch;  John,  deceased,  and 
David, a  retired  farmer  making  his  home  in  Lititz. 

The  original  of  this  sketch  was  reared  on  the 
home  farm  and  educated  in  the  common   schools. 


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He  was  trained  to  farm  life  and  followed  the  oc- 
cupation of  an  ajrriciilturist  until  1888,  wlien  he  be- 
gan the  manufacture  of  cigars,  which  business  he 
found  to  be  more  profitable  and  in  which  he  has 
been  engaged  ever  since.  As  stated  in  our  open- 
ing paragraph,  he  has  erected  a  new  two  story 
building  devoted  to  that  purpose,  and  is  conduct- 
ing an  extensive  business  under  the  firm  name  of 
1.  K.  Buch  &  Son. 

The  marriage  of  our  subject  with  Miss  Rebecca, 
daughter  of  Michael  Weidler,  a  farmer  of  Warwick 
Township,  was  celebrated  in  1853.  To  them  have 
been  born  the  following  children:  Elizabeth,  who 
is  the  wife  of  John  Dillman;  Weidler;  Clayton, 
deceased;  Isaac;  Morris  W.;  Mary,  who  married 
Jacob  Kriter;  Aaron,  deceased;  Susan,  the  wife  of 
Hufus  Seldomridgc;  Rebecca  and  Klla,  both  de- 
ceased; William,  who  married  Elizabeth  Raser;  Ida, 
the  wife  of  Alfred  Bear;  Eddie  W.,  who  died  in  in- 
fancy; Anna,  the  wife  of  Harry  Keith;  Lydia;  John 
and  Jacob 


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eHARLES  ZECII,  proprietor  of  the  bottling 
works  and  brewery  located  at  Lancaster, 
was  born  in  Wurtemberg,  Germany,  May 
18,  1851.  His  father,  Francis  Zech,  was  born  in 
Bavaria  and  followed  the  brewing  business  at 
Neckargartach,  Wurtemberg,  throughout  his  life. 
He  was  a  soldier  in  the  Revolution  of  1848,  being 
captured  in  going  to  Switzerland,  and  after  being 
kept  a  prisoner  of  war  for  six  months  was  par- 
doned. He  -was  an  active  man  and  was  closely 
identified  with  the  official  positions  of  his  city.  In 
religious  matters  he  was  a  believer  in  the  Catholic 
faith. 

Our  subject's  grandfather,  Joseph  Zech,  was  also 
a  native  of  Bavaria  and  was  a  brewer  by  trade, 
in  fact  the  Zech  family  were  brewers  by  occupa- 
tion back  as  early  as  1548.  Our  subject's  mother's 
maiden  name  was  Bauer,  and  she  was  a  native  of 
Wurtemberg,  where  her  father  was  a  wagon-maker 


by  trade.  Jn  religious  matters  the  Bauer  family 
were  Lutherans,  and  many  of  them  took  part  in 
the  Napoleonic  War  of  1802-15.  Our  subject's 
grandmother  Bauer  is  still  living  and  is  ninety- 
three  years  of  age,  while  his  mother  is  sixty- two. 
Her  husband,  the  father  of  our  subject,  died  at  the 
age  of  fiftj'-seven,  in  1867. 

Our  subject  is  one  in  a  family  of  four  children, 
all  of  whom  are  living,  three  in  Germany  and  our 
subject,  Charles  Zech.  The  latter  remained  in  his 
native  village  until  fourteen  years  of  age,  attend- 
ing the  public  schools  and  gymnasium  of  that 
place.  When  fourteen  years  of  age  he  was  ap- 
prenticed to  learn  the  brewer's  trade  at  the  county 
seat,  Ileilbronn.  He  served  two  years,  then  went 
to  Bavaria  and  worked  two  j'ears;  he  also  worked 
in  Baden  eight  months,  and  in  1869  emigrated  to 
America  in  order  to  escape  military  duty.  He  was 
twenty-eight  days  on  the  voyage  to  New  York  and 
soon  afterward  sailed  from  New  Bedford,  Mass., 
on  a  whaling  voyage,  which  kept  him  on  the  briny 
deep  nine  months,  when  he  larded  in  Chili,  and 
from  there  cruising  the  South  Pacific  Ocean.  Re- 
turning to  New  Bedford  after  a  continuous  voy- 
age of  two  years,  he  later  returned  to  Danville, 
Pa.  The  next  two  years  our  subject  worked  as  a 
cooper  in  a  brewer}'  at  Danville  and  from  there 
went  to  Reading,  Pa.,  wliere  he  remained  eigh- 
teen months,  and  in  June,  1876,  located  at  Lan- 
caster, where  he  was  made  foreman  for  Henry 
Franke,  with  whom  he  worked  two  years,  and 
was  then  made  foreman  for  F.  A.  Rieker.  Desir- 
ing to  be  more  independent,  he  engaged  in  the 
saloon  business  for  himself,  operating  the  Girard 
House  for  two  years.  In  the  year  1886  he 
started  in  the  bottling  business  in  Lancaster, 
which  business  he  added  to  from  time  to  time, 
and  in  the  spring  of  1894  he  constructed  a  new 
brewing  plant  with  a  capacity  of  two  thousand 
barrels  per  3'ear.  The  location  of  this  brewery  is 
at  Nos.  669-707  West  Orange  Street. 

In  1884  our  subject  visited  his  old  home  in 
Germany,  but  had  no  desire  to  exchange  his 
American  home  for  one  in  the  land  of  his  birth. 
In  1876  Mr.  Zech  was  united  in  marriage,  in  Lan- 
caster, to  Miss  Rosa  Spangler,  who  was  born  in 
Germany,  coming  to   this  country  when   but  two 


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years  of  age.  She  is  the  daughter  of  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Anton  Spangler.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  ZeehQare  the  par- 
ents of  five  children,  who  were  born  in  the  follow- 
ing order:  Augustus,  Mary,  Francesca,  Charles  and 
Frank. 

Mr.  Zech  is  an  honored  member  of  St.  John's 
and  St.  Peter's  Societies.  In  religious  matters  our 
subject  and  his  family  are  identified  with  St.  Jo- 
seph's Roman  Catholic  Church.  Politically  our 
subject  is  .nn  independent  voter,  believing  that  the 
best  man  of  any  party  should  be  chosen  for  ofBce. 

In  conclusion  it  ma3'  be  said  of  Mr.  Zech  that  he 
is  accounted  among  the  influential,  industrious 
and  lionored  citizens  of  Lancaster.  Wiiile  he  was 
born  on  a  foreign  shore  and  reared  amidst  the 
scenes  of  another  form  of  Government,  yet  he  is  a 
firm  believer  in  the  principles  of  American  democ- 
racy, and  no  man  does  more  with  the  means  at  his 
command  to  foster  and  protect  the  rights  and 
privileges  of  our  people  than  he.  His  life  has 
been  a  checkered  one  in  many  respects,  he  having 
seen  much  of  the  world,  both  by  land  and  sea.  He 
finally  settled  in  llie  Keystone  (State,  however,  and 
engaged  in  a  prosperous  business,  and  has  now 
but  to  enjo3"  the  fruit  of  his  labors. 


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HON.  HENRY  S.  BOOK.  The  name  of  this 
gentleman  is  well  known  in  the  business 
circles  of  Maytown,  where  he  conducts  an 
extensive  leaf  tobacco  trade,  usually  packing  from 
eight  hundred  to  one  thousand  cases  per  annum. 
In  the  village  where  he  now  resides  he  was  born 
August  25,  1827,  being  a  son  of  Samuel  and  Re- 
becca (Mockart)  Book.  The  family  of  which  he  is 
a  member  has  for  several  generations  resided  in 
Lancaster  County,  his  paternal  grandfather,  David 
Book,  having  lived  during  his  earlier  years  near 
Conestoga  and  later  in  Strasburg.  His  life  work 
was  that  of  a  farmer,  and  he  was  a  prominent  mem- 
ber of  the  Mennonite  Church.  He  and  his  wife, 
whose  maiden  name  was  Barbara  Seltzer,  were  the 


parents  of  three  sons  and  two  daughters,  viz:  John, 
David.  Samuel,  Mary  and  Catherine. 

On  his  mother's  side  our  subject  is  of  German 
descent.  His  great-grandfather,  John  Mockart, 
emigrated  from  Germany  to  the  United  States  and 
settled  in  Maytown,  Lancaster  County.  Among 
his  sons  was  Samuel,  who  was  born  and  spent  his 
entire  life  at  Maytown,  where  he  followed  the 
tailor's  trade.  In  religious  connections  he  was  a 
Lutheran.  By  his  marriage  to  Catherine  Gorner 
he  had  five  children,  named  Maiy,  Elizabeth,  Re- 
becca, John  and  Samuel. 

Born  in  tlie  village  of  Strasburg,  Samuel  Book 
in  youth  learned  the  trade  of  a  tailor,  but  never 
followed  it,  giving  bis  attention  to  the  business  of 
a  pumi)  manufacturer.  For  many  years  prior  to 
his  demise  he  lived  in  retirement  from  active 
cares.  In  politics  a  Republican,  he  served  as 
County  Auditor  for  several  years,  was  Assessor, 
School  Director,  and  Justice  of  the  Peace.  He 
died  in  1882,  at  the. age  of  eighty-seven.  His  wife 
p.assed  away  in  18G7,  aged  sixty-six.  Their  chil- 
dren, six  in  number,  were  named,  Catherine,  Bar- 
bara S.,  Maxy,  George  M.,  Henry  8.  and  David,  all 
of  wiioin  are  deceased  but  our  suljject  and  Barbara. 

In  tiie  common  schools  of  Maytown  our  subject 
laid  the  foundation  of  his  education,  which  was 
supplemented  by  attendance  in  Professor  Wicker- 
sham's  academy.  At  the  age  of  eigiiteen  he  left 
school  and  turned  his  attention  to  pump  making, 
which  he  learned  under  his  father's  supervision. 
For  eight  years  he  followed  that  occupation,  after 
which  he  started  a  cigar  manufactory  in  Maytown, 
continuing  thus  engaged  for  sixteen  3'ears.  Since 
1875  he  has  devoted  his  entire  attention  to  the 
leaf  tobacco  business,  which  he  conducts  upon  an 
extensive  scale.  In  the  Republican  part}'  he  is 
one  of  the  local  leaders,  alwa^'s  taking  an  active 
interest  in  the  victory  of  its  men  and  measures. 
In  1882  he  was  a  delegate  to  the  Republican  State 
Convention,  and  three  3'ears  later  was  elected  to 
represent  the  county  in  the  Legislature.  In  1892 
he  was  chosen  Tax  Collector  for  East  Donegal 
Township,  to  which  office  he  has  since  been  re- 
elected and  is  the  present  incumbent. 

In  the  Lutheran  Church  of  Maytown  Mr.  Book 
is  ofBciating   as  Trustee.     Sociall}'  he  is  identified 


H.  M.  ALEXANDER,  M.   I). 


PORTRATr  AND  BIOGRAPHICAL  RECORD. 


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with  the  American  Meclianics,  belonging  to  Water- 
ford  Council  No.  72.  For  twenty-three  years  he 
has  been  connected  with  Donegal  Lodge  No.  108, 
K.  of  P.,  and  is  also  a  member  of  William  Childs 
Post  No.  226,  G.  A.  K.,at  Marietta.  lie  was  a  sol- 
dier in  Company  A,  Tenth  J'ennsylvania  Infantry, 
having  enlisted  April  18,  1861,  under  General 
Patterson.  After  three  months  of  service,  during 
wliich  time  he  took  part  in  several  minor  engage- 
ments, he  was  taken  ill  and  obliged  to  resign,  be- 
ing mustered  out  at  Ilarrisburg,  Pa. 

The  marriage  of  Mr.  Book  took  place  on  the 
23d  of  December,  1864,  and  united  him  with  Miss 
Mary  Jane,  daughter  of  John  Runibaugh,  of  Maj^- 
town.  One  child,  Lizzie  1{.,  blessed  the  union. 
The  family  is  one  of  social  prominence  and  is  uni- 
versally esteemed.  Mr.  Book  deserves  the  success 
wliich  he  has  attained,  having  exercised  prudence 
and  tact  in  all  his  enterprises.  Mis  energy  has 
been  devoted  to  his  business,  and  his  enjoyment 
obtained  in  domestic  and  social  life. 


HM.  ALEXANDER,  M.  D.  Within  the 
limits  of  tliis  volume  it  will  be  impossible 
to  give  a  detailed  account  of  the  services 
Dr.  Alexander  has  rendered  mankind,  for  he  has 
been  a  philanthropist  in  the  broadest  seni>e  of  that 
word.  As  the  lx>at  that  sails  down  the  river 
touches  onh'  at  the  principal  harbors,  so  the  biog- 
laiiher  in  presenting  his  life  record  touches  only 
upon  the  principal  events,  passing  by  man}'  points 
where,  did  space  permit,  we  might  linger  with 
pleasure  and  profit. 

The  Lancaster  County  Vaccine  Farms,  of  which 
Dr.  Alexander  is  the  owner  and  proprietor,  are 
situated  near  the  corporate  limits  of  Marietta,  and 
are  the  largest  in  the  world,  producing  more  vac- 
cine lymph  than  all  the  other  vaccine  establish- 
ments in  the  United  Slates.  Of  the  growth  of 
this  remarkable  enterprise,  which  is  doing  such  a 
wonderful  work  for  the  abatement  of  small-pox. 


Pennsylvania  has  every  reason  to  be  proud,  for 
its  founder  and  manager  is  a  Pennsylvanian  by 
birth  and  education. 

So  high  is  the  reputation  for  purity  which  this 
lymph  has  gained  that  the  deuiand  for  it  even  ri- 
vals that  for  the  production  of  the  Government 
vaccine  propagating  department  of  England.  Dr. 
Faulkner,  a  member  of  the  Royal  Chirurgical  So- 
ciety of  England,  who  has  charge  of  that  estab- 
lishment, orders  it  in  large  quantities,  giving  as 
the  reason  that  he  can  get  better  and  cheaper  lymph 
from  these  farms  than  from  the  establishments 
under  his  charge.  Dr.  Benjamin  Lee,  Secretary  of 
the  Pennsylvania  State  Board  of  Health,  has  in 
his  reports  given  extensive  notice  to  these  farms, 
speaking  of  them  in  the  highest  terms. 

p;m|)loyment  is  given  to  twelve  men  and  several 
ladies  at  all  times,  and  during  epidemics  as  many 
as  fort}'  are  employed.  At  such  times  several  hun- 
dred heifers  are  kept  on  hand,  and  even  with  his 
present  capacity.  Dr.  Alexander  is  able  to  propa- 
gate one  hundred  thousand  points  a  day.  His 
place  consists  of  fifteen  acres,  upon  which  are  sev- 
eral substantial  buildings,  the  only  ones  in  the 
United  States  built  for  this  special  purpose.  The 
main  structure  is  177x30  feet  in  dimensions,  with 
three  wings,  each  30x24.  Two  of  these  wings  are 
joined  by  a  building  used  for  storage  purposes,  in- 
closing a  courtyard.  This  was  erected  in  1888. 
In  1892  lie  erected  a  second  structure,  consisting 
of  a  main  building  40x60  feet,  with  a  wing  153x24 
feet.  There  are  also  several  smaller  buildings.  Al- 
though the  main  building  has  nearly  sixteen  thou- 
sand feet  of  flooi-  space,  more  room  is  needed,  and  an 
architect  is  now  preparing  plans  for  another  struct- 
ure. The  buildings  are  carefully  heated  bj'  steam 
in  cold  weather,  perfectly  drained  and  ventilated, 
and  the  stable  floors  are  of  cement,  thus  prevent- 
ing any  absorption  of  moisture.  The  operating 
room  contains  patent  tables,  invented  by  Dr.  Al- 
exander, and  to  these  the  heifers  are  strapped;  by 
a  simple  mechanical  arrangement  the}'  are  easily 
turned  over  and  rest  upon  their  backs  on  the  up- 
holstered surface. 

The  first  and  only  authenticated  case  of  spontan- 
eous cow-pox  in  America  was  discovered  by  Dr. 
Alexander,  the  animal  being   the   property  of  a 


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farmer  near  Marietta,  and  from  this  source  he  now 
derives  his  world  famous  vaccine.  Vaccine  is  sent 
by  him  to  nearly  every  nation  on  the  globe,  even  to 
distant  China.  The  points  are  packed  in  glass  vials, 
ten  in  each,  and  then  placed  in  wooden  cases  for 
shipment.  The  goods  are  never  sold  after  having 
been  on  hand  more  than  ten  days.  The  lymph  is 
not  always  sent  out  on  points,  but  much  goes  out  on 
quill  slips  and  capillary  tubes,  the  latter  being  used 
especially  in  the  European  trade.  In  addition  to 
his  farms  in  Marietta,  lie  has  a  branch  establishment 
at  Omaha,  Neb.,  and  an  office  in  the  Columbus  Me- 
morial Building  in  Chicago.  He  has  lately  pur- 
chased the  Banner  Farm  of  Northumberland  Coun- 
ty,  this  state,  and  at  this  writing  is  procuring  cattle 
to  place  on  it,  which  he  expects  to  give  special 
preparation  for  his  vaccine  business.  The  farm 
contains  one  hundred  and  sixty-seven  acres,  is  ver}' 
fertile  and  has  excellent  buildings. 

We  now  turn  our  attention  to  the  personal 
history  and  ancestry  of  Dr.  Alexander.  He  was 
born  in  Lewisburg,  Union  County,  Pa.,  on  the 
17th  of  May,  1851,  a  son  of  John  and  Jane 
(Sankey)  Alexander.  The  name  is  of  Scotch 
origin,  but  the  original  American  representative, 
our  subject's  grandfather,  was  born  in  Ireland 
and  from  there  came  to  Huntingdon  Count3', 
Pa.  John  Alexander  was  born  near  Alexandria, 
Huntingdon  County,  Pa.,  in  the  year  1812,  and 
though  receiving  only  very  limited  educational 
advantages,  was  a  man  of  more  than  ordinary'  abil- 
ity and  intelligence.  By  his  neighbors  he  was  re- 
garded as  an  unusually  well  informed  and  able  man. 
He  was  successful,  and  became  the  owner  of  two 
farms  in  Kelly  Township,  Union  County,  Pa., 
where  he  resided  until  fifty  years  of  age.  He  then 
removed  to  Lewisburg,  the  same  county,  where 
he  remained  until  his  death,  in  the  spring  of  1876, 
at  the  age  of  sixty-four.  Politically  he  was  an 
active  member  of  the  Republican  party,  and  in  re- 
ligious belief  was  a  Presbyterian. 

Twice  married,  the  first  wife  of  John  Alexander 
was  Mary  Sheller,  a  member  of  an  old  and  prom- 
inent family  residing  in  the  central  part  of  Penn- 
sylvania. Seven  children  were  born  of  their  union, 
namely:  Rev.  H.  P.,  a  Presbyterian  clergyman  of 
Garrett,  Kan.;  Martha,  wife  of  J.  H.  Myers,  Post- 


master at  Holden,  Mo.;  James  O.,  who  died  of 
yellow  fever  while  serving  in  the  Union  Army,  at 
the  age  of  twenty-two;  S.  S.,  a  farmer  living  at 
McEwensville,  Northumberland  County,  Pa.;  M&v- 
garet  E.,  deceased,  wife  of  John  Geist,  of  New 
Holland,  Lancaster  County;  Florence  C,  wife  of  J. 
J.  Davis,  District  Attornej'  at  Des  Moines,  Iowa; 
and  Mary  J.,  wife  of  T.  J.  Hughes,  member  of  the 
hardware  firm  of  Dampraan  &  Hughes,  of  Honey- 
brook,  Chester  Count}',  Pa.  The  mother  of  these 
children  died  in  1846. 

The  second  marriage  of  John  Alexander  oc- 
curred in  1850,  his  wife  being  Jane  Sankey,  whose 
father,  Jeremiah  Sankey,  lived  at  Potter's  Bank, 
Centre  County,  Pa.  Two  children  resulted  from 
this  union,  our  subject  and  Eimira.  Tiie  latter 
was  born  in  1853,  and  died  in  1858,  at  the  age  of 
five  years.  The  father  passed  away  in  1876_j  at  the 
age  of  sixt3'-four.  The  mother  died  three  years 
later,  aged  sixty-seven.  Our  subject  was  in  youth 
a  student  in  the  schools  of  Kelly  Township.  He 
was  a  diligent,  thoughtful  student.  One  day  while 
sitting  at  his  desk,  across  which  the  bright  sun- 
light streamed,  he  was  preparing  for  a  reading  ex- 
ercise in  his  old  Sander's  Third  Reader,  and  stop- 
ped to  analyze  in  a  childish  wa^^  the  purport  of  a 
phrase  at  the  close  of  a  selection,  the  simple  words 
"Continue  to  the  end,"  weighed  upon  his  mind' 
and  impressed  him  to  such  an  extent  that  he  com- 
menced to  apply  its  tenor  to  his  every  daj'  life, 
until  the  motto  became  a  part  of  his  being  and  has 
remained  with  him,  a  source  of  inspiration,  and  in 
a  large  measure  the  secret  of  his  success.  He  car- 
ried it  with  him  through  the  district  school,  the 
college  and  in  the  pursuit  of  his  medical  studies 
in  the  university'.  He  became  successful  in  his 
profession,  a  popular  physician,  and  built  up  one 
of  the  largest  country  practices  in  this  section. 

Graduating  from  Bucknell  University  in  1873, 
and  from  the  Medical  Department  in  1876,  Dr. 
Alexander  was  afterward  employed  for  a  short 
time  in  a  hospital,  then  opened  an  office  in  Mari- 
etta. Being  young  and  inexperienced,  he  had  the 
usual  difficulties  in  getting  a  foothold,  but  with 
the  words  of  his  motto,  "Continue  to  the  end,"  to 
encourage  him,  he  worked  diligently  until  he  se- 
cured recognition,  and  ere  long  had  established  a 


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liandsome  practice.  In  1889  he  abandoned  tlie 
regular  practice  to  devote  Ills  entire  attention  to 
the  propagating  of  vaccine  virus,  which  he  had 
started  in  1882.  In  this  he  has  met  with  flattering 
financial  success,  and  his  net  profits  in  a  single 
jear  have  been  many  thousands.  In  addition  to 
this  place,  he  owns  one  liundred  and  sixty-seven 
acres,  comprising  one  of  the  finest  farms  in  Nor- 
thumberland County,  Pa.,  to  the  management  of 
which  lie  gives  his  personal  attention,  and  of  which 
mention  has  been  made  above.  lie  also  owns  val- 
uable property  in  Omaha  and  Minneapolis. 

A  Republican  in  polities.  Or.  Alexander  has 
served  as  School  Director  in  East  Donegal  Town- 
ship. A  Presbyterian  in  religious  belief,  he  is  now 
a  Deacon  in  that^church  in  Marietta.  lie  is  a 
member  of  the  State  Medical  Society,  and  the  Lan- 
caster i^ty  and  County  Medicjil  Associations.  He 
is  connected  with  the  Washington  Life  »t  Maturitj' 
Company,  the  Baltimore  Building  it  Loan  Asso- 
ciation, and  the  Home  Building  it  Loan  Associa- 
tion of  Marietta. 

May  23,  1877,  Dr.  Alexander  married  Miss  Mar- 
tha II.,  daughter  of  Samuel  Woolman,  an  oil  spec- 
ulator of  Philadelphia,  Pa.  They  are  the  parents 
of  six  children,  namely:  J.  Hulme,  who  was  born 
Julj-  6,  1878,  and  was  a  lad  of  remarkable  intelli- 
gence, his  death  at  the  World's  Fair,  June  6,  1893, 
being  a  severe  blow  to  the  family;  Edith  J.,  born 
August  5,  1880;  Anna  Mertie,May  31,  188-1;  Ham- 
ill  Bayard,  .September  30,  1889;  Lillian  Ray,  March 
5,  1891;  and  Marion  A.,  July  23,  1894. 

Dr.  Alexander  was  one  of  the  projectors  and 
chief  promoters  of  the  American  Exhibitors'  Asso- 
ciation, organized  at  the  World's  Fair,  and  be- 
came Vice-President  of  the  Association.  At  that 
Exposition  he  received  the  only  premium  awarded 
on  vaccine  virus.  His  virus  was  afterward  pro- 
nounced, as  a  result  of  scientific  investigation  by 
the  most  eminent  chemists  of  the  country  consti- 
tuting a  Board  for  that  purpose,  to  be  the  purest 
vaccine  manufactured  bj'  an}'  concern  in  the  world. 

This  sketch  would  be  incomplete  were  no  men- 
tion made  of  Dr.  Alexander's  connection  with  the 
relief  work  in  behalf  of  the  Johnstown  sufferers. 
He  was  invited  by  the  Pennsj'lvania  State  Board 
of   Health  to  deliver  an  address  before  the  State 


Sanitary  Convention  in  Pittsburg  on  the  31st  of 
May,  1889,  the  day  tlie  flood  occurred.  He  learned 
of  the  disaster  early  Saturdaj^  morning,  June  1,  in 
fact  heard  a  few  rumors  about  it  Friday  night. 
Joining  in  with  other  strangers  who  were  at  the 
Convention,  and  having  friends  in  Johnstown, 
many  of  whom  were  drowned,  he  aided  in  loading 
cars  with  drug  relief  supplies  during  Saturday,  and 
went  down  on  the  first  train  Saturday  night. 
Leaving  the  train  at  Sanghollow,  a  Mi".  Turner  and 
himself  were  the  onl}'  ones  who  would  venture  to 
cross  the  six  miles  into  Johnstown,  over  the  dan- 
gerous land-slides  and  wash-out  to  reach  that 
place.  They  carried  some  medical  supplies  and 
blankets,  reached  the  stone  bridge  early  on  Sun- 
da}'  morning,  and  remained  for  five  days  working 
with  the  relief  department  in  that  stricken  city. 
Once  the  Doctor  fell  into  the  Conemaugh  River, 
by  the  breaking  of  a  temporary  bridge,  and  one 
night  he  spent  sleeping  againstan  oak  tree,  having 
sat  down  in  the  rain  to  rest  for  a  few  minutes,  and 
failed  to  arise  until  the  next  morning.  His  labors 
consisted  in  what  help  he  could  render  from  a 
medical  standpoint,  and  what  other  outside  assists 
ance  fell  in  his  wa}'.  On  his  return  home  he  was 
called  upon  by  his  fellow-citizens  to  deliver  an 
address  on  the  subject,  the  receipts  going  to  swell 
the  funds  for  the  relief  of  the  sufferers. 

To  illustrate  a  trait  in  the  character  of  Dr.  Al- 
exander, we  mention  an  incident  in  his  life.  It  is 
related  of  hvm  that  a  man  of  very  limited  means 
came  to  him,  stating  tfiat  his  farm  had  been  del- 
uged with  sand  to  the  depth  of  fifteen  or  twenty 
inches  at  the  time  of  the  Johnstown  Flood.  This 
catastrophe  ruined  the  land  and  rendered  its  owner 
insolvent.  Dr.  Alexander  conceived  a  gigantic 
undertaking  by  which  the  land  might  be  restored 
to  its  former  usefulness  and  the  farmer  be  made  to 
realize  a  gain  out  of  the  sale  of  the  sand.  Twice 
he  projected  the  scheme,  leaving  it  to  other  par- 
ties for  completion,  but  both  times  it  was  aban- 
doned. Fin.ally  he  secured  a  privilege  from  the 
Penns3-lvania  Railroad  to  build  a  siding  up  to 
the  farm,  and  then  by  tramvva3's  the  sand  was 
transferred  to  the  cars.  At  first  the  lookers-on 
smiled  at  what  they  considered  an  impractical 
scheme,  but  in   the  course  of  a  year  it  was  the 


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farmer  who  smiled,  for  the  mortgage  was  paid  off, 
the  land  was  cleared  of  the  sand  and  restored  lo 
its  former  utility.  Did  space  permit,  other  inci- 
dents might  be  added  to  show  the  indomitable  per- 
severance of  Dr.  Alexander.  Enough,  however, 
has  been  given  to  enable  the  reader  to  understand 
the  remarkable  perseverance,  energy  and  determi- 
nation of  the  man  who  has  gained  world-wide 
fame. 

' ^#P '    ■ 


DAVID  H.  MILLER.  The  subject  of  the 
following  sketch  is  one  of  the  leading  bus- 
iness men  of  Lancaster,  where  he  is  carry- 
ing on  a  profitable  trade  as  plumber,  gas-fitter  and 
contractor  of  sewer  work.  He  is  very  prominent 
in  local  affairs,  and  is  at  present  representing  the 
Ninth  Ward  in  the  Common  Council.  He  is  lib- 
eral, public-spirited  and  one  of  those  men  who 
command  the  respect  and  esteem  of  all  who  have 
the  pleasure  of  their  acquaintance. 

Born  in  this  city,  October  5,  1859,  our  subject  is 
the  son  of  David  Miller,  a  native  of  Strasburg. 
His  paternal  grandfather  was  a  farmer  in  early 
life,  but  afterward  engaged  in  the  manufacture  of 
woolen  goods.  The  father  of  our  subject  was  the 
youngest  member  of  his  parents'  family,  and  after 
moving  to  Lancaster  learned  moulding.  He  did 
not  follow  this  long  however,  when  he  entered  the 
cotton  mills  and  worked  his  way  from  the  lowest 
department  to  the  position  of  foreman,  which  of- 
fice he  is  now  filling  in  mill  No.  1. 

The  mother  of  our  subject,  Mrs.  Caroline  (Koutz) 
Miller,  was  born  in  this  city  and  departed  hence  in 
1889.  She  reared  a  family  of  eleven  children, 
nine  of  whom  are  living  at  the  present  lime. 
Sadie,  Mrs.  Hawthorn,  lives  in  this  city;  our  sub- 
ject was  next  in  the  order  of  birth;  Charles  is  a 
resident  of  Denver,  Colo.;  Mary,  Mrs.  Young,  is 
living  in  Lancaster;  Margy  is  at  home  with  her 
father;  Samuel  W.  is  a  physician  in  this  city;  Ella 
is  living  in  Chicago;  John  is  engaged  in  business 
with  our  subject,  and  Emma  is  at  home. 

David  H.  Miller  was  a  lad  of  ten  years  when  he 


entered  the  cotton  mills,  working  in  mill  No.  4  for 
about  two  years,  when  he  was  given  a  position  in 
No.  2.  Five  years  later,  however,  he  abandoned 
that  line  of  work  and  apprenticed  himself  to  learn 
the  plumber's  trade.  In  1879  he  went  to  Balti- 
more, Md.,  where  lie  remained  for  three  months, 
and  then  returning  to  Lancaster  started  in  business 
for  himself,  opening  a  shop  at  N'o.  340  North 
Queen  Street.  This  place  he  rented  until  1891, 
when  he  purchased  the  property  and  erected  there- 
on new  shops,  his  office  being  at  No.  350  North 
Queen  Street.  He  is  a  practical  workman,  does 
plumbing  of  all  kinds, gas-fitting,  iron  roofing,  and 
takes  contracts  for  sewer  work.  Daring  the  busy 
season  he  gives  employment  to  twenty-two  men, 
and  is  carrying  on  the  largest  trade  in  his  line 
in  the  city. 

Tiie  original  of  this  sketch  was  married  in  1884 
to  Miss  Ida,  daugliter  of  William  Harmon,  a  resi- 
dent of  this  city.  To  them  has  been  born  a  daugh- 
ter, Mabel.  In  1891  Mr.  Miller  was  elected  on  the 
Republican  ticket  to  the  Common  Council  from  the 
Ninth  Ward,  and  lias  been  re-elected  each  suc- 
ceeding year.  He  in  an  active  business  man,  en- 
ergetic, honorable  and  cordial,  and  all  who  know 
him  esteem  him  for  his  sterling  worth. 


WILLIAM  RIDDLE,  a  member  of  the  Se- 
lect Council  of  Lancaster,  is  one  of  the 
best  known  and  most  highly  esteemed 
residents  of  this  county,  as  he  has  penetrated  to 
every  part  as  a  representative  for  the  well  known 
publishing  house  of  Blakeman  Company  and  the 
American  Book  Company.  At  the  present  time  he  is 
in  the  employ  of  Ginn  &  Co.,  of  New  York,  who  are 
also  jjublishers  of  school  supplies.  Mr.  Riddle  has 
also  traveled  quite  extensively  in  many  of  the 
western  states, and  has  a  rare  gift  of  entertainingly 
relating  his  experiences  and  places  he  has  visited. 
An  article,  of  which  he  is  the  author,  appeared  in 
the  Ifew  Era  of  Lancaster,  in  November,  1893.     It 


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was  entitled  "A  Suraraer-daj'  Trip,"  or  "Lancaster 
Coiiutj'  from  a  Tally-ho,"  and  received  universal 
commendation  for  its  interesting  reminiscences  and 
descriptive  power. 

Jacob  Riddle,  our  subject's  father,  was  born  in 
Wurteniberg,  Germany,  and  learned  the  cabinet- 
maker's trade.  At  the  age  of  twenty  years  he  came 
to  America,  settling  first  in  Philadelphia,  and  sub- 
sequently coming  to  Lancaster,  where  he  worked 
at  his  trade  and  as  a  machinist.  Afterwards  he 
settled  in  Fairview  and  engaged  in  the  manufac- 
ture of  threshers  and  corn  shellers.  lie  is  now  liv- 
ing retired  from  business  cares,  being  in  his  eighty- 
seventh  year,  and  resides  with  our  subject.  He  is 
a  Protestant  and  his  family  belongs  to  the  Episco- 
pal Church.  His  wife,  whose  maiden  name  was 
Fredericka  Killinger,  was  born  in  Germany,  but  was 
reared  in  this  stale,  whither  she  was  brought  by  her 
parents  in  childhood.  She  became  the  mother  of 
five  children  who  grew  to  maturity,  but  onl}-  two 
of  whom  are  living,  and  she  was  called  to  her  final 
rest  in  1884. 

William  Riddle  was  a  resident  of  Lancaster  un- 
til attaining  his  eighteenth  year,  when  he  went  to 
Paradise  and  Fairview.  For  three  3-ears  he  served 
an  apprenticeship  as  a  machinist  and  wood  worker. 
He  had  made  the  best  of  his  educational  privileges, 
and  securing  a  certificate,  engaged  in  teaching  in 
Strasburg  Township  for  a  year,  after  which  he  was 
for  six  years  in  charge  of  schools  in  Leacofck  and 
Paradise  Townships.  Returning  then  to  this  city, 
he  was  given  the  priucipalship  of  the  South  Duke 
Street  Grammar  School,  a  position  he  held  for 
three  years.  During  the  summer  vacations  of  1866 
and  1867  he  was  employed  by  the  Blakeman  Com- 
pany in  selling  their  school  book  publications,  and 
from  1868  he  gave  all  his  attention  to  this  employ- 
ment. He  had  under  his  jurisdiction  sixteen  coun- 
ties, and  established  agencies  in  all  parts  of  this 
territorj-.  In  1890  the  company  for  which  he  had 
so  long  worked  was  merged  into  the  American 
Book  Concern,  and  as  he  had  given  such  thorough 
satisfaction  he  w.as  retained  in  their  employ.  In 
January,  1894,  he  became  representative  of  the 
New  York  firm  of  Ginn  &  Co. 

In  1874  Mr.  Riddle  was  married  in  Lancaster  to 
Arabella   Zug,  who  was  born   in    Lititz,  being  a 


daughter  of  a  farmer  and  hotel  man,  who  was  at 
one  time  in  the  Government  empio}'  at  Washing- 
ton. Mr.  and  Mrs.  Riddle  have  four  living  chil- 
dren: Mary,  William,  Howard  and  Robert,  and 
their  pleasant  home,  which  is  at  No.  314  North 
Lime  Street,  was  erected  by  our  subject.  The  fam- 
ilj'  are  members  of  the  Moravian  Church  of  this 
place. 

F'rom  1869  to  1872  Mr.  Riddle  was  a  member  of 
the  School  Board,  and  has  always  been  greatly  in- 
terested in  educational  affairs.  He  is  an  active 
Republican,  and  from  1881  until  1892  was  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Select  City  Council,  and  in  the  latter 
year  served  .is  its  President.  For  seven  years  he 
was  Chairman  of  the  Committee  on  Streets  and 
Highways,  and  also  served  as  a  member  of  the  spe- 
cial water  committee,  which  had  in  charge  the  erec- 
tion of  the  new  water  works.  In  the  spring  of 
1894  he  was  re-elected  to  the  Select  Council  from 
the  Sixth  Ward,  and  is  still  serving  as  such.  Fra- 
ternally he  IS  a  Mason,  belonging  to  Lancaster 
Lodge  No.  43,  F.  &  A.  M.;  to  Lancaster  Chapter 
No.  43,  R.  A.  M.,and  to  Comraaudery  No.  13,  K.T. 


<    "X     S^ILLIAM  K.  BENDER  is  one  of  the  na- 

\/\/  tive  sons  of  Lancaster  County,  and 
within  its  limits  has  passed  nearlj'  his 
entire  life.  He  is  an  influential  citizen  of  Stras- 
burg. He  is  a  veteran  of  the  late  war,  having 
been  a  member  of  the  One  Hundred  and  Twen- 
ty-second Pennsylvania  Regiment,  and  received 
wounds  while  fighting  for  his  country's  liberties. 
Like  all  true  patriots,  he  is  interested  in  the  cause 
of  education,  has  served  as  School  Director  for 
three  terms  and  at  the  present  time  is  acting  in 
that  capacity  for  the  borough  of  Strasburg. 

The  paternal  grandfather  of  our  subject,  George 
Bender,  was  a  farmer  for  many  years  in  Upper 
Leacock  Township,  and  his  life  work  was  that  of 
agriculture.  He  was  ver}'  prominent  in  religious 
affairs,  and   held   membership  with  the  Luther.an 


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denomination.  Politically  he  was  a  Whig,  and 
was  devoted  to  ins  country's  best  interests.  By 
his  marriage  with  Catherine  Kinzer,  he  had  four 
children:  Blargaret,  who  became  the  wife  of  Jacob 
Holl;  Kinzer  D.;  Eliza,  Mrs.  Benjamin  Owan,  and 
William  G.,  all  of  whom  are  deceased.  The  sec- 
ond son,  Kinzer  D.,  was  born  in  Upper  Leacock 
Township,  September  30,  1809,  and  from  his  boy- 
hood followed  farming  in  order  to  obtain  a  liveli- 
hood. He  became  very  prosperous,  and  stood  in 
the  front  ranks  of  the  farmers  of  Lancaster  Coun- 
ty in  liis  day.  At  one  time  he  acquired  six  farms 
situated  in  the  Leacocks  and  Earl  Townships,  and 
he  always  kept  a  fine  grade  of  stock.  He  was  a 
standi  Whig,  and  in  his  later  years  adhered  to  the 
Republican  party.  He  served  in  local  offices,  and 
among  others  was  a  School  Director.  Though 
he  was  reared  in  the  faith  of  the  Lutheran  Church, 
and  at  one  time  was  a  Trustee  in  that  denomina- 
tion, during  liis  last  years  he  was  identified  with 
the  Evangelical  Church.  By  his  union  witli  Mary 
Weidler  he  had  four  children,  tiiree  of  whom  are 
living:  Franklin,  John  W..  William  K.,  and  Mary, 
now  Mrs.  Jacob  Buikholder.  Tlie  deceased  son, 
John  W.,  IS  represented  by  his  on!}  child  living, 
Jolin  Bender,  a  prominent  young  man  residing 
near  Ililler's  Church,  this  county.  He  is  quite  a 
financier,  and  possessed  of  more  than  ordinary 
musical  talent,  and  is  prominently  engaged  in 
moral  reform.  The  father  departed  this  life  in 
1889,  after  a  useful  and  honored  career. 

William  K.  Bender  was  born  in  Upper  Leacock 
Township,  October  3,  1839.  His  boyhood  days 
were  passed  on  his  father's  farm,  and  he  early 
learned  the  duties  pertaining  thereto.  His  educa- 
tion was  such  as  could  be  obtained  in  the  schools  of 
the  township,  where  lie  was  a  student  until  about 
eighteen  years  of  age.  His  own  elementary  educa- 
tion was  supplemented  by  several  terms  in  the  White 
Hall  Academy  and  in  Millersville  Normal  School, 
and  thus  equipped,  tlie  young  man  obtained  a  cer- 
tificate, and  for  two  years  he  engaged  in  teaching 
school.  On  the  expiration  of  this  time,  lie  volun- 
teered his  services  for  the  defense  of  the  Union, 
enlisting  in  August,  1862,  as  a  member  of  Com- 
pany B,  One  Hundred  and  Twenty-second  Penn- 
sylvania Infantry.     He  participated  in  a  number 


of  engagements  and  battles,  and  was  always  found 
faithful  to  his  duties  and  trusts.  At  the  battle  of 
Chaneellorsville,  in  which  with  his  regiment  he 
took  part,  being  under  the  command  of  General 
Hooker,  he  was  wounded,  and  at  the  expiration  of 
his  term  of  enlistment,  was  mustered  out  of  the 
service.  May  20,  1863,  having  been  connected  with 
the  nine-months  organization. 

Mr.  Bender  has  been  prosperous  in  his  various 
undertakings  as  a  farmer  and  in  other  industries. 
He  is  prominently  connected  with  the  Susquehan- 
na Iron  Company  of  Columbia,  Pa.,  in  whicli  he 
is  a  Director,  and  the  Lebanon  Iron  Company  of 
Lebanon,  Pa.  He  is  an  ardent  supporter  of  the 
Republican  party,  and  religiously  holds  member- 
ship with  the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church,  which 
he  has  served  in  the  official  capacities  of  Trustee 
and  Steward.  At  times  he  has  also  served  as  Sun- 
day-school Sui)erintendent,  and  takes  his  share  of 
the  church  work  in  every  department.  October 
24,  1865,  was  celebrated  the  marriage  of  Mr. 
Bender  and  Miss  Lizzie  A.  Hartman,  whose  par- 
ents were  among  the  pioneer  settlers  of  tiie  coin- 
munit3',  and  verj'  prominent  citizens.  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Bender  have  three  children:  Ella  M.,  Alice  S. 
and  Christie  E. 


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JOHN  Y.  WEIDMAN,  who  is  President  of 
the  Ephrata  National  Bank,  and  a  retired 
merchant  of  Weidmanville,  was  born  there 
November  1,  1835,  and  is  a  son  of  Martin 
and  L^'dia  (Yundt)  Weidman,  who  were  also  na- 
tives of  Pennsylvania.  His  grandfather,  Jacob 
Weidman,  was  also  born  in  Lancaster  County,  but 
the  great-grandfather  was  a  native  of  Germany, 
and  was  born  in  Wurtemberg.  He  emigrated  to 
America  in  an  early  day,  and  his  descendants 
have  made  Lancaster  County  their  home  ever 
since.  Martin  Weidman  was  a  merchant  of  Weid- 
manville, and  was  a  well  known  and  highly  re- 
spected citizen  of  that  place,  and  in  1830  was 
married  to  Miss  Lydia  Yundt,  a  daughter  of  John 
T.  Yundt,  a  prominent  merchant,  miller  and  farmer 


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of  Lancaster  County.  lie  was  born  in  1757,  and 
died  in  1832,  at  the  age  of  seventy-five  years.  Mr. 
Yundt  was  of  (German  descent. 

Martin  and  Lydia  Weidman  were  tliu  pjirents 
of  six  children,  three  sons  and  three  daughters- 
Martin,  the  eldest,  died  in  infancy;  Simon  P.  was 
born  October  24,  1833,  and  died  April  13,1875; 
.Tohn  Y.  is  our  subject;  Sarah  E.,  deceased,  was  the 
wife  of  .Martin  B.  Steinmetz;  Lydia  A.,  born  June 
5,  1842,  and  died  March  2,  1874,  w.as  the  wife  of 
J.  B.  Eshleman;  and  Susan  E.  became  the  wife  of 
Rev.  Stephen  .Sweitzer,  pastor  of  the  Reformed 
Church  in  Ephrata.  Our  subject  spent  the  da3S  of 
his  boyhood  attending  the  public  schools  of  his  na- 
tive place  and  assisting  his  father  in  the  store.  He 
W.1.S  head  clerk  in  that  establishment  for  years 
and  being  pleasant  and  courteous,  he  was  popular 
with  young  and  old.  The  credit  for  a  large  share 
of  the  enterprise  which  helps  to  make  Weidman- 
ville  the  thriving  and  bustling  place  that  it  is,  be- 
longs in  a  considerable  degree  to  such  stirring, 
energetic  business  men  as  John  Y.  "Weidman. 

The  mairiage  of  Mr.  Weidman  occurred  July  8, 
186'J,  uniting  him  with  Miss  Emma  L.  Fry.  She 
was  born  January  14,  1811,  and  is  the  daugh- 
ter of  Curtis  Fr\ ,  a  native  of  Lancaster  Count3\ 
He  was  born  October  14,  1808,  and  departed  this 
life  November  27,  1874.  Mrs.  Weidman's  grand- 
parents were  pioneers  of  Penns3'lvania,  having 
emigrated  to  the  United  States  from  German3-  in 
an  early  day.  Our  subject  and  his  estimable  wife 
are  the  parents  of  one  child,  a  son,  Martin  Ward, 
a  merchant  of  Weidman vi He,  who  was  born  Octo- 
ber 28,  1871.  He  was  married  October  5,  1893, 
to  Miss  Jliuora  L.  Bear,  a  daughter  of  John  G. 
and  Hester  (Landis)  Bear. 

Mrs.  Sarah  Steinmetz,  a  sister  of  our  subject, 
has  two  surviving  daughters,  Alice,  tiie  wife  of 
William  Bueker,  and  Susan,  now  Mrs.  Dr.  G.  C. 
Kinard.  Lydia  Eshleman,  another  sister,  has  one 
surviving  son,  John  AV.,  of  Ephrata;  and  Simon 
P.  has  one  son,  Martin  L.  Politically  our  subject 
is  a  Republican,  but  has  never  aspired  to  public 
office.  He  is  a  loyal  citizen  and  public  spirited, 
ever  ready  to  do  his  share  in  all  matters  of  general 
welfare.  Mr.  Weidman  is  now  living  a  retired 
life  from  active  business,  but  superintends  a  small 


farm  of  thirty-five  acres.  Socially  the  family  is 
one  of  the  best  known  and  most  influential  in 
the  county,  and  both  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Weidman  have 
the  regard  of  their  manv  friends. 


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BENJAMIN  R.  STAUFFER,  who  is  busily 
and  profitably  carrj'ing  on  agriculture  in 
East  Lampeter  Township,  is  one  of  its  most 
worthy  citizens,  and  is  held  in  high  estimation  by 
all  about  him.  He  is  the  son  of  Daniel  and  Mary 
(Rohrer)  Stauflfer,  and  was  born  on  the  home  farm 
February  26,  1827. 

In  1749  Johannas  Stauffer,  the  grandfather  of 
our  subject,  emigrated  from  Germany,  landing  first 
in  Philadelphia,  whence  he  came  direct  to  Lancas- 
ter County,  where  his  father,  John  Stauffer,  pur- 
chased six  hundred  acres  of  land  from  William 
Penn.  Our  subject  now  has  in  his  possession  the 
deed  which  was  given  on  that  occasion.  The  grand- 
father was  born  in  Germany  January  15,  1737,  and 
on  the  death  of  his  father  in  America,  carried  on 
the  old  homestead,  at  the  same  time  preaching  in 
the  Mennonite  Church.  November  11,  1764,  he 
married  Miss  Frankie  Buckwater,  who  was  born 
June  19,  1746.  The  children  resulting  from  their 
union  were  Daniel,  Christian,  John  and  P'annic. 
The  grandfather  died  December  26,  1811,  and  his 
good  wife  passed  away  February  18,  1828. 

The  father  of  our  subject  was  born  on  the  old 
homestead  March  29,  1771,  and  choosing  the  life 
of  an  agriculturist,  became  the  owner  of  one  hun- 
dred and  eighty,  acres  of  the  home  farm.  He  was 
well  read,  especially'  in  the  Scriptures,  and  was  a 
devoted  member  of  the  Mennonite  Church.  In 
politics  he  was  a  stanch  Democrat  and  active  in 
the  affairs  of  his  party.  November  1,  1803,  he 
married  Mary  Rohrer,  who  was  born  on  Christmas 
Day  of  1781,  and  was  the  daughter  of  Isaac  Rohrer, 
a  farmer  of  this  township.  Their  union  resulted 
in  the  birth  of  seven  sons  and  four  daughters. 
Daniel,  born  December  6   1805  was  for  a  time  an 


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agriculturist  of  this  county,  hut  later  removed  to 
Ohio,  where  he  died.  Marv,  who  was  born  in  March, 
1807,  died  in  18.56,  unmarried.  John  w.as  born 
January  27,  1809,  and  departed  this  life  in  the 
.  Buckeye  State  in  1867.  Henry  was  born  Decem- 
ber 28,  1812,  and  died  March  19,  1894.  Isaac  was 
born  July  1,  1814,  and  became  a  farmer  of  Martic 
Township,  where  he  died  November  18,  1885- 
Susan,  born  January  22,  1817,  married  Samuel 
Kurtz,  and  died  September  4,  1845,  in  Manheim 
Township.  Christian  was  born  September  25,  1818, 
and  is  engaged  as  a  cabinet-maker  in  Louisville, 
Ky.  Esther,  born  March  28,  1820,  is  the  wife  of 
.Joseph  Herr,  of  West  Lampeter  Township,  this 
county.  Ephraim  was  born  in  May,  1821,  and 
died  in  Ohio  in  1859.  Our  subject  was  the  next 
in  order  of  birth.  Elizabeth,  whose  birth  occurred 
November  22,  1828,  is  a  widow,  and  makes  her 
home  in  Ohio.  The  father  died  on  the  21st  of 
September,  1855,  and  the  mother  on  the  2d  of 
January,  1873. 

Tiie  original  of  tliis  sketch  was  educated  in  the 
common  schools,  and  has  spent  almost  liis  entire 
life  on  the  old  homestead,  of  which  he  now  owns 
ninety-three  acres.  For  two  years  he  w.as  engaged 
in  milling,  but  after  his  marriage  returned  to  the 
farm,  where  he  has  since  resided,  and  is  now  occu- 
pied in  its  cultivation  with  good  results.  Mr. 
Stauffer  was  one  of  the  organizers  and  Directors  of 
the  Eastern  Market  of  Lancaster.  He  is  a  stanch 
Democrat  in  politics  and  an  active  member  of  the 
Mennonite  Church.  He  is  a  very  religious  man, 
and  active  in  all  good  works  in  his  community. 

Mr.  Stauffer  was  married  December  25,  1853, 
to  Miss  Elizabeth  R.,  daughter  of  Rev.  Joseph 
Mayer,  a  minister  in  the  Dunkard  Church.  To 
them  were  born  three  children,  of  whom  two  died 
in  infancy,  and  Daniel  M.,  born  in  1856,  is  engaged 
as  a  carpenter  in  East  Petersburg  Township.  Mrs. 
.Stauffer  departed  tliis  life  September  21,  1857,  and 
January  6,  1859,  our  subject  married  Miss  Anna  S., 
daughter  of  George  Kreider.  Of  their  children, 
Mary,  who  was  born  December  25,  1859,  married 
Isaac  Buckwater,  and  is  now  deceased;  Elizabeth, 
born  March  3,  1863,  married  Levi  B.  Huber,  and  is 
living  in  Manheim  Township;  Anna  K.,born  Jan- 
uary 1,  1867,  is  the  wife  of  Amos  Kreider,  and 


makes  her  home  in  this  township;  and  Emma  K., 
born  April  6,  1871,  married  Henry  H.  Frank,  and 
is  living  in  this  county. 


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HENRY  CLAY  YOUNG  owns  a  one-tliird 
interest  in  the  Columbia  Flint  Company, 
pulverizers  of  pure  rock  flint,  wiiose 
works  have  a  capacity  of  twenty-five  tons  per  day 
and  give  employment  to  fourteen  men.  Mr. 
Young  was  born  in  tliis  city  September  14,  1852, 
and  is  the  son  of  Benjamin  and  Sarah  (Lentz) 
Young,  the  former  of  whom  was  a  native  of  Mari- 
etta, this  county.  lie  received  his  education  in 
Columbia,  where  he  learned  the  trade  of  a  mer- 
chant tailor,  following  that  business  very  success- 
fully until  his  decease,  which  occurred  in  1854,  re- 
sulting from  cholera.  He  was  a  prominent  Odd 
Fellow,  belonging  to  Susquehanna  Lodge  of  Co- 
lumbia. 

The  parental  family  of  our  subject  included 
seven  children,  viz.:  Amanda,  Henrietta,  Winfield 
Scott,  John  Edward,  Llewellyn,  George  W.  and 
Henry  C,  the  two  last  twins.  The  father  died  Sep- 
tember 29,  1854,  at  the  age  of  forty-two  j'ears.  His 
good  wife  is  still  living  at  the  age  of  seventy-seven 
years,  and  married  for  her  second  husband  Henry 
Haines,  who  is  now  also  deceased. 

Henry  C,  of  this  sketch,  was  educated  in  the 
public  schools  of  May  town,  this  county,  and  when 
fourteen  years  of  age  went  to  New  Albany,  Ind., 
where  he  learned  to  manufacture  cotton  and 
woolen  goods.  He  remained  in  the  west  from 
1867  to  1876,  when  he  returned  to  this  state,  and 
was  engaged  in  work  in  Philadelphia  for  three 
years,  when  we  find  him  located  in  Columbia, 
where  he  served  a  3-ear's  apprenticeship  in  paint- 
ing and  paper  hanging.  Returning  at  the  expira- 
tion of  that  time  to  Indiana,  he  there  engaged  in 
business  on  his  own  account,  and  continued  thus 
until  his  location  in  Fairfield,  Iowa.  Remaining 
there  but  a  short  time,  Mr.  Y^oung  made  his  way 


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back  to  St.  Louis,  Mo.,  where  he  was  engaged  in 
the  retail  cigar  business,  and  after  a  short  time  re- 
turned to  the  Quaker  Cit}-,  wiiere  he  carried  on  a 
furniture,  house  furnisliing  and  paper  hanging 
business  until  1881. 

The  same  year  Henry  C.  Young  came  to  Co- 
iumbia  and  opened  a  line  establishment  stocked 
with  a  full  line  of  wall  paper,  and  built  up  an  ex- 
cellent business,  remaining  in  his  first  location 
until  January  1,  1894.  He  recently  sold  out  his 
business  and  purchased  the  stock  of  the  Columbia 
Flint  Company,  of  which  he  was  made  President 
and  Manager. 

Mr.  Young  is  a  stockholder  and  for  two  3'ears 
was  Director  in  the  Columbia  AVagon  Company, 
and  is  also  interested  in  the  Keeley  Stove  AVorks. 
He  is  the  possessor  of  much  valuable  real  estate  in 
the  city,  owning  a  number  of  residences  besides 
unimproved  pri)perty.  He  is  likewise  a  stock- 
holder in  the  Middle  States  Building  and  Loan 
Association  of  Ilagerslown,  Md.,  and  socially  be- 
longs to  Columbia  Lodge  No.  286,  F.  it  A.  M., 
and  Corinthian  Chapter  No.  224,  and  Cyrene  Com- 
mandeiy  No.  34.  In  religious  affairs  he  is  con- 
nected with  the  Lutheran  Church,  to  the  support 
of  which  he  is  a  regular  contributor.  In  politics 
our  subject  is  a  stanch  Democrat  and  takes  an  act- 
ive interest  in  the  success  of  his  party. 

Heniy  Clay  Y'oung  and  Miss  Esther  C,  daugh- 
ter of  Samuel  Filbert,  were  united  in  marriage 
February  15,  1877.  To  them  has  been  born  a 
daughter,  L.  Cora. 


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BENJAMIN  F.  HIESTAND,  President  of 
the  Exchange  Bank  of  Marietta.  The 
history  of  the  Hiestand  family  in  Amer- 
ica dates  back  to  the  year  1727,  when  Johannes 
Hiestand  emigrated  to  this  country  from  Germany, 
making  settlement  in  Manor  Township,  Lancaster 
County,  and  there  remaining  until  his  death  in 
1784.  His  son  Henry,  who  died  in  1805,  was  the 
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father  of  four  sons,  John,  Peter,  Jacob  and  Henry, 
and  two  daughters,  Ellizabeth  and  Barbara.  The 
eldest  son,  John,  moved  from  Manor  to  Donegal 
Township,  where  he  purchased  a  large  tract  of 
land.  He  died  in  1797,  leaving  five  sons,  Jacob, 
Andrew,  Henry,  John  and  Peter.  He  was  fifty- 
eight  years  survived  by  his  widow,  Annie  (Her- 
shey)  Hiestand,  who  passed  from  earth  March  5, 
1855,  aged  ninetj'-three  years  and  six  daj's.  They 
were  the  parents  of  five  sons,  of  whom  the  eldest, 
Jacob,  spent  his  entire  life  upon  one  of  the  homes; 
he  married,  and  at  his  death  left  a  daughter,  Bar- 
bara, wife  of  Nathaniel  Ellmaker. 

Andrew,  the  second  son  of  -lohii  and  Annie 
Hiestand,  lived  and  died  upon  a  farm  adjoining 
the  old  homestead.  He  married  Annie  Miller, and 
their  union  was  blessed  by  the  birth  of  three  sons 
and  three  daughters,  namely:  John  M.,  a  farmer 
of  Donegal  Township,  who  married  Martha  Hies- 
tand and  had  four  sons  and  one  daughter;  An- 
drew M.,  a  physician,  first  in  Mt.  Joy,  who  moved 
thence  to  Norfork,  Va.,  in  1879,  and  there  died  in 
1887,  leaving  a  widow  and  one  son,  Albert;  Ben- 
jamin F.,  the  subject  of  this  sketch;  Elizabeth 
(Mrs.  Benjamin  Ilostetter);  Ann,  who  married 
.lohn  Summy;  and  Mar^',  wife  of  Henry  Shenk. 

Henrj-,  the  third  son  of  John  Hiestand,  married 
jMargaret  Cochran,  their  union  resulting  in  the 
birth  of  six  sons.  The  eldest,  Hon.  John  A.  Hie- 
stand, is  deceased,  as  is  also  Samuel  C,  for  many 
years  a  partner  of  the  subject  of  this  sketch;  the 
other  four  sons  are  Henry,  Peter,  Jacob  and  Abram. 
John,  the  fourth  son,  also  married  a  Miss  Cochran, 
sister  of  the  wife  of  his  brother  Henry;  he  moved 
to  Dayton,  Ohio,  where  he  died  leaving  four  sons, 
Jacob,  Andrew,  Heni-y  and  Aaron,  and  three 
daughters,  Elizabeth,  Mary  and  Julia.  Peter,  the 
fifth  son,  was  married  and  moved  to  Indiana,  where 
he  died  leaving  no  issue. 

Upon  the  old  homestead  in  East  Donegal  Town- 
ship, near  Marietta,  which  has  been  in  the  posses- 
sion of  the  family  for  over  one  hundred  years,  and 
is  now  owned  by  the  subject  of  this  sketch,  the 
birth  of  Benjamin  F.  Hiestand  occurred  July  3, 
1828.  He  went  to  Marietta  in  1848  before  he  was 
twenty-one  years  of  age,  and  entered  into  the 
lumber  business.     Two  years  later  he    formed  a 


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partnership  with  the  late  Samuel  C.  Hiestand,  and 
their  business  relations  continued  until  the  death 
of  the  latter  in  1876,  since  which  time  it  has  been 
in  the  hands  of  our  subject,  a  period  of  nearly  a 
half-century.  Of  late  years  his  three  sons,  B. 
Frank,  Henry  S.  and  George,  have  been  taken  into 
the  firm,  and  the  management  is  now  in  their 
hands,  tlius  affording  their  father  an  opportunity 
to  attend  to  the  numerous  other  enterprises  in 
which  he  is  interested. 

In  1863  the  First  National  Bank  of  Marietta 
was  organized,  and  Mr.  Hiestand  was  one  of  the 
original  subscribers  to  the  stock.  He  also  served 
as  a  Director  and  the  Vice-President  of  the  con- 
cern until  1874,  when  he  disposed  of  his  stock.  At 
that  time  the  bank  had  a  surplus  equal  to  its  capi- 
tal. Then,  associated  with  a  number  of  promi- 
nent citizens  of  the  community,  Mr.  Hiestand  or- 
ganized the  Exchange  Bank  of  Marietta,  with  a 
capital  of  $50,000.  which  has  now  a  surplus  more 
than  its  capital.  Of  this  institution  he  has  been 
President  since  its  incorporation,  and  has  made  a 
dividend  of  five  per  cent,  annually. 

Associated  with  A.  H.  Mussehnan,now  deceased, 
Mr.  Hiestand  in  1863  organized  the  Chiekles  Roll- 
ing Mill  Company,  but  the  partnership  was  dis- 
solved after  three  years.  He  was  one  of  the  orig- 
inal stockholders  and  managers  of  the  Marietta 
Hollow  Ware  Works,  but  in  1883  disposed  of  his 
interest  in  that  enterprise,  the  stock  being  worth 
more  than  double  its  original  value.  In  1889  he 
again  entered  into  business,  organizing  the  Mari- 
etta Casting  Companj^,  with  a  capital  of  $50,000. 
He  has  been  President  of  the  company  since  its 
origin.  In  agricultural  pursuits  he  has  always 
taken  a  great  interest,  and  his  farms  adjoining 
Marietta  are  among  the  finest  in  the  state,  being 
especially  adapted  for  the  cultivation  of  tobacco, 
fifty-five  to  sixty-five  acres  being  grown  annually. 
Among  the  numerous  business  enterprises  in  which 
Mr.  Hiestand  has  engaged  we  must  not  fail  to  men- 
tion his  large  operations  in  the  purchasing  and 
packing  of  leaf  tobacco. 

Often  called  upon  to  fiU'positions  of  trust,  Mr. 
Hiestand  has  served  as  executor,  administrator, 
assignee,  guardian  and  trustee  of  large  estates.  He 
was  one  of  the  originators  of  the  Hapover  Junc- 


tion Railroad,  which  extended  from  Chickies  to 
the  Reading  &  Columbia  Railroad,  and  since  then 
has  been  a  Director  in  the  Columbia  &  Reading 
Road. 

In  1858  he  married  Miss  Martha  Schock,  and 
one  daughter  and  seven  sons  were  born  of  the 
union.  The  three  sons  above  mentioned  are  the 
only  survivors.  Annie,  Eugene  and  Walter  died 
in  childhood;  Horace  A.  when  he  was  just  enter- 
ing into  manhood,  and  John  Andrew,  an  attorney- 
at-law,  in  1894,  at  the  age  of  thirty-one.  The 
latter  was  especially  able  and  intelligent,  and  by 
his  untimely  death  a  life  of  great  promise  was 
suddenly  terminated.  B.  Frank,  Mr.  Hiestand 's 
eldest  son,  was  married  in  1887  to  Miss  Mary  Me- 
haffey,  eldest  daughter  of  George  W.  Mehaffey ;  she 
died  in  1790. 

Mr.  Hiestand  is  recognized  as  one  of  the  best 
business  men  of  the  county,  and  is  known  as  a  re- 
markably shrewd  financier.  He  is  conservative, 
yet  enterprising.  By  all  who  know  him  he  is 
looked  up  to,  not  only  as  a  sound  business  man, 
but  also  as  a  Christian  gentleman  and  a  citizen  of 
the  highest  standing.  He  admires  industry  and 
frugality,  and  is  always  willing  to  lend  a  helping 
hand  to  those  who  help  themselves.  His  leading 
characteristics  are  perseverance,  good  judgment 
and  remarkable  business  ability,  frugality  on  the 
practical  side,  coupled  with  a  warm  heart  and  sym- 
pathetic disposition  on  the  other. 


MARTIN  L.  HERR,  A.  M.,  M.  D.  There  is 
probably  no  citizen  of  Lancaster  whose 
name  is  connected  with  more  progressive 
enterprises  or  whose  efforts  have  more  largely  pro- 
moted the  material  progress  of  the  place,  than  the 
gentleman  who  forms  the  subject  of  this  sketch. 
For  many  years  he  has  conducted  the  most  exten- 
sive practice  of  any  physician  of  the  citj%  and  is 
also  identified  with  various  leading  measures  and 
business  enterprises,     He  is  now  serving  as  Vice- 


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President  and  Director  of  the  Lancaster  Land  and 
Improvement  Company,  President  of  the  Lancas- 
ter and  Columbia  Electric  Railway  Company,  Pres- 
ident of  the  Lancaster  Safety  Huggy  Compan3', 
Vice-President  of  the  Lancaster  Traction  Company 
and  Director  in  the  Conestoga  National  Bank  and 
the  Hubley  Manufacturing  Company. 

For  many  generations  the  Ilerr  family  has  re- 
sided in  Lancaster  County,  where  settlement  was 
first  made  by  John  (or  Hans)  Ilerr,  a  native  of 
Switzerland,  wlio  in  1709  located  in  what  is  now 
Lampeter  Township,  near  Willow  Street.  His  set- 
tlement antedated  the  purchase  of  the  land  from 
William  I'enn.  Prosperity  attended  his  labors  in 
the  New  World.  lie  became  a  farmer  and  large 
land  owner,  and  died  well-to-do  in  tliis  world's 
goods.  In  religious  faith  he  was  a  Mennonite. 
Through  him  we  trace  the  family'  genealogy  to 
Manuel,  his  son;  Rev.  John,  a  minister  in  the 
Mennonite  Church;  David,  an  agriculturist  b}-  oc- 
cupation; Adam,  who  owned  and  operated  a  mill 
at  Strasburg,  on  Pequea  Creek,  and  there  died; 
Christian  B.,  a  native  of  Strasburg;  and  Dr.  Herr, 
of  this  sketch. 

Our  subject's  father  followed  the  combined  oc- 
cupations of  miller  and  farmer,  carrying  on  a  farm 
in  Lampeter  Township,  where  he  died  at  the  age 
of  thirty-eight  years.  His  wife,'  whose  maiden 
name  was  Maria  Light,  was  born  near  Lancaster, 
and  was  a  daughter  of  Martin  Light,  a  farmer 
speculator,  large  land  owner  and  prominent  Whig 
politician,  who  died  at  the  age  of  fiftj'-three  ^-ears. 
Mrs.  Maria  Herr  now  makes  her  home  with  her 
eldest  son.  Dr.  Herr.  Her  other  son,  Adam  P.,  be- 
came a  dentist,  and  died  in  Lancaster,  aged  thirt^'- 
eight  years.  There  are  two'  daughters  living:  Mrs. 
Annie  E.  Yokum,of  Columbia,  Pa.;  and  Mrs. Fan- 
nie Keefer,  of  Columbia. 

Strasburg,  Lancaster  County,  is  Dr.  Herr's  birth- 
place, and  September  13,  1838,  his  natal  day.  His 
education  was  gained  in  the  Lancaster  public 
schools,  and  at  the  age  of  nineteen  he  commenced 
to  teach  school,  spending  the  winter  months  in  that 
occupation,  while  during  the  summer  he  was  a  stu- 
dent in  the  State  Normal  at  Millersville.  He  con- 
tinued in  that  way  for  three  years.  Under  the 
preceptorship  of  Dr.  Cassidy,  of  Lancaster,  he  com- 


menced  the  study  of  medicine,  and  later  attended 
Jefferson  Medical  College  one  and  one-half  terms. 
In  1862  he  was  appointed  medical  cadet  in  the 
ITnited  States  army,  and  four  years  later  was  grad- 
uated from  the  University'  of  Nashville  with  the 
degree  of  Doctor  of  Medicine.  As  a  medical  cadet 
he  was  employed  in  the  general  hospital  at  Nash- 
ville, where  he  practiced  medicine  and  surgery. 
He  also  received  the  appointment  of  Assistant 
Surgeon  in  1865,  which  position  he  held  until 
1867.  Then  resigning  he  returned  to  Lancaster, 
opened  an  office,  and  has  since  engaged  in  the 
practice  of  his  profession.  As  a  surgeon,  he  has 
gained  more  than  local  prominence,  and  has  per- 
formed many  delicate  and  intricate  operations  with 
skill  and  success. 

The  lady  who  in  1870  became  the  wife  of  Dr. 
Herr  bore  the  maiden  name  of  Rosina  E.  Hubley, 
and  was  born  in  Philadel|)hia,  a  daughter  of  John 
Iluble}',  of  that  cit3'.  Her  grandmother,  Mrs.  Ro- 
sina Hubley,  was  quite  prominent  during  tlie  late 
war,  being  President  of  tiie  organization  known  as 
the  Patriot  Daughters.  Mrs.  Herr  died  in  1889, 
after  having  become  the  mother  of  five  children. 
They  are:  Sarah  JL;  William  Hubley,  a  student  in 
the  medical  department  of  the  University  of  Penn- 
sylvania, being  a  member  of  the  Class  of  '97;  Rob- 
ert Martin,  who  died  in  1881;  John  Light,an  elec- 
trician; and  Annie  Elizabeth.  On  the  15th  of 
March,  1894,  Dr.  Herr  was  united  in  marriage  with 
Miss  Elizabeth,  daughter  of  John  C.  Hager,  a  mer- 
chant of  Lancaster. 

The  political  views  of  Dr.  Herr  are  in  accord 
with  Republican  principles.  Prominent  in  local 
affairs,  he  served  as  Chairman  of  the  Council  two 
years  and  as  a  member  for  several  3'ears.  On  the 
School  Board  he  rendered  efficient  service  in  the 
interests  of  education  for  twelve  years.  Socially, 
he  is  connected  with  the  G.  H.  Thomas  Post  No. 
84,  G.  A.  R.  He  secured  the  organization  of  the 
first  Board  of  Health  in  Lancaster,  and  was  its 
President.  Organizing  the  Lancaster  Pathological 
Medical  Society,  he  was  its  President  for  several 
terms,  and  has  alwaj'S  been  active  in  its  work.  He 
is  also  identified  with  the  County,  State  and  Amer- 
ican Medical  Societies,  as  well  as  the  International 
Medical  Association.     He  was  delegate  to  the  con- 


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vention  of  the  last-named  organization,  which  met 
at  Berlin,  Germany,  in  1890,  and  four  years  later 
again  served  as  delegate  to  the  convention  at 
Rome,  Italy.  Frequently  he  has  been  called  upon 
to  contribute  articles  to  prominent  medical  jour- 
nals, and  these  have  been  widely  read  and  copied. 
An  Episcop.alian  in  religious  belief,  Dr.  Herr  has 
for  some  time  been  a  Vestryman  in  the  St.  James' 
Church.  As  before  stated,  he  is  connected  with 
various  corporations,  and  is  foremost  in  progressive 
measures.  He  is  a  lecturer  on  anatomy  and  hy- 
giene in  Franklin  and  Marshall  College,  surgeon 
of  tlie  Lancaster  General  Hospital  and  consulting 
surgeon  of  St.  Joseph's  Hospital.  He  laid  out  the 
East  End  Addition  to  the  city,  a  tract  of  seventeen 
acres  extending  from  King  Street  to  below  Chester. 
His  residence  and  office  are  located  at  Nos.  226- 
228  North  Duke  Street.  The  success  which  has 
come  to  hira  is  not  the  result  of  fortuitous  circum- 
stances, but  of  energy,  determination,  force  of 
character  and  decision  of  purpose.  His  versatile 
talents  place  him  among  the  leading  citizens  of  the 
city  and  state,  and  have  also  gained  for  liira  an 
extensive  acquaintance. 


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0OL.  JAMES  DUFFY,  Aide-de-camp  on  the 
staff  of  Governor  Pattison,  is  one  of  the 
most  prominent  citizens  of  Marietta.  He 
comes  of  good  old  Celtic  ancestry,  and  his  paternal 
grandfather  was  a  member  of  the  famous  Light 
Horse  Cavalry  of  Ireland  previous  to  his  emigra- 
tion to  tlie  United  States  in  1800.  The  father  of 
the  latter,  John  Duffy,  was  born  in  Cunningham, 
County  Donegal,  and  was  a  leather  dresser  by  trade. 
By  his  marriage  with  Ann  Bradley,  he  had  one  son, 
James,  whose  birth  occurred  in  the  same  locality 
as  did  his  father's.  James  Duffy  was  a  man  of  large 
acquirements  and  business  ability,  and  after  set- 
tling in  Lancaster  County,  constructed  the  Mari- 
etta &  Lancaster  Turnpike  and  that  from  Elizabeth- 
town  to  the    Susquehanna   River,   as   well  as  the 


road  from  Carlisle  to  Baltimore  by  w.ay  of  York 
Springs  and  Gettysburg.  He  married  Catherine 
Sheridan,  a  native  of  Count3'  Donegal,  by  whom  he 
had  twelve  children.  He  was  a  Democrat,  and  in 
religious  belief  a  Roman  Catholic.  He  died  in  1836, 
aged  sixty-five  years,  while  his  wife's  death  oc- 
curred in  1820.  He  was  one  of  the  projectors  of 
the  borough  of  Marietta  and  did  much  to  forward 
the  prosperity  of  the  county. 

Our  subject's  father,  Col.  James  Duffy,  was  born 
in  this  place  September  16,  1818,  and  in  his  boy- 
hood engaged  in  rafting  on  the  Susquehanna,  fi- 
nally rising  to  the  rank  of  pilot.  He  continued 
thus  employed  until  1846,  and  the  following  year 
made  a  trip  to  Europe.  In  1848  he  established  a 
line  of  boats  for  transporting  coal  from  Pottsville 
to  New  York,  in  the  interest  of  the  Schuylkill 
Navigation  Company.  In  connection  with  James 
Mehaffy  he  began  dealing  in  land  at  Marietta,  and 
later  embarking  in  the  lumber  business,  continued 
in  the  same  until  1865.  In  1861  he  began  transport- 
ing supplies  for  the  Government  to  forts  in  New 
Mexico,  Salt  Lake  City  and  the  west.  The  magni- 
tude of  these  contracts  can  be  estimated  from  the 
fact  that  millions  of  dollars  were  employed,  and 
over  thirty  thousand  oxen  were  used.  After  seven 
years  spent  in  this  direction  Mr.  Duffy  retired  from 
active  business,  devoting  his  attention  to  his  landed 
interests,  and  won  the  reputation  of  being  the 
largest  tobacco  grower  in  the  state.  In  1877  he 
became  interested  in  the  Marietta  Hollow  Ware  and 
Enameling  Company,  and  controlled  one-half  of 
the  stock.  In  1875  he  was  appointed  a  member  of 
the  Board  of  Fish  Commissioners  for  Pennsylvania. 
He  was  one  of  the  Directors  of  the  Bald  Eagle  Val- 
ley Railroad,  and  was  active  in  the  support  of 
many  enterprises.  He  was  a  Democrat  and  in  re- 
ligion was,  like  his  forefathers,  a  Roman  Catholic. 

Col.  James  Duffy,  Sr.,  was  married  September  8, 
186.3,  to  Martha,  daughter  of  John  Park,  of  this 
city,  and  to  them  were  born  the  following  children: 
Josephine;  Catherine,  deceased;  James,  our  subject; 
Donald  Cameron;  Thomas  Bayard;  .John  Park,  de- 
ceased; Martha  Park;  John  Park;  the  second  of  the 
name,  who  has  also  passed  away,  and  one  who  died 
in  infancy. 

The  birth  of  our  subject  occurred  at    Marietta 


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August  24,  1867.  His  early  education  was  obtained 
in  tiie  public  schools  and  afterward  he  attended 
Georgetown  (D.  C.)  College,  and  the  Pennsylvania 
Military  College  of  Chester.  Pa.  In  1889  he  left  the 
latter  institution  to  embark  in  l)usincss,  and  is  now 
Treasurer  of  the  MarietUi  Hollow  Ware  and  Enam- 
eling Company,  one  of  the  leading  industries  in  this 
count}'.  He  is  a  man  of  progressive  ideas  and  ex- 
ecutive abilit}'.  Politicall}'  he  is  alUliated  with  the 
Democratic  party,  was  a  delegate  to  the  State  Con- 
ventions of  1891  and  1894,  and  in  1892  was  a  can- 
didate for  Presidential  Elector.  In  1890  he  was 
elected  Burgess  of  Marietta  by  a  majority  of  one 
hundred  and  ninety-eiglit,  although  the  nominal 
Republican  majority  was  one  hundred.  In  the  fol- 
lowing year  and  in  1892  he  was  honored  by  re- 
election, and  February'  2,  1891,  was  appointed 
Aide-de-camp  on  Governor  Pattison's  staff.  The 
Colonel  resides  in  a  spacious  mansion  at  Marietta, 
from  whose  ([uarlers  a  magnificent  view  of  the  Sus- 
quehanna and  the  York  County  hills  is  obtained. 
The  owner  is  a  genial,  hospitable  gentleman,  who 
has  won  friends  in  all  circles. 


HS.  STAUFFER,  Manager  of  the  Columbia 
Grey  Iron  Companj-,  is  also  interested  in 
various  enterprises  in  the  city  and  is  the 
owner  of  much  valuable  real  estate.  He  is  a  Direct- 
or and  Vice-President  of  the  National  Bank  of 
Mt.  Joy,  and  being  a  man  of  progressive  ideas,  is 
unexcelled  as  a  business  man,  and  is  one  of  the 
leading  and  wealthy  citizens  of  Columbia. 

Our  subject  is  the  son  of  John  and  Elizabeth 
(Hostetter)  Staufler,  and  was  born  in  1846,  in 
F-asl  Hempfleld  Township,  Lancaster  Countj^.  The 
family  is  of  Swiss  origin,  the  first  representative 
coming  to  America  many  years  ago  and  locating 
on  property  in  this  county.  Grandfather  Martin 
Stauffer  lived  in  the  northwestern  portion  of  Lan- 
caster County,  and  owned  mills  in  Manhcim.  He 
enlisted  as  a  soldier  in  the  War  of  1812,  but  was 


not  allowed  to  participate,  as  peace  was  declared 
while  he  was  en  route  to  Baltimore. 

I'lie  father  of  our  subject  was  born  in  Marietta, 
this  county.  He  was  a  very  prominent  man  in 
his  community,  and  was  one  of  the  promoters  and 
organizers  of  the  Manheim  National  Bank,  of 
which  he  served  as  President  until  his  death,  in 
1878.  He  was  interested  in  numerous  business 
enterprises  in  the  place.  In  politics  he  was  an 
active  Republican,  on  which  ticket  he  was  elected 
Justice  of  the  Peace  and  ."school  Director. 

The  parental  family  included  the  following- 
named  children:  Maria,  the  wife  of  S.  N.  Eaby, 
who  resides  in  Mt.  Joy;  Emanuel,  who  died  when 
two  years  of  age;  our  subject,  and  John  K.,  who  is 
farming  the  old  homestead  near  Landisville.  The 
husband  and  father  died  at  the  age  of  seventy-two 
years.  His  good  wife  departed  this  life  in  1869, 
in  the  fiftj'-seventh  year  of  her  age. 

H.  S.  Stauffer  was  a  student  in  Millersville  Nor- 
mal School  at  the  time  of  enlisting  in  the  linion 
Army  as  a  member  of  the  Reserve  Corps.  The 
comjiany  was  never  ordered  to  the  front  and  when 
mustered  out  he  located  in  Mt.  Joy,  where  for 
seventeen  years  he  was  engaged  in  business  alone. 
In  1881,  however,  in  company  with  his  brother-in- 
law,  S.  N.  Eab}',  he  organized  the  Grey  Iron  Com- 
pany, and  they  carried  on  the  business  together 
for  a  short  time,  when  Mr.  Eaby  withdrew.  Our 
subject  then  conducted  affairs  under  the  name 
of  the  Grey  Iron  Casting  Company  until  1892, 
when  he  sold  the  business  to  other  parties,  and 
remains  in  the  capacity  of  manager  of  the  plant. 
They  give  employment  to  sixty  men  at  the  present 
time,  although  the  capacity  of  the  mill  is  one 
hundred  and  twenty-five. 

Mr.  Staufler  is  a  stalwart  Republican  and  takes 
great  interest  in  the  success  of  his  party.  Socially 
he  is  a  member  of  Lodge  No.  551,  F.  &  A.  M., 
Chapter  No.  43,  Commandery  No.  13,  and  Lodge 
of  Perfection  No.  43.  As  an  Odd  Fellow,  he  is 
an  officer  in  Salome  Lodge  at  Manheim,  and  is 
also  connected  with  Mt.  Joy  Lodge  No.  277  of  the 
same  order.  He  belongs  to  the  Knights  of  the 
Golden  Eagle  and  the  Knights  of  Pythias  in  Lan- 
caster. He  is  very  influential  in  politics  in  his 
community  and  takes  an  active  part  in  the  Young 


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Men's  Republican  Club  of  Columbia  and  the  Re- 
publican Lodge. 

The  marriage  of  Mr.  Stauffer  with  Miss  Cather- 
ine Becker  was  celebrated  October  21,  1866.  To 
them  was  born  a  son,  Paris  B.,  who  is  preparing 
himself  to  enter  the  ministry  of  the  Episcopal 
Church.  Mrs.  Stauffer  died  in  1883,  and  two  years 
later  our  subject  was  again  married,  his  second 
union  resulting  in  the  birth  of  five  children, 
named  rcspectivel3',  Paris,  Howard  B.,  Miriam, 
Elizabeth  and  Edith. 


eLEMENT  SMELTZ  ERLSMAN,  a  member 
of  the  Select  Council  of  Lancaster,  is  one 
of  the  leading  contractors  in  the  city.  He 
is  practical  and  progressive  in  his  ideas,  and  in 
favor  of  everything  that  can  benefit  the  citj'  in  its 
Steady  upward  progress.  He  is  a  native  of  Lan- 
caster, and  has  always  been  identified  with  its  de- 
velopment. His  birth  occurred  .July  15,  1838,  and 
here  he  received  a  common  and  high  school  educa- 
tion, which  has  fitted  him  for  his  duties  in  after  life. 
The  founder  of  the  Erisman  family  in  America 
was  Melchoir,  who  emigrated  from  his  native  coun- 
try, Switzerland,  about  1716,  and  purchased  a  tract 
of  land  adjoining  the  present  site  of  Lancaster. 
He  was  one  of  the  pioneer  agriculturists  of  this 
community,  and  was  of  the  Mennonite  faith.  His 
son  John,  our  subject's  great-grandfather,  was  born 
and  reared  on  his  father's  farm  in  Lancaster  Town- 
ship, and  learned  the  carpenter's  trade.  He  bore 
the  reputation  of  being  able  to  hew  a  log  as 
smoothly  as  though  it  had  been  planed.  In  mid- 
dle life  he  became  a  contractor  and  builder  in  the 
city  of  Lancaster,  where  his  death  occurred  at  the 
extreme  old  age  of  ninety  years.  Grandfather 
Jacob  Erisman,  born  in  this  county,  followed  the 
occupation  of  a  butcher,  and  his  death  occurred  in 
Lancaster.  Our  subject's  father,  Jacob,  who  was 
born  in  this  city,  followed  the  business  of  tailoring 
for  a  great  many  years  until  appointed  to  the  po- 


sition of  Tipstaff  in  the  court  house,  which  place 
he  still  holds,  though  now  in  his  seventj'-ninth 
j'ear.  He  is  a  Republican  and  was  once  one  of  the 
Street  Commissioners,  and  at  another  time  Market 
Master.  In  his  religious  convictions  he  still  adheres 
to  the  faith  of  his  ancestors,  being  a  member  of 
the  Moravian  Church.  His  wife,  Elizabeth,  a  native 
of  Lancaster,  is  a  daughter  of  Clement  Smeltz,  who 
was  born  in  Germany,  and  was  one  of  the  early' 
settlers  of  this  locality.  Mrs.  Erisman,  who  is  in 
her  seventy-seventh  year,  holds  membership  with 
the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church,  and  of  her  six 
children,  five  are  living. 

Clement  S.  Erisman,  who  was  named  in  honor 
of  his  maternal  grandfather,  is  the  eldest  child  in 
his  father's  family,  and  when  seventeen  years  of 
age  was  apprenticed  to  learn  the  carpenter's  trade. 
At  the  age  of  twenty  he  went  to  Harrisburg,  where 
he  remained  for  a  time;  he  then  returned  to  this 
city,  but  again  going  to  Harrisburg,  he  worked 
at  his  trade,  and  was  there  married.  The  lady 
who  became  his  wife  April  28,  1861,  was  Miss 
Salome  E.  Cleckner,  a  native  of  that  city.  Our 
subject  about  a  year  later  became  a  member  of 
Company  E,  First  Pennsylvania  Militia,  respon- 
ding to  the  emergency  call. 

In  1869  Mr.  Erisman  engaged  in  contracting  and 
building  in  Lancaster,  and  specimens  of  his  handi- 
work are  to  be  seen  in  all  parts  of  the  city  and 
vicinity.  We  will  mention  only  a  few,  as  he  is 
well  known  as  having  had  the  supervision  of  manj' 
of  the  finest  structures.  He  erected  the  Baptist 
Church,  St.  John's  Lutheran  Church,  the  Lancaster 
County  Bank,  the  beautiful  residence  of  Miss  Kate 
Long  on  the  corner  of  Orange  and  Duke  Streets, 
that  of  John  B.  Bausman,  and  many  of  the  finest 
houses  in  the  city.  He  owns  and.  erected  his  resi- 
dence at  the  corner  of  West  Chestnut  and  Nevin 
Streets,  and  owns  much  other  residence   property. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Erisman  have  eight  living  children, 
and  two  are  deceased.  In  order  of  birth  they 
are  as  follows:  Clement  Grant,  Harry,  William, 
Cliarles,  Mary,  Clara,  Bess  and  Bertha.  The  two 
eldest  sons  are  carpenters,  in  business  with  their 
father;  Mary  is  the  wife  of  Milton  Zercher;  and 
Clara  is  Mrs.  Harry  Rossman,  both  of  this  city. 

Our  subject  was  elected  a  member  of  the  Select 


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Council  from  the  Fifth  Ward  in  1889,  was  re-elected 
in  1891,  and  again  iu  1893,  havins^  taken  a  very 
active  part  in  the  city  legislation.  When  the  ques- 
tion of  a  water  reservoir  came  up  he  took  a  stand 
against  it,  and  met  with  much  opposition,  but  is 
now  upheld  in  his  position.  Fraternally,  he  is  an 
Odd  Fellow  and  a  member  of  the  Artisans'  Society. 
In  politics  it  is  needless  to  Sfiy  to  those  that  know 
him  that  he  is  a  decided  Republican.  He  and  his 
wife  are  worthy  and  active  members  of  the  Meth- 
odist Episcoi)al  Church,  and  are  held  in  the  high- 
est esteem  and  respect  by  their  hosts  of  friends. 


REV.  JAMES  HARRISON  ESTERLINE  has 
for  six  3'ears  been  the  beloved  pastor  of 
the  Church  of  God  or  Union  Bethel  con- 
gregation of  Lancaster.  This  is  one  of  the  oldest 
church  organizations  in  this  localit)',  having  been 
started  about  1831,  and  the  church  building  hav- 
ing been  put  up  about  ten  years  later.  The  edifice 
is  of  brick,  with  a  lecture  room  and  rectory  adjoin- 
ing, and  its  location  is  quite  central,  being  at  the 
corner  of  Orange  and  North  Prince  Streets.  Our 
subject  is  a  zealous  worker  in  the  Master's  vine- 
yard, having  devoted  the  best  jears  of  his  en- 
ergy and  life  to  the  cause.  He  was  born  July  18, 
1848,  in  Frederick  County,  Md.,  and  his  father, 
William  Esterline,  was  a  native  of  York  County. 
The  paternal  grandfather,  whose  given  name  was 
George,  was  born  in  the  Fatherland  and  at  an 
carl\-  day  removed  to  America,  settling  upon  a 
farm  in  York  County.  The  father  of  our  subject 
was  a  farmer  and  also  a  cooper,  meeting  with 
good  success  in  both  lines  of  his  work  and  becom- 
ing quite  well-to-do.  His  wife,  formerly  Martha 
Corson,  is  still  living,  her  home  being  in  Mechan- 
icstown,  Md.,  and  in  the  same  state  her  nativity 
occurred.  Both  she  and  her  husband  have  been 
afflliated  with  the  Lutheran  denomination,  in  which 


faith  they  brought  up  their  family,  seven  of  whom 
are  still  living. 

Rev.  Mr.  Esterline  was  reared  on  his  father's 
farm,  and  being  the  eldest  of  the  family,  his  ser- 
vices were  in  demand  for  a  number  of  jears  in 
agricultural  pursuits.  In  the  spring  of  18G4,  then 
only  a  youth  barelj'  of  regulation  age,  he  enlisted 
in  Company  I,  Thirteenth  Maryland  Regiment,  and 
was  mustered  into  the  service  at  Frederick  City. 
His  company  was  assigned  to  the  Eighth  Army 
Corps,  Army  of  the  Potomac,  and  were  on  guard 
and  special  duty  in  Virginia  until  the  close  of 
the  war,  when  they  were  mustered  out  in  Balti- 
more, in  June,  1865.  The  education  of  our  subject 
liad  been  interrupted  by  the  turmoil  of  war,  and 
thus  on  his  return  to  the  north  he  continued  the 
same,  being  a  student  in  the  State  Normal  School. 
Afterward  he  engaged  in  teaching  school  for  a 
time  and  then  decided  to  devote  his  life  to  the 
ministry. 

The  first  theological  studies  of  our  subject  were 
pursued  under  the  tutleage  of  Rev.  Mr.  Schwartz, 
and  in  1867  he  became  connected  with  the  mission 
work  of  the  United  Brethren  Church.  In  1869  he 
was  ordained,  becoming  junior  pastor  of  the  Church 
of  God  at  Ft.  Littletown.  Afterward  he  was  ap- 
pointed as  regular  pastor  at  Mechanicsburg,  Cum- 
berland County,  and  next  was  for  a  year  at  a 
church  near  Hagerstowu,  Md.  For  a  similar  period 
of  time  he  was  pastor  of  the  church  at  Marysville, 
Pa.,  and  also  of  the  church  at  Philadelphia.  For 
the  next  six  years  he  was  located  for  about  two 
3"ears  each  in  charge  of  the  congregations  at  Read- 
ing, Harribburg  and  Martinsburg.  The  next  three 
years  were  spent  in  Columbia,  the  succeeding  five 
years  in  Newburg,  and  the  two  years  thereafter 
again  in  Harrisburg.  In  the  fall  of  1889,  coming 
to  Lancaster,  he  assumed  charge  of  thechurch  with 
which  he  is  j-et  connected,  and  under  his  guidance 
the  various  societies  of  the  congregation  have  re- 
ceived new  life  and  impetus  for  good. 

Rev.  Mr.  Esterline  has  been  twice  married, 
his  iirst  wife  having  been  Miss  Steward,  who  was 
born  in  Landisburg,  Perry  County,  and  whose  fa- 
ther, Thomas  Steward,  operated  a  farm  in  that  lo- 
cality. During  the  small-pox  epidemic  prevalent 
in  Reading,  Mrs.  Esterline  acquired  the   dread  dis- 


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ease,  from  which  her  death  resulted.  The  present 
wife  of  our  subject,  Lena  D.,  was  tlie  daughter  of 
a  Mr.  Killiam,  an  early  settler  of  Lancaster  and 
formerly  engaged  in  business  in  this  place.  Our 
subject  is  a  member  of  Orrtown  Lodge,  F.  &  A.  M., 
and  is  identified  with  the  Senior  Order  of  United 
American  Mechanics.  He  was  given  the  honor 
of  Speaker  or  President  of  the  annual  eldership, 
and  has  been  a  representative  to  the  general  Iri- 
an nual  elderships. 


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AM  MATT  FRIDY,  of  Lancaster,  is  the 
late  Revenue  Collector  of  the  Ninth  Reve- 
nue District  in  Pennsylvania  and  made  a 
great  success  of  the  administration  of  affairs  per- 
taining to  that  most  important  position.  He  was 
succeeded  February  1,  1894,  by  Raymond  E.  Shear- 
er, and  when  he  turned  over  his  accounts  everj^- 
thing  was  in  the  most  thorough  order.  His  sub- 
ordinates at  the  time  of  his  leaving  the  position 
gave  him  a  fine  banquet  and  in  every  manner 
manifested  tlieir  regret  at  the  expiration  of  his 
term.  Personally  he  is  a  man  who  is  extremely 
well  read,  is  pleasant  and  courteous  in  manner  and 
is  an  enterprising  and  progressive  business  man, 
whose  equal  in  some  lines  cannot  be  found. 

The  birth  of  Mr.  Fridy  occurred  at  Mouutville, 
Lancaster  County,  March  11,  1837,  and  his  father 
and  paternal  grandfather  were  both  also  born  in 
the  same  township.  His  great-grandfather,  John 
Andrew  Fridy,  was  a  native  of  Baden,  Germany, 
and  coming  to  America  a  single  man,  married  and 
settled  in  this  vicinity,  engaging  in  the  slioemak- 
ing  business.  His  wife,  by  whom  he  had  three 
children,  was  in  her  maidenhood  Saloma  Yost. 
The  three  sons,  Matthias,  Jacob  and  Christian, 
about  1742  settled  at  Penn's  Manor,  on  Chestnut 
Hill,  which  is  now  occupied  by  William  Walker. 
John  Andrew  Fridy  was  a  shoemaker  by  trade 
and  lived  until  over  seventy  years  of  age,  dyinw 
in  the  faith  of  the  Lutheran  Church. 

John  Fridy,  the  father  of  our  subject,  engaged 
in  farming  during  his  active  life  and  was  foremost 


in  educational  and  local  affairs.  He  was  born  in 
1811,  and  his  death  occurred  in  1886.  In  early 
3'ears  he  affiliated  with  the  Whig  party,  later  be- 
coming a  Republican.  Tlie  mother  of  our  subject, 
Iillizabeth  (Musser)  Fridy,  was  born  in  1817  and 
is  still  a  resident  of  Mountville,  where  lier  mar- 
ried life  was  passed.  Her  father,  Peter  Musser 
was  born  in  the  same  locality,  as  was  also  his 
father,  who  bore  the  Christian  name  of  John,  and 
his  grandfather,  who  had  the  same  name,  was  born 
in  Wurtemberg,  Germany,  and  came  to  America 
in  1740.  He  bought  a  farm  in  1768  near  Mount- 
ville, where  he  reared  his  family.  At  the  battle 
of  Brandy  wine  he  served  as  a  teamster,  driving  his 
own  horses  and  wagons. 

In  a  family  of  eleven  children,  seven  of  whom  • 
are  living,  Mr.  Fridy  of  this  sketch  is  the  first  in 
order  of  birth.  One  brother,  Cyrus,  served  in  the 
Second  Pennsylvania  Heavy  Artillery  during  the 
late  war,  his  death  occurring  while  he  was  in  the 
array.  Six  of  the  family  make  their  residence  in 
Mountville.  A  brother-in-law.  Dr.  W.  P.  Snyder,  is 
the  present  Senator  from  Chester  County,  bringing 
honors  to  his  family.  Sam  Matt  Fridy  was  reared 
on  his  father's  farm,  his  education  being  gained  in 
the  common  schools  and  in  Whitehall  Academy,  at 
which  latter  place  he  was  a  student  for  one  season. 
In  1856  he  became  a  teacher  of  one  of  the  schools 
near  Mountville,  the  same  he  had  attended  in  boy- 
hood. Subsequently  he  was  in  charge  of  two 
schools  in  otlier  parts  of  the  township.  In  1859 
he  was  elected  Justice  of  the  Peace  for  West  Hemp- 
field  Township,  holding  that  position  until  1862, 
when  he  became  assistant  to  Gen.  James  L.  Rey- 
nolds in  the  Union  service  and  helped  to  make  the 
first  enrollment  from  the  first  draft  in  this  county. 
The  following  year  he  went  to  Washington,  serv- 
ing in  the  Quartermaster-General's  office  in  the 
War  Department  and  having  charge  of  the  ac- 
counts, which  responsible  post  he  resigned  the  lat- 
ter part  of  1865,  having  proved  a  most  efficient 
man  for  the  place. 

From  1857  Mr.  Fridy  engaged  to  some  extent 
in  the  auction  business,  and  in  1865  commenced 
devoting  his  time  almost  entirely  to  that  pursuit. 
Two  j'ears  later  he  went  to  Harrisburg,  where  he 
was  employed  in  the  State  Department  during  the 


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administration  of  John  Geary,  Jolin  Hartmeed  and 
Col.  II.  M.  Iloyt.  During  the  fifteen  years  that 
he  continuously  occupied  the  position  he  made  his 
home  in  that  city  and  discharged  the  responsible 
affairs  of  the  ottice  in  a  creditable  raanuer. 

In  the  fall  of  1881  Mr.  Kndy  was  nominated 
on  the  Hepiiblican  ticket  Prothonotary,  was  elected 
and  in  January,  1882,  took  charge  of  tiie  ollice, 
which  he  occupied  for  three  j-ears,  and  on  the  ex- 
piration of  his  term  in  1885  he  was  elected  Justice  of 
the  Peace  of  West  Hempfield  Township  and  as  such 
acted  until  appointed  to  his  late  position  as  Col- 
lector of  Revenues.  He  entered  upon  the  duties 
of  this  office  November  1,  188'J.  The  Fifteenth 
District  comprises  fifteen  counties,  namely:  Lan- 
caster, Vork,  Adams,  Cumberland,  Fulton,  Bedford, 
Blair,  Huntingdon,  IMifflin.  .luniata,  Snyder,  Perry, 
Daupliin.  Lebanon  and  Franklin.  While  Justice 
of  the  Peace  he  was  assistant  in  the  Prothonotary's 
office  during  the  administrations  of  John  Skiles 
and  John  W.  Mentzer.  In  the  Ninth  District 
over  #9,000,000  of  stamps  for  cigars  were  sold 
during  his  administration,  this  being  the  second 
largest  cigar  district  in  the  United  States,  as  there 
are  about  twent^'-four  hundred  factories  within  its 
limits,  and  the  collection  of  revenues  from  this  one 
industrj-  ranks  next  to  that  of  the  New  York  Dis- 
trict, which  is  the  first.  The  revenues  from  beer 
and  spirit  stamp  taxes  are  also  very  great  and  the 
total  collections  during  the  term  of  office  of  Mr. 
Fridy  amounted  the  immense  sum  of  #9,120,199. 
The  office  employs  fifteen  deputies  outside  the 
main  headquarters  and  two  stamp  deputies.  The 
whole  of  the  post  office  building  on  the  second 
floor  is  occupied  by  tiie  Internal  Revenue  office, 
which  fact  shows  to  some  extent  the  large  amount 
of  business  transacted  and  its  local  importance. 

In  Mountville  in  1857  Mr.  F'ridy  married  Miss 
Harriet  Develin,  a  native  of  that  locality  and 
daughter  of  John  Develin,  who  was  born  in  New 
Holland,  Lancaster  County,  and  engaged  in  busi- 
ness as  a  merchant  in  Mountville  until  his  death 
in  1868.  Three  children  have  blessed  the  union 
of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Frid}':  LaF'ayette,  who  is  a  pas- 
senger locomotive  engineer  on  the  Pennsylvania 
Railroad,  with  headquarters  at  Philadelphia;  Annie 
E.  and  Mercy.     It  is  said  that  the  surname  of   our 


subject   was    formerly   spelled    Frietag,   and    was 
changed  for  convenience. 

Since  resigning  his  position  as  Internal  Reve- 
nue Collector  Mr.  F'ridy  h.as  returned  to  his  former 
work  as  an  auctioneer,  being  considered  one  of 
the  best  in  that  line  of  business  in  the  country. 
His  services  are  requested  at  auctions  in  this  and 
a  number  of  neighboring  counties  and  he  has 
frequently  conducted  sales  in  York,  Dauphin, 
Berks,  Lebanon  and  Chester  Counties.  As  a  pen- 
man he  excels,  his  writing  being  extremely  leg- 
ible, which  makes  it  a  pleasure  to  anj-one  look- 
ing over  his  voluminous  accounts.  Fraternally 
he  belongs  to  Lodge  No.  43,  F.  &  A.  M.,  Co- 
lumbia Chapter  No.  224,  R.  A.  M.,  and  to  Cy- 
rene  Commandeiy  No.  34  of  Columbia.  He  is  a 
member  also  of  the  Independent  Order  of  Odd 
Fellows,  is  Past  Chancellor  of  Zagord  Lodge  No. 
150,  K.  of  P..  arid  Past  Sachem  of  Susquehanna 
Lodge  No.  12,  Order  of  Red  Men. 


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JOSEPH  L.  BRANDT  has  been  for  the  past 
fifteen  years  Cashier  of  the  Exchange  Bank 
of  Marietta,  and  owing  to  his  judicious  man- 
agement, close  attention  to  business  and 
uniform  courtesy  to  all,  has  been  a  prominent  fac- 
tor in  the  upbuilding  of  this,  one  of  the  most  sub- 
stantial institutions  of  its  kind  in  Lancaster  Coun- 
ty. When  he  assumed  his  position  the  stock  of 
the  bank  barely  sold  at  par  ($100)  and  although 
it  passed  through  one  of  the  greatest  panics  this 
country  has  ever  experienced,  its  annual  dividends 
were  paid  regularly,  and  sufficient  surplus  was 
added  to  the  capital  stock  to  make  it  now  worth 
8215  per  share.  Mr.  Brandt  is  also  Treasurer  of 
the  Marietta  Castings  Company,  having  held  that 


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office  since  the  incorporation  of  the  plant  in  1889, 
with  a  capital  stock  of  150,000.  In  addition  to 
the  enterprises  mentioned,  our  subject  is  also  in- 
terested in  other  local  concerns,  and  has  the  agency 
for  a  number  of  leading  fire  insurance  companies. 

In  tracing  the  ancestral  history  of  .Joseph  L. 
Brandt,  we  find  that  his  great-great-grandfather, 
Samuel,  was  a  native  of  the  Palatinate,  Germany, 
and  in  1732  left  Rotterdam,  going  to  London, 
where  he  took  passage  on  the  ship  "Samuel,"  Hugh 
Pierce,  Master.  He  settled  in  Rapho  Township, 
this  county,  and  his  name  appears  among  those 
assessed  by  the  officials  of  that  township  in  their 
report  of  1756,  the  earliest  on  record.  Besides 
the  landed  estate  he  there  owned  he  possessed 
sereral  large  farms  in  Dauphin  County  (then  Lon- 
donderry Township,  in  Lancaster  County),  which 
were  occupied  by  his  sons,  Michael  and  John.  He 
engaged  in  farming  in  Rapho  Township  up  to  the 
time  of  his  death,  which  occurred  in  1784.  His 
children  were  named  as  follows:  Michael,  Cliris- 
tian,  John,  Yost,  Anna  Maria,  Elizabeth,  Esther 
and  .liicob.  .Tohn  Brandt,  one  of  his  sons,  and  the 
great-grandfather  of  our  subject,  occupied  a  farm 
after  his  marriage  which  lies  on  the  right  bank  of 
the  Conewago  Creek,  in  the  township  of  the  same 
name,  Dauphin  County,  within  a  mile  of  the  junc- 
tion of  the  three  counties,  Dauphin,  Lancaster  and 
Lebanon.  This  place  is  now  owned  b}'  Levi  Meck- 
lej'.  The  widow  of  John  Brandt,  Maria,  afterward 
married  a  Mr.  Dempsy,  and  lived  in  Elizabeth- 
town.  The  children  of  John  Brandt  were  Chris- 
tian, born  November  23,  1765;  John,  February  24, 
1767;  Barbara,  February  11,  1769  (wife  of  Jacob 
Longenecker) ;  Samuel,  October  9,  1771, and  Mich- 
ael, April  24,  1774.  The  father  died  in  1774, 
while  his  children  were  all  quite  young. 

John  Brandt,  our  subject's  grandfather,  was  in- 
dentured to  George  Rutt  for  three  years  and  eight 
months,  from  1784,  to  learn  the  trade  of  joiner 
and  spinning  wheel  maker.  After  he  had  grown 
to  man's  estate,  he,  with  his  employer  and  fellow- 
carpenters,  built  a  number  of  Swisser  barns  in  the 
vicinity  of  Maytown.  Among  these  buildings  was 
one  erected  for  Christian  Bucher,  one  of  the 
wealthiest  citizens  of  Donegal  township,  who  was 
born  March  27,  1742,  and  died  December  27,  1825. 


The  young  carpenter,  John  Brandt,  at  this  time 
fell  in  love  with  Mr.  Bucher's  third  daughter, 
Frances,  born  January  18,  1769,  and  they  were 
married  April  26,  1791.  Her  eldest  sister,  Anna, 
married  John  Ta3'lor,  and  among  her  grandchil- 
dren was  Bayard  Ta3'lor,  of  Chester  County,  the 
noted  traveler,  author  and  poet.  After  his  mar- 
riage, Mr.  Brandt  occupied  a  farm  of  one  hundred 
and  thirty  acres  belonging  to  his. wife's  father 
and  adjoining  his  homestead,  this  place  being  sit- 
uated about  a  mile  and  a-half  northwest  of  May- 
town.  He  bought  the  property  in  1804  and  there" 
resided  until  his  death,  which  occurred  Decem- 
ber 14,  1842.  His  widow  survived  him  until  De- 
cember 10,  1857.  They  were  the  parents  of  the 
following  children:  Frances,  born  January  28, 
1792,  married  James  Maginnis,  after  his  death  be- 
came the  wife  of  Samuel  Bossier  and  died  May  8, 
1874;  Anna,  born  September  15,  1793,  married 
Joseph  Clepper,  and  after  his  death  .Jacob  S. 
Holdeman,  and  died  iu  Bement,  III.,  January  20, 
1880;  Christian,  born  September  12,  1795,  died 
January  7,  1870;  John,  who  was  born  October  7, 
1797,  married  Catherine  Hossler,  and  died  Decem- 
ber 24,  "1854;  Joseph,  born  March  20,  1800,  mar- 
ried Nanc}'  Nissley,  a  widow,  and  died  February 
12,  1845;  Elizabeth,  born  December  21,  1803,  mar- 
ried John  HoUinger,  and  died  October  5,  1829. 

Christian  Brandt,  the  father  of  our  subject,  was 
born  on  the  old  Brandt  homestead,  described  above, 
and  resided  there  during  his  lifetime.  In  1827  he 
married  Elizabeth  Long,  who  was  born  in  1808, 
and  died  in  1889,  and  was  a  daugliter  of  Abram 
Long,  who  lived  near  Donegal  Spring.  Mr.  Brandt 
was  a  tenant  farmer  until  his  father's  estate  was 
settled,  when  in  1858  he  became  the  owner  of  the 
old  farm.  He  was  a  Democrat,  but  took  very  little 
interest  in  politics.  Religiously  he  w.is  a  member 
of  the  Mennonite  Church,  an  exemplary  Christian, 
and  like  his  ancestors,  was  specially  noted  for  strict 
integrity,  industry  and  sobriety.  He  died  January 
7,  1870,  when  in  his  seventy-fifth  year.  He  had 
eight  sons.  Jacob,  born  October  11,  1829,  died 
from  the  effects  of  accidental  scalding  at  the  age 
of  three  years;  John,  born  January  1,  1831,  mar- 
ried Mary  Ann  Hossler;  Abraham,  born  August 
19,  1833,  married   Anna   Mary  Creider,  and  died 


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November  11,  1888;  Christian,  born  April  19, 
183C,  married  Susannah  Klioads,  and  died  October 
7,  1891;  David,  Ijorn  April  6,  1840,  married  Maria 
Hess;  Samuel,  born  October  16,  1841,  married 
Maria  E.  Staufifer,  and  died  October  10,  1890; 
Solomon  was  born  February  8,  1845,  and  Joseph 
is  our  subject. 

Joseph  L.  Brandt  was  born  May  21,  1847,  on 
the  old  Brandt  homestead,  a  mile  and  a-lialf  north- 
west of  Maytown,  where  all  his  brothei-s  as  well 
as  his  father,  aunts  and  uncles  were  born  and 
reared,  lie  worked  on  his  father's  farm  and  at- 
tended the  public  schools  of  the  vicinity  until 
eighteen  years  of  age,  when  he  began  teaching, 
and  continued  in  the  profession  until  1878.  The 
last  two  years  he  taught  in  Maytown  High  School. 
In  1867  he  attended  a  summer  session  of  the  Mill- 
ersville  .Stale  Normal  .School,  and  the  following 
year  was  graduated  from  the  Crittendou  Commer- 
cial College  at  Philadelphia,  lie  received  a  teach- 
er's Permanent  State  Certificate  in  1875,  and  was 
a  successful  educator. 

December  26,  1876,  Mr.  Brandt  of  this  sketch 
married  Miss  Agnes  Ma^-,  eldest  daughter  of  Rev. 
Joseph  Nissley,  a  Bishop  of  the  "United  Zion's 
Children,"  residing  near  Ilunimelstown,  I)au|)hin 
County.  The  i'oung  couple  went  to  housekeep- 
ing in  Maytown,  and  of  their  union  have  been 
born  six  children,  their  names  and  dates  of  birth 
being  as  follows:  Edith  A., October  2,  1878;  Grace 
N.,  January  27,  1880;  John  Jaj',  January  15,  1882; 
Joseph  Nissley,  July  10, 1886;  Herman  Long,  Feb- 
ruary 25,  1888.  and  Ruth,  May  26,  1890. 

From  1878  until  January  20,  1880,  Mr.  Brandt 
served  etticiently  as  Justice  of  the  Peace  for  East 
Donegal  Township,  and  in  connection  with  the 
same  engaged  in  surveying  and  conveyancing.  In 
January,  1880,  he  was  appointed  to  his  present 
position  as  Cashier  of  the  Exchange  Bank,  and 
that  spring  removed  with  his  family  into  the 
hank  building,  where  he  yet  resides.  In  i)olitics 
he  is  strictly  independent  and  non-partisan,  but  in 
1876  was  the  chosen  candidate  by  the  Democratic 
party  for  the  State  Legislature,  though  he  was  de- 
feated, for  the  county-  was  overwhelmingly  Re- 
publican. He  belongs  to  no  secret  societies  or  so- 
cial clubs,  but  is  one  of  the  original  members  of 


the  Pennsylvania  German  Society, organized  April 
10,  1891.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Presbyterian 
Church  of  Marietta  and  holds  the  otlices  of  Elder 
and  Triistee  of  the  same. 


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HORACE  L.  HALDEMAN.  The  family  of 
which  this  influential  citizen  of  Chickies 
is  a  representative  has  been  identified 
with  the  history  of  Pennsylvania  from  an  early 
period  of  its  settlement.  Its  members  have  been 
active  in  business  affairs  and  have  held  prominent 
positions  in  the  eastern  pint  of  the  slate,  especially 
in  the  counties  of  Lancaster  and  Dauphin,  one 
branch  having  resided  at  Harrisburg  for  many 
years.  The  lineage  is  traced  to  Jacob  Haldeman, 
who  was  born  in  Neufcliatel,  Switzerland,  in  1722, 
and  died  in  1793;  during  the  War  of  the  Revolu- 
tion he  was  one  of  the  Committee  on  Public  Safety 
for  Rapho  Township,  Lancaster  County.  He  was 
a  descendant  in  the  seventh  generation  of  Honeste 
Oaspard  Haldimand  (whose  name  in  German  was 
Casper  Haldeman),  a  relative  of  the  noted  British 
General,  Sir  Frederick  Haldimand,  K.  B.,  at  one 
time  Governor-General  of  Canada. 

John,  a  son  of  Jacob  above  named,  was  united 
in  marriage  with  Maria  Breneman,  who  was  born  in 
1760  and  died  in  1835,  being  a  daughter  of  Mel- 
chior  Breneman,  second  (1726-1809).  Their  fam- 
ily consisted  of  nine  children,  of  wliom  Henry 
(1787-1849),  the  grandfather  of  our  subject,  was 
one.  Henry  married  Frances  Steman  (1794-1826) 
and  they  became  the  parents  of  nine  children,  the 
eldest  of  whom  was  the  distinguished  scientist,  the 
late  Prof.  Samuel  Steman  Haldeman.  One  of  their 
younger  sons  was  Cyrus  S.,  our  subject's  father, 
who  was  born  at  Locust  Grove,  M.a^'  1,  1825,  and 
died  in  Boston,  Mass.,  June  16,  1892. 

On  his  mother's  side  our  subject  is  descended 
from  Melchior  Breneman  (first),  who  was  born 
in  the  Upper  Palatinate,  but  owing  to  religious 
persecution,  fled  to  America  and  with  other 
Swiss  fatnilies  settled  in  Lancaster  Countj'  about 


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1715.  In  1717  he  purchased  three  tracts  of  land 
near  Lancaster,  comprising  about  seven  hundred 
and  fifteen  acres,  and  two  years  afterward  bouglit 
two  tracts,  aggregating  eleven  hundred  and  fifteen 
acres,  in  that  part  of  Lancaster  Count}' now  known 
as  Conoj'  Township.  On  these  latter  tracts  in 
Conoy  stands  the  homsteads,  farms,  distiller}'  and 
mills  known  as  the  Breneman  and  Haldemau 
homesteads.  From  Melchior  Breneman  (second), 
grandson  of  Melchior  (first),  the  lineage  is  traced 
tiirough  John  and  Michael  to  John  S.,  our  sub- 
ject's maternal  grandfather.  Both  on  his  father's 
and  mother's  side,  therefore,  our  subject  is  related 
to  the  Brenemans,  as  by  the  marriage  of  John 
Haldeman  and  Maria  Breneman,  his  fattier,  Cyrus 
S.  Haldeman,  is  a  great-grandson  of  Melchior  Bren- 
eman (second),  and  his  mother  is  a  great-great- 
granddaughter  of  the  same  Melchior  Breneman. 
From  the  latter  is  also  descended  the  late  Bayard 
Taylor,  one  of  America's  most  illustrious  men. 

'Upon  the  death  of  Grandfather  Henry  Halde- 
man, our  subject's  father,  Cyrus  S.,  settled  upon 
the  homestead  at  Locust  Grove,  and  there  remained 
several  years,  until  disposing  of  the  place  to  his 
brother  Horace,  then  an  officer  in  the  regular  army 
and  formerly  a  soldier  in  tlie  Mexican  War.  Hav- 
ing sold  the  home  farm  he  removed  to  Philadel- 
phia, whence  in  1856  he  went  to  Columbia  and 
read  law  with  H.  M.  North.  It  was  his  intention 
to  embark  in  the  land  business  in  the  western  ter- 
ritories, but  the  troubles  in  Kansas  caused  him  to 
abandon  the  idea,  instead  of  which  he  returned  to 
Philadelphia,  and  during  President  Buchanan's 
administration  entered  the  United  States  Custom 
House.  While  thus  engaged  he  began  the  publica- 
tion of  a  commercial  paper,  the  Pliiladelpliia  Daily 
Record.  The  breaking  out  of  the  Civil  War  so  de- 
moralized the  wholesale  commercial  trade  that  he 
suspended  the  publication  of  the  paper,  his  printers 
enlisted,  and  he  offered  his  services  to  Gen.  Simon 
Cameron,  then  Secretary  of  War,  by  whom  he  was 
appointed  Chief  Clerk  of  tlie  Volunteer  Bureau  in 
the  Adjutant-General's  office  at  Washington,  un- 
der Capt.  George  D.  Ruggles,  now  Adjutant-Gen- 
eral of  the  army.  He  remained  in  that  position 
until  May,  1862,  when  he  was  appointed  Assistant 
Adjutant-General  and   joined   the  Union  army  at 


Yorktown.  While  there  he  was  attacked  with  the 
Peninsular  fever  and  was  sent  home  to  die.  A  vig- 
orous constitution,  however,  brought  him  through 
and  enabled  him,  after  a  tedious  convalescence,  to 
re-enter  the  service.  Major-General  Hancock  ap- 
pointed him  Judge  Advocate  of  General  Courts 
Martial,  which  retained  him  in  service  until  Jan- 
uary 12,  1866. 

Upon  leaving  the  army  Cyrus  S.  Haldeman  en- 
gaged in  the  insurance  business,  especially  that 
connected  with  the  railway  accident  branch,  which, 
with  the  assistance  of  our  subject,  he  largely  and 
successfully  developed.  Later  he  conducted  a 
general  railway  ticket  and  baggage  express  busi- 
ness in  New  York  City.  While  thus  occupied.  Col. 
Thomas  A.  Scott,  President  of  the  Pennsylvania 
Railroad  Company,  an  old  friend,  offered  him  the 
position  of  New  England  agent  of  that  company. 
He  accepted  the  place,  which  he  held  for  twelve 
years,  meantime  residing  in  Boston.  He  became 
quite  prominent  in  city  affairs  and  served  with 
marked  efficiency  as  a  member  of  the  Board  of 
Aldermen,  also  two  terms  as  Registrar  of  Voters. 
Politically  he  was  a  Democrat,  as  were  his  father 
and  great-grandfather.  He  and  his  wife,  whose 
maiden  name  was  Elizabeth  Steman  Breneman, 
were  the  parents  of  two  children,  Horace  L.  and 
Henry  B.  The  mother  is  still  living  and  makes 
her  home  with  her  son,  Henry  B.,  in  Boston. 

At  the  Haldeman  homestead,  in  Locust  Grove, 
Conoy  Township,  Lancaster  County,  the  subject  of 
this  sketch  was  born  September  16,  1847.  He  was 
but  an  infant  when  the  family  moved  to  Chickies, 
this  county,  where  his  father  engaged  in  the  blast' 
furnace  business  with  his  brothers,  the  late  Prof. 
S.  S.  and  Dr.  Edwin  Haldeman.  He  was  educated 
in  the  Philadelphia  public  schools,  passing  through 
the  primary,  secondary  and  grammar  grades,  after 
which  he  attended  private  academies,  and  also  con- 
tinued his  studies  under  the  direction  of  his  fa- 
ther, a  man  of  superior  culture  and  broad  informa- 
tion. 

Though  but  a  mere  youth  when  the  war  broke 
out,  our  subject  was  eager  to  respond  to  the  call 
for  troops  and  joined  his  father  at  Yorktown. 
When  his  father  was  sick  he  was  ordered  to  Phila- 
delphia to  straighten  out  bureau  affairs  connected 


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with  the  post,  which  was  of  considerable  impor- 
tance, owing  to  the  large  business  necessitated  by 
the  United  States  Jlilitary  Hospitals,  containing 
from  eighteen  to  twent}'  thousand  patients.  On 
his  return  to  Philadelphia  he  resumed  his  studies 
under  private  instruction,  but  soon  after  the  raid 
of  General  Lee  into  Penns^ylvania,  he  again  entered 
the  service,  becoming  First  Lieutenant  of  Company 
B,  Twentieth  Pennsylvania  Cavalry,  July  28,  18().'5, 
and  remained  in  that  regiment  until  mustered  out 
at  the  close  of  the  war.  After  almost  two  years  of 
hard  service  he  was  honorably  discharged,  June 
30,  1865,  as  Captain  of  Company'  I.  During  his 
period  of  service  he  held  the  positions  of  Assistant 
Commissary  of  Musters  and  Acting  Assistant  Ad- 
jutant-General on  the  staffs  of  Gens.  George  Cad- 
walader,  D.  N.  Couch  and  O.  8.  F'erry. 

At  the  close  of  the  war  our  subject  engaged 
with  his  father  in  the  insurance  business,  and  later 
in  the  general  railway  ticket  business  in  New  York. 
When  his  father  became  New  England  agent  of 
the  Penns3-lvania  Railroad  Company,  he  took 
charge  of  the  financial  part  of  the  various  agencies 
of  the  company  in  that  district,  numbering  over 
one  hundred.  Meantime,  owning  to  the  ill  health 
of  Dr.  Edwin  Ilaldeman,  senior  member  of  the  firm 
of  E.  Ilaldeman  it  Co.,  at  Chickies,  too  much  de- 
volved upon  Paris  Ilaldeman,  the  then  active 
member  of  liie  firm,  and  the  latter  therefore  per- 
suaded Horace  to  enter  the  iron  business.  In 
April,  1872,  he  became  a  member  of  the  firm,  with 
which  he  has  since  been  connected,  and  at  present 
is  the  only  member  of  the  family  residing  there  or 
engaging  in  the  business.  Upon  the  formation  of 
the  Chickies  Iron  Company  he  became  its  Treas- 
urer, and  later  also  Superintendent.  He  is  also  a 
member  of  the  firm  of  Haldeman,  Grubb  &  Co., 
engaged  in  the,  blast  furnace  business  at  Chickies, 
having  had  the  active  management  of  the  business 
at  this  place  for  a  number  of  years.  In  1881  he 
became  interested  in  the  Conewago  Iron  Company 
at  Middlelown.  Dauphin  County,  of  which  com- 
panj'  he  was  President  and  Treasurer. 

Since  1880  Mr.  Haldeman  has  been  a  Director  of 
the  First  National  Bank  of  Marietta.  Socially  he 
is  one  of  the  charter  members  of  Lieut.  William 
H.  Child  Post  No.   226,  G.  A.  R.,  at  Marietta,  in 


which  he  has  held  the  positions  of  Quartermaster 
and  Commander.  He  has  been  a  delegate  to  a 
number  of  department  encampments  of  the  Grand 
Army,  as  well  as  to  the  national  encampment  at 
Boston  in  1890,  and  was  an  Aid-de-camp  on  the 
stafl"  of  Gen.  Russell  A.  Alger  when  Commander-in- 
Chief  of  the  Grand  Army.  He  is  the  youngest 
member,  in  his  own  right,  of  the  Pennsylvania 
Comniandery  of  the  Military  Order  of  the  Loyal 
Legion. 

Politicallj- Mr.  Ilaldeman  is  a  Democrat,  adher- 
ing to  the  faith  of  his  forefathers.  He  h.as  fre- 
quently represented  his  party  as  a  delegate  to 
county  and  state  conventions,  and  in  1888  ac- 
cepted the  nomination  for  Congress,  though  with 
no  expectation  of  election,  as  Lancaster  County 
had  always  been  largely  Republican.  In  the  elec- 
tric railw.iy  development  in  his  neigiiborhood  he 
has  taken  great  interest.  He  was  one  of  the  incor- 
porators and  is  now  a  Director  and  Treasurer  of 
the  Columbia  &  Donegal  Railway,  running  via 
Chickies  Rock  over  the  mountains  between  Colum- 
bia and  Marietta. 

In  1872  Mr.  Ilaldeman  was  united  in  m.irriage 
with  Miss  P^mma  L.  Jones,  and  they  are  the  par- 
ents of  one  child,  Maud.  Mrs.  Haldeman  is  a 
daughter  of  James  R.  Jones,  a  native  of  Wales, 
who  at  one  time  was  largelj'  engaged  in  the  iron 
business,  being  the  builder  and  owner  of  the  Nov- 
elty Iron  Works  at  Ilarrisburg,  Pa. 


=^^+^^ 


He.  HOPKINS,  a  leading  and  active  busi- 
ness man  of  Lancaster,  is  now  giving  his 
attention  to  the  management  and  sale  of 
real  estate,  having  his  office  at  No.  18-22  East  Or- 
ange Street.  During  Grant's  first  term  of  office  he 
was  appointed  Postofflce  Inspector  under  his  cousin, 
John  A.  J.  Creswell,  Postmaster-General,  and  served 
in  this  important  position  for  twelve  years.  Dur- 
ing this  time  he  assisted  in  investigating  the  Star 
Route  frauds,  and  was  a  member  of  the  Postmas- 


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ter-General's  staff.  At  Pittsburg  he  assisted  in  re- 
organizing tli.at  office  under  the  system  of  compet- 
titivo  examinations.  In  New  York  City  he  had 
charge  of  the  postage  stamp  agency  as  Superinten- 
dent; all  the  stamps  were  issued  from  that  office. 
Subsequently  he  was  transferred  by  Mr.  James, 
Postmaster-General,  to  his  old  position,  Inspector, 
with  headquarters  at  Chicago. 

The  ancestors  of  Mr.  Hopkins  on  the  paternal 
side  came  from  Scotland,  and  were  early  settlers 
in  Salisbury  Townsliip,  Lancaster  County.  His 
grandfather,  .James  Hopkins,  was  a  leading  lawyer 
in  the  city  of  Lancaster.  He  married  Anne,  a 
daughter  of  Gen.  George  Ross,  and  grandaughter 
of  George  Ross,  one  of  the  signers  of  tiie  Declara- 
tion of  Independence.  Three  sisters  of  her  great- 
grandfather married  respectively  General  Clymer, 
of  Berks  County;  George  Reed  and  Henry  Wilson, 
who  all  signed  the  same  illustrious  document. 
James  and  Anne  Hopkins  had  eleven  children, tiie 
eldest  of  whom,  James  M.,  is  the  father  of  our  sub- 
ject, and  his  brother  Washington  was  a  finished 
lawyer  and  a  distinguished  member  of  the  Lancas- 
ter Bar.  James  Hopkins,  Sr.,  was  a  member  of  the 
St.  Jaraes'  Episcopal  Church,  in  which  he  was  a 
Vestryman.  He  was  interested  in  furnaces  at 
York  and  other  places,  and  was  quite  a  man  of 
business.  He  built  a  canal  around  Conowago  Falls. 
He  was  a  large  land  owner,  and  at  the  close  of  the 
War  of  the  Rebellion  he  disposed  of  llie  last  of 
this  property.  As  a  lawyer  he  was  considered  one 
of  the  ablest  men  of  the  times  in  his  profession; 
he  practiced  at  Harrisburg,  Carlisle  and  in  York 
County,  and  probably  enjoyed  the  largest  client- 
age of  any  lawyer  in  the  state.  While  pleading  a 
case  in  the  Lancaster  Court  House  with  his  accus- 
tomed enthusiasm  and  earnestness  he  burst  a  blood 
vessel,  which  caused  his  death.  James  Buchanan, 
who  had  studied  law  with  him,  assisted  in  settling 
up  his  estate,  and  became  a  guardian  of  our  sub- 
ject's father.  In  the  leading  enterprises  of  the 
county  he  had  always  been  foremost,  being  pro- 
gressive and  enterprising  and  having  very  ad- 
vanced ideas. 

Jaraes  M.  Hopkins,  our  subject's  father,  was  born 
in  Lancaster,  in  March,  1811,  and  was  reared  in 
bis  native  place,  receiving  bis  preparatory  educa- 


tion in  the  public  schools,  and  at  the  age  of  six- 
teen years,  the  youngest  member  in  his  class,  grad- 
uated from  Dickinson  College.  Entering  his  fa- 
ther's office  he  studied  law  for  a  year,  when  be  was 
placed  in  charge  of  the  latter's  furnace  at  York. 
Afterwards,  be  had  charge  of  the  furnace  at  Cono- 
wingo,  in  Drumore  Township,  and  in  that  place  is 
still  living.  His  life  has  been  passed  as  an  iron 
master,  and  at  one  time  he  owned  fully  two  thou- 
sand acres  of  land  and  also  a  large  flour  mill.  Po- 
litically he  was  an  old  line  Whig,  and  was  once  a 
candidate  for  Congress  on  the  Democratic  ticket 
against  Thaddeus  Stevens;  the  latter's  majority 
was  reduced  to  the  smallest  he  ever  received.  Mr. 
Hopkins  was  tiie  first  Assessor  for  the  first  tax  that 
was  levied  at  the  beginning  of  the  war,  serving  as 
a  deputy  under  his  son-in-law.  He  has  been  for 
}-ears  a  member  of  the  Episcopal  Church,  and  has 
always  borne  a  high  place  in  the  esteem  of  bis 
neighbors. 

H.  C.  Hopkins,  of  this  sketch,  is  the  fourth  in  a 
family  of  twelve  children,  six  sons  and  six  daugh- 
ters, born  to  James  M.and  Harriet  L.  (Webb)  Hop- 
kins. The  date  of  this  event  w.as  April  4,  1842, 
and  the  place  of  his  birth  was  at  Conowiugo  Fur- 
nace, Drumore  Township,  this  county.  His  ele- 
mentary education  was  supplemented  by  a  course 
of  study  in  the  academy  at  Chestnut  Level,  and 
the  Pottstown  Academy.  When  seventeen  years 
of  age  be  engaged  in  the  lumber  business  at  Port 
Deposit,  Md.,  and  continued  there  until  be  came 
to  Lancaster.  In  1861  be  went  back  to  his  l)irth- 
place  and  became  Superintendent  of  the  furnace, 
serving  as  such  until  1869.  In  1881  he  left  the 
Government  service,  since  which  time  he  has  been 
in  business  in  New  Y^crk,  Philadelphia  and  west- 
ern points,  though  bis  family  remained  in  Lancas- 
ter. In  1892  be  permanently  settled  here,  and 
had  an  office  at  No.  108  East  King  Street  as  a 
dealer  in  stocks  and  bonds.  In  the  spring  of  1894 
he  became  general  man.iger  of  the  real-estate  ex- 
change, it  also  being  the  office  of  the  Lancaster 
Real  Estate  &  Improvement  Company.  He  is  also 
identified  with  the  Lancaster  Street  Railway. 

In  1870  Mr.  Hopkins  married  Anna  E.,  daugh- 
ter of  Col.  George  Nauman,  of  the  United  States 
Army,  by  whom  he  has  bad  five  children :  Harry, 


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a  real-estate  and  insurance  man  of  Lancaster;  Eliz- 
abeth, who  died  at  the  aije  of  four  years;  Anna,  at 
home;  H!\li)h,  a  student  in  Yeates  Institute,  and 
Isabella,  a  student  at  Linden  Hall,  at  Lititz.  Mrs. 
Hopkins  died  in  1890,  at  the  age  of  forty-seven 
years. 

A  ver3'  active  Republican,  Mr.  Hopkins  has  con- 
tributed to  the  success  of  his  party  in  no  small 
measure,  and  when  serving  in  a  public  capacity' 
proved  himself  an  efficient  officer.  His  business 
has  carried  him  into  every  state  in  the  Union  east 
of  the  Rocky  Mountains,  with  one  excepticjn,  and 
his  acquaintance  among  leading  men  and  officials 
is  very  extensive. 


HUGH  KEOGH,  of  Lancaster,  is  a  very 
prominent  citizen  of  this  place,  and  has 
built  up  a  wide  reputation  for  bis  exten- 
sive railroad  contracts  and  street  and  pike  con- 
struction. He  has  been  ver^'  successful,  and  has 
been  busily  employed  in  many  parts  of  this  coun- 
try' on  important  contract  work.  He  is  a  man  of 
marked  and  inherited  ability  in  a  linancial  way, 
and  uses  good  judgment  and  correct  methods  in 
his  business  dealings. 

Michael  Keogh,  the  father  of  our  subject,  was 
born  in  Ireland,  and  with  his  wife  came  to  Amer- 
ica in  1832.  He  settled  at  Lock  No.  2  Port  Perry, 
Alleghany  Count}',  on  the  Monongahela  River, 
and  continued  there  to  reside  for  a  number  of  years. 
He  owned  the  Green  Spring  coal  mines  opposite 
Braddock,  and  did  an  extensive  shipping  business 
to  New  Orleans  for  a  period  of  thirty  years.  Late 
in  life  he  retired,  purchasing  a  farm  near  St.  Vin- 
cent's College  of  Latrobe,  AVestmoreland  Count}-, 
this  state,  a  tract  of  one  hundred  and  sixty-seven 
acres.  He  was  a  Democrat,  and  was  always  inter- 
ested in  the  success  of  his  party.  He  had  the 
following  cliildren:  John,  who  died  in  December, 
1872;  Michael,  killed  at  Cattish  Point  on  the  Mis- 
sissippi River;  .James,  who  was  killed  on  a  steam 
boat  running  on  the  Monongahela  River  in  1886; 
William;  Hugh;  Ella,  whose  death  occurred  at  the 


age  of  thirty-six  years,  in2l884;  and  Michael,  th® 
second  of  the  name,  a  civil  engineer  in  the  employ 
of  the  city  of  New  York,  in  the  construction  of 
the  aqueduct.  The  children  were  reared  in  the 
faith  of  the  Catholic  Church,  to  which  their  par- 
ents adhered. 

The  birth  of  Hugh  Keogh  occurred  in  February, 
1847,  at  Port  Perry,  Allegliany  County,  Pa.  Until 
twelve  years  old  he  attended  the  public  schools  of 
that  place,  and  then  commenced  going  with  his 
father  on  trips  down  the  Mississippi  River,  and 
during  the  late  Heliellion  went  back  and  forth  be- 
tween Pittsburg  and  Memphis.  He  followed  the 
river  until  1872,  when,  at  N'icksburg,  he  turned 
his  attention  to  railroad  contracting,  though  he 
had  had  no  previous  experience  in  that  direction. 
For  a  time  he  was  with  B.  .1.  McGrann  on  the 
Pittsburg  &  Lake  Erie  Railroad,  and  afterward 
built  the  Jladeria  Railroad,  and  constructed  two 
hundred  miles  of  track  in  Brazil.  On  his  return 
he  constructed  two  streets  in  Lancaster,  and  after- 
ward took  a  contract  to  build  the  Lititz  <fe  Lexing- 
ton Turnpike.  In  Brandywine,  Del.,  he  was  en- 
gaged in  the  construction  of  two  miles  of  track  on 
the  Baltimore  &  Ohio  Railroad,  and  then  entered 
the  employ  of  the  Soutiiern  Pennsylvania  Rail- 
road Company,  making  the  road  between  Harris- 
burg  and  Pittsburg  in  Somerset  County,  which  was 
abandoned  before  completion.  On  the  Lehigh 
Valley  Railroad  he  constructed  a  piece  of  track  be- 
tween Delano  and  Hazeltown,from  there  returning 
to  Lancaster,  where  for  a  time  he  built  sewers, 
and  then  was  made  manager  of  the  construction 
department  of  the  Shenandoah  Valley  Railroad. 
Two  miles  of  the  heavv  work  on  the  old  "Tape- 
worm" Road  between  (Gettysburg  and  Hagers- 
towu  was  done  by  him;  a  portion  of  the  rail- 
road wliich  was  destroyed  by  the  Johnstown  flood, 
and  on  which  he  was  engaged  for  a  year,  was  his 
next  contract.  Following  this,  he  built  the  fourth 
track  for  the  Pennsylvania  Railroad  from  Witmore 
to  Portage,  and  a  portion  of  track  running  through 
the  Alleghany  Mountains  at  Horseshoe  Bend,  and 
ten  miles  of  the  Norfolk  &  Western  Railroad.  Re- 
cently he  constructed  a  track  from  Fern  wood  to 
Newtown  Square. 

Mr.  Keogh  is  a  Democrat  politically,  and  adheres 


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to  the  faith  of  the  Catholic  Church.  In  Decem- 
ber, 1873,  lie  married  Anna  M.,  daughter  of  James 
Coyle,  a  shoe  dealer  of  Lancaster.  The  loving 
mother  and  faithful  wife  was  called  from  her  fam- 
ily by  death  January  10,  1890,  aged  forty  years. 
By  her  marriage  she  was  the  mother  of  three  sons 
and  two  daughters,  Paul  J.,  Walter  E.,  Mary  A., 
Hugh,  Jr.,  and  Ella. 


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ST^  M.  BAKER,  a  retired  business  man  of 
/ — \  Ephrata,  for  the  twelve  years  preceding 
1891  was  actively  engaged  in  the  hotel 
business.  The  hostelry  iinown  as  the  Eagle  Hotel 
of  Ephrata  he  still  owns,  in  addition  to  other 
property  in  this  place,  and  a  farm  of  one  hundred 
and  eight  acres,  wliich  is  one  of  the  best  in  the 
county,  on  account  of  its  productiveness  and  im- 
provements. 

The  birtli  of  Mr.  Baker  took  place  January  3, 
1841,  in  Warwick  Township,  Lancaster  Count}'^, 
his  parents  being  Joseph  and  Susannah  (Minich) 
Baker.  On  the  paternal  side  he  is  of  German  de- 
scent, and  his  grandfather  was  born  in  Chestnut 
Hill,  in  the  neighborhood  of  which  he  operated  a 
farm.  He  was  a  Whig,  and  in  religion  a  Lutheran. 
By  his  marriage  with  Miss  Koth,  he  had  four  sons 
and  three  daughters.  Joseph,  Henry,  Jacob,  David, 
Susannah,  Elizabeth  and  Catherine. 

Our  subject's  father  was  also  born  on  Chestnut 
Hill,  and  learned  the  shoemaker's  trade.  For  forty- 
eight  years  he  was  a  resident  of  Warwick  Town- 
ship. He  was  politically  a  Whig  and  Republican, 
and  was  a  School  Director  at  one  time.  Like  his 
father  lie  was  a  Lutheran,  and  ver3'  regular  in  his 
attendance  and  contributions.  He  was  twice  mar- 
ried, by  his  first  union  having  nine  children: 
Abraham,  Elizabeth,  Joseph,  Mary,  Catherine;  A. 
M.,  our  subject;  Jacob,  Reuben  and  Trana,  wife  of 
Martin  Keller,  residing  at  Elizabethtown.  The 
mother's  death  occurred  in  April,  1855,  and  later 
the    father    wedded    Caroline   Sturgis.     To  them 


were  born  Susan,  Samuel  and  Enos.  The  father 
departed  this  life  when  he  was  over  four-score 
years  of  age. 

In  boyhood  Mr.  Baker  was  a  student  in  the  War- 
wick schools,  and  then  entered  Lititz  Seminary, 
where  he  remained  until  in  his  eighteenth  year. 
Leaving  his  studies,  he  served  a  regular  apprentice- 
ship to  the  carpenter's  trade,  which  he  followed 
subsequently  for  five  years.  After  .his  marriage 
he  settled  on  a  rented  farm  in  Penn  Township. 
Afterward  he  was  a  resident  of  Manheim  Town- 
ship, and  in  1879  came  to  Ephrata,  investing  his 
money  in  the  Eagle  Hotel,  which  he  successfully 
conducted  for  twelve  years.  In  1891  he  leased  the 
establishment,  and  of  late  has  given  his  attention 
to  the  erection  of  his  beautiful  home  on  Main 
Street,  constructed  of  green  stone  and  built  -on 
modern  plans.  In  addition  to  his  hotel  building, 
he  owns  a  large  store  and  two  residences  in 
the  city.  The  twentj'-eight  acre  tract  whicii  he 
bought  with  the  hotel  he  divided  into  building 
lots,  most  of  which  have  been  since  sold.  In  the 
Gallagher  flourmill  on  Ephrata  Creek  he  is  one- 
fifth  owner.  This  mill,  which  is  novv  running 
night  and  day  in  order  to  meet  the  demand,  em- 
ploys seven  men,  and  is  a  paying  enterprise. 

The  farm  owned  by  Mr.  Baker,  to  which  we  have 
referred,  is  superintended  by  him  and  operated 
under  his  instructions.  He  owns  one  hundred 
shares  in  the  Clay  &  Hinpalan  Town  Pike  Com- 
pany, ten  shares  in  the  Farmers'  National  Bank,  in 
which  he  is  a  Director,  and  holds  the  position  of 
Treasurer  in  the  first-named  organization.  In 
former  daj'S  he  did  some  contracting,  and  when 
the  hotel  came  into  his  possession  he  made  valua- 
ble and  expensive  improvements,  remodeling  the 
entire  building,  putting  in  steam  heat  and  gas,  and 
adding  two  stories. 

September  18,  1866,  Mr.  Baker  married  Mar3' M., 
daughter  of  Jacob  L.  Longenecker,  a  farmer  of 
Ephrata  Township.  Four  children  have  been  the 
result  of  this  union,  as  follows:  Ida,  wife  of  L.'  E. 
Rayer,  now  running  the  Eagle  Hotel;  Olivia  Anna, 
Mrs.  .Jesse  Seldomridge;  Sallie,  Mrs.  Robert  Parker, 
and  Jacob. 

Politically,  Mr.  Baker  has  been  a  life-long  Re- 
publican, and  is  a  stanch  supporter  of  bis  party 


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platform.  In  1894  he  was  elected  as  a  Jury  Com- 
missioner of  the  county,  liaving  been  induced  to 
accept  the  office  on  account  of  the  earnest  solicita- 
tion of  his  friends.  He  is  a  leading  member  of 
the  Lutheran  Church,  and  endeavors  to  put  in 
practice  its  worthy  precepts  in  his  daily  life. 


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KIRK  JOHNSON.  Within  the  city  of  Lan- 
caster there  is  probably  no  business  man 
who  has  met  with  greater  success  than 
has  rewarded  the  efforts  of  Mr.  Johnson.  His 
prosi)erity  is  not  the  result  of  accident  or  luck, 
but  has  come  to  him  as  the  result  of  indomitable 
perseverance,  wise  sagacity  and  sound  judgment, 
qualities  which  almost  invariably  bving  their  for- 
tunate possessor  financial  success.  The  events  of 
his  life  briefly  sketched  below  will  be  of  interest 
to  his  host  of  personal  friends  throughout  the 
county. 

Not  only  is  Mr.  Johnson  proprietor  of  the  larg- 
est music  establishment  in  Lancaster,  but  he  also 
has  a  branch  store  at  Christiana,  this  county,  and  in 
connection  with  iiis  brother  owns  branch  stores  in 
Atlantic  City  and  Cape  May,  N.  J.  The  demands 
of  the  business  necessitating  the  use  of  from  fif- 
teen to  eighteen  horses,  he  opened  a  liveiy  stable 
on  West  King  Street,  where  he  keeps  his  own 
teams  and  also  boards  others.  In  Ids  establishment 
may  be  found  every  variety  of  small  instruments 
and  musical  merchandise  known  to  the  trade.  His 
judgment  in  the  selection  of  instruments  is  unex- 
celled, and  this  f.ict  being  recognized  by  the  peo- 
ple of  the  county,  they  repose  the  greatest  confi- 
dence in  his  opinions  and  ability.  It  is  due  largely 
to  his  influence  that  this  section  of  the  state  is  be- 
coming a  musical  community,  where  thousands  of 
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homes  rejoice  in   the  possession   of  good  instru- 
ments. 

Mr.  Johnson  is  a  young  man,  his  birth  having 
occurred  June  4,  1861.  He  is  a  native  of  Port 
Republic,  N.  J.,  where  his  father,  John  W.,  was 
also  born.  The  grandfather,  James,  the  son  of  an 
Englishman,  was  a  farmer  and  clock  dealer.  John 
W.  Johnson,  also  an  agriculturist  by  occupation, 
owned  farm  property  near  Port  Republic,  and 
raised  both  cereals  and  stock.  In  religious  belief 
he  was  a  member  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal 
Church.  His  wife,  whose  maiden  name  was  Sarah 
Adams,  was  born  in  New  Gretna,  Burlington  Coun- 
ty, N.  J.  Their  union  resulted  in  the  birth  of 
eleven  children,  of  whom  all  but  one  are  livint^, 
our  subject  being  the  sixth  in  order  of  birth.  His 
brother  William  N.,  who  is  a  partner  in  the  busi- 
ness at  Atlantic  City  and  Cape  May,  is  also  Super- 
intendent of  the  Knickerbocker  Coal  ,t  Ice  Com- 
pany, of  the  former  city.  Morris  L.  is  manager 
of  the  business  at  Atlantic  City;  Elwood  is  solici- 
tor and  collector  for  the  Knickerbocker  Coal  & 
Ice  Company;  and  J.  Newton  is  an  attorney. 

Until  about  twenty  jears  of  age,  Mr.  Johnson 
was  reared  upon  a  farm.  In  the  fall  of  1880  he 
went  to  Paterson,  N.  J.,  with  F.  A  North  &  Co., 
of  Philadelphia.  After  two  years  he  bought  the 
business,  which  lie  conducted  upon  an  enlaro-ed 
scale.  In  1888  he  started  a  branch  store  in  Atlan- 
tic City,  and  this  enterprise  he  soon  placed  upon  a 
solid  financial  basis.  In  1892  he  inaugurated  a 
similar  undertaking  in  Cape  May,  N.  J.  Three 
years  ago  he  opened  a  store  in  Christiana,  Pa.  His 
store  in  Lancaster  is  located  at  No.  24  West  King 
Street,  and  is  a  large  building,  the  front  being  util- 
ized for  the  retail  trade,  while  the  remainder  of  the 
building  is  devoted  to  repair  and  rebuilding  pur- 
poses. Employment  is  given  to  twenty-two  men, 
and  the  finest  grades  of  instruments  are  kept  on 
sale,  including  the  Knabe,  Conover  and  Lester 
pianos,  and  the  Wilcox  &  Wh'te  and  Mason  & 
Hamlin  organs. 

At  Atlantic  City,  N.  J.,  in  1883,  Mr.  Johnson 
married  Miss  Alice  Tomkins,  a' native  of  that  place, 
and  they  have  four  children,  Orville,  Nelson, 
George  and  Ruth.  Mr.  Johnson  has  built  three 
residences,  two  of  which  he  has  sold,  and  he  also 


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owns  property  in  Atlantic  City.  He  is  a  member 
of  tiie  Duke  Street  Methoflist  Episcopal  Cliurcli, 
in  wliich  he  is  serving  as  Steward.  Politically  he 
is  a  Republican.  His  social  connections  are  with 
the  Elks,  the  Intlependent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows 
and  the  Order  of  United  Friends. 


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PROF.  RICHARD  C.  SCHIEDT,  A.  M., 
Ph.  D.,  is  a  member  of  the  faculty  of  the 
Franklin  and  Marshall  College,  in  which 
he  holds  the  chairs  of  modern  languages  and 
natural  sciences.  He  was  appointed  by  the  Penn- 
sylvania State  Board  of  Agriculture  to  the  posi- 
tion of  State  Entomologist,  and  is  also  a  member 
of  the  United  States  Fish  Commission,  the  Gov- 
ernment laboratory  being  situated  in  Massachu- 
setts, where  the  Professor  spends  his  summer  vaca- 
tions engaged  in  scientific  investigations.  It  is 
universally  conceded  that  Professor  Schiedt  is 
one  of  the  most  advanced  scholars  and  scientists 
in  the  state.  In  1879  he  went  with  a  party  of  fif- 
teen scientists  on  an  expedition  to  the  northern 
coast  of  Africa,  starting  from  Germany,  and  pur- 
sued his  studies,  particularly  in  entomology,  dur- 
ing the  three  months'  travel  from  the  eastern  coast 
to  the  desert  of  Sahara. 

Tlie  birth  of  our  subject  occurred  September  21, 
1859,  in  Weissenfels,  Saxony,  Prussia.  His  father, 
Frantz  Schiedt,  was  also  born  in  the  same  place, 
and  was  a  large  and  successful  iron  manufacturer. 
He  is  still  living,  retired  from  business  cares,  and 
is  now  over  seventy-two  years  of  age.  His  wife, 
who  before  her  marriage  was  Julia  Jansen,  was 
born  in  Saxony.  Her  father,  a  native  of  Holland, 
was  a  manufacturer  of  cotton  and  calico  goods. 
He  is  a  direct  descendant  of  the  Jansenites  cele- 
brated in  history.  The  Professor's  father  is  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Evangelical  Church,  and  his  wife  is  also 
a  Protestant.  She  is  now  about  fifty-eight  years 
of  age,  and  is  the  mother  of  five  children,  all  of 
whom  »re  living.     Two  of  her  sons  are  iu  Amer- 


ica, the  other,  Hugo,  being  engaged  in  business  in 
Covington,  Ky. 

The  education  of  our  subject  was  obtained  in 
the  Royal  Gymnasium  atZeitz.  He  was  graduated 
in  1878  from  the  classical  course,  and  next  was  for 
one  semester  in  the  University  of  .Jena.  Later  he 
was  enrolled  as  a  student  in  the  University  of  Er- 
long,  where  he  pursued  a  course  of  instructions  for 
tliree  semesters.  We  next  find  him  in  the  Naples 
University,  and  afterwards  in  the  University  of 
Berlin,  where  he  took  a  special  course  in  mathe- 
matics and  natural  sciences,  completing  the  same 
in  1881. 

Concluding  to  try  his  fortunes  in  America,  Pro- 
fessor Schiedt  left  Hamburg  in  the  fall  of  1881, 
and  proceeded  to  Cleveland,  Ohio,  by  way  of  New 
York.  Through  the  kindness  of  Charles  Schurz 
he  obtained  a  position  as  Professor  of  mathe- 
matics in  Calvin  College,  where  he  remained  for 
one  year.  He  was  then  sent  by  the  Reformed 
Church  to  the  Pacific  Coast  to  establish  an  inter- 
national institution  of  that  denomination  at 
Portland,  Oregon,  and  became  Principal  of  the 
college.  There  he  introduced  the  first  night  school  ^ 
on  the  western  coast,  being  assisted  by  Professor 
Bolender,  D.  1).,  ex-State  Superintendent  of  Cali- 
fornia. They  made  a  success  of  the  enterprise, 
which  was  later  taken  charge  of  by  cities  through- 
out the  state.  For  three  j^ears  the  Professor  con-, 
tinued  as  Principal  of  the  Academy,  and  at  the 
same  time  carried  on  theological  studies,  and 
was  commissioned  a  missionary  of  the  Reformed 
Church. 

In  1885  our  subject  returned  to  the  east,  and 
for  two  years  was  a  student  in  the  Theological 
Seminary  of  Lancaster,  from  which  he  was  gradu- 
ated in  1887.  It  had  been  his  intention  to  return 
to  the  west,  but  he  was  induced  to  remain  here.  He 
is  a,  German  and  French  scholar  and  linguist,  and 
has  been  honored  with  the  position  of  city  chemist 
and  anal3'st.  In  the  college  he  has  a  number  of 
classes  and  students  in  special  lines  of  work  in 
the  following  studies:  histology,  zoology,  botany, 
ehemistiy,  anatomy,  biology  and  ph^'siology. 

In  1888  Professor  Schiedt  was  married  in  Port- 
land, Oregon,  to  Miss  Sophia  Gautenbein,  who  was 
bom  in  Philadelphia,  and  received  line  education- 


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al  advantages  both  in  this  country  and  in  Ger- 
many. Slie  is  the  daughter  of  Rev.  .John  (4:uiten- 
bein,  D.  I).,  a  minister  in  the  Reformed  Church. 
To  our  subject  and  wife  has  been  born  a  daughter, 
Madalene.  Tlie  former  owns  his  pleasant  home  at 
No.  526  West  James  Street,  and  he  takes  special 
pleasure  in  extending  its  hospitality  to  bis  raan\' 
friends  and  acquaintances. 


'^ 


^y  AMUP:L  M.  HE!S.S  is  one  of  the  very  en- 
ty~^  terprising  and  prosperous  business  men  in 
MiUersville,  and  is  now  engaged  in  manu- 
facturing cigars,  in  which  he  has  a  large  trade. 
He  Is  a  son  of  Sanniel  and  Catherine  (Metzler) 
Hess,  and  was  born  Februarj^  15,  1856,  at  Roths- 
ville,  near  Lititz.  He  received  a  good  common- 
school  education  with  which  to  embaik  in  his 
after  life. 

About  1712  a  Swiss  colony  came  to  this  region, 
and  among  thera  was  one  Samuel  Hess,  witli  his 
two  brothers.  He  settled  at  Pequea,  being  the  first 
of  the  name  to  locate  in  America.  He  had  a  large 
family,  and  Jacob,  one  of  his  sons,  in  1734  took 
up  a  tract  of  two  hundred  acres,  one  mile  east  of 
Lititz,  now  called  Warwick  Township.  This  farm 
is  now  occupied  bj'  James  H.  Hess,  and  the  prop- 
erty has  remained  in  the  family  ever  since.  A 
building  site  on  which  was  erected  the  old  Meu- 
nonite  Church  was  donated  by  Henry  Hess.  Jacob 
Hess,  of  the  second  generation,  resided  with  his 
father  on  the  old  homestead,  died  in  1778,  and 
was  interred  in  the  family  graveyard.  He  had 
eight  daughters  and  two  sons,  the  latter  being 
Christian  and  John.  From  John,  the  subject  of 
this  narrative  is  descended,  and  one  of  his  chil- 
dren,'Rev.  John,  was  born  November  9,  1768,  and 
in  1788  married  Esther,  daughter  of  Christian 
Hershe3\  Thej'  resided  on  the  old  Hess  homestead 
and  became  the  parents  of  four  sons  and  six  daugh- 


I  ters.  One  of  these,  John,  was  a  minister  in  the 
j  Mennonite  Church,  and  another  son.  Christian, 
grandfather  of  our  subject,  was  born  October  11, 
I  1789.  His  wife,  Barbara,  daughter  of  Abram  Hu- 
ber,  was  born  September  12,  1791,  and  was  married 
in  1811.  They  resided  near  Rothsville,  and  there 
Christian  Hess'  death  occurred  August  3,  1855,  in 
his  sixty-sixth  year,  while  his  wife,  who  died  April 
5,  1848,  was  over  fifty-six  ^-ears  of  age,  and  they 
were  both  placed  to  rest  in  the  old  homestead  bulg- 
ing ground.  They  had  five  sous  and  six  daughters: 
Samuel,  Abram,  Jolin,  Annie,  Catherine,  Christian, 
Joseph,  Fannie,  Barbara,  Martha  and  Elizabeth. 
The  father  of  these  children  was  one  of  the  wealth- 
iest men  of  the  townsliip,  and  gave  to  each  of  his 
sons  a  good  farm,  and  an  equivalent  to  each  of 
his  daughters.  He  was  a  man  of  great  natural 
business  abilit}',  and  one  of  the  prominent  citizens 
of  Rothsville.  In  politics  he  was  a  strong  Repub- 
lican, and  was  a  devoted  member  of  the  church 
which  is  still  famiiiarl}'  known  as  the  Hess  Meeting 
House. 

Samuel  Hess,  the  father  of  our  subject  and  the 
first  son  of  Christian,  was  born  February  24, 1812, 
and  his  mother,  Catherine,  daughter  of  Jacob 
Metzger,  was  born  August  24,  1826.  Thej'  were 
married  in  1841,  and  first  resided  in  Warwick 
Township, adjoining  the  old  farm.  Afterward  they 
removed  to  Stark  County,  Ohio,  where  the3'  lived 
for  thirteen  years,  and  then  returned  to  Warwick 
Township,  where  the  father  died  February  23, 
1871,  aged  nearly  fifty-nine  years.  Their  family 
comprised  seven  sons  and  four  daughters:  Bar- 
bara, Jacob,  Christian,  Samuel,  Annie,  John,  Eman- 
uel, Mary,  Henry,  Benjamin  and  Amanda. 

For  several  years  Samuel  M.  Hess  of  this  sketch 
attended  the  schools  of  Stark  County,  Ohio,  and 
afterward  went  to  those  of  New  Haven,  in  this  coun- 
ty', finishing  his  education  at  Professor  Beck's  insti- 
tution at  Lititz.  For  some  time  after  attaining  his 
majority  he  remained  with  his  father  on  a  farm,  and 
then  went  on  the  road,  traveling  for  J.  M.  Hahm,  of 
Manheim,  Pa.,  selling  cigars.  At  the  end  of  seven 
years  he  became  salesman  for  H.  A.  Wolfe  &  Son 
a  wholesale  liquor  house  of  Pittsburg,  but  re- 
signed, and  for  a  short  time  was  with  Goodneck 
&  Mann,  wholesale   dealers   in    cigars,  of   Phila- 


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delpbia.  At  the  end  of  a  year  he  launched  into 
the  maniifactuie  of  cigars  for  himself  at  Millers- 
ville,  and  thoroughly  understanding  every  branch 
of  the  business,  is  making  a  success  of  the  same, 
emploj  ing  as  man}'  as  fifteen  men.  He  is  a  member 
of  the  Commercial  Travelers'  Protective  Associa- 
tion of  Pittsburg,  and  of  the  South  Bend  Com- 
mercial Travelers'  Accident  Association.  He  owns 
a  residence  at  Neffsville,  and  in  1890  purchased 
the  Landis  property,  the  handsomest  residence  in 
Millersville,  which  is  his  home.  In  politics  he  has 
always  been  an  enthusiastic  Republican,  being  ac- 
tively interested  in  his  party's  success. 

Mr.  Hess  has  been  twice  married,  first  to  Mary, 
daughter  of  Jacob  Brubaker,  of  Clay  Township, 
their  union  being  celebrated  September  29,  1870. 
They  had  two  sons  and  four  daughters:  Clara  B., 
Samuel  B.,  Ida  B.,  Lillian  B.,  Monroe  B.  and 
Emma  B.  The  wife  and  mother  died  June  4, 1882, 
aged  thirty-one  years  and  two  months.  The  pres- 
ent wife  of  our  subject,  forraerlj'  Jennette  Stevens, 
was  a  native  of  Huntingdon  County,  and  their 
marriage  was  celebrated  April  29,  1824.  They 
have  four  children:  Maud  Estalla,  Mabel  Lillian, 
Thaddeus  S.  and  Robert  S.  The  father  of  Mrs. 
Hess  is  Asa  S.  Stevens,  of  Three  Springs,  Hunt- 
ingdon County.  He  was  born  December  8,  1823, 
in  that  county,  and  was  reared  in  Germany  Val- 
ley, being  a  tailor  by  trade.  He  engaged  in  mer- 
cantile business,  and  was  at  one  time  in  the  em- 
ploy of  the  old  Portage  Railroad.  In  later  life 
he  worked  at  his  trade,  and  in  1886  retired  from 
business,  and  is  at  present  living  with  his  daugh- 
ter, Mrs.  Hess.  He  is  a  Republican,  and  served 
as  Constable  and  Tax  Collector  at  different  times. 
Religiously  he  is  a  member  of  the  Methodist  Epis- 
copal Church.  His  first  marriage  was  with  Eliza- 
abeth  Adam,  by  whom  he  had  two  children,  one 
of  whom,  Hannah,  died  at  the  age  of  six  years. 
By  his  second  union,  with  Sarah  Harthin,  he  had 
ten  children:  Amanda  B.;  J.  Millard,  who  died  in 
infancy;  J.  B.;  Jeanette;  J.  Frank,  who  is  a  dent- 
ist in  Lancaster;  Annie,  Mrs.  Rothorn;  Kate,  Mrs. 
Shue;  Mollie,  Mrs.  Leonard;  Charles  and  McClel- 
lan,  who  died  in  childhood.  The  mother  of  these 
children  is  still  living.  A  paternal  uncle  of  Mrs. 
Hess,  Rev.  William,  is  an  ex-Representative,  and 


one  of  his  sons,  Rev.  Emory,  has  a  pastorate  in 
Ilarrisburg.  Rev.  Benedict  Stevens,  the  grandfather 
of  Mrs.  Hess,  was  a  prominent  man  in  Huntingdon 
County  and  a  local  preacher  in  the  Methodist  Epis- 
copal Church.  For  many  years  he  was  Justice  of 
the  Peace,  and  was  a  stanch  Republican. 


HENRY  S.  MELLINGER,  M.  D.,  a  success- 
ful physician  of  Creswcll,  is  a  descendant 
of  German  ancestors,  of  whom  Ludwig 
Mellmger  was  the  first  to  locate  in  this  county. 
Grandfather  John  Mellinger  was  born  in  Manor 
Township,  received  a  common-school  education, 
and  devoted  his  attention  to  .agriculture  .and  the 
distillery  business.  In  politics  a  Republican,  he  was 
chosen  to  serve  in  various  positions,  including 
that  of  School  Director  of  Manor  Township.  His 
death  occurred  in  Creswell. 

Among  his  sons  was  David,  who  was  born  in 
Manor  Township  in  1795.  Under  the  preceptor- 
ship  of  Dr.  Musser,  one  of  the  pioneer  physicians 
of  Manor  Township,  he  conducted  the  study  of 
medicine  and  after  graduating  he  opened  an  office 
at  Creswell,  where  he  engaged  in  general  practice 
for  sixt3'  years.  He  owned  a  tract  of  one  hundred 
acres,  which  he  placed  under  excellent  cultivation, 
and  being  a  man  of  business  ability,  achieved  more 
than  ordinary  success.  His  right  of  franchise  was 
exercised  in  favor  of  Republican  principles.  In 
religious  belief  he  was  identified  with  the  Method- 
ist Episcopal  Church  and  was  one  of  its  foremost 
members.  After  a  long  and  useful  career  his  eyes 
were  closed  upon  the  scenes  of  time,  April  9, 1878. 

Dr.  David  Mellinger  was  twice  married  and  had 
by  his  first  wife  five  sons,  namely:  John  S.,a  farmer 
of  Manor  Township;  David;  Benjamin  S.,  who  died 
at  the  age  of  twelve  years;  Jacob,  who  was  a  busi- 
ness man  of  Columbia,  this  county,  and  Henry  S. 
The  last  named  was  born  in  Manor  Township  No- 
vember 23,  1821,  and  at  the  age  of  sixteen  years 
began  the  study  of  medicine  under  Dr.  Washing- 


PORTRAIT  AND  BIOGRAPHICAL  RECORD. 


629 


ton  L.  Allee.  Subsequently  he  attended  the  Penn- 
sylvania Medical  College  one  session,  and  later  for 
two  sessions  was  a  student  in  the  .Teflfcrson  Medi- 
cal College,  where  he  was  graduated  in  1845.  He 
immediately  opened  an  office  at  Creswell,  where 
he  succeeded  his  father  in  the  management  of  a 
general  practice.  He  still  follows  his  profession, 
though  perhaps  less  activel}-  than  in  the  (la\s  of 
his  prime.  He  is  prominentl}'  connected  willi  the 
Lancaster  Cit^-  and  County  Medical  Societies  and 
for  a  long  time  has  been  recognized  as  one  of  the 
foremost  practitioners  of  his  locality. 

Dr.  Mellinger  has  never  married.  His  brother, 
John,  had  two  children,  of  whom  the  elder,  Susan, 
married  Harry  Heise,  of  Columbia,  but  died  some 
years  ago.  The  only  son,  David  H.,  received  a 
good  education  in  the  common  schools  and  Mill- 
ersville  Stale  Normal,  which  he  attended  until 
1884.  Since  that  time  he  had  devoted  his  atten- 
tion to  photography  and  mechanical  work.  As  a 
photographer  he  has  been  quite  successful,  and  in 
the  interest  of  his  business  he  traveled  through 
Oregon  and  California,  returning  to  Pennsylvania 
by  the  Northern  Pacific  Railroad.  Politically  he 
is  a  Republican.  On  the  25th  of  May,  1892,  he 
was  united  in  marriage  with  Agnes,  daughter  of 
Levi  Mann,  a  farmer  of  Manor  Township. 


ISAAC  R.  BROWN.     The  thriving  city  of  Eph- 
rata  numbers  among  its  enterprising  and  rep- 
resentative business  men  tlie   subject  of  this 
i       sketch,  who  has  been  a  resident  of  this  place  since 
■        1884.     Soon  after  settling  here  he  started  a  cigar 
"        box  manufactory,  and  has  since  conducted  a  large 
and   profitable  business  in  that  line,  employing  at 
times  as  many  as  eighteen  hands  in  his  factory.    A 
man  of  great  industry  and  sound  judgment,  he 
h  as  attained  success  through  his  own  unaided  ex- 
ertions, without  the  help  of  friends,  the  prestige  of 
family  or  the  aid  of  fortuitous  circumstances. 
Throughout  his  entire  life,  Mr.  Brown  has   been 


a  resident  of  Lancaster  County.  He  was  born  at 
Mill  Creek,  near  Bird  in  ILand,  November  9,  1836, 
being  a  son  of  Peter  and  Anna  (Reemsnyder) 
Brown.  His  paternal  grandfatlier,  Thomas  Brown, 
was  for  many  3-ears  a  resident  of  Brownstown, 
Lancaster  County,  but  his  later  years  were  spent 
at  Erie,  Pa.  His  trade  was  that  of  a  shoemaker, 
and  although  he  never  became  wealth}',  he  was 
enabled  to  surround  his  family'  with  the  comforts 
of  life.  His  political  atliliations  were  with  the 
Republican  party.  His  family  consisted  of  two 
sons  and  two  daughters,  Peter  being  the  third  in 
order  of  birth. 

The  last-named  was  born  at  Brownstown,  Lan- 
caster County,  and  spent  the  greater  part  of  his 
life  in  the  place  of  his  birth,  dying  there  in  1890, 
at  the  age  of  seventj'-eight  years.  Though  he  did 
not  have  even  common-school  advantages,  yet  by 
self-culture  and  diligent  application  he  succeeded 
in  acquiring  a  large  fund  of  information,  and  was 
one  of  the  best  informed  men  of  West  Earl  Town- 
ship. He  was  a  thoughtful  reader,  and  kept  posted 
concerning  current  events.  Especially  was  he  tal- 
ented in  mathematics,  .and  his  reputation  in  that 
line  was  so  well  known  that  he  was  very  frequently 
consulted  by  teachers  who  wished  his  assistance  in 
solving  puzzling  problems.  His  political  connec- 
tions were  with  the  Republican  party.  In  relig- 
ious belief  he  was  a  Mennonite. 

Three  times  married,  the  first  wife  of  Peter 
Brown  was  the  mother  of  our  subject.  She  died 
in  1869,  at  the  age  of  fifty-six  years.  By  that 
union  were  born  ten  children,  of  whom  the  two 
youngest  died  in  infancy.  They  are  named  Samuel, 
Isaac  R.,  Mrs.  Elizabeth  Sherly,  Elias,  Mrs.  Har- 
riet Mohler,  Sarah,  Mrs.  Louise  Wenger,  Lemon, 
Reuben  and  Aaron.  Our  subject,  who  was  the 
next  to  the  eldest  in  the  family  circle,  received  a 
common  school  education  in  West  Earl  Township, 
and  while  his  advantages  were  limited,  he  has  by 
reading  and  observation  made  up  for  the  lack  of 
early  opportunities.  For  some  time  he  assisted  his 
father  in  the  mercantile  business  at  Brownstown, 
■where  he  continued  to  reside  until  1884,  the  date 
of  his  advent  into  Ephrata. 

The  marriage  of  Mr.  Brown  in  1864  united  him 
with    Miss  Anna,  daughter   of   Jacob  Chupp,  of 


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Neffsville,  Lancaster  County.  To  them  have  been 
born  eleven  cliildren,  namely:  Ellen,  who  is  with 
her  parents;  Thomas,  freight  clerk  at  Lititz;  Annis, 
wife  of  Frank  Slick,  a  cigar  manufacturer  of  Eph- 
rata;  Mrs.  Ida  Donnes;  Lillie,  wife  of  Peter  Risser, 
who  is  foreman  in  our  subject's  factory;  Bertha; 
Walter;  Aaron,  who  is  employed  in  his  father's 
factory;  Lizzie,  who  died  at  the  age  of  eleven 
years;  Rosa  and  Mollie,  who  died  in  infanc3^  In 
political  belief  Mr.  Brown  is  a  Republican,  and 
takes  an  active  interest  in  the  welfare  of  the  party. 


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IS" 


REV.  GEORGE  G.  KUNKLE,  engaged  in 
preaching  the  Gospel  in  Mechanicsburg, 
is  the  son  of  John  and  Sarah  (Kresge) 
Kunkle,  and  was  born  at  Kresgeville,  Monroe 
County,  this  state,  September  7,  1847.  He  traces 
his  ancestry  back  to  Germany,  whence  the  first 
representative  emigrated  to  America  prior  to  the 
Revolutionary  War. 

George  Kunkle,  the  great-grandfather  of  our  sub- 
ject, was  a  resident  of  Kresgeville,  Monroe  County, 
and  at  the  time  of  his  death  was  very  wealthy.  He 
had  three  sons,  of  whom  George  was  the  grandfa- 
ther of  our  subject.  He  was  a  farmer  near  the  vil- 
lage of  Kresgeville,  and  at  the  same  time  dealt  ex- 
tensively in  lumbering.  He  was  an  active  member 
of  the  Lutheran  Church,  to  which  faith  the  family 
subscribed  as  far  back  as  is  known. 

George  Kunkle  married  Catherine  Dotterer,  a 
native  of  Bucks  County,  this  state,  and  reared  the 
following  named  children:  George,  Abram,  Peter, 
Joseph,  Adam,  John  (father  of  our  subject),  Eliza- 
beth, Barbara,  Maria  and  Sally.  All  are  deceased 
with  the  exception  of  John. 

The  father  of  George  G.  was  born  on  the  home 
farm  on  the  19th  of  February,  1815,  and  received 
three  months'  schooling  in  the  German  tongue  in 
his  district.  When  ready  to  start  in  life  for  him- 
self he  purchased  one  hundred  and  sixt3--six  acres 
of  land,  and  in  addition  to   its  cultivation  was  a 


lumber  merchant  and  operated  a  sawmill.  He  was 
very  successful  in  all  these  enterprises  and  was 
considered  a  shrewd  and  upright  business  man. 
He  i.s  an  active  member  of  the  Lutheran  Church, 
which  he  has  supported  liberally  since  a  young 
man.  In  politics  he  is  a  strong  member  of  the 
Democratic  part}',  but  in  no  sense  of  the  term 
could  he  be  called  an  office  seeker.  In  1874,  hav- 
ing accumulated  a  sulliciency  of  this  world's  goods 
to  enable  him  to  live  in  the  enjoyment  of  the 
comforts  of  life,  he  retired,  and  is  now  residing  in 
Kresgeville. 

The  mother  of  our  subject  was  the  daughter  of 
George  Kresge,  a  farmer  and  lumberman  of  this 
county.  To  them  was  granted  a  family  of  five 
sons  and  five  daughters,  Catherine,  William,  James, 
Jacob,  George  G.,  David,  Sarah,  Mary,  Ellen  and 
Emeline. 

The  original  of  this  sketch  was  given  the  ad- 
vantages for  obtaining  a  good  education,  and  sup- 
plemented the  knowledge  gained  in  the  common 
schools  by  a  course  at  Carbon  Academy,  of  Leigh- 
ton,  later  in  the  AVyoming  Seminary,  the  Millers- 
ville  State  Normal  and  the  Keystone  Normal,  of 
Kutztown,  where  he  was  prepared  for  college,  and 
in  1869  entered  Muhlenburg  College,  in  Allen- 
town,  from  whicli  he  was  graduated  in  1873,  with 
the  third  highest  place  in  a  class  of  nineteen. 

Young  Kunkle  commenced  teaching  school  at 
the  age  of  sixteen  years,  following  that  vocation 
during  the  winters,  until  1869,  thus  earning  the 
money  to  pay  his  way  through  college.  After 
completing  his  classical  education,  he  accepted  the 
position  of  Principal  of  the  Mt.  Joy  Soldiers' 
Orphans'  School,  which  he  occupied  for  two  years, 
and  in  September,  1875,  entered  the  Lutheran 
Theological  Seminary  of  Philadelphia,  but  was 
only  permitted  to  remain  one  month  on  account 
of  failing  health.  He  returned  home  and  taught 
a  graded  school  in  Seigfried,  Northampton  Coun- 
ty, and  in  the  spring  of  the  following  year  organ- 
ized a  Normal  class  in  Brodheadsville,  Monroe 
County,  which  he  taught  summer  and  fall,  and 
then  going  to  Strasburg,  opened  a  select  school  or 
collegiate  institute,  which  he  taught  for  two  years. 

In  1878  Mr.  Kunkle  was  candidate  for  County 
Superintendent  of  Schools,  but  was  defeated.     He 


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theu  took  charge  of  the  old  Bethlehem  Academy, 
with  which  he  remained  for  one  year,  when  he  was 
elected  Principal  of  the  Bethlehem  High  School,  a 
position  which  he  held  for  two  3'eai-s.  In  1881  he 
founded  the  Fairview  Academj-  at  Brodheads- 
ville,  which  is  now  a  flourishing  school  of  sixty- 
eight  students,  and  where  have  been  educated  a 
majority  of  the  teachers  in  Monroe  County. 

Mr.  Kunkle  in  1885  resumed  his  theological 
studies  under  Rev.  G.  F.  .Spieker,  1).  D.,  of  Allen- 
town,  and  was  ordained  a  minister  of  the  Lutheran 
Church,  January  18,  1888,  at  Zion's  Church,  in 
Philadelphia.  His  first  charge  was  at  Weatherly, 
this  state,  where  he  remained  for  three  3-ears,  and 
was  next  placed  over  the  congregation  in  Easton. 
In  April,  1803,  however,  he  was  appointed  Pastor 
of  the  Lutheran  Church  at  this  place,  and  since 
his  advent  here  the  church  has  greatly  prospered, 
both  as  regards  finances  and  numbers. 

Rev.  George  G.  Kunkle  aud  Miss  Margaret  Ann, 
daughter  of  Felix  Storm,  were  united  in  marriage 
April  18,  1874.  Mr.  Storm  is  a  farmer  and  Justice 
of  the  Peace  of  Chestnut  Hill  Township,  Monroe 
County,  where  he  is  recognized  as  one  of  its  most 
enterprising  and  substantial  citizens.  To  our  sub- 
ject and  his  wife  there  were  born  four  sons  and 
two  daughters,  of  wliom  Ruth  Eudora  and  Mary 
Blanche  are  deceased.  The  sons  are  named  re- 
spectivel3',  Martin  Luther,  Ambrose  Adolphus, 
Enoch  George  and  Norman  John.  Mrs.  Kunkle  is 
also  deceased,  passing  awa^-  June  19,  1893,  greatly 
mourned  by  her  family-  and  friends. 


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PROF.  JOHN  WILLIAM  LANSINGER.  son 
of  Jacob  and  Matilda  (Arentz)  Lansinger, 
was  born  Januarj'  5,  1858,  in  Littlestown, 
Adams  County,  Pa.  His  great-great-grandfather, 
of  French  lineage,  came  from  Alsace,  Lorraine,  to 
America  when  quite  3'oung,  and  settled  in  Phila- 
delphia, where  he  died.  He  had  two  sons,  Nicholas 
and  Jacob.     The  latter,  a  shoemaker  b}-  trade,  mar- 


ried a  Miss  Strunk,  and  lived  most  of  his  life  in 
Philadelphia,  but  the  year  before  he  died  he  moved 
to  Littlestown,  where  he  died  at  the  age  of  eighty- 
four.  He  was  the  father  of  five  children,  Jacob, 
John,  AVilliam,  Joseph  and  Elizabeth.  Of  these, 
John,  a  native  of  Philadelphia,  grandfather  of  the 
subject  of  this  sketch,  lived  manj-  years  in  York 
County-,  Pa.,  but  finally  moved  to  Littlestown, 
where  he  died  at  the  age  of  seventy-three.  He  was 
married  twice.  His  first  wife  was  Rebecca,  daugh- 
ter of  Henry  Neflf.  She  died  in  childbirth,  at  the 
age  of  thirl}--three,  and  is  buried  in  York,  Pa.  She 
was  the  mother  of  three  children  who  attained 
maturity,  William  IL,  Jacob  and  Barbara.  Jacob, 
our  subject's  father,  was  born  in  York,  Pa.,  but 
moved  with  his  father  to  Littlestown, and  engaged 
in  the  shoe  business,  being  a  member  of  the  firm  of 
W.  H.  Lansinger  &  Bro.,  with  which  he  was  con- 
nected until  his  death.  This  sad  event  resulted 
from  injuries  received  by  falling  from  a  tree  in 
1862,  when  he  was  only  thirty  years  of  age.  He 
was  a  member  of  the  Independent  Order  of  Odd 
Fellows,  and  cast  his  vote  with  the  Republican 
party.  He  was  well  liked  in  his  community,  and 
was  a  member  of  the  Lutheran  Church.  By  his 
marriage  with  Matilda  Arentz,  daughter  of  Samuel, 
of  Two  Taverns,  Pa.,  were  born  two  sons  and  two 
daughters:  Florence,  now  Mrs.  Ezra  D  Melhorn, 
of  Hanover,  Pa.;  John  W.,  our  subject;  Edith,  now 
Mrs.  George  Wheeler,  of  Highspire,  Pa.,  and  Jacob 
IL,  of  Littlestown,  Pa.  The  good  motlier  of  this 
family  departed  this  life  in  February,  1894,  at  the 
age  of  fift^'-five. 

The  earl3-  education  of  our  subject  was  obtained 
in  the  public  schools  of  his  native  town  and  Han- 
over. After  spending  about  six  years  in  the  Luth- 
eran school  at  Loj'sville,  Perry  Countj',  this  state, 
he  entered  the  First  Pennsylvania  State  Normal 
School,  Millersville,  Pa.,  in  the  spring  of  1875,  and 
graduated  from  the  institution  in  1879  in  the 
elementary  course,  and  in  1886  in  the  scientific 
course.  On  completing  the  first  course  in  the 
Normal,  he  immediate I3'  entered  upon  the  scien- 
tific course,  and  at  the  same  time  became  a  member 
of  the  facultj-,  being  a  teacher  of  grammar,  his- 
tory, algebra,  arithmetic  and  methods  of  teaching. 
Prior  to  graduation  in  1875,  he  taught  four  terms 


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in  the  public  schools  of  the  state.  He  has  been 
connected  with  the  institution  in  tlie  capacity  of 
pupil  and  teacher  for  about  twenty  years.  He  has 
been  bookkeeper,  and  has  had  charge  of  the  depart- 
ment of  bookkeeping  during  the  last  seven  years. 
In  1889  he  was  elected  to  the  responsible  position 
of  Treasurer  of  the  Board  of  Trustees,  which  posi- 
tion he  now  holds. 

August  1,  1882,  Mr.  Lansinger  was  married  to 
Miss  Elizabeth  Evans,  daughter  of  Benjamin 
Evans,  of  Lancaster.  They  have  three  children, 
Harold,  Oram  and  John,  and  make  their  home 
in  the  buildings  of  the  institution.  In  politics 
Mr.  Lansinger  is  a  Republican,  as  was  his  father 
before  him.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Masonic  frater- 
nity, being  Senior  "Warden  in  Lodge  No.  43,  one 
of  the  oldest  lodges  in  the  state.  He  is  a  member 
of  Royal  Arch  Chapter  No.  43,  Goodwin  Council 
No.  19,  and  Lancaster  Commandery  No.  13,  K.  T. 
For  the  past  five  years  he  has  been  a  prominent 
member  of  the  Council  of  Bethany  Lutlieran 
Church,  to  which  he  belongs  with  his  wife.  The 
Professor  possesses  many  very  worthy  traits  of 
character,  and  has  endeared  himself  to  his  students 
and  friends  by  his  genial  and  pleasant  manners. 


rn^m 


MISS  ANNA  M.  PENNOCK.  This  accom- 
plished and  talented  lady,  until  recently 
a  resident  of  Lancaster,  was  engaged  in 
conducting  a  kindergarden  and  private  school  at 
No.  131  North  Duke  'Street.  In  this  profession  she 
was  trained  under  the  personal  supervision  of  Miss 
Burnett,  who  exhibited  the  model  kindergarten  at 
the  Centennial.  Possessing  a  good  education,  su- 
perior qualifications  intellectually  and  a  love  for 
the  work,  she  is  admirably  fitted  for  the  success- 
ful discharge  of  all  its  duties.  In  1894  she  re- 
moved to  Toledo,  Ohio,  and  on  account  of  ill 
health  left  the  profession  of  teaching  for  a  time. 

Miss  Pennock  was  born  in  Drumore  Township, 
Lancaster  County,  and  was  the  daughter  of  Hadley 


and  Lydia  (Phillips')  Pennock.  The  former  was  a 
well  known  miller,  an  excellent  business  man  and 
highly  respected  citizen  of  Drumore,  djMng  there 
in  1858.  Her  grandfather,  Simeon  Pennock,  was 
also  a  native  of  the  Keystone  State  and  a  member 
of  the  Society  of  Friends.  Her  mother  and  father 
are  members  of  two  of  the  leading  families  of 
Chester  County,  and  the  former,  after  the  death 
of  her  husband,  took  the  entire  management  of  the 
estate  and  continued  to  make  her  home  in  Lancas- 
ter County.  Now  at  the  advanced  age  of  eighty 
years  (1894),  she  is  in  comparatively  good  health 
and  makes  her  home  with  her  daughter. 

In  childhood  the  subject  of  this  biography  at- 
tended the  Mt.  Holly  public  school,  also  a  private 
school  in  Kennet  Square,  after  which  she  went  to 
the  Maplewood  Institute,  pursuing  the  regular 
course  of  study  there.  Later  she  entered  upon  the 
profession  of  a  school  teacher.  For  the  work  of 
instructing  the  j'oung  she  is  adapted  by  natural 
gifts  and  training.  Becoming  interested  in  kin- 
dergarten work,  she  decided  in  1882  to  take  it  up, 
and  accordingly  entered  Miss  Burnett's  training 
school,  where  she  completed  the  coui'se  April  16, 
1883.  She  then  came  to  Lancaster  and  opened 
a  kindergarten,  which  at  first  had  but  eight  pupils, 
but  on  the  expiration  of  her  first  term  had  in- 
creased to  twenty  scholars.  Up  to  that  time  the 
work  had  been  carried  on  in  her  home  at  No.  125 
East  James  Street,  but  realizing  the  necessity  of 
enlarged  quarters  and  increased  facilities  for  the 
profession,  slie  taught  in  the  I^piscopal  school 
building,  which  she  occupied  for  two  years.  Suc- 
cess marked  her  efforts  from  the  beginning  and  she 
finally  gave  employment  to  two  assistants  and  had 
in  her  school  from  fifty  to  sixty-five  pupils. 

February  26,  1887,  Miss  Pennock  was  recom- 
mended as  a  kindergarten  training  teacher  by  Miss 
Elizabeth  Peabody,  of  Boston.  The  course  was  made 
practical  by  observation  and  practice  in  kinder- 
garten and  special  advantages  of  a  large  connect- 
ing class  from  the  primary  to  the  grammar  grade 
where  kindergarten  principles  are  adapted  to  ad- 
vanced grades.  The  books  used  in  this  course  are: 
"The  Education  of  Man,"  "The  Child,"  "History 
of  Education"  and  "Lectures  on  Gifts  and  Occu- 
pations."    They  also  study  natural  history,  physi- 


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olog.v  and  liygiene,  botany,  psjcholog}'  and  phj-si- 
cal  geography.  Diplomas  were  granted  to  all  who 
took  a  thoroiigh  course  in  theory  and  practice,  and 
teachers  are  prepared  to  pass  a  public  examination. 
In  religious  connections  MissPeunock  is  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Reformed  Church  and  has  been  engaged 
in  Sunday-school  work  in  the  past  years.  She  is  a 
member  of  the  Philadelphia  Froebel  society.  In  her 
special  department  of  labor  she  did  a  grand  work 
and  has  greatly'  promoted  interest  in  the  kinder- 
garten in  this  locality-  and  was  the  first  person  to 
make  a  success  of  the  Froebel  s3-*tem  in  the  city  of 
Lancaster.  She  numbers  among  the  best  people  of 
Lancaster  man\'  admiring  and  warm  friends,  who 
wish  for  her  in  her  new  home  a  continuance  of  the 
success  that  rewarded  her  efforts  here. 


PETER  CLINGER  IIILLER  has  been  very 
active  in  public  service  in  Lancaster  Coun- 
ty, and  for  eleven  years  was  Justice  of 
the  Peace  of  Conestoga  Township,  first  bj'  appoint- 
ment under  Governor  Pattison  for  a  year  and 
since  that  time  was  thrice  elected  in  succession. 
He  has  also  held  a  number  of  local  township  offices, 
and  among  these  that  of  School  Director  at  the 
time  he  himself  was  teaching.  His  home  is  now 
in  Conestoga  Centre,  and  in  connection  with  his 
father  he  owns  a  nursery  and  fruit  farm  compris- 
ing fifty-eight  acres,  fourteen  of  which  are  devoted 
to  fruit  growing.  He  is  very  prominent  in  this 
locality  asa  Republican  of  no  uncertain  stripe  and 
as  a  patriotic  citizen. 

Mr.  Ililler  was  born  in  this  city  October  13, 
1847,  his  parents  being  Casper  and  Mary  A. 
(Daily)  Miller.  The  progenitors  of  the  familj-  in 
America  came  with  a  colony  locating  in  Lancaster 
County,  and  the  paternal  grandfather  of  our  sub- 
ject was  born  in  the  city  of  that  name.  He  was  a 
miller  by  trade  and  followed  that  calling  dur- 
ing his  active  life,  residing  for  the  most  part  in 
this  place.     For  some  years  he  was  a  resident  of 


Millersville,  where  he  lived  in  the  first  brick 
house  erected  in  the  place,  and  as  this  was  before 
glass  came  into  common  use  shutters  were  substi- 
tuted at  the  windows.  He  was  a  Whig  and  later 
a  Republican,  and  died  in  Conestoga  Centre.  He 
was  twice  married,  his  first  wife  being  a  daughter 
of  Michael  Benedict,  a  teacher  by  profession.  By 
his  marriage  with  Anna  Hess  he  had  the  follow- 
ing children:  Emma,  Catherine,  Barbara,  Mary, 
Jacob,  John  and  Casper. 

Casper  Hiller,  tlie  father  of  our  subject,  has 
been  engaged  in  the  nursery  business  for  a  num- 
ber of  years  in  this  place,  and  prior  to  taking  up 
this  line  of  work  he  was  for  sixteen  years  one  of 
the  leading  educators  and  teachers  of  the  town- 
ship. He  has  attended  many  conventions  and  for 
twentj^-one  years  served  as  a  School  Director,  be- 
ing very  much  interested  in  everything  that  per- 
tains to  the  cause  of  education.  He  is  a  very  ac- 
tive partisan  and  is  recognized  as  one  of  the  local 
leaders  of  the  Republicans  in  this  localitj',  though 
he  never  has  been  prevailed  upon  to  serve  in  an 
official  capacity.  During  the  late  war  he  was  a 
member  of  the  militia,  being  Lieutenant  of  the 
company  raised  on  the  emergency  call,  but  only 
proceeded  as  far  as  Hagerstown,  Md.  Hy  his  mar- 
riage Mr.  Hiller  had  four  children,  Peter,  John, 
Emma  and  Clara.  Emma  is  the  wife  of  A.  W. 
Guiles,  a  wagon  maker  who  follows  his  trade  in 
Lancaster,  and  the  younger  daughter  became  the 
wife  of  I.  M.  Kauffman,  a  general  store  keeper. 
The  mother  of  this  family  was  called  from  this  life 
in  1882,  being  in  her  sixty-fifth  3'ear. 

Peter  C.  Hiller  passed  his  boyhood  under  the 
parental  roof  and  attended  the  schools  of  this 
place,  subsequently  pursuing  Jiis  studies  in  the 
Millersville  Normal.  When  seventeen  years  of 
age  he  obtained  a  certificate  and  began  teaching, 
being  in  charge  of  schools  for  twenty-one  terms, 
these  being  situated  in  the  various  townships  of 
Conestoga,  Martic,  Pequea  and  Hempfield.  In 
1890  he  left  his  educational  work  in  order  to  be- 
come United  States  Revenue  Collector  under  S.  M. 
Fridy,  remaining  in  that  capacity  for  three  and 
a-lialf  years,  or  until  April,  1894,  when  heaccepted 
the  position  of  clerk  in  the  Registrar's  office,  with 
which  he  is  yet  identified.     He  is  faithful  and  efl3- 


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cient  in  the  discharge  of  his  duties  and  merits  the 
commendation  whicli  is  so  freely  accorded  him. 
Since  1869  he  has  been  interested  with  his  father 
in  running  a  nursery  and  hiis  been  quite  success- 
ful in  this  enterprise. 

In  1869  was  celebrated  the  marriage  of  our  sub- 
ject and  Martha,  daughter  of  Jacob  Hoak,  of  Con- 
estoga  Township,  and  five  children  have  graced 
their  union,  namely:  Emma,  the  wife  of  John 
Clark,  a  farmer  of  the  same  township;  Mary,  who 
is  married  to  E.  G.  Gardner,  who  has  a  store  in 
Colemansville,  Lancaster  County;  Casper,  Martha 
and  Clara.  Fraternally  Mr.  Hiller  belongs  to 
Charles  M.  Howell  Lodge  No.  496,  F.  &  A.  M.; 
Chapter  No.  43,  R.  A.  M.;  Goodman  Council  No. 
19,  and  Lancaster  Commandery,  K.  T.,  besides 
which  he  is  associated  witli  Kishacaquillas  Tribe 
No.  65,  Order  of  Red  Men,  and  the  Royal  Arcanum. 
Religiously  he  holds  membership  with  the  Meth- 
odist Episcopal  Church  of  this  place,  in  company 
with  his  entire  family. 


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WILLIAM  T.  GARRISON,  President  of 
the  Columbia  Wagon  Companj',  is  car- 
rying on  an  extensive  business  in  Co- 
lumbia, and  also  has  a  branch  factory  in  New  York 
City,  occupying  Nos.  422-426  West  Fifteenth 
Street.  He  is  a  son  of  Daniel  J.  and  Rebecca 
(Brinton)  Garrison,  and  was  born  September  26, 
1849,  in  Salem  County,  N.  J.  The  family  is  of 
English  origin,  the  first  representative  having  come 
to  America  in  the  person  of  David  Garrison,  many 
generations  removed  from  our  subject.  The  pa- 
ternal grandfather  of  William  T.,  Daniel  Garri- 
son, was  the  only  child  of  his  parents  and  was  born 
in  Salem,  N.  J.  He  was  a  wealthy  real  estate 
dealer  of  that  place,  where  he  spent  his  entire  life. 
In  politics  he  was  a  Jacksonian  Democrat,  on  which 
ticket  he  was  elected  to  public  offices  of  trust.  He 
was  a  member  of  St.  Joiin's  Episcopal  Church,  in 
which  he  was  Warden    for  many  years.     During 


the  War  of  1812  he  served  as  Captain  of  a  militia, 
and  although  often  in  the  thickest  of  the  fight, 
was  never  wounded  or  taken  prisoner.  He  mar- 
ried Miss  Ann  Curry,  and  became  the  father  of 
three  children,  of  whom  the  father  of  our  subject 
was  the  second  in  order  of  birth.  The  grandfather 
lived  to  be  sistj'-flve  years  of  age. 

Daniel  J.  Garrison  was  given  a  fine  scliooling, 
being  educated  for  the  ministry  in  the  Episcopal 
Church  at  Cambria  College,  Ohio,  and  afterward 
attended  the  Theological  Seminary  in  New  York 
City.  He  filled  the  pulpit  for  a  short  time,  when 
he  retired  and  took  up  his  abode  on  a  farm  in 
Salem  Count}',  N.J.  By  his  union  with  Miss  Brin- 
ton there  were  born  five  children,  namely:  Emily, 
Josephine;  Daniel,  a  practicing  physician  of  Penn's 
Grove,  N.  J.;  William  T.,  of  this  sketch,  and  Vir- 
ginia C,  the  wife  of  William  T.  King,  of  Mt. 
Clair,  the  above  state.  The  husband  and  father 
departed  this  life  in  April,  1892,  aged  eighty-one 
years.     His  good  wife  is  still  living. 

The  original  of  this  sketch  received  instruction 
under  a  private  tutor  until  ready  to  enter  Anda- 
lusia College,  from  which  institution  he  was  grad- 
uated with  tlie  Class  of  '69.  Upon  leaving  he  was 
just  twenty  years  of  age,  and  was  given  the  charge 
of  his  father's  estate  in  Salem  County,  N.  .J.,  which 
comprises  two  hundred  acres.  His  father  being  in 
ill  health,  young  Garrison  managed  all  his  affairs 
and  remained  upon  the  farm  for  twelve  years,  after 
which  he  removed  to  Penn's  Grove,  that  state,  and 
at  the  end  of  three  years  we  find  him  located  in 
Columbia.  Soon  afterward,  in  company  with  a 
number  of  other  gentlemen,  he  organized  a  wagon 
company,  opening  a  factory  at  Penn's  Grove.  He 
was  elected  Treasurer  of  the  company,  and  wiien 
resigning  some  time  afterward,  again  located  ia  this 
city  and  established  the  Columbia  Wagon  Corn- 
pan}',  of  which  he  is  President. 

The  Columbia  Wagon  Company  occupies  two 
buildings,  48x100  feet  in  dimensions,  besides  num- 
erous smaller  structures,  and  is  operating  with  a 
capital  stock  of  1100,000.  They  are  doing  an  ex- 
tensive business  and  manufacture  each  week  about 
seventy-two  wagons.  As  before  stated,  they  have 
a  branch  factory  in  New  York  City,  and  the  en- 
tire business  is  under  the  management  of  William 


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H.  Piatt,  the  most  successful  wagou-buikler  in  the 
United  States.  The  company  employes  thirty  men 
in  their  New  York  branch  and  fift\'  workmen  in 
Columbia.  Tliey  manufacture  the  "Eclipse"  steel 
wagon,  besides  the  "Columbia"  and  manj'  styles  of 
business  wagons.  The  Board  of  Directors  in  the 
company  is  composed  of  many  prominent  business 
men,  namely:  Andrew  Garber,  John  C.  Forrey.  Z. 
F.  Yargey,  J.  H.  Herr,  Mart  Slrebig,  II.  H.  Heise, 
Gotlieb  Young,  J.  B.  Hutchinson  and  W.  T.  Gar- 
rison. 

Mr.  Garrison  is  also  Treasurer  of  the  Columbia 
Flint  Company,  and  is  one  of  the  most  prominent 
citizens  in  the  community'.  In  politics  he  is  a 
stanch  Democrat,  and  while  living  in  New  Jersey 
was  the  recipient  of  many  minor  offices  of  trust. 
He  is  a  member  of  the  Episcoijal  Church,  and  in 
social  affairs  stands  high  in  Masonic  circles,  belong- 
ing to  Penn's  Gi'ove  Lodge  No.  162. 

January  30, 1878,  W.  T.  Garrison  and  Miss  Jen- 
nie, daughter  of  James  Kunuington,  were  united 
in  marriage.  Mrs.  Garrison's  father  is  a  retired 
lumber  merchant  residing  in  Philadelphia.  Our 
subject  and  his  wife  are  the  parents  of  a  son,  Paul 
Runnington,  who  was  born  June  20,  1892. 


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JOHN  H.  YOUNG,  a  native  of  the  Keystone 
State,  which  has  been  his  place  of  abode  dur- 
ing his  entire  life,  is  engaged  in  the  grocery 
business  at  the  present  time  in  Lancaster, 
having  one  of  the  largest  trades  in  this  line  in  the 
citj\  His  store  is  located  centrally  at  the  corner 
of  King  and  Water  Streets,  and  the  premises  which 
he  occupies  are  20x50  feet  in  dimensions  and  two 
stories  high.  Mr.  Young  is  a  son  of  Joseph  and 
Sarah  (Deibler)  Y'oung,  well  respected  citizens 
and  industrious  and  honorable  people  of  Dauphin 
County.  John  H.  was  born  December  22,  1860,  in 
Lykens  Valley,  Dauphin  County,  and  was  given 
good  educational  privileges  in  the  public  schools 


near  his  home.  Subsequently  he  attended  the 
Lebanon  Vallej'  College,  but  left  his  studies  at  the 
age  of  eighteen  years  to  engage  in  the  mercantile 
business  at  Annville,  Lebanon  Count3'.  For  eight 
years  he  carried  on  an  extensive  trade  in  hard- 
ware and  on  the  expiration  of  that  time  he  came 
to  Lancaster. 

In  was  in  1888  that  John  H.  Young  first  cast  in 
his  lot  with  l-he  inhabitants  of  that  enterprising 
and  industrious  city.  He  entered  the  employ  of 
J.  F.  Reist,  giving  to  him  his  faithful  services  for 
the  succeeding  five  years.  Deciding  then  to  em- 
bark in  business  on  his  own  account,  he  purchased 
the  stock  of  George  Wyant  and  opened  a  well 
equipped  grocery  on  King  Street,  which  he  has 
continued  ever  since.  He  receives  a  large  trade 
and  merits  the  same,  for  he  keeps  the  best  lines  of 
staple  and  fancj'  groceries  and  his  goods  are 
thoroughl3-  reliable,  being  the  best.obtainable. 

May  7.  1886,  Mr.  Young  was  married  in  Eliza- 
beth town,  Lancaster  County,  to  Miss  Clara,  daugh- 
ter of  Heniy  Breneman,  a  prominent  citizen  of 
that  village,  and  to  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Young  have 
been  born  a  son  and  daughter,  who  are  called  re- 
spectively Edgar  J.  and  AnnaE.  The  young  couple 
are  well  received  in  the  best  social  circles  of  Lan- 
caster, where  they  have  made  a  host  of  friends. 
In  his  political  relations  Mr.  Young  is  a  Repub- 
lican and  is  a  member  of  the  Patriotic  Order  Sons 
of  America,  belonging  to  Camp  No.  87  of  Annville. 
He  also  belongs  to  Fulton  Castle  No.  410,  Knights 
of  the  Golden  Eagle,  of  this  eit3'. 

The  paternal  grandfather  of  our  subject  was  a 
miller  by  trade  and  followed  that  occupation  dur- 
ing the  greater  part  of  his  life  in  Cumberland 
County,  but  later  became  a  resident  of  Dauphin 
County,  where  his  death  occurred  when  about 
sixty  years  of  age.  His  son  .Joseph  was  born  in 
Cumberland  County  and  learned  his  father's  trade, 
which  he  followed  for  ""a  number  of  years.  Subse- 
quently he  engaged  in  teaching  school  for  a  short 
period  and  then  became  a  minister  in  the  United 
Brethren  Church,  preaching  for  forty  years.  For 
a  long  time  he  was  a  resident  of  Annville,  which 
is  still  his  home.  Politically,  like  his  son,  our  sub- 
ject, he  casts  his  vote  in  favor  of  the  Republican 
partj'  and  is  a  true  patriot  in  every  respect.     His 


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wife,  formerly  Sarah  Deibler,  died  July  10,  1893, 
at  the  age  of  sixty-four  years.  Thej'  were  the 
parents  of  three  daughters  and  one  son:  Mary, 
whose  death  occurred  when  she  was  thirty-five 
years  of  age;  Sallie,  who  became  the  wife  of  Aaron 
Ho  verier;  Ella,  wife  of  William  Troxell,  and 
John  H. 


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HENRY  H.  LANDIS.  With  such  efficiency 
has  this  gentleman  conducted  agricult- 
ural operations  that  he  is  now  enabled  to 
live  in  retirement  from  active  business  cares,  pos- 
sessing an  ample  competence  to  provide  the  com- 
forts of  life  for  his  declining  years.  His  advanced 
and  progressive  ideas  regarding  farm  work  have 
placed  him  among  the  principal  agriculturists  of 
Manheim  Township,  and  his  estate  is  one  of  the 
best  in  this  part  of  the  count3\  He  has  spent  his 
entire  life  in  Manheim  Township,  and  was  born 
here  September  4,  1838,  being  the  son  of  Henry 
and  Esther  (Binkley)  Landis,  formerly  prominent 
residents  of  this  section. 

The  first  representative  of  this  family  in  Amer- 
ica emigrated  from  Switzerland  about  two  hun- 
dred years  ago,  and  made  settlement  in  Pennsyl- 
vania. Benjamin  Landis,  our  subject's  great-grand- 
father, was  born  in  Lampeter  Township,  Lancaster 
Countj',  and  there  his  entire  life  was  spent  upon 
his  valuable  farm,  which  included  more  than  twelve 
hundred  acres.  He  married  a  Miss  Suavely,  and 
they  became  the  parents  of  six  children,  their  sons 
being  Henry,  Benjamin  and  John.  One  of  these, 
Grandfather  Henry  Landis,  was  born  in  Manheim 
Township,  and  became  one  of  its  most  extensive 
farmers.  He  conducted  a  distillery  and  kept  a 
team  on  the  road  between  Lancaster  and  Phila- 
delphia, supplying  the  residents  with  the  products 
of  his  distillery.  Successful  financially,  he  was 
very  liberal  with  his  children,  giving  to  each  of 
his  sons  a  farm  when  tliey  were  ready  to  settled 
in  life,  and  to  his  daughters  $6,000  in  cash.  He 
was  a  devoted  member  of  the   Mennonite  Church, 


and  active  in  advancing  the  religious  interests  of 
the  people.  His  death  occurred  in  1839,  upon  the 
old  homestead.  He  and  liis  wife,  whose  maiden 
name  was  Anna  Long,  were  the  parents  of  ten 
children,  viz.:  Benjamin,  Jolm,  Henry,  Isaac,  Ja- 
cob, Nancy,  Susan,  Elizabeth,  Barbara  and  Mary. 
Our  subject's  father,  Henry  Landis,  was  born 
April  15,  1797,  and,  like  his  ancestors,  followed 
the  life  of  a  farmer  for  a  number  of  years.  From 
1830  to  1840  he  was  engaged  in  shipping  cattle 
to  Philadelphia,  an  enterprise  that  proved  highly 
satisfactory  from  a  financial  point  of  view.  He 
was  a  member  of  the  Mennonite  Church,  and  num- 
bered as  his  friends  the  best  residents  of  the  com- 
munit}'.  His  first  wife  was  Miss  Annie,  daughter  of 
John  Stauffer,  and  their  union  resulted  in  the  birth 
of  three  children:  Emanuel;  Fannie,  deceased;  and 
Anna,  wife  of  Levi  Reist.  His  second  wife,  our 
subject's  mother,  was  a  daughter  of  Christian  Bink- 
ley, who  built  the  first  stone  bridge  ever  con- 
structed across  the  Conestoga,  and  the  settlement 
near  it  is  known  as  Binkley's  Bridge.  Near  that 
place  he  erected  a  building  formerly  used  as  a 
I  flouring  mill,  and  now  a  paper  mill,  operated  by 
water  power.  Mr.  Landis  died  April  15,  1876, 
and  his  good  wife  followed  him  to  the  better  land 
five  j-ears  later,  passing  away  May  6,  1881.  She 
was  a  devoted  Christian  woman,  and  an  earnest 
member  of  the  Mennonite  Church. 

Reared  on  tlie  home  farm  in  Rapho  Township, 
our  subject  gamed  the  rudiments  of  Ins  educa- 
tion in  the  common  schools  and  completed  his 
studies  in  Freeburg  Academy.  Choosing  the  voca- 
tion of  a  farmer,  he  settled  upon  a  good  estate  in 
this  townsliip,  and  continued  to  till  the  soil  until 
1893,  when  he  retired  from  farm  work.  For  a 
number  of  years  he  siiipped  cattle  from  Chicago 
to  Philadelphia  markets.  His  homestead  is  one 
of  the  best  in  the  county,  complete  in  all  its  ap- 
pointments and  supplied  with  substantial  and  well 
ordered  buildings. 

November  26,  1861,  Mr.  Landis  married  Miss 
Emma  Caroline,  the  daughter  of  George  Diller,  a 
farmer  and  drover  of  Flast  Earl  Townsliip,  this 
county.  A  family  of  four  children  is  the  result 
of  their  union,  viz.:  Anna  Margaret,  deceased; 
Henry  K.,  Professor  of  Mining  and  Metallurgy  in 


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637 


tlie  University  of  IMissouri,  at  Rolla,  Mo.;  George 
D.,  a.  civil  engineer;  and  Nettie  JIa}',  wiio  is  a 
student  in  Millersville  Normal  School.  In  poli- 
tics Mr.  Landis  is  a  Republican,  on  which  ticket 
he  has  been  elected  to  the  School  Board  and  va- 
rious public  positions  of  trust.  He  stands  high  in 
Masonic  circles,  and  is  a  member  of  Lancaster 
Lodge  No.  43,  F.  &  A.  M. 


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HENRY  F.  HOSTETTER,  a  farmer  of  Man- 
helm  Township  residing  in  Oregon,  was 
born  on  the  old  family  homestead  in  this 
township,  October  3,  1847,  being  a  son  of  Simon 
and  Marj'  (Fiantz)  Hostetter.  The  founder  of 
the  family  in  America  was  Jacob  Hostetter,  a  na- 
tive of  Germany,  who  emigrated  to  this  country 
prior  to  the  Revolutionary  War.  He  was  a  farmer 
by  occupation,  and  in  religion  a  member  of  the 
Mennonite  Church.  His  son  Abraham,  the  great- 
great-grandfather  of  our  subject,  cultivated  the 
farm  in  Manheim  Township  that  is  still  in  posses- 
sion of  the  family.  The  next  in  line  of  descent 
was  Charles,  who  settled  in  Warwick  Township, 
this  county.  He  and  his  wife  reared  seven  sons: 
John,  Jacob,  Daniel,  Henry,  Chusa,  Israel, and  one 
whose  name  is  not  known. 

Jacob,  grandfather  of  our  subject,  cultivated 
the  farm  now  owned  by  our  subject,  and  was  suc- 
cessful financially,  accumulating  considerable  prop- 
erty. In  religious  faith  he  w'as  identified  with 
the  River  Brethren  Church,  and  often  filled  the 
pulpit,  being  a  well  informed  man  and  a  fluent 
speaker.  He  and  his  wife,  Barbara,  were  the  par- 
ents of  four  children  that  attained  years  of  ma- 
turity. He  died  about  fifty  years  ago,  at  the  age 
of  sixtj'-nine. 

The  father  of  our  subject,  Simon,  was  born  on 
the  Hostetter  farm  in  .January,  1821,  and  has 
spent  his  entire -life  in  this  localit}'.  For  twenty 
j'ears  he  followed  the  occupation  of  a  miller,  and 
owned  the  Hostetter  mill  at  Oregon,  but  retired 


from  active  business  cares  in  1892.  In  polities  he 
is  a  Republican.  He  has  held  the  office  of  School 
Director,  and  is  a  man  who  stands  well  in  the 
community,  being  esteemed  for  his  aliility  and  in- 
tegrity. His  wife,  Mary,  was  a  daughter  of  Sam- 
uel Frantz,  a  farmer  of  Rohrerstown.  Of  their  three 
children,  one  died  when  young;  Abraham  F.  is  a 
lawjer  of  Lancaster;  and  Henry  F.  is  the  subject 
of  this  sketch. 

The  last-named  was  reared  on  the  home  farm, 
receiving  the  advantages  of  a  common-school  edu- 
cation and  a  course  at  the  Millersville  State  Nor- 
mal. Afterward  he  taught  school  for  a  time,  and 
since  then  has  engaged  in  agricultural  pursuits  on 
the  old  Hostetter  farm.  He  is  the  owner  of  more 
than  one  hundred  and  sixty  acres  of  well  im- 
proved land,  from  the  cultivation  of  which  he  re- 
ceives a  good  income.  In  political  belief  he  is  a 
Republican,  stanch  in  his  adherence  to  party  princi- 
ples. He  is  interested  in  educational  matters,  and 
has  served  as  School  Director. 

October  4,  1881,  Mr.  Hostetter  married  Miss 
Clara  L.,  daughter  of  Levi  S.  Reist,  deceased,  form- 
erly a  prominent  farmer  and  Justice  of  the  Peace, 
and  one  of  the  originators  of  the  Lancaster  Coun- 
ty Agricultural  Society.  Two  children  were  born 
of  this  union,  one  of  whom  died  in  infancj',  and 
the  other  is  named  Anna  Mary.  Socially  the  fam- 
ily occupies  a  high  place,  and  is  one  of  the  best 
known  and  most   highly  esteemed   in    the  county. 


/^OL.  DAVID  BRAINERD  CASE  is  one  of 
^  y  the  most  prominent  and  worthy  citizens  of 
Marietta,and  a  distinguished  member  of  the 
Lancaster  County  Bar.  In  both  legal  and  military 
circles  he  has  made  an  enviable  record,  and  at  all 
times  acquitted  himself  with  great  credit.  He 
comes  of  a  long  line  of  military  ancestry.  On  the 
maternal  side,  one  of  his  forefathers,  Robert  S(!0tt, 
fought  for  the  "Covenant  and  Crown"  at  Both- 
well  Brig,  and  was  a  member  of  the  Lower  House 
of  the  Scottish  Parliament  before  it  was  merged  in- 


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to  the  British  Parliament  in  1714.  His  great-grand- 
father, Robert  Scott,  was  First  Sergeant  in  Capt. 
John  Arndt's  Company.  Colonel  Baxter's  Flying 
Battalion,  and  fought  at  the  battles  of  Long  Is- 
land and  Ft.  Washington.  His  great-great-grand- 
father, John  Ralston,  was  a  member  of  the  Consti- 
tutional Convention  of  1776,  and  a  Major  in  the 
Continental  Army.  His  grandfather,  Major  W.  G. 
Scott,  was  commissioned  Ensign  in  the  Fifteenth 
United  States  Infantry,  under  command  of  Col. 
Z.  M.  Pike,  at  the  outbreak  of  the  War  of  1812, 
and  rose  to  the  rank  of  Assistant  Adjutant-Gen- 
eral. 

Colonel  Case  was  born  in  Northumberland  Coun- 
ty, Pa.,  May  15,  1853,  his  parents  being  William  G. 
and  Sarah  Ralston  (Scott)  Case.  The  former  was 
also  a  native  of  Northumberland  County,  and  was 
a  railroad  builder  and  iron  manufacturer.  At  one 
time  he  was  President  of  the  Reading  &  Columbia 
Railroad,  and  was  one  of  the  original  constructors 
of  the  road.  In  partnership  with  General  Dodge,  of 
Ohio,  he  built  tlie  Columbus  <fe  Hocking  Valley 
Railroad.  He  also  assisted  in  the  construction  of 
the  European  &  North  American  Railway  from 
Bangor,  Me.,  to  Si.  John's,  New  Brunswick.  He 
was  the  founder  of  the  towns  of  Haile}'  and  Cald- 
well, Idaho,  and  others  in  central  Idaho,  on  land 
taken  up  by  the  Oregon  and  Idaho  Improvement 
Company.  A  man  of  splendid  executive  ability,  he 
possessed  great  business  enterprise  and  met  with 
success.  Politically  he  was  a  Republican  and  act- 
ively concerned  in  the  affairs  of  his  party.  The 
latter  part  of  his  life  was  passed  at  Santa  Monica, 
where  he  became  Elder  in  the  Presbyterian  Church. 
While  on  his  way  to  attend  the  general  assembly 
of  his  denomination  at  Saratoga,  he  was  summoned 
by  the  death  angel.  During  the  Civil  War  he  was 
in  command  of  Company  I,  Second  Regiment, 
which  enhsted  on  the  emergency  call,  and  was  main- 
ly composed  of  employes  from  the  furnaces  of  his 
rolling  mill  at  Columbia.  To  himself  and  wife  were 
born  Ave  children,  only  two  of  whom  are  living, 
two  having  died  in  infancy,  and  a  son,  Howard, 
when  in  liis  twent3'-ninth  year.  Col.  AUiene  Case, 
our  subject's  only  surviving  brother,  is  the  pres- 
ent Adjutant-General  of  Idaho. 

Col.  David  Case  was  reared  in  Wilkes  Barre  and 


Columbia,  and  was  given  the  advantages  of  a  su- 
perior education.  His  first  military  instruction 
was  obtained  at  Mj'er's  Military  Acadera}-,  at  West 
Chester,  Pa.,  and  later  he  attended  Alexander's 
Military  Academy  at  Columbia.  His  later  educa- 
tion was  gained  at  Harvard  University  and  at 
Heidelberg,  Germany.  He  was  in  Germany  and 
P^-ance  during  the  Franco-Prussian  War,  and 
though  quite  j'oung,  made  a  considerable  study  of 
the  military  systems  of  the  two  countries.  Dur- 
ing the  years  1869-70,  he  pursued  legal  studies 
in  the  Harvard  Law  School,  and  after  returning 
from  Europe,  in  1871, entered  the  office  of  Hon.  S. 
P.  Wolverton,  of  Sunbury,  Member  of  Congress 
from  that  district,  and  in  1873  was  admitted  to  the 
Northumberland  County  Bar.  For  about  two  years 
afterwards  he  was  interested  with  his  father  in  the 
iron  business,  but  since  1876,  when  he  commenced 
the  practice  of  law  in  Columbia,  his  main  attention 
has  been  directed  in  the  line  of  his  profession.  In 
1881  he  left  Columbia  and  came  to  Marietta,  and 
here,  as  well  as  in  his  former  field,  has  built  up  a 
good  reputation  as  a  general  practitioner.  His 
field  of  work  comprises  not  only  this,  but  neigh- 
boring counties,  and  he  has  been  admitted  to 
practice  before  the  Supreme  Court, and  the  United 
States  District  and  Circuit  Courts.  At  this  writ- 
ing he  is  Vice-President  of  the  Central  National 
Bank  of  Columbia,  and  is  Attorney  for  many  of 
the  leading  concerns  of  Marietta  and  vicinity. 
Among  others  he  is  solicitor  for  the  Marietta  Home 
Building  and  Loan  Association,  and  the  water 
company,  of  which  he  was  one  of  the  projectors. 

Colonel  Case  entered  the  service  of  Pennsylva- 
nia April  24,  1877,  as  Captain  of  Company  H, 
Eleventh  Regiment  of  the  National  Guards,  under 
Col.  Alfred  Rupert.  During  the.  great  railroad 
riots  of  July,  1877,  his  company,  although  un- 
armed, was  ordered  to  join  the  regiment  at  Mal- 
vern Station.  Proceeding  to  Harrisburg,  they 
were  there  armed  with  rifles,  thence  went  to  Pitts- 
burg, and  served  with  their  regiment  during  the 
entire  term  of  duty  of  the  National  Guards.  Upon 
the  reorganization  of  the  same, and  the  disbanding 
of  the  Eleventh  Regiment,  Conii)any  H  was  as- 
signed to  the  Fourth  Regiment,  then  commanded 
by   Colonel   Good,    December   11,   1885,  he  was 


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elected  Lieutenant-Colonel  of  the  Fourth  Regi- 
ment, and  was  promoted  to  be  Colonel  Novem- 
ber 7,  1890.  While  he  is  a  strict  disciplinarian,  he 
is  thoughtful  of  his  men  and  careful  of  their  wel- 
fare. The  Colonel  is  a  close  student  of  the  art  of 
war,  and  devotes  much  time  to  the  perusal  of  his 
well  selected  military  librar}\  Of  commanding 
presence,  some  six  feet  in  height,  and  well  propor- 
tioned, he  seems  eminentl}'  fitted  as  a  leader  and 
official.  Socially  he  is  a  member  of  the  Sons  of 
the  Revolution  and  the  Society  of  the  War  of 
1812.  During  the  Homestead  strike  the  members 
of  Colonel  Case's  regiment  all  reported  for  duty 
upon  six  hours'  notice,  with  the  exception  of  nine 
soldiers,  who  were  not  within  the  state,  and  there- 
fore were  not  reached  in  time. 

On  the  26th  of  June,  1872,  Colonel  Case  married 
Miss  Sarah  Strickler  McCorkle,  daughter  of  Dr. 
William  S.  McCorkle,  of  Columbia.  One  daugh- 
ter, Elizabeth  McCorkle  b}'  name,  has  been  born 
of  this  union. 


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WILLIAM  C.  EICHLER,  of  Lancaster, 
has  during  his  active  business  life  fol- 
lowed his  trade  as  a  baker,  first  with 
his  father  and  later  as  his  successor.  His  years  of 
industrious  and  honest  toil  have  brought  him  a 
good  income  and  the  respect  of  those  who  have 
had  business  or  other  dealings  with  him  from  time 
to  time.  He  is  a  native  of  Lancaster  County, 
having  been  born  June  21,  1850,  at  Lititz,  in  the 
vicinity  of  which  place  several  generations  of  his 
faijiil3'  have  been  residents. 

Gotleib  Eichler,  the  great-grandfather  of  our 
subject,  emigrated  to  the  LTnited  States  froui  Ger- 
many, prior  to  the  War  of  the  Revolution  and  was 
one  of  the  early  settlers  of  this  county.  His  son, 
Abram,  the  next  is  descent,  lived  near  Lititz,  at 
what  is  now  Whitehall,  where  he  owned  a  distill- 
er}', a  grist  and  flour  mill,  and  one  of  the  best  ho- 
tels to  be  found  in  the  county  at  that  day.     He 


was  a  wealthy  man  for  the  times  and  owned  seven 
stores  in  different  parts  of  the  count}'.  A  man  of 
public  spirit,  he  was  charitable  and  generous,  and 
was  an  officer  in  the  Moravian  Church.  As  a 
member  of  the  militia  he  took  part  in  drills  and 
was  on  guai'd  duty  at  times.  He  was  twice  mar- 
ried and  had  three  children  by  his  first  union, 
with  a  INHss  Becker,  namely:  Maria,  Caroline  E. 
and  George  S.  His  death  occurred  when  he  was 
in  his  fifty-third  year. 

His  son,  George  L.,  our  subject's  father,  was  born 
near  Lititz  and  received  his  education  in  Beck's 
Academy.  He  was  for  five  years  a  resident  on  the 
old  homestead,  but  later  removed  to  Lititz  and 
finall}'  to  Lancaster.  He  was  the  originator  of  the 
Lititz  or  kiln  dried  pretzel,  and  had  a  very  large 
demand  for  the  article.  He  was  politically  a  Dem- 
ocrat, and  was  a  leader  in  the  ranks  of  his  partj'. 
At  various  times  he  held  the  offices  of  Sheriff,  Pro- 
thonotar}',  etc.,  and  made  an  efficient  and  trusty 
public  man.  In  the  Masonic  fraternity  he  held 
membership  and  passed  through  all  the  chairs  of 
the  lodge  with  which  he  was  identified.  Relig- 
iously he  was  a  member  of  the  Moravian  Church 
and  held  the  position  of  Trustee  for  many  j'ears. 
His  death  occurred  in  1880,  when  he  was  in  his 
fift3'-fifth  jear.  He  married  Miss  Mary  Ann, 
daughter  of  Jacob  Peterson,  of  Dutch  descent. 
He  too  was  a  Moravian  and  possessed  considerable 
means  and  real-estate  interests.  George  and  Mary 
Eichler  became  the  parents  of  seven  children, 
namely;  Mary  M.,  Mrs.  Henry  Martin,  of  Boston, 
Mass.;  Henr}';  Abraham,  deceased;  William  C, 
John,  James  and  Robert  F. 

William  C.  Eichler,  the  subject  of  this  biography, 
received  a  good  education  in  Beck's  Academy, 
where  he  pursued  the  regular  course  of  study.  At 
the  age  of  fourteen  jears  he  commenced  learning 
the  baker's  trade  with  his  father,  in  whose  employ 
he  continued  for  several  years.  After  his  father 
retired  from  the  business  our  subject  became  pro- 
prietor of  the  plant,  and  since  that  time  has  con- 
ducted the  business  alone.  He  is  master  of  his 
trade,  understanding  everj'  department  of  work, 
and  has  a  large  number  of  patrons.  His  income 
from  his  business  has  been  assured  for  years  and 
he  is  rapidly  acquiring  a  competency.     In  politics 


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he  is  a  strong  Republican  and  fraternally  belongs 
to  Lodge  No.  43,  F.  &  A.  M.,  of  Lancaster,  to 
Lodge  No.  67,  I.  O.  O.  F.,  and  is  associated  witli 
the  Royal  Arcanum. 

March  3,  1880,  Mr.  Eichler  was  united  in  mar- 
riage with  Susan  Rliienold,  and  two  children  have 
graced  their  union:  Edwin,  now  deceased,  and 
John.  The  parents  are  members  of  the  Moravian 
Church,  in  which  our  subject  is  a  Trustee  and  has 
served  in  other  official  positions. 


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HH.  IIEIvSE  w.is  one  of  the  prime  movers 
in  getting  the  Columbia  Wagon  Company 
started,  and  is  now  a  Director  in  that  or- 
ganization. He  solicited  the  citizens  to  subscribe 
the  stock,  and  in  every  way  used  his  influence  and 
means  to  place  the  company  in  a  flourishing  posi- 
tion. It  is  now  incorporated  with  a  stock  of  1^50,- 
000,  and  will  soon  be  numbered  among  the  leading 
industries  of  Columbia. 

Solomon  Ileise,  a  native  of  Switzerland,  and  one 
of  the  ancestors  of  our  subject,  located  in  Columbia 
in  the  early  part  of  the  eighteenth  centurj^,  became 
a  clerk  in  a  store,  and  after  his  marriage  engaged 
in  farming  in  Union  County,  Pa.  Later  he  re- 
turned to  this  place,  and  passed  his  remaining 
years  on  the  "Patience  Heise  Farm."  He  was  a 
Whig,  and,  like  his  wife,  was  a  Presbyterian. 
Among  his  two  sons  and  four  daughters  was 
IIarr}%  the  father  of  our  subject.  He  was  born  in 
Union  County',  Pa.,  in  1804,  and  became  a  farmer 
near  this  village,  where  he  owned  a  place  of  two 
hundred  and  fifty  acres.  He  was  an  old-line  Whig, 
and  socially  was  a  member  of  the  Odd  Fellows' 
Society.  For  his  first  wife  he  married  Fannie 
Furrey,  whose  mother  lived  to  the  age  of  one  hun- 
dred and  four  years,  and  by  this  marriage  were 
born  three  children.  After  her  demise  the  father 
married  Hannah  Heidler,  and  to  them  were  born 
sis  children,  of  whom  our  subject  is  the  eldest,  and 
the  others  arc  Mrs.  Jona§  H,  Nalt;  B.  F.;  Mrs.  J,  H. 


Wilmot,  of  Washington,  D.  C;  Mrs.  J.  P.  Agney, 
and  Anna  Mary,  who  died  when  about  eighteen 
years  of  age.  The  father  of  these  children  de- 
parted this  life  at  the  age  of  sistj'  years,  February 
3,  1863,  and  his  wife  also  died  when  about  sixty 
years  of  age. 

H.  H.  Heise,  of  this  sketch,  was  born  January 
30,  1840,  in  this  city,  where  he  received  his  ele- 
mentary education,  and  later  was  a  student  in  the 
People's  Business  College  at  Reading,  Pa.  In  the 
spring  of  1867  he  started  for  Europe,  and  passed 
six  months  in  travel,  visiting  all  the  most  inter- 
esting places  from  London  to  the  Adri.atic.  He 
crossed  the  Alps  on  foot,  and  was  in  Paris  at  the 
time  of  the  Exposition  of  that  j'ear.  He  then 
went  to  Germany,  Bavaria,  Austria,  Switzerland, 
Italy,  across  the  Adriatic  Sea  to  Turkey,  passing 
through  Venice,  Rome,  Naples,  Hungary,  and  re- 
turning by  waj'  of  Frankfort  and  Heidelberg,  to 
Scotland,  England  and  Ireland.  After  a  journey 
of  sight  seeing,  such  as  few  travelers  are  now  am- 
bitious enough  to  undertake,  he  started  home  by 
an  Atlantic  steamer  on  the  New  York  and  Bremen 
Line,  and  on  his  way  visited  Saratoga  and  Niagara  ' 
Falls  before  coming  to  Columbia. 

In  187.0  Mr.  Heise  embarked  in  the  hardware 
business,  in  partnership  with  J.  A.  Kauffraan,  which 
connection  existed  until  1883,  when  our  subject 
bought  out  his  partner's  interest  and  continued 
alone  until  1890,  then  selling  out  his  interest. 
Since  that  time  he  has  been  engaged  in  the  agricult- 
ural and  farm  implement  trade,  being  the  owner 
of  his  business  headquarters  at  No.  230  Locust 
Street.  In  company  with  Dr.  Mellinger  he  also  owns 
No.  236,  238  and  240  Locust  Street.  Mr.  Heise  is 
one  of  the  promoters  of  the  new  Savings  and  Loan 
Association,  being  Secretary  of  the  same.  The 
wagon  company,  which  we  have  previously  re- 
ferred to,  will  be  capable  of  putting  out  as  many 
as  one  hundred  and  fifty  wagons  per  month  when 
in  running  order. 

Politically  Mr.  Heise  is  a  Republican,  and  in 
1893  was  elected  Chief  Burgess  of  Columbia,  to 
serve  for  three  years,  this  being  his  second  term. 
He  has  made  a  very  popular  official,  and  is  always 
to  be  found  on  the  side  of  the  people. .  During  the 
late  war  he  served  at  Georgetown  for  three  months, 


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in  tlie  Horse  Stock  Department,  selecting  horses 
for  the  arm}'  service. 

In  April,  1874,  Mr.  Ilc-ise  married  Miss  Susie, 
daughter  of  Joiin  S.  Melliiiger,  and  liad  two  chil- 
dren, who  iiave  both  passed  away.  By  his  present 
wife.  Eva,  daughter  of  Josepli  Detwilor,  he  lias 
had  one  cliild,  wiio  is  also  deceased.  Mrs.  Heise's 
father  is  a  well-to-do  farmer  of  Mt.  Joy,  being  the 
possessor  of  three  well  cultivated  farms  in  that 
locality.  Mr.  Heise  is  a  member  of  the  Presbyte- 
rian Church  of  this  city,  to  which  his  wife  also  be- 
longs. 

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WILLIAM  MATl'ERN,  holding  a  good 
position  in  the  Columbia  Iron  Corn- 
pan}',  is  tiie  sou  of  Charles  H.  and 
Elizabetii  Mattern,  and  was  born  September  16, 
1845,  at  Pine  Grove,  Schuylifill  County,  this  slate. 
The  grandfather  of  our  subject,  Charles  Matlern, 
was  born  in  Berks  County,  Pa.,  wiiere  he  afterward 
became  an  extensive  dealer  in  real  estate.  He  was 
a  man  of  limited  education  but  remarkable  busi- 
ness ability,  who  knew  how  to  turn  every  dollar 
to  good  account.  He  is  now  deceased,  that  event 
taking  place  in  Kutztown.  In  politics  he  was  an 
old  line  Whig  and  in  religion  a  member  of  the 
Lutheran  Church. 

The  father  of  our  subject  was  born  in  Berks 
County,  January  27,  1801.  He  acquired  a  fair 
knowledge  in  the  schools  near  his  home,  and  when 
quite  yDung  began  teaming,  owning  liis  own  out- 
fit. Later  in  life  he  engaged  in  the  lumber  busi- 
ness near  Pottsville,  Schuylkill  County,  in  which  en- 
terprise he  was  remarkably  successful,  and  for  many 
years  prior  to  his  decease  lived  retired  in  that  coun- 
ty. In  politics  he  was  a  Whig  until  the  organization 
of  the  Republican  party,  after  which  he  joined  its 
ranks.  He  was  very  popular  in  his  community 
and  held  many  offices  within  the  gift  of  his  fellow- 
townsmen  to  bestow. 

The    parental    family    included    the    following 

children:     Mary  E.,  Ephraim,  Emma  E.,  William, 

Jeremiah,  John,  Martha,  Charles  and  Hiram.     The 

husband  and  father  died  August  3,  1863,  when  in 

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the  sixty-second  year  of  his  age.  He  was  a  mem- 
ber in  good  standing  of  the  Reformed  Church  and 
was  active  in  all  societies  of  that  denomination. 
His  wife  is  still  living. 

The  original  of  this  sketch  attended  school  in 
Pottsville  until  reaching  his  fourteenth  year,  when 
he  was  obliged  to  begin  work  for  himself.  He 
first  entered  the  employ  of  the  Haywood  Rolling 
Mills  in  the  above  place,  where  he  remained  for 
ten  years.  After  this  he  traveled  about,  being 
variously  employed  until  1885,  when  he  located  in 
this  city  and  w.as  given  a  position  with  Denney  & 
Co.  as  Assistant  Superintendent  of  their  plant.  He 
remained  with  that  company  for  the  following  two 
years,  after  which  we  find  him  working  for  the 
Columbia  Iron  Company. 

In  his  political  relations  our  subject  follows  in 
the  footsteps  ot  his  honored  father  and  votes  for 
Republican  candidates.  He  is  at  present  serving 
as  a  member  of  the  Council  in  the  city,  which 
office  he  has  held  since  1892.  Religiously  he  wor- 
ships with  the  Methodist  Episcopal  denomination, 
of  which  he  is  an  active  member.  He  was  mar- 
ried in  October,  1868,  to  Miss  Sarah  J.,  daughter 
of  Michael  Freehafer,  and  to  them  have  been  born 
four  children,  Harry  F.,  bookkeeper  in  the  Read- 
ing Roller  Mills;  Willie  and  Florentine,  deceased, 
and  Frederick  Leroy.  Socially  Mr.  Mattern  is  a 
prominent  Mason,  meeting  with  Chandler  Lodge 
No.  227. 


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0HARLES  E.  NETSCHER,  M.  D.,  of  Lan- 
caster, was  born  in  Adams  County,  Pa., 
near  the  historic  city  of  Gettysburg,  Sep- 
tember 29,  1857.  He  is  the  son  of  Rev.  Francis 
Netscher,  a  native  of  Hesse-Darmstadt,  Germany, 
who  learned  the  trade  of  a  cooper  in  youth  and  at 
the  age  of  eighteen  years  came  to  America. 
Through  the  influence  of  a  German  gentleman,  a 
member  of  the  Reformed  Church,  he  became  a  stu- 
dent in  Marshall  College,  and  was  graduated  from 
that  institution,  also  from  the  theological  seminary 
at  Mercersburg.  Ordained  to  the  ministry  of  the 
Reformed  Church,  he  served  acceptably  in  that  ca- 


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pacity  in  Adams  iind  Clarion  Counties.  His  ca- 
reer was  one  of  usefulness  and  honor  to  the  min- 
isterial, profession,  but  was  cut  short  by  his  un- 
timely death  in  1859. 

December  18,  1856,  Rev.  Francis  Netscher  mar- 
ried Catherine  E.  McCune,  a  native  of  Mercers- 
burg,  and  daughter  of  Jacob  McCune,  who  emi- 
grated from  Ireland  to  America  and  settled  in 
Mercersburg.  This  union  resulted  in  the  birth  of 
two  children,  of  whom  only  one  is  now  living. 
The  mother,  after  the  death  of  her  husband,  re- 
turned to  Mercersburg,  and  later  married  N.  Z. 
Snyder,  of  South  Bethlehem,  where  she  now  re- 
sides. Our  subject  accompanied  his  mother  to 
Mercersburg  and  afterward  to  South  Bethlehem. 
His  studies  were  conducted  in  Lehigh  University 
for  a  time,  after  which  he  taught  school  in  Altoona, 
Northampton  County.  In  1876  he  entered  the 
freshman  class  of  Franklin  and  Marshall  College, 
from  wliich  he  was  graduated  in  1880,  with  the 
degree  of  Bachelor  of  Arts.  After  a  short  time 
devoted  to  teaching  and  to  the  study  of  medicine 
by  himself,  he  entered  the  Jefferson  Medical  Col- 
lege of  Philadelphia  in  the  fall  of  1881,  and  re- 
mained in  that  institution  until  his  graduation  in 
April,  1883,  with  the  degree  of  Doctor  of  Medi- 
cine. "While  pursuing  his  studies  in  the  college  he 
spent  his  vacations  in  Lancaster  with  Dr.  M.  L. 
Herr.  While  gaining  a  good  knowledge  of  every 
department  of  the  science  he  made  a  specialty  of 
nose  and  throat  diseases. 

In  1883  the  Doctor  began  practice  for  himself, 
and  in  1888  came  to  his  present  location  at  No. 
46  North  Prince  Street.  In  addition  to  his  regu- 
lar practice  he  devotes  considerable  attention  to 
the  treatment  of  diseases  of  the  nose  and  throat. 
He  owns  a  three-story  brick  building,  with  a  front- 
age of  twenty-six  feet,  which  is  one  of  the  sub- 
stantial structures  of  the  cit}-.  He  was  united  in 
marriage,  November  29,  1887,  with  Miss  Mary 
Sener,  a  native  of  Lancaster,  and  daughter  of 
Frederick  Sener,  a  cattle  dealer  of  this  place.  They 
are  the  parents  of  three  children,  two  daughters 
and  a  son. 

Socially  Dr.  Netscher  belongs  to  Lamberton 
Lodge  No.  476,  F.  &  A.  M.,  the  Royal  Arcanum 
and  the  Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows.  While 


in  school  he  was  President  of  the  Phi  Kappa 
Sigma.  His  political  opinions  are  in  accord  with 
the  principles  of  the  Republican  ])arty.  In  relig- 
ion he  is  identified  with  St.  Paul's  Reformed 
Church.  He  is  a  member  of  the  City  and  County 
Medical  Associations,  the  Lancaster  City  Patho- 
logical Society  and  the  State  Medicil  Society. 


T7>  UGENE  G.  SMITH,  well  known  as  one  of 
1^  C\  Lancaster's  most  successful  attorneys,  was 
born  in  Manheim,  this  county,  January 
24,  1853.  His  paternal  grandfather,  David  Smith, 
was  an  extensive  plantation  and  slave  owner  dur- 
ing ante-bellum  days,  but  before  the  Rebellion 
began,  he  had  come  to  a  conscientious  realization 
that  slavery  was  not  right.  Acting  upon  this  be- 
lief he  freed  his  slaves  and  became  a  strong  Abo- 
litionist, linking  his  fortune  and  services  in  the 
cause.  In  early  life  a  Democrat,  he  afterward 
joined  the  Republican  party  and  remained  an  ardent 
supporter  of  that  political  organization  until  death. 
Although  he  never  aspired  to  political  distinction, 
he  was  often  requested  to  accept  ofHces  of  trust 
and  frequently  served  in  public  positions.  He  was 
intimately  acquainted  with  Lincoln  and  Grant, 
whom  with  other  statesmen  he  entertained  on  va- 
rious occasions.  In  religion  he  was  identified  with 
the  Reformed  Church,  in  which  he  held  the  most 
important  ofBces.  In  support  of  the  church  he  was 
liberal,  as  well  as  in  other  philanthropic  projects. 
During  the  Rebellion  he  provided  provisions  and 
raiment  for  an  entire  division  of  the  army  for  one 
month,  paying  for  this  out  of  his  private  funds. 
His  death  occurred  in  August,  1869,  at  the  age  of 
seventy-five.  He  and  his  wife,  Ann  M.  Rohrer, 
had  eleven  children,  but  lost  the  most  of  them  by 
death  in  childhood;  three  of  the  family  still  sur- 
vive. 

The  father  of  our  subject  was  born  in  Antietam, 
Washington  County,  Md.,  and  in  youth  was  a  stu- 
dent in  various  academies  and  in  Ball  College,  after- 
ward was  graduated  from  Baltimore  Medical  Col- 
lege and  became  a  successful  practitioner  of  the 


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profession.  In  1856  he  became  interested  in  Chi- 
cago real  estate  and  at  one  time  owned  what  is 
now  part  of  Lincoln  Park,  but  later  dis|)ose(l  of  the 
larger  part  of  this  property  and  settled  in  Rohrers- 
town.  This  site  he  selected  on  account  of  the 
healtiifulnessof  tlie  climate,  whicli  he  hoped  would 
be  beneficial  to  his  failing  health.  lie  recovered 
and  was  able  to  give  his  full  attention  to  his  large 
and  remunerative  practice.  During  the  war  he 
had  charge  of  the  Union  hospital  at  Harper's 
Ferry.  He  was  buried  on  the  day  the  first  Con- 
federate soldiers  passed  through  Rohrerstown  but, 
by  special  orders  from  the  General  in  command, 
his  widow  and  children  were  protected  from  mo- 
lestation. In  politics  he  was  a  Republican,  and  in 
religion  was  a  member  of  tlie  Reformed  Church. 
He  married  Elizabeth  Barbara,  a  sister  of  Emanuel 
V.  Gerhart,  D.  D.,  LL.  D.,  of  Franklin  and  Mar- 
shall College.  They  had  two  sons,  our  subject's 
brother  being  George  Albert,  who  is  engaged  in 
the  wliolesalc  tobacco  business  in  Philadelphia. 

In  the  public  schools  of  Lancaster  Eugene  G. 
Smith  received  his  elementary  education.  He  took 
a  special  course  in  the  high  school  preparatory  to 
entering  Franklin  and  Marshall  College,  in  which 
his  name  was  enrolled  as  a  student  September  1, 
1869,  at  the  age  of  sixteen.  After  several  years  of 
stud}'  he  was  graduated  in  187.3,  and  then  took  up 
the  study  of  law  under  Edwin  II.  Yunt.  Admitted 
to  the  Bar  he  continued  with  his  former  preceptor 
at  Ko.  38  North  Duke  Street.  In  politics  a  Repub- 
lican, he  is  one  of  the  leaders  of  the  party  in  this 
city.  In  1878  he  was  elected  City  Solicitor  for 
one  term.  During  his  administration  tiie  question 
was  agitated  of  requiring  the  Pennsylvania  Rail- 
road Company  to  put  danger  gates  at  grade  cross- 
ings. This  had  been  attempted  before,  but  all 
previous  efforts  had  proved  futile.  He  brought 
one  hundred  and  seventj'-two  suits  against  the 
company  for  running  trains  beyond  the  maximum 
rate  of  speed  and  won  every  suit. 

With  movements  of  reform  in  the  municipal 
control  of  the  city,  Mr.  Smith  has  been  identified. 
With  a  number  of  other  gentlemen  he  conceived 
the  idea  of  undertaking  a  movement  of  reform  in 
the  city  and  county.  Their  first  step  was  present- 
ing the  name  of  H.  Clay  Brubaker  for  judge,  and 


the  contest  that  followed  is  remembered  as  one  of 
the  closest  in  the  histoiy  of  the  city.  He  heads 
the  faction  which  he  and  a  few  others  precipitated, 
and  has  made  a  crusade  against  certain  wrongs  in 
the  municipal  and  official  control  about  the  court- 
house. Boldly,  fearlessly  and  aggressively  he  has 
fought  the  evils  and  abuses  of  justice  which 
abound.  Through  the  Morning  News  he  has 
aroused  the  people  to  a  knowledge  of  these  abuses 
and  has  moulded  public  opinion  so  that  the  senti- 
ment of  the  majority  is  now  in  favor  of  the  re- 
forms projected. 

Since  twent3--ouc  years  of  age  Mr.  Smith  lias 
served  as  a  Deacon  in  the  Reformed  Church.  No- 
vember 2,  1882,  he  married  Miss  Margaret  Jean, 
daughter  of  Col.  William  M.  Wiley,  and  they  are 
the  parents  of  a  daughter,  Florence  Wiley.  In  the 
organization  of  the  Hamilton  Club  Mr.  Smith 
aided,  being  a  charter  member  and  the  first  Secre- 
tary of  the  organization.  He  is  also  a  member  of 
the  Young  Slen's  Republican  Club  of  Lancaster 
and  the  Citizens'  Republican  Club. 


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ryv  DWIN  KONIGAIACHER  has  been  retired 
r^  Cy  from  active  business  for  the  past  twelve 
years,  though  he  has  money  invested  and 
owns  a  well  improved  farm  in  Clay  Township, 
corai)rising  one  hundred  and  three  acres,  which 
yield  to  the  owner  a  nice  sum  annually.  For 
a  number  of  years  our  subject  was  engaged  in  the 
drug  business  at  Ephrata,  in  which  city  he  still 
makes  his  home.  His  birth  occurred  September 
9,  1820,  in  the  township  of  the  same  name  in 
Lancaster  County,  his  parents  being  William  and 
Susan  (Bowman)  Konigraacher. 

The  great-grandfather  of  our  subject,  who  bore 
the  Christian  name  of  Adam,  left  his  native  place 
on  the  Rhine  in  Saxony,  Germany,  prior  to  the 
Revolutionary  War,  when  twelve  years  of  age,  and 
set  sail  for  America  in  company  with  his  mother, 
who  died  while  on  the  Atlantic.  With  friends 
young  Adam  continued  his  journey,  and  resided 
with  them  in  this  city  for  a  number  of  years.     Re- 


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turning  then  to  the  Fatherland,  he  married  a  girl 
who  had  been  his  former  playmate,  and  ou  their 
return  to  America  they  located  on  a  farm  near  the 
village  of  Ephrata,  where  they  passed  their  remain- 
ing days.  His  death  occurred  January  30,  1793, 
at  the  age  of  fifty-five  years,  and  his  wife  died 
January  19,  1816,  aged  seventy  years.  Tbeirson, 
Jacob,  the  next  in  the  line  of  descent,  was  born  on 
the  homestead  farm,  and  was  one  of  the  first  phy- 
sicians in  this  part  of  the  county,  had  a  wide  range 
of  practice  and  kept  three  horses  in  almost  con- 
stant use.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Seven  Days 
Baptist  denomination,  in  the  faith  of  which  he 
died,  September  13,  1839,  in  his  sixty-ninth  year. 
His  wife,  formerl}'  Rebecca  Fahnestock,  departed 
this  life  December  5,  1832,  aged  fiftj-three  3'ears. 
They  had  four  children,  Adam,  William,  Susan  and 
John. 

Our  subject's  father  was  born  in  1797  in  Eplirata 
Township,  and  in  his  early  life  followed  farming, 
but  later  succeeded  his  father  in  the  mercantile 
business  in  tliis  place.  He  was  a  member  of  the 
same  denomination  as  his  father,  and  politically 
was  a  Whig.  He  married  Miss  Susan  Bowman  and 
had  three  children,  our  subject,  Adam  and  Mary. 
The  mother  died  June  15,  1833,  at  the  age  of  thir- 
ty-five j'ears,  and  the  father,  for  his  second  wife, 
chose  Lydia  Miller.  Their  only  child  was  Rebecca, 
the  wife  of  Moore  Connell,  of  Ephrata.  The  fa- 
ther died  in  1881,  but  his  second  wife  is  still  liv- 
ing,  at  the  age  of  ninety  years. 

Mr.  Konigmacher  of  this  sketch  was  born  near 
thiscitj',  and  remained  with  his  father  until  reach- 
ing his  majoritj',  when  he  entered  Ids  general 
merchandise  store,  where  he  remained  for  several 
years.  He  finally  succeeded  to  the  business,  and 
in  company  with  his  brother  also  operated  a  farm 
which  had  formerly  been  carried  on  by  his  father. 
After  years  spent  as  a  general  merchant,  our  sub- 
ject embarked  in  the  drug  business  in  this  village, 
and  continued  in  that  branch  of  trade  for  ten 
years,  selling  out  m  1882. 

May  20,  1860,  occurred  the  marriage  of  our  sub- 
ject and  Miss  Lydia  Mohler,  and  to  them  two  chil- 
dren were  born:  Anna,  wife  of  M.  G.  Brumbaugh, 
a  preacher  and  lecturer  at  Huntingdon,  who  is 
connected   with  the  Philadelphia  University,  and 


William,  who  died  March  3,  1865,  aged  one  year 
and  seven  months.  The  mother  died  April  18, 
1866,  aged  thirty-six  years  nine  months  and  a-Ualf. 
November  26,  1868,  our  subject  married  Susan 
Spohn.  Anna,  the  oulj^  living  child  of  Mr.  Kon- 
igmacher, was  educated  in  what  is  now  called  Jun- 
iata College,  at  Huntingdon,  and  is  the  mother  of 
two  children,  Mabel  and  Edwin,  aged  respectively 
six  and  four  years. 


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JACOB  LIBHART.  The  business  interests  of 
Marietta  have  a  capable  and  successful  rep- 
resentative in  the  subject  of  this  biograph}^, 
who  conducts  a  furniture  and  undertaking 
business  at  this  place.  The  store  of  which  he  is 
owner  and  proprietor  has  a  frontage  of  thirtj'  feet, 
with  a  depth  of  eighty  feet,  and  is  stocked  with  a 
full  assortment  of  furniture  of  latest  improved 
styles,  together  with  caskets  and  coffin  furnishings 
of  all  kinds.  In  the  latter  line  he  has  conducted  a 
large  business,  and  since  entering  upon  the  trade  on 
his  own  account  has  a  record  of  over  twenty-eight 
hundred  funerals  that  he  has  attended. 

Referring  to  the  ancestry  and  personal  history 
of  our  subject,  we  find  that  his  paternal  grand- 
father, Henry  Libhart,  was  a  resident  of  York 
County,  Pa.,  and  a  man  of  great  inventive  ability 
and  superior  intelligence.  He  manufactured  the 
first  pipe  organ  ever  in  his  county,  and  in  other 
ways  displayed  the  possession  of  considerable  in- 
genuity-. His  latter  j-ears  were  spent  in  Marietta. 
The  father  of  our  subject,  Jacob  Libhart,  was  a 
business  man  of  Marietta,  and  for  a  half-century 
engaged  in  business  as  a  cabinet-maker  and  under- 
taker, retiring  to  private  life  only  a  few  years  be- 
fore his  death.  In  politics  he  was  a  Democrat,  and 
in  religion  adhered  to  the  faith  of  the  Reformed 
Church.  Socially  he  was  connected  with  the  Har- 
mony Beneficial  Society  of  Marietta.  His  death 
occurred  at  the  age  of  eighty-two.  His  first  wife, 
Anna  Cromwell,  died  at  the  age  of  thirty-five,  af- 
ter having  had  four   children,    viz.:    Henry,   de- 


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ceased;  Benjamin,  a  resident  of  Marietta;  John, 
deceased;  and  Jacob,  the  youngest  of  the  house- 
hold. 

Our  subject  was  born  February  2,  1832,  and  in 
the  public  schools  of  Marietta  received  a  practical 
education,  after  which  he  learned  the  cabinet-mak- 
er's trade  with  his  father.  At  the  age  of  eighteen 
he  assumed  charge  of  his  father's  undertaking  bus- 
iness, which  he  has  since  conducted  and  which  is 
very  large,  covering  a  radius  of  twent3'  miles  from 
this  city.  He  is  a  graduate  of  Professor  Sullivan's 
Embalming  School  at  Ihirrisburg,  Pa.,  and  manu- 
factured the  first  ice  casket  for  preserving  the  dead 
known  in  Lancaster  County.  While  his  attention 
is  given  very  largel3-  to  the  demands  of  his  large 
and  increasing  business,  he  also  finds  time  for  the 
intelligent  consideration  of  public  questions,  and 
politically  gives  his  allegiance  to  the  Democratic 
party.  At  one  time  he  was  a  member  of  the 
Methodist  P^piscopal  Church  and  Superintendent 
of  Its  Sunday-school,  but  at  present  his  member- 
ship is  in  the  Presbyterian  Church.  In  November, 
1867,  he  married  Mis,«  Kate  Cohic,  who  was  born 
Julv  30,  1839,  and  the}-  have  two  daughters,  Har- 
riet S.  and  Anna  M.,  both  of  whom  are  at  home. 
Mrs.  Libhart  is  the  daughter  of  Christian  and  Anna 
(Bidler)  Cohic.  They  were  natives  of  Pennsji- 
vania  and  lived  at  Mt.  Jo^'.  Their  famil}'  con- 
sisted of  seven  daughters  and  three  sons:  Maria, 
Fanuie,  Barbara,  Melia,  Mary,  Anna,  Kate,  John. 
Isaac  and  Jacob.     Mrs.  Libhart  is  the  youngest. 


JOHN  W.  HIEMENZ,  President  of  the  Lan- 
caster Real  Estate  and  Improvement  Com- 
pany, is  one  of  the  most  extensive  and  suc- 
cessful real  estate  dealers  of  Lancaster.  Like 
man}'  another  man,  through  his  active  business  ca- 
reer he  has  made  a  history  for  himself  well  worthy 
of  being  recorded  in  this  connection.  He  first  saw 
the  light  of  day  November  21,  1851,  in  Lancaster. 
His  father,  Francis  X.  Hiemenz,  a  native  of  Hesse- 
Darmstadt,  German}',  and  a  shoemaker  by  trade, 
came  to  America  prior  to  his  marriage  and  worked 


at  his  trade  many  years,  then  returned  to  his  Ger- 
man home  and  died  at  the  age  of  seventy-five 
yeare. 

Our  subject's  mother,  Barbara  (Ganz)  Hiemenz, 
was  a  native  of  the  same  locality  in  which  her  hus- 
band w.as  born;  she  was  the  daughter  of  Henry 
Ganz,  a  carpenter  and  builder,  who  brought  the 
family  to  Baltimore,  Md.,  subsequently  removing  to 
Lancaster.  On  their  voyage  back  to  the  Old  Coun- 
try, our  subject's  mother  died  and  was  buried  be- 
neath the  ocean's  wave.  The  family  consisted  of" 
ten  children,  who  grew  to  maturity,  and  eight  are 
now  living,  our  subject  being  the  third  oldest.  He 
was  reared  in  this  city,  spending  his  early  years  as 
only  boyhood  can,  but  at  the  age  of  thirteen  he 
was  obliged  to  begin  work  in  earnest.  He  learned 
the  coal  busine-ss,  also  made  cigar  boxes,  and  fin- 
ally drifted  into  the  retail  business  in  company 
with  his  brother  on  North  Queen  Street,  and  con- 
tinued in  the  same  business  after  the  partnership 
was  dissolved. 

In  1888  Mr.  Hiemenz  made  a  trip  to  England 
and  other  parts  of  Europe,  being  absent  three 
months,  and  after  his  return  to  this  country  en- 
gaged in  the  real  estate  business,  and  purchased 
the  Atlee  tract  at  the  corner  of  Locust  and  Shippen 
Streets.  He  built  this  property  up,  and  then  sold 
out  and  purchased  a  tract  of  Jacob  M.  Miller, 
which  he  also  built  up  and  sold.  He  continued  to 
buy  up  small  tracts  of  city  acre  property  and  im- 
prove them,  in  some  instances  platting  them  and 
disposing  of  the  lots  at  good  figures.  Among 
these  tracts  may  be  named  a  fifteen  acre  lot  belong- 
ing to  Agnes  Kelly,  and  the  Welzel  farm,  a  seven- 
teen acre  tract  on  East  King  Street.  He  has  lived 
to  see  these  tracts  well  improved  and  provided 
with  excellent  buildings. 

In  the  autumn  of  1892  Mr.  Hiemenz  organized 
the  Lancaster  Real  Estate  and  Improvement  Com- 
pany, which  was  incorporated  with  a  capital  of 
$100,000.  He  was  made  President  of  the  same. 
This  company  purchased  the  Kelly  property,  con- 
sisting of  eighty  acres,  and  platted  the  same  into 
town  lots,  and  made  substantial  building  improve- 
ments upon  the  same.  They  have  also  established 
a  Real  Estate  Exchange,  which  is  a  distinct  cor- 
poration by  itself  and  yet  a  branch  of  the  Improve- 


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ment  Company.  Individually  Mr.  Hienienz  has  a 
fifty-acre  tract  which  he  purchased  of  A.  C.  Kepler, 
adjoining  the  city,  and  which  is  one  of  the  finest 
farms  in  this  part  of  the  state.  Among  its  attrac- 
tions are  a  six-acre  lawn,  a  fish  pond,  artistic 
grounds  and  beautiful  groves.  He  also  owns  valu- 
able property  at  Lebanon. 

In  1881  Mr.  Hiemenz  was  united  in  marriage 
with  Miss  Julia,  daughter  of  the  late  Henry  Stroble, 
who  was  a  brewer  of  Lancaster.  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Hiemenz  have  had  five  children,  John,  Agnes, 
Paul  (deceased),  Eugene  and  Julia.  The  family 
residence,  one  of  the  delightful  homes  of  Lancas- 
ter, is  situated  at  No.  337  East  Orange  Street. 
Politically  Mr.  Hiemenz  has  always  been  identi- 
fied with  the  Democratic  party.  The  family  are 
members  of  St.  Anthony's  Roman  Catholic  Church. 

Mr.  Hiemenz  has  erected  on  his  own  property 
over  two  hundred  houses,  some  of  which  have 
been  sold  at  a  good  profit.  For  a  man  just  in  the 
prime  of  life,  there  is  perhaps  no  more  successful 
one  in  the  county. 


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/^~>-  EORGE  H.  DANNER,  a  prominent  busi- 
V^T  ness  man  and  influential  citizen  of  Man. 
helm,  is  a  native  of  this  city, and  was  born 
September  10,  1834.  His  parents,  Daniel  and  Eliz- 
abeth (Hartman)  Danner,  were  also  natives  of 
Manheim,  and  lived  to  a  good  old  age.  The  fa- 
ther departed  this  life  April  18,  1881.  The  great- 
grandfather was  one  of  the  early  pioneers  of  this 
state,  and  during  those  perilous  times  was  cap- 
tured by  the  Indians.  He  succeeded  in  making 
his  escape  and  returned  to  his  home,  where  the 
town  of  Manheim  now  stands.  At  that  time  the 
country  was  all  a  wild,  uncultivated  tract  of  land, 
with  but  few  inhabitants,  and  their  small  log 
cabins  were  miles  apart. 

Adam  Danner,  the  grandfather  of  our  subject, 
was  born  here,  and  learned  the  trade  of  a  weaver. 
He  was  first  a  weaver  of  linen,  but  afterward  be- 
came a  carpet  weaver,  in  which  vocation  he  made 
a  good  living  for  himself  and  family,  and  accu- 


mulated considerable  property.  The  father,  Dan- 
iel Danner,  was  a  wheelwright  by  profession,  mak- 
ing a  specialty  of  the  manufacture  of  spring  wheels. 
He  was  a  Whig  first,  and  afterward  became  a  Re- 
publican. He  served  as  a  member  of  the  Council, 
and  was  Treasurer  of  the  borough  for  a  number 
of  years.  He  was  also  a  member  of  the  first  fire 
company  of  Manheim,  of  which  he  was  Secretary. 
He  took  a  deep  interest  in  the  schools  of  his  vi- 
cinity, and  was  a  strong  advocate  of  the  public 
school  system,  and  was  considered  one  of  the  best 
mathematicians  of  his  day.  He  was  one  of  the 
leading  men  who  helped  to  secure  the  incorpora- 
tion of  the  town  of  Manheira.  Being  public-spir- 
ited, he  was  readj'  to  lend  a  helping  hand  and 
assist  in  every  enterprise  pertaining  to  the  welfare 
of  the  community.  For  over  forty  years  he  was 
a  consistent  member  of  the  Evangelical  Church, 
and  during  most  of  that  time  he  held  the  offices 
of  Class-leader  and  Sunday-school  Superintendent. 
His  family  consisted  of  five  children,  two  of  whom 
are  living,  George  H.  and  Aaron  H. 

Aaron  H.  Danner  was  born  November  22,  1836, 
and  received  his  education  in  the  public  schools 
of  Manheim  and  Millersville  State  Normal  School. 
He  became  a  teacher  in  the  public  schools  of  his 
native  place,  and  made  teaching  his  profession  for 
several  years.  Later  he  embarked  in  the  mercan- 
tile business,  and  became  one  of  the  prosperous  busi- 
ness men  of  Manheim.  After  fifteen  years  of  pros- 
perity he  retired  from  the  store,  but  being  ener- 
getic, he  could  not  remain  idle,  and  in  a  short  time 
again  engaged  in  business,  and  at  the  present  time  is 
a  member  of  the  firm  of  G.  H.  Danner  &  Co.  He  is 
a  Director  in  the  Keystone  National  Bank,  and 
Manager  of  the  Manheim  &  Lancaster  Turnpike 
Company.  He  is  also  a  member  of  the  City  Coun- 
cil, having  served  in  that  capacity  for  years.  In 
politics  he  is  a  strong  Republican.  August  8, 
1881,  he  was  united  in  marriage  with  Miss  Mary, 
a  daughter  of  William  Ensminger.  They  became 
the  parents  of  eight  children:  George  D.;  Frank- 
lin and  Esther  M.,  who  are  still  living;  Edgar, 
James,  William,  Harry  and  Ella,  deceased.  George 
D.  is  a  student  in  the  Pennsylvania  College,  at 
Gettysburg. 

The  subject  of  this  sketch  was  educated  in  the 


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public  schools  of  Maiilieim.  After  leaving  school, 
he  embarked  in  the  mercantile  business,  and  some 
years  later  formed  a  partnership  with  II.  N.  Kline, 
under  the  firm  name  of  Kline,  Danner  A  Co.  Some 
time  afterward  the  name  was  changed  to  Kline  & 
Danner,  later  to  G.  H.  Danner,  and  is  now  known  as 
G.  H.  Danner  cfe  Co.  They  carry  a  stock  of  gen- 
eral merchandise, consisting  of  dry  goods,  groceries, 
queensware,  boots  and  shoes,  etc.  The  stock  is 
worth  about  $30,000.  In  connection  with  other 
interests,  Mr.  Danner  is  connected  with  the  water 
works  of  Manheim,  of  which  he  is  Treasurer.  He 
is  also  a  Director  in  the  Fairview  Cemetery  As- 
sociation. 

George  H.  Danner  and  Miss  Serena  G.  Weidler, 
a  native  of  West  End  Township,  were  married  in 
1867.  She  is  a  daughter  of  Jacob  Weidler,  a 
prominent  agriculturist  of  that  township,  and  a 
well  known  citizen  of  this  county.  Our  subject 
is  a  stanch  Republican  in  politics,  and  always 
votes  for  the  candidates  of  that  party.  Being  a 
man  of  good  business  ability  and  a  public-spirited 
citizen,  Mr.  Danner  is  widely  known  and  highly 
respected  throughout  the  county. 


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PROF.  JOHN  B.  KEVINSKI  enjoys  the  dis- 
tinction of  being  the  oldest  teacher  of 
instrumental  music  in  Lancaster,  and  is  a 
performer  on  the  violin,  on  which  instrument  he 
also  gives  instruction.  In  the  science  of  miner- 
alogy he  is  deeply'  interested  and  well  informed, 
and  is  very  fond  of  exploring  places  rarely'  visited 
by  man.  He  is  President  of  the  Tucquan  Fishing 
Club,  and  while  out  fishing  explored  a  tributary 
of  the  Susquehanna  River,  which  is  named  in  his 
honor. 

The  Professor  inherits  his  musical  ability  from 
his  father,  Vincent  Kevinski,  who  was  skilled  in 
that  art.  lie  was  born  in  Warsaw,  Poland,  and 
in  youth  was  a  soldier  in  the  Russian  army.  In 
1833  he  embarked  on  a  vessel  bound  for  the 
United  States,  and  on  his  arrival  in  this  country 


settled  in  York,  York  County,  Pa.  In  1837  he 
came  to  Lancaster,  and  here  established  the  brass 
band,  which  soon  gained  a  wide  reputation  for 
fine  music.  About  1842  he  removed  to  Womels- 
dorf,  Berks  County,  but  in  1853  again  came  to 
Lancaster.  He  departed  this  life  in  March,  1879, 
at  the  advanced  age  of  ninety-three  years.  As  a 
talented  musician  he  was  widely  and  favorably 
known  throughout  Pennsylvania,  and  organized 
many  bands  of  music,  of  which  he  was  director. 

The  mother  of  our  subject  bore  the  maiden 
name  of  Ann  Maria  Coleman,  and  was  a  native  of 
Germany.  She  died  in  Lancaster  in  1874,  when 
in  her  seventy-ninth  year.  The  only  member  of 
the  famil3-  who  attained  mature  years  was  John 
B.,  who  was  born  in  York,  Pa.,  September  9,  1835. 
From  boyhood  he  received  instruction  in  music 
from  his  father.  Having  inherited  his  love  of 
the  art,  his  progress  was  very  rapid,  and  when 
only  fifteen  years  of  age  he  began  giving  lessons 
on  the  violin,  and  has  been  teaching  in  Lancaster 
since  1853.  Since  1879  he  has  had  charge  of  the 
vocal  music  in  the  public  schools,  and  the  fact 
that  he  has  held  that  position  for  a  period  of  fif- 
teen years  proves  better  than  mere  words  could 
do,  his  accomplishments  as  a  musician  and  effi- 
ciency as  an  instructor. 

Socially  Professor  Kevinski  is  a  Mason  of  high 
standing,  and  is  Past  Master  of  Lamberton  Lodge 
No.  476.  A  Lutheran  in  religious  belief,  his  mem- 
bership is  in  the  Trinity  Church.  He  has  been  a 
member  of  the  Board  of  Trustees  of  the  Children's 
Home  of  Lancaster  since  1874,  and  in  many  other 
ways  has  been  of  great  benefit  to  the  community. 
As  before  stated,  he  is  ofltiiating  as  President  of 
the  Tucquan  Fishing  Club,  which  is  the  oldest  or- 
ganization of  the  kind  here.  He  is  also  a  member  of 
the  Philadelphia  Botanical  Club  and  the  Linusean 
Society.  In  his  home  he  has  a  cabinet  containing 
many  fine  specimens  of  mineralogy  and  geology, 
and  having  given  much  time  and  attention  to 
these  studies,  he  takes  great  pleasure  in  adding 
rare  specimens  to  his  collection,  which  is  one  of 
the  best  in  the  locality. 

Dr.  Porter,  of  La  Fayette  College,  in  Eastou,  is 
an  intimate  friend  of  Professor  Kevinski,  and  like 
him  is  an  active  member  of  the   Philadelphia  Bo- 


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tanical  Society.  In  politics  the  Professor  is  a 
strong  Republican,  and  is  greatly  interested  in  the 
success  of  his  party.  In  1874  he  was  elected  to 
represent  the  First  Ward  in  the  City  Council,  and 
for  one  year  held  the  position  of  President  of 
that  body. 


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DAVID  M.  EYER.  The  gentleman  whose 
name  introduces  this  sketch  is  intelli- 
gent and  enterprising,  and  from  boyhood 
has  been  interested  in  agiicultural  pursuits.  He 
has  spent  many  years  of  his  life  tilling  and  culti- 
vating the  soil,  and  is  now  in  comfortable  circum- 
stances, living  retired  near  Rowenna.  He  was 
born  on  a  farm  in  Lebanon  County,  near  Ann- 
ville,  September  7,  1830.  His  parents  were  John 
and  Leah  (Moyer)  E3^er,  who  were  also  natives  of 
Pennsylvania,  the  father  having  been  born  in 
Franklin  County.  He  w.as  a  farmer  and  miller  by 
occupation,  and  a  Republican  in  politics.  He  died 
in  Lancaster  County,  June  28,  1886. 

David  M.  Eyer  was  reared  on  his  father's  farm, 
assisting  in  the  various  duties  of  farm  life,  and 
attending  the  public  schools  of  Lancaster,  where 
he  received  a  common-school  education.  Later  he 
entered  the  Marietta  Academy,  and  under  the  inr 
struction  of  Prof.  J.  P.  Wickersham  finished  his 
education  and  began  the  actual  duties  of  life.  He 
chose  the  occupation  of  a  farmer,  and  has  made  it 
a  life-long  stud3'.  Naturally  intelligent  and  ener- 
getic, he  has  been  successful  where  others  might 
have  failed,  and  while  in  his  prime,  and  only  a 
little  past  the  middle  age  of  life,  can  enjoy  the 
fruits  of  his  labor  and  take  the  rest  he  so  well 
deserves. 

At  present  Mr.  Eyer  is  a  Director  and  stock- 
holder in  the  First  National  Bank  of  Marietta, 
and  a  stockholder  in  the  Rowenna  Shoe  Manufac- 
turing Company,  the  Columbia  Roller  Mills,  the 
Maytown  and  Marietta  Turnpike  Company,  the 
Cemetery  Association  and  Creameiy.  He  has  also 
served  as  School  Director  for  a  number  of  years, 
and  filled  various  other  local  offices  in  his  town- 


ship, attending  faithfully  to  every  duty,  thereby 
gaining  the  respect  of  the  entire  communitj^  and 
a  host  of  warm  and  true  friends. 

Mr.  Eyer  has  been  twice  married,  the  first  time 
choosing  for  his  bride  Miss  Mary,  a  daughter  of 
Henry  Musser,  and  to  them  were  born  eight  chil- 
dren, three  of  wliom  are  living:  John,  Henry,  and 
Alice,  who  is  the  wife  of  Amos  Shank,  of  Conoy 
Township.  Mrs.  Mary  Eyer  departed  this  life 
June  4,  1876,  aged  forty-one  years,  leaving  a 
large  circle  of  friends  to  mourn  her  loss.  May 
30,  1878,  our  subject  was  again  married,  this  time 
Miss  Catherine  Lenhart  becoming  his  wife. 

Politically  our  subject  is  a  stanch  Prohibition- 
ist, and  an  ardent  worker  in  tiie  interests  of  that 
party.  The  temperance  cause  will  always  find  in 
him  a  warm  and  true  friend,  ever  ready  to  lend  a 
helping  hand  to  a  fallen  brother  and  assist  in  the 
warfare  against  saloons,  and  fight  for  God,  home, 
and  native  land.  He  and  his  excellent  wife  are 
members  of  the  River  Brethren  Church,  and  as 
such  occupy  a  high  social  position,  and  are  closely 
identified  with  all  matters  pertaining  to  the  up- 
ward growth  and  advancement  of  their  home  lo- 
cality and  the  village,  which  numbers  them  among 
its  enterprising  and  prosperous  citizens. 


JOHN  WESTERMAN.  The  active  business 
interests  of  Columbia  are  well  represented  in 
•this  gentleman,  who  is  the  proprietor  of  a  fine 
meat  market  at  Nos.  418  and  420  Cherry 
Street.  He  is  a  native  of  this  county  and  was  born 
October  26,  1854,  in  Fruitville,  to  Leopold  and 
Anna  (Wagner)  Westerman.  His  grandfather, 
Mathias  Westerman,  was  born  in  Germany,  and  all 
his  life  followed  farm  pursuits.  He  was  a  member 
of  the  Lutheran  Church,  and  reared  a  family  of 
nine  children,  of  whom  two  came  to  America.  The 
journey  hither  was  made  about  1850,  at  which  time 
they  located  in  Lancaster  County. 

Leopold  Westerman  received  a  good  education 
in  the  model  schools  of  his  native  land,  after  which 
he  learned  the  trade  of  a  carpenter,  which  he  fol- 


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lowed  for  a  number  of  j'ears  after  coming  to 
America.  Later  he  began  contracting  and  build- 
ing and  met  with  good  success  in  this  brancli  of 
business.  lie  made  his  home  for  a  short  time  in 
Lancaster,  after  which  we  find  him  living  in  Lis- 
bon, Linn  County,  Iowa,  where  he  died  seven  years 
later.  He  was  a  Democrat  in  politics  and  a  de- 
voted member  of  the  Lutheran  Church.  While  in 
his  native  land  he  served  for  a  number  of  years  in 
the  German  Armj-,  which  is  required  of  all  3-outlis. 
The  parental  family  of  our  subject  included  four 
children,  of  whom  he  was  the  eldest.  His  brother 
next  younger  was  named  Henry,  and  is  residing 
in  Lancaster  engaged  as  a  butcher;  Christopher  is 
a  lumber  dealer  in  Shrewsburj',  York  County,  and 
Mary,  the  only  daughter,  is  the  wife  of  John  II. 
Ostertag,  a  furniture  dealer  of  this  city.  The  hus- 
band and  father  departed  tliis  life  April  7,  1863, 
when  only  thirty-seven  years  of  age. 

John  Westerman  attended  school  both  in  this 
state  and  while  living  in  Iowa.  When  a  lad  of 
fourteen  he  entered  the  butcher  shop  of  Milton 
Wike,  of  Columbia,  with  whom  he  learned  the  busi- 
ness and  remained  for  a  period  of  six  years.  The 
year  before  attaining  his  majority  young  Wester- 
man began  in  business  for  himself,  establishing  a 
meat  market  which  he  conducted  at  first  on  a  small 
scale,  remaining  in  one  place  for  five  and  one-half 
years.  He  then  moved  to  his  present  location  and 
occupies  a  plant  60x200  feet  in  dimensions.  In 
connection  with  his  market  he  has  a  slaughter 
house,  manufacturing  room,  smoke-house,  numer- 
ous cattle  pens,  etc.,  and  is  carrjMng  on  a  large  and 
paying  business. 

Mr.  Westerman  is  interested  in  many  of  the  lead- 
ing enterprises  in  operation  in  the  city,  among 
them  being  the  Wilson  Laundry  and  Machinery 
Company,  of  which  he  is  one  of  the  Directors, and 
the  Columbia  National  Bank,  in  which  he  is  one 
of  the  largest  stockholders.  He  is  also  Director  of 
St.  Joseph's  Building  Association,  and  in  other  re- 
spects is  honorabl}-  discharging  his  obligations  as 
a  citizen.  He  affiliates  with  the  Democratic  party, 
and  was  elected  on  that  ticket  for  two  terms  of 
three  years  each  on  the  City  Council,  of  which  he 
was  President  for  twelve  months.  He  has  repre- 
sented this  city  in  political  conventions  for  the  past 


fifteen  years  and  was  a  delegate  at  the  convention 
which  nominated  Governor  Pattison.  He  belongs 
to  the  Masonic  order,  and  is  Past  Master  of  Col- 
umbia Lodge  No.  286,  Past  High  Priest  of  Chapter 
No.  224,  and  Past  Eminent  Commander  of  Cyrene 
Commandery  No.  34.  In  religion  he  is  a  Lutheran. 
.September  19,  1873,  Jolin  Westerman  and  Miss 
Mar^-  C.  Metzgar  were  united  in  marriage,  and  the 
children  who  have  come  to  bless  their  union  are 
named  respectively:  Anna  Mary,  Cecelia  Bird, 
Milton  AV'yke  and  John.  After  a  hotly  contested 
fight  our  subject  was  appointed  Postmaster  of 
Columbia  over  F.  P.  D.  Miller,  one  of  the  leading 
grocers  of  the  city. 


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HENRY  C.  BOYD  is  one  of  the  enterpris- 
ing merchants  of  Manheim,  and  one  of 
her  most  liberal  and  enterprising  citizens. 
His  influence  has  been  used  in  securing  new  indus- 
tries for  the  borough,  and  much  of  his  time  and 
means  havt  been  freely  tendered  to  this  end.  Since 
1861  he  has  been  prominent  in  the  mercantile 
trade  of  the  place,  and  since  1875  has  been  en- 
gaged in  business  alone.  The  well  known  store 
of  Mr.  Boyd  is  a  general  emporium  for  all  kinds 
of  dry  goods,  notions,  boots,  shoes,  carpets,  gro- 
ceries, etc.  A  large  line  of  goods  from  which  his 
customers  may  make  their  selections  is  constantly 
carried  in  stock.  Year  by  year  his  trade  has 
steadily  increased,  and  not  only  the  people  of 
Manheim,  but  those  living  within  a  radius  of  a 
dozen  miles  are  numbered  among  his  steady  cus- 
tomers. In  the  management  of  his  business  Mr. 
Boyd  has  displayed  unusual  ability  and  genius, 
and  his  success  is  due  to  his  knowledge  of  the 
wants  of  his  customers  and  wise  control  of  his  af- 
fairs. 

A  native  of  Lancaster  County,  Henry  C.  Boyd 
was  born  in  Mt.  Hope,  July  16,  1838,  his  par- 
ents being  John  and  Catherine  (Likens)  Boyd. 
On  the  paternal  side  he  is  of  Scotch-Irish  descent. 


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His  father,  who  was  born  in  Scotland,  came  to  this 
country-  during  the  first  quarter  of  the  present 
century  and  located  in  Baltimore.  He  was  first 
employed  in  a  rolling  mill,  and  subsequently  be- 
came clerk  and  manager  of  a  store  near  Readingi 
Pa.  Still  later  he  clerked  in  Brook's  store  at 
Birdsboro.  For  twelve  years  he  was  employed  in 
Mt.  Hope  Furnace  and  became  quite  well-to-do 
in  a  financial  sense.  He  was  popular  and  highly 
respected  by  those  who  had  business  or  other  deal- 
ings with  him,  and  bore  an  enviable  reputation 
for  veracity  and  honor.  He  was  an  old  line  whig, 
and  in  religion  a  Presbyterian,  and  was  greatly 
interested  in  educational  affairs.  Of  his  ten  chil- 
dren, all  but  one  are  living. 

Henry  C.  Boyd  passed  liis  early  years  on  a  farm, 
where  he  remained  until  about  seventeen  years  of 
age.  His  education  was  such  as  was  afforded  by 
the  public  schools,  and  on  com))leting  his  studies 
he  commenced  his  business  life  as  a  clerk  for 
Arndt  &  Worley,  merchants  of  Manheim,  with 
whom  he  remained  for  three  years.  At  the  end 
of  this  time  he  bec^ame  a  member  of  the  firm,  un- 
der the  title  of  Worley,  Bombirger  <fe  Boyd,  which 
was  succeeded  by  that  of  Arndt  &  Bo^'d.  They 
prosperously  carried  on  business  for  thirteen  years 
together,  or  from  1861  to  1875.  In  the  latter 
year  Mr.  Boyd  embarked  in  trade  for  himself,  and 
has  ever  since  met  with  good  success  in  his  under- 
takings. In  that  year  he  constructed  the  large 
block  building  in  which  his  present  extensive 
store  is  located,  and  to-day  his  trade  ranks  in 
amount  and  importance  with  the  leading  retail 
merchants  of  this  county.  In  various  ventures  he 
has  invested  money  from  time  to  time.  He  owns  a 
farm  of  sixty-five  acres  and  is  a  Director  in  the 
Manheim  National  Bank.  Among  the  many  new 
industries  which  he  has  supported  is  the  Enterprise 
Hosiery  Mill,  of  which  he  is  now  a  Trustee.  A 
Republican  in  politics,  he  has  been  a  member  of  the 
City  Council,  held  the  office  of  Notary  Public,  and 
has  been  a  School  Director.  For  many  years  Mr. 
Boyd  has  been  an  Elder  in  the  Reformed  Church, 
with  which  he  holds  membership,  and  has  been 
Superintendent  of  the  Sunday-school.  Fraternallj' 
he  is  an  Odd  Fellow,  belonging  to  Selah  Lodge 
No.  667,  of  Manheim.     While  he  was  a  member  of 


the  School  Board  the  fine  new  building  was  com- 
pleted, and  many  improvements  made  in  the 
system. 

September  4,  1861,  Mr.  Boyd  married  Catherine, 
daughter  of  Mrs.  Elizabeth  Eisenberger,  of  Man- 
heim. To  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Boyd  were  born  six  chil- 
dren, four  of  whom  are  living,  namely:  Henry  O., 
who  married  Ella  Keener  and  is  engaged  in  business 
with  iiis  father;  Allen  James,  who  married  Eliza- 
beth Pfoutz,  of  Lititz,  and  clerks  in  the  senior  Mr. 
Bo3'd's  store;  George  Rufus,  a  clerk  in  the  Man- 
heim Bank,  and  John  William,  now  attending 
Franklin  and  Marshall  College,  of  Lancaster.  The 
children  who  have  passed  away  were  named  Frank- 
lin H.  and  Mina. 


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MRS.  MARY  E.  WILSON,  M.  D.,  daughter 
of  Philip  Miller  and  Jane  Morton,  was 
born  in  New  Providence,  Lancaster 
County  Pa.,  August  30,  1839.  She  graduated 
from  the  Girls' High  School  of  Lancaster  in  1856, 
afterwards  taking  a  two  years'  course  of  study  in 
the  Washington  Institute,  of  Columbia,  Pa.  Later 
she  taught  the  Girls'  High  School,  of  Columbia, 
and  was  one  of  the  first  women  who  taught  in  the 
public  schools  of  Lancaster  Count}'.  In  1864  she 
began  the  study  of  medicine  in  the  office  of  Dr. 
John  K.  Raub,  of  New  Providence.  In  1865  she 
entered  the  Woman's  Medical  College  of  Pennsyl- 
vania, in  1866  attended  hospital  clinics  in  New 
York  City,  and  in  1868  received  the  degree  of 
Doctor  of  Medicine  from  the  Woman's  Medical 
College  of  Pennsylvania.  She  then  began  the 
practice  of  medicine  in  Lancaster,  and  until  his 
death,  was  the  assistant  of  Dr.  John  L.  Atleein  his 
capital  operations.  Except  one,  who  jiracticed  a 
few  years,  Mrs.  Wilson  is  the  first  woman  to  prac- 
tice medicine  in  LancasterCounty, and  her  success 
has  attracted  a  number  of  j'oung  women  who  have 
prepared  themselves  under  her  instruction  for  the 


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successful  practice  of  tbeir  profession   in   different 
parts  of  the  I'nited  States. 

Mrs.  Wilson  has  been  twice  married.  She  has 
two  children,  a  son,  Redmond  Conyngiiam,  Esq., 
who  is  a  member  of  the  Lancaster  Bar,  and  a  daugh- 
ter, the  only  child  of  the  late  Wiliam  A.  Wilson, 
Esq.,  who  is  now  the  wife  of  William  H.  Ilager. 


BENJAMIN  M.  BAHR,  .1  prosperous  farmer 
residing  in  East  Ilpinpfield  Township,  is 
the  son  of  Benjamin  and  Barbara  (Miller) 
Barr,  and  was  born  in  Conestoga  Township,  July 
14,1828.  The  patronymic  was  originall3' spelled 
Bear,  and  is  of  German  origin. 

John  Barr,  grandfather  of  our  subject,  was  a  na- 
tive of  the  above  township,  where  he  owned  about 
four  hundred  acres  of  land,  and  was  regarded  as 
one  of  the  large  landowners  and  successful  farmers 
of  the  countv.  lie  was  a  member  of  the  Mennon- 
ite  Church  and  a  true  Christian  gentleman.  He 
was  an  anti-5I.ison,  and  in  politics  was  a  Whig. 
He  married  a  Miss  Bachman,  by  whom  he  had 
ten  children:  John,  Jacob,  Christian,  Benjamin, 
Emanuel,  Henr}',  Maria,  Elizabeth,  Kate  and  Lj'dia. 

The  father  of  our  subject,  Benjamin  Barr,  was 
likewise  born  in  Conestoga  Township,  and  by  at- 
tendance at  the  district  school  acquired  a  fund  of 
useful  knowledge.  He  was  a  tanner  by  trade,  to 
which  he  added  the  occupation  of  a  farmer,  own- 
ing a  large  amount  of  land,  and  at  his  death  was 
found  to  be  worth  $65,000.  This  fortune  was  ac- 
cumulated entirelj-  through  his  own  efforts  and  the 
assistance  given  him  by  his  good  wife,  who  was  a 
most  worthy  lady.  Benjamin  Barr  was  a  member 
of  the  Mennonite  Church,  and  in  politics  voted 
the  Whig  ticket.  He  was  very  popular  in  his  com- 
munit}-,  and  commanded  the  respect  of  all  who 
knew  him.  By  his  union  with  Miss  Barbara  Mil- 
ler there  were  born  three  sons  and  two  daughters, 
of  whom  our  subject  was  the  3'oungest.  The  other 
members  of  the  family  were  Abraham,  John,  Fan- 


nie, deceased;   and  Eliza,  the   wife  of    Benjamin 
Suavely,  of  Lancaster. 

The  original  of  this  sketch  was  thoroughly 
trained  to  farm  pursuits  by  his  honored  father, 
and  when  old  enough  took  charge  of  the  home 
farm.  In  1872,  however,  he  moved  to  Millersville 
Township  and  there  purchased  a  tract  of  one  hun- 
dred and  thirty-six  acres,  which  he  still  owns.  He 
made  that  place  his  home  for  about  ten  years, 
when  we  find  him  located  on  his  present  estate, 
containing   one    hundred   and    fifty-four  acres  of 

1  valuable  farming  land.  Mr.  Barr  also  has  in  his 
possession  one  hundred  and  twenty-four  acres,  from 

1  the  rental  of  which  he  derives  a  good  income.  He 
has  been  prosperous  in  all  his  undertakings,  and 
as  a  farmer  he  is  considered  a  man  of  enterprise 

j   and  ability,  and  has  acquired  a  handsome  compe- 

I  tence  through  years  of  industry  and  labor.  In 
polities  he  is  a  true  blue  Republican,  and  is  greatly 
interested  in  the  success  of  his  party.  He  has  been 
School  Director  for  fifteen  years,  during  which 
time  he  rendered  valuable  service  on  the  Board. 

December  7,  1857,  Benjamin  M.  Barr  and  Miss 
Barbara,  daughter  of  John  Buck  waiter,  were  united 
in  marriage,  and  the  result  of  their  union  has  been 
three  children,  of  whom  the  eldest,  Elaine,  is  de- 
ceased. Aldus  is  engaged  in  farm  pursuits  in 
Millersville  Township,  and  Benjamin,  Jr.,  is  at 
home. 


^^ 


I  SLATER  GEIST,  editor  and  proprietor  of  the 
Marietta  Times,  was  born  March  5,  1832,  in 
Manheira  Township,  Lancaster  County,  Pa.,  a 
member  of  a  family  that  has  been  long  estab- 
lished in  Pennsylvania.  The  first  representative 
in  this  country  was  George  Geist,  Sr.,  who  was 
born  in  the  western  part  of  Wurtemberg,  Germany, 
and  many  years  after  his  marriage  started  for 
America,  accompanied  by  his  wife  and  five  chil- 
dren, Simon,  Leonard,  George,  Mary  and  Rosina. 
The  last  named  died  while  crossing  the  ocean. 

Landing  in   Philadelphia  in  the  year  1750,  the 
sons  Simon  and  Leonard    soon  afterward  appren- 


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ticed  themselves  to  ca  man  by  the  name  of  Slay- 
maker,  in  Strasburg,  in  order  to  pay  the^  ex- 
pense of  the  voyage  and  relieve  their  parents  of 
tliat  burden.  After  a  brief  sojourn  in  Morns 
County,  N.  J.,  the  familj'  removed  to  Virginia, 
where  the  father  engaged  in  farming.  Later,  how- 
ever, he  returned  to  Morris  County,  where  his 
death  occurred.  One  of  his  brothers,  Philip,  came 
to  this  country  from  Germany  in  1753,  and  settled 
at  Strasburg,  Lancaster  County;  his  son,  Philip, 
Jr.,  became  one  of  the  most  prominent  Whig  poli- 
ticians of  the  county,  serving  as  Commissioner  and 
in  other  local  offices. 

The  eldest  son  of  George  Geist,  Sr.,  Simon,  was 
united  in  marriage  with  Miss  Margaret  Bachman, 
whose  father,  Felix  Bachman,  was  a  large  land 
owner  in  the  soutlieastern  part  of  Lancaster  Coun- 
ty. Their  children  were,  Margaiet;  Mrs.  Elizabeth 
Hood,  who  died  in  Ohio;  Mrs.  Mary  Miller,  of 
Dayton,  Ohio;  Jacob,  a  resident  of  the  Buckeye 
State;  George;  Henry;  Mrs.  Barbara  Fogel;  Mrs. 
Susan  McCord,  of  Colerain  Township;  Sarah,  who 
died  unmarried,  and  Mrs.  Rachel  Pickle.  Leonard, 
the  second  son  of  George  Geist,  Sr.,  married  a  Miss 
Pickle  and  made  his  home  near  Pittsburg.  George, 
Jr.,  was  born  in  Wurtemberg,  German3',  April  18, 
1739,  and  after  coming  to  this  country  was  appren- 
ticed to  a  farmer,  Daniel  Royer,  residing  in  Man- 
heim  Township,  Lancaster  County,  Pa.,  five  miles 
north  of  Lancaster  City,  until  twenty-one  years  old. 
Afterward  purchasing  land,  he  became  the  owner 
of  one  hundred  and  twenty  acres  near  Neffsville, 
where  he  remained  until  his  death,  October  21, 1821, 
aged  eighty- two  years,  five  months  and  twenty- 
four  days. 

Twice  married,  the  first  wife  of  George  Geist, 
Jr.,  was  Barbara  Wolfe,  and  after  her  death  he  was 
united  with  her  sister,  Susan.  Their  children  were 
seven  in  number.  The  eldest,  Jacob,  married  and 
made  his  home  near  Lancaster,  Ohio;  Elizabeth, 
wife  of  George  Kraft,  died  in  Manheim  Township; 
George,  Jr.,  married  Mary  Burkeu house,  and  for 
his  second  wife  chose  Miss  Mary  Johnson;  An- 
drew married  Anna  Baker,  and  resided  in  Erie, 
Pa.,  until  his  death,  at  ninety-five  years;  Susan  be- 
came the  wife  of  Rev.  Michael  Witman,  of  Man- 
heim   borough;    Daniel    married    Elizabeth    Tuft, 


and  lived  in  Pennsylvania;  John  married  Mary 
Slater,  whose  father,  Capt.  John  Slater,  was-the  first 
merchant  of  Neffsville,  and  was  also  a  soldier  in  the 
Revolutionary  War,  enlisting  in  1778  in  Colonel 
Hollenbach's  regiment,  and  serving  as  Captain  of 
his  company  until  he  was  mustered  out  August 
26,  1780.  Captain  Slater  bad  a  liberal  education 
and  for  some  years  taught  school.  He  opened  the 
first  dry  goods  store  in  Fidler's  Green  (now  Neffs- 
ville), and  also  served  as  Postmaster  of  the  place. 

The  father  of  our  subject,  John  Geist,  was  born 
in  Maiiheim  Township,  Lancaster  County,  Jan- 
uary 25,  1787,  and  received  meagre  educational 
advantages.  His  life  work  was  that  of  a  farmer, 
his  home  being  near  Neffsville.  Politically  he  was 
a  Whig  in  early  life,  and  later  a  strong  advocate  of 
Republican  principles.  In  religious  belief  he  was 
a  Lutheran,  in  whicli  faith  he  died  October  18, 
1863,  aged  seventy-six  years,  eight  months  and 
twent3'-three  days.  His  wife,  Mary,  who  was  born 
September  28,  1791,  in  East  Lampeter  Township, 
Lancaster  County,  passed  from  earth  May  22, 1863, 
aged  seventy-one  years,  seven  months  and  twenty- 
four  days.  Slie  was  a  devoted  member  of  tlie 
Presbyterian  Church. 

In  the  family  of  Jc>hn  and  Mary  Geist  were  the 
following  named  children:  Daniel  S.  and  John  S. 
(twins),  born  June  27,  1813,  the  latter  dying  De- 
cember 4,  1888;  Jacob,  born  December  26,  1815, 
now  a  resident  of  New  Holland;  George,  born 
February  26,  1818,  whose  Lome  is  in  Dayton,  Ohio; 
Samuel  S.,  who  was  born  June  24,  1820,  and  lives 
in  Manheim  Township;  Henry  and  Mary  (twins), 
born  February  26,  1823,  the  latter,  Mrs.  Augustus 
Lightner,  now  living  on  the  old  homestead  in 
Manheim  Township;  Barbara,  who  was  born  Jan- 
uary 30,  1826,  and  is  the  wife  of  William  Fritz, 
a  carpenter  of  Leacock  Township;  Abram,  born 
May  12,  1829,  a  resident  of  Manheim  Township, 
where  he  is  engaged  in  the  meat  business;  Isaac  S. 
and  Rebecca  (twins),  born  March  5,  1832,  the  for- 
mer our  subject,  the  latter  unmarried  and  living 
in  Lancaster;  and  Susan  the  youngest,  who  was 
born  March  2,  1836,  and  is  the  wife  of  John  Long, 
of  Womelsdorf,  Berks  County,  Pa. 

The  subject  of  this  sketch  was  educated  in  the 
schools  of  Manheim  Township,  Whitehall  Academy 


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at  Harrisburg,  and  the  Jlillersville  State  Normal, 
graduiitiug  from  the  scientifiu  department  of  the 
latter  institutioi.  in  1861.  Prior  to  this  he  taught 
a  number  of  terms  of  school,  being  thus  engaged 
in  Illinois  a  short  time.  On  his  return  east  he 
took  his  scientific  course  and  then  taught  one  year, 
after  which  he  was  for  four  years  professor  of  nat- 
ural sciences  at  Millersville  State  Normal  School. 
On  returning  to  Marietta,  he  became  Principal  of 
the  higii  school,  which  position  he  held  until  1888. 
Altogether,  he  was  employed  for  thirty-six  years 
as  Principal  of  schools.  In  1886  he  purchased  the 
Marietta  Times,  which  he  has  since  edited  and  pub- 
lished. 

An  active  Republican,  Mr.  Gcist  is  one  of  the 
leaders  of  his  party  in  this  section.  Since  discon- 
tinuing as  Principal  he  has  served  as  Director 
of  the  Marietta  schools.  He  is  Director  in  the 
Marietta  Manufacturing  Compan}',  President  of 
the  Mareitta  it  Lancaster  Turnpike  Conpany,  and 
Director  of  the  Home  Building  &  Loan  Associa- 
tion. Socially-  he  belongs  to  Ashara  Lodge  No. 
398,  F.  &  A.  M.,  of  which  he  has  been  Secretary 
for  twenty  years;  Corinthian  Chapter  No.  224, 
and  Cyrene  Commandery,  No.  34,  K.  T.  In  the 
Presbyterian  Church  of  Marietta  he  is  serving  as 
Deacon.  October  26,  1865,  he  married  Miss  Mar- 
garet, daughter  for  Fred  Franck,  of  Marietta. 


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WH.  GUTHRIE.  A  lifetime  of  earnest 
endeavor  in  pursuing  the  various  oc- 
cupations in  which  he  has  been  engaged, 
coupled  with  strict  integrity,  honest}'  of  purpose 
and  liberality,  has  tended  to  place  Mr.  Guthrie 
among  the  highly  honored  and  successful  business 
men  of  Lancaster.  He  is  a  prominent  contractor, 
painter  and  decorator  in  the  cit}',  and  his  attain- 
ments and  enterprise  point  to  an  influential  future. 
Our  subject  was  born  near  Guthriesville,  East 
Brandywine  Township,  Chester  County,  this  state, 
October  5,  1847,  and  is  the  son  of  Allen  Guthrie, 
also  a  native  of  the  above  county.    His  grandfather. 


Joseph  Guthrie,  came  to  the  United  States  from 
Scotland,  locating  in  Chester  County,  where  he 
founded  the  village  of  Guthriesville.  He  was  the 
first  Postmaster  of  the  place,  and  was  prominent 
in  all  public  affairs. 

The  father  of  our  subject  was  a  painter  by  trade, 
following  the  business  first  in  Chester  and  after- 
wards in  Chambersburg,  whence  he  came  to  Lan- 
caster in  1848.  He  departed  this  life  February  17, 
1893,  when  in  the  sixty-ninth  year  of  his^ge.  He 
was  an  active  member  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal 
Church,  and  a  man  who  endeared  himself  to  the 
hearts  of  the  people,  not  only  in  his  immediate  com- 
munity, but  throughout  the  countiy.  He  married 
Miss  Mary  A.  Garrett,  who  was  born  in  Chester 
County  and  was  of  Scotch  descent.  She  is  also 
deceased,  p.assiug  away  in  1882. 

The  parental  family  of  oursubject  included  seven 
children,  all  of  whom  are  living  with  the  exception 
of  two.  W.  II.  w.as  the  eldest  of  the  household  and 
obtained  his  primary  education  in  the  public  school 
of  Lancaster.  He  afterward  attended  Franklin  and 
Marshall  College,  and  in  1864,  when  ready  to  com- 
mence in  life  for  himself,  was  apprenticed  to  learn 
the  machinist's  trade  in  the  Norris  Locomotive 
Works.  He  remained  there  for  three  3'ears,  and 
finding  the  business  not  to  his  taste,  abandoned  it 
and  took  up  painting,  which  he  has  followed  with 
success  ever  since. 

In  1882  oursubject  was  taken  into  partnership 
with  his  father,  the  firm  operating  under  the  title 
of  Guthrie  &  Son  until  1892,  when  the  connection 
was  dissolved.  Our  subject  is  a  practical  painter 
and  has  contracted  for  the  finishing  of  many  of 
the  flue  buildings  and  residences  in  the  city,  among 
which  are  the  Duke  Street  Methodist  Episcopal 
Church,  the  Grubb  mansion.  Hotel  Lancaster,  Amer- 
ican House,  the  umbrella  factor}',  the  Industrial 
School  and  the  Soldiers'  Orphan  School  at  Scotland. 
He  makes  a  specialty  of  fine  graining  and  for  a 
number  of  years  has  been  employed  by  the  Penn- 
sylvania Railroad  in  the  finishing  department  at 
the  car  shops  of  the  New  York  and  Pennsylvania 
Divisions.  His  place  of  business  is  located  at  No. 
233  North  Queen  Street,  and  he  has  in  his  em- 
ploy about  thirt3-four  men. 

W.  H.  Guthrie  was  married   in  April,  1882,  in 


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Shippensburg,  Cumberland  County,  to  Miss  Mari- 
etta, daughter  of  Josiah  McPherson ,  a  farmer  by 
occupation.  Their  union  has  resulted  in  the  birth 
of  four  children,  namely:  Mary,  Roswell,  Helen 
and  Allen  Hershel.  In  social  affairs  our  subject 
is  an  Odd  Fellow,  belonging  to  Herschel  Lodge 
No.  23,  in  which  he  has  passed  all  the  chairs.  He 
also  belongs  to  the  Encampment  and  Council  and 
is  a  member  of  the  Junior  Order  of  United  Amer- 
ican Mechanics.  A  consistent  member  of  the  Grace 
Lutheran  Church,  he  is  a  member  of  the  vestry. 
He  is  a  Republican  in  politics  and  has  many  warm 
friends  in  tliat  part}'.  He  was  one  of  the  first 
members  of  the  National  Association  of  Master 
Painters  on  its  organization,  and  at  present  is 
identilied  with  the  Pennsylvania  Association  of 
Master  Painters. 


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MILTON  ALEXANDER,  a  member  of  the 
Lancaster  County  Bar,  has  for  twenty- 
five  years  been  engaged  in  the  practice 
of  his  profession  at  Altoona,  Blair  Countj',  and  is 
now  a  resident  of  Lancaster.  He  was  born  in 
Williamsburg,  Blair  County,  January  2,  1846,  be- 
ing a  son  of  Robert  and  Mary  (Rodkey)  Alexander. 
The  paternal  grandfather  of  our  subject  was 
born  in  Londonderry,  Ireland,  and  left  his  native 
land  to  settle  in  Hart's  Log  Valley,  Huntingdon 
County,  where  during  the  American  Revolution 
he  took  part  in  the  Indian  troubles  of  that  vicin- 
ity. He  married,  reared  a  family  and  died  iu  that 
valley  in  1813,  aged  sixt3--four  years.  One  of  his 
sons,  Robert,  became  the  father  of  our  subject,  and 
was  born  June  5,  1805.  He  removed  in  1827  to 
Williamsburg,  Pa.,  where  he  engaged  in  general 
merchandising  until  1874,  then  retiring  to  make 
his  home  in  Altoona,  where  he  departed  this  life 
August  12,  1884,  in  the  seventy-ninth  year  of  his 
age.  He  was  a  Presbyterian  in  religious  faith  and 
a  Republican  after  the  formation  of  tliat  party. 
August  4,  1829,  he  married  Mary  Rodkey,  who 
was  born  on  the  same  day,  and  they  celebrated 
their  golden   wedding  August  4,  1879.     The  de- 


voted wife  and  mother  was  called  to  her  final  rest 
June  27,  1882,  being  in   her  seventy-eighth  year. 

Milton  Alexander  received  hit  elementary  edu- 
cation in  his  native  town  and  when  sixteen  years 
of  age  eritered  Jefferson  College  in  Washington 
County,  from  which  he  graduated  in  the  Class  of 
'66,  the  first  class  of  the  United  College  of  Wash- 
ington and  Jefferson.  Later  he  read  law  with 
David  Lawson,  of  Clarion,  Pa.,  and  in  1869  com- 
pleted his  legal  course  in  the  Law  Department  of 
the  University  of  Albany,  and  June  26th  of  that 
year,  settled  in  Altoona  to  begin  his  practice.  In 
July,  1869,  John  Dean,  now  Justice  of  the  Supreme 
Court,  moved  that  Mr.  Alexander  be  admitted  to 
the  Bar  of  Blair  County,  and  in  the  fall  of  1871 
he  was  elected  District  Attorney,  serving  for  three 
years  with  credit  to  himself  and  to  the  full  satis- 
faction of  the  public.  During  this  time  his  law 
practice  had  so  increased  that  he  formed  a  part- 
nership with  H.  H.  Herr,  which  association  contin- 
ued for  seventeen  years,  or  until  the  death  of  Mr. 
Herr,  October  4,  1890,  since  which  time  our  sub- 
ject has  continued  in  business  alone. 

September  10,  1872,  Mr.  Alexander  was  united 
in  marriage  with  Katie  F.  Martin,  daughter  of  B. 
B.  Martin,  of  Lancaster,  and  they  have  two  chil- 
dren: Ralph  N.  and  Lillian  Marie.  The  famil}' 
occupy  a  beautiful  residence  known  as  West  Lawn, 
situated  at  No.  407  West  Chestnut  Street.  B.  B. 
Martin,  the  father  of  Mrs.  Alexander,  was  born  in 
West  Earl  Township,  August  9,  1821,  being  a  de- 
scendant of  a  hardy  Swiss  Men nonite  family.  His 
father  was  John  Martin,  and  he  married  Catherine 
Rohrer,  daughter  of  Christian  Rohrer,  of  Millers- 
ville. 

In  the  municipal  affairs  of  Altoona,  Mr.  Alexan- 
der took  an  active  interest,  served  as  a  member  of 
the  Select  Council  and  was  City  Solicitor  for  sev- 
eral years.  In  1869  he  assisted  in  organizing  the 
building  association  and  is  yet  the  solicitor  of 
four  of  the  largest  serial  associations  in  the  state, 
having  faithfully  piloted  them  through  the  panic 
of  1873  without  loss.  He  is  a  stanch  Republican, 
having  always  worked  for  the  success  of  his  party. 
In  1871  he  became  a  member  of  Logan  Lodge 
No.  490,  F.  &  A.  M.,  of  which  he  was  the  first  en- 
tered apprentice.     He  belongs  to  the  Patriotic  Or- 


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der  Sons  of  America,  and  in  every  way  has  al- 
ways endeavored  to  loyally  fulfill  the  duties  of 
citizenship,  and  with  the  last  named  order  served 
as  State  Treasurer  and  State  President.  In  the 
practice  of  his  profession  Mr.  Alexander  has  been 
very  industrious  and  studious,  meeting  with  large 
financial  success,  as  well  as  becoming  noted  for  his 
legal  ability.  When  he  removed  from  Aitoona  to 
this  city,  it  was  verj-  much  regretted  bj'  his  manj' 
warm  friends  in  that  locality,  and  since  coming 
here  he  has  been  connected  with  the  firm  of  Mar- 
tin, Ilolahan  &  Alexander.  Genial  and  pleasant 
in  manner,  useful  and  active  as  a  citizen,  a  careful 
and  judicious  counselor,  he  3'et  shows  no  signs  of 
old  age  and  expects  to  round  out  his  life  in  quiet 
and  contentment  in  this  citj'. 


T7>  DWIN  ERISMAN  SNYDER,  overseer  at 
r  Cy  the  Lancaster  cotton  mills,  was  born  in  this 
city,  November  30,  1837;  his  father  was 
Jacob  Snyder,  born  February  4,  1811.  Our  subject's 
grandfather,  Capt.  Jacob,  the  son  of  Ciiristian 
Snyder,  was  born  January  18,  1784.  He  was  a 
wheelwright  and  woodworker  by  trade  and  had  a 
shop  on  West  King  Street.  He  was  a  soldier  in  the 
of  War  1812  and  was  captain  of  a  company,  belong- 
ing to  the  Second  Regiment  of  the  Second  Brigade 
Pennsylvania  Militia  from  September  2  to  Decem- 
ber 15,  1814.  He  died  April  15,  1844,  at  the  age 
of  seventy  j'ears.  He  was  an  acceptable  member 
of  the  Trinity  Lutheran  Church  and  had  been  an 
officer  for  man}'  years.  He  was  of  German  descent 
and  an  old  settler  at  Lancaster. 

Our  subject's  father  was  captain  of  a  militia  coni- 
panj'  and  was  alwa3's  addressed  as  "Captain."  He 
was  a  wheelwright  by  trade  and  occupied  the  same 
shop  till  his  death,  January  27,  1879.  He  was  a  Re- 
publican in  politics  and  was  an  officer  in  the  Luth- 
eran Church  for  many  years,  as  is  also  his  son,  our 
subject.  Our  subject's  mother's  maiden  name  was 
Margaret  Erisman,  born  October  9,  1814,  at  Lan- 
caster; she  was  the  daughter  of  Daniel  and  Marga- 
ret Erisman,  also  natives  of  Lancaster.    Her  parents 


were  farmers  and  lived  adjoining  the  city  until  her 
death.  The  mother  died  February  22,  1885.  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Christian  Sn3'der  were  the  parents  of  the 
following  children:  Mary  Catherine,  who  is  mar- 
ried and  lives  in  Daj'ton,  Ohio;  Daniel  Christian 
and  Albert  Charles,  who  died  in  childhood;  Edwin 
E.,  our  subject;  Anna  Elizabeth,  Mrs.  W.  M.  Weth- 
erell,  of  Iowa;  Emma  Louisa,  born  September  28, 
1841,  now  Mrs.  M.  M.  Rice,  of  Maquoketa;  .Jacob 
Kahler,  born  July  1, 1844,  in  the  employ  of  the  Peo- 
ple's Car  Company,  of  Philadelphia;  George  Lewis 
and  Charles  Henry,  who  died  young.  Jacob  K.  was 
in  the  Civil  War  in  Company  F,  First  Pennsyl- 
vania Infantry,  enlisting  April  20,  1861.  Septem- 
ber 15  of  the  same  year  he  became  a  member  of 
Company  H,  Seventy-ninth  Pennsylvania  Infantry, 
as  First  Sergeant  and  was  promoted  from  Sergeant 
to  Sergeant-Major  of  his  regiment.  April  22,  1865, 
he  was  promoted  to  Lieutenant  of  Company  C,  and 
was  mustered  out  July  12,  1865.  At  the  battle  of 
Chickamauga,  he  was  wounded  in  the  leg. 

The  subject  of  this  sketch  was  reared  in  Lancas- 
ter and  had  the  advantages  of  a  common-school  ed- 
ucation, and  carried  newspapers  when  a  small  boy 
and  afterwards  clerked  in  a  book-store,  a  few  3'ears 
after  which  he  went  into  a  printing  office,  where  the 
Independent  Whig  and  Inland  Daily  were  published; 
after  a  year  or  two  of  such  work,  he  went  into  the 
employment  of  the  cotton  mills  now  known  as 
John  Farnum  Company  No.  2,  and  he  has  held 
that  position  ever  since,  beginning  at  the  bottom 
round  when  a  boy.  Since  1865,  be  has  been  over- 
seer of  the  carding  department.  He  is  a  charter 
member  of  the  American  Mechanics'  Building  and 
Loan  Association  and  has  been  a  member  of  the 
Board  of  Trustees,  President  two  terms  and  Vice- 
President.  He  is  also  one  of  the  directors  of  the 
Union  Building  and  Loan  Association,  his  son  John 
E.  being  the  solicitor  of  the  same. 

In  Lititz  Mr.  Snyder  was  united  in  marriage 
July  24,  1860,  to  Miss  Margaret  C.  McLane,  born 
in  Lebanon  Count}',  Pa.,  the  daughter  of  Thomas 
McLane,  who  was  born  in  Ireland.  Our  subject 
and  his  wife  are  the  parents  of  four  children: 
Thomas  McLane,  who  died  in  infanc}';  John  E., 
born  April  13,  1863,  a  graduate  of  the  high  school, 
now  an  attorney  in  Lancaster,  and  serving  in   the 


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capacity  of  City  Solicitor;  Robert  Stevens,  who 
died  in  infancy;  and  Bertha,  a  graduate  of  Lancas- 
ter High  School,  as  well  as  the  Normal  at  Millers- 
ville,  and  now  one  of  the  teachers  in  the  city 
schools. 

Our  subject  served  as  a  member  of  the  common 
council  for  many  years,  and  has  held  many  otli- 
cial  positions  in  the  municipal  government  of  Lan- 
caster. He  is  a  member  of  Monterey  Lodge  No. 
242. 1.  0.  O.  F.,  and  has  passed  all  the  chairs  in  that 
lodge;  he  also  belongs  to  Ridgely  Encampment 
No.  407,  and  Lancaster  Lodge  No.  68,  K.  of  P.,  as 
well  as  Lancaster  Lodge  No.  43,  F.  &  A.  M., 
Royal  Arcanum  No.  463,  and  Lancaster  Assembly 
of  Artisans  No.  27.  He  belongs  to  Conestoga  Mu- 
tual Benefit  Association  and  was  one  of  the  orig- 
inal members  and  has  been  its  Secretary  for  years. 
He  was  a  member  of  the  Humane  Fire  Company  for 
many  years  and  served  as  its  Secretary  for  twelve 
years,  until  he  moved  away  from  the  vicinity.  In 
1869  he  was  elected  Vice-President  of  the  company 
and  has  held  the  office  ever  since.  In  religious 
matters,  he  is  identified  with  the  Lutheran  Church 
and  has  been  in  tiie  vestry  for  the  last  fifteen  years 
as  Warden  and  Elder,  and  served  as  Secretary  of 
the  vestry  for  the  last  twelve  3'ears.  Politically, 
he  is  an  active  Republican  and  has  served  on  city 
and  county  committees. 


i>-^<^=^-5- 


WILLIAM  H.  CARR,  M.  D.  Although 
young  in  years,  this  prominent  resi- 
dent of  Lancaster  has  by  determined 
will  and  perseveiance  risen  to  a  high  position 
among  the  practitioners  in  his  community  and  is 
one  of  the  largest  and  most  successful  oculists, 
aurists  and  rhino-larynologists  in  this  portion  of 
the  state.  Dr.  Carr  was  born  in  St.  Clair,  Schuylkill 
County,  this  state,  December  3,  1861,  and  is  the 
son  of  Dr.  Andrew  P.  Carr,  born  on  the  Bay  of 
Bengal. 
The  father  of  our  subject  was  educated  in  Geneva, 


N.  Y.,  and  completed  his  medical  studies  in  the 
University  of  New  York  Cit}'.  He  located  for 
practice  in  St.  Clair,  this  state,  and  during  his  resi- 
dence there  was  one  of  the  most  successful  physi- 
cians in  the  place.  He  makes  a  spccialtj'  of  sur- 
gery, however,  and  has  performed  many  difficult 
operations  during  his  practice  in  the  Philadelphia 
Hospital.  Socially,  Dr.  Andrew  P.  Carr  is  a  Knight 
Templar,  and  in  religious  affairs  belongs  to  the 
Episcopal  Church,  of  which  he  is  Warden  in  St- 
Clair. 

The  mother  of  our  subject  prior  to  her  marriage 
was  known  as  Mis§  Jane  Dungan.  She  was  born 
in  Ireland.  By  her  union  with  Dr.  Carr  she  be- 
came the  mother  of  three  children,  of  whom  our 
subject  was  the  eldest.  His  brother,  Charles  D.,  is 
also  a  prominent  physician,  and  a  graduate  of  Jef- 
ferson Medical  College  in  Philadelphia.  George 
W.  IS  attending  that  institution  and  will  complete 
his  medical  studies  in  1895. 

The  original  of  this  sketch  removed  to  the 
Quaker  City  when  a  lad  of  ten  years  and  there 
completed  his  studies,  graduating  with  the  Class  of 
'77.  He  then  entered  an  academy  in  that  city 
taught  by  Professor  McGanigal,  in  order  to  pre- 
pare himself  to  continue  bis  studies  in  the  Univer- 
sity of  Pennsj'lvania.  Two  years  later  he  entered 
that  institution,  spending  four  years  in  the  medi- 
cal department,  and  was  graduated  with  the  degree 
of  Doctor  of  Medicine  in  1883. 

The  first  eighteen  months  after  graduating  Dr. 
CaiT  attended  to  small-pox  patients  in  Schuylkill 
County,  and  then  returned  to  hospital  work  in 
Philadelphia.  Later  he  took  charge  of  theSchu3'l- 
kill  County  Hospital,  which  he  superintended  for 
two  years,  and  during  this  time  carried  on  his  stud- 
ies of  the  eye  and  ear.  Returning  at  the  expira- 
tion of  that  time  to  Philadelphia,  he  entered  the 
Polytechnic  College  and  was  graduated  in  1887. 
He  then  entered  the  Pennsylvania  Hospital  in  that 
city,  as  physician  on  diseases  of  the  eye,  ear  and 
nose,  and  also  diagnosed  cases  in  this  special  branch 
in  the  German  Hospital. 

Dr.  Carr  has  a  finel}'  equipped  office  at  No.  3 
North  Queen  Street,  while  his  beautiful  residence 
is  located  at  No.  165  East  King  Street.  He  has  the 
finest  refracting  room  in  the  state,  in  which  there 


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is  an  uninterrupted  light,  and  the  suite  devoted 
to  ophthalmic  work  is  painted  black. 

The  marriage  of  our  subject  occurred  in  Potts- 
ville,  in  .September,  1884,  the  lady  on  that  occasion 
being  Miss  Maude  Irene,  daughter  of  AVilliam  D. 
Rudy,  a  prominent  merchant  in  that  place.  In 
social  affairs  the  Doctor  is  a  Mason  of  high  stand- 
ing, belonging  to  Lodge  No.  476.  He  is  connected 
with  the  Lehigh  Vallej'  Medical  and  the  Schuyl- 
kill County  Medical  .Societies,  together  with  the 
State  Medical  AssotMalion,  in  all  of  which  bodies 
he  lakes  an  active  part.  Religiously  he  belongs 
to  St.  .lames'  Kpiscoi)al  Church.  In  politics  the 
Doctor  is  an  ardent  3'oung  Republican,  and  is  in- 
fluential in  the  political  life  of  his  community. 


AMUEL  BARD,  .Su.,  resides  in  Upper  Lea- 
^C-T^  ci>ck  Township,  where  he  has  a  fine  farm 
of  one  hundred  and  fifty  acres,  ninety  of 
which  were  formerly  comprised  in  the  old  home- 
stead. His  prominence  among  the  citizens  of  the 
township  is  the  result  of  his  straightforward  deal- 
ings with  all,  as  well  as  the  enterprise  he  displays 
in  the  management  of  his  affairs.  He  is  well 
known,  for  he  has  spent  his  entire  life  in  this  coun- 
ty and  has  ever  maintained  a  deep  interest  in  its 
progress.  He  is  the  son  of  George  and  Elizabeth 
(Swope)  Bard,  and  was  born  on  the  old  home  farm 
in  the  western  portion  of  this  township  October 
15,  1816. 

The  Bard  family  is  of  German  origin,  the  great- 
grandfather of  our  subject  having  emigrated  from 
the  Fatherland  many  years  ago  and  settled  in  Lan- 
caster Count3%  where  he  took  up  a  large  tract  of 
land  in  Upper  Leacock  Township,  which  still  be- 
longs to  various  representatives  of  the  family. 
His  son,  George  Philip,  was  the  grandfather  of 
Samuel  of  this  sketch  and  spent  his  entire  life  in 
farming  on  the  old  homestead.  His  son,  Georgei 
was  likewise  born  on  that  tract  and  when  starting 
out  for  himself  his  father  gave  him  two  hundred 
acres,  a  portion  of  which  descended  to  our  sub- 
ject. This  gentleman  was  a  prominent  member  of 
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the  Lutheran  Church,  in  the  faith  of  which  he  had 
been  reared.  In  political  belief  he  was  a  Whig 
I  until  the  formation  of  the  Republican  party,  since 
which  time  he  has  voted  for  its  candidates. 

The  mother  of  our  subject  was  the  daughter  of 
Henry  Swope,  a  farmer  of  this  township,  and  by 
her  union  with  George  Bard  she  became  the  moth- 
er of  eight  sons  and  three  daughters,  all  of  whom 
are  deceased  with  the  exception  of  Adam,  who  is 
a  lumber  merchant  of  Reading,  this  state;  Levi,  a 
retired  farmer  of  Cocalico  Township,  Lancaster 
County;  our  subject,  and  Elizabeth,  wife  of  Henry 
Forney,  a  retired  farmer  of  West  Lampeter  Town- 
ship. The  father  died  in  1856,  passing  away  at 
the  age  of  eighty-three  years. 

The  original  of  this  sketch  was  educated  in  the 
district  school,  and  on  the  death  of  his  father  fell 
heir  to  ninety  acres  of  land.  This,  together  with 
the  sixty  acres  which  he  afterward  purchased,  is 
devoted  to  general  agriculture. 

In  1844  Samuel  Bard  was  married  to  Miss  Leah, 
daughter  of  George  Stuck,  a  farmer  of  Earl  Town- 
ship. To  them  was  granted  a  family  of  seven 
children,  of  whom  we  make  the  following  men- 
tion: Henry  is  engaged  in  the  manufacture  of 
spokes  in  Reading,  this  state;  Laura  is  the  wife  of 
Abram  B.  Bausman;  James  is  a  hardware  merchant 
in  Reading;  .Justus  was  the  next  in  order  of  birth; 
Agnes  is  at  home;  Samuel  is  farming  with  his  father, 
and  Ida  is  at  home. 

Mr.  Bard  affiliates  with  the  Republican  party  and 
is  one  of  its  most  ardent  adherents.  Energetic, 
honest,  progressive  and  upnglit,  our  subject  is  one 
of  that  class  of  people  who  build  up  any  section 
and  make  it  to  take  a  high  place  among  the  com- 
munities of  the  state. 


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r~y  EORGE  ROHR,  managing  editor  of  the 
^j"^  Freie  Presse  Publishing  Company,  was 
born  in  Manheim,  Baden,  Germany,  Octo- 
ber 2,  1856.  He  is  the  son  of  John  and  Magdalena 
Rohr,  who  in  1866  crossed  tlie  ocean  to  America 
and  settled  in  Lancaster.    The  death  of  his  father 


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occurred  in  December  of  1893;  the  mother  is  still 
living,  and  is  a  resident  of  Lancaster.  Ilis  educa- 
tion, commenced  in  the  schools  of  Germany,  the 
subject  of  this  sketch  carried  on  in  the  public 
schools  and  St.  Joseph  school  of  Lancaster,  where 
he  has  spent  much  of  his  time  since  a  lad  of 
ten.  At  the  age  of  sixteen  he  was  ai)prenticed  to 
learn  the  trade  of  a  printer  under  Gottlieb  Smith, 
and  after  gaining  a  thorough  knowledge  of  the 
art  preservative,  went  to  Trenton,  where  he  was 
employed  on  a  German  publication  for  three  j'ears. 
Thence  he  proceeded  to  New  York,  where  he  spent 
two  years  in  a  printing  office,  and  later  was  em- 
ployed for  a  similar  period  in  Philadelphia. 

Returning  to  Lancaster  in  the  year  1883,  Mr. 
Rohr  became  an  employe  of  the  Freie  Presse,  and 
since  the  1st  of  February,  1888,  has  been  man- 
aging editor  of  the  daily  paper  issued  by  this 
company.  He  is  a  gentleman  of  superior  intelli- 
gence and  ability,  whose  native  talents  and  in- 
clinations have  led  him  to  adopt  journalism  as  his 
profession,  and  the  success  he  has  met  with  proves 
that  his  selection  was  a  wise  one.  In  Trenton  he 
was  united  in  marriage  with  Miss  Kate  H.  Braun, 
a  native  of  that  city,  and  they  are  the  parents  of 
four  children  now  living. 


OC-t^-H"i-»-i"5--5"i-»»^»»»»4"»»-i"M"i-»:>C> 


JACOB  H.  HERSHEY  is  one  of  the  worthy  old 
settlers  of  East  Hempfleld  Township,  and  is 
now  a  resident  of  Rohrerstown .  He  was  born 
in  this  township  June  4,  1826,  being  a  son 
of  Andrew  and  Annie  (Hartman)  Hershey.  In 
tracing  his  ancestral  historj'  we  find  that  three 
brothers  by  the  name  of  Hershey  came  from  Swit- 
zerland over  one  hundred  and  fifty  years  ago, 
settling  in  this  county.  The  one  from  whom  Ja- 
cob H.  is  a  lineal  descendant  took  up  a  large  tract 
of  land  near  the  city  of  Lancaster,  and  there  his 
son  Jacob  was  born  aud  reared.  He  owned  sev- 
eral farms  and  lived  in  Manor  Township.  By  his 
marriage  with  Barbara  Herstand,of  Donegal  Town- 
ship he  had  the  following  children:  John,  Jacob, 
Henry,   Benjamin,  Andrew,  Mary  and  Elizabeth. 


The  sons  all  married  and  have  families,  but  the  two 
daughters  died  in  earfy  life.  One  son,  Jacob,  re- 
moved to  Ohio,  where  he  owned  a  farm  of  six  hun- 
dred and  eighty  acres,  the  present  site  of  Medina. 
The  other  members  of  the  family  remained  in  this 
county  and  intermarried  with  the  best  and  most 
respected  inhabitants.  One  peculiar  thing  about 
them  is  that  with  very  few  exceptions  they  have 
all  been  Whigs  and  Republicans. 

Andrew  Hershey,  our  subject's  father,  was  born 
in  Manor  Township,  December  16,  1794.  He  was 
a  thrifty  farmer  and  was  reasonably  successful 
though  he  was  in  very  poor  health.  He  was  a 
member  of  the  Dunkard  Church,  and  in  that  faith 
died  March  23,  1837.  February  8,  182.5,  he  mar- 
ried the  daughter  of  Samuel  Hartman,  a  farmer 
of  Manor  Township,  and  by  their  union  were  born 
two  sons  and  two  daughters:  Jacob  H.,  Benjamin, 
who  died  when  about  four  years  old;  Barbara,  wife 
of  Rev.  Jacob  N.  Metzger,  an  Evangelical  minis- 
ter, and  Annie,  widow  of  David  R.  Bower  of  Mid- 
way, Ohio.  The  mother,  who  was  born  October  5, 
1801,  and  was  a  member  of  the  Dunkard  (Ihurch, 
died  June  23,  1862. 

Jacob  H.  Hershey  received  a  public  school  edu- 
cation in  the  township  where  he  was  born,  and 
early  engaged  in  farming.  He  also  operated  a 
mill  for  some  years,  and  in  1867  removed  to  a 
farm  adjacent.  Subsequently  he  was  engaged  in 
the  Revenue  service,  receiving  an  appointment 
from  the  Government,  and  after  the  office  was  abol- 
islied  was  appointed  Deputy-Collector,  a  position 
he  held  with  few  intermissions  until  the  close  of 
Garfield's  administration.  In  1882  he  removed  to 
the  village,  since  which  time  he  has  been  employed 
in  selling  fertilizers  and  making  frequent  journeys 
to  Manor,  East  and  West  Hempfleld,  Lancaster, 
Manheim  and  Norwich  Townships,  in  which  he 
has  also  the  agency  for  Buchanan's  wire  fence. 
For  twelve  years  Mr.  Hershey  served  as  a  School 
Director,  and  is  an  active  Republican.  Religiously 
he  is  a  member  of  the  Church  of  God,  in  whicli  he 
has  been  an  Elder  for  over  half  a  century. 

December  23,  1847,  Mr.  Hershey  married  Annie, 
daughter  of  Jacob  Manning,  who  was  a  carpenter 
in  Washington  Township.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Hershey 
had  born  to  them   the  following  children,  David 


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and  Annie,  who  have  passed  away;  Andrew;  Laura; 
Henry,  Mary,  S3'lvania,  Jacob  and  Sarah,  who  are 
also  deceased.  Andrew  has  been  foreman  of  the 
New  Era  printing  office  of  Lancaster  since  it 
was  organized  fourteen  j^ears  ago,  and  Henrj'  is  a 
cashier  for  George  N.  Steinman  Sz  Co.,  hardware 
dealers  of  Lancaster.  Mrs.  llershey  died  Maj'  12, 
1894,  aged  seventj'-two  years. 


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"T^  DWARD  BOWMAN  ILYUS,  M.  D.,  who  is 
I  O  one  of  the  able  and  leading  medical  prac- 
titioners of  Lancaster,  is  a  sou  of  A.  C. 
Ilyus,  whose  biography  appears  elsewhere  in  this 
volume,  and  who  is  one  of  tlie  honored  old  settlers 
of  this  county.  Dr.  Edward  Ilyus  was  born  in 
Neffsville,  this  county,  October  14,  1860,  and 
passed  his  boyhood  days  in  that  locality,  attend- 
ing the  public  schools  until  fourteen  years  of  age, 
when  he  entered  Millersville  Normal  and  pursued 
his  studies  there  until  the  close  of  the  junior 
j'ear.  For  a  time  he  then  devoted  himself  to  teach- 
ing, having  a  school  for  two  terms,  and  commeiic- 
ing  as  a  pedagogue  at  the  early  age  of  sixteen 
years. 

The  Doctor  was  only  a  youth  of  seventeen  when 
he  took  up  the  study  of  medicine  and  had  for  his 
preceptor  Dr.  E.  J.  Bowman,  a  celebrated  ph_ysician 
of  Neffsville.  In  the  fall  of  1880  young  Ilyus  en- 
tered .Jefferson  Medical  College,  where  he  took  the 
allotted,  course  of  study  and  was  graduated  March 
30,  1882.  Being  a  young  man  of  much  more  than 
ordinary  ability  and  possessed  of  a  retentive  mem- 
ory and  keen  perceptions,  he  stood  at  the  head  of  the 
class,  which  numbered  two  hundred  and  forty-seven 
members  in  the  Department  of  Anatomj-.  Later 
he  took  a  two  years'  extra  course  in  operative  sur- 
gery, receiving  two  diplomas  therefor,  and  under 
the  instruction  of  Dr.  Slioemaker  also  made  a  spe- 
cial study  of  skin  diseases. 

On  commencing  his  professional  career  Dr.  Il- 
yus came  to  Lancaster,  in  1882, and  at  the  end  of  a 
3-ear  went  to  Macon,  Ga.,  there  remaining  for  a 
similar  length  of  time,  but  on  account  of  the  ex- 


treme heat  during  the  summer  season  was  obliged 
to  return  to  the  north.  Accordingly  he  resumed 
his  Lancaster  practice  in  the  fall  of  1884,  and  has 
his  office  at  No.  13  Walnut  Street.  While  in  Ma- 
con he  was  railway  surgeon  for  the  Eastern  Ten- 
nessee, Virginia  ife  Georgia  Railroad,  and  also  for 
the  Georgia  Central  Railway.  He  had  a  large  sur- 
gery practice  in  the  south  and  has  been  very  suc- 
cessful in  general  practice  as  well.  For  three 
years  he  has  been  a  health  officer  and  is  identified 
with  the  Lancaster  City  and  County  Medical  So- 
cieties, and  when  the  Pathological  Association  was 
founded  became  its  Secretary,  wliich  position  he 
held  for  two  3'ears. 

In  January,  1884,  Dr.  Ilyus  married  Miss  Rosa 
Burwell,  the  ceremony  being  performed  in  Phila- 
delphia. Mrs.  Ilyus  was  born  in  Franklin  County, 
Va.,  being  a  daughter  of  Arraistead  L.  Burwell,  a 
tobacco  manufacturer  and  a  prominent  Virginian. 
His  father.  General  Burwell,  had  charge  of  a  eom- 
panj'  in  the  Revolutionary  War.  The  founder  of 
the  family  in  America  was  Maj.  Lewis  Burwell, 
who  left  England  in  1640  to  make  a  settlement  in 
Virginia.  In  the  line  of  descent  from  him  was 
Major  Nathaniel  and  his  son,  Arraistead,  who  was 
President  of  the  Council  of  Virginia.  The  son 
of  the  latter,  Col.  Lewis,  married  the  daughter  of 
Col.  John  and  Mary  Spottiswoode,  the  former 
of  whom  was  archbishop  of  St.  Andrews  and  a  di- 
rect descendant  of  Governor  Spottiswoode,  of  Vir- 
ginia. Her  great-grandfather  brought  the  Magna 
Charta,  established  the  Order  of  the  Golden  Horse- 
shoe and  located  the  first  iron  furnace  to  be  put 
up  in  the  United  States  in  the  Old  Dominion.  For 
his  second  wife  Colonel  Lewis  Burwell  married  a 
cousin  of  ex-President  William  Henry  Harrison, 
and  their  son  John,  the  grandfather  of  Mrs.  Ilyus, 
was  born  in  1776,  and  owned  the  beautiful  plan- 
tation called  Greenwood,  situated  in  Franklin 
County,  Va.  Colonel  Burwell  equipped  a  regi- 
ment without  receiving  a  cent  from  the  Govern- 
ment and  led  them  through  the  Revolutionary 
War.  He  was  a  very  prominent  man  and  was  for 
fourteen  years  a  member  of  the  Virginia  Legisla- 
ture. The  father  of  Mrs.  Ilyus  owned  the  beauti- 
ful plantation  in  Franklin  County  known  as 
Wayerly.     For   his   wife   he    wedded   Mary   Elis 


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Bowlin,  of  an  old  and  honorable  family,  whose 
ancestors  came  to  this  country  from  the  borders  of 
England  and  Scotland  at  the  time  of  King  James. 
By  intermarriage  the  family  was  connected  with 
seven  signers  of  the  Declaration  of  Independence. 
The  wife  of  the  Doctor  attended  school  near  her 
home  and  at  a  ladies'  seminary  in  New  Orleans. 
She  was  given  the  best  advantages  to  be  had,  as  her 
parents  were  very  wealthy.  Her  father  died  in 
1884,  and  his  widow  is  still  living  at  the  old 
homestead.  Dr.  and  Mrs.  Ilyus  have  had  two 
children,  Mar^'  Burwell,  who  died  at  the  .age  of 
two  years,  and  Edna  Spottiswoode. 

Dr.  Ilyus  is  a  member  of  the  Frist  Presbyterian 
Church,  of  which  he  is  a  Trustee, and  formerly  was 
Sunday-school  Superintendent.  Socially  he  be- 
longs to  the  Knights  of  Malta,  and  has  been  Trus- 
tee in  his  lodge.  He  uses  his  right  of  franchise  in 
favor  of  Republican  nominees  and  principles,  and 
is  devoted  to  the  welfare  of  the  general  public. 


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<iTT  UGUSTUS  D.  KILLIAN,  the  obliging  agent 
/  \  for  the  Adams  Express  Company  at  Lan- 
caster, was  born  in  Lancaster  in  1853, 
and  is  the  son  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  John  S.  Killian. 
The  father  was  a  tinner  by  trade,  and  his  parents 
came  from  Scotland.  He  worked  at  his  trade  in 
Lancaster  for  a  number  of  years,  but  later  engaged 
in  the  manufacture  of  cigars,  which  he  retailed  on 
East  Chestnut  Street,  and  also  dealt  in  leaf  tobacco 
quite  extensively.  Politically  he  was  a  Republi- 
can, and  stood  high  in  every  community  in  which 
he  lived;  he  died  in  1877.  Our  subject's  mother, 
whose  maiden  name  was  Diehl,  was  born  in  Berks 
County,  Pa.,  and  there  grew  to  womanhood.  She 
is  a  member  of  the  Church  of  God.  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
John  Killian  were  the  parents  of  six  children,  five 
of  whom  are  living,  our  subject  being  the  third 
eldest. 

Augustus  D.  attended  the  public  schools  at  Lan- 
caster and  Yeates  Institute,  from  which  he  was 
graduated  when  fifteen  years  of  age;  soon  afterward 


he  received  the  appointment  of  messenger  of  the 
Adams  Express  Company,  running  between  Lan- 
caster, Columbia  and  Philadelphia,  and  making  the 
round  trip  every  twenty-four  hours.  He  followed 
this  for  eight  years  and  was  considered  one  of  the 
best  messengers  on  the  road.  At  the  end  of  that 
period  he  was  promoted  to  be  agent  of  the  same 
company  at  York,  where  he  remained  ten  years, 
making  a  splendid  official  record. 

A  good  business  man  is  always  in  demand  for 
official  positions,  hence  it  was  that  he  served  on 
the  Council  at  York  from  the  Third  Ward,  and 
held  other  important  positions  of  public  trust,  being 
elected  on  the  Republican  ticket,  notwithstanding 
the  ward  was  strongly  Democratic.  After  several 
years  he  was  made  route  agent  for  the  express 
company,  with  headquarters  at  Erie,  and  continued 
in  that  position  two  3'ears,  and  upon  his  own  re- 
quest was  made  .agent  at  Elniira,  N.Y.  There  he  re- 
mained one  j'ear,  and  was  later  called  to  the  Lancas- 
ter office  to  take  charge  of  the  extensive  express 
business  at  that  point,  which  is  the  largest  express 
office  between  Pittsburg  and  Philadelphia,  and  nine 
men  are  employed  under  him.  Since  his  first  ap- 
pointment to  an  office  with  the  company  he  has 
never  been  off  from  the  pa}'  rolf.  During  his 
residence  at  York  he  was  interested  in  all  of  the 
enterprises  of  that  place,  and  was  instrumental  in 
building  up  the  same. 

Like  most  men  possessing  good  sense,  our  sub- 
ject took  to  himself  a  companion  iu  1876,  in  the 
person  of  Miss  Patience  Ilinkle,  to  whom  he  was 
married  at  Columbia.  Mrs.  Killian  is  a  native  of 
that  city,  and  the  daughter  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  John 
Kinkle,  who  are  retired  farmers.'  Two  children 
have  been  born  of  this  union:  Guy,  a  graduate  of 
the  high  school  in  the  Class  of  '94,  and  Marion. 
Mr.  Killian  is  an  acceptable  member  of  the  Masonic 
order,  belonging  to  Columbia  Lodge  No.  286,  F.  & 
A.  M.  Believing  the  principles  of  the  Republican 
party  are  calculated  to  best  advance  the  interests 
of  the  age  in  which  he  lives,  he  is  identified  with 
it.  Mrs.  Killian  is  an  exemplary  member  of  St. 
John's  Lutheran  Church. 

For  a  man  but  forty  years  of  age  our  subject  has 
■nade  an  enviable  reputation.  Beginning  his  active 
life  at  an  early  age,  and   choosing  a  calling   for 


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which  he  was  b^-  nature  gifted,  he  steadilj-  pursued 
the  same  to  the  satisfaction  of  those  for  whom  he 
labored.  lie  has  been  constantly  in  the  employ  of 
the  Adams  Express  Company  since  September  10, 
1868,  when  he  began  as  a  messenger,  and  in  each 
position  proved  himself  worthj'  of  promotion. 


JG.  GALBRAITH  is  one  of  the  largest  con- 
tractors for  artificial  stone,  granolithic  and 
asphaltum  block  pavement  in  Lancaster  and 
gives  emploj'ment  to  large  forces  of  men. 
His  home  has  been  made  in  this  city  for  only  about 
seven  years,  but  he  has  built  up  a  large  trade  and 
has  had  as  many  contracts  on  hand  as  lie  could 
well  undertake  at  all  times.  He  is  enterprising  and 
liberal  and  a  thoroughly  puhlic-sinrited  citizen. 

Mr.  Galbraith  was  born  in  Marietta,  Lancaster 
County-,  July  28,  1839,  being  a  grandson  of  Hon. 
1!.  Galbraith,  who  was  born  in  Lancaster  in  1735 
and  was  one  of  the  most  noted  citizens  of  the  place 
at  that  early  day.  During  the  Revolulionaiy  War 
he  mustered  in  troops  from  Lancaster  in  the  official 
capacity  of  Marshal.  He  represented  this  district 
in  the  First  Pennsylvania  Legislature  held  in 
Philadelphia,  and  was  one  of  the  originators  of  the 
bill  introduced  into  the  House  for  abolishing 
slavery  in  Pennsylvania.  He  was  one  of  three 
brothers  who  owned  farms  on  Catasauqua  Creek 
and  also  operated  a  mill.  During  the  trouble  at 
Valley  Forge  they  gave  two  hundred  barrels  of 
flour  to  the  troops.  Their  father  was  a  Presbyte- 
rian, who  came  to  this  locality  from  Ediuburg, 
Scotland,  by  way  of  Ireland,  where  he  resided  for 
a  short  lime  in  the  northern  part  of  the  country. 
Hon.  Mr.  Galbraith  died  in  1804  after  his  long  and 
patriotic  career.  His  son,  our  subject's  father,  who 
bore  the  same  Christian  name,  was  born  in  this 
city  and  died  in  1848,  at  the  age  of  forty-four  years. 
He  learned  his  trade  of  cabinet-maker  in  Har- 
risburg,  and  followed  that  occupation  for  some 
years  in  Bainbridge.  He  married  Elizabeth  Bell, 
who  was  born  in  Dauphin  County,  and  whose  death 
occurred  in  1889,  when  m  her  eightieth  year.  She 
was  a  member  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church, 


while  her  husband  was  affiliated  with  the  Presby- 
terian denomination.  Her  father,  William  Bell, 
emigrated  from  the  North  of  Ireland  to  Dauphin 
County,  where  he  engaged  in  farming.  During 
the  War  of  1812,  in  which  he  was  a  soldier,  he 
died  at  Black  Rock,  on  Lake  Erie. 

Our  subject  is  one  of  six  sons  who  grew  to  ma- 
turity'. He  and  all  of  his  brothers  were  in  the  war 
at  one  time  and  during  the  same  period  their 
mother  was  Postmistress  at  Bainbridge.  William, 
the  eldest,  who  now  lives  in  Havana,  111.,  went 
into  the  service  on  the  emergency  call  in  1863; 
James  was  a  member  of  the  Forty-fifth  Pennsylva- 
nia Infantr}'  and  died  in  Bainbridge  in  1873;  John 
was  a  member  of  the  First  Pennsylvania  Infantry; 
Frank  belonged  to  the  One  Hundred  and  Twenty- 
second  Pennsylvania  Infantr}';  and  Burt  enlisted 
on  the  emergency  call  in  1863. 

The  bo5'hood  of  J.  G.  Galbraith  was  pasSed  in 
Bainbridge,  and  wheji  he  w.as  only  nine  years  old 
he  commenced  as  towboy  on  the  Pennsylvania 
Canal.  Afterward  he  learned  the  machinist's  trade 
in  Harrisburg.  April  19,  1861,  on  the  first  tap  of 
the  drum,  he  offered  his  services  to  the  Union  and 
was  enlisted  as  a  member  of  Company  A,  Tenth 
Pennsylvauia  Infantry,  for  three  months'  service. 
He  was  mustered  out  in  July,  and  in  November, 
1862,  re-enlisted,  being  assigned  to  Company  A, 
One  Hundred  and  Seventy-third  Regiment.  He 
participated  in  the  battle  of  Gettysburg  and  for  a 
long  period  was  stationed  in  the  Dismal  Swamp. 
Once  again,  in  1864,  he  returned  to  the  ranks  as 
Second  Lieutenant  of  Company  H,  One  Hundred 
and  Ninety-fifth  Pennsylvania  Infantry, and  served 
until  the  close  of  the  war,  his  final  mustering  out 
taking  place  inJanuarj',  1866. 

Returning  to  Bainbridge,  Mr.  Galbraith  pur- 
chased a  boat  plying  on  the  canal  and  carrying 
coal  and  lumber  between  Wilkes  Barre  and  Balti- 
more. When  in  partnership  with  his  brother  they 
lost  the  boat  "Adolphus"  owned  by  John  Gal- 
braith. His  own  boat,  of  which  he  was  Captain 
for  four  years,  was  called  "The  Virtue."  He  turned 
his  attention  to  the  paving  business,  being  fore- 
man for  a  paving  company  in  Philadelphia  for 
sixteen  years,  having  the  entire  working  manage- 
ment of  the  business  and  often  as  many  as  sixty 


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men  under  bis  supervision.  With  the  practical 
experience  thus  gained  he  concluded  to  start  in 
business  for  himself  in  the  same  line,  and  in  1887, 
carrying  out  this  idea,  he  came  to  Lancaster.  The 
fine  quality  of  cement  which  he  uses  in  his  business 
is  imported  from  Belgium,  the  sand  is  obtained  at 
Cape  May,  the  asphaltum  from  Trinidad,  South 
America,  and  the  granite  from  Point  Deposit.  He 
employs  about  thirty  men  during  the  busy  season 
and  gives  his  personal  supervision  to  the  work. 

In  Bainbridge  Mr.  Galbraith  was  married  in 
in  1867  to  Mary,  daughter  of  John  Filbert,  a  hotel 
man.  Mrs.  Galbraith  was  born  at  Shamokin  Dam, 
Snyder  County,  Pa.,  and  departed  this  life  in  Phil- 
adelphia in  1886.  Of  her  Bve  children  William 
and  Mary  are  deceased,  and  the  others  are  Emily, 
a  graduate  of  the  Philadelphia  High  School; 
Charles,  who  was  graduated  from  the  same  institu- 
tion and  is  a  mechanic;  and  Annie,  who  lives  at 
home. 

Mr.  Galbraith  is  a  stockholder  in  the  Morning 
News  Company,  and  owns  stock  in  mines  and  other 
industries.  His  own  residence  is  finely  improved 
and  a  most  desirable  home.  Socially  he  belongs  to 
Lamberton  Lodge  No.  62,  F.  &  A.  M.,  is  a  Royal 
Arch  Mason  and  Past  Grand  in  the  Odd  Fellows' 
society.  In  addition  to  those  mentioned  he  is  con- 
nected with  the  Order  of  Elks  and  with  George  H. 
Thomas  Post  No.  84,  G.  A.  R.  Politically  he  is  a 
Republican  of  the  truest  and  best  sense.  In  his 
religious  belief  he  is  a  Methodist,  belonging  to  the 
Lancaster  congregation. 


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WILLIAM  HENRY  H.  KINZER  owns  a 
portion  of  tlie  old  homestead  near  New 
Holland  in  East  Earl  Township,  which 
has  been  handed  down  from  father  to  son  for  sev- 
eral generations.  He  also  has  made  a  specialty  in 
dealing  in  cattle  and  hogs,  and  has  made  a  finan- 
cial success  of  this  business.  For  eighteen  years 
past  he  has  been  interested  in  the  lumber  business 
at  Poplar  Bluffs,  Mo.,  where  the  company  to  which 
he  belongs  owns  six  thousand  acres  of  timber  land, 


and  is  capitalized  at  $100,000.  This  is  an  im- 
mense concern,  and  some  five  million  feet  of  lum- 
ber are  its  output  each  year,  thus  giving  employ- 
ment to  one  hundred  and  fifty  hands  the  year 
round. 

The  Kinzers  are  of  German  origin,  one  Jacob 
Kinzer  having  left  Nuremburg  with  a  colon >'  of 
Lutherans  about  1730.  He  settled  in  Earl  Town- 
ship, Lancaster  County,  where  he  took  up  large 
tracts  of  land,  the  main  part  of  which  is  still 
owned  by  his  descendants.  Of  his  family,  Michael 
was  our  subject's  great-grandfather,  and  he  also 
carried  on  a  farm  near  New  Holland.  His  son, 
George,  was  the  next  in  descent.  He  was  born 
February  18,  1788,  and  died  in  1834.  He  was  a 
farmer,  merchant  and  distiller.  In  1800  he  mar- 
ried Anna  M.  Ellmaker,  and  their  eldest  son  was 
Amos  S.,  our  subject's  father,  who  was  born  Feb- 
ruary 23,  1803,  and  died  in  .September,  1876. 

Amos  S.  Kinzer  was  educated  partially  at  Lewis 
Boarding  School  in  Chester  County,  this  state. 
His  first  enterprise  was  as  a  hotel-keeper,  and  he 
built  the  house  known  as  Blue  Ball,  at  Blue  Ball 
village.  On  the  death  of  his  father  he  returned 
to  the  homestead,  and  for  a  few  years  followed 
distilling  as  well  as  agriculture,  but  finally  turned 
his  attention  exclusively  to  farming.  In  1823  he 
went  in  company  with  Thomas  Himes  to  St.  Louis, 
Mo.,  on  horseback,  making  an  average  of  forty 
miles  per  day.  St.  Louis  was  then  a  French  trad- 
ing post  with  little  promise  of  the  future  in  store 
for  it.  The  young  men  went  to  work  in  a  saw- 
mill, but  young  Kinzer  was  taken  sick  with  malarial 
fever,  and  at  once  returned  home  by  way  of  Louis- 
ville. He  was  an  active  member  of  the  Lutheran 
Church,  and  an  anti-Mason.  In  politics  he  was  a 
Whig,  and  a  prominent  man  in  his  locality.  He 
was  twice  married.  January  23,  1827,  he  wedded 
Maria  Himes,  daughter  of  Thomas  and  Catherine 
Himes,  of  Salisbury  Township,  by  whom  he  had 
three  children:  Catherine,  who  married  Samuel 
High,  of  Lancaster;  George  H.,  who  was  lost  with  all 
on  board  the  steamer  "Golden  Gate,"  July  27,  1862, 
while  coming  from  San  Francisco;  and  Theodore, 
a  lumber  merchant  of  Lancaster.  His  second  mar- 
riage was  with  Elizabeth  Hurst,  the  ceremony  be- 
ing celebrated  September  15,  1836.     To  them  were 


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born  Anna  M..  who  married  Albert  Mcllvane,  of 
Paradise  Towusliip;  Annie  E.,  deceased;  AVilliaru 
H.  H.,  of  tliis  sketch;  and  Edwin  A.,  who  died  in 
infancy.  The  father  upon  his  demise  was  buried 
in  the  Xew  Holland  Lutheran  Cemetery'  by  the 
side  of  many  of  his  ancestors.  He  was  a  noble 
type  of  the  German-American  citizen,  possessed  of 
••enerous  and  genial  qualities. 

William  H.  H.  Kinzer  w.is  born  in  East  Earl 
Township,  on  hjs  present  farm,  October  24.  1840 
His  education  was  obtained  in  the  Coatesville 
Seminary,  and  subsequently  he  taught  school  for 
five  terms.  He  then  returned  to  the  home  farm, 
where  he  has  remaiued  ever  since.  The  place  com- 
prises one  hundred  and  eighty  acres,  one-half  of 
the  original  estate.  This  land  was  taken  up  bj' 
Hon.  John  W.  Kitera,  Congressman  from  this  dis- 
trict, about  1750.  July  9,  1863,  our  subject  en- 
listed in  Company  K,  Forty-seventh  Pennsylvania 
Regiment,  as  a  Sergeant,  and  was  discliarged  on  the 
14th  of  the  following  August.  He  is  a  member  of 
the  Lutheran  Church,  and  is  a  stanch  Republican. 
For  three  successive  terms  he  has  served  as  a 
School  Director. 

May  12,  1868,  Mr.  Kinzer  married  Emma,  daugh- 
ter of  George  Ruth,  a  farmer  of  Berks  County, 
Pa.  Their  children  are  as  follows:  Amos  S.,  Will- 
iam H.,  now  attending  the  West  Chester  State  Nor- 
mal; Bessie,  who  died  in  1886,  aged  six  years; 
Sallie  B.,  who  died  in  infancj-;  and  Marianna,  now 
in  her  ninth  year.  Amos  S.,  the  eldest  son,  is  now 
pursuing  his  studies  in  tiie  Pennsylvania  Univer- 
sit3',  and  will  graduate  in  1896  from  the  medical 
department.  He  formerly  attended  the  West  Ches- 
ter State  Normal  School,  and  after  leaving  there, 
taught  successfully  for  two  terms  in  the  home  dis- 
trict and  in  Elizabeth  Township. 


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JAMP:S  H.    WARNER,  an  architect    residing 
in  the  city   of   Lancaster,  has   many  monu- 
ments to  his  skill  as  a  designer  of   beautiful 
buildings,  but  a  more  lasting  record  should 
be  made  for  him,  hence  the  following  biographical 
notice:  He  was  born  in  London    in  1860,  the  son 


of  Col.  William  Warner,  a  native  of  Cambridge- 
shire; he  was  also  a  civil  engineer  and  worked 
for  the  Government.  He  died  in  the  service  of 
his  countr}-  in  the  year  1865.  lie  was  a  young 
man  at  the  lime  of  his  death  and  was  Colonel 
of  an  engineering  corps.  Our  subject's  mother 
was  born  in  Kent.  He  was  the  only  member  of 
his  family  who  came  to  America.  He  was  grad- 
uated from  the  City  College  of  London  and  from 
the  School  of  Design  of  South  Kensington  in 
1882,  and  came  to  America  the  same  year.  He 
spent  one  year  in  New  York  City,  and  then  vis- 
ited Boston,  Philadelphia  and  Chicago,  remaining' 
in  the  latter  city  three  years.  From  tliere  he  went 
to  Canada,  and  soon  afterward  returned  to  Buffalo, 
N.  Y.,  and  from  that  city  to  Harrisburg,  practicing 
his  profession.  He  had  as  partner  a  Mr.  Smith, 
an  architect  at  Reading  and  Harrisburg.  In  1888 
he  removed  to  Lancaster  and  opened  an  office  in 
the  Eshleman  Building,  and  has  designed  many 
buildings  since  his  coming  to  Lancaster,  includ- 
ing magnificent  school  buildings  and  fine  resi- 
dences. 

Mr.  Warner  is  an  honored  member  of  the  Ma- 
sonic fraternity,  belonging  to  Lodge  No.  43,  F.  & 
A.  M.,  and  is  a  Royal  Arch  Mason.  Politically  he 
is  a  Republican. 


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JOHN  CHAMBERS.  Years  after  a  stone  alone 
remains  to  tell  the  story  of  their  lives,  the 
memories  of  the  war  heroes  will  be  cherished 
by  the  generations  who  follow  them,  and 
upon  whose  lives  their  valor  has  left  a  lasting 
impress.  Lancaster  County  was  well  represented 
among  the  soldiers  who  defended  the  Stars  and 
Stripes,  and  one  of  the  number  who  did  valiant 
service  for  the  cause  of  the  Union  was  Mr.  Cham- 
bers, one  of  Lancaster's  successful  business  men 
and  honored  citizens. 

A  native  of  the  city  where  he  now  makes  his 
home,  the  subject  of  this  sketch  was  born  August 
20,  1841,  the  son  of  James  and  Anna  Eliza  (Dow- 
art)    Chambers.     The    family    was   established   in 


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Pennsylvania  many  years  ago.  Our  subject's  father 
was  born  in  Lancaster  in  1814, and  in  early  life  fol- 
lowed the  trade  of  a  comb  maker,  but  later  filled 
tbe  position  of  division  boss  on  the  Pennsylvania 
Railroad  for  thirty-six  years.  He  died  of  cholera 
during  the  epidemic  of  that  disease  in  Lancaster 
in  1866,  being  tlien  forty-eiglit  years  of  age.  His 
wife  survived  until  1889,  when  she  died,  at  the  age 
of  seventy  years.  In  politics  a  Democrat,  he  was 
prominent  in  his  party,  and  upon  its  ticket  was 
elected  to  a  number  of  local  offices.  He  served  as 
Superintendent  of  the  City  Water  Works  one  term. 
He  was  a  man  held  in  iiigli  regard  by  his  associ- 
ates and  was  a  devoted  Christian,  belonging  to  the 
Reformed  Church.  Socially  he  was  a-  member  of 
Lancaster  Lodge  No.  67,  L  O.  O.  P.,  and  Washing- 
ton Encampment. 

In  the  family  of  James  and  Ann  Eliza  Cham- 
bers there  were  eiglit  children,  as  follows:  John; 
Andrew,  who  since  1863  lias  been  an  engineer  on 
the  Pennsylvania  Railroad,  and  is  a  resident  of 
Philadelphia;  Henry,  who  died  at  the  age  of  one 
and  one-half  years;  Charles,  collector  for  the  Penn- 
sylvania Railroad;  Margaret,  who  died  at  the  age 
of  two  years;  Maria,  James  and  Harry.  In  the 
public  and  high  schools  of  Lancaster  our  subject 
received  a  fair  education.  At  the  age  of  fifteen 
he  left  school  and  began  to  learn  the  printer's 
trade,  but  after  one  year's  apprenticeship  he  se- 
cured a  position  as  an  employe  in  a  comb  factory. 
For  a  time  he  was  with  tbe  Adams  Express  Com- 
pany, and  afterward  learned  the  trade  of  coach 
building  with  Cox,  Decker  &  Co.,  remaining  with 
them  four  years. 

At  the  first  call  for  troops  at  the  outbreak  of  the 
Rebellion,  John  Chambers  enlisted  with  the  old 
Fencible  Military  Band  for  three  months'  service 
in  Company  F,  First  Pennsylvania  Infantry.  Af- 
terwards he  enlisted  for  three  years  as  a  member 
of  the  Seventy-ninth  Pennsylvania  Infantry,  and 
took  part  with  his  regiment  in  the  battles  of 
Chickamauga,  Missionary  Ridge,  Chattanooga  and 
Bentonville,  as  well  as  man}^  minor  engagements. 
For  two  years  he  was  with  the  Seventy-ninth,  and 
after  a  total  period  of  service  of  two  years  and  four 
months  was  mustered  out  at  Harrisburg,  Pa. 

On  his  return  home  Mr.  Chambers  resumed  work 


at  his  trade.  Some  time  later  he  entered  into  part- 
nership as  a  member  of  the  firm  of  McGinnis, 
Chambers  &  Co.,  at  Carlisle,  Pa.,  where  he  remained 
one  year.  Returning  to  Lancaster,  he  worked  for 
six  years  in  the  employ  of  Stigerwalt  &  Doerson, 
after  which  he  was  for  three  years  a  member  of  the 
firm  of  Edgerly  &  Co.  He  was  then  foreman  in 
the  paint  shop  of  Norbeck  &  Miley,  holding  that 
position  twelve  years.  In  1889  he  stai'ted  in  busi- 
ness with  L.  C.  Palmer,  under  the  firm  title  of 
Chambers  &  Palmer,  which  is  well  known  as  one 
of  the  most  reliable  firms  of  the  county.  They 
occupy  a  two-story  building  at  Nos.  616  to  620 
East  King  Street,  Lancaster,  where  they  have  a 
factory,  60x30  feetin  dimensions,  with  an  addition 
20x30.  As  many  as  ejghteen  men  are  at  times  em- 
ployed, and  the  products  of  the  factory  are  of  uni- 
form grade  and  superior  quality. 

In  social  matters  Mr.  Chambers  belongs  to  Lan- 
caster Lodge  No.  67,  L  O.  O.  F.,  and  Washington 
Encampment.  He  also  affiliates  with  the  Knights 
of  the  Mystic  Chain,  holding  membership  with 
Stevens'  Castle  Lodge  No.  4.  Politically  he  is  a 
Democrat.  In  religious  belief  he  advocates  the 
doctrines  of  the  Reformed  Church.  In  1864  he 
was  united  in  marriage  with  Miss  Cecelia  Ilagg, 
and  they  are  the  parents  of  seven  children,  namely: 
Emma;  James,  who  is  foreman  in  the  wagon  shops 
at  Reading;  Charles,  who  lives  in  Jersey  Cit}'; 
William,  who  died  in  1890;  Daisy,  John  and  Ann 
Eliza. 


i^TT    LLEN  W.  MENTZER,  engaged  in  the  man- 
/     \     ufacture  of  cigars  at  Ephrata,  is  a  native 
of  this  countj',  having  been  born  in  West 
Cocalico  Township,  January  2.5,  1836.     He   is  the 
son  of  John  and  Catherine  (Weidman)  Mentzer, 
also  nativesof  this  section,  where  they  were  highly 
respected.     Catherine   Mentzer  was  a  daughter  of 
Jacob    Weidman,    whose   father's    name   was  also 
.Jacob,  and  who  came  from  Wurtemberg,  Germany. 
Frederick  Mentzer,  the  grandfather  of  our  sub- 
ject, was  likewise  a  native  of  this  county,  where 
his  father,  who  bore  the  name  of  Conrad,  lived  on 


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a  farm,  and  was  a  man  possessed  of  considerable 
means.  Frederick  Mentzer  married  Miss  Elizabeth 
Schneider,  and  to  them  were  born  a  son  and 
daufjhter,  the  latter  being  named  Susanna. 

Tiie  father  of  our  subject  was  also  a  farmer  and 
dealt  quite  extensively  in  stock.  He  was  born 
March  27,  1796,  and  spent  his  entire  life  on  the 
old  homestead  in  West  Cocalico  Township.  In 
politics  he  was  a  Republican  after  the  formation  of 
the  party.  He  was  an  Klder  in  the  Lutheran  Churcli, 
with  wiiich  bodj  he  had  been  connected  for  man\' 
years.  The  four  sons  and  two  daughters  compris- 
ing the  parental  family  were:  Levi;  Israel,  wlio 
died  April  26,  1883,  aged  fifty-six  years;  Joiin; 
Allen  W.;  Catherine,  who  died  December  29,1891, 
aged  sixty-eight;  and  Elizabetli,  who  died  in  Ak- 
ron, Oliio.  The  father  died  September  29,  1868, 
aged  seventy-three  yeai-s,  and  his  good  wife,  who 
was  born  May  9,  1794,  departed  this  life  Marcli  1, 
1868,  in  her  seventy-fourth  year. 

Tlie  original  of  this  skelcli  attended  the  schools 
of  his  native  township  until  he  was  fifteen  years 
oil!,  then  took  a  short  course  at  the  Howard  Acad- 
emy, Chester  County;  afterward  he  took  a  course 
of  instruction  from  Professor  Montgomer}',  of 
Millersvillc,  Pa.,  then  taught  school  for  two  terms 
under  Superintendent  Wici\crshara.  At  the  expira- 
tion of  that  time,  at  the  age  of  nineteen,  we  find 
liim  located  at  Indiantown,  this  county,  where  he 
opened  up  a  mercantile  establishment,  and  after 
conducting  a  good  trade  for  eight  }-ears  purch.ased 
the  stock  and  property  of  E.  C.  Kealing,  of  .Schoe- 
neck,  continuing  the  two  stores,  and  conducting 
the  business  successfully  for  four  years,  at  the  end 
of  which  time  he  sold  out  to  Elias  Stober,  of  Lin- 
coln. He  tlien  moved  to  Millbach,  Lebanon  Coun- 
ty, and  purchased  the  farm  of  his  father-in-law, 
Isaac  Gibbel,  and  farmed  for  three  years.  He  then 
rented  tiie  farm  and  purchased  the  interest  of 
Isaac  Bucher,  of  the  firm  of  Bucher  &  Co.,  mer- 
chants of  Schaefferstown,  Pa.,  and  moved  to  that 
point  and  conducted  business  under  the  firm  name 
of  Bucher  it  Mentzer  for  seven  years.  He  then 
purchased  the  interest  of  Rev.  Christian  C.  Bucher. 
his  partner,  and  moved  the  stock  of  goods  to 
Ephrata  in  April,  1878,  where  he  i)urchased  six 
acres  of  land,  and  erected  thereon  his  large  cigar 


factory.  It  is  built  of  brick,  is  40x80  feet  in  dimen- 
sions, three  stories  in  height  and  is  fitted  with  all 
the  improved  appliances  for  carrying  on  his  busi- 
ness in  the  most  profitable  and  speedy  manner. 
Mr.  Mentzer  gives  employment  to  one  hundred 
men  in  his  factory  and  is  at  the  head  of  the  larg- 
est establishment  of  the  kind  in  this  section.  One 
acre  was  devoted  to  an  extensive  coal  yard  and  resi- 
dence, the  former  being  operated  by  the  son  of  our 
subject,  Milton.  The  remainder  of  the  six  acres 
was  laid  out  in  town  lots  and  disposed  of,  and  is  all 
built  up  with  residences  and  occupies  three  squares. 
lie  possesses  much  valuable  property  in  the  city 
and  is  regarded  by  its  inhabitants  as  one  of  its 
most  progressive  and  successful  business  men.  Mr. 
Mentzer  owns  a  farm  of  ninety-five  acres  in  Mid- 
dle Creek,  this  township,  besides  having  a  one- 
third  interest  in  a  tract  of  sixty  acres  adjoining 
the  borough  of  Ephrata,  fifteen  of  which  have  been 
laid  out  in  city  lots  and  sold.  He  is  also  interested 
in  the  Ephrata  Flour  Mills  and  in  various  ways 
has  aided  very  m.aterially  in  upbuilding  the  place 
and  contributes  liberally  of  his  means  to  the  sup- 
port of  every  worthy  enterprise. 

In  [;olitical  relations  our  subject  is  a  stanch  Re- 
publican and  on  that  ticket  was  elected  a  member 
of  the  Town  Council.  In  i-eligious  affairs  he  is  a 
devoted  member  of  the  German  Baptist  Church, 
w^ith  which  he  has  been  connected  for  many  years. 
Mr.  Mentzer  was  married  November  5,  1857,  to 
Miss  Fianna  Gibbel,  and  to  tiiem  have  been  granted 
the  following  named  children:  Sallie  A.,  John  F., 
Hiram  G.,  Milton  G.,  Ida  G.  and  Isaac  G. 

For  thirty-eight  years  Mr.  Mentzer  has  been  in 
the  mercantile  business,  sixteen  of  which  have  been 
passed  in  this  city.  He  first  commenced  business 
here  in  1878  in  the  building  formerly  owned  and 
operated  by  John  Gross  and  purchased  the  same 
together  with  the  six  acres  of  land  in  1882,  and 
erected  the  mammoth  store  building  on  the  corner 
of  Main  and  State  Streets,  now  occupied  by  A.  W. 
Mentzer  &  Sons  in  1888.  They  carry  a  large  and 
extensive  stock  of  general  merchandise,  the  first 
and  second  floors  being  occupied  by  the  stock, 
while  the  third  floor  is  used  as  a  public  hall.  The 
store  building  is  of  the  latest  design,  is  heated 
throughout    with  steam  and  has  all    the  modern 


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improvements,  and  is  one  of  the  most  extensive 
stores  in  the  county.  The  firm  operating  this  en- 
terprise is  composed  of  A.  W.  Mentzer,  Dr.  John 
F.  and  llirani  G.,  under  the  st^'Ie  of  A.  W.  Ment- 
zer &  Sons. 


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KEDERICK  K.  HEISE.  In  noting  the  ca- 
reers of  the  men  to  whom  the  county  is 
indebted  for  its  progress  and  its  high 
standing  among  the  galaxy  of  counties  of  the 
Keystone  State,  mention  properly  belongs  to  the 
gentleman  above-named,  who  is  a  successful  and 
energetic  business  man  of  Mountville.  His  entire 
life  has  been  passed  within  Fennsj'lvania,  and  he 
was  born  in  Clearfield  Count}-  on  the  23d  of  April, 
1838,  being  a  member  of  the  family  of  George  W. 
and  Mary  (Jury)  Heise. 

Tiie  father  of  our  subject  was  born  in  Union 
Countv,  Pa.,  in  1810, and  in  youth  received  excel- 
lent educational  advantages  considering  the  times. 
He  availed  himself  of  every  opportunity  for  gain- 
ing information  and  was  well  posted  upon  every 
topic  of  current  interest.  For  a  time  he  clerked  in 
a  store,  but  his  principal  occupation  throughout 
life  was  that  of  an  agriculturist.  He  was  thus  oc- 
cupied in  West  Hempfield  Township,  Lancaster 
County,  whence  he  removed  to  Macon  Countj% 
111.,  and  there  his  death  occurred  in  May,  1882, 
aged  seventy-two  years.  He  was  a  man  whose  up- 
right character  and  genial  disposition  won  for  him 
the  friendship  and  respect  of  his  associates,  and 
was  an  active  member  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal 
Church.  In  politics  he  affiliated  with  the  Repub- 
lican party,  and  sociallj^  belonged  to  the  Masonic 
fraternity. 

Twice  married,  George  W.  Heise  had  two  chil- 
dren, Henry  C.  and  Patience,  by  his  first  union. 
After  tlie  death  of  his  first  wife  he  was  united  with 
Miss  Mary  Jury,  and  they  became  the  parents  of 
the  following  named  children:  Elizabeth,  Fred- 
erick K.,  Josephine  B.,  Mary  Jane,  Amelia  B.,  Es- 
ther, Anna,  Mary,  Samuel  B.  and  George,  the  latter 
a  resident  of  Nebraska.    Samuel  B.  died  at  an  early 


age.  The  subject  of  this  article  spent  the  first 
fourteen  years  of  his  life  in  Clearfield  County, 
whence  he  removed  with  his  father  to  West  Hemp- 
field  Township,  Lancaster  County.  He  remained 
with  his  father  until  thirty-five  years  of  age,  when 
he  embarked  in  the  meat  business  and  has  since 
been  thus  engaged  in  Mountville,  this  county. 

Taking  an  active  interest  in  pviblic  affairs,  Mr. 
Heise  deposits  his  ballot  in  support  of  the  princi- 
ples and  candidates  of  tlie  Republican  party.  So- 
cially he  is  identified  with  the  Masonic  fraternitj' 
and  the  Order  of  Red  Men.  His  marriage,  Decem- 
ber 3,  1865.  united  him  with  Miss  Elizabeth  B., 
daughter  of  Rudolph  Herr.  Four  children  have 
been  born  to  bless  their  union,  named  as  follows: 
Anna  Marj',  wife  of  John  C.  Amway,  who  resides 
in  Mountville;  Grant  R.,  whose  home  is  in  Topeka, 
Kan.;  Ella  B.,  who  is  with  her  parents;  and  Amy, 
deceased.  The  family  is  held  in  high  esteem  by 
the  citizens  of  Mountville,  and  are  welcomed  guests 
in  the  best  society  of  the  place. 


HS.  SHIRK  is  well  known  in  Lancaster  as 
a  member  of  the  firm  of  H.  S.  Shirk  & 
Son,  proprietors  of  a  cotton  mill  on  Pine 
Street,  which  affords  employment  to  about  one 
hundred  hands,  and  is  one  of  the  thriving  idus- 
tries  of  this  place.  Mr.  Shirk  is  also  engaged  in  a 
wholesale  and  retail  trade  in  cigars,  and  has  money 
invested  in  various  concerns. 

The  Shirk  family  originated  in  Germany,  and 
oursubject's  grandfather  was  a  farmernear  Church- 
town,  Lancaster  County.  He  served  for  one  term 
as  County  Commissioner  and  was  a  Federalist.  He 
died  in  1844,  aged  eighty  3-ears.  His  family  com- 
prised five  sons  and  two  daughters,  namely:  Ame- 
lia, Maggie,  Henry,  William,  David,  Mathias  and 
Jacob.  The  latter,  the  father  of  H.  S.  Shirk,  was 
born  in  Chuichtown,  and  learned  the  tanner's 
trade.  For  a  number  of  ye.ars  he  operated  a  tan- 
nery at  Hahnstown,  in  this  county,  and  later  re- 
moved to  Earl  Township.  Going  back  to  Church- 
town,  he  lived  retired  from  business  for  a  number 


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of  years,  afterwards  engaged  in  farming  near 
Beartown.  He  was  for  a  time  a  resident  of  Mt.  Jo^', 
and  passed  his  last  years  in  this  city,  dying  at  the 
home  of  his  son.  He  was  a  Wliig  and  Republican, 
and  religiously  was,  lilse  his  father,  a  member  of 
the  Reformed  Church.  For  his  wife  he  chose  Miss 
Hannah  Waddell,  and  they  had  eigiit  children. 
The  father  died  when  in  bis  eight^'-fifth  year, 
but  his  wife's  death  occurred  many  years  ago, 
when  she  was  sixty-five  years  of  age.  Their  chil- 
dren were  as  follows:  H.  8.;  Sarah,  wife  of  Isaac 
Shirk,  of  this  city;  Martha  E.  (Mrs.  Stirk),  who 
lives  in  Iowa;  Peuina  A.  (Mi-s.  Robinson);  Mary, 
wife  of  Abram  Gulp,  of  Ml.  Joy;  George  W., 
who  died  in  childhood;  another  also  deceased, and 
William  A.,  of  Princeton,  .Stark  County,  Iowa. 

The  birth  of  our  subject  occurred  on  the  20th  of 
February,  1826,  in  New  Holland,  this  county.  He 
received  a  district  school  education  and  attended 
those  of  Churchtown  until  fifteen  jears  of  age. 
The  next  two  j-ears  he  clerked  for  merchants  in 
various  places,  and  then  went  into  business  with  a 
Mr.  JNIasteison  at  Mt.  Jo}'.  He  continued  there 
for  eight  years  and  then  wenttoMillersville,  where 
for  a  number  of  j'ears  he  carried  on  the  cigar 
business. 

Mr.  Shirk  came  to  Lancaster,  and  in  company 
with  his  brother-in-law,  J.  G.  Peters,  bought  the 
Conestoga  cotton  mill  No.  4,  which  the^'  operated 
for  a  3-ear.  They  then  erected  what  is  now  known 
as  Stevens'  Cotton  Mill,  in  the  year  1879,  and 
continued  to  run  the  same  for  the  next  five 
years.  Mr.  Shirk  then  bought  out  his  partner's 
interest  and  look  into  the  firm  his  two  sons,  Jacob 
and  Abram.  The  mill  has  a  capacity  of  thirty-five 
hundred  pounds  of  goods  per  day;  eight  thousand 
spindles  are  kept  running, and  about  one  hundred 
persons  are  employed.  The  factor}-  has  a  frontage 
of  two  hundred  and  fifty  feet  on  Pine  Street  and 
extends  back  fifty  feet  in  depth.  The  building  is 
a  substantial  one  of  brick,  and  has  an  annex,  stables 
and  warehouse.  On  first  coming  to  Lancaster,  Mr. 
Shirk  engaged  in  manufacturing  and  selling  carpets 
ou  West  King  and  Water  Streets,  and  was  succeeded 
in  that  business  by  the  well  known  merchant,  J.  B. 
Martin. 

The  wife  of  Mr.  Shirk  was,  before  her  marriage, 


Miss  Marj'  A.,  daughter  of  Abram  Peters.  They 
have  had  two  sons  and  three  daughters,  as  follows: 
Laura,  Mrs.  John  Martin;  Alice,  wife  of  Samuel 
Bausman;  Anna,  who  died  when  young,  and 
Abram  and  Jacob,  twins,  who  are  partners  with 
their  father. 

Religiousl}'  Mr.  Shirk  holds  membership  with 
the  First  Reformed  Church  of  Lancaster,  in  which 
he  has  served  as  Elder  for  twelve  years.  He  is  a 
Republican  and  a  member  of  the  Masonic  frater- 
nity, being  identified  with  Lancaster  Lodge.  No. 
43,  F.  &  A.  M. 


r  EROY  K.  LESLIE,  M.  D.  The  subject  of 
I  Cy  the  following  sketch  is  one  of  the  leading 
physicians  and  .'surgeons  of  Bareville.  He 
was  born  in  Mudd}'  Creek,  Lancaster  County,  July 
2,  1861,  to  John  and  Susan  (Killian)  Leslie.  The 
Leslies  are  of  German  origin,  the  great-great- 
grandfather of  our  subject  having  emigrated  from 
that  country  to  America  many  years  ago  and 
made  location  in  this  county. 

Samuel  Leslie,  the  grandfather  of  Leroy  K.,  was 
also  a  native  of  Muddy  Creek,  where  he  was  a 
blacksmith.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Evangelical 
Church  and  voted  the  Democratic  ticket.  By  his 
marriage  he  became  the  father  of  live  children: 
John,  Solomon,  Rebecca,  Elizabeth  and  Lydia.  The 
father  of  these  children  lived  to  be  eighty-two 
years  of  age  and  died  Christmas  Day,  1889. 

John  Leslie,  the  father  of  our  subject,  was  a  na- 
tive of  the  same  place  as  was  Leroy  K.,  and,  like 
his  father  before  him,  followed  the  trade  of  a  black- 
smith, doing  an  extensive  business  in  his  native 
place.  In  1859  he  was  married  to  Miss  Susan, 
daughter  of  Rudolph  Killian,  a  resident  of  Terry 
Hill.  Their  union  resulted  in  the  birth  of  two 
sons,  our  subject  and  Henry,  the  latter  of  whom  is 
a  hardware  clerk  in  GoodviUe.  The  husband  and 
father  departed  this  life  in  1865,  and  ten  years 
thereafter  his  widow  married  John  Remminger,  a 
manufacturer  of  cigars,  residing  at  Terry  Hill. 

Leroy  K.  Leslie,  of  this  sketch,  received  his  pri- 
mary education  in  the  common  schools,  after  which 


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he  attended  the  Millersville  State  Normal.  Desir- 
ous of  becoming  a  pliysician,  he  began  reading 
medicine  with  Dr.  Richard  Sweitzer,  of  Adams- 
town,  and  the  following  year  entered  the  Jeffer- 
son Medical  College  of  Philadelphia,  from  which 
he  was  graduated  two  years  later.  In  .June,  1889, 
he  came  to  Bareville,  where  he  has  a  very  large 
number  of  enthusiastic  admirers,  who  not  only  de- 
pend upon  his  skill  .as  a  physician,  but  also  cherish 
him  as  a  close  and  dear  friend. 

Dr.  Leslie  is  a  member  of  the  Lancaster  County 
Medical  Societj',  and  also  is  connected  with  the 
State  Medical  Society.  He  is  an  Odd  Fellow  of 
high  standing,  holding  membership  with  Terry 
Hill  Lodge  No.  254,  and  Washington  Encampment 
No.  274,  at  the  same  place.  He  belongs  to  the  Pa- 
triotic Order  Sons  of  America,  of  which  order  he 
is  President.  In  politics  the  Doctor  is  an  ardent 
admirer  of  Republican  principles  and  seeks  to  sup- 
port the  candidates  of  that  party  at  every  election. 

Dr.  L.  K.  Leslie  and  Miss  Ida,  daughter  of  Ben- 
jamin Landis,  were  united  in  marriage  November 
13,  1890.  Mrs.  Leslie  comes  of  an  old  and  promi- 
nent family  in  the  county,  and  her  father  is  now 
conducting  a  farm  near  Bareville.  Both  the  Doc- 
tor and  his  wife  are  well  known  people  of  this 
community,  where  they  have  many  friends.  The 
former  is  esteem.ed  highlj-  for  his  sterling  worth, 
and  among  his  professional  brethren  ranks  high. 


HON.  ROBERT  CLARK,  formerly  Mayor  of 
Lancaster,  and  at  present  filling  the  re- 
sponsible position  of  Assistant  Coiner  of 
the  United  States  Mint  at  Philadelphia,  is  a  truly 
Self-made  man,  for  he  h.as  worked  his  way  upward 
to  influence  and  wealth  by  his  own  unassisted  and 
industrious  efforts.  The  birth  of  Robert  Clark  oc- 
curred in  Drumore  Township,  this  county,  Decem- 
ber 15,  1852,  his  father  being  Edward  Clark,  a  na- 
tive of  County  Donegal,  Ireland.  The  latter 
emigrated  to  this  country  when  a  young  man,  and 
during  his  entire  active  career  was  engaged  in 


farming  in  Drumore  Township,  but  is  now  living 
retired.  His  wife,  now  deceased,  was  in  maiden- 
hood Anna  Stewart,  and  was  born  in  the  same 
county  in  Ireland  as  her  husband,  coming  from  an 
old  Scotch  family'.  The  parents  were  members  of 
the  Scotch  Presbyterian  Church. 

In  the  parental  famil}'  of  five  children,  our  sub- 
ject is  the  eldest,  and  until  about  fifteen  j'ears  of 
age  his  time  was  passed  on  his  father's  farm,  his 
education  being  obtained  in  the  district  schools 
and  the  local  academy.  In  1867  he  came  to  this 
city,  serving  an  apprenticeship  as  a  printer  in  the 
Intelligencer  ofi3ce,  where  he  continued  for  four 
years.  Thereafter  for  a  time  he  engaged  in  clerk- 
ing, and  when  he  was  elected  M.ayor  Mr.  Clark  be- 
came business  manager  of  the  concern,  serving  as 
such  for  two  years. 

When  W.  N.  Henchel  retired  from  the  firm,  Mr. 
Clark  became  a  partner  under  the  name  of  Ryley 
&  Clark.     Later  the  firm    was  known  as  Sherman, 
Foley   ife  Clark,  and   they  continued  successfullj' 
until  our  subject  was  elected  Mayor,  when  he  sold 
out   his   interest  in   the  paper.     In  the  spring  of 
1890   he   was  nominated  as  Mayor  on  the  Demo- 
cratic ticket,  and  was  elected  over  Captain  Denues, 
the   Republican    nominee,    by  a    majoritj'.  of  two 
hundred  and  thirty  votes.     In  April  of  that  year 
he  took   his  post,  and  two  years  later  was  renom- 
inated, being  elected  by  a  majority  of  sixteen  hun- 
dred  and    fifty-four   votes    over    the    Republican 
leader,  Henry  Carpenter.     His  election  was  unan- 
imous every  time,  and  during  his  term  many  im- 
provements were  effected,  among  others  the  Elec- 
tric Street  Railway  system  and  the  Police  Patrol, 
something   unusual  for  a  place  of  this  size.     The 
new  water  works  were  completed,  with  a  capacity 
of  fifteen  million  gallons,  and  fine  machinery  and 
pumps  added.     The  fire  department  was  improved 
and  increased,  and  the  condition  of  streets  and  al- 
leys materially  benefited.    Mr.  Clark  was  ex-offlcio 
Chairman  of  the  Water  Committee,  and  Chairman 
of  the  Buchanan,  McElvoy,  Reynold   Relief  Com- 
pany, for  the  distribution   of   coal  to  the  needy, 
over  six  hundred  families  having  been  supplied. 
In  Lancaster  Mr.  Clark  married  Miss  Sallie  Fitz- 
patrick,  a  native  of  this  city,  who  died,  leaving 
one  child,  Philip  Edwards.     She  was  a  member  of 


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St.  Mary's  Catholic  Cburch,  and  daughter  of  the 
late  Philip  Fitzpatrick,  an  early  settler  and  hotel 
man  of  this  place. 

Fraternalh'  our  subject  is  a  member  of  Lodge 
No.  43,  F.  ct  A.  M.,  of  Chapter  No.  43,  R.  A.  M., 
the  Council  of  Lancaster  and  the  Commandery 
No.  13,  K.  T.  He  belongs  to  Lodge  of  Perfection 
Fourteeth  Degree  Scottish  Rite,  and  is  a  Mystic 
Shriner,  belonging  to  Lee  Lee  Temple.  He  is  also 
connected  with  the  Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fel- 
lows, and  is  atHliated  with  Can-as-sa-te-go  Tribe  of 
Red  Men.  For  three  terms  he  olliciated  as  Notary 
Public,  and  has  been  in  many  ways,  both  public 
and  private  other  than  those  mentioned,  connected 
with  the  active  progress  of  this  city. 


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/^~Y  USTAVUS  GROEZINGKR  has  been  long 
V  T  accounted  one  of  the  successful  and  ag- 
gressive business  men  of  Lancaster.  He 
is  Director  in  the  Citizens'  Electric  Light,  Heat  & 
Power  Company,  in  the  Lancaster  Chemical  Com- 
pany and  holds  stock  in  several  of  the  leading  banks 
and  large  financial  concerns  of  the  city  and  coun- 
t}'.  In  a  great  many  ways  he  has  shown  his  sub- 
stantial interest  in  the  welfare  and  development 
of  this  region,  having  forwarded  many  enterprises 
both  by  his  means  and  influence.  Having  acquired 
sufflc'ieut  means  to  enable  him  and  his  family-  to  pass 
life  pleasantly  and  happily,  surrounded  with  com- 
forts and  many  luxuries,  he  has  now  retired  from 
business  cares,  though  still  looking  after  his  vari- 
ous investments. 

Our  subject, as  might  be  surmised  from  his  name, 
is  of  German  descent,  and  a  scion  of  one  of  those 
families  who  settled  in  this  portion  of  Pennsylva- 
nia in  its  early  history  and  contributed  so  largel}' 
to  its  present  prosperity.  John  Groezinger,  the 
father  of  Gustavus,  was  born  in  Wurtemberg,  Ger- 
many, and  was  a  tanner  by  trade.  His  death  oc- 
curred in  1841,  and  his  wife,  who  was  formerly 
Barbara   Vogelweyd,   also    of    Germany,   died   in 


1841.  They  were  members  of  the  Lutheran  de- 
nomination, and  reared  their  nine  children  to  be 
good  and  useful  men  and  women.  Gustavus  Groez- 
inger was  born  in  Wurtemberg,  May  29,  1835,  be- 
ing the  youngest  of  the  family,  only  six  of  whom 
are  now  living.  Our  subject  was  early  deprived 
of  his  parents'  care,  as  death  claimed  them,  but  he 
managed  to  secure  a  good  common  school  educa- 
tion, and  when  fourteen  years  old  was  apprenticed 
as  a  wool  weaver. 

A  brother  of  our  subject,  Fred,  was  the  first  of 
the  family  who  came  to  America;  was  a  carpet 
weaver  and  located  in  Philadelphia.  Next  came 
Robert,  who  was  for  four  years  in  the  regular  army, 
and  was  a  surveyor.  His  death  occurred  at  Col- 
umbia in  1867.  Our  subject,  in  company  with  his 
brother  Adolphus,  who  is  now  retired  from  busi- 
ness and  a  resident  of  Lancaster,  left  Antwerp 
March  3, 1854,  on  the  sailing-vessel  "Helicon,"  and 
at  the  end  of  fifty-three  days'  voyage,  landed  in 
New  York  City.  Another  brother,  Charles,  who 
came  across  the  Atlantic  still  later,  is  now  in  San 
Francisco,  one  of  her  influential  citizens  and  Vice- 
President  of  a  gold  mine. 

Soon  after  his  arrival  in  the  United  States  Mr. 
Groezinger,  of  this  sketch,  came  to  Lancaster, 
1  where  for  six  weeks  he  worked  in  the  cotton  mills. 
He  then  undertook  to  learn  the  saddler's  trade 
with  Mr.  Metzger,  and  afterward  worked  at  the 
tanner's  trade  in  Baltimore  for  two  years;  subse- 
quentlj'  he  worked  in  Adams  and  York  Counties, 
then  returning  to  Lancaster,  and  here  accepted 
the  position  as  foreman  in  the  tannery  owned  by 
Mrs.  Telly.  Later  he  bought  a  one-half  interest  in 
this  concern,  and  in  1869  became  the  owner  of  the 
old  tannery  site  then  in  the  possession  of  Reuben 
Dadler,  and  continued  the  business,  which  had  been 
started  in  1850  by  James  Hollinger.  This  place 
our  subject  remodeled,  but  in  1835  the  building 
was  burned,  and  the  proprietor  rebuilt  it  as  it  now 
stands,  some  130x134  feet  in  dimensions.  Steam 
power  was  used  and  three  hundred  hides  could  be 
tanned  each  week.  The  leather  products  were 
shipped  to  New  York,  Philadelphia  and  Baltimore, 
and  the  business  constantl}-  grew  in  proportion, 
twenty-five  men  being  often  employed.  In  1891 
our  subject  retired  from   the  business,  selling  out 


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to  his  three  sons,  John,  Carl  and  Robert,  who  ai-e 
now  carrying  on  the  trade. 

The  Lancaster  Electric  Light,  Heat  &  Power 
Company,  of  which  our  subject  is  a  Director,  and 
of  which  he  was  one  of  the  founders,  is  one  of  tlie 
finest  systems  in  the  United  States,  and  he  lent  his 
assistance  in  tlie  supervision  of  tlie  erection  of  the 
same.  He  is  also  one  of  the  organizers  and  stock- 
holders in  the  Lancaster  Chemical  Company,  and 
in  the  Mt.  Lewis  Mining  and  Milling  Company,  the 
headquarters  of  which  are  in  this  city,  while  the 
mines  are  in  LaPIatle  Count3-,  Colo.  This  gentle- 
man is  a  stockholder  in  the  People's  Bank  and  in 
the  People's  Trust,  Savings  &  Deposit  Company, 
and  in  various  other  enterprises.  Socially  he  is  a 
M.ason,  being  one  of  the  Trustees  and  members  of 
Lodge  No.  43,  F.  &  A.  M.;  of  Chapter  No.  43,  R. 
A.  M.;  Council  No.  19,  Commandery  No.  13,  K.  T.; 
Lodge  of  Perfection  and  is  a  Knight  of  Pythias. 
In  politics  he  votes  with  the  Democratic  party. 

In  1861  Mr.  Groezinger  married  Miss  Catlierine 
Long,  who  was  born  in  tliis  city,  and  they  have 
six  children:  John,  Mary,  Charleg,  Robert,  Barbara 
and  Theodore.  The  tliree  eldest  sons  are  engaged 
in  tlie  tannery  business,  as  previously  mentioned, 
and  the  youngest  son  is  now  attending  Profes- 
sor Knipp's  Institute  in  Baltimore.  The  family 
residence  is  a  pleasant  place  on  Marietta  Avenue, 
and  they  are  Lutherans  in  religious  faith. 


JOHN  A.  COYLE.  This  well  known  and  prom- 
inent lawyer  of  Lancaster,  besides  carrying 
on  a  large  general  practice,  is  interested  in 
real  estate  in  the  city.  He  is  a  member  of 
the  Real  Estate  and  Improvement  Company,  which 
was  organized  in  1892,  and  which  up  to  the  pres- 
ent time  has  erected  many  residences  in  the  city. 
Our  subject  is  the  son  of  James  and  Anna 
(Rockafield)  Coyle,  and  was  born  in  the  cit3'  of 
Lancaster  on  the  23d  of  April,  18.54.  James  Coyle, 
his  grandfather,  came  to  this  country  from  Ire- 
land prior  to  the  j'ear  1800  and  located  in  Lancas- 
ter, when  a  single  man.    Theie  be  engaged  in  the 


hotel  business  and  became  very  prominent.  He 
was  a  Catholic  in  religion,  and  in  politics  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Democratic  party.  The  three  children 
of  whom  he  became  the  father  were:  Dennis;  Mar- 
garet, who  marrfed  a  Mr.  Fitzpatrick,  a  prominent 
railroad  contractor  of  this  city,  and  James. 

James  Coyle,  father  of  our  subject,  being  or- 
piianed  by  the  death  of  his  parents,  when  a  lad  was 
thrown  upon  his  own  resources  and  began  learning 
the  trade  of  a  shoemaker,  which  business  he  fol- 
lowed during  the  gi-eater  part  of  his  life.  He  was 
a  very  successful  business  man  and  owned  a  large 
shoe  store  in  Lancaster,  among  whose  merchants 
he  was  regarded  as  an  upright  and  thoroughly 
honest  man.  He  also  dealt  extensively  in  real 
estate  and  built  many  of  the  best  business  blocks 
in  the  city,  among  them  being  the  Williams  & 
Foster  Building.  He  was  connected  bj-  member- 
ship with  St.  Mary's  Lutheran  Church,  .and  al- 
though a  Democrat  in  politics,  voted  for  Abraham 
Lincoln  for  President. 

The  father  of  our  subject  was  three  times  mar- 
ried. By  his  first  wife  there  were  born  two  chil- 
dren, James  and  Anna,  who  are  now  deceased. 
His  second  union,  which  w.as  with  the  mother  of 
our  subject,  resulted  in  the  birth  of  the  following 
children:  John  A.,  Catherine  M.,  Walter  J.,  Ella 
and  two  who  died  in  infancy.  Mrs.  Coyle  died  in 
.September,  1866,  while  her  husband  survived  un- 
til  February  17,  1871,  when   he  too  passed  away. 

The  subject  of  this  sketch  first  attended  the 
public  and  private  schools  of  his  native  city,  after 
which  he  entered  Seton  Hall  College  in  New  Jer- 
sey, from  which  he  was  graduated  with  the  Class 
of  '77.  He  then  entered  the  ottice  of  William 
Aug  Atlee,  a  prominent  lawyer,  under  whose  in- 
struction he  carried  on  his  law  studies  until  ad- 
mitted to  the  Bar  to  practice  June  30,  1880.  Mr. 
Coyle  remained  with  his  instructor  for  the  succeed- 
ing three  years,  when,iu  1883,  he  opened  an  office 
in  Lancaster,  where  he  has  been  engaged  in  busi- 
ness ever  since.  He  is  looked  upon  as  one  of  the 
most  able  lawyers  in  the  state,  and  as  a  business 
mail  his  superior  is  hard  to  find. 

In  1892,  in  connection  with  Dr.  L,  M.  Herr  and 
John  W.  Hiemens,  Mr.  Coyle  organized  the  Real 
Estate  and  Improvement  Company  and  purchased 


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the  Kelly  farm  at  a  cost  of  $75,000,  and  divided  it 
into  city  lots,  tbe  most  of  which  they  have  im- 
proved. The  Hiible.y  Mamifactuiing  Company, 
which  is  cue  of  tlie  leading  industries  in  the  city, 
is  located  upon  this  addition  to  the  city,  as  are 
also  many  other  leading  enterprises  and  numer- 
ous residences.  Mr.  Coyle  is  also  President  of  the 
Street  Railwaj'  of  Lancaster,  and  during  his  in- 
cumbency of  the  office  electricity  has  taken  the 
place  of  horse  power.  lie  was  also  instrumental 
in  the  establishment  of  the  Columbia  &  Lancaster 
Railroad,  of  which  he  was  President  until  his  res- 
ignation. He  is  a  Director  of  the  Columbia  & 
Donegal  .Street  Railwa}'  and  also  of  the  Columbia 
A-  IronvlUe  Railway.  Mr.  Coyle  is  a  liberal  con- 
tributor toward  every  worthy  enterprise  having 
for  its  object  the  improvement  of  the  city,  and 
man}'  establishments  in  this  section  are  indebted 
to  him  for  encouragement  and  material  aid.  He 
was  one  of  the  organizers  of  the  Conestoga  Na- 
tional Bank,  and  it  was  through  his  influence  that 
this  institution  was  consolidated  with  the  bank  of 
Reed  &  McGraim,  thus  making  one  of  the  strong- 
est banks  in  the  country.  Our  subject  is  Director 
of  this  bank  and  is  also  its  solicitor.  He  was  the 
chief  promoter  of  the  Home  Building  <fe  Loan  As- 
sociation and  remains  one  of  its  Directors  at  the 
present  time.  It  was  raainlj-  through  his  influence 
that  the  Eastern  Market  was  established  here,  and 
he  has  been  solicitor  for  this  company  and  also  the 
Southern  Market  for  many  3'ears. 

Mr.  Coyle  was  counsel  for  defense  in  the  cele- 
brated case  of  John  W.  Rud}'  for  the  murder  of 
his  father  in  1887,  and  secured  a  sentence  of  im- 
prisonment for  life.  Mr.  Coyle  has  alwjiys  taken 
an  active  part  in  politics  and  never  fails  to  cast  a 
vote  for  Democratic  candidates.  He  is  a  member 
of  St.  Mary's  Catholic  Church  and  belongs  to  the 
following  societies  of  that  body:  St.  Bernard,  St. 
Michael,  St.  Peter, St.  Anthony  and  Knights  of  St. 
John.  He  has  been  President  of  these  various  as- 
sociations and  aided  in  the  organization  of  many 
of  tliem.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Board  of  Trustees 
of  St.  Mary's  Orphan  Asylum  and  for  a  number  of 
years  was  Secretary  of  the  same. 

John  A.  Coyle  and  Miss  Ida  F.,  daughter  of  Col. 
F.  B.  Speapman,  of   Coatesville,  were   united   in 


marriage  in  1883.  The  two  children  born  of  their 
union  are:  John  A.,  who  died  in  infancy,  and 
Janets.  The  maternal  grandfather  of  our  subject, 
Adam  Rockafleld,  was  a  farmer  l)y  occupation,  in 
which  industry  he  was  very  successful.  He  lived 
to  be  eighty-three  years  of  age,  and  his  good  wife, 
who  still  survives  him,  is  in  her  eighty-sixth  year. 
The  seven  children  resulting  from  his  marriage 
with  Miss  Catherine  Shenk  were  Catherine,  Martha, 
Rachel,  Hetlie,  Emma,  Abiara  and  Dr.  Adam,  a 
prominent  physician  residing  in  Logansport,  Ind. 
John  A.  Coyle  is  the  present  Democratic  nom- 
inee for  Congress,  and  being  a  very  popular  and 
influential  man,  it  is  almost  safe  to  say  that  he  will 
be  elected. 


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J  FRANK  BUCH  is  editor  of  the  Lititz  Bec- 
ord,  a  paper  which  he  started  in  the  fall  of 
1877,  and  which  bears  a  wide  reputation  as 
a  journal  of  merit  and  reliabilit}-.  It  started 
its  existence  as  a  six  column  folio  and  twice  since 
it  has  been  found  necessary  to  enlarge  it.  It  now 
appears  as  an  eight  column  paper,  and  in  workman- 
ship and  general  style  it  compares  favorably  with 
any  local  paper  in  the  state.  In  politics  it  is  in- 
dependent, aims  to  give  a  brief  and  exact  resume 
of  the  news,  and  pays  particular  attention  to  local 
affairs  of  interest.  The  circulation  of  the  Record 
has  constantl}'  increased  from  the  first  and  it  now 
has  a  weekly  subscription  list  of  fifteen  hundred 
and  over. 

J.  Frank  Buch  is  the  son  of  Isaac  and  Elizabeth 
(Mengle)  Buch,  and  his  birth  occurred  in  Warwick, 
a  village  near  Lititz,  February  16, 1852.  His  father 
was  born  in  Warwick  Township  in  1827,  and  has 
followed  the  calling  of  a  merchant  tailor  in  this 
village  for  many  years.  In  politics  he  votes  with 
the  Democratic  partj',  and  his  personal  worth  and 
ability  are  highly  thought  of  by  his  many  friends. 
In  1849  he  married  Miss  Elizabeth,  daughter  of 
John  Mengle,  a  shoemaker  of   Manheim,  and   of 


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their  marriage  two  sons  and  one  daughter  were 
born.  Amanda  is  the  wife  of  A.  K.  Hornberger, 
of  West  Earl,  Pa.,  and  AValter  is  a  clothier  in  this 
place.  The  mother  of  our  subject  is  a  member  of 
the  Moravian  Churcli.  The  paternal  grandfather 
of  our  subject  was  born  in  Warwick  Township,  of 
this  county,  and  is  a  descendant  of  German  an- 
cestors. 

The  early  education  of  ,7.  Frank  Buch  was  ob- 
tained iu  the  public  schools  in  the  neighborhood 
of  his  father's  home,  and  in  the  Lititz  Academy. 
After  completing  his  course  of  study  in  the  latter 
institution  lie  commenced  learning  the  printer's 
trade  in  the  office  of  tlie  Lancaster  Intelligencer, 
where  he  remained  for  three  and  a-half  years,  be- 
coming familiar  with  the  various  departments  of 
the  business.  Subsequently  going  to  Philadelphia, 
he  obtained  employment  in  a  printing  office  of 
that  city,  and  for  four  and  a-half  successive  years 
devoted  himself  to  the  acquisition  of  further 
knowledge  of  his  chosen  trade.  Then  returning 
to  Lititz  in  1876,  he  started  a  job  printing  office 
and  succeeded  so  well  in  his  undertaking  that  in 
the  fall  of  the  following  year  lie  determined  to 
branch  out  more  extensively,  and  being  ambitious 
of  publishing  a  newspaper,  he  started  the  Lititz 
Record,  as  formerly  stated,  and  has  met  with  a 
gratif3'ing  success  in  this  direction. 

The  marriage  of  Mr.  Buch  was  celebrated  March 
10,  1881,  with  Miss  Mary  E.,  daughter  of  Valentine 
Brobst,  of  Rehrersburg,  Berks  County,  this  state, 
who  has  been  a  justice  of  the  peace  for  a  quarter 
of  a  century.  To  our  subject  and  his  worthy  wife 
have  been  born  four  children:  Edith  May,  Ralph, 
Theodore  and  Mary  Esther. 

Fraternally  Mr.  Buch  is  a  member  of  the  Lititz 
Lodge  No.  253,  K.  of  P.,  and  in  his  political  rela- 
tions he  is  a  Democrat.  Having  been  much  in- 
terested in  the  cause  of  education,  he  has  served  as 
a  member  of  the  School  Board,  and  still  occupies 
that  position  and  is  also  a  member  of  the  Lititz 
.Spring  Committee,  of  which  he  has  been  Treasurer 
for  a  period  of  ten  years.  In  religious  faith  he 
follows  the  teachings  of  his  mother  and  is  identi- 
fied with  the  Moravian  denomination.  In  his 
personal  character  he  has  always  manifested  a  high 


sense  of  honor  and  integrity,  which  qualities  have 
won  for  him  the  respect  and  confidence  of  his  fel- 
low-citizens. 


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AMUEL  W.  MILLER,  M.  D.,  is  a  promising 
young  physician,  and  now  occupies  the  im- 
portant post  of  Medical  Superintendent  of 
the  Lancaster  County  Hospital  and  Asylum.  He 
was  appointed  to  serve  in  that  capacity  on  the  1st  of 
January,  1893,  and  though  he  is  a  very  j'oung  man 
to  occupy  a  place  requiring  such  good  judgment 
and  unusual  ability,  he  is  thoroughly  competent, 
and  his  record  as  a  medical  man  has  entitled  him 
to  this  honor  and  trust. 

The  subject  of  this  sketch  was  born  in  this  city 
April  2,  1871.  He  is  a  son  of  David  Miller,  a 
well  known  business  man  of  this  city,  who  is  also 
of  Lancaster  County  birth.  The  paternal  grand- 
father, Samuel  Miller,  formerly  carried  on  a  farm 
in  Lancaster  Township,  adjoining  the  city.  David 
Miller  was  a  (Kii liter  by  trade,  later  became  a  con- 
tract painter,  .and  is  now  one  of  the  foremen  in  a 
cotton  mill  here.  During  the  Civil  conflict  he 
.served  for  a  short  time,  but  his  family  and  business 
cares  prevented  any  further  absence.  He  was  mar- 
ried to  Catherine  Kautz,  a  native  of  this  county, 
whose  death  occurred  in  1891.  Of  their  ten  chil- 
dren who  grew  to  manhood  and  womanhood,  Dr. 
S.  W.  is  tlie  seventh  in  order  of  birth. 

The  early  life  of  our  subject  passed  without  in- 
cident worthy  of  particular  mention,  and  his  edu- 
cation W!is  obtained  in  the  excellent  grammar  and 
high  schools  of  this  city.  In  1888  he  graduated 
from  the  high  school  and  soon  afterwards  entered 
for  a  special  course  of  one  year  in  the  Franklin 
and  Marshall  College.  On  taking  up  the  pursuit  of 
medicine  he  commenced  his  studies  with  Dr.  M.  L. 
Herr,  and  in  1889  entered  the  University  of  Penn- 
sylvania, from  which  three  j'ears  later  he  received 
the  degree  of  Doctor  of  Medicine.  He  practiced 
for  a  short  time  as  a  general  physician  in  Lancas- 
ter, being  then  appointed,  iu  January,  1893,  to  the 
position  of  Medical  Director  of  the  Alms  House 


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and  Insane  Asylum  of  the  countj-  by  the  Board  of 
Poor  Directors.  He  has  under  his  charge  about 
one  hundred  patients  in  the  Insane  Asjium  and 
nearly  that  number  in  the  Hospital. 

Dr.  Miller  is  a  hard  and  earnest  student,  and  is 
making  a  specialty  of  nervous  diseases.  lie  be- 
longs to  the  City  Pathological  Society,  and  the 
County  Medical  Association,  being  Treasurer  of 
the  former.  Likewise  he  is  a  member  of  one  of  the 
surgical  societies  of  Philadelphia,  and  of  the  Alumni 
of  his  Alma  Mater.  The  capacity  of  the  Hospital 
and  Asylum  is  often  taxed  to  the  utmost,  and  since 
he  has  been  Medical  Superintendent  there  have 
been  as  high  as  three  hundred  and  twenty  patients 
in  the  two  buildings,  and  though  the  Doctor  has 
as  assistants  and  consulting  physicians  several 
leading  doctors  of  the  place,  he  personall}'  super- 
vises all  departments  of  his  work.  In  polities  he 
uses  the  right  of  franchise  in  favor  of  the  plat- 
form of  the  Republican  party  and  its  nominees. 


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DC.  DENNEY  occupies  the  responsible  po- 
sition of  Superintendent  of  the  Columbia 
Rolling  Mills,  with  whose  interests  he  is 
thoroughly  identified.  He  is  the  son  of  John  Q. 
and  Rachel  Denney,  and  was  born  September  25, 
1857,  in  this  city.  Samuel  Denney,  the  grand- 
father of  our  subject,  was  a  resident  during  the 
earlier  years  of  his  life  in  the  southern  portion  of 
Chester  County,  this  state.  He  was  a  millwright 
by  trade  and  a  man  possessed  of  much  natural 
ability  in  that  line  of  work.  He  was  very  success- 
ful in  all  his  undertakings  and  was  enabled  to 
spend  his  declining  years  free  from  work  of  any 
kind  in  a  comfortable  home.  In  politics  he  was  a 
Republican  after  the  formation  of  the  party,  and 
in  religious  matters  was  connected  with  the  Society 
of  Friends.  He  married  Miss  Edith  Dubree,  of 
French  origin,  and  to  them  was  born  a  family  of 
seven  children. 

John  Q.  Denney,  father  of  our  subject,  was  a  na- 
tive of  Salisbury  Township,  Lancaster  County,  and 
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after  acquiring  a  fair  education  in  the  public 
schools  of  his  native  place  he  entered  his  father's 
shops,  remaining  with  bim  until  he  attained  his 
majority,  when  we  find  him  located  in  Columbia. 
His  first  employment  here  was  with  John  Bough- 
man,  a  machinist,  conducting  a  general  repairing 
business.  Young  Denney  was  soon  given  charge  of 
the  establishment  and  managed  affairs  in  a  most 
satisfactory'  manner  until  leaving  Mr.  Boughman 
in  order  to  enter  the  employ  of  the  Chestnut  Hill 
Iron  Ore  Company  of  this  cit}-,  of  which  he  was 
made  the  Superintendent.  He  remained  with  this 
concern  for  some  time  and  then  became  connected 
with  the  ShauU  Mill  as  Superintendent.  Later  he 
interested  himself  with  the  Henry  Clay  Furnace 
Comi)any  of  Columbia,  in  which  he  held  stock  and 
with  which  he  was  associated  until  1872. 

That  year,  disposing  of  his  interest  in  the  fur- 
naces, Mr.  Denney  went  to  Harnsburg,  where  he 
built  the  Paxton  Rolling  Mills  for  the  McCorraick 
Company,  of  which  he  was  made  Superintendent, 
and  has  remained  with  the  concern  ever  since.  It 
is  one  of  the  largest  rolling  mills  in  the  state  and 
does  an  immense  business  throughout  the  country. 
John  Q.  Denney  is  one  of  the  prominent  and 
wealthy  residents  of  this  part  of  Pennsylvania  and 
besides  the  above  business  is  President  of  the  Co- 
lumbia Rolling  Mills,  occupies  thesame  position  in 
the  rolling  mill  of  Steaey  &  Denney  at  York,  this 
state,  and  is  also  President  of  the  Street  Railway 
Company  at  Harrisburg.  He  is  a  practical  iron  man 
and  is  regarded  as  one  of  the  most  prosperous 
manufacturers  of  all  kinds  of  iron  work  in  Penn- 
sylvania. 

In  his  political  relations  the  father  of  our  sub- 
ject is  a  stanch  Republican,  but  aside  from  casting 
his  vote  for  its  candidates  does  not  take  any  pub- 
lic part  in  politics.  He  is  the  father  of  six  chil- 
dren, of  whom  our  subject  is  the  eldest.  The 
others  bear  the  respective  names  of  Edith,  the  wife 
of  J.  C.  Whittaker;  Franklin  and  Cora,  deceased; 
James  M.,  chief  engineer  of  the  Harrisburg  Street 
Railway  shops,  and  Thomas  H.,  who  is  clerk  in  the 
Paxton  Rolling  Mills  in  York. 

The  original  of  this  sketch  received  a  good  ed- 
ucation in  the  private  schools  of  his  native  city 
and  when  eighteen  years  of  age  became  connected 


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with  the  Paxton  Rolling  Mills  as  timekeeper.  He 
was  afterward  promoted  to  the  position  of  man- 
ager of  the  same  plant,  and  when  returning  to  Co- 
lumbia was  made  Superintendent  of  the  Columbia 
Rolling  Mills,  which  position  he  has  held  for  the 
past  eight  years.  They  employ  three  hundred 
men  in  the  mill  and  handle  fifteen  thousand  tons 
of  iron  every  year. 

Following  in  the  footsteps  of  his  honored  father, 
our  subject  votes  the  Republican  ticket.  He  is 
connected  by  membership  with  the  Methodist  Epis- 
copal Church,  which  he  is  serving  at  the  present 
time  as  Steward.  His  marriage  was  celebrated  with 
Miss  Clara  Patton,  June  7,  1878.  The  lady  is 
the  daughter  of  Gen.  William  Patton,  of  this  city, 
and  one  of  its  most  distinguished  residents.  To 
our  subject  and  his  estimable  wife  has  been  born  a 
son,  John  D. 


JOSEPH  S.  HARNISH  is  one  of  the  progress- 
ive agriculturists  of  Conestoga  Township, 
and  in  this  community  has  passed  his  entire 
life.  For  some  years  in  his  early  manhood 
he  was  in  business  with  his  father  as  a  lumber 
dealer,  but  his  principal  calling  has  been  that  of 
farming,  and  in  this  he  has  been  blessed  with  suc- 
cess. 

The  paternal  grandfather  of  Joseph  Harnish 
bore  the  same  Christian  name,  and  he  too  followed 
the  life  of  a  farmer.  In  politics  he  was  a  Whig 
and  in  his  religious  faith  was  identified  with  the 
old  Mennonite  Church.  Upon  arriving  at  man's 
estate  he  married  Prudence  Good,  and  to  them 
were  born  four  children  that  attained  mature  3'ears. 
One  of  the  number,  Samuel,  was  born  November 
12,  1816,  in  Martic  Township,  and  in  early  life 
was  engaged  in  the  hotel  business.  Later,  relin- 
quishing that  occupation,  he  embarked  in  the  lum- 
ber tra(ie  and  followed  that  business  until  he  re- 


tired from  active  cares.  He  was  a  ver}^  prominent 
man  in  financial,  political  and  religious  circles  and 
when  he  was  called  from  this  life,  March  5,  1894, 
it  was  felt  to  be  a  public  loss.  He  was  one  of  the 
charter  members  of  the  Odd  Fellows'  Lodge 
known  as  Kosciusko.  Though  he  was  for  years  an 
active  Republican  he  was  always  a  strong  temper- 
ance man,  and  during  his  last  years  affiliated  with 
the  Prohibition  party.  Several  times  his  name 
came  before  the  convention  for  the  office  of  Di- 
rector for  the  County  Poor,  but  it  was  never  his 
desire  to  serve  in  a  public  capacity.  In  the  Meth- 
odist Episcopal  Church  he  was  a  Trustee  and  was 
also  associated  with  the  camp-meeting  organiza- 
tion. He  married  Delilah  Shank,  and  to  them 
were  born  seven  children:  Marj';  Prudence,  de- 
ceased; Henry,  who  has  also  passed  from  this  life; 
Joseph  S.;  Milton,  Jonas  and  Delilah,  deceased. 

The  birth  of  Joseph  S.  Harnish  occurred  in  this 
township  October  22,  1849,  and  his  education  was 
derived  from  the  schools  of  River  Hill,  which  he 
attended  until  reaching  his  sixteenth  year.  Sub- 
sequently he  took  a  course  of  six  months  at  the 
Millers ville  Normal,  and  with  that  exception  he 
has  since  acquired  his  wide  knowledge  of  men  and 
affairs  through  his  own  private  study.  When  only 
seventeen  years  old  he  embarked  in  the  lumber 
business  with  his  father  and  continued  in  that  line 
of  trade  for  the  nine  succeeding  years.  During 
this  time  he  managed  to  lay  by  a  goodly  sum 
which  he  invested  in  property,  and  in  the  years 
that  followed  he  devoted  his  whole  time  and  en- 
ergies to  the  cultivation  of  his  farm,  which  he 
brought  into  fine  order  and  made  many  improve- 
ments upon  the  place. 

December  23,  1875,  Mr.  Harnish  married  Miss 
Mary  E.  Bostick  and  they  had  eleven  children,  of 
whom  the  following  survive:  Nora  W.,  Samuel  S., 
Ida  P.,  Olive  M.,  Susan  L.,  Joseph  C,  Jesse  C, 
Mary  V.  and  Marion  L.  The  next  to  the  eldest 
and  the  next  to  the  youngest  died  unnamed  iu 
infancy. 

On  the  question  of  politics  Mr.  Harnish  inclines 
to  the  belief  of  his  father  and  deposits  his  ballot 
for  Prohibition  nominees.  He  holds  membership 
with  the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church  and  is  serv- 
ing in  the  offices  of  Trustee  and  Steward.    He  also 


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succeeded  his  father  as  a  member  of  the  Camp 
Meeting  Association  of  this  denomination  and 
takes  great  interest  in  ever}'  department  of  church 
work.  In  personal  character  his  life  is  marked 
with  integrity  and  honor  and  his  business  deal- 
ings have  always  been  thoroughly  reliable. 


HON.  GEORGE  FORREST,  at  present  rep- 
resenting his  district  in  the  State  Legisla- 
ture, was  elected  to  that  honorable  posi- 
tion on  the  Democratic  ticket  in  1892.  Prior  to 
this  he  was  tobacco  inspector  for  F.  C.  Linde, 
Hamilton  &  Co.,  of  New  York  Cit}'.  Mr.  Forrest 
was  born  in  Lancaster  January  2,  1852,  and  is  the 
son  of  Casper  Forrest,  a  native  of  this  county  and 
in  turn  the  son  of  Joseph  Forrest,  who  was  born 
across  the  water  in  England.  Tlie  latter  on  emi- 
grating to  America  located  in  Lancaster,  where  he 
passed  the  remainder  of  his  life. 

The  father  of  our  subject  was  in  early  life  a 
manufacturer  of  powder  horns, and  on  abandoning 
this  occupation  established  himself  in  the  flour  and 
feed  businesson  the  corner  of  West  King  and  Manor 
Streets.  He  was  very  successful  in  this  enterprise 
and  is  now  living  retired  in  Lancaster,  having 
passed  his  seventy-fourth  year.  In  politics  he  is  a 
stanch  Democrat,  and  in  religious  matters  belongs 
to  St.  John's  Lutheran  Church.  His  wife  prior  to 
her  marriage  was  Ann  Milleysock,  a  native  of 
Maryland  and  the  daughter  of  George  Milleysock, 
also  born  in  that  state  and  of  German  descent. 
Mrs.  Forrest  departed  this  life  in  1 888. 

The  parental  family  included  eight  children, 
four  of  whom  are  living.  Harry  served  as  a  sol- 
dier in  Company  K,  One  Hundred  and  Twenty- 
second  Pennsylvania  Infantry,  during  the  late 
war,  and  on  returning  home  engaged  in  the  to- 
bacco business  with  our  subject  until  his  decease. 
George,  of  this  sketch,  attended  first  the  common 
and  afterward  the  high  schools  of  his  native  city, 
and  after  completing  the  course  served  an  appren- 


ticeship of  eighteen  months  at  the  printer's  trade, 
working  in  the  oflice  of  the  Inquirer.  In  1874  he 
began  working  at  the  tobacco  business,  but  after  a 
twelvemonth  thus  employed  returned  to  the  print- 
ing office.  Later  he  went  to  New  Haven,  Conn., 
where  he  was  employed  as  a  clerk  in  the  office  of 
the  Superintendent  of  the  New  Haven  &  Hartford 
Railroad.  Thence  he  removed  to  Philadelphia, 
again  working  at  the  art  preservative  until  his  re- 
turn to  this  city  in  1877.  That  j'ear,  in  company 
with  his  brother,  he  established  himself  in  the  to- 
bacco business  and  was  appointed  inspector  for 
F.  C.  Linde,  Hamilton  <fe  Co.,  with  whom  he  re- 
mained until  assuming  the  duties  of  his  office  in 
the  Legislature. 

Hon.  Mr.  Forrest  was  married  November  10, 
1881,  to  Miss  Cleramie,  daughter  of  Samuel  J.  Pool, 
Superintendent  of  the  Lancaster  Cemetery.  Their 
union  has  resulted  in  the  birth  of  two  children,  G. 
Edward  and  Harry  M.  Mr.  Forrest  has  served  as 
a  member  of  the  School  Board  since  1891  and  has 
rendered  valuable  aid  to  that  body.  In  1892  he 
was  nominated,  and  later  elected,  to  the  State  Leg- 
islature on  the  Democratic  ticket  for  a  term  of 
three  years.  His  long  experience  as  a  business  man 
and  politician  has  been  of  value  to  him  in  his  leg- 
islative career,  and  his  course  as  a  statesman  has 
justified  his  selection  by  his  constituents. 

Socially  Mr.  Forrest  is  an  Odd  Fellow,  belong- 
ing to  Herschel  Lodge  and  Ridgeway  Encamp- 
ment. He  also  belongs  to  tlie  Junior  Order  of 
United  American  Mechanics.  He  is  very  active  in 
the  political  life  of  the  community  and  is  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Democratic  County  Committee  and  the 
Young  Men's  Democratic  Association. 


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©EORGE  BROWN.     Whatever  the  natural 
resources  of  a  country,  or  its  business  fa- 
cilities,   still    the    history    must    depend 
chiefly  upon  the  men  who  have  resided  there,  and 
who  by  their  energy  and  ability  have  added  to  the 
natural  attractions  and   wealth..    The   subject  of 


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this  biography  figures  prominently  among  such 
men.  He  is  a  resident  of  Mt.  Joy,  where  for  many 
j'ears  he  has  been  the  owner  and  successful  pro- 
prietor of  a  cotton  and  woolen  mill.  As  a  busi- 
ness man  he  has  been  very  successful,  as  he  pos- 
sesses tliat  integrity  of  character  and  keenness  of 
judgment  wliich  have  enabled  him  to  attain  pros- 
perity. 

The  son  of  Benjamin  and  Hannah  (Rollinson) 
Brown,  our  subject  was  born  October  31,  1831,  in 
Holmfirth,  Yorkshire,  England.  His  fatlier  was 
one  of  eight  children,  namely:  George,  William, 
Elizabeth,  Mary,  Mercy,  Sarah,  Eliza  and  Benja- 
min. The  latter  was  the  recipient  of  common 
school  advant.ages  and  in  early  manhood  learned 
the  trade  of  a  woolen  carder,  wliich  he  followed  at 
Holmfirth.  In  religious  belief  he  was  a  member 
of  the  Episcopal  Church,  and  socially  was  identi- 
fied with  the  Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows. 
He  died  at  the  age  of  flft^'-seven,  and  his  wife 
passed  away  at  sixty-five.  They  were  the  parents 
of  seven  children,  namely:  George,  the  subject  of 
this  sketch;  Mrs.  Amanda  Battyee;  William,  de- 
ceased; Mrs.  Emma  Booth;  Benjamin,  Walker  and 
Wilson,  deceased. 

In  the  public  schools  of  Yorkshire  our  subject 
was  a  student  for  some  years.  Afterward  he  en- 
tered the  woolen  mills  and  learned  the  trade  of  a 
carder,  which  he  followed  in  his  native  land  until 
his  emigration,  February  12,  1855,  to  America. 
He  crossed  the  ocean,  a  stranger  to  all  on  board 
ship,  and  landing  in  the  United  States,  settled  in 
Trenton,  N.  J.,  where  he  was  for  two  years  em- 
ployed at  his  trade.  Afterward  he  was  similarl}' 
engaged  in  Philadelphia.  In  1883  he  came  to  Mt. 
Joy  and  embarked  in  business  on  his  own  account, 
his  cotton  and  woolen  factory  being  located  on  the 
site  of  the  present  caramel  works.  There  he  con- 
tinued business  until  1890,  when  he  bought  the 
large  mill  at  one  time  owned  by  the  Reaper  & 
Agricultural  Implement  Company.  This  he  fitted 
up  with  the  latest  improved  machinery  for  the 
manufacture  of  cotton  and  woolen  goods,  and  af- 
ter running  it  one  year,  retired  and  was  suc- 
ceeded by  his  sons. 

In  1856  occurred  the  marriage  of  George  Brown 
and  Miss  Esther,  daughter  of  William   Beardsell, 


who  lived  at  Lamb  Bank,  Yorkshire,  England. 
Ten  children  were  born  of  this  union,  namely: 
Thomas  J.,  Arthur,  Walter,  Mrs.  Sarah  Batty, 
Benjamin;  Emma,  wife  of  John  Zellers,  Postmaster 
at  Mt.  Joy,  George,  Elmer,  Mrs.  Anna  Shelly, 
and  Lillie  Amanda,  who  died  in  infancy.  The 
family  was  bereaved  by  the  death  of  the  devoted 
wife  and  mother,  who  passed  away  September  12, 
1873,  at  the  age  of  fort}'  years. 

A  liberal  and  public  spirited  citizen,  Mr.  Brown 
is  always  ready  to  contribute  of  his  time  and  means 
for  the  advancement  of  enterprises  calculated  to 
promote  the  general  welfare.  His  success  is  the  re- 
sult of  his  own  unaided  exertions,  for  upon  com- 
ing to  America  he  had  neither  friends  nor  capital. 
However,  he  was  energetic,  persevering  and  in- 
dustrious, and  in  due  time  was  rewarded  for  his 
indomitable  enterprise  by  the  acquirement  of  a 
handsome  competency.  In  religion  he  is  an  Epis- 
copalian, and  having  been  reared  in  that  faith,  still 
advocates  its  doctrines. 


WILLIAM  EDWARD  CRIST,  editor  and 
.  proprietor  of  the  Cohunhia,  Daily  News 
and  the  Weekly  Courant,  is  an  able 
newspaper  man,  and  exerts  a  marked  influence  in 
the  affairs  of  his  community.  He  was  born  in  De- 
catur, 111.,  December  1,  1860,  the  son  of  Samuel 
and  Mary  C.  Crist.  The  family  is  of  German  de- 
scent, the  first  representative  in  America  having 
come  from  the  Fatherland  in  the  eighteenth  cen- 
tury, and  made  settlement  in  Elizabethtown,  Lan- 
caster County. 

The  paternal  grandfather  of  our  subject,  George 
H.  Crist,  was  born  in  Chambersburg,  Franklin 
County,  Pa.,  about  1810.  He  was  given  a  fair 
education  for  that  early  day,  and  when  ready  to 
establish  in  life  on  his  own  account,  began  farm- 
ing in  his  native  county.  Upon  his  estate  of  one 
hundred  and  ten  acres  he  passed  his  remaining 
years.     After   the   formation    of    the   Republican 


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l)arly,  he  supported  its  principles  as  long  as  he 
lived.  In  religious  belief  he  was  a  devoted  mem- 
ber of  tiie  United  Brethren  Church,  lie  married 
Miss  Anna  Gerhart,  a  native  of  Lancaster  Count}'. 

George  II.  Crist  lived  but  a  few  years  after  the 
birth  of  liis  son,  and  by  tlie  death  of  the  wife  and 
mother  six  years  later,  Samuel  was  left  an  orphan, 
at  the  age  of  twelve  j'ears.  He  then  made  his 
iionie  witli  an  uncle,  and  was  given  a  common- 
school  education.  When  old  enough  he  followed 
the  blacksmith's  trade,  which  he  followed  the 
greater  |)art  of  iiis  life.  Shortly  after  mastering 
the  occupation,  he  married  Miss  Mary  Catlierine 
Clevcrstine,  then  removed  to  Illinois  and  made 
his  liome  in  Decatur  for  two  years.  On  iiis  return 
to  Lancaster  County  he  engaged  in  the  business  of 
carriage  and  coach  making.  His  death  occurred 
October  31,  1892,  at  tlie  age  of  fifty- two  years.  He 
was  a  life-long  and  active  member  of  the  United 
Biethren  Ciiurch,  and  was  beloved  by  the  people 
among  vvlK>m  lie  lived.  His  good  wife  preceded 
liim  to  tlio  better  land  a  few  months,  having  died 
November  19,  1891,  at  tiic  age  of  forty-nine.  She 
too  was  a  consistent  member  of  the  United  Breth- 
ren Church,  and  was  active  in  all  good  works  in 
her  neighborhood. 

The  subject  of  this  sketch  attended  the  public 
schools  until  a  youth  of  seventeen  years,  when  he 
turned  his  attention  to  the  printer's  trade,  learn- 
ing the  business  in  Greencastle  and  Philadelphia. 
For  several  years  he  worked  at  the  case  in  the 
principal  eastern  cities,  after  which  he  returned  to 
Greencastle,  Pa.,  and  engaged  in  the  hat  and  gen- 
tlemen's furnishing  goods  business,  which  he  con- 
ducted for  five  years,  and  then  disposed  of  the 
stock.  At  that  time  the  editor  of  the  Valley  Echo  in 
Greencastle  became  incapacitated  for  active  work, 
and  Mr.  Crist  was  engaged  to  conduct  the  business 
of  the  office  where  lie  had  served  his  apprentice- 
ship. He  continued  in  that  capacity  until  1889, 
when  he  removed  to  Columbia. 

In  December  of  the  above  year,  Mr.  Crist  pur- 
chased a  one-half  interest  in  the  Columbia  Daily 
Neics  and  the  Weekly  Courant,  and  two  years  later 
bought  out  liis  partner,  since  which  time  he  has 
been  alone.  The  News  is  a  sound  family  paper, 
containing  articles  on  current  topics  and  corres- 


pondence from  various  localities  in  the  county' 
The  paper  is  now  in  the  seventh  year  of  its  exist- 
ence, and  is  the  pioneer  penny  daily  in  this  coun- 
ty. In  politics  it  is  independent,  and  its  readers 
know  that  wiien  Mr.  Crist  supports  or  disapproves 
any  one,  he  is  actuated  solely  by  conscientious 
motives,  and  does  so  only  after  careful  considera- 
tion. 

A  well  equipped  job  print  ng  department  is  op- 
erated in  connection  with  the  newspapers,  and  in 
1891,  finding  his  rapidly  growing  business  out- 
stripping his  facilities,  Mr.  Crist  decided  to  build 
a  permanent  iiome  for  his  publications,  tlie  out- 
come of  which  is  the  Daily  Neivs  Printing  House, 
a  handsome  three-story  building  of  maroon  colored 
brick,  with  brown  stone  trimmings.  It  is  one 
hundred  and  thirty-five  feet  deep,  and  is  especially 
adapted  to  the  printing  business.  It  is  one  of  the 
finest  and  most  attractive  structures  in  Columbia. 

Mr.  Crist  is  a  stockholder  in  manj'  of  the  im- 
portant enterprises  in  Columbia,  is  a  member  of 
different  societies  and  organizations,  and  is  con- 
ducting his  business  on  a  paying  basis.  Politically 
he  is,  and  always  has  been,  a  stanch  Republican, 
but  has  never  sought  nor  accepted  political  office, 
preferring  to  be  free  from  any  entrammeling  in- 
fluences. In  1881  he  married  Ida  C,  only  daugh- 
ter of  Samuel  and  Nannie  Smith,  residents  of 
Greencastle,  Pa.  Three  children  have  been  born 
to  them,  Elva  B.,  Edward  Nevin  and  Nannie  C. 


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MILTON  S.  HER.SHEY,  President  of  the 
Lancaster  Caramel  Company,  was  born  in 
Derry  Church  and  reared  in  Lancaster 
County,  where  he  obtained  his  education  in  the 
public  schools.  He  is  the  son  of  Henry  H.  Hershey, 
a  native  of  the  same  county.  The  grandfather, 
Jacob  Hershey,  was  a  farmer  of  the  old  style  type. 
Three  brothers  came  from  Switzerland  to  America 
and  located  in  Lancaster  County,  our  subject's  fa- 
ther being  one  of  the  three   brothers.     Our   sub- 


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ject's  mother's  maiden  name  was  Fanny  Snovely, 
boin  near  New  Danville,  the  daughter  of  Abraham 
Snovely,  a  native  of  Lancaster  County,  and  who 
was  a  miller  by  trade. 

In  1876  our  subject  went  to  Philadelphia,  where 
he-engaged  in  the  manufacture   of  confectionery, 
and   there   continued    six    years,  after  which  he 
traveled  iu  different  states  in  the  Union,  and  fin- 
ally engaged  in  business  in  New  York  as  a  caramel 
manufacturer.     He  deemed  it  wise  to  remove  his 
plant  to  Lancaster,  where  he  has  increased  his  busi- 
ness and  employs  a  large  number  of  men.     In  1891 
William  L.  Blair  became  his  partner,  the  Arm  being 
styled   Hershey  &    Blair,  and  in    February,  1894, 
the  concern  was  incorporated  as  the  Lancaster  Car- 
amel Company  with  M.  S.  Hershey  President  and 
William  L.  Blair  Secretary.     The  incorporators  of 
this  company  are  M.  S.  Hershey,  William  L.  Blair, 
E.  M.  Robinson  (General  Superintendent),  C.  H. 
Kleinbach,  of  Chicago,  and  Frank  D.  Snovely,  of 
Chicago.     This   plant  is    located   on  Chuicli  and 
Duke  Streets,  where  they  have  a  four  story  build- 
ing 104x207  feet  in  size.     The  factory  is  run   by 
steam  power,  employing  a  thirty  horse-power  en- 
gine.    To  give  the  reader  some  conception  of  the 
magnitude  of   this  concern,  it  only   needs  to   be 
said  that  eight  hundred  hands  are  emploj-ed.    Car- 
amels and  chocolates  are  their  specialty;  they  also 
operate  a  factory   at  Mt.  .Joy,  where  thej'  employ 
about  one  hundred  hands,  and  a  factory  at   No. 
119    West   Harrison    Street,    Chicago,   employing 
four   hundred    hands    in  a  seven   story  building; 
they  also   have  another   factory    at    Geneva,   111., 
employing  one  hundred  hands.     The  original  busi- 
ness was  started  in  the  city  of  Lancaster  and  has 
grown  to  reach  wonderful  proportions.     The  ma- 
chinery employed  is  of   their  own  invention  and 
is  all  covered  by  patents.     Their    trade  mark   is 
"Cr3'stal  A."     These  goods  are  shipped  to  all  parts 
of  the  world,  including  Japan,  China,  Australia 
and  Europe.     The  capital  stock  of  this  concern  is 
$600,000,  all  paid  up,  and  they  do  over  a  $1,000,000 
worth  of  business  per  annum. 

In  conclusion  it  only  needs  to  be  said  that  Mil- 
ton S.  Hersiiey  has  made  a  complete  success  of 
life  thus  far,  and  is  the  President  of  the  largest 
concern  of  this  kind  in  the  world.     Politically, 


Mr.  Hershey  is  a  firm  supporter  of  the  Republican 
party,  and  no  man  stands  higher  in  business  and 
social  circles  in  the  city  of  Lancaster  than  tliis 
man,  who  has  been  crowned  with  success. 


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ENRY  STAUFFER  MUSSER,  one  of  the 
leading  business  men  of  Marietta,  was 
born  near  this  city,  July  16,  1820,  being 
a  son  ot  Jacob  and  Martha  (Stauffer)  Musser.  His 
ancestors,  both  paternal  and  maternal,  were  of 
German  origin,  but  both  families  have  been  repre- 
sented in  America  for  several  generations.  Grand- 
father Henry  Musser,  who  for  a  number  of  years 
resided  in  Lancaster  County,  engaged  in  agricul- 
tural pursuits  until  his  death,  and  being  a  man  of 
great  energy  and  perseverance,  he  gained  a  com- 
mendable degree  of  success.  In  religious  faith  he 
was  what  is  termed  a  River  Brethren.  He  died 
and  his  remains  were  interred  in  a  cemetery  near 
Rowenna. 

Jacob  Musser,  father  of  our  subject,  was  born 
near  Rovvcnna.  His  life  occupation  was  that  of  ag- 
riculture, and  he  was  numbered  among  the  pro- 
gressive farmers  and  loyal  citizens  of  his  commu- 
ity.  In  politics  he  affiliated  with  the  Whigs,  and 
was  well  informed  concerning  topics  of  current 
interest.  His  death  occurred  at  the  early  age  of 
thirtj'-two  years.  His  famil}'  numbered  six  chil- 
dren, named:  Henry  S.,  Anna,  Lizzie,  Martha,  Jacob 
and  Abram.  Of  these  the  first  named,  our  subject, 
was  reared  to  manhood  upon  the  home  farm,  re- 
ceiving a  practical  education  in  the  district  schools. 
In  1842  Mr.  Musser  embarked  in  the  lumber 
business,  whicii  he  has  made  his  life  occupation, 
meeting  with  success  in  the  management  of  his 
business  affairs.  He  still  conducts  a  large  and  prof- 
itable trade  in  this  line,  and  is  thoroughly  in- 
formed regarding  ever\'  detail  of  tiie  work.  He 
owns  some  valuable  real  estate  in  Marietta,  and 
in  addition  is  a  Director  in  the  First  National 
Bank  of  this  place  and  in  the  Turnpike  Company. 


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He  is  also  interested  in  tlie  water  company.  Po- 
litic.illy  he  supports  the  principles  of  the  Republi- 
can party,  and  has  taken  an  active  part  in  public 
affairs,  displaying  a  commendable  interest  in  the 
welfare  of  the  county  and  of  his  fellow-citizens. 
For  six  years  he  was  a  member  of  the  Prison  Board 
of  Lancaster  County,  and  he  has  also  served  as 
School  Director. 

The  marriage  of  Mr.  Musser,  which  occurred  in 
the  year  1847,  united  him  with  Miss  Anna  M. 
Criseinger,  of  this  county.  Five  children  born  of 
their  union  are  now  living,  and  four  are  de- 
ceased. Stephen,  the  eldest,  is  engaged  as  clerk 
for  A.  N.  Casnl  it  Son;  Elizabeth  is  the  wife  of 
Charles  Johnston,  of  Philadelphia;  E.  Stanton  is 
employed  in  the  Pennsylvania  depot  at  Columbia; 
Lincoln  assists  his  father  in  the  lumber  business; 
Anna  and  Frank  are  deceased;  Ada  is  Jlrs.  J.  G. 
Steiner,  of  Jefferson  County,  Pa.  The  family  is 
lield  in  the  highest  esteem  socially,  and  its  mem- 
bers are  recognized  as  among  the  worthiest  citizens 
of  Marietta. 

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eAHPENTER  WEIDLER,  M.  D.,  a  prom- 
inent physician  and  surgeon,  is  located  for 
practice  in  Mechanicsburg.  He  is  the  son 
of  Dr.  Isaac  and  Catherine  (Gealbaugh)  Weidler, 
and  was  born  Ma}'  31,  1829.  The  father  was  also 
a  physician  of  considerable  note,  being  a  graduate 
from  the  Jefferson  Medical  College.  He  first  lo- 
cated for  practice  at  Bareville,  but  shortly'  after 
came  to  Mechanicsburg,  where  he  built  up  a  lucra- 
tive trade  and  resided  until  his  decease  in  1885, 
in  the  eight3'-tirst  j'ear  of  his  age.  He  stood  high 
in  the  profession  and  was  a  member  in  good  stand- 
ing of  the  Lancaster  County  Medical  Society.  In 
politics  he  was  a  supporter  of  Democratic  princi- 
ples, believing  that  party  to  be  in  the  right,  and 
in  religious  affairs  he  was  connected  by  member- 
ship with  the  Reformed  Church. 

The  mother  of  our  subject  by  her  union  with  Dr. 
Isaac  Weidler  became  the  mother  of  four  sons  and 
two  daughters,  of  whom  our  subject  was  the  eldest: 


Benjamin  F.,  deceased;  Annie;  George  W.;  Milton, 
and  Mary.  Benjamin  was  a  resident  of  Portland, 
Oregon,  where  he  was  employed  on  board  the  vessel 
"George  M.  Wright"  as  purser.  The  boat  plied 
between  Portland  and  Alaska,  and  on  the  third 
trip  was  lost  with  all  on  board.  Benjamin  was  a 
member  of  an  artillery  compan}'  in  the  Southern 
Confederacy  during  the  late  war.  George  W. 
Weidler  is  engaged  as  a  lumber  merchant  in  Port- 
land, Oregon,  where  he  also  owns  a  sawmill,  and  is 
well-to-do;  Milton  is  Collector  of  Internal  Reve- 
nues, and  also  makes  his  home  in  Portland,  and 
Mary  is  the  wife  of  George  HuUinger,  of  Kansas 
City,  Mo.  The  mother  of  this  family  died  when 
forty-one  years  of  age.  She  was  a  devoted  mem- 
ber of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church  and  active 
in  all  good  works  in  her  neighborhood. 

The  original  of  this  sketch  supplemented  the 
knowledge  gained  in  the  common  schools  by  a 
course  at  Franklin  and  Marshall  College  of  Lan- 
caster. Deciding  to  follow  a  professional  life,  he 
read  medicine  in  the  office  of  his  honored  father, 
after  which  he  entered  the  Pennsylv.ania  Medical 
College  of  Philadelphia,  from  which  he  was  grad- 
uated with  the  Class  of  '50.  He  immediately  es- 
tablished in  this  city  for  practice  and  now  com- 
mands an  extensive  patronage,  and  has  accumulated 
a  handsome  property.  He  is  one  of  the  oldest 
practitioners  in  the  place  and  as  such  his  advice  is 
often  sought  and  followed. 

In  1864  Dr.  Weidler  and  Miss  Eliza,  daughter 
of  David  Good,  were  united  in  marriage.  To 
them  have  been  born  two  children,  Ida  M.  and 
Ella,  at  home  with  their  parents.  In  politics  the 
Doctor  is  a  Democrat  and  is  universally  esteemed. 


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(Tpr  BRAHAM  ROHRER.  A  compendium  of 
f — \  biographical  sketches  of  Lancaster  County 
would  be  incomplete  without  an  outline 
of  the  life  of  the  above  gentleman,  who  is  one  of 
the  oldest  residents  within  its  bounds.  He  is  now 
in  the  eighty-second  year  of  his  age  and  is  living 
retired  from  active   work,  in   the  possession  of  a 


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competence  which  was  gained  by  toiling  early  and 
late  in  developing  iiis  tract  of  land. 

Our  subject  is  the  son  of  Jacob  and  Anna  (Hart- 
man)  Rohrer,  and  was  born  in  East  Lampeter 
Township,  this  county,  August  4,  1813.  The  fam- 
ily is  of  Swiss  origin,  the  first  representative  set- 
tling in  America  many  generations  ago.  Grand- 
father Isa.ac  Rohrer  was  a  farmer  in  the  above 
townsliip  and  married  Miss  Elizabeth  Groff,  by 
whom  he  became  the  father  of  the  following  chil- 
dren: Jacob,  John,  Martin,  Isaac,  Henry,  Abraham 
and  Mary.  Christian  Hartraan,  the  maternal  grand- 
father of  our  subject,  lived  to  be  eighty-seven 
years  of  age,  dying  in  1829. 

Jacob  Rohrer  was  also  born  in  this  township,  in 
the  year  1780,  and  spent  his  entire  life  here,  pass- 
ing away  in  the  year  1866.  He  was  a  farmer  and 
owned  a  tract  of  two  hundred  acres,  which  he  in- 
dustriously cultivated,  making  it  one  of  the  best 
in  the  locality.  In  politics  he  was  a  stanch  Re- 
publican and  took  an  active  part  in  public  affairs, 
serving  for  many  years  as  Trustee  of  the  School 
Board.  Like  his  ancestors,  he  belonged  to  the  Old 
Mennonite  Church  and  wielded  a  decided  influ- 
ence throughout  his  communit3'  and  even  beyond 
the  vicinity  of  his  home. 

The  mother  of  our  subject  was  the  daughter  of 
Christian  Hartmau,  and  by  her  union  with  Jacob 
Rohrer  there  were  born  three  daughters  and  two 
sons.  Maria  is  the  widow  of  the  late  Chiistian 
Johns;  Elizabeth  was  the  next  in  order  of  birth; 
Abraham  is  the  subject  of  this  sketch;  Anna  is  the 
widow  of  Peter  Jolins,  of  this  township,  and  Jacob 
is  the  fifth.  The  mother  lived  to  be  eighty-one 
years  of  age,  and  died  in  1869. 

The  original  of  this  sketch  secured  a  good  edu- 
cation, and  until  his  retirement  in  1874,  followed 
agricultural  pursuits  all  his  life.  As  before  stated, 
he  is  one  of  the  oldest  residents  in  the  county  and 
commenced  life  for  himself  upon  an  unimproved 
tract  of  land.  Of  his  success  he  may  truly  be 
proud,  for  it  is  evidence  of  an  industrious  and  en- 
terprising life,  characterized  by  perseverance  and 
good  management. 

In  1836  Abraham  Rohrer  was  married  to  Miss 
Susan,  daughter  of  Abraham  Denlinger,  and  to 
them  has  been   born   a   family  of    five   children: 


Abram.  Jr.,  John,  Henry,  Benjamin,  and  Anna, 
who  is  the  wife  of  Jacob  Landis.  Our  subject  is  a 
member  in  good  standing  of  the  Old  Mennonite 
Church,  and  in  politics  has  voted  with  the  Repub- 
lican party  since  its  organization. 


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ISRAEL  G.  ERB,  of  Lititz,  is  a  representative  of 
a  very  old  family  in  the  Keystone  State,  his 
paternal  great-great-grandfather  having  been 
one  of  three  brothers  who  came  from  Switzerland 
l)rior  to  the  War  of  the  Revolution,  locating  on 
land  in  this  county.  From  that  day  his  descen- 
dants have  been  engaged  in  agricultural  pursuits 
down  to  the  present  time,  and  have  been  noted  for 
their  industrious,  upright  and  energetic  lives.  The 
subject  of  this  biography  has  taken  a  leading  part 
in  many  of  the  enterprises  and  industries  of  the 
community  in  which  he  makes  his  home.  The  old 
homestead,  which  has  been  handed  down  for  sev- 
eral generations,  is  owned  and  conducted  by  him. 
It  is  situated  in  Penn  Township  and  is  a  valuable 
place,  having  been  brought  under  fine  cultivation, 
and  has  substantial  improvements  upon  it.  Among 
the  many  companies  in  which  Mr.  Erb  has  invested 
are  the  Lititz  National  Bank,  of  which  he  is  Vice- 
President,  and  which  was  incorporated  in  1880  with 
a  capital  stock  of  §105,000;  the  Agricultural  Mut- 
ual Fire  Insurance  Corapan}',  of  which  he  is  now 
Treasurer  and  was  formerly  President;  the  Lan- 
caster and  Lititz  Turnpike  Company  and  the  Penn 
Township  Insurance  Company,  which  was  organ- 
ized in  1860,  and  in  which  he  has  served  for  twen- 
ty-one years  as  Secretary. 

The  birth  of  Israel  G.  Erb  occurred  September 
12,  1843,  his  parents  being  David  W.  and  Cather- 
ine (Groff)  Erb.  Both  father  and  son  were  born 
on  the  old  homestead  in  Penn  Township,  of 
this  county,  the  former  March  4,  1819.  He  was  a 
farmer  during  his  entire  active  life  in  Penn  Town- 
ship and  there  his  death  occurred  in  July,  1885. 
In  religion  he  was  an  adherent  of  the  Mennonite 
Church,  and  politically  was  a  Whig  until  the  organ- 
ization of  the  Republican  party,  when  he  joined  its 


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ranks.  About  1840  he  hiarried  Miss  Catherine, 
daughter  of  John  Rroff,  of  the  Hunts  Groff  familj', 
of  Groffdale,  of  this  county>  who  were  also  of  the 
Meunonite  faith.  In  the  family  of  David  W.  were 
two  daughters  and  one  son.  Maria  became  the  wife 
of  Christian  Kreiter,  now  of  Lincoln,  Lancaster 
County.  Adaline  is  the  wife  of  John  Brubaker, 
who  lives  near  the  same  place.  The  mother  of  these 
children  is  still  living  and  active  in  the  work  of  the 
Mennonite  Cliurch,  though  about  seventy-three 
years  of  age.  Daniel,  the  paternal  grandfather  of 
our  subject,  was  a  native  of  what  is  now  Ponn  Town- 
ship, was  one  of  the  pillars  and  leading  men  of  the 
Mennonite  denomination,  and  was  a  successful  and 
extensive  agriculturist,  llis  wife,  Mary  Witwcr, 
was  a  cousin  of  General  Witwer,  of  wide  and  hon- 
orable fame.  Daniel  Erb  had  four  sons  and  four 
daughters,  of  whom  David  was  the  eldest.  His  death 
occurred   in   1886,  at  the  age  of  over  eighty  years, 

Israel  G.  Erb,  of  tliis  sketch,  received  a  good  com- 
mon school  education  and  was  brought  up  to  a 
practical  and  intimate  knowledge  of  farm  labor. 
In  order  to  acquire  a  higher  education  lie  entered 
Lilitz  Academy  in  1861,  being  under  the  instruc- 
tion of  Prof.  John  Beck,  with  whom  he  pursued  a 
course  of  higher  mathematics  and  civil  engineer- 
ing. After  leaving  school  lie  taught  for  a  few  years, 
and  in  1866  returned  to  his  studies  for  a  short  time 
in  the  academy.  Since  that  time  he  has  been  en- 
gaged in  surveying  and  also  has  given  much  labor 
and  care  to  the  proper  management  of  his  fine  farm 
and  other  business  investments.  For  eight  years  he 
has  been  a  School  Director  and  in  educational  meas- 
ures and  ideas,  perhaps  more  than  in  any  other  di- 
rection, he  has  alwa3's  been  interested,  using  his  in- 
fluence in  the  promotion  of  higher  systems  of  in- 
struction and  better  teachers.  In  his  political  faith 
he  is  a  stanch  Republican,  and  in  1882  was  elected 
jury  commissioner  of  Lancaster  County. 

The  marriage  of  Mr.  Erb  was  celebrated  October 
29,  1867,  with  Sarah  Reist,  b}'  whom  he  has  had  five 
daughters.  Emma  Is  the  wife  of  Martin  G.  Hess, 
Cashier  of  the  Kej'stone  National  Bank  of  Man- 
heim.  Mary  R.,  Katie  (deceased), Minnieand  Annie 
Laurie  are  tiie  other  members  of  the  family.  The 
father  of  Mrs.  Erb,  John  Reist,  was  a  prosperous 
farmer  who  owned  a  tract  of  land  in  Penn  Town- 


ship. Mr.  Erb  is  a  member  of  the  Mennonite  Church 
and  is  greatly  interested  in  the  affairs  of  his  de- 
nomination, in  every  way  endeavoring  to  promote 
its  good. 


<^TX  MOS  BOWMAN,  President  of  the  Marietta 
/ — \  Hollow  Ware  and  Enameling  Company, 
and  Vice-President  of  the  First  National 
Bank  of  Marietta,  is  one  of  the  leading  business 
men  of  the  place.  He  was  born  in  Columbia,  Lan- 
caster County,  August  10,  1837,  and  is  a  son  of 
Joseph  and  Elizabeth  (Parker)  Bowman.  The 
Bowman  family  have  resided  in  this  county  for 
three  generations,  their  ancestors  having  emigrated 
hither  in  an  early  daj'  and  settled  in  the  vicinity 
of  Lampeter,  where  Grandfather  Bowman  spent  his 
entire  life.  He  was  a  farmer  by  occupation,  was 
highly  respected  and  regarded  as  one  of  the  best 
informed  men  of  his  daj'. 

Joseph  Bowman,  father  of  our  subject,  was  born 
April  11,  1810,  and  was  reared  on  the  old  farm 
near  Lampeter,  receiving  a  common  school  educa- 
tion and  assisting  his  father  in  tilling  the  soil. 
Becoming  dissatisfied  with  farm  life,  he  decided  to 
try  his  fortunes  elsewhere.  He  first  found  em- 
ployment on  the  Pennsylvania  Railroad  as  con- 
ductor on  a  freight  train,  but  this  occupation  be- 
ing uncongenial,  he  soon  abandoned  it  and  went  to 
Millersville,  where  he  embarked  in  the  mercantile 
business.  After  some  time  spent  there  he  removed 
to  Petersburg  and  engaged  in  the  hotel  business, 
where  he  remained  for  several  years.  Being  of  a 
genial  disposition,  and  having  a  kind  word  and 
pleasant  smile  for  every  one,  he  made  many  warm 
friends  who  never  forgot  "mine  host"  or  the  pleas- 
ant hours  and  good  dinners  they  enjoyed  at  his 
hotel. 

We  next  find  Joseph  Bowman  clerking  for  J. 
H.  Kurtz,  of  Lancaster,  with  whom  he  remained 
until  he  was  elected  Prothonotary.  For  three 
years  he  faithfully  served  in  this  capacity,  giving 
satisfaction  to  all,  and  became  widely  known  and 
respected  throughout  the  county.  Six  children 
were  born  to  his  marriage,  five  of  whom  are  still 


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living,  namely:  Amanda,  Amos,  Samuel,  Joseph 
and  Adaline,  the  latter  being  the  wife  of  L.  D. 
Graves,  a  merciiant  of  Columbus,  Ohio.  In  I860, 
Mr.  Bowman  removed  with  liis  family  to  Ohio, 
where  he  again  followed  farming,  but  is  now  liv- 
ing retired  in  Forest,  a  beautiful  town  in  thatstate, 
enjoying  the  rest  he  so  well  deserves.  He  has  al- 
ways taken  an  active  part  in  politics,  and  a  deep 
interest  in  the  Republican  party,  of  which  he  is  a 
stanch  supporter.  The  Methodist  Episcopal  Church 
finds  in  him  a  consistent  member  and  faithful  of- 
ficer. 

Amos  Bowman,  the  subject  of  this  sketch,  spent 
his  boyhood  days  in  Columbia,  Lancaster  and 
Petersburg,  attending  the  public  schools  of  those 
places,  and  later  entering  the  high  school  of  Lan- 
caster, where  he  finished  liis  education.  Soon  after 
leaving  school  he  entered  the  Farmers' Bank  of 
Lancaster,  remaining  there  nine  years.  In  1863 
he  came  to  Marietta  and  accepted  the  position  of 
Cashier  of  the  F'irst  National  Bank  of  this  place,  it 
being  the  first  bank  of  that  order  in  the  United 
States.  For  twenty-five  years  he  honorably  filled 
this  position,  possessing  the  esteem  of  his  fellow- 
offlcers  in  the  bank,  and  the  respect  of  the  entire 
community. 

In  1888  Mr.  Bowman  resigned  his  position  as 
Cashier  and  took  charge  of  the  estate  of  James 
Duffy,  also  becoming  manager  of  the  Marietta 
Hollow  Ware  Compan3\  He  was  soon  after  elected 
President  of  the  company  and  still  holds  that  po- 
sition. He  is  a  Director  in  the  water  company, 
the  building  and  loan  association,  and  is  Vice- 
President  of  the  First  National  Bank.  In  connec- 
tion with  other  interests  he  was  one  of  the  leading 
agitators  of  the  electric  road  from  Marietta  to 
Lancaster, and  from  Marietta  to  Maytown,  but  the 
francliise  was  secured  by  another  company,  so  that 
enterprise  was  abandoned.  He  is  also  interested 
in  the  Marietta  and  Mt.  Joy,  Marietta  and  May- 
town,  and  Maytown  and  Elizabethtown  Turnpike 
Companies,  being  a  Director  in  each. 

Mr.  Bowman  married  Miss  Rachel,  daughter 
of  John  Davis,  of  Wilmington,  Del.  Five  chil- 
dren blessed  this  union,  but  only  two  survive, 
namely:  Mary,  tlie  wife  of  .James  B.  Hanna,  of 
Columbus,  Ohio;  and  Joseph,  who  is  employed  in 


his  father's  office.  Henry  Davis  died  in  May,  1889, 
and  tiie  other  two  children  died  in  infancy.  In 
political  matters  our  subject  has  alwaj's  taken  an 
active  [jart,  and  tlie  Republican  party  has  always 
found  in  him  a  friend  and  standi  supporter.  In 
every  enterprise  pertaining  to  the  welfare  of  his 
home  locality  he  is  always  first  to  take  an  active 
part, and  by  his  energy,  push  and  public  spirit  has 
done  much  to  make  the  town  of  Marietta  what  it 
now  is.  Socially  he  is  identified  with  the  Inde- 
pendent Order  of  Odd  Fellows  and  the  Knights  of 
Pythias. 


JOHN  S.  STAHR,  Pn.  D.,  D.  D.,  President  of 
Franklin  and  Marshall  College,  is  a  gentle- 
man widely  known  for  his  scholarly  attain- 
ments, and  the  institution  with  which  he  is 
connected  is  singularly  fortunate  in  having  so 
able  a  man  at  its  head.  Since  lie  accepted  his 
present  responsible  position  he  has  carried  into 
effect  many  of  his  practical  and  progressive  ideas, 
and  under  his  wise  management  the  college  is  be- 
coming even  more  widely  known -and  highly  es- 
teemed than  formerly. 

Dr.  Stahr  was  born  in  Haycock  Township,  Bucks 
County,  near  Quakertown,  December  2,  1841.  His 
father  and  paternal  grandfather,  whose  Christian 
names  were  also  John,  were  born  in  Milford,  Bucks 
County,  while  his  great-grandfather,  a  native  of 
Germany,  settled  near  Germantowu,  Pa.  F'or  sev- 
eral generations  the  family  have  been  honest  and 
industrious  tillers  of  the  soil,  and  have  sought  to 
live  in  harmony  with  God  and  their  fellow-men. 
The  Doctor's  father,  John  Stahr,  in  addition  to 
operating  his  farm,  was  also  a  teacher.  He  died 
on  the  old  homestead  at  Applebachsville  when 
about  sixty-eight  years  of  age.  He  was  a  very  in- 
fluential man  in  his  communit}',  in  polities  a  Dem- 
ocrat, and  in  religion  an  active  member  and  Elder 
of  the  Reformed  Church.  His  wife,  Sarah  (Sum- 
mers) Stahr,  was  born  in  Tinicum,  Bucks  County, 
and  was  a  daughter  of  Lewis  Summers,  a  farmer  of 
Tinicum  Township,  who  when  quite  j'oung,  in 
Hilltown    Township,  entered    the    Colonial    army 


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during  the  Revolutionary  War  and  served  under 
Washington.  The  familj'  name  was  originally 
spelled  Sommers. 

Our  subject's  parents  had  five  sons  and  one 
daughter,  but  only  two  of  the  number  are  now 
living,  namely:  Rev.  I.  S.  Stahr,  of  Friedensburg, 
Berks  County,  and  Dr.  Stahr,  our  subject.  The 
latter  resided  upon  the  home  farm  until  he  was 
about  fifteen  years  of  age,  and  pursued  his  studies 
in  the  public  schools  of  his  native  district.  When 
nearly  sixteen  he  commenced  to  teach,  and  bj- 
hard  work  at  home  and  in  the  Bucks  Count3-  Nor- 
mal and  Classical  School  he  made  his  wa}-,  until 
he  took  high  rank  in  his  profession.  In  Septem- 
ber, 1865.  he  entered  the  junior  cl.iss  of  Kranklm 
and  Marshall  College,  and  two  years  later  was 
graduated  therefrom  with  the  degree  of  Bachelor 
of  Arts.  Three  years  afterward  the  degree  of 
Master  of  Arts  was  conferred  upon  him  by  his  Alma 
Mater.  It  was  his  intention  after  graduation  to 
enter  the  Theological  Semin.iry,  but  as  a  v.acancy 
occurred  in  the  faculty  of  the  college  at  that  time, 
he  accepted  the  position  which  was  offered  him, 
and  was  Assistant  Professor  from  1867  to  1871. 
He  took  up  theology  under  the  late  Dr.  J.  William- 
son Nevin,  and  was  ordained  to  the  ministry  at 
Reading  in  1872.  For  about  a  year  he  was  Assis- 
tant to  Dr.  Bausman,  of  that  place,  in  the  First  Re- 
formed Church,  and  was  subsequently  invited  to 
accept  the  pastorale,  but  declined  the  offer. 

In  1871  Dr.  Stahr  became  Professor  of  Sciences 
in  Franklin  and  Marshall  College,  and  acceptably 
filled  tliat  place  for  the  ensuing  eighteen  years. 
On  the  expiration  of  this  time  he  was  for  a  year  Act- 
ing President,  and  finallj%  in  1890,  was  elected 
President.  AVhile  holding  the  chair  of  Natural 
Science,  he  was  Treasurer  of  the  faculty  from  1874, 
and  he  still  serves  in  that  capacity.  He  has  shown 
himself  to  be  an  able  financier,  and  has  been  in- 
strumental in  raising  funds  both  for  general  en- 
dowment and  for  improvements  in  the  wa}'  of 
new  buildings  and  better  equipments. 

In  1872  Professor  Stahr  was  married  in  this 
city  to  Miss  Francina  E.  Andrews,  who  was  born 
in  Colerain,  this  county,  and  is  a  daughter  of  Hon. 
Hugh  and  Francina  (Wilson)  Andrews.  Her  fa- 
ther was  formerly  a  representative  of   this  district 


in  the  State  Legislature.  The  Andrews  family  Is 
of  Scotch-Irish  descent.  To  Dr.  and  Mrs.  Stahr 
were  born  five  children,  namely:  Helen  R.,  who  is 
a  member  of  the  Class  of  '94  in  Wellesley  Col- 
lege; John  M.,  deceased;  Charles  P.,  of  the  Frank- 
lin and  Marshall  Class  of  '97;  Mary  Belle  and 
Hugh  A. 

In  addition  to  his  responsible  duties  as  Presi- 
dent and  Treasurer,  Dr.  Stahr  is  Professor  of  men- 
tal and  moral  science,  psychology  and  ethics.  His 
influence  has  been  felt  in  a  most  marked  way  for 
good  during  the  many  years  he  has  been  iden- 
tified with  the  college,  and  with  pupils  and  citi- 
zens alike  he   is  very  popular  and  much   beloved. 

Franklin  and  Marshall  College  is  such  an  old 
and  Influential  institution,  that  it  needs  no  par- 
ticular mention  to  the  residents  and  adjoining 
states,  for  its  reputation  has  always  been  so  high 
in  the  educational  field  that  there  must  be  few  in- 
deed who  have  not  heard  its  praises  sung.  Frank- 
lin College  was  established  in  Lancaster  in  1787, 
and  named  after  Dr.  Benjamin  Franklin,  who 
contributed  liberally  to  its  endowment.  Marshall 
College  was  established  by  the  Reformed  Church 
at  Mercersbnrg  in  1836.  The  two  institutions 
were  consolidated  by  an  act  of  the  State  Legisla- 
ture, the  union  taking  effect  in  1853.  The  college 
buildings  are  beautifully  located  on  an  eminence 
within  the  city  limits,  in  the  midst  of  twenty-two 
acres  of  finely  shaded  grounds.  The  main  building 
contains  class  rooms,  chapel,  library  and  reading 
rooms,  and  grouped  around  it  are  the  various 
useful  and  architecturally  fine  buildings,  which  are 
used  for  the  different  departments  of  college  work. 
A  special  feature  of  the  work  is  the  training  of 
students  in  the  true  spirit  of  the  Christian  re- 
ligion, though  no  sectarian  restraints  are  imposed 
upon  them. 

eOL.  B.  FRANK  ESHLEMAN,  who  was  form- 
erly on  the  staff  of  ex-Governor  Beaver,  is 
one  of  the  most  prominent  and  successful 
lawyers  of  the  Lancaster  County  Bar;  atone  time  he 
was  District  Attorney  of  the  county,  and  is  very  well 
known  in  all  circles.     In  1886  he  erected  the  struc- 


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ture  known  as  Eshleman's  Building  on  North  Duke 
Street,  where  there  are  twelve  commodious  law  offi- 
ces, occupying  two  stories,  and  a  public  hall  is  sit- 
uated on  the  third  floor.  As  a  lawyer  he  has  been 
in  great  demand  for  twenty  years,  having  been 
called  upon  to  defend  about  eighteen  murderers, 
and  owing  to  his  knowledge  of  technical  points  and 
general  ability,  not  one  of  tlie  number  suffered  the 
extreme  penalty.  A  very  active  Republican,  his  in- 
fluence has  been  felt  in  political  ways,  and  a  few 
years  ago  he  was  a  candidate  in  a  convention  for 
a  member  of  Congress. 

The  subject  of  this  article  was  born  in  East  Lam- 
peter Township,  March  10,  1848.  His  father  was 
Benjamin  Eslileman,and  the  same  name  was  borne 
by  his  grandfather  and  great-grandfather.  Going 
back  another  generation  further  we  find  that  one 
Jacob,  of  German  descent,  came  from  Switzerland, 
making  a  settlement  in  Lampeter  Township,  this 
being  about  1710.  He  took  up  a  large  tract  of 
land  and  was  one  of  the  pioneers;  his  descendants 
just  mentioned  were  all  born  in  the  same  township. 
On  arriving  at  man's  estate  he  married  Fannie, 
daughter  of  Rev.  John  Herr,  a  minister  of  the 
Mennonite  Church.  The  property  known  as  Eshle- 
man's Mill  was  carried  on  by  the  Colonel's  father 
for  many  years,  and  about  1870  he  settled  in  Lan- 
caster, where  he  engaged  in  banking  until  he  re- 
tired from  business  cares.  Formerly  an  old  line 
Whig,  he  later  became  a  straight  Republican.  His 
demise  occurred  when  he  was  in  his  seventieth 
year,  in  1877. 

The  mother  of  our  subject  bore  the  maiden  name 
of  Elizabeth  Gyger.  She  was  born  in  Lampeter 
Township,  May  27,  1814,  and  is  still  living  in  this 
city,  though  nearly  eighty  years  of  age.  Her  fa- 
ther, John  Gyger,  was  a  native  of  Radnor,  Dela- 
ware County,  Pa.,  and  was  of  German  descent. 
He  farmed  extensively,  being  the  owner  of  six  or 
seven  tracts  of  land,  and  was  one  of  the  wealthiest 
bankers  and  agriculturists  in  the  county  at  his 
death.  Wlien  the  National  Bank  was  instituted 
he  converted  his  private  bank  into  a  national  con- 
cern, and  was  the  first  President  of  the  First  Na- 
tional Bank  of  Lancaster.  He  was  politically  a 
Whig  and  a  Republican.  When  he  died  in  1871, 
he  was  nearly  four-score  years  of  age. 


In  a  family  of  two  sons  and  two  daughters  the 
Colonel  is  next  to  the  3'oungest.  His  brother, 
John  G.,  was  drowned  when  only  twentj'-three 
years  old,  on  an  excursion  to  Cape  May  in  1855. 
His  sister  Marian,  now  deceased,  was  the  wife  of  J. 
E.  Hiester,  an  attorney,  and  Elizabeth  became  the 
wife  of  Martin  Bates,  of  this  city.  Until  fourteen 
years  old,  B.  Frank  Eshleman  lived  on  his  father's 
farm,  attending  the  common  schools,  and  then  en- 
tered the  Preparatory  Department  of  Dawingtown 
Academy.  Wiien  sixteen  he  was  enrolled  as  a  stu- 
dent in  Haverford  College,  near  Philadelphia,  and 
was  graduated  in  1860  with  the  degree  of  Bachelor  of 
Arts,  subsequently  receiving  that  of  Master  of  Arts. 
On  his  twenty-first  birthday  lie  began  the  study  of 
law  with  I.  E.  Hiester,  a  leading  attorney  and  ex- 
Member  of  Congress,  who  is  on  record  as  a  Free 
.Soiler  in  the  Kansas  and  Nebraska  controversy. 
In  the  spring  of  1871  the  young  student  was  ad- 
mitted to  the  Bar  in  Lancaster,  and  struck  out  for 
himself  as  a  general  attorney,  being  for  a  time  con- 
fined to  common  law  practice.  From  1878  to  1881 
he  was  District  Attorney,  discharging  his  duties  to 
the  entire  satisfaction  of  his  constituents,  and  since 
then  has  had  all  he  could  attend  to  as  a  criminal 
lawyer.  His  office  is  on  the  first  floor  of  Eshleman's 
Law  Building,  which  is  one  of  the  finest  in  the 
city.  In  addition  to  this  he  owns  three  farms  in 
this  county  which  he  superintends  liimself,  and 
other  valuable  property  both  inside  and  out  of  the 
city.  He  is  President  of  the  Lancaster  and  Will- 
iamstown  Turnpike  Company,  a  stockholder  in 
the  Farmers'  National  Bank  and  also  in  the  Penn- 
sylvania Traction  Railroad  Company. 

In  1876  the  Colonel  was  married  in  Towanda,  Pa., 
to  Mary,  daughter  of  the  late  Chief  Justice  Ulysses 
Mercur,  of  this  state.  The  lady  was  born  in  To- 
wanda, and  by  her  marriage  has  become  the  mother 
of  six  children,  to  each  of  whom  has  been  given 
the  middle  name  of  Mercur,  and  in  order  of  birth 
they  are  as  follows:  Mary,  P'rank,  Ulysses,  Benja- 
min, Rodney  and  Amy.  Chief  Justice  Mercur  was 
a  very  prominent  and  able  statesman  and  lawyer, 
having  been  a  Member  of  Congress  and  a  Repre- 
sentative in  the  House,  from  which  he  rose  at  last 
to  be  Chief  Justice  of  Pennsylvania. 

A  stanch  Republican,  Colonel  Eshleman  has  fre- 


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685 


quently  served  as  a  delegate  to  state  conventions 
and  was  the  youngest  delegate  to  the  National 
Convention  at  Cincinnati  in  1876,  when  Hayes 
was  nominated.  He  is  the  President  of  the  Young 
Men's  Republicnn  Club,  and  has  been  Chairman  of 
the  County  Republican  Standing  Committee.  In 
a  social  way,  he  belongs  to  Lamberton  Lodge  No. 


476,  F.  &  A.  M.,  in  which  he  has  passed  all  the 
chairs;  is  a  member  of  Chapter  No.  43,  R.  A.  M.; 
Knight  Templar  Commandery  No.  13,  Lodge  of  Per- 
fection. For  fifteen  years  he  has  been  Vestryman, 
and  an  active  worker  in  St.  James'  Episcopal 
Church,  and  in  every  rank  in  life  numbers  scores 
of  warm  personal  friends. 


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BIOGRAPt[ICAIi. 


-«:>'C' 


Adams,  Charles  F 397 

Adams,  John 23 

Adams,  John  Q 39 

Ailes,  AmosD 330 

Albright,  Daniel 529 

Albright,  Harry  H 378 

Alexander,  H.  M.,  M.  D 597 

Alexander,  Milton 65* 

Amer,  Dr.  William  N 412 

Anderson,  Eufus  H 402 

Andrews,  Henry  F 430 

Anne,  George  W 138 

Arthur,  Chester  A  9S 

Astrich,  Bruno 450 

Atlee,  John  Light,  M.  D 240 

Atlee,  Hon.  William  A 204 


B 


Baer,  Levi 368 

Baker.A.M 622 

Baldwin,  John  C 469 

Bard,  Justus 166 

Bard,  Samuel,  Sr 657 


Bare,  Walter  S 457 

Barnholt,  Edward 398 

Barr.  Aldus  B 2.36 

Barr,  Benjamin  M .-651 

Batenian,  William  H 313 

Baumgardner,  Henry 136 

Baumgardner,  Henry  K 518 

Baumgardner,  John  H 415 

Baumgardner,  Thomas 573 

Bausman,  Dr.  Abram  B 146 

Bausman,  Jacob 117 

Bausman,  John  J 292 

Bausman,  John  W.  B 118 

Beales,  Frederick  A 584 

Bender,  William  K 601 

Benkert,  Prof.  George 257 

Bertzfleld,  Reuben 213 

Bicksler,  Rev.  D.  Wesley.... 202 

Biemesderfer,  F.  I.,  M.  D 200 

Binkley,  William  G.,M.  D...579 

Black,  Harry  M.,  M.  D 495 

Bolenius,  Robert  M.,M.  D...513 

Bomberger,  Henry 227 

Bones,  William  W 272 

Book,  Hon.  Henry  S 594 

Bookmyer,  Edwin 189 

Bowman,  Amos 681 

Bowman,  Henry 270 

Bowman ,  J.  Frank 321 

Boyd,  Henry  C 649 

Brady,  Henry  A 362 

Brandt,  Joseph  L 615 

Breneman,  John  S 304 

Brenneman,  John  L 342 

Brenner,  John  E 250 


Bressler,  George  B 384 

Breuninger,  Charles  W 431 

Brimmer,  C.  Harry 357 

Brimmer,  John  F 461 

Brosius,  Hon.  Marriott 141 

Brown,  Byron  J 258 

Brown,  George 675 

Brown,  Isaac  R 629 

Brubaker.  Wilson 195 

Buch,  Isaac  R 592 

Buch,  J.  Frank 671 

Buchanan.  James 75 

Bucher,  Frederick 319 

Buchmiller,  D.  Frank 365 

Buehrle,  Robert  K 169 

Burger,  Prof.  Christian  J 326 

Burger,  John  A 427 

Burkholder,  Ezra  H 580 

Burrowes,  Henry  C 159 

Byerly,  Andrew  R 348 


Capp,  John  A.,  M.  D 186 

Carr,  William  H. ,  M.  D 656 

Case,  Col.  David  B 637 

Cassel,  H.  Burd 183 

Chambers,  John 663 

Clark,  Hon.  Robert 668 

Cleaver,  Will  W 449 


Cleveland,  S.  Grover 103 

Cohn,  Edward  M 219 

Coho,  Frank  P 123 

Conner,  B.  Frank 421 

Conroy,  Edward 199 

Cooper,  Rev.  Edward 314 

Coyle,  John  A 670 

Crist,  William  E 676 


D 


Dagen,  Frederick  B 440 

Danner,  George  H 646 

Darmstaetter,  George  H 286 

Davis.  Miles  L.,  M.  D 343 

Davis,  Hon .  S.  T.,  M.  D 277 

Deen,  David  L 466 

Deen  ,'.Thomas;A 399 

Dellet,  Adam 451 

Denney,  D.  C 673 

DitfenderBfer,  Frank  R 198 

Diller,  Edwin  C 591 

Diller's  Sons,  .Isaac 222 

Donnelly,  Charles  C 267 

Donnelly,  Patrick 266 

Dorsheimer,  Peter 380 

Downey,  James  W 468 

Drachbar,  Henry 201 

Duffy,  Col.  James 610 

Duttenhofer,  John  W 369 


688 


INDEX. 


E 


Eaby,  C.  Reese .' 374 

Eberman,  Rev.  Clarence  E.  .413 
Eberman,  Henry  F. ,  M.  D...316 

Eby,  Jonas  F 396 

Eckman,  J.  Martin 175 

Elimaker,  Thomas,  M .  D 242 

Elsen,  Henry 542 

Engle,  Daniel  G 551 

Engle,  Fredrick 352 

Engle,  Henry  M 445 

Erb,  Israel  Q 680 

Erisiuan,  Clement  S 612 

Esbenshade,  Christian  B 452 

Esbenshade,  Elias  B 441 

Esbenshade,  Henry  B 452 

Esbenshade,  Peter  B 192 

Eshleman,  Col.  B.  Frank 683 

Esterline,  Rev.  James  H. . .  .613 

Ettla,Capt.  George  H 185 

Evans,  Samnel 156 

Byer,  David  M 618 


Fillmore,  Millard 67 

Flick,  G.  Samuel 462 

Fordney,  Col.  William  B 492 

Forrest,  Hon.  George 675 

Forstburg,  John  Q 255 

Frailey ,  Edward  F Sns 

Frailey,  William  0 386 

Fraim,  Edward  T 310 

Franklin,  Hon.  Walter  W.  ...261 

Frey,  Charles  H 239 

Frey,  Fred  B 381 

Frey,  Hiestand 305 

Frey,  Jacob  L 355 

Frey,  Samuel  F 490 

Fridy,  Sam  M 614 

Fry,  Rev.  Charles  L 481 

Fry  Family,  The 539 

Fry,  Martin  S 539 

Fry,Phares  W 323 

Fulton,  Robert 119 


G 


Galbraith,  J .  G 661 

Gara,  Hugh  S 273 

Garfield,  James  A 95 

Garrison,  William  T 634 

Gast,  Christian 410 

Gast,  Frederick  A 428 

Geist,  I.  Slater 651 

Geist,  J.  M.  W 207 

Cierhart,  Rev.  Emanuel  V. , .517 


Gerhart,  Henry 409 

Gerhart,  Col.  William  R 210 

Girvin,  John  F 486 

Given,  William  B 5S9 

Gohn,  Daniel  F 477 

Gontner,  Samuel 333 

Good,  Henry 210 

Good,  William 148 

Goodell,  Joseph  R 467 

Graham,  John  S 340 

Grant,  Ulysses  S 87 

Gray,  Samuel  G.,  M.  D 124 

Graybill,  David  W 265 

Graybill,  Pliihp 137 

Grier,  W.  Hayes 403 

Groezinger,  Gustavus 669 

Groff,  Dr.  Benjamin  F 370 

GroBf,  Isaac  B 54.1 

Groff,  Martin  W all 

Grube,  Daniel  H 347 

Gruger,  Pearson  E 278 

Gundaker,  Jacob 376 

Gunzenhauser,  Christian 367 

Guthrie,  T.  Parke 248 

Guthrie,  W.  H 653 


H 


Haas,  Arnold 497 

Halbach,  Jacob 632 

Halbach,  William  A 288 

Haldeman,  Horace  L 617 

Haldeman,  Prof.  John  H 609 

Hall,  Edward  C 284 

Hall,  Harry  M .582 

Hall,  Joseph  K 530 

Harnish,  Joseph 122 

Harnish,  Joseph  S 674 

Harrison,  Benjamm 107 

Harrison,  William  Henry 51 

Hart,  Frank  P 519 

Hartley,  Henry 337 

Hartman,  Henry  P 571 

Haupt,  Rev.  C  Elvin 400 

Hayes,  Rutherford  B 91 

Heidlebach,  Jacob  H 121 

Heise,  Frederick  K 666 

Heise,  H.  H 64o 

Herr,  Capt.  Daniel  H 560 

Herr,  Martin  L.,  M.  D 608 

Hershey  Andrew  H 567 

Hershey,  Jacob  H 658 

Hershey,  Milton  S 677 

Hess,  David  S 125 

Hess,  Jacob  L.. 230 

Hess,  John  W.,  M.  D 267 

Hess,  Samuel  M 627 

Hiemenz,  John  W 645 

Hiestand,  B.  F 607 

Hiestand,  Jacob 260 

Hiestand,  Dr.  P.  W ,S06 

High,  John  H 43.2 

Hildebrand,  Jacob 537 

Hiller,  Peter  C 633 

Hinden,  Frank  X 419 

Hippie,  Cristas  A 547 


Hoch,  William  T 382 

Hoffman,  Michael  R 182 

Hoffstadt,  David  C 220 

Hopkins,  H.  C 619 

Hostetter,  Henry  F 637 

Hos tetter,  Joseph 412 

Houston,  Robert  J 238 

Howell,  Henry  N X9 

Hull,  Dr.  George  W 231 

Hurst,  Michael  W.,M.  D 553 


Ilyus,A.C 548 

Ilyus,  Edward  B.,  M.  D 659 

Ingram,  John  F 488 

Iske,  Anthony  578 


Jackson,  Andrew 43 

Jefferson,  Thomas 27 

Jeffries,  John  J 459 

Jeffries,  John  R 522 

Johnson,  Andrew 83 

Johnson,  Kirk 625 

Jordan,  John  H 329 


K 


Kauffman,  Christian  C 528 

Kauffman,  David  B 228 

Kauffman,  Harry  S 511 

Kaul,  Rev.  Anthony  F 152 

Kautz,  Jacob  F 181 

Kehler,  Henry  N 162 

Keiper,  John  M 280 

Keller,  Emanuel  P 196 

Keller,  John 179 

Keller,  P.  H 235 

Kelly,  Patrick 294 

Kendig,  John,  Sr 338 

Kendig,  John  B 414 

Kendig,  Martin  D 406 

Keogh,  Hugh 621 

Kevinski,  Prof.  John  B 047 

Killian,  Augustus  D 660 

Kinard,  George  W.,  M.  D 529 

Kinard,  John  W.,  M.  D 373 

King,  George  P.,  M.  D 192 

Kinzer,  William  H.  H 662 

Kline,  Abram 554 

Kline,  D.  Frank,  M.  D 498 

Knapp,  Lawrence 583 

Knight,  Dr.  H.  D .331 

Koch,  Jeremiah 527 

Konigmacher,  Edwin 643 

Kreckel,  Edward 209 


Kreider,  Amos  S 279 

Kreider,  Levi  L 580 

Kreider,  Martin 217 

Kreiter,  John  S.,M.  D 557 

Kunkle,Rev.  George  O 630 


Landis,  David 269 

Landis,  David  B...  .^ 423 

Landis,  David  B 126 

Landis,  Henry  H 636 

Landis,  Jacob  H 325 

Landis,  Tobias 378 

Lane,  Abraham  L 590 

Lansinger,  Prof.  John  W 631 

Lant,  William  E 475 

Lease,  Ammon  M 191 

Lefever,  Christian 419 

Leibley,  John 543 

Leslie,  Leroy  K.,  M.  D 667 

Libhart,  Jacob 644 

Lichliter,  Rev.  Wm.  F 246 

Lightner,  Isaac  N.,  M.  D 559 

Liller,  Christopher 194 

Lincoln,  Abraham 79 

Lively,  Henry 346 

Locher,  Charles  H 446 

Loder,  Joseph 401 

Long,  Jacob  B 688 

Long,  Joseph 364 

Lowell,  William  H.,  M.  D 570 

Lyte,  E.  Oram 456 


M 


Madigan,  Walter  D, 237 

Madison,  James 31 

Mann,  Levi  H 294 

Markel,  C.  F.,  M.  D 582 

Marshall,  George  A 331 

Marshall,  James  H 252 

Marshall,  William  0 334 

Martin,  Henry 437 

Martin,  William  R 249 

Mattern,  William 641 

Matz,  Prof.  Carl 439 

Mayer,  David  E 460 

.Mayer,  Israel P 816 

McAllister,  Howard  C 193 

McCallister,  Amos 308 

McCaskey,  J.  B.,  D.  D.  S 287 

McCaskey,  Prof.  John  P 170 

M'Comsey,  William 507 

McCormick,  D.  R.,  M.  D 461 

McCulley,  Roberto 327 

MoGovern,  Col.  Edward 262 

McGrann,  Bernard  J .568 

McMellen,  Capt.  Elias 405 

McMullen,  Hon.  D 155 

Mehaffey ,  George  W 184 

Meister,  Rev.  Emil 302 


INDEX. 


689 


Mellinger,  Henry  S..  M.  D...  .628 
Memlnger,  Eev.  James  W. .  .393 

Mentzer,  Allen  W 66-t 

Meyrick,  Thomas 341 

Miller,  DaTid  H 600 

Miller,  Henry  0 489 

Miller,  S.  Clay 303 

Miller,  Samuel  W.,  M.  D (172 

Mishler,  John  H 399 

Mitchell,  Kev.  James  Y 3U 

Monroe,  James 35 

Moore,  Daniel  M W5 

Moore,  Prot.  William  W 564 

Morrow,  Robert  M 385 

Moss,  Solomon  R 415 

Mowery,  Dr.  Henry  A 508 

Mowery,  Jacob  L.,  M.  D 212 

Muhlenberg,  H.  E.,  M.  D 290 

Murray,  Charles  S 392 

Musselman.  Christian  M 259 

Musser,  Henry  S 678 

Musser,  John 520 

Myers,  Abraham  R 510 

Myers,  George  M 307 

Myers,  Henry  F.,  M.  D 364 

Myers,  John  B 122 

Myers,  John  H 531 

Mylin,  Benjamin  B 349 

Myliu,E»K 291 

Mylin,  Samuel  M A)6 


N 


Nauinan,  George ; 295 

Netscher,  Charles  E.,  U.  D.  .611 

Newell,  Charles  F 334 

Nissly,  Samuel 465 

Norbeck,  George  S 293 


o 


Ochs,  John 285 

Oster.R.S.  &  Bro 351 

Ostertag,  John  H 520 

Owen,  George  B 512 

Owens,  Steven  J 358 


Patterson,  Hon.  John  J 587 

Patton,  William 662 

Pendergast,  Thomas 332 

Pennock,  Miss  Anna  M 632 


Pfeitfer,  Frank 217 

Pierce,  Franklin 71 

Polk.  James  K 69 

Pontz,  Adam 283 

Pontz,  Jacob 417 

Pontz,  John .383 

Pontz,  John  F 286 

Pool,  Samuel  J 275 

Potts,  Samuel  W 549 

PowI,EliB 268 

Pyne,  E.Wesley 274 


R 


Ranck,  Hon.  George  H 5.52 

Rathfon,  Joseph  H 197 

Rebman,  John 375 

Reed,  George  K 134 

Reeder,  Milton  T.,  M.  D 328 

Reemsuyder,  B.  J.,  M.  D 165 

Reinoehl,  Augustus  F 176 

Rettew,  David  S 311 

Riddle,  William 600 

Eieker,  Frank  A 502 

Rieker,  Jacob 271 

Rife,  Jeremiah 422 

Roatb,  Hon.  Emanuel  D 496 

Robottora,  Rev.  Percy  J 395 

Rohr,  George 657 

Rohrer,  Abraham 679 

Rohrer,  Amos  N ,544 

Rohrer,  Henry 215 

Rohrer,  Henry  D 322 

Rohrer,  Maj.  Jeremiah 256 

Rote,  Amos  C 387 

Rote,  Samuel  F 394 

Rudy, Philip 361 

Russ,  George 232 

Ryan,  Isaac  H 420 


Schaefer,  William 223 

Schaum,  John  P 147 

Scheetz,  Abraham 339 

•Schiedt,  Prof .  Richard  C  ...626 

Schmidt,  Rev.  Francis  X 203 

Schnader,  Reuben  K .366 

Schultz,  Alexander 479 

Schum,  John  E 350 

Setdomridge.  Kobert  C 363 

Seldomridge,  Samuel  M 499 

Sener,  J.  Frederick 436 

Sensenig,  Levi 391 

Shank,  Aaron  B 344 

Shaub,  Elmer  K 571 

Shaub,  Samuel 430 

Sheaffer,  Martin  R 542 


Shenck,  Abraham  H 533 

Shenk,  David  H.,  M.  D 291 

Shertzer,  Truman  D 441 

Shirk,  H.  S 666 

Shissler,  Simon 360 

Shulmyer,  George 218 

Shultz,  Rev.  Charles  B 485 

Skiles,  John  D 1.51 

Smeltz,  Hon.  Edwin  S 297 

Smith,  Hon.  A.  Herr ....131 

Smith,  Albert 455 

Smith,  Dr.  D.  Sherman 195 

Smith,  Eugene  G G42 

Smith,  Jacobs 3,59 

Smith,  William  J 534 

Smith,  Hon.  WinfleldS 5.58 

Suavely,  Abram  B 229 

Snyder,  Edwin  E ('.55 

Snyder,Hon.  Elim  G 377 

Snyder,  Prof.  E.  Lamlis 410 

Snyder,  William  D 158 

Speirs,  James. . . .' 476 

Spoo,  Jacob 236 

Sprecher,  William  D 416 

Sprigel,  J.  Leonard 309 

Spurrier,  Abbott  K 448 

Stahr,  John  S.,  Ph.  D.,  D.  D.  .682 

Stauffer,  Abraham  C 221 

Stauffer,  Benjamin  R 603 

Stauffer,  H.  S 611 

Stauffer,  John  F 163 

Stauffer.  Capt.  W.  D 434 

Steh man,  Tobias 269 

Steigerwalt,  Michael  F 379 

Steigerwalt,  Samuel  C 327 

Steinmetz,  Hon.J.  L 143 

Stevens,  Thaddeus 120 

Stewart,  James 482 

Stirk,  Isaac 128 

Stouer,  Jacob  C 538 

Stormfeltz,  William  L 388 

Strickler,  Cyrus  W 289 

Sutton,  Franklin 251 

Swan,  Milton  G 487 

Swarr,  Reuben  P 221 

Symington,  James  S 233 


Taylor,  Zachary 63 

Thomas,  Abraham  L 4,33 

Tborbahn,  Prof .  J.  F.  C 298 

Tripple,  George  A 276 

Tripple,  William  W...: 2,34 

Trost,  Henry  R 4S9 

Trout,  Harry  L 232 

Tyler,  John 55 


u 


Urban,  B.  F.  W.,  M.  D 472 


Van  Buren,  Martin  47 

Villee,  Adolphus  S 458 


w 


Waitz,  William 370 

Warner,  James  H 663 

Washington,  George 19 

Weaver,  Samuel  L 538 

Weidler,  Carpenter,  M.  D 679 

Weidman,  John  Y 602 

Welchans,  George  R.,  M.  D..478 

Wenditz,  Theodore 521 

Westerman,  Henry 491 

Westerman,  John 648 

Wickersh.am,  J.  Harold  471 

Wickersham,  Dr.  James  P.  ..469 

Widmyer,  J.  Harry 273 

Wilson,  Mrs.  M.  E.,  M.  D 650 

Wirth,  William  P 224 

Wise,  Christian 57.1 

Wise,  John  V 577 

Witmer,  Jacob  R 544 

Wohlsen,  Herman  F 492 

Wohlsen,  Peter  N 367 

Wohlsen,  William 345 

Wood,  William  A 301 

Wright,  Capt.  John  L 480 

Wright,  Samuel  M 320 


Yocum,  Maj.  Joseph  W 164 

Young,  Gotlieb .523 

Young,  Henry  C 604 

Young,  John  H 636 


Zech,  Charles 593 

Ziegler,  Francis  X 488 

Ziegler,  William  J 312 

Zigler,  Amos 524 

Zook.J.  Gust 501 

Zook,  Joseph  S 424 

Zook,  Morris 214 

Zortman,  Charles  E 393 


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Adams,  John 2'2 

Adams,  John  Q 38 

Arthur,  Chester  A 93 

Bausman,  Jacob 116 

Bomberger,  Henry 226 

Bookmyer,  Edwin 188 

Brosms,  Hon.  Marriott MO 

Buchanan,  James 74 

Bucher,  Frederick 318 

Buehrle,  Robert  K 168 

Burger,  John  A -126 

Cleveland,  S.  Grover 102 

Engle,  Henry  M 444 

Fillmore,  Millard 66 


Forstburg,  John  G 254 

Frey,  Jacob  L IM 

Garfield,  James  A 94 

Geist,  J.  M.  W 206 

Gerhart,  Rev.  E.  V.,  D.  D.  ...516 

Gerhart,  Henry 408 

Grant,  U.S 86 

Harrison,  Benjamm 106 

Harrison,  W.  H .50 

Hartley,  Henry 336 

Hayes,  Rutherford  B 90 

Hershey,  Andrew  H 566 

Hiestand,  B.  F 606 

Hildebrand,  Jacob 536 


Jackson,  Andrew 42 

Jefferson,  Thomas 26 

Johnson,  Andrew 82 

Johnson,  Kirk 624 

Keller,  John 178 

Kinard,  John  W.,  M.  D 372 

Koch,  Jeremiah 526 

Kreider,  Martm 216 

Kreiter,  John  S. ,  M.  D .5.56 

Lant,  William  E 474 

Lincoln,  Abraham 78 

Madison,  James 30 

Monroe,  James 3-1 

Nissly,  Samuel 464 


Patterson,  Hon.  John  J 586 

Pierce,  Franklin 70 

Polk,  J.  K 58 

Rieker,  Frank  A 504 

Rohrer,  Henry 244 

Sensenig,  Levi 390 

Shultz,  Rev.  Charles  B 484 

Skiles,  John  D 150 

Smith,  Hon.  A.  Herr 130 

Taylor,  Zachary 62 

Tyler,  John 54 

Van  Buren,  Martin 46 

Washington,  George 18 

Wood,  William  A 300 


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Esbenshade,  Henry  B 453 

Franklin  House,  Lancaster.  .M5 
Harnish,  Joseph  S 493 


Rohrer,  Amos  N 545 

Star  Brewery 504 

Wise,  C.  &Bro 575 


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